Little Alpaca – Chapter 65

Volume 1: Little Alpaca

Oh huo!¹

Yi Qiu could finally be considered to know why Jiang Yuyao had clearly carved a path through the 「sea of fire」, yet Luo Mingyuan was still unwilling to put her down to walk by herself.

This ground, having been scorched by the heavenly fire, was as hot as a teppanyaki² iron plate; even with the protection of the spiritual power transmitted by You Yan, she still couldn’t withstand the burning sensation that was like pan-frying meat.

She had lived so many years in a muddle-headed state and was never willing to wrong her already not-so-good self, so she wouldn’t even pour overly hot water when soaking her feet in the middle of winter.

But at this very moment, walking on this road to death, she was deeply experiencing what was called a true 「hot JIO³」.

She even suspected that a joke she had made in the cave just now would soon come true—she was going to be cooked through.

But she could no longer care about that much, and just followed the passage that had been opened by Jiang Yuyao, madly sprinting all the way back.

Perhaps it was too painful, but she felt her thoughts becoming chaotic, bit by bit.

In that brain of hers, which was never very effective to begin with, many strange and yet insignificant thoughts suddenly flashed by; she didn’t know if it was the “viewing flowers on horseback”⁴ that humans must experience when rushing towards death.

She was thinking random thoughts as she ran, and the ideas flashing through her mind became more and more absurd.

She thought, if I keep running all the way like this, by the time I get in front of You Yan, my four hooves should be all cooked.

It just so happens that no one had time to eat tonight. If You Yan still has the strength to eat, I wouldn’t mind letting her have a taste of roasted alpaca hooves before I die.

However, there aren’t any seasonings on this road like salt, cumin, chili powder, Sichuan pepper, pepper, or small garlic shoots, and adding to that the fact that she hasn’t had a chance to wash her feet these past two days, the taste probably wouldn’t be very good; You Yan would likely be disgusted.

But if she’s disgusted, then she’s disgusted, since ancient times, what logic is there in being picky about one’s last meal?⁵

What a pity, she hadn’t even had the chance to be a human for a day; until death, she was only a small follower pet⁶ in You Yan’s heart.

What was even more of a pity was that she didn’t even have enough extra time to feel pity for more things.

She saw the enormous black dog, and she also saw the giant Qinyuan bird, whose protective spiritual aura had been completely shattered and was already covered in wounds.

The next second, in the dark golden pupils of that Qinyuan bird, she saw a trace of astonishment and anger.

She knew that You Yan was angry, angry that she had turned back alone like a fool, betraying this body full of wounds with her own stupidity.

But she didn’t care anymore.

She shouted her name, approaching her without a care for her own life.

At that moment, the little alpaca, with her four little hooves that were burned to the point of near-numbness, took heavy and clumsy steps, stumbling as she ran towards the Qinyuan that had been heavily thrown to the ground by the Huodou.

She was so weak, yet so reckless.

She was clearly…

Just a little alpaca.

The Huodou saw her, just like seeing an ant, and couldn’t even be bothered to lift a hand; it just swept its tail, everything was so casual.

In the instant that the furry, giant tail was about to injure the little alpaca, a long whip wrapped around the little alpaca’s body, yanking her several meters away from her original spot in one go and throwing her heavily to the ground.

The Huodou’s giant tail crashed into the stone wall to the side, and the surroundings trembled, causing broken rocks to fall for a moment.

Yi Qiu was badly frightened. When she endured the pain and opened her eyes, she saw that You Yan had already transformed back into her human form. Although her face was deathly pale as she sat collapsed on the ground, she still used her remaining strength to urge the long whip to pull her to her side.

It was clear that You Yan was very seriously injured. Aside from the burns, there were also many bloody, scorched-black claw marks on her body.

Her aura was already extremely weak. Although she had not yet completely collapsed, it was obvious she no longer had the strength to hold on.

Yi Qiu stared at her blankly, a glimmer of tears involuntarily welling up in her eyes.

You Yan took a deep breath and couldn’t help but curse through gritted teeth: “Stupid!”

“Say whatever you want, it’s not like you’re that smart either!” Yi Qiu said, sniffing, and extended her two front hooves, which were scalded bright red, to gently hug the person before her who was covered in wounds.

This bird woman, although she always bullied her, teased her, and mocked her whenever she got the chance…

But she still wanted to save her so badly.

If only, if only I could be a little more useful, how great would that be…

【Ding——】

Can you meowing⁷ shut up! Don’t ring a death knell for me at a time like this!

【Danger! Flee quickly!】

Fuck, do I need you to remind me? If I could get away, I would have fled long ago, okay!

【Host’s spiritual root attribute is 「250」, sufficient to activate 「Body Size Enhancement」, activate?】

Grass⁸! There’s this kind of setting?!

Why didn’t you say so earlier!

Activate! Activate! Activate immediately!

The next second, Yi Qiu suddenly felt herself expand—not an ideological expansion, but her entire body instantly became much larger!

She lay down on her stomach under You Yan’s injured, fatigued, and astonished gaze, and in her originally hopeless eyes, a glimmer of hope suddenly ignited.

“You Yan, get on!” she said, “I can take you out of here!”

Right at this moment, the Huodou opened its mouth and spewed a ball of fierce flames toward them.

Yi Qiu subconsciously closed her eyes. The heatwave had already swept over her entire body, but the expected pain did not arrive.

She opened her eyes, her heart still pounding with fear, only to see a barrier formed from a white spiritual light, firmly blocking that ball of fierce flames.

But in just a few short seconds, cracks had already appeared on that barrier.

Looking up, she saw it was actually Jiang Yuyao, standing not far away, performing magic and forming hand seals, forcefully holding up a layer of barrier.

You Yan no longer hesitated. Using her last ounce of strength, she flipped over and leaped onto the alpaca’s back, lying weakly on that soft nape.

Yi Qiu did not dare to delay for a moment, turning around and rushing towards the cave entrance at full speed.

After changing her body shape, her speed was much faster. The moment she brushed past Jiang Yuyao, she subconsciously slowed her steps.

“You all…”

“Go, quickly!”

This shout completely jolted Yi Qiu awake. She dared not hesitate any longer and quickly continued to run forward.

Jiang Yuyao withdrew the spiritual power barrier and turned to follow behind Yi Qiu.

But how could the Huodou be shaken off so easily?

Although it was enormous, its speed was extremely fast. It caught up in an instant, and with a light lift of its paw, it sent Jiang Yuyao flying several meters, crashing heavily into the stone wall to the side.

Hearing the sound, Yi Qiu turned her head to see Jiang Yuyao fall to the ground, instantly vomiting a large mouthful of fresh blood; it was feared that her internal organs were injured.

The Huodou let out a low roar and was about to lift its foot to crush her, but it was suddenly knocked back several meters by a ball of fire. It couldn’t help but look up towards the source from which the ball of fire had flown.

In that moment, all the bright flames burning in the surroundings were actually gathering towards Luo Mingyuan’s left hand, emitting a particularly dazzling light.

The Huodou was dazed for a moment, then suddenly let out a low roar and charged towards him to kill.

Yi Qiu subconsciously looked behind her, but her eyes were stung to the point where she could barely see anything.

She couldn’t help but think, why do all these guys who play with fire love to abuse other people’s eyes?

The next second, she suddenly remembered that the little pig trotter had said that once that kind of power was used, from then on, in the eyes of others, he would no longer count as a person.

He wants to be a person, not a demon…

If, if we can still get out of here alive, maybe I should tell that little pig trotter that that kind of power is divine, not demonic, and there’s no need to take it to heart at all.

It’s just that, she suddenly felt so tired, so tired…

How could I, suddenly be so tired…

【Attention!】

Attention my ass! We’re all adults here! If you have something to say, can’t you just say it directly!

【Stamina: 0.】

Yi Qiu: What’s the deal with this stamina 「0」!

I’ve been here for so long, and even on the day I climbed the mountain on foot, I never saw my stamina hit 「0」!

So what happens when it’s 「0」?

As Yi Qiu was thinking this, she suddenly found that she had completely lost all her strength. Her originally quite large body actually reverted to its initial size in an instant.

The nearly unconscious You Yan was thus pressing down on her body, so heavy that it made the already exhausted alpaca instantly experience what was called 「pressure mountain big⁹」.

She fell to the ground with a 「paji」,¹⁰ her consciousness dissipating bit by bit, and her vision gradually blurred along with it.

While her consciousness still remained, she vaguely saw that little pig trotter’s shoulder being pierced by the Huodou’s sharp claws. Before the scene completely 「went to a black screen」, several bullet comments¹¹ couldn’t help but float through her mind.

—Oh huo!

—Wouldn’t it have been fine to just run? You had to come back and give your life away¹²!

—Great, now there are no survivors.

【You Yan’s favorability +5000】

If you’re going to add it like that, I’m not sleepy anymore…

The little alpaca struggled for a moment, like a salted fish fighting for its life¹³, but the struggle had no effect at all; she was still being pressed down to death by You Yan.

The brief moment of alertness was like the final flare-up of a dying candle; the fatigue from her stamina being emptied finally and completely overwhelmed her.

Forget it, I’m still sleepy.

Goodbye, this shabi¹⁴ world.

I only wish that in heaven, there are no little birds flying and guguing¹⁵.

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