After dealing with the worms on the ground, Fei Han took the bone knife and made a cut on the injured orc's arm. Then, she used the tip of the bone knife to pry open the pink flesh, and a red worm could be faintly seen wriggling inside the flesh.
Yu Wanwan frowned, gripped Mo Zhou's hand tightly, and turned her face away, unable to look at him any longer.
With a grim expression, Fei Han used the back of his bone knife to pry out the tail of the red worm. He dared not cut the worm off completely, fearing that the worm inside would not be able to be removed.
After being picked out, half of the red worm was exposed to the air and touched the orc's skin, leaving a wet, pinkish stain.
Fei Han put down the bone knife, took the torch from another orc, and approached the red worm.
When they come into contact with fire, the red worms crackle and pop, their soft, wet bodies easily charred.
The exposed parts were burned hard, but the inside was still struggling.
Fei Han grabbed the charred part and forcefully pulled the insect out.
Unable to eat flesh and blood, the worms writhed and tried to bend over and enter Fei Han's body. Fei Han frowned and put the worms on the fire to burn them to death.
Only when the worm stopped moving did he toss it aside, unwrap the animal skin from the orc's arm, and say, "This is a blood fluke. It will burrow into the orc's body and eventually into his head, eating away at his brain. You must not touch it; you can only burn it to death."
Fei Han helped the orc up and instructed, "It has a kind of poison that amplifies the orc's pain. Go find the witch doctor and get some medicine. Go back and wash your arm thoroughly. You'll be fine tomorrow."
Upon hearing that he was alright, the orc thanked them profusely and, with the help of the others, walked toward the witch doctor's cave.
The red crabs were already frightening enough for the beastmen, but now the blood flukes have appeared, causing even more panic in the entire White Tiger tribe.
Grandma Minzhu hated the merfolk even more: "The merfolk are so cruel! They want us to die on purpose!"
The beastmen began a heated discussion, their words filled with hatred for the merfolk.
Mo Zhou glanced at the charred blood flukes on the ground and said coldly, "This wasn't created by the merfolk."
The orcs looked at him.
"Schistosomes are afraid of water and fire, and cannot survive in water at all. It is likely that after the red crab came ashore, these schistosomes from who-knows-where burrowed into its body and were then brought to the White Tiger tribe."
Even if the insects weren't created by the merfolk, the beastmen were still furious, and their hatred for the merfolk intensified.
Fei Han said, "If you don't want to die, dig a canal to prevent the blood flukes from getting in. Also, keep people around the tribe at all times. If the blood flukes still manage to get in, burn them to death with torches."
Upon hearing this, Nan Shu immediately nodded and went with Shun Feng to arrange manpower.
Before Bai Jing left, he instructed Nan Shu and Shun Feng to keep an eye on the tribe, and if nothing unexpected happened, the next elder would be chosen from among the two of them.
The orc who had previously brought the news returned to Bai Jing with information about the blood flukes, and the tribe's vigilance became even stricter than before.
Yu Wanwan stayed anxiously in the cave, hoping for news from Bai Jing every day.
Schistosomiasis has appeared not only in Qingwan Forest, but also in other forests.
While waiting, she also heard that some tribes had been invaded by red crabs carrying blood flukes. They didn't know how to kill the blood flukes, so the flukes burrowed into their brains and they died in excruciating pain.
Every day, orcs from smaller tribes would come to the White Tiger tribe seeking help. Nanshu set up a fenced area around the tribe and settled them all there. He also had them dig irrigation ditches, prepare torches, and carefully explained how to eliminate the blood flukes.
On the fifth day after the appearance of the schistosomiasis, Bai Jing finally returned to the tribe.
The moment Yu Wanwan saw him, her eyes welled up with tears. She wanted to throw herself into his arms without thinking, but when she saw the numerous wounds on Bai Jing's body, she forced herself to stop. She took Bai Jing's hand and looked up at him pitifully, asking, "Bai Jing, are you alright? Does it hurt?"
Seeing that the little female was about to cry, Bai Jing gently patted her head and pinched her cheek, softly comforting her, "Don't worry, it's just a minor injury, you're fine now."
Yu Wanwan pulled him back to the cave, trying hard to hold back her sobs: "Let's go find Feihan and have him apply some medicine for you."
Bai Jing obediently replied, "Okay."
Back in the cave, Fei Han first had Bai Jing clean his body.
While Bai Jing was taking a bath, Fei Han took a stone bowl, put several kinds of herbs in it, and crushed them.
Once the ointment was ready, Bai Jing washed off the blood and came in wearing an animal skin skirt.
Seeing this, Fei Han stuffed the stone bowl into his hand and said, "Take this and apply it to your wound; it will speed up the healing process."
Anyway, Bai Jing only had superficial wounds. Although the wounds looked numerous and gruesome, they were not serious. After giving him the medicine, he went out to hurry up and prepare dinner for the little female.
Fei Han wasn't worried about Bai Jing, but Yu Wanwan was very worried. She took the stone bowl from Bai Jing and coaxed him like a child: "Bai Jing, let me help you apply the medicine. It won't hurt anymore after we apply the medicine."
Bai Jing smiled helplessly, took off the animal skin skirt around his waist, and revealed his strong body to Yu Wanwan.
He was tall with long legs, broad shoulders, and a slender, lean physique. The outline of his abdominal muscles seemed to radiate an ambiguous, faint glow under the illumination of the luminous pearl.
Normally, Yu Wanwan would have already rushed over with a blush on her face, but at this moment, looking at Bai Jing's body covered in wounds, her eyes were filled with heartache.
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