Reincarnated As A Li Chapter 58: Get Stronger And Find Out

"Katari, is anything wrong?" Kael asked as he saw the oddities in her eyes.

Katari, who had been lost in Kael’s eyes, quickly snapped out of it, "No, nothing is wrong." She then looked at N’bayé who acted like nothing was happening, glancing to the side in a nonchalant manner.

"Where is Vixy?" Kael asked, he looked around and could not find the red fox. He rembered that just before he went into that long slumber, he had viciously devoured Igor, Vixy’s mate.

Although he had heard the conversation that led to such circumstances, he wasn’t aware of what happened afterward.

"We let her go, we told her to look out to make sure she ets us as soon as she hears that you have woken up," Katari answered.

At this ti, the lionesses had gathered around, observing Kael’s humanoid figure.

His face was unique, one that they could rember easily. The golden hair and beard matched with his golden lion tail that involuntarily swished about behind him.

On his pelvis area, there were so dried-up stains that gave off a funny sll. These dried-up stains were also on N’bayé’s body.

"How did she react to

killing Igor," Kael asked. It was important for him to know if there were so hidden grievances among his acquaintances.

N’bayé decided to answer this ti, "She was stomped, surprised, shocked. She didn’t expect Igor to choose himself and felt guilty for her selfishness.

I explained to her that she was the cause of Igor’s death and made sure to drum it into her head. But I also made it clear that if she had not chosen him, he would be alive while she was dead.

She did not put any bla on us but I suspect that is because she is afraid to do so. On one hand, she hates us, on the other hand, she hates herself.

I only let her go because I felt she might still be of use to us in the future. However, it would be wise to expect her revenge at so point."

Hearing this, Kael nodded. Indeed, Vixy still had use, he would have preferred for both she and Igor to be alive but it couldn’t be so. He needed the energy at that ti.

"Let’s head to the river first," Kael stated as he began walking away in his human form. He had no desire to change back to his lion form anyti soon for now, he still needed to test out his enhanced powers.

The lionesses did not say anything, silently noting the change of manner that Kael now had.

To walk in human form felt so natural to Kael, yet so unnatural. He wasn’t as comfortable as he thought he would be.

For him, his lion form was more natural to him, more flexible, more powerful. Compared to that, the human form felt so restricting. He couldn’t bring out a satisfactory output of power even if he wanted to, he could feel it.

But this was the reason the Humanoid Form was so cherished. A way to manage the expenditure of energy.

Soon, they arrived at the river close to the mountain. Just as the foxes had said earlier, this mountain was close to a water source and this water source was just west of the mountainside, just a few minutes of walk.

The river bed was clear and wet, and a few trees grew ske ters away from the water.

This river wasn’t the sa large one they had followed to arrive at the forest. Instead, this was one of the rivers that had branched off from the main one.

Kael stared down at his reflection in the water. He looked nothing like his human self on earth. The face he was looking at was completely foreign to him, but this was his human face now.

Leaning forward, he could see his broad muscled chest, his abs, his large biceps, his powerful thighs, and his large lion rod.

"Wow," He couldn’t help but say. By Earth’s standards, he would be considered perfect. His muscular form was not too much to the extent it looked grotesque, but it still made him burly.

He estimated his height to be close to seven feet if not exactly seven feet. This was better than the rhino man who was about ten feet tall in his humanoid form. After all, if he was too tall, how was he going to interact intimately with his lionesses?

One of his legs descended into the flowing water, allowing him to feel the coolness of the river.

He went into the center of the river, where it was the deepest. At this point, his legs up to his waist were beneath the water.

The lionesses also used this opportunity to also wash themselves. Sothing that Kael would have found disgusting a long ti ago was the act of drinking water from the sa place he washed himself. Alas, that was long ago.

Kael brought his arm up, activating one of the powers he had, the power he had gotten from Eidel.

A small glowing dot appeared above his outstretched palm, growing bigger with the rise in temperature.

The glowing dot grew to beco a ball of fire the size of his fist. This small ball of fire was so hot that the water around him began evaporating, filling his surroundings with steam.

But Kael wasn’t done experinting, the ball of fire grew to be the size of a head. By now, the water was practically boiling as Kael could feel himself cooking under the terrifying moist heat.

He had compressed so much power into it that a very weak gravitational field made itself known. It was so weak that Kael would not have noticed it if he was not the source of the fireball.

’My powers are enhanced, but I’m only as skillful as they are. This, at the end of the day, is not my original power.’ Kael wondered to himself.

Now that he was tier 3, all his powers were enhanced exponentially. But that was all, no new tricks or techniques.

It was just like how he would not be able to teleport if Katari had not discovered minor teleportation. He wasn’t a space lion, he was a Primordial Lion who shared the power of a space lion, there was a difference.

Since he shared the powers with them, he could only wait for them to get better and unlock more innate abilities related to their lionheart type.

The good thing was that they did not share the sa energy reserves. The energy Kael used to activate the powers was his alone.

The bad thing was that if there ever ca a day that the lionesses for so unlikely reason, left the pride, Kael would also lose the powers.

Every advantage had its disadvantages, Kael could not have his cake and eat it full, not now. It was better for him to be aware of the flaws that the Primordial laws ca with.

Suddenly, the ball of fire shot into the sky. After a few seconds, there was a loud bang and a flash as a terrifying heat wave spread down from above.

The lionesses were surprised and ecstatic. This was the power of their pride leader, Katari didn’t look too excited though, her mind seed to be occupied with many thoughts.

"N’bayé, lead us to the territory of the Bibi clan. Let us go now." Kael said amidst the rising mist.

"The Bibi clan?" Katari wondered out loud. She frowned at the fact that there seed to be sothing she didn’t know.

Kael glanced at her lightly, "The Bibi clan is a clan of wolves, Katari. We will use them to achieve our goals," He said, not intending to hide anything from them.

"Aren’t clans supposed to be the gathering of many packs or prides? Would we be able to et them?" Priya thought deeper as she asked.

"Yes, but we won’t be going there with hostile intentions. We are simply observing their forces and seeking their help.

If they agree, fine, if they don’t, they aren’t the only options. If they attack us, many will die, as simple as that." Kael stated.

"Okay," Priya said.

They began their journey, N’bayé walked in front in her lioness form while Kael, in his human form, walked behind her.

Kael and Katari walked side by side, the evening sun casting the shadow of one lioness and one humanoid.

"Kael, am I weak?" Katari suddenly asked out of the blue, surprising Kael.

She had spoken privately, in a telepathic channel that Kael could now leave open for himself easily.

"No… why do you ask?" Kael asked as he looked down at this large lioness.

"Do you like N’bayé because she is stronger than ?" Katari asked, not answering Kael.

"Hmm," Kael could already guess what was in Katari’s mind, "Do you think I like her more than you?"

"Do you?" The telepathic voice she was using to speak to Kael was so strange, like soone who was whispering, sobbing, and shouting at the sa ti. A perfect reflection of her current ntal state.

"Get stronger and find out," Kael said. He wasn’t the emotionally available type from the very beginning, sothing he still retained from being antisocial. Although he had improved, it wasn’t enough to connect with Katari and give her the answer she wanted.

He cared for Katari, genuinely. Showing that care through actions was the only thing he could do at best, words were completely irrelevant.

After hearing Kael’s words, Katari didn’t get angry, she didn’t feel sad, she didn’t feel anything. She acted like a soldier who had been given a mission: Get stronger and find out.

Her eyes turned completely black as space began vibrating at a minuscule scale around her.