The Lust System: Hunt beyond worlds

We had no food left.

Not a single piece of bread. Not a drop of water. Only the empty sound of footsteps against the damp forest floor.

Hunting was our only option now. The plan was simple—walk deeper into the forest, find something, anything we could kill, and eat.

That was two hours ago.

Now, the only thing filling the silence was the labored breathing behind me.

Huff... huff...

Sarah walked beside me, her expression calm, controlled, but I could still hear the exhaustion in her breath. She was holding up well.

Darcy and Lindy, on the other hand... not so much.

Darcy's hair clung to her face with sweat, and every step looked heavier than the last. Lindy's pace had slowed down, her boots dragging across the muddy path. Their bodies weren't built for this. Not yet.

I glanced back once, briefly, then kept moving forward.

And then—