Before long, a large group of dozens of familiar faces appeared before us. The man running at the very front was especially familiar; he was none other than the chief of the Mira tribe.
They had heard sounds of fighting nearby, along with the cries of eagles and monkeys, and thought that Tang Yi and his group might be in trouble, so they rushed over.
When they arrived, they were shocked to see Haru dead on the ground. If they had arrived any later, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
When we saw familiar faces approaching, we were finally saved. Completely relaxed, the three of us collapsed into the arms of the chief and several tribesmen, our vision blurred.
This place is now a dangerous place. In fact, the leader himself is being hunted down by Haru, and by even more Haru.
This place will be discovered soon; it is by no means a place to stay for long.
After strapping all three of their equipment to Luo, they also dealt with the immobile Haru. The chief and his tribesmen then carried the three of us on their backs and hurriedly left.
Twenty minutes later, Haru's army, led by a small squad of Haru, arrived at the battlefield, which was already littered with corpses.
The heavy, suffocating smell of blood attracted a large number of greenbottle flies, which competed for the best place to lay their eggs.
Before these corpses even had a chance to stink, their wounds, as well as the areas around their eyes, ears, noses, and mouths, were already covered with dense clusters of white eggs.
The jungle's hot and humid climate is ideal for the hatching of these fly eggs. These eggs can hatch into larvae that could trigger trypophobia in just over ten hours.
In just five or six days, these larvae can grow to dozens of times their original size, and after pupating, they become a new batch of green bottle flies.
King Haru looked at the corpses scattered on the ground and the buzzing green flies, knowing that his elite force had been wiped out here.
They soon found the leader of the hundred-plus Haru in a secluded spot. At that moment, two poisoned blowguns were still stuck in its back, which had turned into large patches of blackish-purple, making it a rather gruesome sight.
Upon seeing this, King Haru clenched his fists so tightly they cracked. He knew very well the strength of Chief Haru, and the injuries clearly indicated that it was not a natural death, but rather the result of some kind of deadly poison.
Haru's journey has been anything but peaceful; nothing has gone according to their wishes, and all their plans seem to have slipped out of their control.
Now that their greatest threat has been defeated, they've simply fled. The elite force that went out to pursue Tang Yi and his companions has also been wiped out here.
Of the three battles, two were unsatisfactory. One was a victory on the surface, but the enemy's foundation wasn't even damaged; they could easily recover fully after a period of rest.
However, their own side suffered heavy losses. The team that chased Tang Yi in the second battle was completely wiped out. More than a hundred elite soldiers failed to take down even three people.
Now we can only hope that the attack on the Asaida tribe can be stopped, creating an opportunity for us to besiege and attack their reinforcements.
Judging from the current situation, it no longer looks like a siege and attack on reinforcements; rather, it seems like both sides are waging guerrilla warfare.
As for when we can surround them, that remains to be seen; only fate can answer that question.
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At this moment, the large group of people from the Asaida tribe are also facing difficulties.
Their original plan was to march swiftly for five days to reach the eastern battlefield and provide support. However, to their surprise, the first dragon cavalry unit to set off encountered trouble along the way.
A large swarm of giant ants blocked their path, and there were quite a lot of them.
The giant ants, densely packed together, formed a long isolation strip several meters wide, which became their highway.
Countless giant ants were busily moving back and forth along this isolation zone. Every now and then, you could see them detaching a leg, a large piece of muscle, or other food from somewhere.
Hundreds of giant ants worked together as a unit, dragging the cargo toward the end of the "highway".
Seeing the giant ants blocking the road, the newly arrived dragon riders initially thought they were just passing through and didn't pay them any mind.
It was estimated that these giant ants would retreat in half a day. However, to everyone's surprise, these giant ants showed no sign of leaving even after a whole day.
Although the situation is urgent, if we take a detour, it will delay the journey by at least two or three days.
With this in mind, the Dragon Riders had no choice but to wait patiently for another day.
But the giant ants still showed no sign of leaving. The dragon riders were getting anxious; they couldn't wait any longer.
The chief of the Asaida tribe had already told them that regardless of whether the other side had started a war or not, they should rush to the eastern battlefield to stand by as soon as possible.
They now have no choice but to take a detour.
What they didn't know was that there were many more such obstacles along the way, designed to greatly hinder the Asaida tribe's advance towards the eastern battlefield.
Just one day after the dragon riders left, the large contingent of the Asaida tribe that arrived later encountered the same problem.
They all shared the same understanding: giant ants are animals that are constantly on the move. They believed that if they waited just one more day, the giant ants would retreat.
But the next day they encountered the same headache as the dragon riders: the giant ants showed no intention of retreating.
So they adopted the same strategy: wait another day and see.
As expected, these giant ants seemed to have settled there, and for several days they did not move from their spot, continuing to busily go in and out to work.
They've dragged this out long enough; they can't afford to delay any longer. This issue needs to be resolved as soon as possible.
However, giant ants have a very fiery temper. If someone offends them, they can chase them for miles without stopping.
It's definitely not feasible for the Asaida tribe to take a detour now; with so many people, that would just waste even more time.
The Asaida tribe can't wait any longer, they must go there!
They first resorted to fire, because they couldn't get too close; this fire attack was essentially smoke.
The warriors of the Asada tribe piled up a wall of firewood several meters long at the upwind position of the giant ant colony. Because it contained fresh eucalyptus leaves and branches, it would release a large amount of pungent smoke when burned.
The smoke has a certain repellent effect on insects such as mosquitoes. When it was blown by the wind, the thick white smoke immediately covered the giant ant colony in that area.
The Asaida tribe did not expect the fire to disperse the entire giant ant colony; they only needed to create an opening so that the large group could pass safely.
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