jdhmnovel Chapter 143 The war begins!
Chapter 143 The war begins!
“Ding Dong—Ding Dong—”
A very regular sound of iron bells rang out, floating above Qiugejie, suddenly waking up Qiugejie who was originally sleeping quietly.
Light after light ignited, and countless people quickly donned their clothes and picked up their weapons. Their footsteps were chaotic and heavy, and the atmosphere was extremely tense. At this moment, the Xishan tribe was like a beast that had gradually woken from sleep and opened its eyes, half angry, half excited.
Li Ziru, along with ten men, ten beasts, and a girl with a frightened face, quickly shuttled through the woods.
The girl's pace was obviously not as fast as the men's. Even if she tried her best, she still slowed down their progress.
At this time, countless torches had been lit in the woods and villages behind them, and shouts woke up the entire West Mountain Peak.
"There is an enemy invasion!"
"There is an enemy invasion!"
……
On the central training grounds of Qiugejie, Tong Ying, wearing a blue cotton and linen robe, had a cold expression. He had never imagined that a mere Li Ziru could be so bold! He actually dared to rush into the West Mountain at night to rescue someone!
He is much more powerful than his cowardly father!
It’s a pity that not everyone can enter his Xishan tribe!
"Anyone who dares to trespass upon our Xishan tribe will pay the price!" He shouted to the Xishan warriors below. Beneath his cold expression, a hint of anticipation and excitement was hidden.
"Everyone, attack the Beastmaster Tribe in advance!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
As soon as Tong Ying finished speaking, the soldiers who were ready to go below shouted loudly, which alarmed Li Ziru and others who were fleeing in the woods.
Yazhi looked back in horror. The entire Xishan Village was lit up, flames shot up into the sky, and murderous intent was like waves rolling towards the sea, rushing towards them one by one.
"Let's go!" Li Ziru just looked back and then pulled the frightened Yazhi to continue fleeing.
"They're ahead!"
"Archers, come forward, life or death!"
The first group of Xishan people sent by Tong Ying from behind the forest took advantage of the terrain and quickly discovered the traces of Li Ziru and others.
"Shhhhh-"
Countless arrows flew at them. Li Ziru and Yazhi dodged them and then said to Colum, "Summon the tamed beasts and hold them back!"
"Yes!"
Colum received the order and led his nine men and nine ferocious tamed beasts to stop and disperse into the dark forest.
The group of people suddenly dispersed, and due to the poor visibility in the dark, the Xishan people suddenly lost their target in the blink of an eye.
"They've scattered. Chase them and make sure they stay!"
The Xishan tribe member who led the group in the darkness gave an order, and everyone moved forward quickly, holding torches, with all their attention focused on the disappearing figure in front.
They didn't realize that danger was approaching not far to their left and right. One ferocious beast after another was ready to attack, staring at them fiercely.
"what!"
Suddenly, a scream was heard, followed by the muffled roar of a wild beast.
"A wild beast is attacking! Everyone be careful!"
Everyone looked frightened, having already guessed who the visitor was.
"They are from the Beast Tamer Clan. Everyone, gather together and use your weapons to resist the beasts!"
For the people of the Xishan tribe, darkness is not scary, nor are the beast tamers; what is scary is the group of well-trained, silent, and extremely lethal beast tamers.
Why didn't the three tribes of Shanwaigu dare to attack the Beastmaster tribe so easily? It was because they held such a trump card power in their hands!
Otherwise, the Beast Tamer Clan with only a few hundred or even thousands of people would have been wiped out by the other three clans long ago!
After all, no one is willing to start a conflict at the cost of the lives of their tribe members!
“Ah! Let go, let me go!!”
"Help, help! Save me!"
……
Another person was dragged away.
Even if they stood back to back in a defensive posture, it was of little use to the trained beasts.
Every time a dark shadow flashed through the darkness, it would take away a member of the Xishan tribe.
Hearing the screams of their tribesmen, the others felt sorry for them but dared not move. They could only pretend to be calm and keep their positions, looking around vigilantly to avoid being captured.
In the darkness, there were "sizzling" sounds, which were the sound of flesh being torn. It made people's skulls numb and deepened the fear in their hearts.
"Everyone, look carefully and pay more attention!"
The leader was furious but helpless. The Beast Tamers always liked to use those beasts as the front line!
"Bows and arrows, spears, and swords, all ready. If you see any movement, attack immediately!"
"Yes!"
The leader said this, but he felt that this was not going to work, so he said, "Split two teams and follow me. The rest of you, hold back these tamed beasts!"
Another wild beast attacked in the darkness, and its heart-wrenching screams echoed throughout the western mountains.
When Tong Ying, who was behind, heard the sound, the anger on his face became even greater. He kicked the horse under his crotch and rushed out first.
Only a cold voice remained, controlling the tribesmen behind him: "Everyone, hurry up and surround them!"
Yazhi looked back as she ran. There were more and more torches behind her, almost lighting up the entire West Mountain.
"Young Clan Leader, hurry up and get the tribe members to retreat!" Tong Ying rushed over with a large number of Xishan tribe members! If they didn't retreat, they wouldn't be able to leave!
Yazhi stopped and grabbed Li Ziru. Li Ziru turned around and saw the Xishan tribe coming out in full force, his face looking extremely ugly.
He quickly sounded the signal to retreat.
But at this time, it was already a little late.
They retreated and waited, but after an incense stick of time had passed, those people still didn't move at all.
At this moment, the sound of wild beasts roaring and screaming seemed to be heard in the distance, which frightened Li Ziru so much that his body trembled. He felt as heavy as if a mountain was pressing on him and he could not move.
He turned around, the firelight flickered, and he seemed to see the beasts of the Beast Tamer Clan being picked up by spears and pierced through the body.
With red eyes, he shouted loudly, "Li Lan!"
Suddenly, a large leopard jumped out of the dark jungle, waiting for instructions.
"Young Clan Leader, what are you doing?" Yazhi saw that something was wrong with him and held him tightly.
"I'm going to save them!" Li Ziru ran back excitedly.
"You can't go!" Yazhi pulled him, tears streaming down her face. She felt a surge of self-blame and guilt that threatened to suffocate her. But at this moment, she couldn't let her emotions control her. She had to stop Li Ziru!
He is the young master of the tribe and the future leader of the Beast Tamer Clan. If something happens to him, what will the Beast Tamer Clan do?
"Young Clan Master!"
At this moment, a dull voice came from the darkness. It was Columbus.
"Colon!" Li Ziru stood there in a daze, a look of relief flashing across his face. "Are you okay?"
There were a few Beast Tamers following behind Columbus, but there were no more.
Seeing that a few people were missing, how could Li Ziru not understand? He still wanted to go back to save them, but Columbus had no time to talk to him and pushed him directly out of the West Mountain.
"We can't go back. The Xishan tribe has mobilized in full force. We must go back and inform the tribesmen to fight!"
A trace of pain flashed across Li Ziru's eyes, but he also knew the seriousness of the matter. He could only suppress the grief in his heart temporarily and retreat with all his strength with the remaining people.
At this moment, the dull sound of horse hooves came from the woods behind him.
Li Ziru turned around and saw Tong Ying riding on a horse with a wild smile on his face.
His robe fluttered in the wind, and he held a silver spear in his hand. His eyes were fixed on Li Ziru, with a bit of provocation, a bit of teasing, and a touch of condescending and arrogance.