Chapter 508 - Your Target (2/2)

The old man looked up. “Do you know what to do for the battle with Wans.h.i.+?”

Shao Xuan nodded. “Yes, I’ll be leading the troops with the three hunt leaders.”

The battle strategy had been set but Wans.h.i.+ had been on guard for a long time. An ambush might not work, they had to invade directly. Since it was war, then the highest-ranked warriors must naturally be in front.

This time, the two chiefs would not be charging into battle, instead at the back to control the big picture. Duo Kang and the rest, the three hunt leaders, would be at the front. The chiefs would take this opportunity to test their abilities.

As the Grand Elder of the tribe, Shao Xuan must also be in front- or who would trust him in the future? He couldn’t just rely on their ancestors and his past achievements. These things fade with time.

Shao Xuan was mentally prepared. It was not his first battle but it was the largest battle he had seen. He was under a lot of pressure too.

Although he knew that charging in front was a very dangerous thing, it was also a place that favoured the powerful warriors. They had to attack where they could! Plus this was Flaming Horn’s first large-scale battle, they must lead their troops.

The higher their rank, the larger their burden.

Both shamans nodded. It was rare that both were on the same page. In the past, they would have objected to him from going anywhere dangerous. However, the tribe was now complete and had returned to its prior glory. The tribe would have to survive through many more events. If Shao Xuan wanted to stabilise his position, he must have positive results from battle to gain trust.

“This time, your mission will be different from Gui He and the rest,” said the shaman. “Their targets are the Wans.h.i.+ tribesmen- the Wans.h.i.+ hunt leader and chief. Your target is Wans.h.i.+’s fire seed!”

Shao Xuan’s eyes widened slightly. “Wans.h.i.+’s fire seed?”

“Yes! If you can, destroy their fire seed, don’t give them a chance to take the fire seed with them. Tuo and the rest will help. Of course, they will definitely have very strong defences around their fire seed. If you can’t find an opportunity to do it, it’s fine. We’ll wait till after the battle. If you do have a chance…”

“I understand.” Shao Xuan nodded. “If I did have the chance, what do I do to destroy it?”

“About that…” The old man touched his beard. “According to our ancestral records, you should use your power of inheritance. It will guide you.”

The two shamans did not have experience destroying a fire seed but they heard it required the shaman’s power of inheritance for complete decimation. Most tribes would wait till after the war when they cleaned the battlefield, then they would send their shamans to destroy the fire seed.

However, they never experienced this before so they could only describe what they knew.

“Don’t force this, your life is more important. At most, we can just wait until after the battle. When most of Wans.h.i.+’s people are gone, both of us will go there personally,” said the shaman.

“Mm, I understand. Don’t worry,” said Shao Xuan solemnly.

Both of the shamans’ hearts suddenly skipped a beat and grew more anxious. They suddenly regretted telling Shao Xuan this. Before he left, they reminded him again, “Do not force it, don’t bite off more than you can chew.”

The tribesmen were mostly moved out now. When Shao Xuan left, Caesar was carrying a large bundle, helping Old Ke and several families carry their things. The most eye-catching one was Old Ke’s huge box of stone tools.

Old Ke had already made a lot of weapons to be distributed to the people in hiding. Although they were mostly the elderly, the weak and the sickly, they could still move. With weapons, they could fend for themselves with weapons.

“Don’t worry about us, you take care.” Old Ke patted his shoulder hard. He knew Shao Xuan would be in the frontlines with the hunt leaders. The people in front would bear a risk many times larger than going for a hunt. Old Ke was worried. If this was another person, Old Ke would’ve said it was only right for a young, high-ranked warrior to be in front. He wasn’t the shaman, nor was he old, hiding would be shameful. However, this was Shao Xuan.

Double standards for the ones you loved. It was human nature.

“The shaman used the white wormskin for skin tight armour.” Shao Xuan showed Old Ke the white clothes he wore underneath. “It’ll protect me.”

Old Ke sighed, not speaking.

No material could give absolute protection. Wormskin was durable, but it was only a defense against cuts. But would it do anything against a direct hit from an axe?

Two days later.

Non-warriors were already moved to the shelter, both shamans had left too.

Before dawn, it was still dark out.

Shao Xuan sat next to what used to be the fire pit, looking at the a.s.sembly of troops.

“Let’s go.”

Shao Xuan stood up, patted Caesar next to him, then led the troops out of the tribe.

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