Suddenly, the calls of birds rose and fell in the air, lingering for a long time. This strange phenomenon made both the Salt Tribe and the cannibals look up at the sky, only to discover that the birds overhead were larger than normal birds.
The orcs who had been used as human shields by the cannibals had already prepared to flee upon hearing the birdsong. Taking advantage of the moment when the salt tribe and the cannibals were still stunned, they retreated immediately.
This is the evacuation signal agreed upon with the Mu tribe!
The people of the Wood Tribe have arrived!
The Salt Clan and the cannibals had no idea why these meat shields suddenly ran away. However, the cannibals couldn't catch them, and the Salt Clan was too lazy to chase them. Thus, they successfully escaped the center of the battle.
After Songshan and the others had completely left, the Feather Tribe orcs also dispersed from the sky.
Shen Nong did not undo the shrinking spell on the Feather Tribe orcs. Although they were still larger than normal, their size was within an acceptable range, so it did not arouse suspicion from the Salt Tribe and the cannibals.
The strange scene of the birds that suddenly appeared and cried out and then suddenly dispersed triggered the orcs' keen sense of danger and made them feel a little uneasy.
"call out--"
The familiar voice sent chills down the spines of the cannibals.
Wuming forcibly stopped his abilities, spitting out a mouthful of blood onto the ground. Ignoring his extreme exhaustion and pain, he shouted, "Run!"
Chapter 72
victory
What's this!
The bewildered Salt Tribe beastmen stared at the "wooden stick" in the air, their pupils contracting.
The sight of the cannibals fleeing in all directions convinced them of their first instinct—this thing was dangerous.
Mang Lin pulled the old priest to hide behind a rock not far away. Just as they hid, he heard a "bang" and the sound of wood hitting the rock.
Mang Lin's mind went blank. He stared wide-eyed at the wooden stick stuck in the stone, and couldn't help but wonder if he would have survived if he hadn't hidden behind it and been hit by the stick.
Just as Mang Lin was wondering which tribe this was, the roar of the giant beast caught his attention.
Upon seeing the bear-like behemoth, Mang Lin knew it was the Wood Tribe.
He frowned, unable to believe for a moment that the Wood Tribe had ever possessed such a powerful thing.
Although I'd heard plenty of stories from the orcs who threatened the Wood Tribe about how things had changed, all I could think was that they'd used some strange method to arrange the stones neatly in a circle around the tribe.
He didn't take it to heart at all.
They were even waiting for the Wood Tribe to come to the Salt Department because they were short of salt. Perhaps it was because they had exchanged too much salt with the Wood Tribe last time, and even though spring was almost over, they hadn't bowed down to the Salt Department to exchange for more salt.
The sharp and powerful wooden clubs continued to rain down on their area. Python Forest stiffly turned his gaze and spotted the cannibals, who were also trying to evade capture.
He had only one thought in his mind—the Salt Tribe and the Cannibals would die at the hands of the Wood Tribe today.
After a series of ranged attacks, Tiger Roar led the orc warriors who were already prepared to charge forward.
Tu Dong also led the beastmen who had been learning medicine from her, following the Feather Tribe beastmen flying in the sky, to find the seriously injured beastmen from various tribes.
They skillfully used the warm water stored in their water bags to wash the wounds of the injured orcs, then scooped out crushed hemostatic herbs from the earthenware jars and applied them to the fish skin. They then placed the fish skin directly over the wounds and finally secured it with straw rope.
Those who were seriously injured would beckon the orcs of the Feather Tribe to land.
To facilitate the transport of the severely wounded orcs, Shen Nong reset the spells that shrunk them before the attack, so that their size was just right to carry two people on their backs.
A severely wounded orc, and a Wood Tribe healer guarding the wounded orc.
Both Shen Nong and Ze have healing abilities, but only one can stay here. Ze didn't give Shen Nong a chance to leave and left directly with Hu Xiao and the others. Shen Nong had no choice but to stay and wait for the seriously injured orc.
Shen Nong didn't need to completely heal these orcs; she only needed to bring them out of danger.
Therefore, his crystal nucleus energy has always been abundant.
To prevent Wuming from using his abilities again, none of the Wood Tribe orcs transformed into human form.
Even without transforming into human form, their skills and strength seemed to be in no way inferior to those in beast form.
Even though the Salt Tribe and the Cannibals are now united against the Wood Tribe, they haven't been able to harm the Wood Tribe's orc warriors in the slightest.
The orc warriors of the Wood Tribe were light-footed, quick-moving, and agile.
Every punch was powerful and impactful, leaving the Salt Tribe and the Cannibals utterly helpless.
Quanfeng watched helplessly as the hunting team's captain, Huxiao, leaped into the air and kicked a Salt Tribe beastman in the chest, sending him crashing to the ground, where he struggled to get up.
This was the first time Quanfeng had witnessed the strength of the Wood Tribe. To be honest, he was quite frightened, but he was even more impressed by the powerful orc tribe.
His emotions were still running high, and because of this momentary lapse in attention, he failed to notice the approaching cannibals.
By the time he realized what was happening, it was too late to dodge, and he was definitely going to get injured today.
"Sizzle—"
A small wooden arrow, several times smaller than the one stuck in the ground, shot out from behind Inu-kaze at an extremely tricky angle, directly piercing the cannibal's head and killing him instantly.
Quanfeng turned around blankly and saw Shen Yi's departing figure. He unconsciously swallowed.
So Shen Yi is this amazing?
Other orcs cannot use crossbows without training, but the android warriors that Shen Nong redeemed from the system shop can.
Shi Xia hurriedly produced two more crossbows and enough wooden arrows, which Shen Nong immediately handed over to Shen Yi and the other two.
Under Quan Feng's deliberate observation, he discovered that not only was Shen Yi powerful, but his other two brothers were also very powerful, capable of kicking away orcs who looked half as strong as them.
He seems to be about the same level as Ze, the most powerful orc warrior in the Wood Tribe.
Having confirmed that Shen Yi and his group were very powerful, Quanfeng was determined to reiterate to the beastman who had delivered the message that the beastmen remaining in Wushan must not challenge Shen Yi.
He might die.
Wuming realized that the situation was dire and that neither his cannibalistic tribe nor the Salt Tribe could withstand it. His first thought was to escape.
The thought had barely formed when a dull pain shot through his chest. He stared in disbelief at the tiny "wooden stick" embedded in his chest.
Soon, he didn't even have the strength to stand and collapsed to the ground. The sharp pain made it impossible for him to move his body. Lying on his back, Wuming's vision gradually blurred.
At that moment, he clearly realized that he was going to die.
Why did things turn out this way...?
Wu Ming did not understand.
He also didn't understand why those meat shields hadn't listened to him in the first place, nor why the priest of the Wood Tribe had killed him.
He could manipulate trees just like the man from Beast City, and they were both descendants of the Beast City High Priest, so why was he killed?
If he had known it would end like this, he shouldn't have considered the Wood Tribe priest as one of his own in the first place.
Wu Ming never knew until his death that the people he thought were his own had no connection whatsoever with Beast City, and were not anyone's brothers.
On his deathbed, Wuming sensed someone crawling past him. He struggled to maintain his consciousness and actually managed to regain a moment of clarity.
Turning his head, he saw an acquaintance. Wuming's resentment towards the Mu tribe reached its peak, and he only wished that the Mu tribe could also be completely wiped out.
He didn't care whether the person in front of him would help him or not, and his time was limited, so he couldn't think about the problem at all.
With his life force waning and his strength exhausted, Wuming cried out, "Python Forest... go to Beast City, find... the High Priest's sixth son... tell him that the person who killed me... is also a descendant of the High Priest... beg him to help me... destroy the Wood Tribe..."
Before the last word of "lifelessness" could be uttered, he died with his eyes wide open.
Mang Lin lay on the ground, releasing his grip on the old priest's mouth and nose; the old man was only a burden to him.
Since the tribe can no longer exist anyway, he's useless to us. Let's kill him cleanly to avoid making a sound and revealing his location.
He coldly stared at the already dead Wuming, never expecting that the cannibals would have connections with the people of Beast City.
Mang Lin sneered inwardly, wondering what the people of Beast City saw in Wu Ming. He was clearly a useless thing who couldn't even transform into a beast.
After observing his surroundings and finding no one paying attention, Mang Lin quickly crawled away carefully, keeping close to the ground and using the surrounding jungle as cover.
He originally had nowhere to go, but now he has a good place to go—Beast City.
As a high-level android warrior, Shen Er possesses extraordinary senses and combat power equivalent to a level 10 orc warrior at his peak.
In this battlefield where the highest level of orcs was only level seven, he quickly discovered the python forest he needed to escape from.
For Shen Er, dealing with the python forest was as simple as crushing an insect.
But just as he was about to make his move, his core program transmitted an incomprehensible command.
[It is forbidden to influence the course of world events.]
Shen Er then discovered that he was unable to attack the python forest, and he could only watch helplessly as the exhausted orc escaped his attack range.
Python Forest escaped, and the old priest of the Salt Department and Wuming died.
The chieftains and priests of the two tribes either fled or died. The remaining salt tribe beastmen and cannibals did not hold out for long either, with most of them giving up resistance.
Faced with absolute power, even orcs will weigh the pros and cons and make the choice that is least harmful to themselves.
Unlike the other Wood Tribe orcs, Shen Er didn't stay on the battlefield to handle the aftermath. He went directly to Shen Nong's location, intending to convey the command issued by the core program to her.
As a result, he couldn't bring himself to speak at all.
As soon as he has the thought of speaking, his vocal cords will immediately go on strike.
Shen Nong was almost done with her work. The seriously injured beastmen sent by various tribes had all been pulled back from the brink of death.
However, some injuries were too severe, and even with his and Ze's healing abilities, they could not fully recover. Furthermore, their future combat capabilities would be severely hampered, and like Lionlin, the captain of their tribe's pottery team, they would be unable to advance further.
Shen Nong took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, and glanced curiously at Shen Er, who was standing at attention. "What happened?"
Shen Er racked his brains for a long time, trying various methods, including using sign language.
But his mind and body each obey their own commands; his mind obeys him, while his body obeys the core program.
He couldn't control his body; even his fingers wouldn't obey him.
Unless its owner has mind-reading abilities, it is impossible for the owner to know the commands issued by the core program.
"It's nothing," Shen Er replied in a low voice, giving up.
Shen Nong looked at Shen Er suspiciously. Could this be a malfunction? The system didn't seem to mention after-sales repair; he'd have to ask.
——
The two mountains blocking the way for the Wood Tribe—the Salt Tribe and the Cannibal Tribe—were finally removed.