In the forest, the roars of beasts and the shouts of humans could be heard from the sparse forest.
The smell of blood spread in the air with the wind. Some animals that smelled the blood rushed over. If not for the fierce battle, they would have followed the smell of blood and rushed over to snatch the food.
The scavenger birds in the air had been hovering nearby for a long time. They let out hoarse cries from time to time, as if urging the people on the ground to speed up.
Boom!
Following a shrill cry, the ground trembled, and the sound of trees breaking could no longer be heard.
A few impatient scavenger birds rushed down, but they were killed by the blood-stained stone hammers. Only a few broken feathers were left floating in the air.
The other scavenger birds saw this and could only cry out unwillingly. They did not dare to approach for a while.
A group of people walked out of the forest. Their bodies were stained with blood. Some of it came from their wounds, while some came from the beasts.
This was one of the three groups. Under the guidance of the Yanjiao people, these people who entered the forest for the first time gradually got rid of their initial discomfort. When they saw the beasts, they were no longer shocked and panicked. The hesitation and fear on their faces had disappeared, replaced by blood-stained faces full of murderous intent.
Abuli wiped away the blood around his eyes and stood there, leaning against a tree as he panted heavily.
Hunting beasts was physical work, and it also required mental effort. There was no room for slacking, so tiredness was inevitable. Every time he hunted a Ferocious Beast, he would feel as if he had finished a year's worth of physical work. However, although he was tired and had many injuries on his body, and there were even a few times where he almost lost his life, after enduring and adapting to it, it was a different feeling.
He lowered his head and looked at his outstretched arm. His sleeves had become tattered during the hunt, and most of his arm was exposed. His tanned brown arm was covered with bloody scars of varying depths. Some of them were fresh wounds that were still bleeding, while others had already scabbed over.
The body of a totem warrior had a very strong healing ability. Wounds caused by ordinary beasts could be healed very quickly, and even scars would not be left. Even those who were weak could rely on their body's self-healing ability to make their scars gradually disappear. However, wounds caused by ferocious beasts were not so easy to heal. Some wounds caused by ferocious beasts could remain for decades, or even until death.
Abuli did not know how long the scars on his arm would last, but he did not wish for them to disappear. It would be best if they could last until he died. After all, these were his medals!
Look, this is a wound caused by hunting Direbeasts!
In the Drumming tribe, other than the few people he brought out, who else could have such a scar?!
When he thought of this, Abuli felt his back straighten up. His usual cowardice had also lessened. In the past, Abuli always felt inferior in front of those tribes that were stronger than them. It wasn't because of the difference in height, but because of the difference in aura and mentality. But now …
Abuli turned his arm over and looked at it. He clenched his fists and looked at the muscles on his arm. "I feel like I'm filled with strength!"
The chief of the Thunder Mountain tribe, Lu Zhai, glanced at Abuli, who was standing there with his chicken claw hairstyle. He spat a mouthful of blood on the ground and stretched his shoulders. His forearms were much thicker than Abuli's thighs. Every time they hunted, he would always be at the front. He did not know what was so good about the chief of the Drumming tribe, who looked as thin and weak as a bean sprout, who would hide at the back of the team and occasionally make a few symbolic attacks.
Filled with strength?
That was just a psychological effect!
Lu Zhai carried the heavy stone hammer that was stained with beast blood and scavenger bird feathers on his shoulder. With his other hand, he held onto a Direbeast's claw. Together with the others, they dragged the Direbeast they had just hunted to their resting area.
However, Lu Zhai could understand Abuli's feelings. However, unlike Abuli and the others, Lu Zhai was already very excited when he came to the forest where the Direbeasts lived. Although both his arms were injured and his bones were fractured, he could still hear a creaking sound when he moved his arm that was holding the hammer. The pain spread from his arm to his entire body. However, under the stimulation of this pain, Lu Zhai felt extremely good!
His confidence, ambition, and ambition expanded with every successful hunt. The aura around him also became more ferocious. There was still a cruel smile in his eyes. That was the gaze he used to look at his prey when he was hunting.
The few people who were pulling the Direbeast's prey panted like bellows. Abuli was pulled back from his self-improvement state.
"Do you need help?" Abuli walked over.
"No need." Lu Zhai waved his hand impatiently, indicating that Abuli should stay at the side and wait.
When the hunters returned to their resting area, Shao Xuan had just returned to the cave with the herbs he found. He distributed the herbs and some healing pills that Gui Ze had concocted to the injured.
"How's your harvest today?" Shao Xuan asked the others who had entered the cave after inquiring about the casualties.
"Not bad." Lu Zhai sat on a rock to rest.
Shao Xuan looked at a Thunder Mountain warrior behind Lu Zhai. That person had many injuries on his body. Moreover, he had been coming back with injuries for the past few days. It wasn't that he was weak, it was just that he was too hardworking.
"You're really hardworking," Shao Xuan said.
Lu Zhai followed Shao Xuan's gaze and looked back. He immediately understood. "You mean Chang Di? There's no other way! "
As he spoke, Lu Zhai sighed. "You should all know that our Thunder Mountain tribe lost a few people. Three of them were children who hadn't awakened their totemic powers. One of the children who went missing was Chang Di's son. At that time, Chang Di brought his son to practice hunting. In the end, he accidentally discovered that the child was missing. He heard some noises and was on high alert, but he was still one step too late. We tried to search for him, but unfortunately, we didn't find anything. "
Shao Xuan had also heard about the Thunder Mountain tribe's missing people. Yanjiao had also sent out some people to help search for them, but they didn't find any useful clues.
Those slave masters were very experienced. After kidnapping people, they disappeared very quickly. It was extremely difficult to find them. Shao Xuan even sent a letter to the Longboat tribe about this. He told them to be careful when they went out to sea. If they saw any boats with tribesmen on board, they should try their best to stop them.
"Actually, after knowing that it might be the people from the other side of the sea, Chang Di told me that he would make a trip to the other side of the sea. If we want to find the missing people, we have to go there. If we want to do this, we have to improve our strength first. That's why Chang Di worked so hard. "
There weren't many people in the Thunder Mountain tribe to begin with. If they went to the other side of the sea, they would have to sacrifice too much. Even if Lu Zhai had the idea, he couldn't do it. Compared to the missing people, from his point of view, the other people in the tribe were more important.
That was why Lu Zhai could only sigh when he mentioned Chang Di. The other tribes were in the same situation. Otherwise, they wouldn't have come all the way to Yanjiao for help.
"Sigh, I'm also worried that our tribesmen were kidnapped. Our tribe has even fewer people than your Thunder Mountain tribe," said Abuli as he came over.
"Don't worry. If I stand with you, those people will definitely target me and not you. Their targets, other than children, are strong warriors, "said Lu Zhai.
"I'm strong too!" Abuli argued.
Lu Zhai didn't say anything. He only extended an arm and Abuli stopped talking.
After a moment of silence, Abuli thought, "If those people are looking for strong warriors, why didn't they look for the Yanjiao tribesmen?" He had never heard of any Yanjiao tribesmen losing people.
"Because they don't dare!" Lu Zhai said in a low voice. As he answered Abuli, he also said to himself, "Those people don't dare to provoke the stronger tribes for now. They can only target small tribes like ours." This was also why he decided to join the Yanjiao tribe when he heard about the gathering order.
Since he wasn't strong enough alone, wouldn't it be strong if he gathered them? Wouldn't those people not dare to kidnap people again?
Abuli opened his mouth but couldn't find the words to refute.
Wasn't that right? The Yanjiao tribe was a large tribe. Just look at the expedition teams that entered the trading point. Many people didn't dare to attack the Yanjiao tribesmen. Moreover, the Yanjiao tribesmen were indeed stronger than many other tribes. They couldn't help but admire them. Abuli thought about how they had only hunted for a few days and already felt that life was hard. But what about the Yanjiao tribesmen? Hunting Fearsome Beasts was as natural as eating. They were already used to it.
Even if they hunted for a living, not everyone could use Yanjiao's hunting method. Because different tribes had different fire seeds, they couldn't replicate Yanjiao's success. They didn't have the time, but they could use another method to solve their current problem. For example, they could join the League of Mercenaries.
When they talked about the abduction of tribesmen, the joy of hunting in the cave disappeared. Chang Di, who wasn't far behind Lu Zhai, was even more silent. He only used more force when he sharpened the stone knife in his hand.
At night.
Other than the people on night watch, everyone else was resting in the cave.
At night, the roars of beasts could be heard in the forest. However, compared to the areas with dense ancient trees, this place was already considered quiet.
In the first few days, they couldn't sleep at night. Even if they were sleepy, they would keep their eyes open and alert. The roars outside made them uneasy. But gradually, they got used to the atmosphere in the forest. Plus, they used up a lot of energy from hunting during the day, so they slept much better at night.
Some indistinct "Gu Gu" sounds came from not far away.
Shao Xuan opened his eyes and listened carefully to the sounds outside the cave. It wasn't the sound of birds. It was the sound of humans! Perhaps those sounds could fool the other tribesmen who came to the forest, but they couldn't fool the Yanjiao tribesmen who often came to the forest and imitated the sounds of birds to transmit information!
Suddenly, someone shouted from outside the cave, "Chang Di is missing!"
Lu Zhai, who had already woken up, thought of something. His expression changed, and he got up to run outside. The other Thunder Mountain tribesmen who heard the commotion also got up and rushed out of the cave.
"Go back to the cave!" Lu Zhai shouted at the other Thunder Mountain tribesmen who wanted to follow him out. They had already experienced how dangerous the forest was at night. He didn't want the other Thunder Mountain tribesmen to follow him out.
Lu Zhai picked up his large stone hammer and rushed out of the cave. Unfortunately, as soon as he got out, his feet left the ground. Someone grabbed his animal skin jacket and threw him back. "Go back to the cave!"
Lu Zhai, who was easily thrown back into the cave: "…"
The other Thunder Mountain tribesmen: "…"
After Shao Xuan threw Lu Zhai back into the cave, he didn't look back at their expressions. He leaped onto Caesar's back and said, "Go find them!"
Chang Di, who was on night watch, wouldn't disappear for no reason. Those cooing sounds were the same ones Chang Di heard before his son went missing.
If those people were the slave masters who kidnapped the tribesmen, then why were they here? Did they follow the team? Or was there another reason? Shao Xuan wanted to know too.
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