Defeating the Apocalypse Tribe orcs makes us Xia's people; others...
Yuan Bingsheng originally thought that after Ling Caiyuque and his subordinates escaped from the group, the plan to attack the Xia tribe would go smoothly.
But when she saw the Xia beastman opposite her take out a wooden whistle identical to the one Jiang Yunlan was wearing, she felt a sense of suffocation. The plant used to make the whistle was clearly an extremely rare plant, and it was impossible for such a plant to appear in Xia's territory.
A tree mouse leaving orange seeds at a roadside lodge: chewing. Is this food so rare? It's everywhere in our original habitat. Chewing.
She didn't know that the orange plant in Jiang Yunlan's hand came from the tree rat, and of course she couldn't guess that the tree rat had originally fled to Xia's territory with the beast tide, carrying seeds and food, because they had lost their habitat.
Hidden within the group, Yuan Dong finished observing Jiang Yunlan and her companions, reclaiming command from Yuan Bingsheng. She stared coldly at Jiang Yunlan, then without hesitation ordered her comrades to decapitate the experimental beast. Tools that cannot obey orders are better off discarded.
The moment the Apocalypse Orcs made their move, Xia's Orcs also unleashed a combo attack on them.
Before long, the two sides went from fighting at a distance to engaging in both ranged attacks and close-quarters combat.
Yan Duoyu, sword in hand, moved swiftly through the wind, only to collide head-on with Yan Wuyan, who was charging towards her. She had already heard about Yan Wuyan from Jiang Yunlan, and her grip on the sword remained firm, her eyes filled with determination.
From the moment Yan Wuyan joined the Tianqi Tribe, Yan Wuyan was her enemy, not a member of the tribe.
"Big sister, you also have the power of wind? How lucky you are. But in terms of strength, I am stronger than you now." Yan Wuyan narrowed his eyes and used all his strength. Every move was filled with killing intent, but his movements were a clumsy imitation of Yan Duoyu's moves, as if he wanted to prove something.
Yan Duoyu watched the leopard-beastman fighting her in beast form, ignoring the words that were stirring her emotions. She raised her longsword, aimed at Yan Wuyan's weak point, and struck like a gust of wind.
A gust of wind swept towards Yuan Dong, intercepting her attack mid-air. She clicked her tongue, shifted her gaze from Jiang Yunlan, and turned to see who had blocked her attack.
“Your opponent is me.” Sylph floated in the air and launched another attack.
Seeing that it was a wind spirit challenging her to battle, she immediately unleashed her wood power. She wasn't foolish; when facing a powerful enemy, she would naturally use her trump card. Compared to wind power, wood power was her forte.
The two wooden forces were pulling at each other.
Jiang Yunlan stared at the lion-beastman vying for control with her, and said thoughtfully, "You are Jianying?"
Seeing the shadow remain silent, he frowned as he tried to snatch back the plant monster he had created with the power of wood, while still managing to dodge Jiang Yunlan's other attacks with relative ease.
"Click!"
Albero roared as he crushed the plant monsters created by Jianying, nimbly dodging the attacks of the Apocalypse Orcs, and then retaliating with plants. Sveta used plants to hang herself around its neck, protecting the Summer Orcs trapped in the center of the battlefield as it moved.
Maple Red wields her giant hammer covered in ice, and most of the Apocalypse Orcs who aren't injured by her blows will suffer frostbite.
Several Apocalypse Orcs locked eyes and decided to surround and attack Maple Red. Their carefully constructed encirclement was broken by a wolf.
Hati flung the enemy's corpse from his mouth, spat out blood, and locked his emerald green eyes onto another Apocalypse Orc. He leaped down, tackling the enemy entangled in plants, and his sharp fangs pierced the enemy's neck.
"Bang--"
The hammer struck the ground with a deafening roar, and Maple Red sealed the legs of the enemies around her with ice. A giant red dragon then spewed flames from its mouth, carrying away a group of immobilized Apocalypse Orcs.
The shimmering light merged into the injured Xia beastmen, and their wounds healed.
Standing hand in hand at the edge of the battlefield, Aliya and Zelan, their faces serious, carefully located the wounded and precisely cast their healing spells. The Summer Beastmen and Elves who remained by Zelan's side withstood the attacks of the Apocalypse Beastmen and captured the Apocalypse Beastmen who came before them.
The battle intensified, and the number of surviving Apocalypse Orcs on the battlefield dwindled significantly; upon closer inspection, their numbers were even fewer than those of the surviving Summer Orcs.
They seemed to realize they were at a disadvantage, and their attacks became even more ferocious, trying to reverse the tide of battle. Suddenly, Farwinter's cry of "Gather!" rang out from the air, and some of the Apocalypse Orcs struggled to shake off the Summer Orcs in front of them, retreating to Farwinter's side.
Seeing that Jiang Yunlan was blocking her way and she was unable to retreat in time, she had no choice but to put on several more layers of protection.
His reaction was strange, and Jiang Yunlan felt a bad premonition rise in her heart. Without hesitation, she used the power of the wind to spread her voice around, "Xia, defend!"
The sound reached the ears of the Black Earth and other orcs, who immediately kicked aside their enemies and took a few steps towards the nearby Xia orcs, constructing a protective barrier in just a few seconds. Numerous natural forces formed different protective shields, completely enveloping the creatures within.
"Shield your breathing!" 022's warning rang in my ears.
Jiang Yunlan subconsciously did as instructed, but suddenly her vision blurred as red flesh exploded before her eyes, filling her entire field of vision.
A pleasant scent wafted through the air, and the Xia beastman, caught off guard and unable to hold his breath, instantly lost consciousness, only to be caught by the still-conscious Xia beastman beside him. The enormous Albiro swayed erratically, as if hallucinating, and suddenly launched a chaotic attack. Its attacks were blocked by Sveta, preventing it from harming its ally.
The experimental animal corpses that the orcs, including Yuan Dong, threw at them were problematic; the sudden appearance of their odors had hallucinogenic and coma-inducing effects.
Is this their backup plan?
Jiang Yunlan looked up, and the red flames burned away the blood and flesh of the beasts that inexplicably emitted a strange fragrance, clearing her blood-covered vision. The shadowy figures that had been standing not far from her were nowhere to be seen, and the orcs, including Yuan Dong, had also moved away from their original positions, rapidly retreating from the battlefield.
She couldn't let the leader of Apocalypse go, and said loudly, "Sylph, I'm counting on you!"
"Leave it to us," the wind sprites said.
The ocean of wind descended, carrying away the exotic fragrance in the air. Jiang Yunlan strode forward against the gentle wind, like a sail on the ocean aided by a gust of wind, rushing towards her target at an even faster speed than usual.
Maple Red, Black Soil, Rock Rain, Hati, Azure Wood Crow, Iloven and other orcs rushed up behind her and followed her in pursuit of Far Winter and other orcs.
"This road is blocked—"
Agni's voice pierced the sky. Flames enveloped in a whirlwind appeared before the Orcs, including Farwinter, forming a wall of fire.
"You must stand trial!"
Freya's furious voice slammed into the ground. The water where Belial and the other water spirits had landed before the orcs of Farwinter froze instantly, spewing forth icy mist. Any orc who dared to step on it would be frozen solid.
Looking up at the sky, Yuan Dong saw the storm, gathered by Sylph and the other wind spirits, gradually taking shape above their heads. A cold sweat broke out on her brow as she glanced to her left and right.
Plants, which had started growing at an unknown time, meandered and climbed toward them.
She turned around, and Jiang Yunlan and her group had already arrived behind them, brandishing their weapons at them. She saw further ahead, the Apocalypse Beastmen she had abandoned were being captured one after another by the Summer Beastmen, trapped in wooden cages, ice cages, or fire cages.
In that instant, Yuan Dong realized that no matter how much she struggled, she would be captured just like the orcs she had abandoned. She sneered and met Jiang Yunlan head-on without hesitation.
She firmly believed that she would lose because they had recently broken with the Lingcaiyuque and other orcs, losing nearly a quarter of their fighting strength. She was unwilling to admit that Xia, who was born less recently, was stronger than them, and even less willing to admit that the orcs, who had received the blessing of nature, were growing faster than them.
"How lucky, Xia Tribe. I never expected they could find two creatures born before the Age of Calamity." Jianying escaped to a distance, glanced back at the tattered battlefield, and ran towards the treehouse.
The first thing he did upon returning to the treehouse was to take away his most important research findings and, with his hidden power, destroy the treehouse in one fell swoop. He cleaned up every trace he left behind, as if he had never been there.
Tianqi Tribe.
Gango and the orc slaves she rescued rose up in rebellion, leading thousands of long-oppressed orc slaves in a counterattack against the weakened Apocalypse Tribe.
Several of the main fighting force members, drugged and unconscious, died. The remaining Apocalypse orcs, lacking any natural power, were unable to withstand the desperate counterattack of their orc slaves and fell one after another. The Apocalypse orc slaves, not silenced by their previous failed rebellion, seized this opportunity to gain their freedom.
Orcs have a natural fighting spirit flowing in their veins. They may feel fear, terror, and the urge to run away, but they will never lose their ability to fight.
"For freedom! Kill—"
"bump!"
Blood splattered everywhere.
From the chaotic and dilapidated foot of the mountain emerged a beastman slave with bright eyes. This beastman, whose eyes burned with fire, climbed the mountainside that had once been reserved for the high-ranking members of Apocalypse, and roared as he charged toward the so-called upper-class beastmen.
The orc was knocked down. But a second, a third, a fourth orc, and many, many orcs climbed up.
Tall orc slaves, short orc slaves, orcs flying in the sky, orcs walking on the ground... they all stood up.
“Yuandong, you’ve lost.” Jiang Yunlan stood calmly in front of the sheep-beastman who was kneeling on the ground clutching his wound.
Far Winter spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, looked up at the squirrel beastman, and attempted to launch another attack, but suddenly remembered that she had lost the power of nature. She no longer possessed power.
She yelped, and suddenly raised her hand that was pressing on her abdomen, breaking the rope and throwing out the powder hidden in her belt.
A pool of water steadily caught all the medicinal powder.
Seeing this, Yuan Dong wasn't surprised, but still couldn't help clicking her tongue. She had no way to retaliate.
Jiang Yunlan tilted her head curiously, staring at the powder she had gathered in a ball of water, and asked 022, "This won't dissolve in water. 022, do you want to study it?"
022 likes the unknown, and without hesitation, he said to her, "Yes."
She handed the water mass over to 022 and decisively stepped forward to retrieve the dangerous item from Far Winter's hands. On the way, she didn't forget to tell Maple and the others to also check the other orcs. Searching the Apocalypse orcs before they lost their natural power wasn't very safe, but now it was much safer. After all, they had lost their fighting and mobility.
"So there was only one packet of powder?" Jiang Yunlan finished the search and was surprised for a few seconds. She had thought Yuan Dong would hide other hidden weapons.
Yuan Dong heard it, but pretended not to. After she and Yuan Bingsheng fought Jiang Yunlan head-on, she realized that the squirrel beastman in front of her was a monster, a monster that could use five kinds of natural power at the same time and also command its companions.
What exactly did the leader of Xia eat to grow up like this? How did he manage to multitask without any problems?
Yuan Dong finally admitted that she had indeed lost. She hadn't lost to the powerful elves like Sylph, but she had lost to Jiang Yunlan.
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