Chapter 812 - It Is Not A Migration (2/2)

Consecutive cracks of broken branches ensued, then grey wolf claws emerged from the forest, then a wolf much taller than a human burst out, breaking surrounding trees effortlessly. There was a bleeding deer in its mouth, warm air exhaled through its blood-stained teeth reeked of blood.

The atmosphere tensed immediately.

Sea Sand noticed that a person was sitting on the wolf.

Then, twenty more people walked out of the forest, one of them carrying a snake as thick as two people. The snake head had already been chopped off and its body was coiled up with some vine, the man swinging it playfully as if he was flinging a rope and not a snake. These people still radiated murderous intent from their hunt and when they saw Sea Sand’s group, their senses heightened. These people radiated explosive violence resembling forest beasts, different from the murderous energy within Longboats after weathering harsh climate.

Sea Sand had grown the Black Mackerels into a famous organisation in just ten years since its establishment so he was observant enough as a person. He started to grow cautious, very puzzled.

At least ten out of this group were at least as powerful as himself. That was also just from a quick glance. If he studied them better, he would discover more hidden masters.

Who are these people? Where are they from? How are they related to the Longboat tribe?

The more he thought about it, the stranger everything became.Sea Sand’s pupils shrank, his eyelid twitching. Both the people and the wolf threatened him. What made him more anxious were the footsteps coming from afar. There were many people coming, at least a few thousand too!

Riding on Caesar’s back, Shao Xuan scanned Sea Sand and his men, then looked at Mu Fa sat on the rock. “Trouble?”

Sea Sand’s eyes were fixed on Mu Fa.

Mu Fa looked at Sea Sand, who was pale from terror, then after a silent pause, finally smiled. “None.”

Sea Sand’s face twitched, then he forced a smile. “Since you’re busy, I won’t be staying.”

Sea Sand left quickly with his people, even changing their routes to take a longer one, avoiding this convoy.

Mu Fa stared at them as they left. To tell the truth, he wanted to take this chance to kill Sea Sand and his men but if they attacked, the Black Mackerels would definitely retaliate by attacking the Longboat’s port when they were gone. The Black Mackerels held grudges. Based on Mu Fa’s understanding of them, if he let them go, they would not use this opportunity to harass the Longboat port either. Although he did not like Sea Sand, he knew that Sea Sand was a reasonable person.

Sea Sand had given him one last look before he left. Mu Fa knew what it meant. At the same time, Mu Fa privately heaved a sigh of relief. Indeed, coming with Flaming Horn was the right decision.

The Longboats were no loners and liked to seek help where possible. At least right now, Longboat and Flaming Horn could mutually benefit from each other.

On the other side, Sea Sand ran far away with his people. Once they confirmed that they were not being pursued, they sighed heavily. There was both frustration and relief.

Thank goodness the Black Mackerels hadn’t attacked yet!

“Who were those people, Sir?” someone asked.

“How would I know?!” huffed Sea Sand. “Definitely not Longboats.”

“I haven’t met them before. Unless some tribe is moving their village?” guessed another. Tribes further from the cities have been migrating often these two years.

“No, not moving!” a figure landed lightly in front of Sea Sand, like a leaf touching the ground. This was a scout Sea Sand sent.

“What do you mean?” asked Sea Sand.

The person was very direct in his answer. “A moving tribe would have sick, weak or old people among them. But this group has none of those. No matter man or woman, they were all very healthy and strong. Even the thinner-looking ones seemed dangerous.” When he recalled the way a young man with red patterns drawn on his eyelids grinned at him, he felt goosebumps all over. That young man seemed dangerous, thank goodness he was not attacked.

“How many people were there?” asked Sea Sand.

“Many! About four to five thousand!”

The two hundred people, including Sea Sand, drew a sharp inhale.

“Where… where the heck did they come from? Why are they here?” asked someone cautiously.

Sea Sand squinted, deep in thought as he stared out towards the ocean.

“Unless they are tribes from the other side?”

“How is that possible?!” gasped someone. But when they recalled the Longboat tribe’s boats, this was very much possible.

“But the people we saw were so different from the rumours.” The scout was very confused.

“Rumours?” Sea Sand burst into laughter. “Rumours cannot be trusted!”

When he first met the Longboats, he had started to question the rumours but since so many believed the same thing, he too believed the rumours. They rarely met tribes from the other side and the human traffickers did not bring anybody different from what they expected. After a while, Sea Sand started to believe the rumours, thinking that those tribes were starving, stupid savages who only used bones for tools and had never seen metal before. The Longboat tribe must just be an anomaly.

Now, he realised that all those rumours were wrong!

Exception? How could there be SO MANY exceptions?!

Yes, perhaps there were many stupid savages who barely had enough to eat on the other side. But they definitely aren’t the majority! Even if they were, they must be a group of dangerous savages!

Perhaps the ones who crossed the ocean did not return not because they were happily settled there– they were just dead.

The scout recalled the image in his memory. Those tribesmen looked like they lived good lives based on their clothing, blinding gemstones and weapons.

After a long pause, Sea Sand said, “Don’t touch Longboat’s turf these days, tell your subordinates to keep a distance from them. You can watch from far but do not step into their land. Also, keep an eye on Chao Qiu City.”