Chapter 549 (1/2)

Catch Them All

The drumming continued deep into the night.

Shao Xuan and the other tribesmen that were camping far away from where they were whacking the mountain could clearly hear it.

“It’s already so late. What are they up to?” said a tribesman from Yu tribe.

The members of the Feather tribe stayed atop the trees outside the cave. They had an impressive sense of hearing, any slight sound would make them stir from their sleep, not to mention the constant drumming.

Compared to the people outside the cave, the people sleeping in the cave were deep in slumber. They felt that the cave was extra quiet today. Even the bugs that made noises were gone. They couldn’t hear the noises from the outside world as clearly as the people from the Feather tribe.

Therefore, when people from the Feather tribe were complaining, snores were coming out from the cave. After a few days of searching, they found nothing and everyone had exhausted their bodies. A quiet night like this was hard to come by so many slept very quickly.

The green-faced fanged beast that Shao Xuan caught was quiet too after struggling for so long but Shao Xuan knew from its breathing patterns that it wasn’t really asleep. It was just lying there quietly, maybe deep in thought.

Lying on the cold stone floor of the cave, Shao Xuan was wide awake. The noise from outside wasn’t the reason preventing him from sleeping. He just felt uneasy.

Whenever the situation was tranquil, Shao Xuan would feel that something bad would happen.

He gave up on falling asleep and got up to walk out of the cave.

The wind was blowing outside the cave, leaves and grass swayed in it. This rustling sound was not a stranger to them but the wind today brought a cold bite with it. Even Shao Xuan had goosebumps on his arms when the wind blew in his direction.

Did the temperature drop these few days?

It couldn’t be. Compared to three days ago, the temperature was even higher. Once they stepped out of this lush forest and entered another region, it would be even hotter.

Even though the nights in the mountains were cooler, to the totemic warriors, it felt like a usual summer night. Nothing to the extent where goosebumps would form when the wind was blowing.

Another gush of wind came again.

Whoosh-- Whoosh--

The sounds of leaves rustling were heard again. Shao Xuan felt the goosebumps on his arms and looked around his surroundings. This was odd, why was this happening?

They had placed many traps at the bottom of the mountain. If an intruder came by, something would have gone off but they heard nothing.

Two Thousand Masks tribesmen that were standing guard looked at Shao Xuan in confusion. Why was this guy from Flaming Horn not sleeping at this ungodly hour?

“No.”

The one that spoke was a warrior whose name was Fei You. Shao Xuan had met this person before in his expedition team. They interacted briefly then.

Fei You considered for a moment and asked, “Grand Elder Shao Xuan, did you sense anything?” He knew that Flaming Horn tribespeople were sensitive to the changes in the forest.

Fei You knew he wasn’t someone that could stand against the man speaking to him, though they were of the same age. They ignored the people of Flaming Horn during their desert trip but now, nobody could ignore this tribe.

“Currently, no. Be careful tonight and listen for sounds that come from the foot of the mountain,” said Shao Xuan.

The two guards felt a chill down their spine when they heard the sentence. They knew Flaming Horn tribesmen wouldn’t tell them this if they had no reason to.

The sounds of drums had not stopped.

Everyone could feel that the people from Rock Hill City seemed desperate from their actions. But why?

Rock Hill City was the king of the desert. Tribesmen were no big threat to them, they could still safely command the desert so why were they in such a hurry? To secure their place? Or were they just preparing? But preparing for what?

Maybe, it wasn’t just the tribesmen that felt this mysterious sense of doom, maybe the people of Rock Hill City felt it too.

What did this odd weather mean?

As Shao Xuan looked at his surroundings, his gaze stopped on a faraway hill.

Red spots of fire filled the hill with the clear white light from water moonstones peeking out in some places.

Shi Shi brought two-thirds of his people over. He let the slaves continuously beat the drums.

In the ancestral notes, it was stated that the green-faced fanged beast liked to sleep on grass but usually resided in caves. Most of the time, many green-faced gang beasts could be found in the same cave.