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Payne chuckled: "Why are you uncomfortable?"
"At first, you wouldn't cooperate with me. After finally getting you on my feet, I hadn't even enjoyed myself twice before we caught a spy. Beljunk got you drunk, and Lacey was clinging to you too. Then you ran off here..."
Payne laughed and continued to vigorously rub her head. "But how come I remember you saying at the beginning that you just wanted to use me to relieve your anxiety and physical discomfort?"
It was clear that Ruby was quite embarrassed at this point, but she still explained:
“You…you’re talking about pure animals, but I…I’m an orc, I also have…higher aspirations…”
“Oh~~ a higher pursuit~~” Payne raised an eyebrow with a comical expression, then immediately put on a mask of pain, “Hey, why did you bite me again... damn it, and you drooled all over me…”
He shoved Ruby's head away in annoyance, frowned, wiped the drool off his shoulder, and felt two obvious teeth marks.
The rather unsympathetic little squirrel turned away, and Payne, too lazy to bother her any further, simply picked up his watch, glanced at the time, wound it up, and called out towards the door:
"Lassie! You can come back now!"
When he saw that Xiao En had entered wearing a steel helmet, with both horns protruding intact from the large round hole, he couldn't help but say in surprise:
"It has to be you guys, full of energy and strong enough to make bricks fly. It's only been three days and you've already made the hole so big."
Xiao En looked very happy, shaking his helmet from side to side as he spoke:
"Yes, thank you so much for your help. But... it still feels a bit cramped here, I'll have to work on it a bit more tomorrow..."
Although ram horns do not produce sensation, there are still blood vessels and nerves at the junction of the horns and the base; she was probably referring to the sensation there.
"Let's rest today. It's rare that the gunfire isn't so loud anymore. We should take this opportunity to fall asleep quickly," Payne said.
So the dogs, cows, and sheep all lay down on their beds and soon fell silent.
Payne yawned, extinguished the kerosene lamp, and was about to turn over and cuddle Ruby when he heard the creaking of the bed next to him.
He looked up with some surprise and realized that it was Grace making the noise. She kept turning over, as if she was sleeping restlessly.
After thinking for a moment, he picked up a grain of dirt from the ground and threw it at Grace, asking quietly, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
After the lights were turned off, the trench was pitch black. Payne could only see Grace turn her face, but he couldn't see her expression.
"Um...no...it's nothing."
Although she usually speaks very gently, you could clearly sense that she was a little timid today.
"Is it really okay?"
"Um... I'm really okay..."
"Alright then. With the attack imminent, be sure to tell me if you feel unwell. Although I can't give you sick leave or treat your illness, I can at least reassign you to a less strenuous position."
"Um... okay. Thank you..."
"You're welcome, go to sleep."
Grace then turned back around without making a sound.
Payne stared at her voluptuous back for a while, his mind preoccupied with something.
Different breeds of cattle have different branching organs, but according to his observation, bovine beast girls generally incorporate genes from many different breeds of cattle, so Grace's branching organ should not have obvious seasonality.
In other words, it could enter the divergence phase at any time.
Payne: "..."
Is it really that much of a coincidence? Ruby's episode wasn't even over yet, and Grace had already arrived?
She seemed perfectly normal during the day...
Fortunately, although the estrus cycle of a bull is relatively long, lasting 18-25 days, and the estrus cycle lasts 1-3 days, the actual estrus cycle only lasts 6-36 hours, followed by the estrus cycle of 3-4 days, with the remaining time being the resting period.
If the two beasts' schedules could be staggered, he wouldn't need to become a time management master to take care of them both at the same time.
But with the attack imminent, I'm really worried I won't have enough energy...
Somewhat troubled by these questions, Payne scratched the bumps on his body and turned around to hug Ruby.
But as soon as he lay down on his side, he saw a pair of big, dark eyes staring at him from very close range.
Payne shuddered in fright, and the already flimsy wooden bed immediately creaked in protest.
"What are you doing? Why aren't you asleep yet?" He flicked Ruby's little nose.
But Ruby not only didn't answer him, she asked somewhat angrily, "What were you thinking about? Grace's splitter, was it?"
Payne was speechless for a moment, and after a long pause, he explained, "I'm just worried about her health, umm..."
Unsurprisingly, he got his face shoved in the face by the big tail again.
I feel like I've gotten my face covered in tails a lot these past couple of days...
Ruby is usually too aloof, but with her split personality, she's too aggressive. It would be great if she could balance out these two contrasting traits.
Payne tried to brush her tail away, but Ruby grabbed him tightly, squeezing the tail between them, and the fur pressed even more firmly against his face.
"Don't move, just sleep like that." Ruby's tone was firmer than ever before.
"Are you trying to suffocate me...?" Payne mumbled incoherently.
"You...you usually love to suck my tail, right? Today I'll let you suck your fill. Ideally...it would fill your lungs with my tail scent, and cover your body in my tail scent too."
"In that case, let's see... let's see if you still think of other beasts..."
Ruby had already said all that, what could Payne say? He could only open his mouth and take a bite out of that fluffy tail...
"Hey you!!...I only let you suck! I didn't let you gnaw on it!!"
Chapter 62 LXII. On the Eve of the Attack
In his dream, Payne was standing next to an artillery position, where the deafening roar of dozens of cannons firing simultaneously filled him with a deafening sound.
The amazing thing is that he not only clearly knew he was dreaming, but he was also wondering why such a commotion hadn't woken him up yet.
These dreams are so torturous; when will I be able to wake up and escape into reality?
However, he soon realized that he was not actually fully asleep—the fact that he was standing by the artillery position was a dream, but the sound of the cannons was real.
Helpless, he could only get out of bed, lift the curtain of the shelter to get some fresh air outside.
The sky was just beginning to lighten, and it was still some time before the sun rose. A faint smell of gunpowder permeated the air.
The artillery is so active so early in the morning; it seems an attack is imminent.
Thinking this, he went back to get a lighter, intending to go out for a smoke, but after looking at the four furry creatures lying on the bed, he sat back down and slowly stroked Ruby's head.
Amid the seemingly endless cannon fire, Payne quietly watched the direction of the doorway, watching the sky gradually brighten and the light filtering through the curtains grow stronger.
It wasn't until the trench was bright enough to see without a kerosene lamp that he heard Ruby let out a barely audible hum, her fluffy tail brushing against his arm.
"Oh, finally awake?" Payne said, putting the cigarette he had been holding between his fingers back into the cigarette case.
"I've been awake for ages, how could I possibly sleep in this condition..." Ruby reluctantly got up, smoothing her tail. "Ugh... I didn't sleep well, my tail's all rough..."
The other three beasts had obviously woken up as well. After hearing Payne and Ruby's movements, they all got up and complained that they hadn't slept well for the past two days.
Payne also took a closer look at Grace, and sure enough, she looked a little listless, and her complexion was abnormally rosy.
In contrast, although Lacey and Shawn didn't sleep very well either, they were still able to muster their energy under such stressful circumstances.
Unlike Grace, who always gave off a sickly feeling.
With battle imminent, Payne didn't want to distract Grace, so he didn't intend to reveal the little secret, but simply told her:
"Try throwing a grenade again later. If that doesn't work, then work with Lacey."
"Okay...okay." Grace nodded, her breathing a little heavy. "I...I'm sorry..."
"Don't apologize, it's not your fault."
After everyone was dressed and their weapons and equipment were checked, the curtain of the trench was lifted and Company Commander Belyink walked in. "Everyone's awake? Good. After breakfast, assemble and get ready to leave."
Then their cook, Heinrich, came in, put down the basket he was carrying, and took out slices of bread, butter, and coffee.
Although Tomato Head is timid and rigid, he is at least diligent, and he is happy to personally deliver food to the front line when it is not too dangerous.
But when he poured coffee for all four beast girls equally, Payne not only didn't thank him, but also gave him a look of utter contempt.
There have been beast girls in the team for quite some time now, how come this guy still doesn't know that dogs and squirrels absolutely cannot touch coffee?
While it's true that a few coffee beans can be stimulating for cows and sheep, drinking coffee can still lead to excessive intake.
As for butter, it can indeed provide humans with a lot of calories, but animals generally cannot digest this high-fat food.
But Pine was too lazy to explain things to Tomato Head anymore. He just silently poured the coffee back into the pot, spread a little butter on the bread slices, and urged the other man to hurry up and deliver food to the other brothers.
The dogs, cows, and squirrels all ate very quickly, but Xiao En only took a small bite of bread and then kept chewing, not eating another bite for a long time.
Just before they were about to leave, Payne couldn't stand it anymore and patted her on the head. "Aren't you hungry? You have to eat something, otherwise it won't be good if you don't have the strength later."
Perhaps out of fear, the sheep had already put the helmet on its head, so it couldn't touch the fluffy wool, which was a bit of a shame.
This touch didn't calm her down; instead, she started trembling again. "I...I'm sorry...but, I...I'm so nervous I can't swallow..."
"Is it that serious? You're a beast that's fought two battles... Never mind, don't eat it, give it to me."
As he said this, Payne grabbed a slice of bread, took a big bite, and ate almost half of it.
Xiao En showed a look of surprise mixed with reluctance, but in the end she did nothing, only lowered her head and ears in disappointment.
Sure enough, sheep don't have the habit of guarding their food—Paine thought to himself as he chewed.
As for Lacey, Payne has been with her for so long and has given her complete training. Although she doesn't pounce on Payne to bite him when he tries to take food from her, she still gets a little upset and will playfully try to snatch it away.
Payne is satisfied with the level of training. After all, even a person would get angry if they were disturbed while eating, let alone a dog that is already prone to food guarding.
But judging from Xiao En's reaction, she not only didn't dare to resist, but seemed even afraid to get angry, and was just grieving alone...
Seeing her pitiful look, Payne gave her the rest of the bread back, saying, "Eat it quickly."
So Xiao En's swallowing problem was immediately solved. She hurriedly took the biscuit and, as if afraid that Paine would change her mind, quickly stuffed it into her mouth and swallowed it down after only a few chews.
Lao Tzu is truly wise.
However, before Payne could feel proud of his intelligence, he saw Shawn suddenly stop moving, his face gradually turning a liverish color, and he frantically pounding his unremarkable chest...
Well, I choked because I ate too fast.
Therefore, when Company Commander Belyink in the trench saw Payne and the beast girl rushing over and said somewhat angrily, "You're two minutes late!", Payne could only awkwardly apologize.