Guarba heavily stabbed his golden scepter into the ground with an awe-inspiring presence. His incomparably valiant aura had completely subdued the entire scene, completely suppressing the Coiled Serpent subtribe.
"Your Gundazan has already been possessed by a malevolent spirit. The obsession of that malevolent spirit is exceedingly strong, and his soul is strengthened by the magic of our enemy. Only by slaying me, can his malevolent spirit be liberated! Spitting saliva into the sky will only disgrace yourself. My enemy shall be reduced to dust under the scorching rays of the sun. Protecting him is the same as courting your own destruction! "
The remaining two elders of the Coiled Serpent subtribe glanced at each other. Evidently, they understood the logic of this male, yet they still unwillingly refuted.
"We bear the heavy trust of old Gundazan. Before his death, we swore an oath from the depths of our souls to protect his son, and preserve the final bloodline of the Gin Clan! How can we betray our oath? "
Guarba laughed maniacally, before replying with utter contempt.
"Your old Gundazan is a useless trash! He even lost the divine artifact of the Coiled Serpent subtribe, what face does he have to proclaim himself as the final bloodline of the Gin Clan? He bears the greatest responsibility for the decline of the Ndipaya tribe! Death is a release for him. Take a look at your new leader, he can't even resist the malevolent spirit's invasion. How can he still talk about leading your tribe towards the light? "
The two elders revealed furious expressions as they retorted.
"Guarba, you still have the face to bring up the past? Those invaders dared to covet the divine powers of the 'Stairway of the Sun'. Naturally, they can only be our food. But it's fine if you devoured them. Why must you resort to such cruel methods to torment them? "
"If those people weren't forced to the brink of despair, they wouldn't have unleashed such a devastating curse that could shatter a group's soul! If your divine powers are so tyrannical, then why did you flee when faced with that soul shattering curse? If you didn't flee like a rat, how could our Gundazan be harmed by that dreadful curse that gathered the malevolent spirits of hundreds of people? "
Guarba's expression changed. Kacha! He brandished his golden scepter and heavily stabbed it into the ground! Shattered rocks scattered in the air, creating an awe-inspiring sight. Instead, he cleverly evaded the topic and shouted.
"Look at the tense situation in the distance! Now, the Sun God has begun to test our loyalty. I shall dispatch everyone from the Sun subtribe back to defend, leaving only me in the Blazing Plaza. You two old fogeys and your Gundazan can stay behind as well! The rest of you, scram back to defend the Sacred Mountain! The four of us will settle what happened back then today!! "
The two elders glanced at each other and hesitated. Instead, Guarba furiously roared.
"As long as you kill me, the evil spirit lingering in your Gundazan will vanish, and he will return to normal! I'll stay behind to fight the three of you. Don't tell me you don't dare? Since when did the courage of the noble descendants of Ndipaya degenerate to the level of a lizard in the swamp? "
* * * *
Listening till here, another riddle in Sheyan's heart was finally solved …... as it turns out, the Mbenga whom he interacted with day and night, was actually a so-called 'evil spirit'! The true identity of this body of his, was actually the chieftain of the Coiled Serpent subtribe, the Gundazan, who was on equal footing with Guarba!
No wonder Mbenga knew the secrets of the entire Ndipaya subtribe like the back of his hand. He even knew of various mechanisms, hidden treasures, and even the method to obtain the greatest secret, the 'Stairway of the Sun'. This was because, as the Gundazan who was on equal footing with the High Priest Guarba, if he didn't know of these secrets, it could be said that no one else did!
From this, Sheyan could further deduce that those tribes residing in the outskirts of the Kijuju Marshland, were very possibly the remnants of the Ndipaya Kingdom that had been annihilated! The truth of that year was very likely as follows:
Several years ago, when the old chieftain of Port Qom was gravely ill, his son Aram seized the opportunity of internal strife between the Sun subtribe and the Coiled Serpent subtribe in order to cure his father's affliction. Thus, he attempted to obtain the power of immortality from the 'Stairway of the Sun'.
The outcome was extremely unfortunate. Apart from Aram, all of his subordinates were annihilated and brutally massacred by Guarba. At that time, Mbenga witnessed his kin being cruelly tortured to death. Thus, he united with the remaining hundreds of captives, and disregarded all costs to unleash a devastating 'Soul Shattering Blood Curse'. In the end, the crafty Guarba evaded the curse and struck the successor of the Coiled Serpent subtribe, the young Gundazan.
According to modern science, such a devastating 'Soul Shattering Blood Curse' should be utilizing an unknown force to forcibly split the consciousness of the target, resulting in the birth of a formidable secondary personality! Due to the combined obsession of hundreds of captives, the secondary personality would forcibly suppress the primary personality deep within the sea of consciousness. As for the secondary personality, it would inherit the memories and thoughts of the caster.
If the 'Soul Shattering Blood Curse' had successfully struck Guarba, then Mbenga wouldn't have hesitated to perish together with Guarba's primary personality, turning the main body into an idiot. However, after Mbenga's secondary personality occupied the body of the young Gundazan, it was unable to perish together with the young Gundazan due to its obsession to slay Guarba. Furthermore, the Coiled Serpent subtribe still had to protect the safety of his current body. Thus, Aram and Mbenga actually managed to escape successfully.
Nevertheless, Aram's trip definitely wasn't a fruitless one. It seemed like he had obtained the divine artifact of the Coiled Serpent subtribe. That artifact was probably the main reason why the entire core region of the Dibiya subtribe had lost control of the biohazard contamination!
Therefore, why didn't the Coiled Serpent subtribe launch an assault to snatch Mbenga away? Sheyan immediately realized that this could very well be considered from the perspective of human nature and ambition! When the divine artifact of the Coiled Serpent subtribe was snatched away, it directly led to the death of the old chieftain of the Coiled Serpent subtribe. As for his successor, the Gundazan, he had lost his sanity and was possessed by an evil spirit. Hence, one could infer that the entire Coiled Serpent subtribe had sunk into a state of chaos without a leader!
At this moment, it was precisely the best opportunity for the ambitious Guarba of the Sun subtribe to devour the Coiled Serpent subtribe!!
After thousands of years of war between the two tribes, Guarba definitely understood that if the Coiled Serpent subtribe that specialized in long range attacks were to submit to him, then the union of the two tribes would be a formidable force that complemented each other! Perhaps, the glory of the Ndipaya Kingdom could even be restored. Hence, Guarba would definitely do his utmost to prevent the chaotic Coiled Serpent subtribe from rescuing the young Gundazan.
Once the disastrous consequences of the disappearance of the divine artifact of the Coiled Serpent subtribe became apparent, the biohazard contamination would begin to spread. The Coiled Serpent subtribe wouldn't even be able to protect themselves. Even their contact with their exiled tribesmen outside the Kijuju Marshland would be severed. Thus, rescuing the young Gundazan would be out of the question.
Hence, Mbenga could wantonly slaughter the Coiled Serpent subtribe's royal guards in the caverns of the sacred mountain, yet they didn't dare to resist.
Hence, the Coiled Serpent subtribe didn't dare to retaliate even after being slaughtered by Mbenga. This was because they were afraid of harming the body of their leader, and they firmly believed that their leader would one day regain consciousness and lead them once again.
*****
Facing Guarba's proposed solution! The two elders of the Coiled Serpent subtribe hesitated for a moment. Instead, Guarba bellowed out.
"Everyone of the Sun subtribe, immediately return to the caverns of the sacred mountain to resist those demons. This is a trial bestowed upon us by the Sun God. As long as we survive, the scorching radiance of the sun will bathe our bodies once again. The Ndipaya Kingdom will definitely revive! The Coiled Serpent subtribe is similarly a citizen of the Ndipaya Kingdom. When facing those demons, you must rescue them in time! "
Guarba commanded. Although the Sun subtribe members were extremely worried about the safety of the High Priest, they still obeyed and retreated. Sheyan inwardly praised Guarba for being incomparably treacherous. With such a lofty attitude, how could the Coiled Serpent subtribe warriors possibly act against him? Worshipping the strong was the nature of humans. Furthermore, they still had to worry about the safety of the sacred mountain. Regardless, external threats were greater than internal ones. Hence, even if the Coiled Serpent subtribe warriors remained here, they would definitely lose their will to fight.
At this moment, Guarba bellowed out again.
"Tiago, Hecaosi! You are the most loyal shamans of the Gundazan. Yet, are you willing to let the brave Coiled Serpent subtribe warriors die in vain? Where's your courage? Don't tell me you don't dare to stay behind and fight with me? "
Once those words were spoken, the two shamans had no choice but to accept the challenge. Otherwise, Guarba's accusation of 'treating their warriors as cannon fodder' would be confirmed! With gloomy expressions, the two shamans ordered their tribesmen to retreat and defend the sacred mountain. Evidently, the Coiled Serpent subtribe warriors were moved by Guarba's words. One by one, they saluted the two shamans and the fiendish Mbenga who was bathed in blood, before retreating.
A few minutes later, there were only five people left in the huge fiery square.
Mbenga, the two shamans of the Coiled Serpent subtribe – Tiago, Hecaosi and Guarba.
Of course, there was still Sheyan, who was pretending to be a corpse by the side.
The sunlight shone down on the four individuals standing opposite each other in the fiery plaza, carrying with it an incomparably fatal chill.
As the elite warriors of the two tribes entered the fray, the situation in the distant sacred mountain rapidly eased. Blood red fumes gushing out from the caverns were sealed up and reoccupied. Evidently, those contaminated creatures couldn't gain any advantage in these interconnected caverns, and were slaughtered one after another. (To be continued. If you like this work, I welcome you to cast your recommendation votes or monthly votes at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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