Chapter 290 Retreat
"Leader, we can't hold on any longer!"
While slapping the mutated locusts frantically, Uncaria rhynchophylla shouted to Jiang Xuan anxiously.
There were already many wounds on his body, some of which were caused by the warriors of the Locust Tribe, and some were bites from mutated locusts. He was bleeding and looked very miserable.
Jiang Xuan glanced over there through the locusts flying in the air, and saw that the warriors of the hunting team began to retreat under the joint attack of the locusts and the warriors of the locust tribe.
“Pah pah pah…”
Jiang Xuan quickly waved the bronze spear, swatting the locusts that were flying towards him to death, and then took the opportunity to glance elsewhere.
The number of locusts and warriors of the Locust Tribe was simply too large. With the enemy outnumbering us, the other three tribes simply could not hold on.
If it weren't for the help of the turtle god, the frog god and the thorny fly god, they would have been defeated and fled long ago.
"Bang!"
A huge vine fell from the sky and landed not far from Jiang Xuan.
"Teng Shen, we can't hold on any longer, what should we do?"
In desperation, Jiang Xuan could only seek the advice of Teng Shen.
Above the sky, the God of Vine faced the crazy Locust God and for a moment he really had no way to deal with it. After all, it was just a clone and its original body was a plant, and locusts are the most powerful against plants.
"Let's retreat temporarily."
There was no emotion in Fujigami's voice, it was very calm.
When Jiang Xuan heard this, he stopped hesitating and shouted, "All Teng tribe warriors, listen up! Cross and cover each other and retreat immediately!"
Cross-cover retreat can avoid a rush to escape during the retreat, which would lead to crazy pursuit by the enemy and cause heavy casualties.
The warriors of the Teng tribe had long been unable to hold on, and after hearing Jiang Xuan's voice, they immediately began to retreat.
Compared with other tribes, the warriors of the Teng tribe were obviously more well-trained. Even in this extremely unfavorable situation, they still strictly followed Jiang Xuan's orders, cross-covered each other, and retreated in an orderly manner.
"Don't let them get away, chase them!"
When the leader of the Locust Tribe saw the Vine Tribe begin to retreat, he suddenly became excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood. He led a large number of Locust Tribe warriors and the locusts all over the sky to chase after them, wanting to kill them all.
Fortunately, the Teng tribe were all cavalry and moved very quickly. Once they started to retreat, the warriors could not catch up with them except for the locusts.
“Buzz!”
At this moment, the divine vine in the sky also showed its power.
Although it is just a clone, the original body is a great god after all, and its strength is stronger than the totem god of the locust tribe.
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!”
I saw countless vines quickly intertwining and finally weaving into a large net. By the time the Locust God reacted, the net had already surrounded it.
After the locust god was trapped in the big net, he was not afraid at all. He believed that he could easily bite through the vine net with his extremely sharp mouthparts.
However, Fujin did not give it a chance to bite the net.
Shen Teng swung the net bag, drew a semicircle in the sky, and then smashed it hard towards the ground.
"boom!"
The power of the divine vine was so enormous that after it fell down, a big hole appeared on the ground, and broken branches, soil, and stones were splashed everywhere.
The locust god in the net bag was the first to be hit. He was knocked dizzy and had scars on his body.
The locust god was angry. Since the drought, the locust tribe had expanded wildly and annexed many tribes. It had also eaten up many totem gods. It had never suffered such a big loss before.
"hiss……"
The locust god let out a terrible hiss, and thick poisonous mist emerged from his body, which could quickly destroy the vitality of plants.
However, before it could retaliate, the sacred vine swung the net bag again and smashed it hard to the other side.
The place where the net bag landed was exactly where the locust tribe warriors and many locusts were.
"boom!"
There was another loud bang, and many Locust Tribe warriors and those mutated locusts on the ground were smashed into meat scraps without even having time to make a sound.
Those Locust Tribe warriors who were not hit, after reacting, immediately crawled away from the dangerous place.
"hiss……"
The locust god's wings were broken, and he became even angrier.
However, it was greeted with a series of blows.
“Boom boom boom…”
The divine vine waved a net bag woven with vines and smashed the locust god inside. Not only did it effectively cause damage to the locust god, it also took the opportunity to kill many warriors of the locust tribe, making it impossible for them to continue chasing the people of the vine tribe.
After the divine vine knocked the locust god unconscious, the vines woven into a net bag immediately untied themselves at the fastest speed.
“Swoosh…”
Shen Teng threw the Locust God down, and saw a flash of green light. It ran away in the blink of an eye, leaving the Locust God no chance to fight back.
As for the other three small tribes, when the Teng tribe retreated, they also retreated directly, running very fast under the protection of the three totem gods.
"hiss……"
When the Locust God woke up, he was so furious when he saw the divine vine that had disappeared and the mess all over the ground.
It really wanted to chase after it and eat all the vines, but reason told it not to do that.
If it abandons the members of the Locust Tribe, the few totem gods who escaped will probably take the opportunity to come back and wipe out all the members of the Locust Tribe.
Ordinary warriors had no power to resist the totem god.
This is also the reason why the totem god must always stay in the tribe unless the entire tribe migrates.
If the totem god runs around, the tribe that has been built with great difficulty may be wiped out by the enemy.
Such a huge loss is something that most totem gods cannot bear.
Therefore, the locust god could only vent his anger on the big trees in the forest. He bit the towering trees into pieces of wood and then stayed there sulking.
However, the locust tribe will not stop there. They will breed more mutated locusts, eat more forests, and annex more tribes.
The Vine Tribe, the Mountain Turtle Tribe, the Thorny Fly Tribe, and the Frog Tribe were all their targets.
The Locust Tribe and them will continue to fight until one side wins.
…
On the other side, the members of the Teng tribe ran for a long time until it was getting dark. They finally stopped when they saw that there were no locusts chasing them anymore.
Jiang Xuan jumped down from Yueya's back and said to Uncaria, "It's getting dark. Locusts are less active at night. They shouldn't chase us. Let's rest here for a night."
"yes!"
Uncaria immediately arranged for some of the hunting team's soldiers to go hunting nearby, some to collect wild fruits and plant tubers, and some to make fire, build temporary shelters, and take care of the wounded.
The Teng tribe suffered a great loss in this battle. Some warriors were left in that forest forever, and countless warriors were wounded or poisoned.
Fortunately, thanks to the existence of the witch hospital, the Teng tribe will equip every warrior who goes out with some healing medicine and antidote, and teach them basic first aid methods.
Thanks to these healing medicines, antidotes and first aid methods, more Teng tribe warriors survived the battle than those from other tribes.
“Crackle, crackle…”
The sky gradually became completely dark, and the warriors of the Teng tribe found a lot of dry firewood and lit one bonfire after another.
The warriors responsible for hunting and gathering also returned one after another.
Because time was tight, they didn't get much food and everyone was in a low mood.
The only thing that made everyone feel at ease was that the magical vine took root in the center of the temporary camp, protecting them from being attacked by wild beasts at night.
Jiang Xuan sat next to a bonfire, looking at the demoralized soldiers and feeling very bad.
However, he is the leader. In this situation, he can only cheer up and find a way to deal with the next situation.
(End of this chapter)
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