Aflra knelt on the ground, panting, her eyes staring at the leaf in her hand through the hood, her heart intertwined with shock and joy. This sense of reality far exceeded any game simulation. In Angel's era, even if the game claimed to be 99% real, that 1% imperfection still made it easy to distinguish between reality and virtuality. Now, Aflra could clearly feel her heartbeat, blood flow, and the fragility of her fingers—all different from her once strong body. The slight difference in gravity and the change in body center of gravity made her realize that this might not be Earth.
However, none of this mattered. The most important thing was—she was free!
Standing up, Aflra looked around. The dense forest was layered, with sparse sunlight filtering through the canopy, creating a mosaic of light and shadow on the forest floor. The thick layer of fallen leaves under her feet was soft and comfortable, and a special smell of decay filled the air, evoking memories of her childhood. Despite her body becoming fragile and her gender changing, she had nothing but a black cloak and clothes, but this freedom made her feel an unprecedented happiness.
At this moment, a spotted leopard caught her attention. With the observation skills learned in the astronaut training, Aflra easily found this lurker. The spotted leopard obviously intended to prey, and the target was the excited Aflra.
However, Aflra was not panicked, but instead approached with interest. The spotted leopard was confused, but there was no reason not to take action when the prey approached actively.
Aflra was not stupid. She had spent a lot of time in the virtual world learning various skills, including martial arts. According to virtual time, she had 18 years of martial arts experience and had undergone life-and-death simulation training. Even facing a fierce tiger, she was confident in fighting.
With a low roar, the spotted leopard suddenly pounced on Aflra. Due to hunger, it had to take the risk of attacking this strange human. However, Aflra quickly responded, using her martial arts skills to subdue the spotted leopard to the ground. A few seconds later, the spotted leopard was unable to struggle and almost lost consciousness.
Aflra let go, stroked the soft fur of the spotted leopard, and chuckled. She found that the leopard was on the verge of death and immediately used an electric shock technique to revive it. The revived spotted leopard was terrified and tried to escape, but was caught by Aflra by the tail and controlled again.
"Rest assured, little guy, as long as you accompany me for two days, I will let you go. Are you moved?" Aflra said with a smile.
At this moment, the spotted leopard's heart was broken, thinking of its mother's words: "Don't be afraid of those hairless monkeys, most of them are paper tigers..." But it never expected that a few humans would be so strong!
After a series of events, the spotted leopard finally realized it had encountered a formidable witch.
"Little leopard, meow for me," Aflra said, scratching under the leopard's chin. The leopard, with tears in its eyes, let out a pitiful "Meow~."
Aflra couldn't help but laugh; she hadn't expected such a fierce-looking leopard to have such a cute meow.
"Little leopard, how about I call you Phoebe from now on?" she asked.
The leopard was indignant: I'm a male! But all it could do was meow again in frustration.
Aflra, delighted, said, "Looks like you like the name too!"
"Meow, meow~" the leopard responded anxiously.
Aflra hugged the leopard's neck, "Phoebe, Phoebe, hehe..."
The leopard's face was filled with despair, as if it could sense the shadow of death once more.
Feeling hungry, Aflra was confident. She had played and completed Survival Island 100 Days and considered herself at the top of the food chain. However, reality quickly hit her—there wasn't even a trash heap, let alone a multi-tool or some wire.
Embarrassed, she returned to the original spot and decided to use more primitive methods.
Aflra smiled at Phoebe, who shivered involuntarily...
The sun blazed, and the lake shimmered. Monkeys played in the trees, and a cool breeze blew under the shade. A tiger lay on a large rock, napping. Nearby, antelopes, deer, and other small animals grazed, while birds flew overhead, some catching fish and drawing chases.
Deep in the woods, cicadas chirped, creating a serene and peaceful atmosphere.
Phoebe, hidden in the grass, stealthily approached an old deer. Whenever other animals noticed, it would freeze like a statue. Suddenly, the monkeys above screamed, and the herbivores became alert. Phoebe pounced like lightning, biting the deer's neck and dragging it down.
The tiger, not far away, lazily glanced over before continuing to bask in the breeze.
Aflra emerged from the woods, her eyes fixed on the tiger. The massive beast was ten feet long and weighed 800 pounds, with orange fur and black stripes, and white fur on its belly and jaw, making it look incredibly tempting.
Aflra crept closer, trying to avoid the tiger's gaze. As she reached out to touch the tiger's butt, it suddenly woke up, leaping into the lake with a splash.
Aflra smiled, watching the tiger in the water. The tiger, drenched, warily stared at her, growling. Aflra took two steps forward, and they locked eyes for a moment. Finally, sensing something was off, the tiger swam to the other side and disappeared into the jungle.
Aflra looked at her hands, the softness still lingering in her memory. Turning around, she saw Phoebe, mouth bloody, bringing the deer, looking at her expectantly.
Aflra patted Phoebe's head, praising, "Good job."
She set up a campfire by the lake, using a sharp stone to process the deer meat, tossing the organs to Phoebe. After a while, she skinned the deer, cut a piece of meat, and skewered it on a stick, placing it over the fire.
Two hours later, her magic had recovered by two points, enough to cast [Flame Jet]. Aflra aimed at the campfire, converting her magic into flame. After two seconds, the dry branches and leaves ignited.