Beast World: From Villainess to Cub-Raising Chef novel Chapter 305

Chapter 305: Chapter 302: Five-Person Cultivation

When Shen Ru didn’t speak, Qin Nuo lifted her chin and called for the people outside. "Guards."

"My Lady," two soldiers said as they entered.

A sudden unease washed over Shen Ru as she stared at Qin Nuo’s expression.

Then, she heard Qin Nuo speak again. "We’ve found a spy from the Snow Country. Lock her up, and investigate all the Beastmen she’s had close contact with."

Shen Ru’s heart sank to the pit of her stomach. "Do you know who I am?"

"I am a strategist from the Southern Country. My family has served the Royal Family for generations..."

Qin Nuo cut her off. "Forget it. Just send her to the Water Prison. I bet she’s full of secrets about colluding with the Snow Country. Dig them all out of her, by any means necessary!"

"Yes, ma’am!" The soldiers nodded and dragged Shen Ru away, a hint of excitement in their eyes.

Everyone knew what it meant to lock a female in the Water Prison and interrogate her ’by any means necessary’.

Once this female was in their hands, they could do whatever they pleased.

Shen Ru’s face was deathly pale, the last glimmer of hope in her eyes extinguished.

’I should have known.’

’In a dire situation like this, what kind of ’smart’ person would execute a commander of Lu Jian Country’s rank?’

Shen Ru was dragged outside.

Staring at the gloomy sky, she suddenly unleashed a powerful burst of spiritual power, rushed onto the balcony, and facing the heavens, let out a piercing cry from her throat, like the call of a deep-sea whale.

The reverberating sound startled Qin Nuo.

She shot a furious glare at the soldiers. "Useless! Hurry up and grab her!"

The soldiers quickly nodded, lunged at Shen Ru, and clamped a hand over her mouth.

In the end, she was just a weak female. Once restrained by the soldiers, she was quickly taken away.

But the cry continued to echo and spread throughout the city.

「Underground.」

The other females heard the sorrowful cry, and looks of grief appeared on their faces.

"Something must have happened to Shen Ru, or she wouldn’t have sent the signal for us to escape."

"But where can we escape to? I don’t even dare go to the surface now. Every time I pass by a group of soldiers, the way those males stare at me makes my skin crawl."

"I don’t dare either. It’s like they’ve gone mad with hunger... like they’re going to eat us."

"A few days ago, two more females were reported missing. But I clearly saw them get dragged into an alley by several soldiers while they were still alive. Later, I heard a servant who sweeps the streets say they found human fingers in a trash can..."

"We can’t protect ourselves. Even if we escape Qin City, we can’t cross the Abyss."

"Yeah, what do we do?"

"But if we stay, it won’t be as simple as just dying. Shen Ru’s prophecies have never been wrong. We should go and seek refuge with Bai Su. So what if we have to cross the Abyss? What if we can make it to the Snow Country alive?"

The small group of females huddled together, looking at one another and seeing a do-or-die determination in each other’s eyes.

’That’s right. Staying here is a death sentence, and probably a very painful one at that.’

’But if we break out, we might just have a chance to live!’

They made their decision swiftly. After packing their belongings and valuables, they lifted a nearby bedsheet, revealing a large tunnel under the bed.

The tunnel led directly outside the city walls.

If they were lucky enough to make it to the Snow Country alive and meet Bai Su, they were confident she would take them in!

*

After getting Yelias’s permission, Bai Su made Luo’an’s suicide note public, letting everyone in the Lanton Family know that the real culprit behind Alice’s death years ago was her fiancé, Luo’an, not Yelias.

In truth, Yelias himself didn’t care about such things anymore and lacked the energy to dwell on the past.

But Bai Su felt the truth had to be revealed. Yelias had no obligation to bear the blame for Luo’an.

When Flar, McKoff, and the others learned the truth, they could only sigh with melancholy.

It was a shame old Yarko was no longer around. He would have been the most devastated to learn that his granddaughter had died on the operating table at the hands of his own grandson.

The matter with Luo’an was finally closed, bringing a sense of finality to Yelias’s past.

Bai Su took a deep breath and looked at the four men before her. "I’m ready."

Lu Tingyan stroked her head, his heart aching for her. "Don’t be afraid. If you can’t take it, just tell us to stop."

The instant Bai Su broke through to Level 12, the other men all broke through to Level 11 at the same time!

Her power surged again, reaching a new height within Level 12.

The others also powered up, their strength stabilizing at Level 11.

The system couldn’t help but remind her: [Your current Levels are still hollow. After this boost, you will still need to solidify your spiritual power’s foundation through real combat training.]

Bai Su: [What do you mean by real combat training?]

System: [I mean actual combat. Using a ’golden finger’ cheat is ultimately different from gaining power through real battles.]

Bai Su: [You mean you want me to go into the Abyss and fight beasts to gain more combat experience?]

System: [Not just you. All of you.]

[In an actual battle, you’ll find that your spiritual power drains much faster than before. That’s what happens when your foundation is unstable.]

[So, you still need to fight. Use combat to strengthen your constitution.]

Bai Su: [Okay, I understand.]

The system didn’t disturb her further.

’At this rate,’ the system thought, ’once they defeat the Dark God, will I have any trouble creating a new god of this plane?’

’It’s not just us,’ Bai Su thought. ’The soldiers and even the females outside should also be strengthened and have their abilities improved.’

While continuing to absorb power, Bai Su diverted some of her attention to ask the system: [Are there any higher-tier seeds?]

’If I want to increase everyone’s cultivation speed on a large scale, starting with their food is the quickest way.’

System: [There are, but they are correspondingly more difficult to cultivate, and they take a little longer to bear fruit.]

Bai Su: [Okay, exchange some of those seeds for me.]

Having done all that, Bai Su focused all her attention on pushing her Level, feeling the four streams of spiritual power rampaging through her body.

Like their masters, the four streams of spiritual power had exceptionally distinct personalities and varying intensities.

They might even fight one another, forcing Bai Su to strengthen her guidance and the channel’s intake to direct all of their spiritual power into the Beast God Crystal Stone.

The feeling of being stretched and full to bursting made her frown, and fine beads of sweat broke out on her forehead.