Tetsuo looked at Rex with a questioned face. He was not sure why he would want to know about Nature Qi.
"There are a couple of places around the Fox Tribe." Tetsuo replied, nearly causing the duo to fall over.
"We need to get there and try to get both of our Nature Qi back up." Rex answered, trying to hold Tetsuo from becoming a lazy bum.
The women helped Rex and Tetsuo into the house. They gently cared for Rex and almost made Tetsuo die.
A few hours later, both men were still connected with each other. They had more energy to move around now.
The duo went and got everyone together. They started their journey to the Fox Tribe.
"Time for another Adventure!" Tetsuo yelled out.
Everyone found that this was most likely Rex before he changed. Rex already knew what they were thinking.
"I would probably be like him if not for the fact that some people have forever scarred me." Rex looked at Iris while speaking.
Iris just blushed.
The group moved away from the city being built. Rex was honestly worried about a lot of stuff. He never once imagined being literally stuck to another man.
He never really understood much about the test of wills. One thing about this trip was the fact of the Nine Tailed Fox becoming his.
Even though he was not totally sure why such a massive, mythical creature would become his. This trip would help him greatly.
The first day of traveling ended. The group still had several days of traveling before the group would reach the main forest where the Beastman lived.
Rex closed his eyes and had a dream of a Nine Tailed Fox bathing in blood. The scene scared Rex into shaking up.
Tetsuo closed his eyes and had almost the same dream. The difference was that a demon was bathing in blood.
The two found that sleeping was not a very good idea. The two began to cultivate.
Neither one could find any position to cultivate in. The first day of traveling ended with the duo being exhausted again and not really wanting to sleep like mates.
The second day started, and Tetsuo was not energetic at all. He was super focused on getting to the Fox Tribe quicker now.
He was upset at how unruly the thought of sleeping with another man was.
"Only men who wish to lose their cultivation sleep with other men. I hope this does not affect me." Tetsuo thought throughout the day.
That night, the duo tried to sleep but found their bodies moving closer to each other.
Neither one was ready for the big kissing event. Both of them just turned over their heads. Did whatever they could to get any kind of rest.
As the dreams they had became closer to each other. The more both of them found that it was not really good to be with each other.
The third day came around. Members of the Fox Tribe helped carry both Rex and Tetsuo. No matter how the duo tried to sleep. Their bodies would fight to move closer.
"We just want to sleep normally." Both men said in unison throughout the day.
Finally, the end of day three came along. The group made better headway to the forest that the Beastman belonged to.
During the night, the wind shifted. Rex could smell a faint poison in the air. He already had the answers to the questions that would be asked tomorrow.
The morning of the fourth day. Rex and Tetsuo were already out making breakfast. Bella came out of the tent.
"Master, is something wrong?" Bella asked.
"Yes. Once everyone wakes up, only the two of us will move ahead. Make sure that nothing happens, please." Rex asked.
Bella was worried that something bad was going on. She instantly woke up all the women in the tent.
"HURRY UP! WE HAVE TO HELP REX AND TETSUO OUT! HURRY UP!" Bella panicked.
The women all woke up and went around Rex and Tetsuo.
Still groggy, the women already understood what it meant to be forced up.
"What is happening?" Liz asked and yawned.
"A massive Acid Rat colony is close by. Tetsuo and I are going to check it out." Rex said.
The girls immediately shoved Rex and Tetsuo out of their camp. The duo went to go find the colony.
In the camp
"Why did Tetsuo leave?" A couple of female foxes asked.
"An Acid Rat colony is ahead. Rex and Tetsuo went to check it out." Iris answered, hurting.
She wanted to go. She also did not want Tetsuo to accidentally see her naked. This is the acidic poison from the Acid Rats.
Meanwhile
"Why do we need to be afraid of Acid Rats?" Tetsuo asked.
"I smelled their poison last night." Rex instinctively replied.
Not allowing the poison to affect him. Rex continued to try to find the source of the colony.
Tetsuo did not want to be left out. He too tried to smell. He could not smell the poison.
"We have always lived near a few Acid Rats. How come I cannot smell their poison?" Tetsuo asked.
"Their poison evolves in mysterious ways. From who helps them to the harshest of environments. Any little detail that changes makes their poison change." Rex answered.
Rex did not want Tetsuo to know that he had grown a few for a client at one time. It gave him a pretty coin, but that was the only good thing at the time.
"I hate the smell of poison." Rex thought as he moved to the side to dodge a massive wind gust.
Rex started to notice the blackened base on the trees. A few black patches show how where the Acid Rats took their piss.
The smell of poison did not radiate from the trees nor their piss areas. Rex already knew what they were up against.
"A Mutant King Acid Rat." Rex spoke to Tetsuo.
Tetsuo knew that a Mutant King in the Third Realm was never good, much less an Acid Rat.