Chapter 710 – Pursuit and Fligh (1/2)

The night grew deeper, and the reeking of blood became even heavier. The corpse of a pack animal collapsed in the centre of the path, but no vicious beasts approached it. They circled around it in the distance before fleeing into the depths of the jungle as if they had been frightened off.

The grey eye of the pack animal suddenly moved, and a black insect squirmed out, turning around and squirming back in. The huge body of the pack animal was riddled with holes, revealing its bloody bones. A large, multicoloured spider claimed the pack animal all for itself, plunging its fangs through its skull and sucking up the brain juices.

The insects of various sizes had already completely claimed this space. There were everywhere, in the sky and on the ground; it was as if they were the masters of the jungle.

Specks of green light suddenly lit up in the darkness. They were pairs of eyes. Hideous figures emerged from the forest one by one—the shamans of the Bone-eating tribe were here!

“Chief, it’s right here!” The shaman who Li Qingshan had frightened away said to the colossal figure in front of him fearfully.

“Gu insects? They have shamans among them?”

The Bone Eating chieftain looked back and said. No one would have thought he had once been a human. White, curled teeth protruded out of his mouth as his arms rippling with muscle draped right to the ground, like a mix between a black bear and a gorilla, except the hair on him was a little thin. His voice was like the growl of a wild beast, filled with an imposing force.

“No, there shouldn’t be!”

“Then where did these gu insects come from?”

The Bone Eating chieftain’s eyes were filled with caution. If there were not shamans, how could so many gu insects gather here in just a short while? Although the Bone Eating tribe was definitely the most ferocious predators in this region of the rainforest, the lessons they had learnt generation after generation prevented them from underestimating other shamans.

“This…”

“Chief, these insects don’t seem to be under anyone’s control. They taste quite nice!” said a Bone Eating shaman with a head of white hair.

This Bone Eating shaman was different from the others. He was extremely skinny, and if it were not for his hideous face, he basically seemed no different from an ordinary, small, old man. He held a staff in one hand. On the top of the staff was a shrivelled head, and in his other hand was a forearm-sized insect. He shoved it into his mouth and took a bite. With a spurt, yellowish-green liquid spurted out and satisfaction filled his face.

“Shaman priest, what do you think happened?” The Bone Eating chieftain asked while showing some respect through his voice.

“They must have been drawn over here by something. Only after they ate that thing did they become so large in such a short amount of time.” The Bone Eating shaman priest gestured around with his long, boney hands. Suddenly, he swung his staff and struck the shaman who had brought back the news over the head. “You bastard, you said the infant was born from the egg?”

“Yes, yes, yes, shaman priest!”

“It’s the eggshell. Look around in the surroundings. There still might be some fragments!”

The Bone Eating chieftain wrinkled his nose and glanced around. He arrived before a large tree and plunged his hand into it viciously, digging out a piece of pith. After crushing it, a scarlet-red fragment the size of a grain of rice appeared. The dense life force inside left him surprised. It was no wonder these insects could become so large in such a short amount of time.

He was voracious. Just a single piece of eggshell was like this. If he ate the entire egg, just what would happen? The only thing that bothered him was the infant that hatched from the egg. What was his identity and origins and was he powerful?

The Bone Eating shaman priest smiled. “He was probably very feeble back then. If he had another choice, why would he scatter the eggshell everywhere? Yet, a coward like you had actually been frightened away! Hehehehe, all you can say is you’re not fortunate enough. If you eat him, you might even draw in the heavenly lightning. It’ll be even better than eating a hundred, a thousand people!”

The shaman’s face was filled with deep regret, but when he recalled the scarlet pair of eyes, he shivered inside. He thought, If you had seen those eyes, you definitely would have fled too!

“Chase him down. I have to eat that infant and avenge our children!” The Bone Eating chieftain raised his arms and howled viciously.