Neighbors in forbidden land

The sun was slowly sinking to the west, and the last sunset glow was also cut off by the skyline into a thick night.

Yimi and I are still in the cave in the experimental area, not because we are worried about the potatoes. After all, the leaves of the potato plants have been covered with ice-blue frost, and they are probably dead.

Not only the potato plants, but the entire cave was covered by a thin layer of ice crystals. Only the place where Yimi and I were was cut off a small area by hand for Yimi to rest.

The goblin was quietly floating beside Yimi, but the light was very dim, as if it was also affected by ice crystals.

After all, it is a dragon, a monster with many powers.Their breathing, their roaring, and even their existence can have an impact on this world, not just life.

Yimi and I did not return, because the weak Yimi was trembling non-stop, as if yearning for the little warmth, and stuck tightly to my body, only those hands were the most powerful in the whole body, in order to hold me tightly. waist.

I could feel the delicate trembling coming through Yimi's clothes.

The cloak was covered with ice crystals, so I tore it to pieces, otherwise it would only make Yimi feel even colder.

Normally, Yimi strictly forbids me to be naked except when taking a bath, but now Yimi doesn't even have the strength to speak harshly to me, so she just hugs me with all fours and hugs me. The body begs for warmth.

I didn't dare to take Yimi back like this, because it was raining outside.

I don't know why it suddenly rained drop after drop without warning, so I took Yimi and hid in the cave temporarily.

But this time, there was only the sound of pattering rain outside the cave, not like the whistling wind and almost violent rain every time before, only the even and steady rain fell outside the cave.

I haven't seen such a calm rain for a long time, but it's okay if the rain is not too heavy. Now I am more worried about Yimi's situation, and there is almost no wind. At least it won't make the surrounding temperature drop further. The rain Nor will it spread into the cave.

I helped Yimi to sit down, but Yimi still just hugged me, only breathing differently from usual on my body.

Yimi shrunk her body a little bit, and only at this time did I feel that Yimi's body seemed to be smaller than mine, allowing me to protect her well.

I spread out my single wing and scraped off the frozen ice crystals on the inner wall of the cave, then folded it back to help Yimi block the wind blowing in from outside the cave, and at the same time protect the little fairy.

The current goblin doesn't seem to exude enough warmth to improve Yimi's situation, but I also hope that the slightly bleak she can get closer.

The cave without other light sources looked a little dark. If it was this time, we in the stronghold would have already lit a raging flame.

It was only at this time that I further felt the role of flames on human beings, not just to illuminate the world.

The little fairy can't radiate heat for the time being, and Xiao Gu is far away in the sea to the south. I don't know how to use the flint that I gave Yimi with a dancing spoon, and it's still raining outside.

Now I have no way to build a fire to help Yimi keep out the cold, and I don’t even dare to leave here, because I am not sure if Yimi, who is alone, can hold on during the time I travel to and from the volcano to the east.

I have, there is no other way.

"Cold..." Yimi, whose voice was trembling, was doing everything possible to move her body closer to me, showing a distorted expression due to discomfort, and frowning tightly.Her legs were entangled with mine, her hands clasped my waist tightly, and her face was pressed against mine.

But at least it shows that my body still has some heat, right?

After thinking about it, I think this is very possible.

I also want to hug Yimi tightly, but my hands can't do it.

So other places should be ok?

Although I still can't accurately grasp my "feeling" of the outside world, I seem to be able to distinguish what is hot and what is cold.

At least Yimi's body is obviously cooler than mine.

I also felt it myself. When Yimi touched my forehead with her lips this morning, I felt a completely different body temperature than usual.

Obviously higher body temperature.

So, my situation should be similar to Yimi's.

So I tried to actively use my body to touch Yimi's body, rub against Yimi's face with my own face, and use my lips to warm Yimi's skin that was not covered by the dress.

The temperature of Yimi's ear also seemed to be very low, so I gently covered Yimi's ear with my mouth, and used my tongue to help her warm her earlobe.

"Um..."

Yimi let out a soft voice, and hugged me tighter with both hands, which seemed to have worked.

After the temperature of Yimi's ears recovered a little, I tried to warm her neck again.

"Hmm..." But I found that Yimi seemed to dodge a little bit, so it didn't work?

My eyes slid down, if it wasn't because I couldn't untie Yimi's clothes, I thought I should at least help her warm her body.

Now Yimi's face is a little red, but the whole person does not seem to have a clear consciousness, and her breathing has become more rapid than before.

So I could only gently suck Hanyimi's neck and face, and finally put my face on her face.

There is only so much I can do... After all, in the current position where I am entangled with Yimi, other parts of my body can't move much.

If you move around, your hands may hurt Yimi, so you can only give up, and in the end you can only use your own temperature to warm Yimi's body.

I don't know how long it took, but the light of the goblin seemed to become brighter, and Yimi's breathing seemed to be a little more stable covered by the orange radiance, the trembling of her body was gradually less obvious, and the tight brows gradually became lighter. The ground stretched out, and the expression on his face relaxed a lot.

"Little...hei..." Yimi opened her somewhat pale lips and called my name. "I'm here." I replied softly, and all I got in exchange was Yimi's relaxed body and the sound of breathing as if she was asleep.

Only the sides of the cheeks are still a little blush, but this should be no problem.

The sound of the rain outside the cave also gradually subsided, leaving only the occasional clear sound of water droplets falling from the edge of the wall hitting the stones, echoing in the dark cave.

In the dark, I felt the gentle heartbeat and soft body of Yimi beside me, watched her sleeping steadily under the dim yellow light, and waited for the sun to break through the side of the skyline and sprinkle the dawn on the earth.

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"Hmm..." Yimi, who was leaning against me, let out a ray of sunlight obliquely at the entrance of the cave, making a somewhat lazy voice, as if she had woken up.

I saw Yimi slightly opened her eyes, and closed them hastily when the blue-black eyes were revealed.

"Good morning." I tried to greet Yimi softly, but Yimi just buried her face in my neck and shook her head slightly.

"Hmm... is this... where?" Yimi, who was not yet sober, blew all her warm breath on my neck, and asked softly.

"This is the cave in the test area. It rained last night so we didn't go back."

"It's raining?" Yimi seemed a little confused, and just leaned against me quietly.

After all, Yimi's consciousness has been a little unconscious since the dragon left yesterday, so it's normal not to know that it's raining.

"Is that dragon... gone?"

"gone."

If she doesn't go, it's us who will go.

"Huh..." Yimi exhaled softly, then raised the hand around my waist, went up along my body, and finally put it lightly on my shoulder.

"Xiao Hei, where is your cloak...?"

"It froze, so I shredded it and threw it away."

It was another long breath, but Yimi spit out the following words as if he was only breathing in a way:

"Last night... I had a strange dream... Xiao Hei, you didn't touch me, did you..."

"No... I dare not move my hands, and my feet are still entangled until now, so I can't move at all."

As a result, Yimi just buried her face a little deeper, twisted her body slightly, pulled her leg back from mine, and slowly slid her right hand to my chest, then lightly beat my chest one time.

"satyr."

"Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?"

By the way, I still don't know what the word means.

So why am I being said to be like this...

"I'm so thirsty..." Yimi said softly.

"Water...it's over there, I'll see if I can hold the water..."

It can be the same as Yimi's movement when holding water to drink, but——

"Yimi, can you let me go, I'm going to get water..." Yimi who adjusted his posture almost hugged me in his arms, and I couldn't move at all.

"No." Yimi's answer not only exceeded my expectations, but also hugged her even tighter.

"Eh eh?"

Why……

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After Yimi's body recovered roughly, looking at the potato plants covered with white frost, Yimi sighed softly.

"Are you dead..."

"Um……"

The leaves are almost all twisted together, and the edges have almost begun to turn a thick brown color. On the contrary, the most severely frozen part can still faintly see a slight green.

"Let's go."

"Ah."

I followed Yimi and walked out of the cave without looking back.

When we returned to the stronghold, Yimi wove another cloak for me, then took out the last potato from the cave, and held it in front of me.

"Do you want to plant?" I tried to ask.

"Well... I feel a little tired... It's useless to plant a single potato..." Yimi just smiled bitterly and sighed softly.

"So……"

"Use the remaining plants to light a fire and eat it? Xiao Hei, you have worked so hard, let this be your reward..." Yimi waved at me, and I had no choice but to follow her instructions to do it.

The ground here has no traces of being soaked by rainwater. It seems that only the area where we are was rained yesterday. Was it affected by that dragon?

With the help of the goblin, we built a fire outside the cave. Seeing the flickering fire in front of us, Yimi just sighed softly.

If you think about it carefully, how many times has it failed?

"Xiao Hei, I suddenly want to ask a question."

"what?"

"Yesterday...why did that dragon come here all of a sudden?" The fire, which was not bright in the sun, reflected on Yimi and me, showing a distorted light.

Is this problem really inevitable...

"She found the wrong one..." That's all I could answer.

"Find the mistake... I really don't feel the truth when you say that, Xiao Hei... Help me cut up this potato." Yimi handed the potato in front of me, and I used my left hand to hold the potato as in the past Cut into several pieces.

This is also the method taught by Wu Shao, saying that it can be cooked more thoroughly.

Yimi washed the branches with water from the ditch, then slowly put potato cubes on a string and put them on the fire to roast.

"Can dragons speak human language..." Yimi asked suspiciously.

"Hmm..." After all, I can also speak human language.

Originally, I wanted to see Yimi baked potatoes.

But I felt it, and there seemed to be something moving behind me.

I turned around and looked, but didn't seem to see anything.

But it's just that I didn't "see". I felt that there was something hiding behind the huge rock on the mountainside where the cave was located.

Strange... what is it?

It's not very big, it's better to say it's about the same size as me now.

Impossible for humans...animals?Or a monster?

The calamity has been "disappearing" for a while, and there is a possibility that animals and monsters are approaching here... there is, right?However, there is no suitable environment for animals to live here, so it should be a monster.

Are you trying to hunt Yimi and me?Although I don't know how the monsters other than Behemoth taste like, but now that food is in short supply, maybe I can add some food for Yimi?

But the monster was indeed hiding deliberately, but if you look closely, it didn't hide well, and part of its body was exposed, emitting a slight blue light in the sun.

However, it's been a long time since I felt this way.

Rather, from the past to the present, there are only two people who dared to approach me proactively, and they are all human beings.

"Yimi, wait for me a moment."

"Where are you going?"

"Go help Yimi find something to eat, and I'll be right back."

Before Yimi could react, I spread out my single wing, flew up the mountainside at the fastest speed, and rushed directly behind the rock.

"Ah!" the monster made such a sound.

"Huh?" So I was also stunned.

There was a monster there, or, like me now, a monster in human form.

Like me and Yimi, they are both "girls", a little shorter than me, short blue hair reflecting crystal light in the sun, big red eyes blinking, and snow-white skin covered with There are some blue scales, and an ice blue dress is on the body, which is almost mixed with the scales covering the body, so I can't tell which are "clothes" and which are "skin".

The most conspicuous thing is that she has a short tail emitting blue fluorescent light and a pair of small blue wings behind her.

The most familiar thing to me is that above her forehead, there is a golden horn with a slight electric light.

This look seems to remind me of something...

"..."

"..."

We both stared at each other in silence.

Uh.

It seems that there is trouble.