Outside the cave, Mai, Lang Ga and the others were waiting. According to the rules of the hunting group, if anyone had an accident inside, the hunting group would wait for a day at the entrance of the cave. After a day, they would continue the hunt.
There would be casualties every year, but the hunt would still go on. It didn't matter who was missing.
"Xuan should be fine, right?" Lang Ga was walking back and forth at the entrance of the cave, looking very anxious. He wanted to go in and look for Shao Xuan, but the situation inside stopped him. He didn't even remember the passages that connected the two sides of the mountain, so he knew far less about the caves than Mai and the other old warriors. Even the old warriors couldn't do anything about it, let alone him.
"Yes, Xuan is so lucky. He could even kill a Thorn Black Wind. Maybe he can come out alive." Ang also said.
The others also tried to comfort him, but some of the older warriors had different opinions. They were different from the young warriors like Lang Ga. They had experienced a lot. Even if they hadn't experienced it themselves, they had heard about it.
The situation in this mountain was much more troublesome than that of the Thorn Black Wind. Killing the Thorn Black Wind could be said to be a stroke of luck. In addition, the Thorn Black Wind's fighting ability had decreased a lot in this cold environment, so it was killed by Shao Xuan. But it was different here.
When the ancestors opened up this hunting route, many people had died to find such a passage. But Xuan was just a kid who had just awakened his totemic power. In terms of strength, who could he compare with in the hunting group?
Although they comforted Lang Ga and the others by saying that Xuan was lucky, in fact, the old warriors in the hunting group were thinking: How could this kid be so unlucky? He had just escaped from the Thorn Black Wind, and met with an accident in the cave. They couldn't even find him.
Some would join, and some would leave. Luck and misfortune, that's what it was. Even the ancestors couldn't escape from their fate, so what could Xuan do? Since this route was opened up, no one who went missing in the cave ever came out. It was such a pity that such a good seedling was lost. They were thinking about going back to watch him walk on the path of glory, but he was lost here. Sigh …
Mai was naturally not in a good mood after losing a member of his team. Moreover, this person was someone he had always thought highly of. Knowing that no one ever came out of the hole after it was lost, Mai sat there in silence. He regretted that he should have been more cautious at that time. If he had discovered that there was a hole above, if he had not paid too much attention to the eyeless spider, perhaps this would not have happened.
At the same time, Shao Xuan, who was standing at the fork, was also in a dilemma.
Out of the three paths, only one of them was the one he had been dragged through. The other two paths might lead to other places in the mountain, and if he took one wrong step, he probably wouldn't be able to get out.
He took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down.
Thinking back, Shao Xuan remembered that on the night of their awakening, the shaman had taught them a lesson and said, "The power of the Fire Seed can show you the most correct direction, just like how our ancestors used fire to illuminate the night in the most ancient times."
Intuition …
The intuition brought by the power of Kindling …
Shao Xuan activated the totemic power in his body. In his mind, the flames wrapped around the horns of the totemic power suddenly increased.
He stared at the three paths in front of him.
After a while, Shao Xuan lifted his feet and walked towards the middle path.
The cave was very quiet now, and the eyeless spider and other insects were nowhere to be seen. Shao Xuan kept walking along this path, but soon …
Damn it!
Where was his intuition?
Where was the power of the Fire Seed that could show him the right direction?!
It was all a lie!
The shaman was a fraud!
If not for the fact that he was afraid of disturbing the king stoneworm, Shao Xuan would have cursed out loud.
He was now sure that he was not walking on the path that he had been dragged through before. Even if he could not remember which path he had taken at the fork, he could remember how many times he had been hit.
When he was being dragged by the insect, he would hit the wall every time he turned a corner, but now, Shao Xuan had been hit more times than before! And, until now, he did not have any sense of familiarity!
So, was his intuition on strike?
Leaning against the wall, Shao Xuan scratched his head.
Why was he so unlucky?
He did not do anything bad in the tribe, and even helped those weak children in the cave. Why was he always so unlucky?
Could it be …
Shao Xuan remembered that during the Snow Festival ceremony, others were praying, but he was thinking about the changes in his body. During the ceremony before the hunt, he did not sing the 'Hunting Song' with the other warriors, and even fooled them with a straight face. Was this karma?
So the totemic power and Fire Seed that the shaman had been talking about protecting the tribesmen did not protect him?
Bullshit!
If they could really protect him, the ancestors that Lang Ga mentioned would not have all died here.
Thinking about it, Shao Xuan's face gradually turned cold. If there was light, one could see the coldness in his eyes.
Shao Xuan, who was leaning against the wall, suddenly jumped up.
Just as he leapt up, the shadow of a whip lashed at the wall of the cave where he was leaning on.
Squeak —
The sawtooth at the front of the tentacle cut the wall, making a sharp sound.
It was that insect, the one that dragged him here!
Being hit once was a lesson, but if he was hit twice, he would be stupid!
In Shao Xuan's vision, the insect was made up of some thin bones, which looked like bones that were not very sturdy. But in fact, those thin bones could not only support the insect, but also make it move faster, and almost make no sound when running in the cave.
In addition to those thin bones, there was a layer of hard shell on the insect's back for protection. The most dangerous part was its pair of tentacles. No, it was not just a pair anymore. When it tried to catch Shao Xuan, Shao Xuan cut off one of its tentacles.
However, compared to the armor-like hard thorns of the Thorn Black Wind, this insect was much weaker. Its advantage was only that it could sneak attack and take advantage of others, but it was not impossible to defeat it.
In the territory of the king stoneworm, the king stoneworm allowed some small fry to rest and recuperate, but it would not allow any species that were slightly threatening to stay here.
Obviously, Shao Xuan was not the only one who hated that insect. The insect also hated Shao Xuan for cutting off one of its tentacles.
Not being able to hit Shao Xuan, the insect was very angry. It stood up halfway, and used its two pairs of legs to stabilize its body. The front two sickle-like forelimbs carried cold blades, and mercilessly cut at Shao Xuan.
After jumping up, Shao Xuan stomped on the top of the cave, and the top of the cave cracked instantly.
Using the top of the cave, Shao Xuan suddenly turned around in the air. Instead of retreating, he rushed toward the insect with the knife in his hand.
Here, the insect had the advantage. Shao Xuan might not be able to outrun it even if he wanted to run.
Both of them held grudges, so they had to take revenge as soon as possible. Also, according to the insect's style, if they wanted to get rid of it, they had to do it as soon as possible.
The distance between Shao Xuan and the insect was about ten meters, which was about the same length as the insect's tentacles. However, as Shao Xuan rushed forward, the distance between them was instantly shortened.
The insect was still waving its two forelimbs, which almost blocked the entire cave. The airflow was like a knife, which made Shao Xuan's face hurt.
Teeth Knife blocked one of its forelimbs. The explosive force of the collision numbed Shao Xuan's arm, but he did not stop. He quickly turned around, bypassed the knife light, and rushed to the back of the insect.
Shao Xuan stepped on the cave wall with his right foot. Using the force, he aimed at the intersection of the insect's back and head, and slashed at its extended neck like lightning. There was no back armor to protect it, and there was no shield-like hard shell on its head.
Realizing that Shao Xuan was getting behind it, the insect realized that something was wrong. However, it could not defend itself. Its long tentacles had not been retracted, and its two forelimbs could not hook behind it. It hurriedly retracted its tentacles, trying to pull out Shao Xuan, who was getting behind it. However, it was still a bit too slow.
Even without the tip, Teeth Knife was still hard. It was a knife made by Old Ke himself. Even if there were some nicks on the blade, it was enough to cut the insect's neck.
Puff!
The Teeth Knife cut through the softest part of the insect's neck from top to bottom.
The length of the Teeth Knife was limited, so it could only cut off half of the insect's neck. However, this half was enough to make the insect lose its fighting ability. Even the retracted long tentacles were soft and powerless.
Shao Xuan pulled back the knife, and took the opportunity to cut off the insect's head again. This time, he almost cut off the insect's entire head.
The waving forelimbs were no longer powerful, and the retracted tentacles fell to the ground. The half-standing insect finally fell down.
Gasping, Shao Xuan moved his still numb arm. He walked over and cut off the insect's remaining long tentacle, and held it in his hand.
After resting for a while, Shao Xuan planned to leave.
There was an insect's corpse here, and he did not know if it would attract other insects in the cave. He had to leave immediately.
Standing sideways in the middle of the cave, Shao Xuan decided to go on the left, and go back to the right.
Should he go on, or go back to the fork again?
Perhaps, when they went back, they would be able to go back to the same path that the hunting group had taken. However, he could also choose the wrong path again, and encounter other creatures that he could not defeat.
Time was running out, so Shao Xuan had to make a decision immediately.
After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, Shao Xuan turned to the left. This time, he did not rely on the intuition brought by the fire seed. He almost blocked the two horns with flames in his mind. At the same time, the egg-shaped light covering the totem was getting brighter and brighter. But the choice was still this one.
Opening his eyes, Shao Xuan held the tentacle and continued to move forward.
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