As they walked out of the camp, Huo Yan asked Lu Chen if there was any way to find the missing tribesmen through witchcraft. Lu Chen naturally shook his head and denied it. At the same time, he had a new understanding of the unfathomable superstition of witchcraft of these barbarians.
However, it seemed that Huo Yan did not have much hope in this matter. He was just hoping for a fluke. After receiving Lu Chen's reply, he frowned and observed the surroundings. After a moment of contemplation, he led Lu Chen in a certain direction.
"Do you have an idea?" Lu Chen was a little surprised, and asked beside him.
Huo Yan wanted to say something but stopped. He smiled bitterly and said, "It's not easy to survive in the northern part of the Wilderness. Normally, every tribe would leave a way out for themselves. There's such a place in front of us. Let's go and take a look first. "
Lu Chen nodded and felt a little relieved. Since there was such a way out, it was highly likely that most of the Black Fire Tribe had escaped. Although he did not have any deep feelings for this tribe, he still hoped that the Black Fire Tribe would be well. Otherwise, it would be really embarrassing for the entire tribe to be exterminated right after they accepted the Fire God's gift to become the tribe's priest.
Not thinking about this matter any longer, Lu Chen quickly thought of another important question. He glanced at Huo Yan and said in a low voice, "Can you tell who the enemy was?"
Huo Yan's body paused for a moment. A trace of anger flashed across his eyes, but he shook his head.
However, after a moment of silence, Huo Yan said, "It's none other than the other tribes in this land. The Thunder Lizard, the Divine Wood, the Ghost Fox, and the Mountain Spirit Tribe that we defeated a few days ago."
Lu Chen frowned and said, "The Mountain Spirit Tribe suffered heavy losses that day and their priest died. I don't think it's possible. But let's not talk about whether they have the ability or not. At the very least, it makes sense that the Mountain Spirit Tribe would come back for revenge. But you don't trust the three tribes that fought with the Mountain Spirit Tribe that day? "
Huo Yan coldly laughed. His face was cold as he said, "We're all living in this barren land. Who can trust anyone else? If there's a chance, I won't hesitate to stab someone in the back. "
Lu Chen looked at him deeply, then nodded and said, "I see."
…
On the way to the secret hiding place of the Black Fire tribe, Huo Yan, who had gradually calmed down, introduced the situation of the land where the Black Fire tribe was located to Lu Chen, the future priest of the Black Fire tribe.
Just as he had said before, because this was the most desolate and harsh place in the Southern Wilderness, the relationship between the few tribes living here was very subtle. Conflicts between the tribes would occur from time to time.
Including the original Mountain Spirit Tribe, among the five tribes here, the Black Fire tribe had always been in the middle position. It wasn't the strongest, but it wasn't the weakest either. But compared to the glorious history of many years ago, the current Black Fire tribe was, of course, extremely unworthy. This made Huo Yan, a barbarian who cherished his ancestors, feel depressed and humiliated.
Among the five tribes, there were strong and weak ones, but overall, there wasn't much of a difference. Otherwise, if a tribe was really weak, it would have long been swallowed up by others.
And if a tribe suddenly became strong, like the Mountain Spirit Tribe not long ago, then the other tribes would band together and attack it. It could be considered a strange and dangerous balance.
Lu Chen asked about the situation in detail and then became thoughtful along the way.
The two of them walked with the Atsu tribe. After about half a day's journey, they arrived at a rare oasis in the desert.
But this oasis looked very small. There wasn't much water, and the surrounding forest didn't look very lush, as if it could dry up at any time. There was no one around this small oasis. Occasionally, they would see one or two lone monsters running from the desert in the distance. They were probably there to drink a few mouthfuls of water.
Lu Chen looked at the oasis with some doubt. No matter how he looked at it, although this small oasis could provide some water, it didn't seem like a place that could hide such a large population of the Black Fire tribe.
Sure enough, Huo Yan didn't walk directly into the small oasis. Instead, he circled around and walked to the back of the oasis. There were five or six connected sand dunes there, looking like an uneven sand wall. There were also some protruding rocks buried in the sand, only a small part of them exposed on the ground.
Lu Chen followed Huo Yan to the back of the sand dunes and watched him walk all the way to a large rock at the back of the sand dunes. Huo Yan stuck his left hand into the sand and pulled it open. There was a soft rustling sound as the sand flowed. At the same time, a stone slab was pushed open, revealing a black hole.
Lu Chen unconsciously took a step forward. At the same time, he cursed in his heart. Did the Black Fire tribe worship the God of Fire or the God of Earth? Why do they like to dig holes in the ground every day …
Looking at the pitch-black cave entrance, before they could even make a move, they heard a few angry curses coming from inside the cave. A few cold lights flashed, and a moment later, two figures jumped out, roaring angrily as they slashed at Huo Yan and Lu Chen.
Lu Chen took two steps back and let them go. He didn't have any intention of fighting back. With Huo Yan around, this kind of thing would naturally be easily settled.
Sure enough, Huo Yan dodged the chopping axe and shouted, "Stop, it's me!"
The two barbarian warriors, who were originally full of murderous intent, trembled when they heard this. Then, their eyes revealed a look of surprise as they looked at Huo Yan. They shouted in unison and almost simultaneously rushed forward, hugging Huo Yan and shouting a few words. Their expressions were extremely excited.
Huo Yan was also very happy. After all, he didn't come empty-handed. Since there were people here, it was very likely that the other tribesmen were here as well.
Even so, he still had to ask them personally. Huo Yan grabbed a barbarian beside him and asked anxiously, "Black Bull, what about the others? Are they alright?"
The barbarian warrior called Black Bull nodded repeatedly and pointed to the hole. "The tribesmen are hiding in there. They're fine for the time being." As he said this, a trace of sadness flashed across his face. "But at the camp, we didn't have time to save them. A few of them died … I'm sorry, Huo Yan. When you weren't here, we didn't protect the tribe well."
Huo Yan patted Black Bull's shoulder and said in a deep voice, "It's not your fault. Come, bring me in to have a look."
The black bull hurriedly agreed. Just as he took a step forward, a startled expression suddenly appeared on his face. Only at this moment did he see Lu Chen and Ah-Tu standing to the side. Furthermore, he saw Lu Chen's extremely calm expression as he leisurely walked over and walked shoulder to shoulder with Huo Yan towards the cave entrance.
In Lu Chen's hand, the Fire God's Staff, which was half its original length and had become complete, was in his hand.
Just as Black Bull was in a daze, a voice suddenly came from the front. It wasn't Huo Yan's, but the human male. He asked Black Bull, "Do you know who the enemy who launched a sneak attack on the tribe is?"
Black Bull opened his mouth but didn't say anything. His expression was a little strange. But at the same time, Huo Yan's dignified voice came again. "Speak. Lu Chen is now the priest of our Black Fire tribe. He's the messenger sent by the supreme Fire God!"
"Messenger of the Fire God!"
"Priest!"
The two barbarian warriors, including Black Bull, were immediately stunned. They didn't dare to believe it, but Huo Yan's prestige was extremely high, so they didn't dare to question him. They could only follow behind him with strange expressions on their faces. Only when Lu Chen asked again did they wake up as if they had just woken up from a dream. They replied, "It was done by the Divine Wood Tribe."
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