I Transmigrated as a Villainess to Raise Babies, and My Beast Husbands Are Fighting Madly Over Me!-Chapter 50: Demon Beast City

A brilliant splash of gold appeared in their line of sight.

"It’s Jin Ling."

"Jin Ling, we’re over here!"

Jin Ling stopped beneath the tree.

"Xixi."

Qiao Xixi jumped down with the cubs.

"Jin Ling, are you okay?"

Jin Ling was covered in blood, making Qiao Xixi incredibly worried.

"I’m fine. We need to leave this place immediately. They’ll catch up to us soon."

"Okay."

Qiao Xixi jumped onto Jin Ling’s back, holding Qiao Lie.

But just as they were about to leave, Hei Lun caught up.

"Trying to run? It won’t be that easy."

Hei Lun roared, swatting a large tree with his heavy paw and sending it flying toward Qiao Xixi and the others.

Qiao Xixi didn’t have time to steady herself, and she tumbled to the ground along with Qiao Lie, who was in her arms.

Jin Ling wanted to grab Qiao Xixi, but Hei Lun was already upon him.

Jin Ling could only tell Qiao Qiao and the others to hold on tight before turning to face Hei Lun.

"Qiao Lie!"

Qiao Xixi tried to pick up Qiao Lie, but the approaching demon beasts were faster and snatched him up.

"Qiao Lie!"

Qiao Xixi’s eyes turned red with panic.

She wanted to save her cub, but she was quickly surrounded by demon beasts.

’The Dull Liquid isn’t on me right now.’

Before Qiao Xixi could dodge, a demon beast seized her.

"Xixi!"

Jin Ling growled, wanting to charge over, but Hei Lun blocked him. Worried about Qiao Ang and the others on his back, he quickly found himself at a disadvantage.

Qiao Xixi watched anxiously. ’Jin Ling and the others can’t get caught!’

’It’ll be a total wipeout!’

"Jin Ling, hurry and take Qiao Ang and the others! I’ll be fine! Go, now!"

Jin Ling’s gilded eyes blazed with a towering flame as he still tried to move toward her.

"Go, Jin Ling! Take the cubs and run! They want the females alive, I’ll be fine! Protect Qiaoqiao and the others!"

"Xixi, wait for me!"

Jin Ling gritted his teeth. After batting away Hei Lun’s bear claw, he turned and fled swiftly into the woods.

"After him! That Golden Tiger Beast must be killed!"

Qiao Xixi stared worriedly at Jin Ling’s disappearing back. Before she could snap out of it, Hei Lun was standing before her.

A sharp, black claw lifted her chin.

Hei Lun let out a cold, satisfied grunt.

"Take them back."

Qiao Xixi glanced at Qiao Lie, who was clutched in a demon beast’s hand, and didn’t dare to struggle, terrified they would hurt him.

The demon beasts stuffed both Qiao Xixi and Qiao Lie into beast-hide sacks.

Qiao Xixi could only rely on the sounds and smells outside to determine the path they were taking.

After an unknown amount of time, Qiao Xixi suddenly caught a thick, foul, fishy stench.

She heard voices she had never heard before.

"Mr. Hei is back."

"Lock up all those females and cubs."

"Yes, Mr. Hei."

The beast-hide sack over Qiao Xixi’s head was suddenly untied.

Dimness filled her vision.

She had been thrown into a cave, where there were several other females.

These female beastfolk all seemed to have been captured, and they looked at the demon beasts with extreme fear.

Qiao Xixi scanned the area but couldn’t find Qiao Lie. They had probably taken him somewhere else to be locked up.

「Meanwhile」Qiao Lie and the other captured cubs had indeed been locked away in a hidden underground prison.

The prison was dark and damp, without even the faintest glimmer of light penetrating it.

Qiao Lie was thrown into a cell at the very end of the row.

Inside, two other snake cubs were also imprisoned.

When Qiao Lie was thrown in, they merely glanced up at him expressionlessly before closing their eyes to sleep again.

Qiao Lie frowned. ’I wonder where they took Mother.’

Qiao Lie sat down near the cell door, secretly observing the situation outside, looking for a chance to escape.

After some time, a Hyena Demon Beast walked in carrying a basin of foul-smelling, rotten meat.

The Hyena Demon Beast tossed three pieces of rotten meat into the cell.

Qiao Lie hadn’t moved yet, but the two snake beast cubs in the corner of the cell pounced on the rotten meat and began to eat.

It had been a long time since Qiao Lie had eaten carrion, but he knew he had to conserve his strength, so he had to eat it too.

Just as the white snake cub was about to eat his piece of carrion, Qiao Lie quickly ran over, snatched his meat back, and shot the white snake cub a cold glance.

The white snake cub’s skin was extremely pale, which, combined with his scarlet eyes, gave him a very strange appearance.

"I’m surprised. You’re not stupid."

Qiao Lie ate the carrion and looked at the white snake cub.

"How long have you been here?"

Bai Qi returned to his previous spot and sat down, his young voice equally cold.

"A month."

Qiao Lie frowned. "You’ve been locked in here for a whole month?"

"Before, there were over a dozen snake cubs here. Now, including you, there are only three."

"What about the rest?"

Bai Qi flicked his forked tongue, his eyes glinting strangely.

"Killed by beasts."

Qiao Lie’s face tightened, and he said nothing more.

The other cub, a green snake, seemed more timid.

He looked at Qiao Lie and said, "Every three days, they take us to the Beast Fighting Arena to fight. Only the beastfolk who survive are qualified to stay here."

Qiao Lie clenched his fists. ’I have to survive and find Mother!’

Outside the cell, the Hyena Demon Beast walked to the door of the cell opposite Qiao Lie’s.

Unlike the other cells, the one opposite them looked extremely sturdy. There was only a hole the size of a head in its stone door.

The Hyena beastman opened the slot and quickly tossed the carrion inside, but the instant his hand went in, it was ensnared by a long, crimson tail.

"AHHHH!"

The Hyena Demon Beast shrieked in terror.

"I said... I wanted fresh meat today."

From within the cell came a voice so cold it was bone-chilling.

Qiao Lie couldn’t help but stand up. Just hearing that voice was enough to make him feel immense pressure.

"There is no fresh meat! All we have is carrion!"

"Who said... there’s no fresh meat?"

As soon as the words fell, the Hyena Demon Beast let out a sudden scream as a spray of fresh blood erupted.

The Hyena Demon Beast collapsed limply to the ground, and the arm he had stuck into the cell was gone.

Qiao Lie and Bai Qi were stunned into place.

’What kind of monster is in there? It tore off a demon beast’s arm so easily!’

The Hyena Demon Beast scrambled away, tumbling as it ran.

Qiao Lie stared curiously at the open slot. He jumped onto the cell door and climbed up, wanting to see what was inside.

He climbed to the height of the opening and peered in.

It was pitch-black inside; he couldn’t see a thing.

Just as Qiao Lie was feeling puzzled, a pair of scarlet eyes suddenly met his.

Qiao Lie was so startled he almost fell.

In the darkness, those pupils looked exceptionally terrifying.

Suddenly, a clamor of chaotic footsteps came from outside as several demon beasts rushed over.

"It was him! He’s the one who tore off my arm!"

The Hyena Demon Beast’s face was filled with hatred, but when he reached the cell door, he was too afraid to get any closer.

A Black Bear Demon Beast shot the Hyena Demon Beast a contemptuous glare.

"Useless trash."

The Black Bear Demon Beast walked to the cell door, turned the latch on the stone door, and slowly began to open it...