Chapter 147: Killed with One Arrow
Above the grassland, accompanied by the rising dust, bursts of rumbling sounds coming from afar broke the tranquility of the morning.
Amid the rolling dust, a herd of antelopes came running wildly.
Needless to say, this area is where the antelopes mainly move around.
Wild antelopes on the grassland usually don't run wildly like this unless they are being chased by hunters!
As expected, the hunter chasing behind the herd of antelopes soon appeared. It was the centaur they had observed at the beginning.
At this moment, the centaurs chasing behind did not seem to be in a hurry to launch an attack, as if they were consuming the energy of the antelope herd.
When the time was right, they accelerated rapidly and drew an arrow from the quiver, just as they were about to bend their bows and shoot at their prey.
Suddenly! An arrow flew from another direction, with a sharp sound of breaking through the air, and directly penetrated the neck of one of the wild antelopes! In an instant, blood splattered! The wild antelope fell to the ground in the midst of running wildly, and was killed by the arrow! This situation shocked the surrounding antelopes and the centaurs chasing behind.
In such a fierce hunting process, it is extremely difficult to kill a running wild antelope with one arrow.
On the one hand, it is because the wild antelopes are moving at high speed, and on the other hand, the performance of the bows and arrows of this era is still very limited.
The centaurs were startled by the arrow and stopped their pursuit, then looked in another direction with serious expressions.
That arrow was not shot by any of their tribesmen.
As they scanned the area, they saw a group of people led by Zhou Xu quickly entering their field of vision on the grass in the distance.
Seeing that he and his companions had successfully attracted the attention of the Centaurs, Zhou Xu shouted loudly...
"We have no ill will towards you, we just want to have a good talk with your leader!"
While speaking, Zhou Xu waved his hand.
Seeing this, Zhou Chongshan said nothing and directly signaled several soldiers behind him to push up the wooden cart containing the hyena queen's body.
Then he threw the hyena queen's body directly to the ground.
"This is the body of the Hyena Queen! It is also the sincerity of my conversation!"
It was obvious that there was no language barrier between them and the centaurs. After understanding Zhou Xu's shouts, the expressions of the centaurs changed noticeably.
His eyes subconsciously focused on the hyena man's corpse, which had begun to rot and stink, and was unrecognizable.
The hyena queen's appearance has been completely changed, thanks in part to Zhou Xu and his colleagues.
After all, the original wound showed at a glance that the person was killed by some ferocious beast, which did not achieve the effect Zhou Xu wanted.
For this purpose, Zhou Xu specially ordered someone to use a crescent halberd to process the body of the hyena queen, destroying the wounds caused by the fangs. Combined with the decay of the body, it is now completely impossible to tell how the hyena queen died.
No matter how you look at it, you can only see that the hyena queen died a miserable death.
In this grassland area, the Centaurs and the Hyenas can be said to be mortal enemies.
On weekdays, battles broke out between the two sides over various food resources, and both sides suffered heavy casualties, which led to the continuous accumulation of hatred between the two sides.
The Centaurs never imagined that one day, the body of the hyena queen would be thrown in front of them by a group of humans.
The Centaurs were not stupid. They said this was a sign of sincerity, but the body of the Hyena Queen represented the strength of the other party! "Chief, is this really the body of the Hyena Queen?"
One of the Centaurs asked in a low voice to their leader.
“It should be true.”
Upon hearing this question, the Centaur leader shifted his gaze from the hyena queen's corpse to the human leader on the opposite side, and whispered to the tribesmen beside him...
"Although the corpse has already rotted and stank, the size of the body cannot be faked. It is definitely the hyena queen. And didn't you notice that there has been no movement from the hyenas in the past few days?"
Hearing this, the surrounding centaurs all suddenly understood.
"I was wondering why those guys were so quiet these past few days. It turns out that the hyena queen died! The hyenas are probably busy selecting a new queen right now and have no energy to take care of other things."
Listening to the discussions of the tribesmen around him, the Centaur leader answered loudly...
"I am the leader, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Zhou Xu listened, and without keeping anyone in suspense, he got straight to the point...
"Cooperation! I want to discuss cooperation with you, the Centaurs. Both of us have had conflicts with the Hyenas and have common enemies, so I hope that we can join forces to help each other develop better and jointly deal with the Hyenas! What do you think?"
What Zhou Xu said was not too beyond his expectations.
After all, if the other party wanted to fight them, they wouldn't need to do that.
Under this premise, the Centaur leader had to admit that what the other party said made sense.
The body of the hyena queen and the arrow just now are enough to prove the opponent's strength and that he is qualified to join forces with them.
If the Centaurs were to fight the Hyenas alone on this grassland, the overall strength of both sides could only be described as evenly matched, and it would be difficult to say who would be better.
But once they join forces with the group of humans in front of them, the threat from the hyena people will no longer be a threat.
Thinking of this, the Centaur leader spoke again...
"I have a question. Did you shoot that arrow just now?"
"I shot it. It's just a small matter. There's no need for our leader to take action personally."
Zhou Chongshan stood up calmly, his expression very calm, as if he had just done something trivial.
This situation shocked the Centaur leader.
In this era where the strong are respected, no matter whether it is a tribe or a tribe, the most powerful person is the leader. This concept can be said to be deeply rooted in these indigenous people.
As for the arrow just now, the Centaur leader believed that even he might not be able to do it.
The person who shot the arrow was not the leader of the other side. Wouldn't the leader be even stronger? ! Thinking of this, the Centaur leader's heart was suddenly filled with a storm, and the look he gave Zhou Xu changed.
In response, Zhou Xu just smiled slightly.
How could he not know what the other party was thinking? He did it on purpose.
The purpose is to exert psychological pressure on the other party invisibly.
Looking at the Centaur leader's obviously tense expression from afar, Zhou Xu asked casually...
"Have you made up your mind? Do you want to join forces?"
At this point, how could there be any other answer?
"Okay! I agree to join forces!"
Here is the update. Thanks to book friends 'this name is named' and 'Xiaoxi' for the reward!
(End of this chapter)
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