Chapter 682 The Flaming Horn Tribes Intentions (1/2)

“Why’s he turning back?!”

“What are they doing?!”

The people who rushed over to see the king beast finally caught a glimpse and felt like running away was best. No one dared get any closer. Although they were not in the danger zone, they could feel the terrifying, oppressive aura.

They had been shaken to the core seeing the petrified forests along the way. One glimpse was enough. All they wanted was to keep a safe distance. When they saw the king beast that was supposed to be lured away heading towards them, they ran instantly.

When Shao Xuan was running back, he called Gui He over for a few quick words, then brought the king beast in a circle to buy Gui He time to inform the people at the Flaming River Castle.

No one knew what they spoke about as they were too far away. They did not know what was going to happen. Shao Xuan continued leading the king beast around while Gui He quickly headed towards the Flaming River Castle.

Shao Xuan wanted Gui He to tell the people at the castle that he would be bringing the king beast towards Flaming River and might get close to the Flaming River Castle. He wanted them to prepare themselves and suppress their fire seed auras to avoid detection. In the event of accidentally triggering the king beast, if it headed towards the castle, everyone must retreat. They could always rebuild the castle- fighting a king beast was not ideal. Plus Shao Xuan now understood the king stoneworm a little more after leading it around. Although it was just a surface-level understanding, he was sure this king stoneworm was as strong as the salt beast. Perhaps the salt beast might even lose to it if they met each other.

Luring this king beast away was merely a temporary solution. No one knew when it would return. The only long-term solution was to bring it back to its nest.

Perhaps it could not find its way back, that was Shao Xuan’s guess. But what if he was wrong? And the king stoneworm had no intentions to return to its nest? Then luring it to the forest filled with fearsome beasts might be a solution. Better than leaving it near the Flaming River. There were many tribes here and none had the confidence to kill it.

Could they hope for all the tribes to work together to defeat the king stoneworm? This was likely to backfire, ending with everyone blaming Flaming Horn for the outcome.

If the king stoneworm did not fear water, why not lead it to the place it should be?

That was Shao Xuan’s conclusion.

Gui He sent his message to the trading area, even getting the snow falcon to bring a note to the main village so both sides were on guard just in case. They must be absolutely prepared in the face of a king beast.

The king stoneworm seemed dumb enough too. Shao Xuan was obviously bringing it in circles and it had followed him consistently without much emotional fluctuation. The salt beast would have raged already.

It looked like not every king beast had the same intelligence. Nature was all about balance. If this animal could become a king beast, yet it was not intelligence, then it must be very naturally talented. Just like the beastman slave Yi Si had. Grasshopper was not intelligent but still a terrifying figure just from his strength.

Admittedly, this worm was extremely powerful. Letting it loose here would just wreak havoc.

Within the Flaming River Castle, the Flaming Horns were briefed by their leaders about their next plan.

Sensing the change in the Flaming Horn’s mood, Yi Si was puzzled. Even though he could calculate the probability of something happening based on detailed observation, he had too little information here. He saw that the Flaming Horns must have a solution but did not know what it was.

Then, he heard a chattering sound. He turned to see Grasshopper curled in a ball, his teeth chattering. All the spines previously retracted were now standing straight on his back.

This meant the king beast was approaching.

Didn’t they lure it away just now? Why would it be approaching?

Very soon, not just Grasshopper sensed the king beast. Everyone in the castle could sense its location.

“What is it? Is the king beast here?!” The people who were blocked from leaving craned their necks excitedly. When the houses in front were blocking their view, they leapt to the roof of the tallest house to look beyond the walls around the trading point.

However, their view was still blocked by the forest outside so they focused their attention on the two towers by one of the gates.

All the Flaming Horns wanted was for this rowdy bunch to quiet down but they were curious too. Ta, who was well-rested, brought a group up the tower by the gates for a better view.

The trading point had three gates but Shao Xuan was only going to pass by one.

Rumble----