Chapter 397: Condition (1/2)

The hyenas were still ready to strike. The enemy commander had said that she would give them a chance to survive, but they couldn't just trust her like this. In case the enemy went against her word, they would die fighting.

”What is your proposal?” the black general asked.

Shira only continued smiling deviously. ”Does it matter? Two Lords are surrounding you. You have no choice but to accept.”

The black general gnashed his teeth. He hated it when someone talked down to him like this. Sadly, there was nothing he could do. These two Lords could eradicate all the hyenas easily.

”Okay,” the black general conceded. ”What will you have us do?” he asked.

”You all need to win a life and death duel. If you win, you join our Tribe. If you lose, you die,” Shira said as she slowly crept on land. As soon as she came on land, the others noticed that her stomach had a huge bulge. Apparently, she had already finished eating her prey.

The black general narrowed his eyes. ”This sounds too good to be true. What's the catch?” he asked.

Shira only continued smirking. ”Since you're the losing party, I will decide who fights whom. That's the catch.”

The black general looked at the floor with furrowed brows. This still sounded too good to be true. After all, if they would join the Tribe when they won, it would make no sense for the enemy to pull any dirty schemes. This would only weaken the force of their Tribe. No commander would weaken their own Tribe like this.

”Okay, we accept,” the black general said.

Shira snickered a bit. ”Very well, follow me,” she ordered to the hyenas. ”You're allowed to create a pathway to the mountains. Forcing you to swim is too disgraceful,” she said.

The black general was a bit surprised at that. The enemy commander even considered their honor? Apparently, this commander was a rather respectful and honorable snake.

”Follow her commands,” the black general said.

Surprisingly, the hyenas weren't as distraught as one would imagine. Joining a Tribe with two Lords was incredible. On top of that, they only had to win one fight. Most of the hyenas didn't care about their family back home. In actuality, now that they were forced to join another Tribe, they started getting annoyed at their old rules. Maybe, losing this war was a good thing.

The few Earth Movers that remained created a pathway to the mountains. Since they didn't need to make the pathway big or defend themselves, they reached the other side in only a minute. After that, they simply climbed over the mountains. Something like this wasn't hard for land beasts.

As soon as they reached the top of the mountains, they could finally see the River Tribe. The rivers immediately confused them. Surprisingly, the hyenas didn't know the concept of a river. After all, such rivers would give easy access to invasions from the ocean. That's why they didn't have rivers in their territory. They only had some isolated lakes for water, nothing more.

Yet, they kind of liked the look of the rivers. For some reason, they found them beautiful. They also saw something else that shocked them.

Behind the mountains was an army of around 100 land beasts. This showed them that the River Tribe didn't even attack with their full force. On top of that, they also saw their other tribesmen standing there. About 20 hyenas stood beside the army, and they all looked at an imposing-looking viper. The hyenas quickly realized that this viper was also some sort of commander.

When their tribesmen saw their siblings coming over the mountain, they felt relief wash over them. They were happy that their army didn't get destroyed. The more hyenas there were, the better they would feel.

Silva looked at the approaching hyenas, but as soon as he saw Shira leading them, he knew that the enemy was no threat anymore. Apparently, his army wasn't needed today.

”Do you want to watch your tribesmen prove themselves?” Shira asked Silva with a smirk.

Silva narrowed his eyes. Shira looked very happy right now, and that couldn't mean anything good. She was definitely plotting something. Yet, there was no benefit to running away.

”Sure,” he answered. Then, he instructed his army to scatter. They weren't needed anymore.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Everyone heard powerful steps, as Morn also walked over the mountains. ”Follow me. I will lead you around and introduce your new home,” he transmitted to the already proven hyenas.

The hyenas were shocked. A Lord was personally showing them around the Tribe? This was an incredible honor! Most of them hadn't even seen their Matriarch in their life. Before the attack, they also hadn't seen the princess before. Lords seemed like existences that never crossed their paths. Yet, this Lord volunteered to do such menial tasks?