Chapter 780 - Go Back Into The Cave! (1/2)

Chapter 780

Go Back Into The Cave!

Amidst the sparse forest, all sorts of roars and splitting cries from beasts and humans could be heard.

The bloody stench filled the air and spread as the wind carried it. Some bloodthirsty animals rushed here immediately upon smelling the blood. If it wasn’t because the fight was too intense, they would’ve rushed over to fight for the food as soon as they smelled the blood.

The scavenger birds were already hovering overhead and creaked loud noises telling those on the ground to hurry up.

Boom!

The ground quivered after a cry of terror was heard. The sound of branches splitting and trees falling ceased.

A few impatient scavenger birds dived down for the food but they were immediately smashed to death by a bloody hammer even before they reached the ground. Broken feathers floated down from the sky.

Some of the other scavenger birds noticed what had happened to the other birds and could only cry out in fear as they stayed far away from the bloody scene.

A group of warriors walked out from the forest. Their bodies were stained with blood. Some of the blood belonged to fearsome beasts while others flowed from their own wounds.

This was one team that came with the Flaming Horns. Under the Flaming Horn’s lead, these people who had never been in a fearsome beast forest slowly learned to adapt. They weren’t afraid or frightened at the sight of fearsome beasts anymore. All the doubt and worry in their faces had vanished. What replaced it was a bloody murderous expression, ready to kill at any moment.

Abuli wiped the blood from the side of his eyes. He leaned on a tree as he panted heavily.

Hunting fearsome beasts required a lot of physical strength and mental tactics. There was no time for rest, so of course it was tiring. Every time they successfully hunted a fearsome beast, they felt like they had exhausted a year’s worth of energy. However, despite the wounds and energy drain and the fact that they almost lost their lives a couple times, the feeling was extraordinary after they had adapted to the hunt.

Abuli looked down at his arms. His sleeves were torn and tattered and a huge portion of his arms were exposed. Bloody marks and scars tainted his arms. Some were new wounds that were still freshly stained with blood while others had scabbed.

Totemic warriors recovered very quickly and wounds caused by typical wild beasts could heal instantly. It wouldn’t even leave any scars behind. Even those who were weak could recover and heal over time, but wounds caused by fearsome beasts were different. These wouldn’t heal as fast and some scars would last up to ten years or even a lifetime.

Abuli wasn’t sure how long the wounds on his arm would stay and he didn’t wish for these scars to disappear. It would be best if they stayed until he died. This was like his medal!

Look! These were wounds caused by fearsome beasts during a hunt!

In the Zhi tribe, besides those who came with him this time, who else would have had a chance to get such scars?!

Upon this thought, Abuli noticed that his back had straightened and the shrunken feelings he felt from timidity also disappeared. Before, whenever they were faced against a strong tribe, Abuli would feel his head lower instinctively and immediately sense a difference in his energy and emotions. It wasn’t a height difference. His lack of courage and cowardice made him shrink. But now…

Abuli turned his arm and looked at it closely. He clenched his fists and watched the muscles on his arms contract as he flexed. “I feel so energetic!”

Lu Zhai, the Thunder Mountain chief, looked over at Abuli and spat on the ground. He rotated his shoulder joints. His arm was a lot thicker than Abuli’s legs and he was always in the front when they hunted. He didn’t know why such a timid chief like Abuli was so proud of himself. His scrawny build and bean-sprout like arms were nothing to be proud of, not to speak of how he hid at the back of the team whenever there was a fight. All he did was launch a few attacks in some critical moments.

Energetic?

That’s all just a psychological effect!

Carrying the scavenger bird he killed with his stone hammer on his shoulders, Lu Zhai dragged another fearsome beast by its claws as he walked with the others to a resting station nearby.

Lu Zhai could understand how Abuli felt at the moment. Lu Zhai was also very excited since this was his first time in a fearsome beast forest. When he first started hunting here, his arms were injured and some bones even fractured, but hearing the cracks in his bones and feeling the pain spread from his arm up to his body felt all too good!

His confidence, ambition, and desires grew after each success in his hunt for fearsome beasts. He could feel his energy growing fiercer and his eyes still glinted with the same murderous brutality he used during his hunts.

The heavy breathing sounds of those who were dragging the fearsome beasts woke Abuli up from his narcissistic fantasy.

“Do you need help?” Abuli walked over.

“I’m alright,” Lu Zhai waved his hand impatiently, a gesture of annoyance. He was trying to tell Abuli to move aside.

When the hunters finally arrived at the cave that was their resting station, Shao Xuan also returned with some medicinal herbs. He handed these herbs and Gui Ze’s pills to those who were injured.

“How is the game today?” Shao Xuan asked the people who just arrived after he checked on those who were injured.

“It’s alright,” Lu Zhai said as he sat down to rest on a rock.

Shao Xuan glanced over at the Thunder Mountain warrior behind Lu Zhai. The person was badly injured and he had new injuries every time he came back for the past few days. This wasn’t because he wasn’t capable. Rather, he was trying very hard.

“You really put in a lot of effort,” Shao Xuan said.