They took turns keeping watch all night, trying to find a way to rescue their people.
However, Chamuji and his men were heavily guarded, with more than twenty locals watching over their people, which left them with absolutely no chance.
The four people, exhausted from a night's sleep, were about to fall asleep when they were awakened by Lillian's crying.
Because they were afraid of being discovered, they observed from a greater distance, resulting in insufficient accuracy and range of their compound bows.
Just as they were thinking of going to rescue him, this scene unfolded halfway there.
At this moment, the four men clenched their fists, their eyes were bloodshot, and flames of hatred burned fiercely in their eyes, their bodies trembling slightly.
Unable to contain their anger any longer, Salla and Lia quickly crawled forward, leaving only Naliga and Nalimi behind.
They thought that even if they couldn't save their people on their own, they might still have a chance to kill Chamuji, the Wendigo, and at least avenge their dead people.
At this moment, they completely forgot Ye Feng's previous teachings: anger would only lower their IQ, not only would they fail to kill the enemy, but they would also find themselves in deep danger.
Sure enough, before the two even reached the range of the compound bow, Narika's warning came from behind.
"Sister! There's someone in the tree ahead!"
Upon hearing this, the two immediately stopped and looked up to see two cannibalistic natives on the two trees directly in front of them, their bows and arrows already aimed at them.
"Watch out!" Salla reacted the fastest, quickly pushing Leah aside...
The moment the two women moved, two arrows pierced through the spot where they had been standing just half a second earlier.
The two natives were filled with remorse upon seeing this. They had originally intended to capture the child themselves to claim credit, but the two children had ruined their plans.
If I had known this would happen, I would have waited for those two women to get there first before flanking them.
But now that they'd been exposed, there was no need to hide any longer. One of the locals quickly turned around and shouted loudly towards the open space not far away...
"Boss! Those two women from last night are here!"
Walid Chamuji and the others on the open ground immediately turned their attention to these two people, who were sentries he had deliberately planted to prevent Salra and his group from returning.
Walid deliberately had his men assault these Baija women in the open last night, intending to lure Salra and his companion out.
He knew that the Baija tribe was united, and even if Salra and Lia had escaped, they would definitely want to rescue their people and couldn't have gone far.
Surprisingly, Salla hadn't shown up at all, but now she suddenly appeared.
"Chase after them!" Chamuji shouted, and most of the locals immediately gave chase.
Seeing that they had been exposed, and that an assassination was no longer an option, Salla and Lia could only flee back as fast as they could.
Fortunately, they were far from Chamuji and the others, and were familiar with the terrain. After running for a few minutes, they managed to escape the cannibals' pursuit without any real danger.
Once they reached a safe location, the group leaned against a large tree, panting heavily in despair.
Although cannibals are despicable, it must be said that with Valid, their cunning strategist, it has become extremely difficult for them to kill anyone at will.
Lia slumped to the ground, her face ashen, and asked listlessly, "Salara, what should we do now? Are we just going to watch these demons take away our people?"
Salra was also downcast, but a glimmer of hope remained in her eyes, and she tried her best to comfort Salra with positive words.
"Don't be discouraged, Lia. The master said before he left that he would come back to see us after a while."
As long as the adults are alive, we have hope.
Upon hearing this, Naliga and Nali, who had been hanging their heads, also raised them.
"Yes! Lord Ye Feng promised me he would come back."
"God doesn't lie. We just need to wait for the adult to return. He will definitely have a way to save our people."
The two little girls had unwavering faith in Ye Feng. As children of God, their eyes were filled with hope again when Ye Feng was mentioned.
"But...we don't know when the master will return. What if the tribespeople are sold off by then?"
Liya's tone was urgent. It wasn't that she didn't trust Ye Feng, but the situation was just too pressing.
I remember when she was abducted a year ago, she was taken to a tribe of the Shuar people, but after only a few days, she was sold to another tribe.
Although the Baija woman hadn't traveled far, she still knew that this jungle was vast.
Moreover, Ye Feng said that after descending to the mortal realm, his divine power would be greatly weakened, and he was afraid that by then, he wouldn't be able to find anyone to save him.
After pondering for a while, Salla came up with a plan. She stood up with a serious expression and said:
“Alright then, those demons should be escorting their people back to their tribe today, so let’s go with them.”
At least...we'll know their location, so when the adults arrive, they won't have to search everywhere for us.
Before Lia could speak, Naliga and Nalimi quickly said in unison, "We want to go too!"
Seeing the determined look in the two children's eyes, Salla knelt down in front of them and patted their little heads with satisfaction...
She didn't want her two children to go on this dangerous journey with her, not to mention the need to avoid being discovered by Chamuji and the others along the way.
Even in this jungle, dangers are countless, far exceeding imagination.
Even if they grew up here, there is no guarantee that they will not be harmed by toxins and the environment along the way.
Salla and Lia had both experienced this firsthand when they escaped from the Shuar tribe.
Of the five people, only the two of them survived, and that was only because they met Ye Feng along the way; otherwise, they would have definitely died in some corner of the jungle long ago.
Salla didn't want the two children to take risks with her, so she could only give them the simplest task.
"Of course you two have work to do, but you won't be following us. Instead, you'll stay here obediently and wait for Lord Ye Feng."
As she spoke, Salra looked sadly in the direction of the tribe, then at the sky, as if hoping that the strange-looking, eerie helicopter bird would appear right now.
Because she didn't know exactly when Ye Feng meant "later."
“We don’t know when the adult will come, so you two just wait for him in the tribe.”
Liya and I will leave marks along the way, and when the adults arrive, you can bring him to find us.
Otherwise, the jungle is so big, it would be very troublesome for adults to find it.
Naliga and Nalimi were just children after all, and they didn't think too deeply about it. They simply nodded firmly.
"Okay, we will definitely stay here."
"Sisters, you all need to be careful too."
In the tribe, Chamuji and others had already begun sharing the meat soup. They felt no guilt or remorse, nor did they experience any physical discomfort.
On the contrary, they ate with great relish, enjoying their meal immensely...
While they were eating, the indigenous man who was guarding Buta was so engrossed in drinking his soup that he didn't notice Buta sitting beneath him gently waving his hands.
After last night's pleasure, the local man hadn't tied her up very tightly, and now her hands were slowly freeing themselves from the restraints.
Soon, after finishing a large pot of meat soup, Chamuji licked his lips with lingering satisfaction and walked up to Ye Feng's sculpture in front of everyone.
He triumphantly placed his hand on the sculpture's shoulder, looking down mockingly at the tribesmen prostrate on the ground like a victor.
"Hey! Why isn't your god here yet? If he doesn't come soon, I'm going to take you all back..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was met with another round of curses.
Chamuji chuckled, even picking at his ear with a hint of satisfaction; he thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of trampling on the beliefs of the weak...
Because this world is inherently a dog-eat-dog world...
But that wasn't enough. Chamuji pulled out a steel axe and, under everyone's gaze, chopped off the statue's head with a single blow.
As the mud hit the ground, the statue's facial features became distorted.
"No!"
The Baija people cried out in anguish, seemingly even more heartbroken than when the baby had died.
In their hearts, this is not just a statue, but their faith and respect for God...
"Hahaha!" Chamuji burst into laughter, and swung his axe a few more times, chopping the already unsightly statue to pieces.
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