Chapter 221: Droskar Dominion. Part 2.
Lee began to consider the possibility that the higher he climbed the mountain, the stronger the beasts he would face. If the encounters were one on one, he didn’t mind, at least for now. But if two or three bears of similar strength to the last one would attack him at the same time, his chances of survival wouldn’t be that great.
The problem was that for now the forest was still thick and Lee still had to go further up to have a good chance of finding signs of civilization. He could try to wander in a random direction, but his guess was that he could easily get lost for a month or two and that would inevitably result in his demise sooner or later judging from how savage the world was.
With these thoughts Lee came across a cave opening, around six feet tall and wide. He froze, looking for the best way around it, not intending to find out who the inhabitant of the place was, but strange sounds attracted his attention.
It seemed almost like he heard children talking, ones who hadn’t learn how to properly speak yet. Except these spoke in a more distinct and clear fashion. It was also possible that it was some kind of a dialect Lee didn’t recognize, especially because the conversation sounded like an argument. Voices were also slightly high-pitched, suggesting they were likely women.
Carefully, without making a sound, Lee approached the cave to take a peek inside. If these were local savages living in the mountains, it was unlikely they could be of any help. On the other hand, maybe these people were some kind of an advanced tribe and if there was a chance to get any information from them, he didn’t want to miss it.
They weren’t.
The moment Lee poked his head in for a look, a choir of screeches erupted, almost deafening him. The sound was so piercingly high-pitched, it seemed that if the cave mouth had a window, it would have instantly shattered on the spot.
Realizing the inhabitants of the cave were anything but humans, Lee rushed away, but it was already too late. He heard quick footsteps from within the cave, which a split moment later transformed into the swooshing of flapping wings.
And that was only the beginning.