Chapter 83. Tiger Descending The Mountain
"Stupid," my brother grunted, rolling his eyes as a painful cough rattled his broad chest.
"We just slaughtered dozens of Catastrophe Beasts out there before the whole peak gave out."
"Once spring comes and the snow thaws, we can climb back up and extract all of them. At least one of those cores is bound to be high quality."
"Don't worry about me... use it. You know my body's absorption rate isn't as fast or efficient as yours anyway. If you absorb this now, you can break through to the fifth stripe, blast us out of this frozen grave, and maybe..."
He paused, a weak, sly grin tugging at the corner of his lips.
"...maybe help introduce me to your female too."
"WHAT?! BRO, NO!" I shrieked, instantly surging forward and grabbing his shoulders in a panic.
"I will 'never' let you have my female! We promised each other back when we were cubs that we would hunt down completely different females!"
