Page 1096 of Heaven, Earth, Me

Yasenia's group crossed the ravine and reached the other side without any other encounters. The lack of creatures in this area was unsettling in a way. Andrea brought it up. "Why are there almost no creatures around here? I would've imagined that there would have been groups of beasts living in places where they can hide from those apex predators."

It was clearly a question aimed at the seniors. Valeria answered her with a chuckle. "Who knows? Each environment works differently and has different rules. There might've been camouflaged beasts looking at us but not attacking due to them feeling we were too strong."

"Oh," Andrea uttered. "Very reassuring."

Valeria chuckled slightly.

Then, Andrea looked up at the dangerous upward slope and sighed. "I wonder how this place stands as it is. Wouldn't a fight between Sixth Realm beasts destroy this entire place?"

Yasenia approached a rock at the side and punched it.

Bang!

The rock cracked slightly from the powerful impact. Such minor damage, knowing how strong Yasenia was, was a surprise to them. Moreover, they saw their dragoness shake her hand and mutter. "Ouch. They're very tough."

Andrea's lips twitched. "Quite a rough way to let me know the reason, love."

"Effective and direct."

Seeing the innocent expression on Yasenia's gorgeous countenance made it impossible for Andrea to not give her head pats. "You are right. Yes, yes."

The long cape behind Yasenia shook as the long tail happily wagged below it.

After that small conversation, they all kept quiet and continued climbing the peaks. Their objective was the second one, and due to how they were arranged, they needed to climb through the fourth tallest one to reach the second peak.

Clara squinted and looked ahead, her face changing slightly. "Young Miss. It seems that a snowstorm is starting. Our visibility will basically disappear in three hours."

Yasenia looked around with a confused expression. "I can't see any indications." Of course, she wouldn't disregard Clara's words. So, she muttered. "Three hours… Can we make it to the second peak's base before these three hours?"

Clara's silver eyes took in the surroundings, and then she shook her head. "If there were no risks of being discovered, we could do it in an hour at most. However, if we want to be safe, we need to take a few detours so that we can be covered by that forest."

Doriel hummed. "Are you sure? What about the beasts living in those forests? Won't they be much more lethal?"

Clara argued back. "I don't think so, sister. Who would you fear, a predator that can walk in the open without worries or a predator that hides in the forest because they can't walk around as relaxedly?"

Doriel crossed her arms and hummed. "Both are dangerous. However, you have a point. The forest also allows us to use stealth skills better."

Valeria waved her hand, and an adorable humanoid grey plant appeared. It was [Ethereal Blossom]. "Child. We'll be relying on you to hide our auras as best as you can."

The Ethereal Blossom looked around and shuddered, extending its long arms toward Valeria. As it was, it looked like a small child with a very long coat and long arms. Valeria, of course, crouched down and raised the Ethereal Blossom to her arms, sharing some warmth.

Evelyn muttered. "Cute."

Right as she said so, the Ethereal Blossom's body parted vertically, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth. A long tongue extended outward from that horrifying mouth, giving Valeria a gentle and loving lick. Then, it closed its mouth. Valeria laughed gently. "Cute~."

Evelyn's eyebrow trembled. "I almost forgot that this thing opens vertically."

Yasenia clapped her hands and spoke aloud. "Okay. Let's move out. We don't have much time before the snowstorm. We need to find a cave or something to take refuge." ??АΝò??ě?

The girls were still confused about the snowstorm; after all, the sky was clear. However, Kali, who had the weather-related Natural Treasure, confirmed it to them: "I also feel that there will soon be a shift in weather."

They traversed the open space, gently levitating right above the snow, careful that predators would notice them. They were all silent and alert. Tatyana suddenly spoke. "Stop. Scent Pearl."

The group paused and landed on the snow, melding with it with their capes. Simultaneously, Yasenia took out a Scent Absorbing Pearl and used it.

In the next second, they felt a terrifying pressure approaching their position at a ridiculous speed. Flashing through the snowy landscape, a large and long creature appeared in front of them. The creature was a furry snake with gorgeous blue eyes and an agile-looking body. The girls thought that it was the same beast that almost discovered them in the ravine, but the reptile's eye color was wrong.

'There are so many Sixth-realm beasts…'

The serpent was just a few hundred meters in front of them, looking around with a confused expression. It was sure that there was someone around this area.

ROAR!

The serpent's pupils shrunk, and it looked skyward. The girls followed its movement, and above them, a massive winged creature was diving down at a terrifying speed, looking like a blur.

'The owl!?'

HISS!

The snake hissed and opened its mouth. From those massive maws, an energy beam of pure frost streaked into the sky.

The girls were surprised at the ferocity of the attack. However, to their surprise, the swift owl dodged mid-air and suddenly vanished from their eyesight. 'What!?'

The next instant, the hill-sized owl with around three hundred meters of wingspan appeared right behind the snake. The white furry snake's reflexes were not slow, and it turned around, reacting to the sneak attack.

However, as if the owl didn't care, it extended its sharp talons and tried to grab the snake.

BOOM!

The snake barely dodged, and the owl's strength made the snow explode. The shockwave almost blew our girls flying, but they managed to resist.

Sadly, the snow that blew upward fell again, covering all of them. With their eyesight blocked by the snow and their Spiritual Sense restricted, the girls could only hear the roars and hiss of these two beasts.

However, even then, they didn't dare move. Their bodies were as still as a rock, not daring to move a single muscle just in case these super-sensitive creatures could catch them.

Thirty minutes later, the surroundings calmed down. Yasenia communicated mentally. "Let's slowly move upward."

They all started digging until they managed to pop their heads above the snow.

The owl was slightly injured. However, between its claws, there was a large piece of the furry meat of the snake. Still, they noticed that the snake managed to escape as a long trail of blood stretched into the distance.

The owl lowered its head, taking a piece of that meat and gulping it down. Then, it looked around, its large round eyes seemingly able to see everything. Thankfully for our girls, Ethereal Blossom was hiding all of them. So, after a few moments, the owl left.

Our girls breathed a sigh of relief. Their hearts were rapidly beating just by being by that owl's side. The aura was terrifyingly crushing. They just couldn't sense a single chance of victory against it.

For them, the snake was already strong. However, it appeared that this owl hunted that snake for sport!

Yasenia whispered. "Let's move and reach the forest. I really don't want to be in the hunting grounds of that beast."

Tatyana teased, her voice amused. "Do you not like feeling like prey?"

The dragoness's eyebrow trembled as she pouted. "Why do you ask the obvious?"

After rushing through the large snowy slope, they arrived at the forest. However, they didn't lower their guard because the blood trail left by the snake told them that it had also fled into the forest. Evelyn sighed, creating a cloud with her breath, and looked at the sky. "Clouds have started gathering."

The girls noticed as well, making Yasenia feel a sense of urgency. "We need to move fast. If we meet with this snake, it is wounded. So, in the worst-case scenario, we battle it. If we injure it, it should leave us alone."

Evelyn asked, surprised. "You want to fight it?"

Yasenia shook her head. "No. But I feel that the snake is less of a threat than the storm that it is approaching. The snow we are currently touching is cold enough already; I can't imagine how cold it will get once that snowstorm begins."

The girls turned somewhat serious. Only now did the human girls notice that Kali, Cecile, Yasenia, and the beast-related maids were all tensed up. As beasts, they had some instincts in this regard.

Their group of over sixty rushed through the forest, approaching the edge of the mountain to see if they could find a cave or something similar. They could notice a few beasts roaming the forest. However, these beasts were not in the sixth realm, so Ethereal Blossom's aura concealment and cloaks were powerful enough to cover them even while moving.

As they advanced, many in the group felt slightly uneasy. Yasenia gritted her teeth and said. "That snake has probably discovered us. We are being followed by something."

Seeing how jittery she was, they understood that the creature following was very strong. Strong enough to make Yasenia feel like prey being stalked by a predator.

Angel suddenly spoke up. "Stop."

Everyone followed her words without a single shred of hesitation. Yasenia turned to look and saw Angel taking out her formation pen and starting to inscribe a formation around them.

Tatyana moved to Angel's side and looked at the formation for a few seconds before she nodded. "This is a good idea."

Angel nodded and spoke. "I'll create a few attack and defensive formations with Tatyana and Selena. All of you, be careful with the snake and don't provoke it to attack. As a Sixth Realm Beast, its patience must be high. So, as long as we are all alert, the beast will wait for a chance and attack us. We will take advantage of that time."

"Understood."

Everyone agreed with the plan and spread around Angel and the other formation masters, taking out their weapons while keeping a close look at everything around them.

Meanwhile, in the shadows of the forest and right below the snow, the massive furry snake was looking in the direction of our girls. Its eyes had a hard time catching them since their stealth was very powerful. However, those flashes of presence were all that the snake needed to keep track of the girls.

It was surprised when it saw them stop and spread out. The snake knew that it had been discovered, which came as a surprise to it. Fifth Realm creatures were just food in the snake's mind, so seeing food put up their guard made it slightly hesitant. What if they were strong enough? To begin with, the snake was targeting them to recover some energy by eating them.