Gaju - One
Chapter 41 - My Paradise
“Forward, see there?” said Tian while pointing to a place not so far ahead of him.
The four of them stopped walking and looked in the direction pointed by Tian. A mountain stood there.
Gaju was silent and seemed to think of something.
“Forward, you should be happy dong! We arrived too, after this we have a place to live comfortably. No need to walk all day like yesterday,” said Adel as he approached Gaju.
“Actually there is a disadvantage by choosing this place as our base camp. If one day we have a severe injury, we need a day trip to return to the Complex and get help,” complained Gaju.
“And have to face off against that annoying Koga Team?” cut Tian, “Huft. I'd rather be in this Forest with Gaju than go back to the Complex and meet them,”.
“Tian, whatever it is. They all do what's best to survive right?” ask Gaju.
“Tian knows, but still does not like,” replied Tian.
“Hei Gaju, soon we arrive, now you're the one walking ahead. I'm tired,” said Aju while handing over the machete in her hand.
Gaju quickly greeted the machete and walked in front of the entourage. Actually without Aju even asking, Gaju will still lead the group in front.
From yesterday, Gaju already felt strange with the atmosphere of this Forest. Normally, there would be plenty of level 5 ferocious beasts roaming around, or at least plant-eating ordinary beasts would also be seen. But since starting his journey yesterday, Gaju did not see a wild beast against them.
Be it a level 5 ferocious beast like an ordinary wolf, a tiger, a tree snake and so on, or even a level 4 ferocious beast like the Leaf Snake that Gaju had defeated during the Elimination Trials, or also Tiger Tree which is king on the branches in this Forest.
Coupled with his premonition that something dangerous was about to happen, something that threatened the lives of the four of them, Gaju had decided to lead the line from the beginning.
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An animal with the body of a Lion, having the wings and head of an eagle is seen standing with all four feet on the slopes of the mountain in the Forest.
This slope is not located at the top of the mountain but is in the middle. There was a cave that looked quite spacious and behind the Griffin.
Like a creature that has more intelligence, the Griffin can be seen directing his gaze in one direction in the distance. With the ability of his Eminent eyes, it was not difficult for Griffin to see the four figures that were getting closer to the mountain where he was.
Griffin then walked on his four legs towards the cave behind him. Arriving in the cave, the smell of blood smelled stinging. Some animal carcasses lay there. The Griffin pulled something from the pile of dead animals, the lifeless body of an adult Leaf Snake.
With his regal beak, the Griffin began to enjoy his lunch meal today. The Leaf Snake that during the Elimination Trials became a frightening specter for Candidates, was now nothing more than a lunch for the Griffin.
Griffin slaughtered all those animals not to eat. He won't be able to finish off all the carcasses before they rot and can't be eaten again.
He killed them to show his dominance.
When the King comes, all the other creatures must obey him, or fall on the hands and beaks of the King.
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On a beach in the eastern part of the Island that has a steep cliff on one side, there is a little bay that is somewhat covered by rocks and hidden.
One might not expect that between the steep and steep rocks, combined with the towering cliffs behind it and the dense Forest on the cliff, the, there is a sandy bay that slightly juts into the mainland.
The most amazing thing about this place is, a river is seen flowing from the cliff and into the hidden bay. The river did not flow from the top of the cliff, but from a cave, rather not a cave, a huge overdraft on the cliff.
The river flows in the middle and less shady trees grow to the right left of the river. The river comes from a fracture between the rock cliffs that are in this hidden niche.
A combination of groundwater rivers with the ocean, between the sand of the beach and the soft grass, between the steep rocks and the shade of the trees. Koma fell in love when he first found this place. He never told anyone the whereabouts of this place.
Koma considers this place as his paradise. Groundwater that flows and tries to penetrate the cliffs, eventually eroding the rocks on the cliffs and making a deep overdraft. The rate of groundwater then forms a river that eventually flows into the sea. The birds came and brought grain and made this place filled with grass and trees.
It creates an incredible natural beauty.
From the beginning, Koma did intend to leave the Complex either because of the Third Stage or not. Coupled with the disharmony between him and his own soulmate, even before the Elimination Trials, Koma had already started preparing this place to be his home even without Songnam's knowledge.
Koma is indeed a fighter, but as ever delivered by himself by the Professor at that time, Koma is a fighter with intelligence above average, IC value 2.9, and, no less than his own soulmate who blatantly became Koga's lover.
But, even though Koma had no taste for Songnam, he still could not watch his soulmate with other candidates. Especially the candidate who is clearly the rival. Koma spent his time to walk along the outskirts of the Forest and Beach alone. Eventually they accidentally found heaven.
After he found this place, Koma always aspired to live here, make a home here and live here. Therefore, even before the Eliminisi Trials began, Koma had already begun to build a small wooden building located at the innermost part of a niche on the cliff. Close to the crack where groundwater comes out. Because this place is the safest and difficult to detect by the enemy.
The house that he built little by little, now only just to finish some parts.
It was the second day he stayed here, and he loved it. It turned out that, after trying it out, living in this heaven-like place, was far more pleasant than his imagination had been.
