"Wake up, wake up, Tangtang, quick, pack up, I’m taking you and the cub to take refuge, the Beast Tide is coming."
One night, Tangtang was sleeping soundly when Jin Han woke her up. She was still in her beast form, so she lifted her furry head, looking confusedly at Lang Sen and Yin Ye, who were already anxiously packing up.
By the ti she ca to her senses, she had been packed into a Beast Skin Bag along with Tom. She couldn’t speak and could only help by storing the prepared items into the space, looking back towards the direction of the cellar as Yin Ye hurriedly explained,
"Don’t worry, Pan Lin is guarding there. The entrance to our tunnel is so hidden, they won’t find it. The stockpiled goods inside are safe. You and the cub go to the canyon first, and once it’s safe here, we’ll co to get you."
She looked around and realized that all the beast skins prepared for the two of them were taken, a asure obviously ant to protect them from the cold. Indeed, how could the canyon be as warm as here?
However, the situation was urgent and there wasn’t ti to think further. Jin Han hung them around his neck and took flight.
In the cold winter night, the shivering cold made even teeth chatter despite being wrapped in beast skins, and suddenly, unbeknownst to them, beasts were already gathering below in groups.
In this critical mont, Jin Han proved to be of utmost importance. Of course, at this ti, they couldn’t afford to do anything but take care of their own.
The cave on the cliff, hidden within dense vines, was a place specifically chosen by Jin Han for its high secrecy, not easily discovered by birds.
After the Cold Season had begun, they hadn’t visited; the items inside were well-preserved, but it was very cold. After setting them down, Jin Han imdiately went to start a fire.
After lighting the fire, he said to Tangtang, "I’m going to bring Yin Ye here to protect you, then I’ll return to Xinba. Lang Sen is helping on the Nandi side."
Tangtang nodded, held the cub close in her arms, and watched Jin Han leave, then used so haystacks to block the entrance partially.
She and the cub, sheltered from the wind and with beast skins and a fire pile, could indeed withstand it.
However, Jin Han said he would fetch Yin Ye, but by dawn, he hadn’t brought them.
Tangtang felt uneasy, unsure if sothing had happened to delay them.
Thus, even though the cub was crying out in hunger, she didn’t have the heart to cook, pacing back and forth, peering out the entrance, hoping they would appear the next second.
She attempted to go down but seeing the animals below the cliff, she beca frightened. Now she had the cub to protect; it wasn’t like when she was alone.
Liang Tian took the opportunity to mock her, "Even if it were just you, you couldn’t go down either. Otherwise, wouldn’t all the Beastn’s efforts be wasted? By taking good care of yourself, you’re already repaying them in the best way. Hurry up and cook for the child; look how starved they’ve beco."
Tangtang forced a bitter smile. Although these words were harsh, they were accurate because indeed she was weak. Going out would only cause trouble for them.
Maybe they were fighting the beasts and didn’t have ti to co back?
With that thought, she pulled herself together, placed the stone pot on a makeshift brick stove, and began to cook porridge. The water was stored in the space, and they had already made plans and arrangents for the arrival of the Beast Tide, which is why they could evacuate so swiftly.
Can’t dare to roast at, worried the scent of food would attract animals, so they could only drink seafood porridge.
Also, it might have been animal instinct, but the cub was especially restless today and wouldn’t let her put him down, constantly clinging to her body without touching the ground.
Though holding him was warm, she couldn’t get anything done.
Just like this, she waited from dawn till dusk but did not see anyone return; that was when she realized this Beast Tide was far more fierce than they had imagined.
In fact, it was true; when Jin Han hadn’t returned to the tribe by dawn, the Beast Tide had already started. He didn’t even have ti to return to his own tribe and began transporting other females and cubs to the mountain caves. No one had expected that this battle, which lasted a day and a night, was still unresolved. Now the wild beasts, blocked by the traps, seed to retreat but were actually trying to find a way to break out and enter their hunting circle.
The Beast Tide hadn’t receded, and Jin Han didn’t dare to go out casually, worried about exposing the location of Tangtang, as not all flying above were Beastn.
On Tangtang’s end, worried about smoke attracting wild beasts, she only dared to light a fire during cooking ti. At other tis, she and the cub hid inside a beast skin to stay warm. How heartbroken would Jin Han be if they saw this cautiousness?
Because she wasn’t moving much and not consuming energy, three als a day of sticky seafood porridge were enough to sustain the nutrition needed by mother and child.
The battle finally ended after five days. Both Xinba and the Nandi Clan suffered extre casualties, especially the weak females and cubs who didn’t even survive in the mountain caves.
Five days later, Jin Han arrived at the cave with Yin Ye and upon seeing that the mother and child were unhard, they both sighed in relief.
But when Tangtang saw the scars on their bodies, she couldn’t hide her shock, "Was the fight that fierce? Didn’t you realize you were injured?"
"It’s nothing, these are minor injuries, compared to missing arms and legs, being eaten by wild beasts, this is already the best situation."
"What about Lang Sen? Is he alright?"
"He was also injured, now recovering in the tribe. Both tribes suffered severe losses this ti; just the Nandi Clan lost three cubs who no longer have Daddy or Mom."
Tangtang looked at them in shock, "Even the females are gone?"
Jin Han sighed, "It’s too cold, and we dared not light fires, the food was all cold and hard. The females and cubs were already weak; for the sake of the children, she rationed food, in the end, well, it’s pitiful for those cubs who didn’t reach adulthood."
"How old were they?"
"One was three, two were one-year-old, and one was five."
In Beast World, twenty-five is the age of adulthood; these under five are truly the youngest of cubs.
"Has the Beast Tide receded?"
They shook their heads, "Can’t say it has receded, only that those traps hindered their progress. Because they couldn’t overco us in five days, they changed their route. Next, we don’t know which area might suffer. Of course, this attack wasn’t without benefits; at least the traps caught a lot of fresh prey. But the tribe is trampled, a complete ss. We’ll go back to clean up and then co to get you. These next few days, you’ll have to bear so more hardship."
Although Jin Han left, he left Yin Ye with them. With Yin Ye there, not only was sleeping warr at night, but their sense of security also significantly increased.
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