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Chapter 6 - Ch6: The Lost Forest part 1

She sighs several times while staring at the entrance. She keeps on thinking that for the next three years she will not meet up anyone, but maybe this situation a blessing in the disguise. For the next three years she will train herself and rank up her artifact, it is better to be ready for anything.

Xia went inside the forest. Few steps away from the entrance she heard a beep 10 times. She was alarmed because she thought that Yue might be broken, then Yue responded, " I am a sorry master for the beep sound, I just want you to be cautious. I scan the entire area, I can conclude that there are several plants and animals similar from your previous world it is just that…." Yue paused a bit then continue, it is 1.2 to 5 times bigger than the animals or plants from your world." Xia's heartbeat begins to rise, " are they vicious?" she thought, how will she fight those animals? She doesn't even have attack skills? "Xia, just don't go beyond 1 kilometer from the entrance of the forest. Within this one kilometer, most animal seems to be mild. Unless you attack them first then they will become aggressive. Most of them are in groups so if you want to capture or kill one then you need to kill everyone." Xia's heart, sunk when she heard about it, "Yue, how the hell am I gonna capture those animals? Again, I don't have any attack skills!" Yue beeps three times and said, "Just observe them first. You may be able to get some information that could turn it into your favor." Xia doesn't have a choice but to nod.

Xia keeps on walking until she reaches the meadow. There is one 10 meters stalk with a single flower. The flower looks like a giant tulip. There are several of it in the meadow but if she compares it with the rest, the one that is near her, the flower is half-open while the rest is like a bud. She sniffs the air and it is very sweet fragrant, she starts to walk towards the Giant flower when Yue beep 10 times which made Xia halt, "Is there something wrong?" Yue just told her not to move and watch.

A few minutes later. A 2 meter brown bear with has one 3 inches horn on the middle of its forehead walks in four feet approaches the Gian flower. The bear lick the golden sap which flows from the flower to its stalk. After 5 minutes of licking the bear walks away from the flower. Xia noticed that the bear is swaying left and right. Its eyes became heavy until it lay down and sleep beside the flower. The half-open flower blossom until it shows its pistil. Xia was scared when she looks at the center of the flower. The center looks like a mouth, at least two meters, with serrated teeth. The flower bends down, open its mouth, grab the entire bear and swallow it whole. The flower closes its petals and becomes a bud again.

Xia is now frightened, "what happened!?" Yue beep twice, " I think the flower ate the bear then the flower is now hibernating. I would suggest getting those sap that still flowing on that flower stalk. That sap may become handy."

Xia was about to disagree but she does not have a choice, the sleeping or paralyzing effect of the sap is similar to some anesthesia or sleeping medications but stronger. Since Yue said the flower is hibernating then maybe it is hibernating. Yue beep 10 times, "please hurry, the smell of the sap is very potent that when I scan the surrounding several footsteps similar to that bear earlier is coming this way." Xia run towards the flower, she utters the word storage and a small room appeared. She saw 5 clay jars that can be filled at least 1 liter. " Xia, collect at least 5 liters, this will be your weapon." Xia smile when she heard about Yue's intention. Even though her small hands are shaking she manages to fill all the jars and return it to the storage area. She runs away from the plant and hides behind the tree.

After 20 minutes, 10 bears ranging height from 2 meters to 6 meters came to lick the remaining sap of the flower. Most of the taller bear walk away from the flower without any effect but those smaller ones were asleep after consuming the sap. Xia realized that maybe the stronger the animal the lesser the effect of the sap.

All bear ran towards the western area so she walks towards the eastern area. Along the way, the plants' leaves which have the usual green colored became light green, the farther she is from the center the lighter the leaves.

Along the way, she heard a crowing sound just a few meters away from where she is currently standing. She hastens her walks until she arrives in another meadow but instead of those towering tulips, what's in front of her are several maize-like plants. It as at least 2-3 meters in height, with light pink in color.

She walks around to look for the crowing bird till she saw the source of sounds and sigh, "How the hell will I capture that!"