Chapter 293: Entering the Locust Tribe
The seventh year since the establishment of the Vine Tribe, summer, July 25th.
Southern Wilderness, the temporary residence of the Locust Tribe.
“Crack, crack…”
In a forest, countless locusts were gnawing on leaves, branches, and even bark. Almost everything edible would be eaten clean by them.
After the locusts had eaten their way through, all that was left in the forest were some bare tree trunks and thick branches, without even a hint of green.
In the open space that the locusts had gnawed, more than 10,000 members of the locust tribe were also eating. They ate various wild animals and food looted from various tribes.
The Locust Tribe has a very strange rule, that is, except in winter, they usually only make fires during the day, and dig a few pits to burn wood at night to keep the fire.
Because some locusts are attracted to light, if a large-scale bonfire is lit at night, some locusts may fly into the fire like moths and be burned to death.
Therefore, daytime is the time for the Locust Tribe to revel. At night, they will go to bed early, leaving only some warriors to keep watch.
This habit of the locust tribe was also noticed by Thorn Vine, who was in charge of intelligence work, and reported to Jiang Xuan by Fengcao.
"That is to say, the Locust Tribe is not good at fighting at night. Will we have more advantages if we attack at night than during the day?"
In a forest not far from the Locust Tribe, after listening to Fengcao's information, Jiang Xuan looked towards the location of the Locust Tribe thoughtfully.
Feng Cao nodded and said, "That should be the case. At night, the warriors of the Locust Tribe rarely take action, and the locusts will no longer fly around. It should be easier to deal with them than during the day."
"Okay, then we'll wait until dark."
This time, Jiang Xuan led more than 2,000 cavalrymen from the Teng tribe. At his command, all the cavalrymen got off their mounts to rest, eat some dry food, conserve their strength, and wait for dark.
Fengcao, together with the warriors of Thorn Vine, continued to keep an eye on the Locust Tribe's every move and provide Jiang Xuan with more and more accurate information.
As everyone waited patiently, night gradually fell.
When the sun sets, the locusts that have been eating all day gradually become quiet and lie on the trees or on the ground, leaving behind a large bare forest.
The members of the Locust Tribe also extinguished most of the fires, leaving fires only in some houses.
The noisy forest became silent, and even the chirping of insects could hardly be heard.
Outside the Locust Tribe, the warriors of the Vine Tribe, who had been waiting for most of the day, became more alert.
The leaders including Uncaria rhynchophylla, Gnaphalium schizonepeta, Xanthium sibiricum, Atractylodes macrocephala all surrounded Jiang Xuan and Red Peony Root.
Uncaria looked up at the sky and asked in a low voice, "Wu, leader, can we attack now?"
Jiang Xuan looked in the direction of the Locust Tribe and said, "Don't be anxious. Wait a little longer. The people of the Locust Tribe are still awake. We should attack them after they fall asleep and catch them off guard."
"That's right. Since it's a night attack, it will be more advantageous for us to wait until they fall asleep."
Chishao also agreed with Jiang Xuan's idea.
"Okay, let's wait a little longer."
After the chief and the witch said so, Gouteng could only control his temper and return to where the hunting team was, to comfort the warriors, let them eat something, and continue waiting.
Time passed bit by bit, the moon slowly rose, and the cold moonlight fell on the earth, bringing some light to the ground.
It was late at night, and except for a few members of the Locust Tribe who were addicted to primitive sports, most people in the Locust Tribe had fallen into a deep sleep.
When the moon rose to the middle of the sky, Jiang Xuan, who was resting against the Black Wind Rhinoceros, was refreshed and immediately climbed up, grabbing the bronze spear.
"Warriors with night vision, follow me. Warriors without night vision, light your torches and follow the team to attack!"
At Jiang Xuan's command, more than 2,000 cavalrymen of the Teng tribe stood up.
The Vine Tribe and the Mountain Turtle Tribe trade a large number of magical mushrooms every year. Among them, the Night-shining Mushroom can enhance people's night vision after being eaten.
Among these two thousand cavalrymen, more than a thousand have eaten night-shining mushrooms, and there is some moonlight tonight. Their strength will not be affected much in this environment.
More than a thousand cavalrymen picked up their weapons and sat on their mounts.
The closest to Jiang Xuan were the heavy cavalry consisting of more than thirty Black Wind Rhinos. They were wearing thick leather armor, and the Black Wind Rhinos themselves had amazing defensive capabilities, so they could charge around on the battlefield and cause great damage to the enemy.
The second is the light cavalry composed of ibex and giant deer, which can cooperate with the heavy cavalry in charging on the flanks.
The last ones are the warriors riding on the birds of prey.
Although birds of prey are capable of fighting and can run very fast, they have one major flaw: their night vision is very poor.
If the battle was during the day, these birds of prey could display their terrifying combat power, but this time it was a night battle, so these birds of prey could only follow behind and fight relying on the light of fire.
“Crackle, crackle…”
In the rear, the soldiers had already prepared fire. Bonfires were lit, followed by torches. The entire forest seemed to suddenly appear with countless twinkling stars.
After everything was ready, Jiang Xuan rode on the back of the Black Wind Rhinoceros Crescent and said to the divine vine floating in the air next to him, which had shrunk to half a meter high: "God of vines, you can attack now."
"good!"
The divine vine responded, and then its body began to grow rapidly, and all its vines stretched out.
“Huff, huff, huff…”
After becoming larger, the divine vine immediately flew towards the locust tribe in front. Because its speed was too fast, a strong wind was raised over the forest.
“Buzz!”
After the divine vine floated over the locust tribe, a dazzling green light burst out from its body, and all the vines continued to grow larger and longer.
A giant vine hundreds of meters long smashed down heavily on the locust tribe members on the ground.
“Crack, crack…”
"boom!"
The big trees that were left with only their trunks and thick branches exploded one after another under the whipping of the vines. Then, the huts built by the locust tribe on the ground also exploded, and the people and locusts that were hit died instantly.
When the vines were lifted up again, a long ditch appeared on the ground, which was very scary.
"ah……"
"Enemy attack, enemy attack..."
The locust tribe was in chaos in an instant. The sounds of screams, calls, collapsing houses, and the flapping wings of awakened locusts all blended together.
“Boom boom boom…”
The divine vine continued to pull at the ground violently, and deep grooves appeared one after another, killing countless Locust Tribe warriors and locusts.
However, the Locust Tribe has a totem god after all, and they would not allow the divine vine to kill all the members of the tribe.
"hiss!"
The locust god in the center of the tribe was shocked and angry. It hissed, then flapped its wings and flew into the sky, pouncing towards the vine god.
“Boom boom boom…”
In the sky, the two totem gods collided madly. The terrifying fluctuations of divine power were like a surging tsunami, making all the creatures below terrified.
After all, the Locust God is not a real god, and its strength is weaker than that of the Vine God.
But it is a locust, which is naturally able to restrain plants, so it is not easy for Fujishen to kill it.
On the ground, after Jiang Xuan and the other vine gods made their move, they immediately raised their bronze spears and shouted, "Kill!"
"kill……"
More than two thousand cavalrymen shouted at the same time, and the sound was terrifying.
“Boom boom boom…”
More than two thousand cavalrymen ran at the same time, the sound was like thunder, and even the ground shook.
"Eer..."
In the sky, Tangyuan also followed Jiang Xuan and dived towards the locust tribe. Under the moonlight, its feathers reflected purple light and its huge body cast a large shadow.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Jiang Xuan rushed into the Locust Tribe first, and several of the Locust Tribe members who were still in chaos in front were knocked away by Yueya.
"puff!"
Jiang Xuan's bronze spear could kill a Locust Tribe warrior with one thrust. He didn't even need to pull back because the running Crescent Moon would carry the bronze spear forward, leaving only the enemy lying on the ground.
More than two thousand cavalrymen rushed into the Locust Tribe, slaughtering those members of the Locust Tribe who were still in panic.
The Locust Tribe never imagined that after they massacred multiple tribes and became so powerful, there would be a day when they would be killed in the tribe.
"Don't make a fuss, don't make a fuss, just follow me..."
The leader of the Locust Tribe held his weapon, shouted at the top of his lungs, and relying on his powerful strength, he killed several light cavalrymen from the Vine Tribe.
After all, the Locust Tribe was a tribe that had experienced many battles. Soon, more and more people gathered around the leader of the Locust Tribe and began to organize a counterattack against the cavalry of the Vine Tribe.
Not only that, all the mutated locusts also woke up. They pounced towards the torches frantically, causing considerable trouble to the Teng tribe cavalry holding the torches.
However, Jiang Xuan had no intention of fighting a life-and-death battle with the Locust Tribe in this place.
When the warriors of the Locust Tribe gathered and began to fight back, Jiang Xuan immediately blew the bone whistle and rushed out of the Locust Tribe.
“Boom boom boom…”
The advantage of cavalry lies in its speed and ability to break through enemy formations. When they want to leave, even if the Locust Tribe has more people, they will not be able to stop them.
Soon, more than two thousand Vine Tribe cavalrymen rushed out of the Locust Tribe and ran away without looking back.
The locust tribe wanted to give chase, but their ability to move at night was very poor, and because of their habits, there were not many fires in the tribe, so it was difficult to light a large number of torches in a short period of time.
In desperation, the leader of the locust tribe had to grit his teeth and give up the pursuit.
In the sky, the battle between the two totem gods continues.
Moreover, the Vine God did not exert his full strength. He even deliberately showed weakness to the Locust God and led the Locust God into the ambush circle little by little.
The Locust God had fought with the Vine God before and thought that the other party was no better than him. Now that the Locust Tribe had suffered a great loss, it became even more angry.
The Locust God chased the Vine God without hesitation, vowing to kill him.
“Buzz buzz buzz…”
Countless mutated locusts moved like a dark cloud, following the Locust God. Their night vision was very poor, but with the Locust God around, they only had to follow.
Gradually, the Locust God and a large number of locusts that had fled from the Locust Tribe, under the enticement of the Vine God, moved closer to the ambush circle little by little.
(End of this chapter)
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