This tacit understanding made the two of them stop their movements immediately. Instead, they carefully moved towards the direction of the thick smoke, trying to figure out what happened.
This wasn't a suicidal or brainless move, because if one side's retreat happened to be in their direction, then they would be dragged into the battle without any preparation and would become very passive. So it was better to approach carefully and figure out what happened.
The direction of the thick smoke wasn't far from them, and Cerna's expression became more and more strange.
"Sir, that's the territory of the Frostwind Tribe … which is the territory of the people who besieged us before."
Li Ke was taken aback. He immediately recalled what happened that day, so he tightened his cloak and removed his sword from his back.
"Is that so … Then let's see what the situation is and retreat. But if possible, I'll see if I can steal two horses and salt from them."
For people who were once his enemies, Li Ke didn't mind taking some things from them. After all, both sides were enemies. Just like how a hero couldn't do anything to a demon king, stealing something from them wasn't a big deal at all. It wouldn't cause Li Ke any pressure at all.
"Okay, I will charge with you."
Cerna obviously didn't have a good impression of these allies who stabbed her in the back, so she nodded decisively and continued to follow Li Ke in silence.
However, they were all wrong. When they arrived at the smoking camp, they discovered that the heads of the three women who had besieged Cherna were hung on the gate of their camp. Moreover, the heads were filled with various strange liquids. Their tattered bodies, which were suspected to be their broken bodies, were hanging from a tree. Their blood dyed the snow below them red. The camp of the Frostwind Tribe was dead silent. Except for the sound of wind blowing, there was only the crackling sound of wood burning. Moreover, their walls had already collapsed, allowing Li Ke and the others, who were still far away, to clearly see some of the corpses in their camp.
When Li Ke's group got closer, they found more corpses. There were traces of revelry in the square of this camp, and most of the women died there. There was even a woman who was obviously pushed into the fire and burned to death. The traces of her struggle weren't completely covered by the flying snow until now. And it wasn't just this square. There were traces of battle everywhere in this small stronghold, as well as countless corpses lying quietly on the ground. Among these corpses, some were wearing simple armor, some were unarmed, and it could be seen that they had put up a strong resistance.
Among these corpses, the women's deaths were the most miserable. None of the young women's clothes were intact, and even the young children were no exception. They all lay in the snow with painful expressions, and quietly looked at the snowy sky. But even so, the cruelest ones were the corpses that were obviously tortured to death. Li Ke glanced at them and couldn't help but grip his sword.
Because people who could do such a thing, no, beasts, didn't need to live at all.
The entrance of the camp was filled with a large number of messy footsteps, and some of the melted water had frozen. It was obvious that Li Ke's group was done for. The battle here had already ended when they saw it. Moreover, there was a strange sign erected in the center of the square. Li Ke walked directly into the camp and was about to swing his sword to destroy it.
This was because the conspicuous symbol was obviously made up of broken human limbs.
"Wait!"
But when he quickly walked to the bottom of the symbol and was about to swing his sword to destroy it, Cerna hurriedly grabbed his arm and stopped him from doing so. He couldn't help but show a doubtful and angry expression to Cerna, but Cerna quickly explained his reason.
"That is the sign of a loser! Destroying it is tantamount to challenging the Thunder Lord! "
Thunder Lord? Loser?
Li Ke knitted his brows because the person with the title 'Thunder Lord' was from this world. He could only recall the person who gave the nickname 'Ramen Bear' to Furybear. But in the background story of Furybear, Furybear was a wise and peace-loving werebear with the so-called honor of a warrior. It was impossible for it to be related to such a cruel thing. And according to the storyline, it hadn't come out of the mountains and hadn't mastered the power of lightning, so it couldn't be called the Thunder Lord. Besides, what was with the loser that didn't sound good?
"Furybear? That bear? What does it have to do with this? "
So, Li Ke subconsciously voiced his doubts. But the moment he said the name, he suddenly felt as if he was being stared at by something terrifying. He subconsciously looked at the evil symbol.
"No, don't say its name in front of its sign!"
Cerna's panicked warning also came at this moment, but it was too late. A violent will had already broken into Li Ke's mind. Li Ke saw a giant bear that seemed to be made of lightning, with countless knife and spear scars on its body, and even arrows stuck in its body. Each of its limbs was larger than Li Ke's entire body, and it was covered in a black armor with countless scars. Its face was very ferocious, and half of it was made of white bones. Unlike ordinary bears, it had four eyes.
Its arrival made Li Ke feel as though his mind was filled to the brim with this giant bear. This didn't mean that its body was that big, but its strength was as though the strength of the entire sky! Being suppressed by such power, even in his own mind, he couldn't move a finger or say a word.
This wasn't the Furybear he knew at all!
The giant bear brought its terrifying face close to Li Ke and sniffed Li Ke with interest. Then, it used an irresistible attitude to give Li Ke its order.
"Another shaman … Human, submit to me and offer your soul and loyalty to the great Furybear. You will obtain eternal life and powerful strength."
Its words were magical. Even though Li Ke would never agree to such an order, his legs bent slowly under an unstoppable force and gradually approached the ground of his mind. His consciousness also became hazy in an instant, and he continued to advance into the darkness.
However, just as he was about to kneel down before the giant bear, he placed his hand on the ground of his soul. Then, under the disbelieving gaze of the giant bear, his body ignited in flames. He stood up abruptly and punched the strange bear face with his fist.
"No one can enslave me!"
The flames of anger burned in Li Ke's heart. The flames on his fist burned the eyes of the giant bear. Although the flames that represented Li Ke's will didn't cause too much substantial damage to the bear, the humiliation and pain on its eyes made Furybear roar in anger and pounce on Li Ke. But it was undoubtedly useless because the moment Li Ke broke free from its power, he once again slashed the sword in his hand in the real world and slashed the symbol in front of him. Then, he pushed the symbol into a burning furnace. Therefore, the moment Furybear pounced on Li Ke, its figure disappeared from Li Ke's mind, leaving behind an indignant roar and a sinister gaze for Li Ke.
"I will remember you! Mortal! "
Because Furybear had left his mind, Li Ke was able to break free from the double vision. With Cherna's help, he managed to stand firm and not fall to the ground. But even so, Li Ke felt as though he had been fighting for an entire day. His body was drenched in sweat and he was in intense pain.
"What exactly is that thing?"
After he recovered some strength, he panted and stood up with Cherna's help. Then, he asked Cherna. Cherna gazed at Li Ke and the blazing symbol of Furybear with a complicated gaze. She uttered a word that represented power.
"God."
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