A few hours passed, and the tranquil clearing gradually shifted from quiet to lively as everyone began returning one by one for a short break before resuming their training.
The first to emerge from the treeline were Aurora, Kate, and Lirae.
"I brought lunch!" Aurora announced proudly as she took out the corpse of a gigantic mutated stag with six eyes and bone spikes jutting from its spine. The monstrous thing hit the ground with a heavy thud that cracked a nearby rock.
"Mother, have you cooked with this beast before? I think if you use this meat, you can get a lot of experience and skill points!" Aurora beamed.
Damon's mother froze like someone had just handed her a live bomb. Her eyes traveled up the grotesque mountain of muscle and bone, lingering on the extra set of eyes and the serrated antlers that seemed a little too sharp even in death.
She gulped. "I… No, dear. I have not cooked… that."
