It would be a lie to say that Tang Yi and his group weren't tired. They hadn't rested at all since the start of the battle, and now, at this critical moment, they couldn't let their guard down. They could only grit their teeth and persevere.

Now that Haru's army has been greatly reduced in number, they are less hesitant to flee.

They were very fast, but they ran towards their lair. The decision to do so was not made by Chief Haru, but by the gods they worshipped.

Haru's life or death was not a concern for these gods; all they wanted was for the Protozoa to spread to every corner of the world.

In this way, their insect race can have another chance to evolve. If handled properly, after a few generations, the mantis-men can be perfectly resurrected in these evolved giant insects.

Chief Haru's return is partly out of necessity, and partly because he intends to lead his people away from this place as soon as possible.

After that great battle, there are now fewer than twenty Haru who have been modified.

If necessary, Chief Haru will secretly eliminate the remaining twenty or so Haru.

Anyway, Chief Haru knew the nature of those gods; if they went back, the place would be full of Primalaria.

If these gods intervene and collect the spores of the Protozoa, will their own people still have a chance to survive?

I reckon they'll all become slaves of those gods and be used by them, and I won't have a chance to do anything with them.

Haru and his gods, each with their own ulterior motives, are now heading towards the sinkhole for their own purposes.

Because he was not delayed along the way, Haru traveled through the night and finally arrived at his lair the following afternoon.

At this point, the first thing Haru did was return to the place where his tribe lived, and gather all the Haru together. This time, they had to flee and migrate; if they didn't leave, their tribe would truly perish here.

But the gods of Haru were displeased when they heard that they wanted to escape. There were already large quantities of cultivated Protoplastia here, and if their spores were collected and cultivated in other places, Protoplastia could soon spread throughout the entire world.

The gods immediately ordered Haru to collect all the spores before he could leave, and that the defense during this period could be left to them.

Upon hearing this, Chief Haru knew what the gods were thinking. Now, it hid that dark thought deep in its consciousness and tried to minimize its communication with the gods.

Chief Haru tried his best to simplify his thinking, doing everything the gods said, and always responding to the gods with only simple yeses.

The gods were very satisfied with this. Now they just had to wait for the Haru to collect the Protozoan spores, and then they would turn all the Haru into mindless puppets.

Then we can take these spores to other places to develop and cultivate more Protozoa.

Their technology is now very advanced. As long as the Protozoa spores are infected with a carefully cultivated viral gene, the growth rate of the Protozoa will become terrifyingly fast.

The virus is carried by Haru, so Haru's participation is needed to complete the upgrade of the new generation of Protoplast.

This is also the biggest reason why the gods have repeatedly tolerated Haru; the invisible virus on them is what the gods value.

These gods were simply too idealistic; they were completely unaware that the species they created might one day betray them.

While feigning compliance and obsequiously agreeing with their gods, Chief Haru explained the gravity of the situation and the dangers it entailed, and secretly ordered his trusted followers to begin making thorough preparations.

This time, Chief Haru ordered all Haru soldiers on the mission to use the iron knives they had captured.

The previous battles were witnessed not only by their enemies but also by Haru themselves. The weakest point on those modified Haru was the seams of their armor.

Once a knife is plunged into their heart, even the strongest fighter will fall instantly.

In order to control the remaining dozen or so mutated Haru, the Haru leader directly deployed a hundred elite troops.

The explanation given to them by the gods was to let the gods see the quality of this batch of Haru used for infection.

The gods were still gods; they were used to being high above and never imagined that Haru would dare to oppose them.

At this moment, these mutated Haru looked at the batch of Haru brought in with a relaxed expression, feeling quite satisfied.

They didn't notice that Haru's positioning was wrong; Haru's body had already assumed the corresponding position when passing these mutated Haru.

Once all the Haru were in their proper positions, the Haru leader didn't waste any words and shouted loudly before starting the fight.

The gods were still relaxed and didn't react for a moment, thinking that the Mira and Asada tribes had attacked.

But the gods sensed something was wrong the next second, and their limbs were immediately fixed by Haru's reverse joint lock.

Haru immediately took the plunge, without uttering a single word. He thrust the blade directly into the seam of the breastplate.

Instantly, several mutated Haru spurted out blood, their eyes filled with astonishment. They couldn't believe that the species they had created would turn around and assassinate them.

Now these mutated Haru have completely lost Haru's appearance, so Haru would feel much less psychologically burdened if he killed such a companion.

They are now warning themselves that if they don't get rid of these mutated companions soon, they will be the next to become such monsters.

The key issue is that they don't have their own consciousness; they're just puppets of others.

A few of the faster-reacting mutated Haru tried to break free and escape, but it was no use. The Haru leader had already set up a trap, and not a single fly could get out.

The remaining few mutated Haru were immediately overwhelmed by more than a hundred Haru and subdued.

Leader Haru knew that villains always died from talking too much, and now they just wanted to escape and didn't want to waste any more words.

Immediately, Chief Haru ordered his men to use knives to send the gods back to where they belonged.

Haru dared not rest for even a second. If he were trapped in this sinkhole by the people of those two tribes, it would be all over.

All Haru immediately began an emergency evacuation, taking only essential food items and abandoning everything else.

Large numbers of Haru began to swarm outwards like ants carrying food.

Seeing that Haru was already fleeing with his family, Tang Yi and his group were extremely anxious. However, they were far too few in number, and if they went forward, they would be wiped out in no time.

There's no other way now but to continue following this group of Haru. Letting them escape into the rainforest would be a disaster.