Chapter 405: Silvas and Shiras Evolution (1/2)

Orthar and Gravis split up as they left the hyenas' territory. Gravis went back to do whatever he was doing all day while Orthar informed the Tribe about their new member and the recruits that would be coming in about a day.

Silva was surprised and nervous when he heard the news. He wouldn't be able to keep someone so powerful under his control when they joined. Liza would be a level two Lord and was way more powerful than anyone except Gravis. She surely wouldn't listen to him.

Yet, Orthar calmed him down by telling him that Gravis wouldn't overlook something like that. Gravis obviously had his own plans for her. Putting her into a normal army was just too big of a waste.

When Silva heard that, he calmed down. Yet, he was also frustrated at his own lack of power. He had gotten enough corpses to become a level one Lord in this fight, and he would be able to eat them by tomorrow. At that point, he would finally become a Lord, a dream he had had for a long time.

Yet, as soon as he achieved that dream, an overpowering new member joined the Tribe that Silva couldn't even think about controlling. One had to know that Orthar was the strongest member of the Tribe beside Gravis, and Orthar had said that he didn't even have a chance against her, and that was considering that she was still a level one Lord.

It would take the Land Camp around two days to eat and digest all these corpses, and according to Silva's calculations, they would get five more Lords in the Land Camp, excluding him. Luckily for him, Shira knew nothing about this. After all, the whole Land Camp was still inside the hyenas' territory. This would be a mighty surprise for her.

Like this, a day passed where the Land Camp only rested and ate inside the hyenas' territory. Though, it couldn't be counted as the hyenas' territory anymore. It would become part of the River Tribe in no time. In actuality, the fungus was already converting the new territory into theirs. A lot of wide and deep rivers could already be seen stretching through the land.

Whoooom!

A one-hundred-meter long beast shot over the resting Land Camp with incredible speeds. Most of the beasts didn't even notice it. Yet, Silva had already reached the level of a Lord, and he had noticed the ”trespasser.”

Silva sighed. ”The new member of our Tribe just passed over us,” Silva said as he scratched his chin with his new claws.

Silva had seen the advantage that arms had when he had fought Gravis back then. Ever since then, he had planned to change his body. Right now, his body was only around a hundred-meters-long, half the length of his previous body.

On top of that, he had two long and thin arms ending in powerful claws. His whole body was relatively thin, which would allow him to evade attacks easier and use it to grab his enemy like a constrictor snake. His long arms would be able to defend him from attacks and grab other parts of his enemy.

The Land Camp waited for another day after this occurrence until they finally returned. They had to get everything ready for the new recruits.

When Liza arrived at the Spire of the Tribe, most of the beasts were panicked for a second but then remembered Orthar's words. Their panic transformed into worship as they realized that their Leader managed to subdue such a powerful beast. They had never seen any beast that was as powerful as Liza.

Gravis talked to Liza and explained what he had in mind for her. ”I think it would be best if you took care of all the new recruits and Prey inside the Tribe, land beasts and sea beasts. You just need to let two equally powerful beasts fight and oversee it.”

Liza thought about this for a while. ”I can do that. I don't mind sitting around and watching some fights. It might even be entertaining.”

Gravis nodded. ”Yes, that's what I thought. Right now, we need to get further into the continent. We can't remain at the fringes of the continent forever. After all, we need powerful enemies to become more powerful.”

”As soon as we find some Tribes with level two Lords, you can join the fighting. Of course, I won't force you. After all, I also need level two Lords as food,” Gravis explained.

Liza nodded with a smile. ”Sounds good to me. As soon as the new recruits win the fight, they get transferred to the Land and Sea Camp, correct?”

”Yes. Just send them to their respective Commanders. Of course, it can also happen that the current members of the River Tribe show interest in a fight with a new recruit. It is also your duty to stop them from doing that.”

Liza furrowed her brows. ”I thought every beast could fight every other beast,” she said.

”Yes, but only if they are members of the River Tribe. The new recruits are not yet members. I don't want the River Tribe to attack the recruits or Prey because this couldn't be considered tempering. Every member of the River Tribe has won, at least, one genuine life and death battle. By fighting against the new recruits, the members of the River Tribe would have it too easy.”

Liza hummed for a bit. ”That makes sense. Your goal is not only to increase their Rank but also to increase their Battle-Strength. I guess that is the best way forward.”

”Exactly. There is no free food in the River Tribe. Every member needs to fight a genuine life and death battle to become stronger. Only like this will they have the highest possible Battle-Strength,” Gravis explained.

”Sounds good to me. I'll get right to it then,” she said.

”The two level one Lord snakes are the Commanders. Just ask them where the recruits are. Currently, the recruits are still under the Commanders, so they know where they are. Just gather them all and let them fight.”