I Transmigrated as a Villainess to Raise Babies, and My Beast Husbands Are Fighting Madly Over Me!-Chapter 16: An Absolute Guarantee of Your Safety
Qiao Xixi’s eyes narrowed. "Are you threatening me? Believe it or not, I’ll quit this game. Let someone else do it."
The system panicked.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, Host, don’t get so worked up. These are the system’s rules; I can’t change them. However, I can give you a safe location and guarantee the safety of you and the cubs."
Qiao Xixi was tempted. She had already sensed the dangers of the beast world these past few days.
Rather than having to protect the cubs at all times, she much preferred that they gain the ability to protect themselves.
"Can you really guarantee our safety?" 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
"Rest assured, Host. If something happened to you, who would I find to complete the missions? If we fail the mission, we get punished too."
"I’ve already run a scan. There’s a medium-sized Wild Bull Beast northeast of the cave. It’s currently one kilometer away from you."
"Three hours is more than enough time for you to set a trap. I’ll be monitoring the Wild Bull Beast’s position for you the entire time. I’ll absolutely guarantee your safety!"
With the system’s guarantee, Qiao Xixi steeled her resolve.
"You’d better keep your word and guarantee our safety. Otherwise, you can just find someone else to do your missions for you."
"I will absolutely ensure the Host’s life is not in danger."
Having made her decision, Qiao Xixi looked at the cubs sitting on the beast hide.
"It’s getting dark, and it’s not safe here. Come, get on Mother. Mother will carry you and climb up."
The cubs looked at Qiao Xixi in astonishment.
"Mother, can you climb out?"
Qiao Xixi wasn’t sure either, but she had to try.
"I have to try."
"Okay."
Qiao Lie shifted into his beast form and coiled himself around Qiao Xixi, while Qiao Qiao and Qiao Ang clung to her legs.
Qiao Xixi took out her ice dagger and jammed it into the grooves Jin Ling’s claws had carved out earlier.
Thankfully, the ice dagger was sharp enough, and it barely held their weight.
Qiao Xixi gritted her teeth and finally managed to climb out of the hole with the cubs.
The sky had already darkened. She had to hurry.
"Mother, where are we going? Aren’t we going to wait for the big male?"
"We’ll come back in a little while."
The cubs didn’t know what Qiao Xixi was planning, but they were unwilling to be separated from her.
"Host, straight ahead! You’re only three hundred meters from the Wild Bull Beast now. There’s an abandoned trap under that big tree up front. You can use it."
Qiao Xixi hurried to the location the system had indicated.
Sure enough, she spotted a clear depression in a snowdrift.
Qiao Xixi went over and carefully brushed the snow aside, revealing a relatively shallow opening underneath.
"Host, the Wild Bull Beast is already heading this way! You need to move faster. The cubs have to be the ones to kill the Wild Bull Beast for you to get the reward."
Qiao Xixi worked faster.
Once the trap was ready, she went over to the cubs.
"Qiao Lie, Qiao Qiao, Qiao Ang, Mother has prepared a trap to catch some prey. In a moment, I want you to hide near it. After I lure the prey into the trap, your job is to kill it."
Hearing this, the three cubs’ faces paled.
Qiao Qiao’s big, blue eyes instantly filled with tears, and she stared at her accusingly.
Qiao Ang was so angry he clenched his little fists.
"You stupid female! You want to use us as bait."
Qiao Lie’s face was the palest of all, and his crimson eyes stared coldly at Qiao Xixi.
"Trying to get us killed? Not a chance."
The three cubs turned and tried to run.
With quick reflexes, Qiao Xixi grabbed them.
"Listen to Mother! The Wild Bull Beast is already on its way here. If we don’t trap it, it will pick up our scent and attack us. To survive, our only choice is to strike first and kill it."
Three pairs of eyes stared back at her, filled with either anger or despair.
The sight made Qiao Xixi’s heart ache.
She couldn’t help but curse the system in her mind.
The system could only reassure her again and again.
"Don’t worry, Host. I absolutely guarantee your safety."
"There are two hours left! Host, you need to hurry up!"
Qiao Xixi looked into the cubs’ eyes.
"Just trust Mother this one time, okay?"
Qiao Ang and Qiao Lie remained defiant, but Qiao Qiao’s attitude softened slightly.
"You... you’re really not using us as bait?"
"I promise, I’m not."
"Then... then..."
Qiao Qiao looked at her older brother, then at her younger brother.
"Big Brother, Third Brother, let’s just trust Mother this one time, okay?"
Qiao Ang snorted angrily.
"Just this once! If you’re lying to us, I won’t let you get away with it!"
Qiao Lie, however, just stared at Qiao Xixi without speaking.
"Okay."
Not daring to waste any more time, Qiao Xixi found the safest, most concealed spot near the opening of the pit and had the cubs hide.
"Qiao Ang, take this ice dagger to protect yourself."
Qiao Ang clutched the ice dagger tightly.
"Do not come out for any reason until you see Mother running back, understand?"
Qiao Qiao nodded obediently.
"Mhm."
Qiao Xixi gritted her teeth and stood up, not noticing a pair of eyes watching them from a distance.
"Host, the Wild Bull Beast is heading this way! It’s only fifty meters from you now."
Qiao Xixi snatched a wooden stick from the ground and ran in the direction of the Wild Bull Beast.
"Host, here it comes!"
Qiao Xixi stopped in her tracks. A cold gust of wind brought with it the foul stench of the Wild Bull Beast.
"MOO!"
The next instant, a Wild Bull Beast twice the size of a normal water buffalo came charging at her.
Qiao Xixi couldn’t stop a curse from escaping her lips as she whirled around and fled.
The Wild Bull Beast chased after her.
"Host, run faster! The Wild Bull Beast is about to catch you!"
Qiao Xixi swore she had never run so fast in her entire life.
"You damn dog of a system, hurry up and make it slow down!"
"Host, I don’t have the authorization to do that."
Qiao Xixi immediately shifted into her beast form, running even faster through the snow.
The cubs hiding in the snow soon heard the commotion up ahead.
Qiao Qiao spotted the sprinting Qiao Xixi at a glance.
"It’s Mother! She’s coming!"
"There’s a Wild Bull Beast right behind her!"
Qiao Lie’s small face was taut. He shifted into his beast form, bracing himself for an attack.
Qiao Xixi sprinted all the way to the trap, gritted her teeth, and leaped.
The Wild Bull Beast continued to charge forward recklessly.
As Qiao Xixi landed on the other side of the trap, her feet suddenly slipped, and she was left half-dangling over the pit.
The camouflaged trap collapsed with a loud CRASH.
Unable to brake in time, the Wild Bull Beast also plunged into the trap.
"Mother!"
Qiao Qiao and the others scrambled out from the snow.
"MOO!"
After falling into the trap, the Wild Bull Beast roared in fury.
Seeing Qiao Xixi dangling at the edge of the pit, it began to ram the walls with all its might.
RUMBLE RUMBLE...
The violent tremors caused Qiao Xixi’s grip to slacken, and she fell completely into the trap.
"Mother!"
The moment Qiao Xixi fell into the trap, the Wild Bull Beast lowered its head and gored at her.
"MOO!"
Qiao Xixi rolled across the ground to dodge the attack.
"Qiao Ang, all of you, go find some ice rocks! The more the better! Hurry!"
Qiao Lie was the first to react, turning and running without a word.
Soon, Qiao Qiao and the others returned to the edge of the pit, their hands full of ice rocks.
Qiao Xixi glanced up at them, her expression resolute.
"Throw them down!"
