Sam and Manasa entered the valley. Sam was using his Keen smell and Keen hearing skill. It was a passive skill which he activates all time except while sleeping otherwise he can't sleep due to noise. Unlike our surrounding forest never sleeps. He has danger sense so he can sleep peacefully. If someone or something tries to sneak attack him. He will know about them and can evade easily.
The valley was a good place to hide from prey. Sam was monitoring every jackals with his skills. He was going to stay at one place and observe which of them was their boss. You may think how? It too easy. The fastest one will have more cultivation so it is the boss. Sam was also aware that like Sam was aware of jackals every action jackals were also aware because they also have same skill. Only the difference is range. Sam may have or may not have the highest range. But, Sam wasn't worried about it. If he can know about enemies position then it's alright.
A group of jackal which was on the north side of valley moved. The valley has radius of about 5 km. So, Sam was pretty far away from them. One jackal was chasing a deer other jackals were on different spots. Deer was being chased there. A jackal jumped out of bushes. The deer dodged it but it's speed got reduced. The jackal which was behind the deer caught it. The deer was dragged by it towards a jackal which looked bigger than other jackal. Sam hadn't seen that jackal till now because it was hiding in bush.
Another group of jackal at the west also moved towards it's target. They were able to kill that deer too. Today can be said a lucky day for jackal. It was very rare for them to kill two deer on same day. The deer also evolved with all other animals. The deer's size was equal to size of lion before evolution. The jackals have also evolved they were bigger than lions now.
All the jackals were returning to their den. The cave was made by jackals themselves. The jackals can be said as all rounders they can do almost everything. They are one of the weaker race in dog family but they come in top at survival skills. The jackals before evolution could rarely have deer meat but now they can regularly. This can show their ability adapt. They are found in plains, hills and even mountainous area like this. Sam can tell that this area will be covered in Snow in winter.
Today was a failure for Sam. He can't hunt them because all the jackals are in group. Sam didn't panicked. He had seen documentaries when he was still human. Now, after surviving in forest and observing other beasts hunt. He was already mentally prepared to face failures. This is how things go on forest. This is the rule of jungle. Patience and adaptation were the primary rue of survival in forest. This is what makes lion and tigers a dangerous predators. They can stay on same place waiting for best moment to hunt for hours.
Crocodiles and snakes on swamp are same. A tiger in land and crocodile in rivers are equally dangerous. Even tiger have to do life death battle if they faced crocodile in water. This is the place where survival of fittest applies everyday.
Sam climbed the hills and went to north. The leader of jackals was on north so he was moving towards it.
If only I had stealth skill. Snakes also have camouflage. But Manasa don't have it. She has understanding of life element. So, I can ask her how to hide my aura and my smell.
Manasa tilted her head in confusion. What was he talking about? Was he saying that I have bad smell and to remove of it? Manasa began to panic. She moved away from Sam and his behind a rhododendron tree. "I am smelling bad? Can you still smell my scent?"
Sam was dumbfounded. She didn't understood the meaning but instead guessed wrong.
[She is a child. How will she know?]
Only when system mentioned he remembered. She was just a child. How will she know? Manasa was beating Sam in almost everything so he was subconsciously thinking her as adult. He had to persuade Manasa for few minutes only then she came back.
Sigh~ I'm so stupid. Sam and Manasa reached just above the gathering of jackals.
"We will wait here for now. When the jackals disperse again we will attack the leader of jackal." Manasa nodded her head. She was also looking towards leader of jackal. That day jackals didn't left their group.
Next morning, the jackals left again in the search for food. When it was near 11 am only then leader of jackal was alone. Sam and Manasa didn't wasted the chance. As per their plan Sam was first to attack. His whole body was covering with lightning increasing his speed. He attacked leader of jackals without hesitation. Manasa also attacked jackal. She came from Sam's behind. This was their plan Sam distracted the jackal and Manasa will bite it's limb. Their plan was successful. Sam bit it's neck without caring about injury. Jackal also bit Sam's neck. Lightning was covering Sam like armour.
The jackal was electrocuted by Sam's lightning bite and by his lightning armour. Manasa also jumped and bit him on his face with poisonous lightning bite. The poison from his face affected his eyes. It was blinded in seconds. How could a rank 2 beast handle earth level poison.
It wasn't the end. Sam had forgotten a very serious matter. Why will leader of jackal stay in it's cave instead of going for hunting. He only saw leader jackal taking whole deer inside the cave. He thought since it is the leader was eating more than other. But, he was wrong. It was taking it to feed female jackals and his children.
When jackal and Sam were fighting female jackals inside the cave came out. All the female jackals howled and started to attack Sam and Manasa. They were surrounded. Five female jackals started attacking Sam and Manasa. One female jackal was at late stage and others were at middle stage. Sam was ready to fled. The leader of jackal was going to die. He mayn't be able to intimate jackals. At least he will save his life. Jackals near the cave also arrived before Sam and Manasa. Among the arrived jackals one was in late stage and others were in middle stage.
Sam didn't hesitate and attacked the weaker ones first. If he stayed here he will surely die. Middle stage jackals mayn't be able to pierce his scales but late stage can wound him. Then middle stage will attack his mound. This isn't unfair this is how you should fight. If you aren't a righteous hypocrite or a brain damaged battle maniac then this is how you fight. This is jungle, the jungle is your judge, winner gets to live while loser dies.
He released lightning around him creating his domain weaker jackals were wounded while jackals at late stage( which has increases to three now) were paralyzed. Manasa also copied Sam's move. She was being proficient in using lightning after observing how Sam uses it on his battles.
Sam and Manasa fled without any delay. The late stage jackals chased them after being able to move again. Sam and Manasa beat them to dust and already were at the top of valley. The jackals stopped chasing the jackals.
After reaching the top Sam rested there with his wounded body. Blood was flowing like stream from his body. Some scales were pierced. There were few big wound on his back. His front limbs were also severely wounded. This battle can be called as beneficial for both Sam and Manasa. Because he was busy in battle he ignored system's notification. He was sure some of his skills have upgraded.
He looked towards Manasa to observe her wounds. She was his subordinate. She was his responsibility. If someday she dies, her death will not only be her inability to survive but also Sam's inability to save his subordinate. A solder's life is in the hand of general in the battle after all. He was shocked to see Manasa.
She was looking towards him with slight tear on her eyes.(Snakes cry?)
I was useless so master was wounded. I am horrible.(?????)
Sam knew how miraculous regeneration skill was but this was god like. She only had light wounds. Bloods have stopped flowing already. When he looked at her for few seconds he could notice change on her wounds.
I need this skill. This was Sam's only thought right now. "Manasa how did you healed your wound?"
"I don't know. When I used Qi it automatically healed. So, I use Qi in every battle to heal my wound." Manasa said with sad voice. I can't heal my master.( a pure child has been lost inside the fog of illusions of her master.)
She has life affinity. She must have used life Qi to heal her wound. I will also do same. Sam converted his Qi into life Qi and gathered it around his wound. He could feel his wounds closing slowly.
[Lesser regeneration learned.]
Lesser? wasn't Manasa's higher regeneration. System is cheating on me. It is more inclined towards Manasa. Sam felt like crying.
[It's her biological ability. She is a mutant dragon snake. Mythical beasts have fast regeneration. She has life element affinity which increases her control over life Qi and her body. So, she recovers quickly.]
I can't compete with genius. Wait till I get affinity with the element I am most compatible with.