Neighbors in forbidden land

Although there is only one small seedling, it should be a potato seedling.

Because, I've never seen anything like it in this land.

A small white body emerged from the soil, its fragile body looked so thin in the increasingly huge wind.

"Grow... Has it grown? Really?" Yimi held down the cloak and long hair that were blown up by the wind with her hands, her expression could not conceal her excitement.

I focused my eyes on the seedling under the dark night, maybe because it was still young, such a huge wind did not affect it like other plants, but it still looked shaky.

"Where... um!"

Another gust of wind blew through the gap between the tips of my claws, and lifted the hem of Yimi's cloak, revealing her pair of white legs.

I looked up at the dark clouds that were flowing and gathering in the dark night at an extremely fast speed, as if they were about to press down on the top of my head.

This situation... maybe another heavy rain is coming.

"I want to see what it looks like... Hiss..." Yimi, who was shivering from the wind, hugged her body even more tightly with both hands.

I put my paws on Yimi's side, and followed Yimi who staggered to the potato seedling in the strong wind.

Seeing that Yimi didn't care about the blown light orange long hair and the tattered cloak, she squatted down slowly in front of the seedling.

Then, he groped and stretched out his trembling hands.

Fingertips, gently touch that small, fragile life.

"Really—hmm!"

Another gust of wind blew by, Yimi shrank her whole body, and her fingers slipped away from the seedling.

The sound of the wind has turned into a low whistling, the faint light of thunder is churning in the clouds, and the pattering raindrops are swaying in the violent current of the wind.

"But... if this is the case, this seedling will..." said Yimi, who lowered her head and protected herself with her hands, with a worried expression on her face.

"Xiao Hei, you? But..." The worry on Yimi's face became more serious, and she looked very hesitant.

but.

Even if there is heavy wind and rain, lightning and thunder, and night fills the air.

After all, it cannot be compared with that day.

"Then...Xiao Hei, you should pay attention to yourself, and if it doesn't work, hurry back to the cave!"

In this world, there is also a mighty power that I cannot resist.

But definitely not this one.

I protected the seedling with my left paw, and I protected Yimi back to the cave with my right paw.

After Yimi successfully returned to the cave, I turned around and used my two paws to protect the seedling from the wind and rain.

Dark clouds rolled in the dark night, and the stars that should have been shining in the sky were replaced by flashes of thunder that wandered away, illuminating the dark land.

Every plant was distorted to the point that it did not belong to the original posture in this noisy torrential rain, and then it was torn apart by the strong wind in the dark night, taking away its fragile life.

Life is too fragile.

Although I lost a claw tip, generally speaking, I can still protect the seedling.

After all, most of the wind and rain have been blocked, so even he can bear the rest.

The splashing rainwater blooms continuously like flowers on the surrounding ground, bringing the land its own color again and again.

Just wait until the wind and rain have stopped.

Just when I thought so.

A violent thunder blast rang out, directly hitting the top of the mountain where the cave was located, sparks shot out, and the rising smoke and dust were instantly buried by the torrential rain and strong wind.

So, the next moment——

"ah!"

I heard Yimi screaming.

I saw the scene of countless gravel and mud collapsing from the top of the mountain.

The top of the mountain collapsed, and the cave also collapsed!

At this moment, I hurriedly swung my claws, and one claw directly pierced into the cave, propping up the cave ceiling that was about to collapse.

I hastily made a sound, and at the same time lowered my head, looking beyond the pouring rain, I observed the small figure of Yimina inside the crumbling cave.

"I...fortunately...just hit by some small stones..." Yimi, who was almost lying on the ground, supported her body with her hands and tried to stand up, but her foot stepped on the ground that was already full of rain. After slipping, the whole person fell into the muddy water.

My claws are right above Yimi's head, helping her support the cave that has started to collapse.

At this time, the mountain was still undergoing violent landslides and collapses. The rocks wrapped in muddy water fell down the mountain, landed on my arm, and then slid down and hit the entrance of the cave, splashing mud and water.

And the ditch I dug had already been filled and began to overflow toward the ground.

As long as my claws are still supported in the cave, the cave will not collapse.

but--

More and more mud and rocks rolled down the mountain wall, all falling down the sides of my motionless arms, and gradually began to accumulate at the cave entrance.

"Cough! What are these!" The falling stone splashed a large amount of muddy water on the ground and hit Yimi directly.

That does not work.

That does not work.

So, I raised my other paw.

Cut hard.

Cut off the mountain in half, and then lift it hard!

The entire upper part of the mountain was directly lifted to a place several kilometers away, and there was a loud "bang" when it landed.

That way nothing will fall down again...

"Cough! Xiao Hei...what was the sound just now..." Yimi, who almost drank a sip of muddy water, slowly raised her head, and her long light orange hair covered with muddy water almost covered her body. Several small wounds can already be seen on the skin.

"The mountain... collapsed?" Yimi stood up staggeringly, the loose cloak almost drooped on her body, and the leaves fell to the ground, swaying in the muddy water.

After all, I'm still holding on to my paws.

"Is that so...Xiao Hei, are you injured?"

"I'm fine..." Yimi lightly touched the wound on her arm with her hand, but the expression on her face twisted for a moment. "pain!"

"It's okay...it's okay..." Yimi gritted her teeth and gasped for breath.

At this time, a bolt of lightning flashed across the night sky, instantly illuminating the dark cave.

It also illuminates Yimi's frail face.

"Yeah." Yimi nodded lightly, and then tried to take a step.

Just because he lost his balance and sat on the ground, the muddy water that merged with the darkness splashed all over his body.

"I think... I just need to take a break..." There was a wry smile on Yimi's face, "My foot seems to be hurt..."

"It's so dirty... Really..." Yimi gently tried to put her hand on her sideways foot, and finally withdrew her hand and put it on her thigh, "Why is it like this..."

The unstoppable torrential rain was still washing over my body, and I stood quietly beside the cave, maintaining the posture of propping up the top of the cave with one paw.

It has rained before, but not as much as this time.

At that time, Yimi was also covered in mud, in my arms.

"Is that so..." Yimi's soft voice melted into the uproar of falling raindrops, only the sound of the wind passing by me echoed all of this.

I haven't seen any other climate here.

At least once, there was no such climate here.

"Xiao Hei..." Yimi lowered her head, her expression was already buried in the shadow of the cave, "It's really hard to live..."

It's hard to live.

Yes, every plant, every person, and every monster is hard to live.

just me.

"But... thank you for having you with me."

This night, it rained non-stop.

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By the time the storm had passed, it was time for the morning sun to cast its light over the ravaged land.

"Finally... have you stopped..." Yimi, who was barely able to walk, crossed her arms and slowly walked out of the cave, dragging her body already covered in dry mud.

After Yimi walked out of the cave for a certain distance, I gently pulled my claws out from the cave roof.

So the cave collapsed directly, completely burying the traces of Yimi's life.

"Xiao Hei? What was... just now?" Yimi turned her head slightly with a frightened expression on her face.

"Is there no place to stay..." Yimi sighed softly.

"Dig?" Yimi suddenly changed her puzzled expression.

Oops, I said the wrong thing.

"That's right..." Yimi didn't continue to care, just showing a tired smile.

She didn't seem to have slept well last night, her face was a little muddy, and there seemed to be a faint black shadow around her eyes.

"By the way, Xiao Hei, how's the potato?"

Yimi's question directly reminded me who had forgotten about it.

Because Yimi was almost buried in the cave last night, so I just left the seedling and went back to help Yimi support the cave!

Wait until I move my gaze over there.

I saw... nothing.

That field has been wiped away.

The rain washed away the broken land, and there was nothing left.

And, I noticed.

Why is that piece of land looking "erased".

It was because when I turned around to protect Yimi last night.

Accidentally flicked his tail over.

So the tail with the spikes completely destroyed that piece of land.

There is nothing left.

Including that little seedling.

"That's it..." Yimi just sighed softly, "There's nothing we can do about the heavy rain."

"Ok?"

Seeing Yimi's confused expression, I decided to tell the truth.

"..."

I lay quietly behind Yimi, waiting for her anger.

She must be unhappy about losing her carefully planted potatoes.

result--

"puff--"

Yimi smiled.

why?

"Xiao Hei... I said, why are you so stupid, so cute..." Yimi waved her hand lightly, but there was still a smile on her weak face.

"Even if you didn't do anything, Xiao Hei, they wouldn't survive last night..." Yimi smiled for a while, and the smile gradually faded away, leaving only a slight curve around the corner of her mouth.

"So, it's not your fault, Xiao Hei."

"Also, if you think about it carefully, it was obviously so dangerous last night. Although Xiao Hei was so calm, you must have been doing something at that time, right?"

Indeed... did something.

For example, in order to prevent the mud and rock from rolling down again, the mountain was directly cut in half or something.

"So..." Yimi's face flushed slightly, "Since Xiao Hei, you are fine, and I am fine, there must be a way to face the future."

At this time, Yimi looked different from usual.

Her smile is like the morning sun, and her voice is like the sea breeze.

"But..." Yimi then squeezed out a wry smile, "The things that were so hard to plant just disappeared... What a pity... It's not good to just eat fish..."

The rest is still in my mouth.

"Uh... about that... let's talk about it as a last resort..."

After the rain, the sky is sunny, even if the fragile life cannot be kept.

However, as long as Yimi's life can be kept, that's enough.

Looking at the sun through the dense fog, I thought so.

—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— “Because of the heavy rain I finally saw the little shoots coming out of him. Most of the plants were washed down by last night's wind and rain, but as long as there is sunshine, they will definitely grow again, just like It used to be the same. But Yimi was a little unhappy because he didn’t have any potatoes to eat. Let Xiaogu find something else next time, but where did he get the potatoes before?

No.40 Thirty-five thousand and 750 days. "