Chapter 349 Tragic
As night fell, the air in the cell seemed to freeze, so oppressive that it made it hard to breathe.
Xia Yueke curled up in a corner, taking in the dim light as she surveyed her surroundings. The cell was filled with a foul odor. The straw was stained with dirt and dried blood, mixed with the sour odor of sweat, making her nauseous.
Suddenly, heavy footsteps were heard in the distance, accompanied by the harsh sound of iron chains dragging on the ground.
Four leopard orcs walked in from the cell door. The leading orc was tall and muscular, with a hideous scar across his face and eyes as fierce as a hungry wolf.
He was followed by three younger brothers, holding sharp bone knives in their hands, scanning the cell as if selecting prey.
"Whose turn is it today?" Amos, the leading leopard orc, grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp white fangs.
The orcs in the cell suddenly became agitated, with screams and cries of terror coming one after another.
Some people tried desperately to squeeze into the corner, while others covered their bodies with straw and tried to hide.
However, all this was nothing but a futile struggle in Amos's eyes.
"Don't hide, it's useless!" Amos kicked away the straw in front of him and swept his eyes over every orc like a knife.
As soon as they arrived, many people started crying and making a fuss, and the entire cell was suddenly filled with people shouting.
Only then did Xia Yuke realize that there were not only these two cells, but there were also countless orcs who had been captured around here.
Xia Yueke, Qian Jingyao and the others were the last batch to be arrested, so they were in the innermost part of the cell, and those people were selecting people from the beginning.
Those leopard orcs didn't care about anything at all. They entered the cell and started to look at the conditions of those people, and then picked and chose.
We don’t want the injured ones or those who are dying of illness. We only choose those who are healthy and look energetic.
The orcs were searching around in the crowd. There were more than a dozen orcs in the cell at this time, all huddled together in panic and trembling.
Amos's gaze finally locked onto a deer orc.
The deer orc was thin and was trying hard to squeeze behind the crowd, trying to avoid Amos's sight.
However, his actions caught Amos's attention instead.
"You, come out!" Amos pointed at the deer orc with a cold voice.
The deer orc trembled all over, and his face turned pale instantly:
"No...no! Please let me go!"
Amos sneered and waved his hand: "Take it away!"
The two younger brothers immediately rushed forward and roughly dragged the deer orc out of the crowd.
The Deer Tribe orc struggled desperately, clutching the wooden pillars of the cell with both hands, his nails almost embedded in the wood. "No! I don't want to go! Please—"
"Pa!" Amos slapped the Deer Tribe orc in the face with such force that blood oozed from the corner of his mouth. "Shut up! If you keep arguing, I'll make you suffer a fate worse than death!"
The deer orc was dragged out of the cell, and his shrill cries echoed in the corridor for a long time.
Despite the consequences of resistance, many people were taken away in this way in the next few cells.
"Oh, there's a female, how wonderful!"
The burly orc spoke, his eyes like a wolf's, fixed directly on a female lion who was shivering in the corner of the cell.
I don't know how that female got in. The orc next to her seemed to be her partner. He quickly squeezed in front of her. Although he was very scared, he still waited in front of her and said, "Go away! You will be punished by the Beast God for doing this!"
However, the burly orc burst into laughter, and his voice was eerie and terrifying.
"I'm dying of thirst! Who cares anymore? Take her away! This female's blood is definitely more delicious!"
The younger brother beside him trembled and said, "Amos, why don't we just forget it? The boss said we can't drink the blood of females. These are for exchanging for supplies with other tribes!"
Amos snorted coldly and hit the younger brother on the head. "Don't use your status as the boss to pressure me. Do you think you are worthy? I know my limits!"
The female, however, seemed to have seen a savior and shouted loudly: "I tell you, if our tribe knew me, we would definitely exchange a lot of things with you. My brother is a warrior in the tribe, he can hunt a lot of prey for you. Don't kill me, don't kill me——"
Her partner immediately tried to comfort her, and everyone was busy.
Amos smiled evilly, "Okay, I won't kill you, then... take her companions away! You look so energetic, you must not be injured, right? Hahahaha——"
"ah--"
The female went crazy. When she heard that they were going to take her partner away, she rushed towards Amos desperately and scratched Amos' face with her nails.
"You still dare to resist?" Amos's eyes were wide open. He grabbed the female's wrist, swung it hard, and threw her heavily to the ground.
Seeing this, the female partner's eyes instantly became bloodshot, she let out an angry roar, and rushed towards Amos desperately.
However, his resistance seemed so powerless in front of the three leopard orcs holding bone knives. In the blink of an eye, the three bone knives pierced his body.
"No--" The female's shrill cry echoed throughout the cell. The voice was filled with despair and pain, and it sent chills down the spines of everyone present.
Amos wiped the blood splattered on his face with his sleeve, spat, and said disdainfully: "What a fool! Take him away, drain his blood, and throw his body out to feed the vultures!"
The two younger brothers immediately picked up the dying male orc on the ground and dragged him out of the cell.
The female collapsed to the ground, her eyes empty, and she kept muttering to herself: "How could this happen... How could this happen..."
Xia Yueke watched the scene unfold before her, her fists clenched tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms. She whispered to Qian Jingyao, "We can't just sit there and wait for death. We have to find a way to escape!"
Qian Jingyao nodded, a cold look flashing in his eyes: "These beasts will pay the price sooner or later."
Luo Cihe came over and whispered, "I've observed that the guards in the cell are not tight. We can take action when they are not paying attention."
Lang Ce clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "When I get out, I will kill that Amos with my own hands!"
Qi An gently reminded: "Don't be impulsive, the most important thing now is to find a chance to escape."
Lang Ce nodded and began to communicate with his subordinates opposite him using gestures, meaning that they should listen to his instructions and take action later.
The stray animals were also shocked when they saw the scene just now.
Mantismon's eyes widened. "How come they are even more stray beasts than us? If I didn't know, I would have thought they were also stray beasts! Even worse and more brutal than us!"
"That's right. We usually treat females like this. We always treat them well. This is simply too cruel. The little female cried so miserably. It hurts me."
The Spidermon, Mantismon's right-hand man, covered his eyes.
From time to time, I would sneak a glance over there.
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