Owen overanalyzed the situation, and the next time he delivered food to the Omegina, he truly experienced a brush with death.
Rowan waited for Owen to just open the cave door and immediately kicked Owen out with a single strike. This time there was not a second of pause; the attacks were even more ruthless than the last time.
Rowan came out of that secret cave and proceeded to beat him to death. Midway through, he obtained a sharp stone knife and stabbed at the vital points on Owen's body.
Initially, Owen wanted to use the old trick again to exchange for the Omegina's softness.
But seeing the Omegina had even picked up a weapon and truly stabbed him a few times, showing absolutely no sign of wanting to soften his heart, Owen could only clumsily dodge everywhere, not daring to confront the Omegina head-on. The wounds on his body increased, all because he wanted to snatch the stone knife from the Omegina without hurting him.
