I wasn't able to fall asleep again. I ended up watching a series with Sunny...

She was unable to explain to me the source of the nightmares. All she could say was that someone was harassing me with them for some reason. Someone or something... Why?

This worried me a lot, but there was nothing I could do about it. I'll text Light during the day.

In the morning I was in average shape, but an energetic meal put me back on my feet.

We ate breakfast and headed to the gates. Soon everyone was there. The air was even heavier than yesterday because of the rain. There were no negative signs of boiling rain on the plants.

"Few rules at begin!" - our trainer. - "Do not leave the group. If you notice movement in the jungle, immediately alert. In the event of a wild creature attack, you follow my instructions and attack as directed. This run is also self-defense training. The planned time outside is 6 hours. There will be 2 breaks for rest and food. If anyone feels unwell, please let me know." - he informed us about everything.

When everyone confirmed that they understood the rules, the gates began to open with a loud creak.

Sunny was of course too, she was in my bag so she wasn't a heavy burden. She doesn't like hanging out in it when something happens, but I wouldn't be able to run with her for a few hours in the jungle if she was sitting on my shoulder.

We all moved at the same pace. The road wasn't easy either. Roots were often sticking out, stones were lying around, and the ground was loose. Numerous puddles of water were also not pleasant. We tried to avoid them whenever possible.

"Food is coming!" - Sunny squealed happily.

I immediately looked around but saw nothing.

"Um... My familiar told me that something not friendly is coming towards us." - I warned everyone.

I kept to myself the fact that she called it food... And she has such keen senses? Even the Exceeds didn't notice anything until the creature jumped on us with an attack. He disguised himself perfectly!

"Thunder and fire, now! Into stomach!" - Azar shouted.

This was also a signal for me, I quickly gathered the energy in my hands and attacked the monster, as did several others.

The monster roared painfully, then dropped dead in front of us. The strongest attack was still our trainer's lightning... He killed the monster, but anyway, we have to practice too.

"Someday, you will go on such journeys in groups without someone like me, then you have to deal with aggressive animals on your own." - he said and packed the monster into his bag.

The monster had a very large rectangular head with a large mouth filled with thin and very numerous fangs. Three pairs of paws were adapted for climbing trees. The fingers were opposable and long and muscular. The body was flattened and covered with greenish-brown fur on top. The thing was also big enough to fit me in its mouth.

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"Foood...?" - Sunny looked at me from my bag.

"No, we can't take this... I think so."

"What about killed creatures? They belong to us or something?" - someone else asked.

"I'm obliged to collect the killed creatures and send them somewhere later. You can't take them. It is illegal."

"Fooooood..." - Sunny started to dramatize again.

Sunny was still like a baby, I couldn't blame her for that.

"Don't worry, we won't run out of food..." - I assured her.

"But this food is better!" - she said with a bit of firmness that surprised me.

"Sorry, you can't always have everything... I'll see what I can do later, but I suspect it's impossible."

We moved on and Sunny looked like she was thinking hard about something.

"I don't want my master to get in trouble... I can eat what I have." - she announced after almost half an hour of thinking.

"Thank you Sunny, you're great!"

This lifted my spirits. Sunny made a concession on food. Before... It was hard to achieve. And she said "master"! Basically, as my familiar, she had to obey my commands, but I didn't want to build our relationship that way. It was always better to have a friend by your side than a servant.

I was also a little worried. Her appearance hasn't changed a bit since she pupated. She hasn't even grown. The difficult thing is that the moldable larva develops in unpredictable ways.

Since she has finished the larval stage, she has become something new that is not known. She might have resembled some existing animal, but that still didn't give complete answers.

"Food... Enemy coming?" - she looked at me with a questioning expression.

"Again something is coming!"

I petted Sunny as a reward. It turned out that her amazing senses made the training much easier today. This time we were able to spot the attacker early and scare him away without having to kill him.

"Can you inform me about the next one via mental connection? I want to test the rest's ability to detect threats." - trainer contacted me.

"Yes, sure. No problem with this." - I agreed to his request.

I didn't have to wait long for another warning from Sunny. Something was coming again. I warned the coach and waited to see what happened.

"Crazy eater!" - someone noticed and warned everyone.

"Wind, light! Show yourselves!" - Azar gave commands.

It was noticeable that the students with the gift of light were a little confused and surprised. I still wasn't able to use my light powers... But I guess I knew what it was about.

But there was no time to explain. The monster got several solid air slashes. There were large wounds on his body and he lost one wing, but the trainer's lightning had to end his life. The animal was too close.

"Oh come on! Didn't you think that you could blind him?! He would slow down and maybe I wouldn't have to help you with killing him." - he said sharply.

At least I figured out what had to be done... Too bad I still couldn't do anything.

We were about to continue our journey when Sunny spoke to me again.

"Small and lots of..."

"Sunny said that something small is coming... And there is lots of it."

"Oh, this will be a challenge... It's been a long time since there was an opportunity to fight a herd of rasps. I can hear them already." - tainer replied to me after a while.

I couldn't hear anything alarming.

"Hey, I hear something!" - someone noticed.

"Me too... What is this?"

"Rasps! I had occasion to read about them!" - Kazo spoke this time. - "They are small venomous monsters. Venom with strong paralyzing effect. They devour their victims by scraping off layers of tissue... Their mouths resemble kitchen graters. They move in herds of at least 100 individuals!"

"Finally someone who has done some research!" - Azar looked at the others critically.

We lined up in a circle and waited for our opponent.