Chapter 551 (1/2)

To Each Their Own

Shao Xuan’s words sent the tribespeople into a frenzy. They had travelled far to this dangerous land just to catch the green-face fang beast.

They were jealous when they saw the Flaming Horn tribespeople catching one yesterday. Now, they had the chance to get one themselves.

The crowd carefully listened. They could hear shouts and the occasional roar which wasn’t out of the norm here. Nothing indicated that the beasts were coming.

“The sounds of the wind, that violent-sounding wind. That is the roar of the beast,” explained Shao Xuan.

“No wonder. I was wondering why the wind was so loud but the trees weren’t moving,” said someone from the Mang tribe.

“If there are many, we don’t need to focus in just one direction,” Gu Su from the Eight Limbs tribe.

“Not bad of an idea. Each tribe to their own,” agreed Mu You from the Longboat tribe.

Arguments may arrive from all the tribes working together so it would be the best if each tribe caught their own beasts with their own skills.

With each tribe having commented on the situation, the people of Flaming Horn looked to Shao Xuan for the next plan of action.

Shao Xuan gestured for them to calm down then said with a smile, “There are many beasts but that may not be a good thing. I also have to remind everyone that the beasts aren’t easy to catch. I already told you all which parts of the beast to be cautious of. Don’t come complaining when you’re severely injured.”

“Relax, we won’t complain. Instead, we want to thank you for your reminder. Or else we won’t even know the beasts are approaching,” said Gu Zhi from the Feather tribe.

The tribespeople had their heads filled with ideas on how to catch the beasts already. They did listen to Shao Xuan’s advice but they still haven’t caught on to how scary the situation was. After entering the forest, they had seen all sorts of beasts. They don’t think the beasts are as scary as Shao Xuan made out to be seeing that the Flaming Horn tribespeople were able to catch one.

Shao Xuan did his part in warning everyone. It was their choice if they didn’t listen.

Each tribe was busy preparing even though it was deep into the night. The tension was thick in the air. Everyone held a water moon stone and tree vines. The Eight Limb tribe also started placing their cobwebs.

The sound of the wind got louder.

Shao Xuan could clearly hear the shouts of the Rock Hill people.

“Hurry down the mountain!” shouted Shao Xuan.

The rest were now able to differentiate the roars of the green-faced fanged beasts from normal sounds of the wind. They got their weapons ready and rushed down the mountain.

Within three breaths, there were only five Flaming Horn tribesmen and a few Hui tribesmen left in front of the cave.

“Ah Xuan, what do you plan to do?” asked Mai who had his net ready.

“There are too many beasts chasing after the Rock Hill people. Our base camp is closer than theirs so there will be some beasts coming up there. We should try chasing the few stray ones and not go after the large group.”

After checking the traps laid around the camp, Shao Xuan made a few adjustments then planned the next course of action.

It was hard to find the type of grass the beasts liked. They had no beasts to help them with this too so they had to use another way.

If they couldn’t use the grass as bait, they would use humans as bait!

Using bait to lure the prey as standard practice for the hunters. Shao Xuan described his experience of catching the beasts to the others.

The large group of beasts were chasing after the people of Rock Hill with no intention to stop. However, there were some beasts that chose to notice the motions they sense in the other directions.