I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Yuhaka was very puzzled by this, so he stopped thinking about it. Viya, seeing Yuhaka standing beside her, said to him:

"Um... Lady Youyou, could you... loosen your grip on my hands and feet a little?"

"Oh OwO~"

Hearing Viya's words, Yuhaka released his grip on Viya's arms and legs, stood up, and stretched. Viya looked up at Yuhaka's stretching figure and couldn't help but blush slightly. Well...

After getting up, Yuhaka reached into the dimensional portal and took out the clothes she had worn yesterday. However, when Yuhaka looked at the wet clothes in her hands, she had an "O-O? ???" expression on her face, clearly not knowing why her clothes were wet.

As for why Yuhaka's clothes get wet, it's because of Pandora's climate; moisture in the air is absorbed by the clothes, gradually causing them to become wet.

The reason why Viya and Ulis's clothes didn't have this problem is because the materials used in their clothes were made from the skins of creatures on Pandora that had good waterproof properties.

After Yuhaka noticed this, he took out a one-piece swimsuit from his dimensional portal and put it on, while Ulis woke up.

Ulis rubbed her eyes, looked around, and said:

"Hmm... so he's no longer with the Svik tribe after all..."

Viya, looking a little embarrassed, said to Ulis, who was wrapped in tentacles:

"Um... Ulis, could you please let go of your tentacles...?"

Upon hearing Viya's words, Ulis noticed that Viya was entangled by her tentacles. Ulis quickly apologized and released her tentacles. After Ulis released her tentacles, Viya stood up.

Then, Yuhaka took out the meat of the Corpse Swamp Lord that he had frozen into sashimi last time and used it for breakfast. After tasting the soy sauce, Ulis's eyes lit up. It was clear that Ulis really liked the taste of soy sauce and the prepared sashimi.

After finishing the sashimi, Ulis looked at Viya and said:

"So, Viya, what are you planning to do now? Will you make weapons first or armor first?"

Upon hearing Ulis's words, Viya began to think about it. She then decided that it would be better to make the simplest spear first.

After hearing Viya's answer, Ulis nodded to indicate that she understood. She then considered which target to hunt next, and after deciding on one, she said to Viya:

"I have a good target, but that guy is a bit too difficult to deal with."

"Difficult to deal with?"

Question marks appeared above Viya's and Youhaka's heads, after all, they couldn't imagine what there was that they (Youhaka) couldn't handle.

Ulis held up her finger and said to Yohaka and Viya:

"Hmm, that guy is very good at flying, and his tail has a hard barb that also carries a terrible poison."

Hearing what Ulis said, Viya seemed to understand what kind of creature it was. However, she realized that the creature was indeed no match for Yuhaka, which reassured Viya a lot. So, the group went to the area Ulis had mentioned to hunt the dangerous creature.

Then Ulis saw how Yuhaka and Via tormented the monster. Yuhaka didn't need to transform into his third form; he simply struck the flying monster down with a bolt of lightning. After all, how could you be faster than lightning?

Ulis stared blankly at the sword-poison winged ray struck by lightning, while Via looked slightly surprised but not overly so, since she had connected with Yuhaka's consciousness before and knew some things about him.

Then Yuhaka dragged the creature, which the Svik people called the Sword Poison Winged Ray, to Ulis and said:

"Gotcha!"

Hearing Yuhaka's words, Ulis snapped out of her daze and said, somewhat speechless:

"No...it's more like finding something than catching it..."

"OwO?"

Yuhaka tilted his head, puzzled. He was confused. He had clearly shot down the flying fish himself, so why was he saying he had picked it up?

Unable to understand what was happening, Yuhaka pulled out an energy bar from the dimensional portal and continued chewing on it. Meanwhile, Ulis carefully removed the poisonous stinger and venom glands from the tail of the sword poison ray, and also removed the entire spine of the sword poison ray to use as weapon material.

After some time, once Yuhaka and the others had gathered enough materials, Ulis crafted a weapon for Viya. Yuhaka and Viya could see Ulis's tentacles working on different parts of the weapon. Once finished, Ulis handed Viya a weapon that resembled the Insect Glaive from Monster Hunter World, saying:

"Alright, be careful with this weapon. Because of the venom of the sword-poison winged ray, don't get cut by it, or your body will start to rot."

Upon hearing Ulis's words, Viya nodded cautiously and accepted the weapon Ulis offered. Ulis then spoke to Viya and the others:

"Regarding bows and arrows, my original tribe had an underground warehouse specifically for storing weapon materials. We should still have enough materials. If you don't mind that it's a bit of a journey, I can take you there."

As for Ulis's suggestion, Viya and Youhaka had no objection. As for Ulis's claim that the journey was long, Youhaka had no idea what "long" meant.

Chapter 550 [Reencounter with the Transport Ship]

"So fast! So fast, ahh ...

Sitting on the back of the third-form Yhaka, Ulis exclaimed "So fast!" while the tentacles on her head wrapped around Viya's body, making Viya blush a little. After all, the suction cups of those tentacles made Viya feel itchy. Yhaka, who was connected to Viya's nerve bundle, could also feel this sensation, which made Yhaka, flying in the air, try to scratch its body with its hind legs.

Fortunately, Yuhaka's flight was relatively stable. Although Yuhaka was unharmed after falling from the sky, Viya and Ulis were less certain about the outcome of the crash.

Soon, when Yuhaka arrived at the Svik tribe's village that Ulis had pointed out, Yuhaka descended from the sky. As soon as Yuhaka landed, Ulis slid off Yuhaka's body like a limp octopus.

"Hey? Uliss, are you alright?"

"So limp, just like an octopus OowoO~"

Viya and Yuhaka watched as Ulis slid off Yuhaka. Because of their nerve bundle connection, Viya's face showed a "OwO" expression similar to Yuhaka's.

Ulis, who was on the ground, wobbled to her feet, covered her forehead, and said:

"Sorry, I'm not very good at riding flying beasts, let alone one this fast..."

Well... there are people who get carsick and airsick everywhere, even the natives of Pandora.

After getting off Yuhaka, Viya began to look around at the original Svik tribe's village. Due to the early attacks, many of the buildings had collapsed, and there were hardly any intact structures.

Seeing the horrific scene before her, Viya frowned. Although it was tragic, it was still much better than the Niwei tribe's original home, which had been reduced to ashes.

Looking at the ruins of the Svik tribe, Ulis also showed a somewhat annoyed expression and said:

“Those outsiders are disgusting, how dare they destroy our homeland like this... If I catch them, I will definitely send them to the Eye of Pandora.”

Pandora, inside the system space, looked completely bewildered upon hearing Ulis's words. The Eye of Pandora? What is that? Why doesn't she know this place has a name on her own planet?

After composing herself, Ulis said to Yuhaka and Viya:

"Alright, come with me, I'll take you to the location of the underground warehouse."

As she spoke, Ulis led Yuhaka and Viya to the Svik tribe's village. Viya looked at the destroyed houses and the remaining bloodstains around her. Although there were bloodstains, there was no body in sight. However, judging from the footprints left by wild animals, it could be seen that the animals had probably dragged it away.

Viya looked around at the scene and asked Ulis:

"Ulis, do you know where the other Sviks have gone?"

Hearing Viya's words, Ulis shook her head and said:

"I'm not quite sure, but my mother, the High Witch, left with the non-combatants before that, and I don't know what happened to them now."

Upon hearing Ulis's words, Viya nodded in understanding, and Ulis then said to Viya:

"It would be best if Mother led the rest of the tribe to safety, otherwise, I don't want to raise the entire Svik tribe myself..."

Upon hearing Ulis's words, Viya also wore an awkward yet polite expression. Just as Ulis said, if only Ulis remained of the Svik tribe, then Ulis would have to rely on herself to reproduce the Svik tribe (for specific reproduction methods, refer to the octopus in reality).

Soon, led by Ulis, Viya and Yuhaka arrived at the Svik tribe's warehouse for storing biological materials. Inside, they were slightly surprised to see a considerable amount of processed biological materials. Ulis, looking at the areas where the materials were stored, said to Viya and Yuhaka:

"It's great that those outsiders didn't discover this place. Viya, your weapon is finally secured."

Soon, Ulis noticed something among the surrounding biological materials that could be used to create a powerful bow for Viya.

Viya and Youhaka were also looking at the material warehouse. To be honest, this was the first time Viya had seen so many weapon materials. Although the Niwei tribe had a lot of people, each of them only used one or two weapons at most. However, the Svik tribe carried three to five weapons each. This must be why the Svik tribe's material warehouse had so many weapons.

After some time, Ulis came out with a strangely shaped horn bow that had been completed and handed it to Viya, saying:

"Viya, this is for you. This horn bow is for you."

After Viya took the horn bow from Ulis, she also pulled the bowstring. Viya found that the bowstring of the horn bow in her hand was strong, even stronger than the horn bows made by her Niwei tribe. Ulis, who was standing next to her, also introduced to Viya what materials the horn bow in her hand was made of. At the same time, Ulis also took out a quiver and dozens of arrows and gave them to Viya.

Just then, Yuhaka, who was looking around at the ingredients to see what delicious food she could find, suddenly perked up her cat ears, as if she had sensed something. Viya and Ulis, who were standing nearby, also noticed Yuhaka's unusual behavior. Viya asked Yuhaka what she had noticed, and Yuhaka told Viya and Ulis what she had discovered.

"Out-of-landers?!"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, both Yuhaka and Viya wore serious expressions. Undoubtedly, it was those outsiders. Viya then suggested going out to see what was happening, and Ulis agreed to Viya's suggestion, while Yuhaka had no objections.

After they quietly emerged from the materials warehouse, they cautiously peeked out to observe the situation outside. Soon, they spotted a transport ship even larger than the one they had seen before arriving above the ruins of the Svik tribe. Immediately afterward, a large number of mercenaries jumped aboard, keeping watch over the surrounding area.

Seeing this, Yuhaka, Viya, and Ulis looked at each other in bewilderment.

Chapter 551 [The Night Before the Hunt]

After watching the mercenaries disembark from the transport ship and land in the ruins of the Svik tribe, Yuhaka, Via, and Ulis were all very puzzled.

Viya looked at Ulis, who was standing to the side, and asked with some confusion:

"Ulis, does the Svik tribe have anything valuable?"

Hearing Viya's question, Ulis also looked puzzled and thought for a moment. Then, unable to come up with anything, Ulis shook her head and said:

"I don't know. I can't think of anything valuable that those outsiders would covet from the Swick tribe. The only thing of value is the materials in this warehouse, but I think that compared to the sophisticated weapons those outsiders have, these materials are probably insignificant."

After hearing Ulis's answer, Viya nodded in agreement. After all, those outsiders had the ability to bring down great fires, so they probably didn't need those biological materials.

Then Viya suddenly remembered the transport plane she and Yuhaka had captured. Although the mercenaries had escaped, the transport plane was still there, even though Yuhaka had taken a lot of food from it…

Viya told Yuhaka and Ulis about the transport plane incident. After hearing Viya's words, Ulis touched her chin with her tentacle and said:

"If that's the case, it's perfectly normal for those outsiders to come looking for that metal behemoth and their own people. This also explains why these outsiders are here."

Then Ulis looked at Viya and Yuhaka and said:

"Come with me, I'll take you to a more secluded place."

As she spoke, Ulis led Yuhaka and Viya to a secret passage behind the materials warehouse. Through this passage, the three of them arrived at a cave on a cliff. Through the cave, they could see in detail what the mercenaries were doing.

From the three of them, they could see that after the mercenaries disembarked from the transport ship, some huge machines were also unloaded. After the machines were unloaded, they began to push them onto the ruins of the surrounding Svik tribe's buildings.

Meanwhile, Ulis, who was standing to the side, did not seem angry at the foreigners for destroying their former homes. Instead, she rationally analyzed the situation.

"Are those humans... going to use this place as a temporary base?"

Hearing what Ulis said, Via was also confused. But at that moment, Via also saw some of the mercenaries leave the place, not knowing where they went. Via told Yuhaka and Ulis about this discovery.

"Did they leave? They probably went to find the mercenaries who captured me. Maybe they're still alive and sent out a distress signal."

Meanwhile, Yuhaka looked up at the transport ship floating in the sky. It was much larger than the transport plane they had encountered before, and Yuhaka guessed that there might be more delicious food on board.

However, at that moment, the transport ships turned and left. Viya breathed a sigh of relief after seeing them leave. After all, it was transport ships like these that had dropped massive flames, causing the tribe to be reduced to ruins. If a real war broke out, Viya would not dare to provoke such an enemy.

Of course, even if the transport ship doesn't have napalm bombs, the several 30mm machine guns on it can still pose a threat to Via and Ulis, but for Yuhaka in his third form, it's just a tickle.

After seeing the large creature leave, Ulis looked at Yuhaka and Viya and said:

"Alright, we've got the hornbow. Viya, would you like to try it out?"