Chapter 23: Warming Welcome
Kaiju grabbed Snow and Little Gorilla with his other hand, leaping out from a dark skin woman's embrace. He warily gazed at her, while also keeping watch on a white middle-aged man in his peripheral vision.
He admitted it, seeing another human was good news, but with his understanding of human nature, he felt it would be better to trust the beast rather than his kind. After experiencing betrayal many times, he knew he would not be the same before.
Memories kept flooding on his mind, but he held it in. He was aware his circumstances didn't allow him to fall into daze. He had to assure his safety and his pet.
Kaiju stared intensely at the dark skin woman, scrutinizing her. She has curly hair, braids in a strange yet gorgeous pattern, amplifying her beauty. Despite her skin being dark brown, she was no doubt a beauty. Her breast was rather large–an indicator of her middle age. Her slim physique made her seem to be in an elf race.
He peeked at the white man, chilling on the right side, sitting on the protruding enormous roots of a gargantuan tree. He has blonde hair, white skin, bulky body, wearing steel armor that blinded him. If only he had the skill to analyze the steel armor, he would have information about it.
Having been exposed to Rare grade weapons, he knew it was certainly a Rare grade artifact.
Furthermore, the aura the two emanated certainly belonged to a rank even possibly higher than a Corrupted rank serpent he battled earlier. After all, just based on his instinct, the moment he tried to go against them, he was certainly doomed–not even lady luck could save him.
Hence, at this point, he knew he had to compromise. Survival mattered the most at this moment.
"W-Who are you?" Kaiju asked the dark woman.
The latter smiled at Kaiju's action, feeling a bit strange about his response but had chosen to understand it. She even thought it was good that Kaiju instantly remained wary of strangers.
She smiled. "We are participants just like you, handsome kid."