As Max kept eating, the system notification telling him that his mana points is increased by one point kept sounding.
However, it wasn't too much of a surprise to him since he already knew that other than LPs, some magical medicine could also increase his attributes by a small margin, just like his vitality was improved when he ate the golden fruit that Emily had given him.
He then ignored the notification and focused on enjoying his meal. After finishing their meal, they rested for while.
Rima and Belén sat beside Leticia and kept talking for a while. Meanwhile Haory and Max had a short discussion.
"How should we proceed now? We can't stay in this cave for a month without doing anything right?" Haory asked.
"Of course not. What would be the benefit of this outing if we all remain here. Moreover, it's only a matter of time before this safe haven is also attacked by other beasts." Max nodded, agreeing to her words.
He then glanced at Leticia and others who were also looking at him while whispering amongst themselves and continued,
"However, I believe that we should cultivate here for a few days and raise our strength as much as we can by cultivating and eating this mana rich meat before going out to continue our hunt. That will increase our chances of survival even if were to encounter a peak Two-star beast."
Haory thought for a while and nodded "Right, that will be more beneficial." She then got up and walked towards her flower bed "I'll cultivate and digest to see how much of my mana can improve by a single meal."
Max also lay on his bed and opened his stat window to check his mana improvement.
[Mana: 1350 ]
'It only increased by 19 points.' Max sighed. However, he wasn't disappointed by this since he couldn't cultivate to digest more mana from the beast meat like others, so this improvement, he got on its own was satisfactory enough.
...
When it was evening Max and Haory told others about their plan and they happily agreed as they also knew that their chances of survival weren't high enough right now.
"We also can't be complacent about the fact that this was a beast's abode so other beast won't come. Therefore I suggest that one of us should guard the cave entrance at all times while rest of us sleep or cultivate." Haory suggested.
"Yeah, right. So should we decide the order in which we will guard to avoid the confusion later?" Leticia nodded and asked.
Following which they decided that each of them will guard the cave for four hours before other one will take his/her place.
The first one to guard became Haory. She nodded and went out.
"Its going to be dark soon, should we prepare the dinner?" Rima suggested.
"Okay, who will go out to gather some firewood, we can't let Max waste his mana for cooking dinner for us right?" Balén asked while looking at them.
Max glanced at them, it didn't look like any of them wanted to be the one to do the task. He sighed and stood up "I'll go, however, it might take a while before I return since there aren't any dry wood near the cave."
He turned around and walked towards the exit with a slight smirk on his face.
Seeing him volunteer and going away, Leticia quickly jumped up and said "Wait Max. It's dangerous outside, let me go with you."
"Okay, come along then." Max said as he kept walking.
Leticia ran and caught up to him. Rima and Belén looked at her jealously. "How lucky she is. I also need to find a chance to be alone with him." Rima mumbled.
Belén also nodded. They joined this group because they were attracted to him. Now that they found out that Max didn't reject Leticia, they also wanted to try their luck.
Rima looked at Belén and asked "Belén, do you know how does it feel, I mean sex?"
...
While Rima and Belén talked, Max and Leticia walked through the corridor. After taking two turns, they saw Haory sitting on a chair that she made from the sand.
She also noticed them asked "Where are you guys going?"
"To bring some firewood to prepare the dinner." Max casually replied. Leticia also nodded.
"Okay be careful. There might be some other beast in this area." Haory nodded.
Max nodded and quickly disappeared in the woods with Leticia. She looked in the direction they went for a few moments before focusing on the task at hand.
After walking for a few minutes, Max and Leticia arrived at a secluded place near a mountain slope. There was a big tree only a few meters away from it.
Leticia looked around wondered why they came here when there wasn't any dry tree in this area, when a sudden thought crossed her mind, making her look at his back anxiously.
Max stopped and turned to face her. Without saying anything he lifted her up by her waist and led her between the slope and the tree.
Cupping her face in his hands, he asked "Shall we continue where we stopped?"
Leticia's breathing intensified while her heart thumped loudly. She shyly nodded "Y-Yes."
Seeing her nod, Max kissed her lips and started moving his hand up and down her body.
Leticia hugged him and responded to his deep and passionate kisses. Max then made her lean against the tree and while kissing her, one of his hands moved inside her robes and groped her breasts.
He broke the kiss and started kissing her neck while his hand cupped her breasts and started squeezing and kneading them.
Her boobs were very soft and smooth like jelly. Although they weren't too big, they were big enough to not be covered by one hand.
"Ngh! Mm!"
Leticia started feel aroused by his kisses, groping and squeezing. Faint moans of pleasure started escaping her lips. Max then moved his hand toward her lower abdomen and put it inside her clothes and then he moved it inside her panty which was slightly wet due to her being aroused.
