Chapter 488 (1/2)

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“What now?”

“Attack again?”

“What if… Wait a bit and then see what happens next?

King City’s army stood on the cracked ground, rows and rows of soldiers waiting. Although their opponent’s flame giant was already gone, Shao Xuan was engulfed in flames. No one was sure if the flame giant would appear again.

Everyone stared at Shao Xuan in horror. That was extremely weird and shocking! It all happened in just a moment’s change, the flame giant was extremely overbearing to everyone everywhere. Even the ones far away could feel the intimidation and danger radiating off the fire.

“What was that?!” asked the girl next to Yi Zong.

“I don’t know.” Although Yi Zong exhausted himself trying to look calm, he was absolutely horrified. He felt as if he was personally hit. Although they were too far away to suffer physically, he felt a huge impact on his mental state! Forget about conducting a reading, he could barely focus his attention on anything.

Nothing happened for the moment. On the other side, when Shao Xuan realised his opponents did not plan to retaliate immediately, he turned around and walked towards Zheng Cheng and the rest.

The Flaming Horn tribe had already travelled far. They’d entered the semi-desert region already, this bunch needed to catch up.

“Let’s go first!” Shao Xuan called all the people over, who were still stunned. He ran towards where the tribesmen headed.

“Sigh, Shao Xuan, just now… what the hell was that? Was that the power of our ancestors? Can you do it again?” Zheng Cheng looked at him in anticipation. If he could wield power like that, then they did not need to worry about King City’s army anymore.

Looking at the hopeful eyes around him, Shao Xuan shook his head with a bitter smile. “I can’t.”

That sudden explosion of power was more successful than he imagined. That was also because he had never unleashed it to this extent before. The stress he endured during that was bigger than ever, all his energy was used up. Although he looked like he could walk now, every muscle hurt. He could do it one more time, maybe. Just once. If he had to do it a third time, he would not be able to walk afterwards.

“King City… Will they still come after us?” asked Duo Kang.

“Yes. They just won't’ move for the moment, not immediately. We need to take this chance to leave quickly or the consequences could be dire. I’m guessing that King City still has reinforcements,” said Shao Xuan.

“All I’m saying is, it’s best we hurry along as fast as we can,” said Shao Xuan.

The buffer team maintained a distance between the tribe and themselves to prevent King City from coming again. As they entered the semi-desert region, they saw very few people. Threats greatly decreased to. They just had to watch out for King City’s army. The tribesmen ahead had enough manpower to defend themselves against the small tribes ahead.

Everyone watched as the Flaming Horn tribesmen left. King City had not given another command to chase after them. They remained in the same spot, regaining their composure.

“How long till Chaoqiu and Feng City arrive?” Yi Zong asked the people around him.

“Soon. At most, two days. Tomorrow night at best,” said a young man, whose clothing had the ‘chao’ character embroidered on it. “The Flaming Horns are impressive indeed, definitely a huge threat. Especially that Shao Xuan guy. A person like that must be killed. It’s for the best.”

“You’re right. If we let them leave, I’m worried they’ll be the second thorn,” muttered Yi Zong as he watched Flaming Horn leave.

The young man from the Chao family’s ear twitched.

“Second thorn?” Chaoqiu City was the furthest from King City. Since King City had personally visited them, he first followed their army over. Their men would arrive later. Perhaps he could receive some benefit from this. To him, salt and fire crystals were valuable. He thought everyone thought the same but the situation was more complex than he imagined.

As one of the great six tribes, Chaoqiu tribe’s Chao family did not care much about many matters. Other than some tribesmen who stayed in King City, the rest of the Chaoqiu tribe stayed in Chaoqiu City, guarding their plot of land. Sometimes, they’d get some supplies from small tribes nearby. They heard some news about Flaming Horn too.

“You mean there’s already the first thorn? Who is it?” asked the Chao man.

The rest, including the girl clad in leather from the Ji family, also leaned closer. They had not heard of this before. Who was the ‘first thorn?

Yi Zong did not speak. There were secrets he would not tell them. He was one of the most talented members of his family, hence he was also a core member of the inner circle. There were some secrets only this inner circle knew.

The girl looked around and dragged Yi Zong aside.