Once assembled, the wise man Lacha raised his serpent staff and chanted ancient and mysterious prayers, while the rest of the tribesmen prayed silently for the warriors' safe return and for a bountiful harvest that day.
After the blessing ceremony, the wise man Lacha opened his eyes.
"...Let's go!" came the aged voice.
"Whoa! Whoa!" The soldiers responded, raising their weapons, and then, led by Karulu and Chen Ke, they dashed out of the camp.
After a frantic sprint, Chen Ke exerted all his strength to ensure that he did not fall too far behind the soldiers. After running for about ten kilometers, he finally saw low bushes, and the strong scent of animals entered Chen Ke's nostrils.
Karuru raised his hand, and the soldiers immediately stopped.
Chen Ke approached, panting heavily. He thought they were going to discuss some tactics for hunting prey, but instead he saw the soldiers split into two teams and then find a secluded bush to stay still.
Karulu picked up some damp soil from the ground, smelled it, and pondered, "A wild bull passed by here last night, we need to be careful."
When Chen Ke woke up, he heard from the children in the tribe that the original owner's father had died from being gored in the stomach by a bull's horn. It seemed that this must be a rather ferocious beast. Chen Ke secretly remembered the smell.
After Karulu confirmed that it was safe, the two teams of soldiers continued westward along the bushes. The further west they went, the stronger the scent of wild beasts became, and the more cautious the soldiers became.
Sudden!
"Roar!" A terrifying roar resounded through the sky, and Karuru's expression changed, so he immediately ordered a halt to the advance.
"Conceal! It's a bull!"
The soldiers reacted instantly and took cover. Chen Ke immediately lay down behind the thorn bushes, his eyes fixed on a spot like a hawk's.
"Boom boom boom!" A violent roar accompanied the trembling of the earth, and a wild bull that looked like a water buffalo but was as big as an elephant charged out. Its whole body was covered with thick armor, and the two extremely sharp horns on its huge head were terrifying.
No wonder the warriors were on high alert at the mere mention of the bull. Putting aside its attack power, Chen Ke believed that even if the warriors sharpened their stone spears to the finest edge, they still wouldn't be able to penetrate it.
With its massive size and superior defense, the bull rampaged through the thorn bushes like a super tank.
The force of the impact was enough to crush even a two-meter-tall savage into a bloody pulp. Everyone was terrified and held their breath, hiding behind the thorn bushes, not daring to retreat rashly. They could only wait for the bull to leave first.
But Chen Ke noticed something was wrong with the bull; it didn't seem to be going crazy with excitement, but rather with pain.
Could it be that he/she has been injured in some way?
Chen Ke observed more closely, while the bull began to use its massive body to ram into the nearby cedar trees and boulders.
With a loud "clang," the cedar tree snapped and crashed to the ground. Everyone's heart leaped into their throats. The tip of the fallen cedar tree was less than a meter away from Chen Ke.
Chen Ke remained calm, his eyes still fixed on the bull, trying to figure out what was wrong with it.
"Boom!" A huge rock was smashed to pieces by the bull, raising a cloud of dust.
The bull then charged eastward, and at that moment Chen Ke clearly smelled a faint scent of blood.
Seeing that the bull had finally left, the warriors all breathed a sigh of relief. Karulu was even more worried about Chen Ke, and her face turned pale.
If the new chief is harmed by the bull again, how will he ever have the face to return to the tribe?
Just as Karuru was about to lead the hunting party to another hunting location, she heard Chen Ke say, "Let's follow them now."
Karuru's eyes widened suddenly. "Chief, what did you just say?"
Chen Ke: "That bull doesn't live much longer, so we'll quietly follow behind and pick up the scraps."
The soldiers were surprised. "Chief, how do you know that bull won't live much longer? It looked full of energy and didn't seem like it was going to die."
Chen Ke couldn't very well say that he smelled it himself, that would really damage his image.
He pondered for a moment, then said directly, "It was the Barbarian Serpent God who told me. Let's go and see for ourselves."
Sure enough, upon hearing this, the soldiers instantly became as excited as if they had been injected with adrenaline, showing no trace of their previous tension and fear.
Chen Ke exclaimed that this Barbarian Black Serpent God was truly as effective as a panacea.
This immediately turned their previous doubts into absolute certainty, and they kept urging Chen Ke on.
"Then let's hurry up, or it will be hard to find the bull if it dies far away."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go now."
"Yes, Chief, we'll follow them now."
Karuru looked at Chen Ke, her voice filled with eager excitement, "Chief, shall we follow them and see?"
Chen Ke nodded. "Let's go."
A group of people followed the tracks left by the bull.
Chen Ke guessed that the bull must have suffered internal bleeding, which was why he smelled blood. He figured that even if the bull didn't die, they could still get a great deal by finishing it off.
But unexpectedly, after chasing for only a few thousand meters, the seemingly vigorous bull collapsed on the ground, barely alive.
"Everyone be on your guard," Karuru warned in a low voice, then quietly crept over to investigate the situation on her own.
A moment later, Karuru called out loudly to everyone, "Come here, everyone, hurry up!"
Everyone ran over excitedly.
"Wow, Chief, the bull is really dead!"
"The chief himself said it was the Savage Serpent God who told him. Would the Savage Serpent God lie to us?"
"Hahaha, what a lucky day! I actually managed to get a wild bull!"
"Looks like everyone's going to be too excited to sleep tonight."
Everyone was discussing animatedly, but Chen Ke looked thoughtfully at the bull's belly.
A closer look reveals the ferocity of the bull. He placed his hand on the bull's carcass, and information about the bull instantly appeared in his mind.
Wild bull: A savage and ferocious beast, an omnivorous animal with a wild and aggressive temperament. Its horns... its meat is highly nutritious.
Chen Ke glanced at the introduction in the middle, focusing his attention on the last few words.
The original owner's wish was to never go hungry, so Chen Kexian is unusually sensitive to words like food and drink.
Chen Ke had a general understanding of the bull and was about to withdraw his hand when information about another species suddenly appeared in his mind.
Vampire bees: Savage beasts, social, carnivorous animals that like to lay their eggs inside animals. After the young bees hatch, they feed on the animal's internal organs and flesh to grow. They can finish feeding and hatch in just two hours... They have little edible value.
Tsk, it's a shame we can't eat it.
"Karuru, there should be bloodsucking bees inside this bull. We have to get them out right away, or they'll eat all the meat." Since the bloodsucking bees are inedible, Chen Ke felt he was losing out if they got even a single bite of the bull's meat.
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