After eating, it flew up and kept flying upwards. Soon, it disappeared from Shao Xuan's sight.
On the mountain, in the sinkhole.
A black shadow flashed silently from one of the cracks in the stone wall inside the sinkhole.
Yang Guang was shining brightly.
Under the bright Yang Guang, the black shadow went straight to the sky and was hard to catch.
If Shao Xuan could see it, he would find that it was moving the bones in its nose and throat quickly, making a sound that even intermediate totem warriors could not hear.
However, it was precisely after such an inaudible sound that large bats flew out from various parts of the forest.
No matter what these bats were doing just now, whether they were hunting, eating, chasing after the people who threw the smoke grass into the cave, or other things, they all stopped what they were doing and flew up without hesitation towards the sky above the sinkhole.
In the gray area full of giant spider webs, the people who were struggling to avoid being chased saw that the bats chasing them all turned around. The bats stuck to the spider webs struggled crazily, gnawing at the spider webs. After breaking free from the spider webs, they flew up and flew towards the sinkhole.
"What's wrong with them?" A person who was so tired that he was panting asked his companions.
"The direction they are flying is …"
"Over the mountain!"
"Did something happen to the leader and the others?!"
"Let's go!"
The team members blew their whistles, using the sound to communicate their movements.
The people who were responsible for attracting the bats in the cave all rushed towards the bat cave.
When they got out of the forest, there was no longer dense branches blocking their vision. They saw that the sky above the sinkhole was gathering a "dark cloud", and this dark cloud was getting bigger and bigger.
Be it nearby or far away, almost all the bats flew toward the sinkhole at this moment and joined the "dark cloud".
In the cave, Shao Xuan recovered some strength.
It was not good to stay here for long. If they stayed here, the people who were unconscious would fall asleep again even if they woke up.
Shao Xuan carried the people who were unconscious on the pile of bat corpses out of the foggy area one by one.
After carrying everyone out, Shao Xuan gave them some herbs one by one.
There were no living bats in the cave.
After a while, Shao Xuan heard voices coming from outside the cave. It was the person responsible for luring the bats away.
Seeing all the bodies lying on the ground, the people who came over were so scared that their hearts skipped a beat. Only after checking them one by one did they relax.
"What's going on outside?" Shao Xuan asked.
"The ones that were chasing us have all flown to the top of the mountain. The ones in the cave … Well, the bats you mentioned have all left. There are a lot of them gathered at the top of the mountain," the man said. "Let's get out of here quickly."
That was indeed the case. Shao Xuan agreed. If the bats gathered outside, they wouldn't be able to get out.
After carrying everyone out of the cave, Shao Xuan looked up at the sky.
At this time, the "dark clouds" in the sky had become very large, and the surrounding sky seemed to have darkened. Shao Xuan stood there, unable to sense a trace of Yang Guang.
He turned around and looked around. There were many places at the foot of the mountain that were shrouded in shadows. Moreover, this area was rapidly expanding because there were still bats rushing back from afar.
"What do they want to do?"
"I don't know."
Seeing such a scale, the people who were still conscious all felt that what they had done before was too bold. There were no more than one hundred and fifty people in total, but what about the bats above?
Such a huge number was too terrifying. Could it be that all the bats in the forest had come here?
While looking at the sky, Shao Xuan suddenly heard some noises. He looked over and saw Caesar running towards him.
When the five hunting groups were on the mission, Shao Xuan didn't let Caesar join them. Caesar hated the smell of the smoke grass, so he let Caesar stay in the cave of Cha's hunting group, waiting with the wounded.
But to his surprise, Caesar actually ran over!
"Why is he here?"
"Did something happen at the first location?"
The people around him asked nervously.
"No, Caesar is just worried about this place," Shao Xuan said.
Caesar was staying in the cave, but when he heard the voice of the bat leader, he rushed out and found this place by following the smell.
Rubbing Caesar's head, Shao Xuan asked Caesar to rest on the side.
In the sky, the "dark cloud" had expanded to its limit. No more bats joined it, so it flew towards one direction.
"That's …"
Shao Xuan looked over. In that direction, in the distance, there was a very tall mountain, taller than the surrounding mountains. It was surrounded by clouds and mist, and the top of the mountain was covered with white snow.
"I remember that there are many caves on that mountain."
"Yes, I once went there with the chief, but there were many cave bears and other ferocious beasts living in the caves, so the chief didn't allow us to get close."
The people in the hunting group were talking about their understanding of that mountain. Now, the bats that had gathered together and formed a huge "dark cloud" were flying towards that mountain.
Were they going to fight for territory?
"Maybe, a fight is unavoidable."
"Which side do you think will win?"
"I don't know. I don't want those things to win. Otherwise, how can we hunt in the future?" The people in the hunting group were worried.
The other people in the hunting group patted each other's shoulders sympathetically. It was really bad luck to fight against these monsters. If it weren't for the fire crystals, they wouldn't dare to provoke these monsters.
Since the bats had left, the rest of the people discussed and decided to bring the unconscious people back to the cave first.
Probably because of those bats, they didn't encounter any ferocious beasts or wild animals on the way back.
One day later, among the unconscious people, Mai and the others were the first to wake up. But after they woke up, they were a little dispirited. They didn't get better until they rested for another day.
Shao Xuan said that the bat that broke out of its shell first killed other bats of its kind. After it became the leader, it led the bats to the mountain to fight for territory. When the five group leaders heard this, they couldn't sit still and went there to have a look in person.
The new leader of the bats led a large group of bats to fight for territory. There were a lot of casualties, but they won and drove out all the other creatures that lived in the mountain cave. When Mai and the others went there, they saw some dead bodies of cave bears.
Those huge cave bears were also driven out of the mountain by the bats and didn't dare to step in again.
Although this meant that they might have to face those bats again in the future, the five group leaders were more happy than worried. Because those bats won't go back to the original mountain after they took the new territory.
That was to say, they could go there now and dig without worries!
This fact made the five group leaders so happy that they forgot that their bodies hadn't recovered yet. They hurriedly asked people to get ready to dig.
The giant pit became much more peaceful because of the absence of those bats.
The five group leaders first dug out the layer of bat feces at the bottom of the giant pit, and then Shao Xuan drew a circle at the place where he sensed the fire crystals. The closer the fire crystals were to the ground, the smaller the circle was. After that, the others began to dig.
There were still seventeen fire crystals at the bottom of the giant pit. That was to say, they could dig out at least seventeen more fire crystals. No matter how big or small they were, it would be great if they could dig them out.
"I didn't expect to be alive." Cheng said with emotion.
"We didn't expect that either." Mai smiled bitterly. They were lucky this time. Fortunately, that leader beast didn't attack them.
"I wonder if that leader beast will become a king beast in the future." Cha said.
Many groups of beasts had leaders, but king beasts were extremely rare. Those that were called king beasts were the absolute kings of the group. They belonged to the whole group, not a single group.
"I think it's possible. At that time, we didn't even have the power to fight back. I've been hunting for so many years, but this is the first time I've seen such a ferocious beast."
"If one day, that leader beast becomes a king beast, I will ask the Shaman to change the hunting route." Cheng said.
Places where there were king beasts were absolutely forbidden. The stone worms were an exception, because relatively speaking, stone worms wouldn't attack people. But those bats were different.
No matter whether that leader beast could become a king beast or not, or how long it would take for it to become a king beast, the five team leaders all made a joint decision: In the future, they would stay as far away from that mountain as possible! Never, ever, ever provoke those beasts!
After Mai and the others were taken out of the bat cave, the miasma area became even more poisonous. Maybe it was because there were more dead bodies. They didn't enter that miasma area again, so they didn't know what had happened.
Shao Xuan didn't tell Mai and the others the whole story. He left out some details, such as the fire crystals, the leader beast absorbing the energy of the fire crystals, and the leader beast eating all the other living creatures except for the warriors in the hunting group.
Shao Xuan could tell some things to the Shaman, but he couldn't tell the others.
How could he explain it to the Shaman when he got back? Shao Xuan looked at his palm and thought.
Five days later, all the fire crystals were dug out from the place where Shao Xuan had marked.
Looking at the small bag of fire crystals, the five team leaders' eyes were filled with tears. They had almost been wiped out because of these.
They put the fire crystals in the best animal skin bag, even the ones that Cheng and Mai had kept for themselves.
"Xuan, where is your fire crystal? Come on, put them together and wrap them up. When we get back to the tribe, we can use them together. "Mai said.
"… It's gone." Shao Xuan said. He had absorbed all the energy of that small fire crystal. After burning up all the energy, the fire crystal turned into a dim white powder. But Shao Xuan couldn't tell them that.
"You lost it?" The five team leaders paused and looked at Shao Xuan.
After making sure that Shao Xuan really couldn't take it out, and didn't want to keep it for himself, the five felt it was a pity. But Shao Xuan carried them out of the bat corpses one by one, so they couldn't blame him. This time, the one who made the biggest contribution was still Shao Xuan. Well, Caesar would be counted in.
Mao, like the other young warriors who were recovering, didn't participate in the digging of the fire crystals, but just watched from the edge of the giant pit.
The five team leaders carefully put the small bag of fire crystals away, and happily discussed how to ask the Shaman for a reward when they returned to the tribe. Mao, on the other hand, was thinking in his mind, "I wonder what kind of expression my Abba would have when he knows about this when the hunting team gathers."
At the same time, Ta, who was hunting in the green field, sneezed. He felt inexplicably uncomfortable recently. Why?
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