9 – From the Distance

Zap!

Kat shot her last arrow, which hit the rabbit in the back.

Ouch. I cringed to see the rabbit rolled over with two arrows in its body.

Before the rabbit ran away again, Kat quickly pressed the tiny animal to the ground.

I felt uncomfortable seeing the blood flowing from the rabbit, as well as his breath that seemed to be running out, not to mention his pleading eyes.

"Quick, kill him to end his suffering!" I shouted into Kat's ear. "Slit his throat! Now!"

The girl pulled out her knife from the back of her panties, pulled the sheath with her mouth, then slashed at the poor animal's neck.

I couldn't help but stare at Kat's face. Damn, why aren't you affected at all? You just killed a cute animal! Why is your face still like that?

As soon as the rabbit stopped breathing, Kat drew two arrows from the animal's body. She then turned the rabbit upside down. The blood from my colonists' would-be food gushed down.

As she did so, Kat looked around again, probably to be aware of her surroundings.

She immediately lowered her body when she saw three people walking in the distance, far away.

I pressed the zoom icon in the shape of a magnifying glass with a plus sign, and I was surprised by what I saw. The group consisted of two men and one woman with wavy red hair.

The white skinned woman's hands were tied. Her legs were also tied, but not joined together, so she could still walk, despite the difficulty. And what's worse, her neck is tied with a leash-shaped rope. She was being pulled around like a dog by one of the men.

However, what saddened me the most was that there were many red marks of lashes and blue bruises on her dirty body. I could see all of that because she was completely naked, unlike the two men who carried her. They are fully clothed.

Slavery?

The woman fell, apparently because of the large sack hanging in her back. Mercilessly, the black-haired man tugged at the leash while the other man -- having a bald head -- lifted the whip he was holding.

Ugh. I held my breath as I watched the woman get whipped several times.

It took a while for the woman to get back up. But, before that, the leash holder kicks her thigh a few times.

Assholes.

I disabled the zoom feature and said to Kat. "Run now and tell your friends... Tell the two men that slavers are coming! And don't let the slavers find out about you!

Kat left the place in a swift motion. I followed her, who kept sneaking around. She moved from boulders or trees to hide her body.

I hope the slavers don't notice Kat's existence... Ah, shit!

I saw smoke rising from my colony location. I shouldn't have asked them to make a fire!

Kat kept running toward her two comrades. Manu was crouching and arranging the wood in the fire with a smile while Seb raised his hands in joy.

"Why are you running like that, Kat?" Seb's gaze fell on the rabbit in the girl's hand. "Hey, your hunt was successful."

"There are slavers there." Bending down and catching her breath, Kat pointed at the three strangers.

Seb's eyes opened. "What? Slavers?"

Manu gets up from his seat and observes the uninvited guests. "Slavers won't always attack us. Maybe they just want to sell their slaves to us. But, they will definitely come here to ask to join us to warm up with this bonfire. However, we must remain vigilant."

I think more than that. I will save that slave!

"Seb, you hide now! You can't use violence! Kat, you hide too! Prepare to use your bow! Then Manu, you stand guard with your ax and meet them!" I gave consecutive orders to my colonists.

Kat and Seb hid behind a thick bush. Meanwhile, Manu picks up his ax and gets ready.

Manu doesn't necessarily have stealth abilities. And if he had to run from hiding to attack, he was at a disadvantage. He can't run fast because of the scar on his leg.

The former member of the Tribe gripped his ax even tighter. His face was firm, and his eyes stared intently at the slave and his two masters.

The three of them got closer. The leash holder raised a hand. His mouth smiled widely. Behind him, the female slave looked exhausted, her eyes drooping and her movements sluggish. She immediately knelt as her two masters stopped walking just a few meters from Manu.

The other slaver, who was bald, stepped on one of the slave's hands and chuckled. The slave gave him a fierce look.

"Why are you looking at me like that, huh!?" The bald man was about to slap the slave, but the black-haired man caught his hand.

"Hey, don't destroy our merchandise in front of potential buyers."

I snorted. Merchandise!? Seriously! This woman is human! Despicable!

The black-haired man looked at Manu again, still smiling. "My name is Tosa and my partner is Reha. As you can see, I'm a slaver. Well, even though we're not really slavers. Our main job isn't selling slaves."

"What do you mean?" Manu asked in a cold tone.

"Actually, I am an ordinary tribe member. He is also a tribe member, but he made a big mistake. Our tribe leader was furious. Instead of exile her, our leader decided to sell this woman. Maybe we can exchange her for money or other resources." Tosa explained in a friendly tone. "So would you like to buy her, sir?"

Manu glanced at the female slave, who looked back at him. I saw Manu's expression slightly changed. Hmmm... Could it be that his heart was moved because the slave was also thrown away like him?

"Here's a good thing! Just look at her, her body is still plump, her face is beautiful, and of course the most important thing is that her hole can satisfy your lust!" The slaver named Reha laughed loudly.

I want to punch them.

"And she has great mining skills too." Tosa added.

I pressed the pause button and approached the slave. Indeed, this woman's face was beautiful, though red and swollen, perhaps from the slaps. The freckles on her face and her striking red hair made her even more attractive. However, she looks muscular rather than plump like Reha said, with a lean six-pack on her stomach.

I don't hate that kind of thing at all. That's another kind of sexy.

This woman will be a great addition to my colony. Her face is not inferior to Kat, although her chest and buttocks are smaller.

But not too small either.