The shockwave from the collision weakened. Shao Xuan, who had been thrown into the air, finally landed on the beast's back.
To prevent the beast from biting him, Shao Xuan ran away as soon as he landed on the beast's back.
Shao Xuan didn't dare to let go of the string in his hand. The flames were still burning.
The beast's body was burnt black and the original markings were gone. Some of the scales stuck to the surface of the beast's body were exposed. Steam came out from under the scales and there was also … the smell of meat.
This should be enough, right?
The Gu shaman was the first to stop. He had used up too much energy since the start of the mission. Even if he didn't lose his life, half of it was gone. He looked much older now and his black and white hair was all white.
After the shaman stopped, Shao Xuan also stopped.
The string around the beast's neck continued to burn even after Shao Xuan let go of it. When Shao Xuan retracted his power, the flames on the beast's neck were all extinguished.
"Shaman, how are you?!"
The Gu tribesmen who could still move rushed over and surrounded the shaman. Those who were too injured to move also looked over worriedly.
The Yanjiao tribesmen also rushed over to Shao Xuan.
"Grand Elder, are you alright?"
"I'm alright." Shao Xuan sat on the ground and panted. He pointed at the beast not far away. "Go take a look. If it's still breathing, give it a shot."
Ah Guang pulled back the bow that was almost as tall as her and shot at a part of the beast's scales that was sticking out of its body.
With a whoosh, the green arrowhead pierced through the giant beast's skin and flesh. The entire arrow sank into the giant beast's body.
The beast didn't move.
Wei threw the stone rope in his hand towards the beast's head. The rope wrapped around the spear and with a strong pull, the spear was pulled out of the beast's head.
Actually, when the beast was trying its best to expand, the spears had already loosened. One spear had even fallen off, leaving only one spear on the beast's face. It was the spear that Shao Xuan threw at the beginning.
Wei pulled the spear back and stabbed it again. When he pulled it out, there were shreds of flesh and blood on the spearhead.
"It's not cooked yet," Duo Li said reflexively.
The surface of the giant beast's body was indeed scorched, especially the parts close to its scales. Some of them were even burnt like charcoal. A single spear strike could bring up a lot of black residue.
But the parts closer to the core were still raw. The blood hadn't dried yet.
"Let it bleed," Tuo said.
No one objected.
Many ferocious beasts had the phenomenon of feigning death. They had once seen a ferocious beast that was being pecked by carnivorous birds in the forest suddenly turn over. Those fearsome beasts only gave up a part of their body. after they escaped death, they would come out of the dead. The rotting parts of their bodies slowly peeled off and regenerated.
This beast didn't look like one that could come back from the dead, but it was always better to be careful. Letting out blood was one of the ways to make a beast truly dead. They had used it before when they were hunting.
However, this beast wasn't really the Yanjiao's prey. Generally speaking, this was the result of cooperation between the two parties. If they wanted to kill this beast, they had to ask for the other party's opinion.
Hearing the Yanjiao's question, the Zhi tribesmen agreed in a daze. They didn't have any experience with this.
"Do … do we need help?" Bo Gu, who was carried over, asked. He couldn't move, but the other Zhi tribesmen could.
"No need." Wei waved his hand and pulled out his broadsword. He approached the beast while Tuo and the others stayed on guard.
The scales on the beast's neck were more exposed than the rest of its body. Almost all the parts where the net was exposed were exposed.
The net made from worm silk broke into small pieces after the fire went out. With just a little pressure, the small pieces would turn into dust.
It wasn't just Shao Xuan's worm silk. All the nets made by the Zhi tribesmen turned into dust the moment the fire went out. Their mission was completed.
Wei followed the burn marks on the beast's neck and made a cut. The scales were exposed, revealing the flesh underneath. It was much easier to cut.
With one cut, there was a deep cut. The flesh on both sides of the cut separated, revealing the dark red meat inside.
"No blood?" Bo Gu was shocked.
"Can't you see it's cooked? Of course there's no blood. " Duo Li actually wanted to cut a piece of meat to taste, but he knew it wasn't the time so he stood aside and continued waiting.
"This is just the surface." Wei looked at Tuo and saw Tuo nodding. He knew that there was nothing wrong with the cut just now, so he was a little relieved. Once again, he added another cut to the cut made by the previous cut.
After two cuts, the cut was even deeper. They could even see the blood vessels.
"Still no blood?"
"One more slash!"
"Still no blood?!"
"Again!"
… …
Bo Gu and the rest were observing the actions of the Yanjiao people. These people were indeed more familiar with fearsome beasts. Bo Gu thought about their attitude when the Yanjiao people came over and felt awkward. He wanted to apologize, but he didn't know how to. He wanted to thank them, but these Yanjiao people were more interested in the beast. They didn't have time to look at anything else.
It couldn't be helped. As Yanjiao people who hunted for a living, fearsome beasts were more attractive to the Yanjiao people. Especially when they met a strong and unfamiliar fearsome beast, they paid more attention. Now that the beast was dead, they didn't have time to look at anything else.
Wei was sweating profusely. He cut the beast's neck in half, but when he touched the vertebrae, there was still no blood. Because the beast's entire neck was cooked!
When the beast's entire neck was cooked, it would be strange if it was still breathing. It was almost the same as chopping off its head.
Bo Gu was dumbfounded.
The Flaming Horn tribesmen were responsible for the area around the giant beast's neck. They thought the net they set up was a useless one, but who would've thought that the net would be so deadly? It was even more terrifying than the net they set up.
After all, the rest of the beast's body was only cooked on the surface. The insides were still the same. Only the beast's neck was completely cooked.
Although the neck was thinner, it was only compared to the rest of the beast's body. In terms of depth of burn, the beast's neck was the most serious.
He couldn't understand. He still couldn't understand.
How was this possible?
The shaman who was supported by the others also looked at the beast's neck in shock. The moment the giant beast fell, he had the urge to kneel down and shout in excitement. However, this kind of excitement was stuck when he saw the beast's neck.
After staring for a while, the shaman said in disbelief, "It's really cooked."
Such a beast, the beast that the Gu tribe's ancestors couldn't even kill when they passed away, the beast that almost destroyed their tribe, was … cooked just like that?
Until now, his heart still hadn't calmed down. The tension from before was still there. But looking at the beast's corpse, the shaman's heart was filled with complicated emotions.
If it wasn't for the Yanjiao people's help, would they have failed this time?
"I still don't have enough experience. If I had more preparation during the 'trap' and more technique during the 'capture', the net would have been complete when the 'burn' happened." The shaman thought to himself.
If he could have done that, even if the Yanjiao people didn't help, they would have been able to stop the beast. But there was no 'if's, there was no going back. A mistake was a mistake, and a failure was a failure.
Compared to the ancestors, a thousand years of experience was fatal.
Supported by others, the Gu shaman walked to Shao Xuan and bowed respectfully.
"Thank you!"
The distance from before was gone, replaced by solemnity and seriousness. No matter why the Yanjiao people helped them, they would remember this favour.
The Gu tribesmen with lighter injuries were treating the injured. After resting for a while, the shaman was also busy with the rescue.
The place was a mess. There were holes and broken rocks everywhere. A little further away, there were all kinds of rocks and broken pieces of wood. The Yanjiao people helped them clear a space for the injured and the dead.
Looking at the Flaming Horn tribesmen throwing rocks that were almost as tall as them and using a thick tree as a broom to clean up the gravel, the Drumming tribesmen's faces twitched. The Flaming Horn tribesmen's strength was indeed well-deserved.
Wei chopped some meat and gave it to the Gu tribesmen and the Yanjiao people to replenish their energy. Then, he passed a piece of meat to Shao Xuan and sat down on the ground. He sighed, "We have to be careful in the future."
As Shao Xuan ate the meat, the feeling of exhaustion eased a little. He asked, "Be careful of what?"
"Be careful of the beasts' revenge." Wei said.
Some beasts were narrow-minded and liked to hold grudges. The one the Gu tribesmen encountered was a reminder to the Yanjiao people.
"That's why, if you can finish it off in one go, don't leave it for the future. No one knows what will happen in the future."
The law of the jungle had always been the law of the jungle. No one knew if the weaker side would be able to stand at the top of the food chain in the future.
Shao Xuan was talking to Wei when he suddenly turned his head to look behind him.
When Shao Xuan looked over, he didn't see anyone. All he saw was a pile of dirt.
This was the center of the battlefield. Because of the giant beast's trampling, there were no large rocks here. There were bulges in the ground, but they couldn't hide people. But just now, someone did come close.
Wei's eyes flashed with murderous intent. He raised the knife he just used to cut the meat and was about to rush over, but Shao Xuan stopped him.
"Come out!" Shao Xuan shouted in that direction.
There was no movement.
"Come out yourself, or die underground," Shao Xuan said again.
Yanjiao people didn't like being approached from behind. Many beasts that were good at hiding in the forest would use this method to attack people.
"No, no, no! I'll come out! "
Six words came out in a flash, almost as fast as a person saying one or two words. If it weren't for Shao Xuan's good hearing, he wouldn't have been able to hear what he said.
After he finished speaking, Shao Xuan stared at the place where the ground cracked open. The soil was pushed away, and a human head slowly emerged from the ground.
The person's face was full of beard, some of which were thick and stiff. It looked very strange. The beard was covered in dirt, so it was impossible to see what the person looked like.
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