"So what do you want to do?" Song Bei frowned.
Feng Cang shook his head, unable to think of a solution.
After pondering for a long ti, ng Ze said, "Perhaps we can actively showcase our strength and first win over those in the small settlents!"
"How much strength can those settlents really have? Of what use are they?" Jialouluo replied, sowhat dissatisfied.
Gathering a bunch of trash, they're still just cannon fodder, and we don't need cannon fodder.
"It's not quite like that. The leaders of these small settlents are quite capable. We don't expect them to be at Ku Tou's level; if they're at Akam's strength, they can be of considerable help to us!" ng Ze explained.
"Each settlent has only one. And this isn't sothing only we would think of; the other tribes will surely consider it, too. I'm afraid we won't be able to win over many," Chen Jiuge frowned.
"We'll take what we can get. The Eye of the Yellow Spring hasn't unleashed any monsters yet; we shouldn't waste this ti!"
"Then let's split up and take action!" Chen Jiuge nodded slowly.
"Alright!"
"Drip, drip."
The thick blood from the carcass of the Yellow Springs Fierce Beast hanging on the branch dripped down, making a sound like raindrops.
"Are we sure this is the place?" Chen Jiuge looked at the dense forest in front of him, sowhat puzzled.
This environnt isn't suited to fend off Yellow Springs Fierce Beasts. Could there really be a settlent set up here?
Ku Tou said confidently, "Absolutely. Don't underestimate those settlents. The ones that survive in the wild with just a handful of people tend to have unique secret techniques."
"I t people from this settlent in my youth. They can move freely in the dense forest and are even faster here than in open spaces. So this environnt suits them best!"
"Really? Then let's go in and check it out!"
Pushing aside the massive bushes taller than himself, suddenly a voice ca from above: "Hold there, this is the territory of Feiyan!"
"Hmm?"
Looking up at the sound, Chen Jiuge saw a native, painted all over and almost blending with the canopy, holding a large bow and looking seriously at them.
"Ahem, Ku Tou, it's your turn!" Chen Jiuge gestured.
"Leave it to , my lord!" Ku Tou grinned with a sowhat nacing smile.
"Boom!"
After a few exchanges, the native of Feiyan was captured by Ku Tou.
"Who are you people? Aren't you afraid of the Nine Dragon Tribe's retribution?"
"Nine Dragon Tribe? Haha, haven't you checked your surroundings?" Ku Tou said with so surprise.
But thinking about it, it's just a settlent; of course, the Nine Dragon Tribe would treat the Three Lives Tribe as cannon fodder, so these settlents wouldn't know the inside story.
Frankly speaking, even if you told them sothing was wrong, they wouldn't have the capability to send soone to investigate.
"Who are you people? Let go of my clan mber!"
The Clan Leader of the Feiyan settlent rushed over upon hearing the commotion, just in ti to see his kin pinned to the ground by Ku Tou.
"The Clan Leader of the Feiyan settlent?" Chen Jiuge looked him over.
"Who are you? We don't know each other, do we?" Yan Hong frowned.
"Yes, that's right."
"Ku Tou, capture him!"
"Yes, my lord!"
Yan Hong was quite strong, especially with the large bow in his hands—each arrow fired like a missile, leaving a long trench on the ground.
His unique fighting style also granted him exceptional agility.
It took enduring a dozen arrows and nearly an hour before Ku Tou finally captured Yan Hong!
"Phew, finally got him!" Ku Tou wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Almost, almost slipped up just now; this guy is way too agile in the forest. While his physical strength is on par with Akam, his difficulty was ten tis more!
"Submit, or face death?" Chen Jiuge said from above.
Struggling for a bit and seeing no way out, Yan Hong shouted harshly, "Aren't you afraid of the Nine Dragon Tribe?"
"You seriously don't know?" Chen Jiuge replied oddly.
"Know what?"
"Haven't you noticed there's not a single person from the Nine Dragon Tribe here? We're all cannon fodder here, the kind that faces certain death!"
"Impossible! The Nine Dragon Tribe wouldn't do such a thing!"
Yan Hong shook his head frantically. He wasn't new to the Eye of the Yellow Spring, and while it was dangerous, it couldn't be as dangerous as Chen Jiuge claid.
"Don't believe ? Haha, if I'm telling the truth, then everyone in the Feiyan settlent must submit to !"
"Fine!" Yan Hong wasn't without a brain.
If it's really as Chen Jiuge said, then he and his kin are likely dood.
"Gather your clan up; I'll take you to see for yourself!"
"This..." Yan Hong hesitated.
Chen Jiuge said flatly, "Think about it; if I wanted to capture all your clan, would it really require that much effort?"
"Uh, seems you're right!" Yan Hong scratched his head bashfully.
"Let's go!"
Picking a direction at random, the four of them moved straight ahead.
"We're here!"
"Here? What's different?" Yan Hong questioned, looking at the trees in front of him.
"Take two steps forward!"
"Alright then!"
With large strides, he took two steps forward, then the third.
"Thud!"
Yan Hong staggered back, clutching his nose, his eyes wide open: "What's going on?"
His calloused hand felt around in front of him, and a faint film appeared before his eyes.
"This is?"
"This is a barrier. Perhaps you don't understand; simply put, the Nine Dragon Tribe has encircled this place, and now we can't get out!"
Pointing to the Eye of the Yellow Spring in the sky, Chen Jiuge sneered, "Now it's either us or the Eye of the Yellow Spring surviving; do you get it now?"
"Damn it, how dare they!" Yan Hong fud.
"So, it's ti for you to fulfill your promise!"
"You won't send us to die, will you?" Yan Hong asked sternly.
"Send you to die?"
Chen Jiuge shook his head, "We're already half-dead. This is about seeking life in the face of death!"
"Really? Alright, I agree. But if you send my clan to die, I'm not going along with it!"
"Rest assured!"
Chen Jiuge smiled slightly, but thought nothing of it. Does he even need instructions? When the Eye of the Yellow Spring erupts next, not going to die will beco going to die!
Recruiting the settlents went very smoothly, without even encountering any other tribes, perhaps because Chen Jiuge and his team chose relatively remote locations.
Though the strength of many settlents wasn't much, they preferred to be near strong tribes, as it felt a bit safer.
Settlents like the Feiyan Tribe, small in number but with exceptional skills in each mber, were rare.
"Let's go!"
The five of them split into five teams, and in just one day, recruited thirteen settlents. Though each settlent was small in number, together they nearly amassed a thousand people!
"That's all there is!" ng Ze was a bit disappointed.
The surrounding settlents weren't just these; though Chen Jiuge and the others moved quickly, compared to larger tribes, they were still a step behind.
So of the more sensitive settlents even directly sided with the major tribes, leaving Chen Jiuge and the others unable to conquer many settlents.
"Actually, we could risk a bit more!" Bai Li frowned.
"Compete with those big tribes?" Feng Cang shook his head slightly, "I don't think it's necessary. The big tribes are too strong; whether we can compete is one thing, but even if we can, we'd end up pissing them off."
"Compared to the gains, it's not worth it."
"Indeed, and besides, isn't the Eye of the Yellow Spring about to erupt again!"
With a rumble, the Eye of the Yellow Spring in the air began to rise slowly. The eye opening turned gradually pitch black, and the falling Yellow Spring Water was no longer golden, but turned black and yellow.
One could faintly see so large monsters mixed in with the changing color of the Yellow Spring Water, falling down.
"It's started again; only a day's ti, really leaves no room to breathe!" Chen Jiuge frowned. The interval seed way too short!
One monster after another fell from the sky, and soon so flew in the direction of Chen Jiuge and his team.
"Roar!"
With three heads, four legs, two tails, resembling the face of a Saber-toothed Tiger, full of ferocity.
"Look at its eyes!" Song Bei reminded.
"The eyes?"
Chen Jiuge stared closely, surprised, "White? Does it look like it's being controlled?"
User Comments
0 comments from readers