On the banks of the Nan River, one large ship after another sailed against the wind and waves, heading towards Mangzhu Mountain.
“Woo woo…”
“Boom, boom, boom…”
The desolate sound of the horn seems to come from an ancient battlefield, which makes people fascinated; the loud war drums are like thunder, which makes people's blood boil.
"Prepare to dock, get off the boat and walk to Mangzhu Mountain."
Following Jiang Xuan's order, all the ships gradually docked and anchored at the Nan River.
Countless warriors of the Teng tribe got off the boat with various mounts, and after a simple formation, they immediately rushed to Mangzhu Mountain to join the battle.
“Boom!”
Jiang Xuan also got off the boat riding a huge black wind rhinoceros, followed closely by Chi Shao riding a giant horned deer.
After reaching the forest by the river, Jiang Xuan turned around and said to Chi Shao, "Sister, don't follow the charge later. Just stay in the rear to treat the wounded."
Chishao shook her long ponytailed hair and said with a smile, "Why, are you worried that I have been in the tribe for too long and have lost my fighting ability? Don't forget, I used to be one of the strongest warriors in our tribe."
Jiang Xuan said seriously: "In the past, the population of the tribe was small, so everyone could only go all out together, but now it's different. We have enough warriors to fight, and you don't need to participate in the battle in person."
"The witch is the spiritual pillar of the warriors. If anything unexpected happens to the witch on the battlefield, the emotions of all the warriors will be affected, which will be detrimental to the battle situation."
After listening to Jiang Xuan's words, Chishao quickly analyzed the pros and cons in his mind and knew that Jiang Xuan was right, so he could only nod and gave up the idea of following the soldiers to charge.
Although it was a pity for her that she could not directly participate in the war, given Chishao's character, she would never do anything rash or ignore the overall situation.
Jiang Xuan was relieved to see Chishao agreed. He picked up the fine iron spear hanging on the side of the rhino, pointed it in the direction of Mangzhu Mountain, and growled, "Yueya, move forward!"
"Moo!"
The Black Wind Rhinoceros raised its head and let out a roar, then dug the ground with its thick hooves and rushed towards Mangzhu Mountain!
“Go!”
Behind Jiang Xuan, countless Teng tribe warriors saw this scene and suddenly they were as if they were injected with chicken blood. The totem patterns on their bodies all emerged, and they rode various mounts to charge together with Jiang Xuan.
After most people rushed to the front, Chishao patted the big-horned deer and moved forward with a few witch doctors and the warriors who were responsible for protecting them.
"Eeyore!"
When Jiang Xuan rushed to the foot of Mangzhu Mountain, the purple eagle glutinous rice ball suddenly became excited. It rushed to the sky above Jiang Xuan at the fastest speed, raised its head and made a cry that could pierce through gold and split rocks.
Soon, more than 5,000 warriors from the Vine Tribe, as well as all the warriors from the Ape Tribe, Mountain Turtle Tribe, Rat Tribe, Ant Tribe, and Frog Tribe, totaling more than 10,000 people, gathered at the foot of Mangzhu Mountain.
As the saying goes, a force of over ten thousand is boundless. When the people of the Black Snake Tribe came back to their senses from the shock of the battle between the totem gods, the foot of Mangzhu Mountain was already densely packed with people, almost surrounding them.
A Black Snake Tribe warrior said in panic: "Chief, we seem to be surrounded, what should we do?"
“Bang!”
Snake Fang slapped him on the face and shouted angrily: "A few medium-sized and small tribes scared you? Shame on you!"
After beating and scolding the warriors, Sheya raised his spear with a fierce look on his face and roared: "Pass my order, prepare for battle, no matter who they are, as long as they come up the mountain, kill them all!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The warriors of the Black Snake Tribe gathered together, ready to fight a desperate battle with the tribal coalition forces at the foot of the mountain.
At the foot of Mangzhu Mountain, the leaders of the Teng tribe and the leaders of various tribes gathered around Jiang Xuan.
Shan Jia, the leader of the Mountain Turtle Tribe, asked Jiang Xuan, "Chief Xuan, when will we attack?"
Jiang Xuan looked at the steep hillside and frowned, "We can't just charge up. Attacking from above is too disadvantageous. We will be very tired just running up the mountain, and the Black Snake Tribe will take advantage of us during the battle."
The leader of the Ape Tribe said worriedly, "What should we do? The Black Snake Tribe won't come down easily. Do we have to stay here forever?"
Everyone else also looked at Jiang Xuan, hoping that he would come up with a decision as soon as possible.
Jiang Xuan pondered for a moment, then said to the warriors around him, "Please invite Wu here."
"yes!"
The warrior immediately rode the bird of prey to the rear.
Jiang Xuan shouted to the leader of the Rat Tribe, "Gray Rat, please invite the witch from your tribe over as well."
"good!"
Gray Mouse also called a warrior to ask the witch of the tribe for help.
Soon, Chishao and Wu Zelan from the Rat Tribe came to Jiang Xuan.
Zelan was once an apprentice of the shaman of the Vine Tribe. When the Rat Tribe was rebuilt, there was neither a totem god nor a shaman heritage, so she was sent to the Rat Tribe to be a shaman.
Ze Lan was very excited when she saw Chi Shao and Jiang Xuan, but now the war was imminent and it was not the time to reminisce about the past. She might have suppressed her emotions and tried to appear calm as much as possible.
Chishao asked, "Chief, is there anything you need us to do?"
Jiang Xuan said: "Witch, I remember you have a kind of witchcraft that can make plants grow infinitely. Can you go deep into Mangzhu Mountain through the roots of the plants and find the witch of the Bamboo Rat Tribe?"
Chishao looked at the tall Mangzhu Mountain and said, "It's a bit difficult, but I will try my best."
Jiang Xuan nodded and said, "Okay, if you find the witch of the Bamboo Rat Tribe, tell him that if the Bamboo Rat Tribe does not want to be exterminated, then let the Bamboo Rat God lead all the warriors to immediately attack the people of the Black Snake Tribe and drive them off Mangzhu Mountain!"
"Okay, I'll start looking for the witch of the Bamboo Rat Tribe now."
Chishao walked to an open space, selected a few plant seeds with the most developed root systems from the animal skin bag he carried with him, and then placed them in the soil.
"Hehehe..."
Chishao closed his eyes and chanted a spell while mobilizing all his magical power and pouring it into the seeds.
“Crack, crack…”
Soon, the seeds swelled rapidly and grew roots and branches, and then grew at an incredible speed, with countless roots desperately drilling into the ground.
Red Peony controls the growth direction of the roots of these plants, allowing them to drill as deep into Mangzhu Mountain as possible, and uses them to sense the breath of the Bamboo Rat Tribe witch.
Jiang Xuan asked Gou Teng and others to guard Chishao to prevent her from being attacked while performing witchcraft.
Afterwards, Jiang Xuan said to Ze Lan, "Witch of the Rat Tribe, I know that the two rat gods of your tribe have arrived at Mangzhu Mountain. Please contact them. As long as the Bamboo Rat Tribe takes action, they must also drill out of the ground and work with the Bamboo Rat Tribe to drive the Black Snake Tribe off Mangzhu Mountain."
Ze Lan nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, Chief Xuan. I will contact the two rat gods immediately."
Ze Lan closed his eyes and chanted a spell to contact the two demigod rats.
The two demigod giant rats were indeed on Mangzhu Mountain. Due to the close distance, Ze Lan quickly established contact with them and conveyed the Teng Tribe's orders to them.
The two demigod giant rats were very intelligent. They knew that the reason they had their current strength and status was because of the divine vine, so they did not dare to disobey the orders of the Vine Tribe and agreed directly.
Not long after, Ze Lan opened his eyes again and said to Jiang Xuan: "Chief Xuan, the two rat gods have agreed."
Jiang Xuan nodded in satisfaction. With the strength of the two demigod giant rats, they would have no problem disrupting the Black Snake Tribe's camp unless the Black Snake God intervened.
At this moment, Chishao, who was performing witchcraft, suddenly said, "Found it!"
Jiang Xuan perked up and immediately walked to her side.
At this time, at the foot of Mangzhu Mountain, the witch of the Bamboo Rat Tribe was repeatedly looking at the bamboo pieces that had been used for divination by the fire pit.
At this moment, a white plant root emerged from the soil above his head, followed by the second, the third...
"who?"
The witch of the Bamboo Rat Tribe suddenly felt a strange and powerful fluctuation of witchcraft. He looked up and saw countless plant roots hanging above his head.
The witch of the Bamboo Rat Tribe was startled, and immediately stood up and retreated to the wall of the cave, shouting in panic: "Who are you?"
The roots of the plants above the cave hall quickly tangled together, forming the shape of a woman, who opened and closed her mouth and said, "I am a witch from the Vine Tribe. We have already arrived at the foot of the Mangzhu Mountain. Why don't you from the Bamboo Rat Tribe come out to fight with us?"
"The Vine God, the Monkey God, and the Mountain Turtle God are fighting the Black Snake God outside, but the gods of your Bamboo Rat Tribe are hiding underground, allowing the people of the Black Snake Tribe to slaughter your people in the mountains. Don't you feel ashamed?"
"I now order you in the name of the Teng Tribe. The Bamboo Rat God and the warriors of your Bamboo Rat Tribe must go to battle immediately and drive the people of the Black Snake Tribe off Mangzhu Mountain. Otherwise, no matter what the outcome of this war is, your Bamboo Rat Tribe will be exterminated!"
After Chishao finished saying these words, he did not give the Bamboo Rat Tribe witch any chance to explain. He quickly withdrew his witch power and soul power. The roots lost the support of the witch power and immediately became limp and fell apart.
The witch of the Bamboo Rat Tribe shouted urgently: "Witch of the Vine Tribe, please listen to my explanation. It's not that we don't want to fight, but I can't contact the Bamboo Rat God at all!"
However, no matter how he shouted, the roots did not respond at all.
The witch of the Bamboo Rat Tribe sat down on the ground dejectedly, covering his face with his hands, and fell into endless pain and struggle for a moment.
If he led the warriors into battle without the help of the Bamboo Rat God, the Bamboo Rat Tribe would suffer heavy losses.
But if they don't fight, after the war, no matter whether the Vine Tribe wins or the Black Snake Tribe wins, they will definitely be liquidated.
"How could this happen... How could this happen..."
The witch of the Bamboo Rat Tribe kept repeating this sentence, and he almost went crazy because of the pain.
However, at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in his mind: "Go and gather the warriors of the tribe. We have no choice but to do what the Teng tribe says."
The witch of the Bamboo Rat Tribe was surprised and delighted, and cried with tears streaming down his face: "God, you finally showed up. I thought you had abandoned the tribe and me..."
At the foot of Mangzhu Mountain, Chishao opened his eyes after performing witchcraft and said to Jiang Xuan with a tired face: "I have conveyed the order to the witch of the Bamboo Rat Tribe. As long as they don't want to be exterminated in the future, they should go to the battle soon."
Jiang Xuan supported Chishao with concern and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Wu. You can go to the back and rest for a while. We will take care of the rest."
Chishao nodded, and together with Zelan, walked to the rear of the battlefield under the protection of several soldiers.
After Chishao and Zelan left, everyone at the foot of Mangzhu Mountain nervously awaited the actions of the Bamboo Rat Tribe and the two demigod giant rats.
The war is about to begin! (End of this chapter)
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