The giant trees spread out their bodies and used their wide leaves to receive the sunlight.
The leaves of these trees were too many and too big, so when the boundless sunlight fell on the bushes under the trees, there were only a few stars left.
A gust of wind blew past, and the starry sunlight swayed.
Amidst the rustling sound of the leaves, a Lesotho dragon about one meter long with small front claws and strong hind limbs jumped out of the bushes.
It raised its upper body and looked around. When it felt that there was no danger, it used the arrow-shaped teeth on both sides of its jaw to cut off the leaves of the bushes and ate it.
It ate very attentively, its mouth moving non-stop. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a huge brown bear suddenly jumped out from the bushes at the side and pounced towards it …
The Lesotho dragon didn't have time to escape and was pounced on by the brown bear. It instantly stopped breathing.
Only then did the brown bear stand up.
This brown bear was more than two meters long. When it stood up, it could see that the back of the Lesotho dragon on the ground had been crushed — this brown bear had used its own body weight to crush the Lesotho dragon to death … After all, even if it had survived a winter, it was still 400 kilograms, and this poor Lesotho dragon only weighed a little more than 10 kilograms.
The brown bear looked at the Lesotho Dragon on the ground and snorted with satisfaction. Then, it transformed into a tall, handsome, but somewhat skinny man who was about 1.8 meters tall.
This man jumped behind the bushes and took out a leather skirt to wear. Then, he picked up the Lesotho dragon that he had just caught and ran in the forest. His honey-colored skin and the fluttering dark green leather skirt were faintly discernible in the forest.
He ran very fast. After a while, he came to the foot of a mountain not far away and entered a col.
The col was not big, about 50 to 60 acres. There was no vegetation here. The soil on the ground was abnormally solid and very flat after being stepped on by people, forming a large square.
There were some simple shacks built around the square, with firewood and the like piled up inside. There were some caves cut into the mountain wall at the side, with people going in and out from time to time.
At this time, dozens of men and women wearing animal skin skirts were busy in a corner of the square. Seeing the man running in from outside, these people greeted him, "Xiong Ye, you're back!"
One of the skinny men said enviously, "Xiong Ye, you're amazing! I've only been out for a short while and I've already caught a Lesotho Dragon! "
Another fit and beautiful woman swallowed her saliva and said, "This Lesotho dragon is really sturdy."
"I'm just lucky." Xiong Ye, who was carrying the game, laughed heartily and walked past them towards the cave on the left.
He was in a hurry to find someone. Now that he had caught his prey, Shi Li would definitely be very happy!
The people who were talking to Xiong Ye saw that he had left and continued to work. They were dissecting a few ostrich-like creatures.
These ostrich-like beasts weighing about two to three hundred pounds were hunted by the young warriors of their tribe this morning. The prey they hunted together was the common property of the tribe. After they processed it, everyone in the tribe, regardless of gender or age, could get a share. Of course, the best parts would be reserved for the warriors who participated in the hunt. As the main fighting force, Xiong Ye, Shi Li and the rest could even get the heart and liver of the prey.
The internal organs of the prey could give them strength and make their eyes brighter. It was their favorite food. Some stray orcs who had transformed into their original form to hunt would tear open the stomach of the prey and eat the internal organs raw after catching them.
A fit and beautiful woman used a stone knife to cut open the long neck of the ostrich-like creature and looked at Xiong Ye's back with envy. "Xiong Ye is amazing! He just went hunting with everyone this morning and caught another prey in the afternoon. If only I could have a child with him! "
"Don't even think about it. He likes Shi Li. When the Flame Flower blooms, they will become partners under the auspices of the priest!" A skinny man at the side said.
In their tribe, most people would not become partners with others. Instead, they would be with whoever they wanted and have children with whoever they wanted. If they did not like each other, they would separate.
Some women had given birth to seven or eight children, and the fathers of these children were completely different.
However, if two people swore to the Beast Deity to become partners under the auspices of the priest on the day the Flame Flower blooms, then they would never be separated again. Other orcs would not disturb them either — it was a sin to break up a partner who had been blessed by the Flame Flower and the Beast Deity.
When the fit and beautiful woman heard the skinny man's words, she twitched her mouth and said, "Who doesn't know what you said? Sigh! Why did Xiong Ye choose Shi Li as his partner? They are both men. Shi Li cannot give birth to his children! "
The men in the tribe were proud of having many children. Xiong Ye's father, the previous chief of their tribe, had nine children with five women. The current chief of the tribe, Xiong Ye's uncle, had five children with three women.
However, Xiong Ye was an anomaly. He had decided to become partners with a man not long after he came of age.
The fit and beautiful woman was extremely regretful.
She had grown up with Xiong Ye. She had a good impression of this man, who was the strongest among them and had awakened into a brown bear with extraordinary combat power. She had even told her good friends that when Xiong Ye came of age, they would sleep with him and give him children.
In the end, such a person who was especially suitable to be the father of a child actually took things too hard and wanted to find a fixed partner!
It was one thing for him to find a fixed partner, but he actually found a man who was second only to him in the tribe!
The fit and beautiful woman glanced at the skinny man beside her and sighed.
Other than Xiong Ye and Shi Li, the strongest warrior among the younger generation in the tribe was Hu Yue. It was a pity that Hu Yue was a woman and could not give birth to a child with her. If she looked further … it would be her own child!
She really did not want to give birth to a child for a man who could not even defeat her and was also not good-looking!
The fit and beautiful woman was extremely sad. She held a knife and slashed down with force, easily splitting the ostrich like leg bone into two.
These bones would be used to make soup — the bone marrow inside was also a rare delicacy and could also provide them with energy. It could not be wasted!
While the fit and beautiful woman was regretting that she could not give Xiong Ye a child, Xiong Ye had already carried the Lesotho dragon and arrived in front of the mountain wall on the left where there were many caves.
Their tribe was called the Big Bear Tribe because the founder of this tribe was a person who had awakened into a huge brown bear — every Orc would awaken at the age of ten and awaken into a different animal. After that, they could fight and hunt in their animal state. After awakening, everyone would also put the animal they awakened into their name.
For example, Xiong Ye had always been called "Ye" before he was ten. After he awakened into a brown bear like his father, he got the name Xiong Ye.
Another example was Shi Li. He was originally called "Li", but after he awakened into a lion, he was called Shi Li.
When Xiong Ye arrived near the cave, he saw Shi Li, who was wearing an animal skin skirt, lying on a piece of hay, lazily basking in the sun with his eyes half closed.
People who awakened into lions all liked to sleep, just like how people who awakened into brown bears all liked to hibernate … Shi Li's lazy look was common to Xiong Ye.
But he was still a little fascinated.
He liked Shi Li and could not get enough of looking at him.
But it was getting late …
"Shi Li, wake up." Xiong Ye called out and curled his lips. "I caught prey!"
As warriors of the tribe, they had to go out to hunt together every other day. Today was the day of hunting.
Shi Li ran a little too much in the morning and lay down when he returned. But he considered that the food distributed to them by the tribe might not be enough, so he went out again.
His luck was pretty good. He didn't spend much time before he easily caught a Lesotho Dragon.
Although the Lesotho dragon was not big, with the food distributed by the tribe, he and Shi Li, as well as Shi Li's family, could eat their fill. There was no group hunt tomorrow, so he and Shi Li could go out to hunt other prey.
After a winter, he had lost a lot of weight and was no longer burly in his animal form. Now, he urgently needed to eat more.
Shi Li lay on the hay and opened his eyes to look around. He frowned slightly and quickly closed his eyes again.
"Shi Li, wake up!" Xiong Ye stretched out his hand and pushed Shi Li's shoulder.
Shi Li suddenly woke up and looked at Xiong Ye in shock. "Xiong Ye? Aren't you … "
Shi Li suddenly shut his mouth. His eyes were filled with doubt and disbelief, as if Xiong Ye was some terrifying dinosaur.
His expression made Xiong Ye feel strange. "Shi Li, what's wrong with you?"
Shi Li did not speak. He suddenly jumped up and looked around with a frown. Then, he lowered his head to look at himself and even pinched himself.
Like Xiong Ye, Shi Li was a tall man in the tribe and was also very strong. His long brown hair was scattered wildly in all directions, with grass and leaves still stuck to it, fluttering along with his movements.
Xiong Ye felt that it was a little irksome and pulled the grass leaves off Shi Li's head.
His action made Shi Li come back to his senses and look at him again.
Shi Li's expression changed again and again. Then, he suddenly turned into a lion and scurried out.
Xiong Ye watched in confusion as Shi Li ran away. He picked up Shi Li's animal skin skirt that had snapped due to his sudden transformation and walked towards the cave at the side.
That was Shi Li's home.
Shi Li, his mother, and his younger brother had come to the tribe eight years ago.
It was a summer day. Xiong Ye, who liked to catch fish in the water, had just awakened into a brown bear. When he saw his uncle catching fish in the river to eat, he learned from the side and even managed to catch a few fish.
He bit the fish to death and placed it by the river, planning to bring it back to eat. He did not expect a gray cub to suddenly appear and eat his fish …
He pounced on the lion and beat it up, knocking the cub out. He was also frightened. Later, he brought the cub, its mother, and brother back to the tribe.
That cub was Shi Li.
Shi Li had fainted because he was too hungry at that time. It was not a big deal, but his mother was very, very weak and almost died.
Later, the family of three stayed in the Ursa Major tribe.
However, at that time, their family was too young, so they were not accepted as members of the tribe. The tribe leader only allowed them to live in the tribe and gather food around the tribe.
Three years ago, Shi Li could finally participate in hunting, so the tribe accepted them as outsiders.
When Shi Li's family first stayed near the tribe and were not accepted by the tribe, Xiong Ye took good care of Shi Li out of guilt and always brought him to catch fish, small dinosaurs, and even insects. Their relationship became better and better, and they were almost inseparable. Not long ago, when they turned eighteen, they decided to be together and only for each other — they wanted to become partners under the blessing of the Beast Deity.
However, Shi Li was strange today … If it was in the past, Shi Li would have pounced on him and discussed with him how to eat this Lesotho dragon and then praised him.
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