Chapter 2: Encounter

Upon reaching the cave mouth, Zhang Fan only then discovered that he was actually in a primitive forest; moreover, it was a primitive forest where the plant sizes far exceeded normal size!

"OMG! What the hell situation! Why is everything here so abnormal! Where exactly is this? Even if it's time travel, it shouldn't be like this!" Zhang Fan roared!

Of course, at this time no one would come to answer him, because aside from him there wasn't even a single person around! Not to mention people, there weren't even any animals!

Soon, he set off on the journey to search for any trace of humanity with a complex feeling as tumultuous as ten thousand horses galloping. However, after walking silently for two hours he still hadn't encountered anyone. This time he finally lost his previous relaxed mood; just as he was still in despair, his absent-minded self failed to notice the danger silently approaching.

When he heard the beast's tail stirring the ground, he only then lifted his head; upon seeing before him a creature with ox horns yet tiger-like sharp canine teeth, its whole body covered in thick fur and standing four or five meters tall, he felt fear! Indeed, it was fear!

He, a new-new human of the 21st century, a student who had just walked out of the countryside and entered university, a young person who hadn't yet gotten to see true society, the real world—where had he ever seen such a horrifying scene!

Although he usually watched one or two horror movies, but! Those were all fake! Special effects made by people using high technology! Whereas what now appeared before his eyes was such a realistic scene, and the giant beast in that scene made him feel utterly unfamiliar.

Although Zhang Fan wasn't a loyal fan of the program 'Animal World', he still knew this was a creature that doesn't exist on Earth. 'Could I have traveled to an alien planet?' As the beast stepped closer step by step, he also snapped out of his thoughts. Seeing the distance between the beast and himself gradually shrink, he was frightened into a scream, turned around and bolted.

Although he knew his two legs couldn't outrun the beast's four legs, the survival instinct prevented him from giving up his precious life!

Just then, Ba Ke Er, who had just arrived outside the cave and was smelling that pleasant female scent, preparing to search for its source, suddenly heard a female's startled cry coming from not far away in the forest!

A strong sense of justice made him decide in an instant! He wanted to rescue that female! Even if she belonged to another tribe, even if after rescuing her she refused to return to her own tribe. He also had to rescue this precious female! Having made his decision, Ba Ke Er sprinted toward the direction from which the female's scream came!

When Zhang Fan saw a huge golden lion, his heart skipped a beat! A feeling of gloom welled up: 'I never expected! I never expected! Zhang Fan, I'm not only going to die in the giant beast's mouth, but now I'm also going to be eaten by a big lion? Why? Why? Could it be that the transcendent deity who brought me here intends for me to serve as fodder for the beasts?! This is too miserable!'

Just as Zhang Fan remained immersed in his thoughts, unable to extricate himself, Ba Ke Er had already finished his battle with the giant beast and arrived before him. Zhang Fan snapped back to attention, then stared blankly at everything unfolding before his eyes.

Only to see the huge golden lion before him gradually shrink, its fur quickly shortening, slowly straightening its body, and soon turning into a tall beastman two meters high, wearing animal-skin clothing and an animal-skin skirt.

He had brows like sharp swords, eyes as deep and azure as the sky, a high and straight nose bridge, full and sensual lips, a model-like perfect figure, and healthy wheat-toned skin.

Everything about him was so seductive and alluring; on him Zhang Fan finally understood what perfection truly was!

And Ba Ke Er, upon seeing Zhang Fan, also froze for a moment; although it was just a moment, to his perception it felt like an eternity, long enough for him to make out this precious black-haired, black-eyed individual, his delicate facial features, that slender yet not weak physique, long enough for him to smell the scent emanating from the female that felt familiar yet intoxicating.

He suddenly recalled that this was the female scent he had smelled in the cave; it turned out that this female with a pleasant fragrance was this beautiful!

After personally witnessing that this handsome guy before him had transformed from a huge golden lion, Zhang Fan suddenly recalled the beastmen mentioned by a group of fujoshi in his class back at school. Then, having understood, Zhang Fan suddenly heard this tall, handsome beastman before him speak!

"Are you alright? Which tribe's female are you? How did you end up in the Maze Forest? This place is dangerous! Which beastman brought you here? How could he just leave you here!"

Zhang Fan was stunned! If he hadn't misheard, then what this beastman said was actually his native language spoken for twenty years—Now we need to output lines: English！Moreover, it was standard Mandarin! Zhang Fan was so surprised he didn't even notice Ba Ke Er's use of the word "female"; having regained his composure, Zhang Fan blurted out:

"I'm fine; my home is far away, so far that I don't even know if I can return. I woke up in a cave, and after walking and walking I ended up here, and no one brought me here, right? Who are you? How did you end up here? And how did you save me?"

"I am a male beastman of the Heaven Lion Tribe, my name is Ba Ke Er. … If you can't return to your own tribe, would you come with me to the Heaven Lion Tribe? A female like you in the Maze Forest is truly too dangerous! There are many predatory animals here."

"Alright then! Anyway I have nowhere else to go, I might as well go to your tribe. I'm Zhang Fan. By the way, you still haven't told me why you appeared here, and why you saved me?"

"I came out to participate in the Coming-of-age Trial; I've already lived in this forest for three months. When I passed a cave I smelled your scent, then heard you shouting loudly here, so I rushed over. Good thing I came, otherwise…"

Ba Ke Er thought:

"How could such a beautiful female suddenly appear here? … But since Zhang Fan says he himself doesn't know, then let it be unknown! Anyway I've decided to make him my female; I'll explain later!"

"Ah! Forget it, no need to say more. Anyway I'm fine now. What should we do now? Also, when will you return to the tribe?"

"Let's head back tomorrow! It's getting late now, we should first find a place to have dinner!" Saying that, *** he hoisted the giant beast that had previously regarded Zhang Fan as food onto his shoulder; seeing this, Zhang Fan, the netizen, indicated he was already stunned!

"Oh my god! How did he do that! How could he have such strength!"

Poor Zhang Fan had completely forgotten that the handsome guy before him was actually a huge golden lion! Thus Ba Ke Er casually took the hand of the dazed Zhang Fan, the netizen, and walked toward the cave where Zhang Fan had awakened.