The other orcs transformed together and rushed towards the place where the roars of beasts were the loudest.
Qiu Ye took Xuan and Lie and followed the orcs to the refuge cave. While waiting, other cubs and sub-beasts were escorted here by the orcs, and then the orcs immediately left and continued to fight.
This place is hidden and difficult for wild beasts to find it, but this time for some reason, wild beasts frequently jumped here. Fortunately, they were dealt with by the three orcs left behind.
"Ping, are you okay?" one orc shouted to another.
"I'm more worried about the front. Did something go wrong? How come so many beasts came here?" Ping replied while dodging the beasts' attacks.
"Ping, Tao, be careful! There are too many beasts." shouted the third orc.
As more and more wild beasts rushed here, there would always be one or two that slipped through their defenses and ran towards the cave.
Seeing this situation, the older orcs in the cave transformed into beast forms, gathered together and fought with the beasts that broke through the defense, reducing the pressure on the three adult orcs.
Seeing this, the three adult orcs focused on stopping those powerful beasts.
Gradually, fewer and fewer wild beasts came here, and just when they thought the attack was about to pass, an orc ran over from a distance.
His body was covered with wounds and his hair was covered in blood, and he brought news from the front.
"Ping, Tao, Shu, there are too many beasts. Lan said he's calling on all orcs over the age of 12 to join the battle. He's already sent Fei to find Xia Heyang. We must hold out until Xia Heyang leads the orcs back. Only two orcs will remain here. All other orcs who meet the requirements, follow me."
This is not good news. When the tribe is attacked or faced with genocide, the first to join the battle are the adult orcs in their prime. Secondly, when the adult orcs are not strong enough, the elderly orcs and orcs over 14 years old will take over. Finally, all the orcs over 12 years old will join the battle.
If they really cannot be saved, some adult orcs, those seriously injured and unable to move, and all the elderly orcs will risk their lives to give the less seriously injured orcs, sub-beasts and cubs a chance to escape.
Upon hearing the news, the little orcs, as long as they were 12 years old or above, immediately transformed into beast forms. Their beast forms varied in size, with the large ones being only two-thirds the size of adult orcs, and the small ones being less than half the size.
They were all ready to fight.
Many sub-beasts in the cave watched their children transform into beast forms and follow the adult orcs away, their eyes turning red. Even the adult orcs had a hard time resisting, so how many of these little orcs could survive safely?
Xuan took advantage of Qiu Ye's inattention to transform into a beast and try to sneak into the team. He wanted to find An An and Uncle Chi Ye. They had been waiting here for so long, and many sub-beasts and little orcs were escorted in along the way, but they still hadn't waited for An An and Chi Ye.
Yafu was so anxious that he dug his nails into his flesh but still didn't notice. Lie was only 6 years old, and only he could go out to look for them.
But he forgot that he was only 8 years old. Although he was bigger than other orcs of the same age, he was still discovered and dragged out by the leading orc among a group of 12-year-old orcs.
He was thrown back into the cave.
"Eight-year-old brat, just stay here. It's not your turn to join the battle yet."
After saying that, the leading orc took Tao and a group of little orcs who were over 12 years old away.
They waited in the cave for a long time, and several sub-beasts and cubs were brought in along the way.
But there was still no sign of An An and Chi Ye, especially when several of the little orcs who participated in the battle fell into a coma or were sent back with serious injuries, he became even more worried.
The fathers of the unconscious little orcs held them in their arms and cried silently. They didn't know if their children would ever wake up.
The other injured little orcs who were sent back licked their wounds and curled up in their father's arms to comfort him.
As for the little orcs who did not return, they may be alive, or they may never have the chance to be sent back.
Xuan still took the opportunity to run out when five more wild beasts rushed here.
The little beastmen who were over 10 years old also changed into animal forms, followed Pinghe Shu, bared their still tender fangs, and confronted the wild beasts.
Xuan's beast form is about the same size as a 10-year-old orc, and is inconspicuous among the others.
Everyone watched the battle nervously. Compared with the huge beast, the 10-year-old orc was so small. Pinghe Shu fought desperately with the beast.
The small beastmen use their small size and agility to harass the beasts when they are focused on attacking the Peaceful Bundle, then attack them and run away. When the beasts chase them, they will run away without looking back. The Peaceful Bundle will take this opportunity to give the beasts a fatal attack.
After dealing with the third beast, Xuan withdrew from the battle range and took the opportunity to run away.
When the battle was over, all five beasts were killed, and the little beastmen turned back into human form and returned to the cave, Qiu Ye discovered that Xuan had not returned.
When he found out Xuan was missing, he almost went crazy. He ran to the cave entrance, grabbed Shu and cried.
"Xuan didn't come back. He must have run out to find An An and Chi Ye. Please, bring him back. He is only 8 years old."
"I'm sorry... I can't leave here."
Shu reluctantly rejected Qiu Ye's request. He was the only one guarding here, and he couldn't let anything happen. He had to wait for news here. If necessary, he would be the first one to lead the people in the cave to escape.
Qiu Ye understood Shu's intentions, so he released Shu and retreated back into the cave. As the clan leader's companion, he had already acted recklessly by running out to beg Shu to go find Xuan. Now he couldn't do anything to embarrass Shu anymore.
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