He knew that complaining at this moment would be useless; only by finding Xu Yuehuai and Yan Qing could there be a glimmer of hope.
On the other side, Yan Qing quickly regained his composure. Using his agility, he swiftly broke free of his restraints and began searching for his companions.
Just then, he noticed the faint signal left by Xu Yuehuai—a series of marks carved on the rock with a dagger, guiding him in the direction he was heading.
"This is all interconnected; I suspect we've been targeted. This is a trap to lure us in," Yan Qing muttered to himself, a determined glint in his eyes. He knew there was a conspiracy behind this crisis, and they had to be the key to uncovering the truth.
After an unknown amount of time, the three reunited in the wilderness.
"princess!"
"Hey girl!"
"Behind you!" Xu Yuehuai suddenly warned in a low voice, her voice filled with unprecedented tension.
The three quickly turned around and saw a group of ferocious beasts with scales as hard as steel slowly approaching. Their eyes gleamed with bloodlust, as if they wanted to tear the three of them to pieces.
"Prepare for battle!" Xu Yuehuai gave the order, and the three quickly took up their battle formation.
Yan Qing and Wang Mang guarded the left and right sides respectively, while Xu Yuehuai stood in the center, together facing the approaching storm.
The steel beast's strength and defense far exceeded ordinary people's imagination; every collision made their arms go numb.
But the three of them kept searching for each other's weaknesses, and it took them a long time to find a glimmer of hope.
Xu Yuehuai circled around behind a wild beast and precisely stabbed its vital point with her dagger.
As the beast fell, the others showed a brief moment of panic.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the three of them joined forces to launch a fierce attack and defeated these steel beasts one by one!
However, they knew the crisis was ongoing and they had to return to their tribe as soon as possible to tell the tribe what had happened and find out who was behind it all.
As the sun set, Xu Yuehuai gazed at the distant wilderness, its surface dyed red by the sunset, and a sense of foreboding welled up within him.
She knew that this was not a simple beast attack, but a deeper conspiracy brewing in the shadows.
"We need to send a message quickly." Xu Yuehuai quickly gathered her thoughts and prepared to formulate a new plan.
However, just as the three were preparing to leave, a group of beasts they had never seen before appeared in their sight.
These beasts were enormous, covered in scales that shimmered with an eerie luster, and their eyes revealed an ancient and mysterious power, as if they did not belong to this world.
What's even more astonishing is that even Wang Mang's immensely strong body appeared so small in front of them, unable to match their innate strength.
"What is this thing? I have never seen such a terrifying creature!" Wang Mang gripped the stone weapon in his hand, but felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.
Xu Yuehuai and Yan Qing exchanged a glance. They knew that at this moment, only by uniting as one could they find a glimmer of hope.
"We must find a way to break through," Xu Yuehuai quickly analyzed the situation.
However, these beasts seem to be able to read their minds and always manage to cut off their escape routes at crucial moments.
They were having an exceptionally difficult time; each attack seemed to hit a brick wall, failing to inflict any real damage on the beasts.
The beasts' counterattack was as fierce as a storm, nearly killing the three of them.
"We absolutely cannot be worn down here!" Yan Qing said urgently.
Xu Yuehuai gritted her teeth. She couldn't fall. As the tribe's "holy maiden," she had received so many red rose stones from them, and she bore the heavy responsibility of protecting the tribe.
At that moment, she made a difficult decision: "Yan Qing, Wang Mang, I will cover you and go back to find reinforcements!"
"What? No way! How can we let you take the risk alone!" Yan Qing immediately objected.
"This is the only way. Only by finding the leaders can we all survive." Xu Yuehuai's tone left no room for doubt; she knew that time was of the essence and there was no room for hesitation.
However, Yan Qing and Wang Mang had also made their own decisions.
"Your Highness, if anyone should leave, it should be you!"
"Little sister, you've helped me so much. This time, I'll protect you as you leave!"
When Xu Yuehuai saw the two of them rush into the enemy camp and draw away the enemy's firepower, he felt a little panicked.
"What are you doing? Come back!"
"Your Highness, you must leave now!"
"I can't hold on any longer, let's go!"
The two of them were surrounded and about to be overwhelmed by wild beasts. Xu Yuehuai wanted to get closer, but there was no way to do so.
"Wait for me! I'll bring people back to rescue you right away!"
Under the cover of Yan Qing and Wang Mang, Xu Yuehuai finally found a glimmer of hope, successfully escaped the siege of wild beasts, and sped towards the tribe.
When she returned to the tribe, exhausted and wounded, night had already fallen.
When the people of the tribe saw her return, they all gathered around her, asking with concern about her safety.
"Your Holiness, who exactly injured you?"
"Where are the other two lords?"
"You suffered such serious injuries, I don't know how you managed to pull through."
Xu Yuehuai had no time to rest and immediately told the leader everything that had just happened.
"Holy Maiden, what kind of ferocious beast is it that even you gentlemen cannot deal with?" The leader knew that this matter was no small thing.
"I don't know either. They are born with superhuman strength, and our martial arts are almost useless against them." Xu Yuehuai said helplessly.
At this moment, a member of the tribe stepped forward and said confidently, "I am also born with superhuman strength. I want to see who is stronger!"
Seeing this, the leader quickly advised, "Don't be so confident. You should know that the other party is definitely unfathomable."
But Xu Yuehuai exclaimed, "It's good to be confident. Let's find their weaknesses together and take them all down!"
A short while later, under Xu Yuehuai's resolute guidance, the group quickly traversed through the dense forest and thorns, all in order to reach the wilderness as soon as possible.
As the last rays of the setting sun finally fell upon that desolate land, everyone's tension reached its peak.
Yan Qing and Wang Mang were tightly bound to the withered tree trunk by thick vines, looking utterly helpless. Around them, a group of strange beasts of various shapes were performing an ancient and eerie ritual, and an ominous atmosphere filled the air.
A flicker of anxiety crossed Xu Yuehuai's eyes, but she quickly suppressed her impulse. Reason told her that recklessness at this moment would only make the situation worse.
She said to the leaders and others beside her, "We must wait for the best opportunity and not act rashly."
However, things are unpredictable, and plans can never keep up with changes!
A deafening roar ripped through the sky, and a group of even larger and more ferocious beasts suddenly emerged from the depths of the dense forest. They seemed to have anticipated the arrival of humans and had laid a trap, waiting for their prey to walk right into it.
Faced with this sudden change, Xu Yuehuai and his team tacitly adjusted their formation.
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