Shen Miao set up a defensive line by the pool. Anyone who dared to trespass would be seriously injured or even killed.

Now that she knew the Bloodworm Clan had discovered the pool, she couldn't leave that loophole unaddressed.

After setting up the defenses, Shen Miao finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least she didn't have to worry about this place anymore. Otherwise, if they were fighting in the front and their home was raided in the back, it would be a huge loss.

Just as Shen Miao was about to go to other places to see if there were any loopholes she hadn't thought of, she suddenly heard a series of unclear shouts of killing. The direction from which the sounds came was unknown, and it seemed to be coming from several places.

Shen Miao sensed something was wrong; the Bloodworm Clan probably couldn't hold back any longer and had sent a large force over.

Otherwise, how could there be such a commotion? You know, last night it was just a small-scale fight, and the noise wasn't nearly this loud. Judging from this noise, those places must have been incredibly intense.

Fearing that Jiuying might not be able to hold out, Shen Miao dared not delay and immediately rushed towards where Jiuying was.

He kept silently chanting in his heart, "Jiuying, hold on! Qingchen, nothing can happen to you!"

As Shen Miao predicted, the Bloodworm Orcs launched a fierce attack on the tribe after breakfast. Jiu Ying led a group of Orcs to resist, but unfortunately, he had exhausted too much of his power and was already struggling to hold them off.

The defensive line retreated again and again.

If this continues, it will eventually spread to the tribes.

Jiuying was anxious and fought desperately, her body already covered in wounds. She shouted encouragement to the orcs: "Hold on, everyone! The Bloodworm Clan is about to collapse! Keep going, don't retreat! The orcs of the tribe are the strongest warriors!"

His shouts roused the orcs, but the Bloodworm Clan's offensive was too fierce, and they were forced to retreat.

Jiuying was extremely anxious.

What to do? He had promised Shen Miao that he would not let the Bloodworm Clan beastmen break in; he could not let Shen Miao down.

Jiuying's face was wet, and it was hard to tell if it was blood or sweat. He didn't bother to wipe it off, and just blinked to make his vision clearer.

However, the result of his clear vision was that he saw a dark mass of bloodworms in front of him.

At this moment, even Jiuying felt a sense of fear.

The other orcs were so frightened that they retreated repeatedly, shouting, "Impossible! There are so many of them, we can't beat them! Run! Run!"

"No one is allowed to escape!" A sharp shout suddenly rang out.

Jiuying was overjoyed. He looked up and saw Shen Miao appear before everyone as if a god had descended.

He wanted to say something, but Shen Miao stopped him, blocking his way and taking his place. Jiu Ying felt a sense of relief and staggered.

He used the stone spear to support his body, watched Shen Miao fight fiercely against the enemy, gritted his teeth, and joined Shen Miao, fighting alongside her.

Meanwhile, the situation on Qingchen's side was equally dire.

Many orcs were already wounded, but they were still fighting the enemy.

Because the enemy has too many people, none of them can retreat; if they do, their defenses will collapse.

The cat-beastman, covered in blood, wiped his face roughly and cursed, "Damn it, these bugs are impossible to kill! I kill them and they just keep coming back! I'll burn them all down one day!"

Qingchen calmly reminded him, "They already know to take precautions against fire, so even if you want to set it on fire, it won't be that easy."

Upon hearing this, the cat-beastman slumped his shoulders in disappointment; it was indeed true.

"Sigh, there are so many Bloodworms here, I wonder how things are elsewhere. As for Shen Miao, if she can come up with a fire attack, she should be able to come up with other methods too."

Qingchen didn't return, but instead glanced in Shen Miao's direction, his eyes filled with deep worry.

Shen Miao, who was being discussed, was indeed not in a good situation at the moment.

There were simply too many Bloodworm Orcs, and they had gone berserk. Even with Shen Miao joining in, they only managed to stop them temporarily, and afterwards they became even more frenzied than before.

Many orcs had already been injured. Gritting her teeth, Shen Miao made a decision, "Let's get behind cover first, quick!"

At a command, all the orcs retreated behind cover.

These bunkers are very simple, crudely made of thorns and sticks, with a very simple gate. They can only defend against the Bloodworms for a short time and cannot keep them out for long.

The orcs were covered in blood, panting heavily, their eyes filled with fear.

Jiuying said with difficulty, "Chenmiao, this can't go on. We should retreat."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the wooden door lurched precariously, nearly collapsing.

All the orcs stared intently at the wooden door, fearing it would collapse at any moment.

Shen Miao stared at the wooden door, not answering Jiu Ying's question, but instead asking, "Retreat? What happens after the retreat? Will you take your parents and wife and wander the land, homeless and becoming a homeless beastman, with no place to call home?"

Jiuying lowered his head in shame.

Shen Miao knew that her words had hurt him, because Jiu Ying was originally a wandering beastman who was taken in by him after arriving at the tribe.

But he has no intention of apologizing.

If they could wound him, then it would prove that the tribe could still be saved.

If no one wants to be a wandering beastman, they will strive to change that.

Shen Miao's gaze swept over the other orcs, and she asked, "What about you? Are you willing to be wandering orcs?"

All the orcs avoided her gaze and did not answer.

Shen Miao took a deep breath and said, word by word, "Never give up until the very last moment."

"But...but we're out of options now," an orc said tremblingly.

Shen Miao knew that they had no other options.

But she still didn't want to give up. Her hand wandered around her body and she suddenly touched something. Shen Miao looked down and found that it was a whistle made of bone.

It was the hand bone that the strange beast had given her.

She didn't really care about it at the time; she just thought the bone was pretty and translucent, so she kept it, strung it on a rope, and wore it around her neck from time to time.

At that moment, a sense of anticipation suddenly arose in Shen Miao's heart. She stroked the bone whistle, finally placed it to her lips, and blew a long whistle towards the night sky.

"Why are you still whistling? We'll be discovered!"

"A man of orcs cried out in panic."

Shen Miao ignored him and continued whistling for a good quarter of an hour. She then listened carefully, but apart from the shouts of the Bloodworm Clan, there were no other sounds around.

She smiled bitterly to herself. This was truly a desperate measure; she knew perfectly well that the whistle couldn't possibly be as miraculous as people said.

Perhaps she misunderstood the beast's meaning; it wasn't a whistle for communication at all, just an ordinary bone whistle.

Never mind, let's leave it at that.

As Shen Miao was thinking this, suddenly, a violent tremor reached everyone's ears.