While Lang Ga was looking for Shao Xuan, Caesar had already run out of the tribe's territory.
Some of the patrol team split off to follow him, but it didn't take long for them to be left behind. They weren't out hunting, and they didn't have enough equipment. It wasn't a wise decision to chase after him rashly. Should they chase?
For a moment, they hesitated.
Just then, Lang Ga caught up with Shao Xuan, and they asked Shao Xuan, "Why don't we go back and prepare some tools before going out to chase?" Only with preparation could they track him for a longer time. Otherwise, forget about tracking him, they might not even be able to keep their lives in the forest.
"No need. You guys go back and continue patrolling. I can follow him alone," Shao Xuan said.
"How can you do it alone?" Lang Ga disagreed.
The others didn't agree either.
Shao Xuan pointed above his head. Lang Ga and the others looked up and saw an eagle.
Seeing Chacha flying over, Lang Ga and the others understood. It was indeed faster and safer to track him from the air.
Without further ado, Lang Ga and the others returned to the tribe to continue patrolling. Shao Xuan let Chacha lead them to look for Caesar's tracks from the air.
There were some traces of trees being knocked down in the forest below. Those were left by Caesar. As long as they followed these traces, they would definitely be able to catch up. According to Lang Ga and the others, Caesar was like a madman when he ran out. In the past, he would greet the patrolling warriors when he went out looking for food and play a game of bumping. Even a few days ago when he was irritated and tortured himself, he would stop for a moment when he saw the patrolling warriors. Then he would avoid places with people and run into trees. But today, he simply ignored everything and rushed out directly.
Shao Xuan was worried that Caesar's condition wasn't quite right today. If the True Eye had triggered a delayed rejection reaction, then the side effects would be huge. It was as if it was trying to drive Caesar crazy.
However, even if they found Caesar, how should they deal with him?
Gouge out the right eye that had already grown back?
The pain was probably even worse than when he lost his right eye, but compared to his life, it was not that important. But what Shao Xuan was worried about was that both of Caesar's eyes might have been affected. After all, Caesar's movements during this period of time were not limited to his right eye. When he raised his claws, he rubbed them on both eyes.
Was he going to destroy both his eyes?
Thinking of this, Shao Xuan couldn't help but regret.
This was no longer within the range of rejection that the shaman had mentioned. It had also exceeded Shao Xuan's expectations.
Letting out a long sigh, the veins on his arms bulged because of his clenched fists. Shao Xuan looked down at the forest below. No matter what, even if Caesar lost both of his eyes, it was fine as long as he could live and become normal again. It didn't matter if he couldn't continue hunting. He could hunt more prey and raise a wolf.
The deeper they went into the forest, the denser the forest became. There were also more towering ancient trees. Looking from above, Caesar's tracks were not obvious. Chacha's [Eagle Eye] couldn't distinguish them, so it was much more difficult to track him down.
Fortunately, Caesar had been engraved by Shao Xuan. Although this connection couldn't be compared to the enslaved sapphire, as long as they weren't too far apart, Shao Xuan could still sense some of it.
"Go that way." Shao Xuan pointed in a direction and signaled Chacha to fly there.
Even if Caesar wasn't in the right state and seemed to have lost his mind and become manic, the route he chose was still familiar to him. It wasn't the hunting route of the hunting team, but the route Caesar took when he was looking for food. Shao Xuan had followed him a few times, so he had some impression of it. Chacha often went out with Caesar to look for food, so it was more familiar with this route. The direction that Shao Xuan pointed to was Caesar's hunting route.
Chacha barked, indicating that it had understood Caesar's direction.
The sun was setting, and the day was coming to an end.
It was close to dusk, and it would be even harder to track him down at night. After all, Chacha's perception at night wasn't as good as during the day.
They still couldn't see Caesar's figure, but Shao Xuan could feel that he was getting closer. It was just that Caesar was still running, so he couldn't close the distance immediately.
Night fell. Since the full moon period of the two moons had just passed, the separated moons were still very big, and the moonlight was enough to illuminate the night. The flying insects hiding in the darkness spread their wings and flew towards the light source in the sky along a spiral trajectory.
Even in the air, Shao Xuan could see the situation in the forest below. Even if it was pitch black, Shao Xuan could still see with his special vision. But now, it was more dependent on Shao Xuan's perception to identify the exact location.
"Keep flying in that direction, we are very close."
Chacha's flying speed was much slower at night. It usually moved during the day, so it knew which birds were in the sky, but it didn't know so much at night. It had to be careful. It couldn't be careless because of tracking, or it and Shao Xuan would both be killed.
"Awooo —"
A wolf's howl came from afar. It wasn't the usual excited howl, but more like a meaningless howl, as if it was suppressing something.
After the howl sounded once, there was no more movement.
After flying for a while, Shao Xuan got down from the eagle's back and landed on the ground. He could sense that Caesar was nearby, but he couldn't pinpoint his exact location from the sky. The ancient trees were too dense, so he could only search on the ground.
Chacha was scouting from the sky. If it saw any threat, it would warn Shao Xuan. But in the forest at night, there were more predators lurking in the darkness. It couldn't be seen from above, so Shao Xuan had to be careful.
In the forest, Shao Xuan smelled a trace of blood. Judging from the smell, it was still fresh. He followed the smell and quickly heard some biting and gnawing sounds. Shao Xuan's heart tightened, and he quickened his pace.
The branches above blocked most of the moonlight, but the moonlight that shone through the broken branches still allowed Shao Xuan to see the situation clearly.
There was a beast carcass there, but it didn't look like Caesar's. This made Shao Xuan breathe a sigh of relief. The dead Direbeast wasn't big. It was a nocturnal predator, good at ambushing and fast.
There were other nocturnal beasts gnawing around it. Carcasses like this in the forest would soon turn into skeletons. Within thirty days, there wouldn't be many bones left.
Shao Xuan wanted to check the wound on the carcass to see if it was Caesar's. There were traces of wolf claws here, but there were three Direbeasts gnawing there, and other nocturnal beasts had rushed over after smelling the blood. Shao Xuan's main goal now was to find Caesar. He didn't want to get into a conflict with these nocturnal beasts for the time being.
Thus, Shao Xuan quietly left, circling around the area and continuing to follow the trace of feeling.
There was still a faint smell of blood in the air, but Shao Xuan didn't see the tree that had been hit.
He was close.
He was very close.
Shao Xuan carefully approached. He didn't know if Caesar was still sane. If it really went crazy, it might even attack him, so Shao Xuan had to be careful. He also brought some poisonous needles with strong anesthetic effects. If Caesar really went crazy and couldn't control himself, he would directly poison Caesar and bring it back. He couldn't leave it here. A Direbeast that had lost its mind couldn't survive in the forest for long. There were too many smart predators, and if he wasn't careful, he could fall into their trap. Shao Xuan didn't want to bring back a wolf skeleton that had been gnawed clean.
A low growl came from not far away. It wasn't loud, as if it was suppressing some kind of pain.
Shao Xuan could tell that it was Caesar's voice.
It was good that it was still alive.
Shao Xuan continued to approach. The closer he got, the clearer the smell of blood became. Although it wasn't strong, Shao Xuan could smell it. Some nocturnal beasts had already been attracted by the smell of blood, but they were still lingering nearby. They didn't dare to rush over, as if they were hesitant and vigilant of something.
Shao Xuan looked not far away. There was a figure lying on the ground with its back to him. It was Caesar, who had run out.
Shao Xuan wanted to shout, but when he thought of the current situation, he just bent his finger and put it to his mouth and blew a whistle.
The whistle wasn't too abrupt among the chirping of insects and active nocturnal birds, and it wouldn't attract the attention of the nocturnal beasts. It was the whistle Shao Xuan usually blew when he was hunting, and it was also a whistle that Caesar was familiar with.
After Shao Xuan blew the whistle, the figure lying on the ground slowly stood up and turned to look in Shao Xuan's direction.
Shao Xuan was standing on an ancient tree not far away. Caesar turned around and looked in its direction.
Some of the moonlight shone down, causing Caesar's eyes to reflect a faint green light in the darkness. Shao Xuan couldn't see its eyes, but he could feel that Caesar's breathing was still stable. Although it had run so far and had probably fought with other vicious beasts, its body was covered in wounds, and its throat was still gasping for breath, there were no signs of it going berserk.
Shao Xuan wasn't sure if Caesar had regained consciousness, so he blew the whistle again. The rhythmic whistle contained a message that Shao Xuan had taught Caesar a long time ago when he was training it. It meant 'come here'.
Caesar took two steps toward Shao Xuan, but stopped and lowered its head to raise a front paw. Just when Shao Xuan thought it was going to rub its eyes with its paw again, it paused and lowered its paw. Then it looked up at Shao Xuan.
The two green eyes appeared in the darkness once again.
In Shao Xuan's other hand behind his back, three stone needles were stained with plant toxins. Caesar's condition wasn't very good, so he planned to take it back.
However, just as Shao Xuan was about to make a move, his movements suddenly stopped.
Shao Xuan looked at Caesar in shock.
In the darkness, another green dot of light appeared above the two eyes of the wolf that were glowing with a faint green light!
This was …
Shao Xuan looked at Caesar in shock. As Caesar moved closer, Shao Xuan could see it more clearly.
Caesar's head was badly mangled because of its masochistic head-butting, especially its forehead. There wasn't a single piece of undamaged skin, but in the midst of the mangled flesh, a vertical eye appeared.
A third eye!
How could there be a third eye?!
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