Xiong Lei led the way, and the Lei tribe members gradually gathered in twos and threes into a large group, rushing out of the salt field without looking back.
With someone leading the way, the stunned animal slaves finally came to their senses. The fire at the salt field was definitely beyond saving. They would die whether they stayed or ran away, but what if they managed to escape?
"Run!"
Run!
The salt fields have a large number of beast slaves, all for the sake of having more salt. Shen Nong really doesn't know what the high priest of the beast city needs so much salt for.
The sight of them rushing out in such a swarm was quite spectacular, even shaking the ground. The beastmen managing the salt fields hadn't expected things to turn out this way. If they wanted to chase after the escaped beastmen, they would have to delay putting out the fire; if they wanted to put out the fire, they would have to let the beastmen escape.
In the end, the salt field was more important than the beast slaves. Seeing that no beastmen were chasing them, the beast slaves unleashed unprecedented strength and ran forward.
As they passed the wooden sheds where other beast slaves lived, the beast slaves were all startled. They trembled and shrank back into the wooden sheds, which offered no shelter at all. Some of the beastmen who had just become beast slaves at the salt field couldn't bear to see them like that and grabbed them and ran away.
More and more beast slaves joined, creating a noisy and chaotic scene. Shen Nong thought to herself, "Let's run, let's run, the more chaotic the better."
Their commotion finally attracted attention. Mu Qing sent some level-five beastmen to suppress the fleeing beast slaves, not thinking that some of the beast slaves would cause any trouble.
The orcs clashed head-on with the leader of the Thunder Tribe. The orc had barely shouted, "The High Priest commands!" when Xiong Lei headbutted him, sending him sprawling to the ground. Clutching his chest and groaning, the orc angrily pointed at Xiong Lei and threatened, "You lowly beast slaves dare to defy us? Aren't you afraid the High Priest will kill you all!"
Xiong Lei snorted heavily, "Then I'll kill the High Priest first!"
The beastmen sent by Mu Qing were clearly shocked by what Xiong Lei said. How dare the beast slaves think of killing the high priest!
Xiong Lei wasn't stupid either. Before the orcs could react, he led his people to give them a good beating.
After the orcs realized what was happening, they immediately retaliated. They were, after all, level five orc warriors. Although they had suffered some losses earlier, they quickly fought back.
As soon as the fight began, the long-suffering beast slaves instinctively shrank back, terrified and filled with fear.
Oh no, oh no, oh no! They're definitely going to be driven back to the salt fields by the orcs of Beast City! They're doomed!
Shen Nong ignored the beastmen who shrank back like quails. He knew that these beastmen had long been beaten to the point of losing their fighting spirit. The fact that they were even trying to run away showed that they had used up all their courage.
He slipped to the front and secretly channeled spiritual energy into the Thunder Tribe orcs to heal their injuries. Unaware of what was happening, the Thunder Tribe orcs felt increasingly powerful as they fought, and the orcs of the Beast City gradually lost ground against the Thunder Tribe orcs who possessed "infinite health regeneration."
In the end, exhausted, they were being beaten by the Thunder Tribe orcs who were riding on their backs.
"You won?"
"It seems like we've won; they've all stopped moving..."
"They actually won? The orcs of Beast City were beaten so badly they can't move?"
The beast slaves whispered among themselves, their voices growing louder as they went. In their minds, the beastmen of Beast City were invincible, yet now, more than a dozen beastmen from Beast City lay motionless before them, beaten to a pulp.
"Shut up!" Xiong Lei was annoyed by the chattering behind him. "What's so hard about beating them up? Just pounce on them and beat them up. I don't know what you're so happy about. If we hadn't been starving for days, we would have beaten them so badly they couldn't even get up and wouldn't have been able to fight back!"
Shen Nong strongly agreed with Xiong Lei's words. The level 5 orcs sent by Beast City were indeed no match for the well-fed orcs of the Lei Tribe.
As Xiong Lei was about to continue forward, he stopped, turned around and looked at the "beast slaves" who were some distance away. He snorted, "Beastmen should stand up straight and fight!"
As they were speaking, loud "bang bang bang" sounds came from outside the Beast City.
Chapter 120
Victory
The loud noise was accompanied by a slight tremor. The beastmen, who had been starving and thirsty for a long time and had countless injuries, had exhausted a lot of energy running all the way here. Now, due to the sudden tremor, many of the beastmen lost their footing, and when one fell, it knocked down a whole group.
Xiong Lei was also startled by the loud noise outside. He thought it was thunder. He looked up at the sky and found that the moon was high in the sky, there were many stars, and not a single cloud.
If it's not thunder, then what is it?
Xiong Lei was filled with surprise and doubt, as was Mu Qing.
A fire suddenly broke out at the salt field, and the slaves fled en masse. He didn't believe that anyone was acting on their own initiative.
And who this person was? Mu Qing knew without even thinking that it was the priest of the Mu tribe from whom he had absorbed all his supernatural energy.
Mu Qing was also puzzled as to where the other party had gotten the fire from. Even if there was fire, there was practically nothing flammable in the salt field, so such a large fire was simply impossible.
He calculated the time and figured the orcs he'd sent out should have completely suppressed the escaped beast slaves by now. The Wood Tribe priest had no special abilities; he was just an ordinary person. Mu Qing beckoned, and a level four low-ranking orc warrior standing to the side knelt down, ready to receive Mu Qing's orders.
“Bring back the man who was sent to the salt field last time.”
"Yes, High Priest."
The moment the level four orc stood up, a series of loud noises came from outside, and the entire stone house shook. Mu Qing was stunned at first, and then, after realizing what it might be, his heart was filled with shock.
How could there possibly be explosives in the Beast World!
He knew all too well how ignorant and stupid the orcs were, as dumb as pigs. They were nothing but half-human, half-beast creatures, livestock whose brains hadn't even fully developed. How could they possibly create explosives?!
Despite thinking this way, Mu Qing didn't send the orcs to check again this time. He quickly rushed out of the stone house, manipulated the vines to wrap around himself, and swiftly arrived at the city gate.
The stone city walls had been blasted beyond recognition by explosives, and the orcs guarding the city were covered in blood and iron plates, motionless, their fate unknown.
It really was an explosive.
Mu Qingxin sank to the bottom. He had been trying to get his hands on this thing, but he had no clue whatsoever. At the critical moment when the system was about to be cracked, it forcibly locked itself and set an impossible task: he could only completely control the system's shop by extracting salt from a sea area.
For decades, he has been absorbing the lifespan of orcs to nourish his spiritual core, thus prolonging his life. Over these decades, he has been continuously expanding the salt fields, but the progress is only one ten-thousandth.
But why were the foolish orcs of the Beast World able to create explosives in such a short time?
Mu Qing was furious, hating the system for being ungrateful and the orcs for ruining his plans.
The gates of the Beast City were blown open. Mu Qing took a deep breath and manipulated the vines to completely block the way into the city. Then, he controlled the surrounding trees to attack the orcs who were preparing to attack from a distance.
Mu Qing believed that even if the orcs created explosives, the quantity would definitely be limited.
But he was wrong again.
Perhaps knowing how troublesome this wood-based ability was, they didn't attack head-on at all. Instead, they hid behind rows of solid earthen walls and kept throwing explosive packs outwards.
An explosion can destroy a large section of vines and withered branches.
Mu Qing's face turned ashen with rage. Just how many explosives had these orcs made?! This was never going to end!
Hurried footsteps sounded behind them, and the orcs from the seven hunting teams of Beast City and the four young masters rushed over in a panic.
Mu Qing glared fiercely behind him and roared, "Where the hell are all these people?!"
"High Priest, please calm down." Everyone knelt on the ground. The eldest young master, Mu Yi, explained, "There are many elusive orcs hiding in the Beast City. They have a weapon that can quickly pierce into the bodies of orcs. We were afraid that transforming into human form would destroy the Beast City, so we were entangled in human form by them hiding in the shadows for a long time. The other two groups of orcs were trapped inside and couldn't get out."
Mu Qing scanned the crowd. These orcs were covered in dust, and many of them had round, hole-shaped wounds on their bare upper bodies.
Mu Qing felt his forehead throbbing. The explosions outside the city were endless. He no longer cared about what was causing trouble inside the city. Since he had left half of his people behind, there was no need to worry anymore.
"Charge out, break through their earthen walls, and kill all the orcs who threw the explosives!"
"yes!"
Mu Yi led the beastmen forward, and they leaped into human form, crossing the city wall directly.
Looking at these high-level orcs, Mu Qing finally felt somewhat at ease. The only advantage of the Beast World was the suppressive power of the orc hierarchy; the strong were respected. He simply didn't believe that so many high-level orc warriors could be harmed by the enemy without any restraints!
Just as Mu Qing finished thinking, he heard the screams of wild beasts.
Suddenly, many pits appeared on the ground. The beastmen's feet slipped and they fell hard as soon as they landed. Then, a scorching flame was blown around by a strange wind.
Numerous wooden spikes rose from the ground, piercing the orcs who had not yet gotten up.
Mu Qing stood on the city wall, listening to the howls of beasts. His eyes blazed with fire. He gritted his teeth, his cheeks bulging from the effort, and the veins on his forehead standing out.
"Where is the Fourth Young Master? Put out the fire!"
"Off to the salt field!"
"What do we do now? The fire is being blown everywhere by the wind and is getting bigger and bigger. If we don't find a way out soon, we won't be able to get out!"
Amidst the flames, Mu Yi heard his tribesmen shouting and conversing. He pulled Mu San, who was lying on the ground in fear of the fire, over to his side. "The High Priest taught us that we can use earthen walls to keep out the fire!"
Mu San, who had been terrified and completely lost his composure, only reacted after being reminded. He quickly took out light brown crystals and raised earthen walls one by one, pushing the fierce fire outwards.
Meanwhile, inside the Beast City, the Wood Tribe's crossbowmen were hidden in the shadows, maneuvering against the Beast City's orcs.
Both the military guards and the garrison orcs need to be trained in terrain memorization, especially the crossbowmen. They not only need to memorize the terrain but also determine which positions are most advantageous for them to hide in and attack.
The crossbowmen, upon arriving at Beast City, immediately surveyed the entire city's terrain, memorizing it. They used this terrain to their advantage, launching surprise attacks on the city's orcs. The orcs, however, were completely unaware of the origin of these deadly projectiles.
Shen Nong mingled among them, helping the crossbowmen. The orcs in the archery team provided cover, helping them quickly escape and change positions.
When Xiong Lei realized that someone was helping them from the shadows in Beast City, he reacted quickly and immediately led his tribesmen and the Beast City hunting team into battle.
The Thunder Tribe operated in the open, while the Wood Tribe operated in the shadows. The two forces cooperated seamlessly, effectively trapping the two remaining hunting teams of orcs.
The orcs of Beast City had been constantly suppressed and beaten, and fearing that transforming into human form would damage the stone houses that had been painstakingly built in the city, they dared not transform. They had never been forced into such a helpless situation before, and this made them very angry.
One of the orcs discovered the beast slaves hiding in the shadows and shouted, "Kill all those escaped beast slaves!"
The beast slaves squeezed in even more, until they were absolutely packed, while the beastmen of the beast city were closing in on them.
With a loud bang, Xiong Lei pulled out a wooden stake from the wooden shed and threw it in front of the beastmen of the beast city, slightly blocking their progress. Xiong Lei looked at the beast slaves who were still huddled inside and roared, "If you keep staying like this, no one will save you even if you are all killed!"
The beast slaves looked at the wooden stakes in front of them. The stakes could not stop the orcs' advance. The beast slaves on the outermost edge, braving the approaching aura of death, seemed to have made up their minds. Several of them picked up the wooden stakes and rammed them into the orcs of the beast city.
To the level seven orcs, their actions were like a rabbit jumping up to hit them on the head.
Some small gadgets, nothing to worry about.
"Ahhh!" The beast slave in front was slapped away with a palm. Something that could be killed with a wave of the hand didn't require much effort at all.
However, the next second, they changed their minds.
All the beast slaves rushed forward. They were emaciated and had little strength left; a single blow could end their lives.
But the beast slaves, seemingly fearless, surged forward like a tidal wave, actually trapping the three beastman warriors of the beast city, rendering them unable to move.
They built a wall with their own bodies, sealing themselves inside.
Seeing these beast slaves begin to resist, Xiong Lei chuckled. This is how beastmen should be!
Shen Nong didn't notice what was happening on the beast slave side. After secretly transmitting some supernatural power to her clansmen whose backs had been scratched by the beastmen of the Beast City, the screen of the nano-camera, which had been silent for a long time, flashed red. Ze had been found!
Shen Nong quickly checked the screen and saw a black shadow flash by quickly, accompanied by a hint of golden light. The speed was too fast for the camera to capture completely.
He knew that Ze was definitely heading towards Beast City. In mid-air, far behind the black shadow, the Feather Tribe orcs, along with the Wood Tribe orcs, were also flying towards Beast City at full speed.
Shen Nong ran towards the gate of Beast City. Inside Beast City were beastmen from the Thunder Tribe, as well as crossbowmen and archers from the Wood Tribe. The beastmen had not yet reached the point of partial human transformation. Even without him, these beastmen had the strength to slowly wear down the two hunting teams of beastmen in Beast City.
These past few days, Shen Nong has been forcing herself not to think about Ze's injuries, constantly telling herself that Ze's constitution is special and he will be fine.