Immediately, two tiger orcs pounced on them together. There was no need to talk about one-on-one martial arts ethics at this time.
The giant crocodile orc was best at ambushing. When he saw this group of people returning with a full load, he originally wanted to wait for them to rest at night and steal some things quietly. However, he did not expect that his tracks would be discovered by the rat orcs, whom he had never taken seriously.
He knew he had no chance of winning, but now he could only fight to the death. If he was lucky, maybe he could escape.
The giant crocodile was besieged by three tiger orcs. He had almost no power to fight back. His race did not have venom like the snake and scorpion tribes. He could only rely on his solid armor to hold on.
But the tiger orcs' claws were not to be trifled with. Even Song Mu alone was strong enough to tear the giant crocodile into pieces, but Song Mu obviously showed mercy this time.
He stepped on the giant crocodile's head with his claws. "Tell me, where is your cave?"
The giant crocodile tried hard to shake its head, but was held down tightly by Song Mu.
Song Mu said, "Hurry up and tell me! Hand over that female, and we can spare your life today!"
The giant crocodile orc exuded a foul stench, and Song Mu was very impatient.
"Do you mean what you say?"
The giant crocodile orc heard a glimmer of hope and gritted his teeth to relax his strength.
"We tiger orcs keep our word. Speak now!"
Song Mu used force with his claws.
"To the east, past a mountain stream, there's a mudflat. I have a nest in the grass. There's a female inside."
In order to survive, the giant crocodile orc had to tell where the female was.
If he loses a female, he will just catch another one. As long as he still has a life, he will recuperate during the rainy season, and when the cold season is over, he can do anything again!
Song Mu didn't see that the giant crocodile orc had any intention of lying. He exchanged glances with the other two tiger orcs, and the other two tiger orcs let go of his hands.
The giant crocodile beastman was delighted, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in his tail.
His tail had been completely cut off by Song Mu's claws and was falling to the side, twisted in pain.
"you......."
Song Mu not only cut off the giant crocodile, but also the evil root under the giant crocodile's tail.
This time, he no longer needs females.
"You don't keep your word!"
Song Mu used stones to destroy the giant crocodile's sharp teeth, so that the crocodile would no longer be able to fight and could only catch some small fish and shrimp in the water to fill his stomach.
"I said I would spare your life and not kill you."
Song Mu let go of the giant crocodile. As soon as he let go, the giant crocodile dived into the bushes, leaving behind pools of blood.
Ling Yun walked up to Bu'er and said to him, "There's no danger now. You should hurry back to the tribe. We may have to take a long detour to rescue the female first."
Bu Er nodded blankly. He changed into human form so that it would be easier to talk to Ling Yun. "But I don't think you need to save that female. If she had mated with this giant crocodile, she wouldn't live long even if she was rescued."
Females who have mated with stray orcs will continue to reproduce until they die due to exhaustion of maternal nutrients.
Ling Yun understood what Bu'er said, but the tiger beastmen all believed that even if she could only live for a while, it was better than leaving her in that hell.
Bu'er had said this, and he thanked Ling Yun for the last time, then left with his people.
"Let's split up into two groups. We'll take Xiaoqiu and the goods we exchanged back to the tribe first, and you guys go take a look at the mudflats."
Ling Yun said to the tiger orcs in the team.
Ling Yun and Song Mu were mainly afraid that they would return too late and get caught in the heavy rain on the road, which would not only wet the daily necessities they had exchanged, but also because there was a female in the team.
Everyone understood, so they started their journey separately.
"Did it scare you, Xiaoqiu?"
Ling Yun was running, and Song Mu fell behind temporarily. He was covered in dirt and blood from the previous battle, and now he went to find a river to take a bath.
"No, I'm not afraid as long as you and Sumire are here with me. It's just a pity for that female."
Ling Yun said, "Xiao Qiu, don't worry. Song Mu and I will protect you for the rest of your life."
"Um."
Lin Qiu crawled on Ling Yun and put his face on the hair on the back of his neck.
It took them another three days to return to the tribe.
The tribe had changed its appearance at this time. The trees temporarily withered to withstand the coming rainy and cold seasons, and the shrubs and grasses turned yellow in order to keep the nutrients in their roots.
The tribe no longer has the vitality it had when we left, and it looks a bit desolate.
Seeing that fewer people had returned, the clan leader Wu Chuan naturally wanted to ask about it.
"What's going on? Why are five people missing? Where are your goods? Are they all there?"
Seeing that their males had not returned, the females were also very worried. They came out of their homes and asked about the situation of their leader Ling Yun.
Ling Yun reported everything to everyone and said, "We exchanged the beast meat for a lot of things this time, especially potatoes. The rat orcs gave us a lot of them, and these ten bags are full of them. Everyone can come and take some back later."
Ling Yun showed everyone the potatoes in the animal skin bag. Everyone was attracted by the potatoes, which were more than ten times bigger than the ones at home.
"My rough estimate is that each person can get about ten, and females can get more."
Ling Yun exchanged for about 18,000 potatoes this time. Even if all the people in the tribe were counted, there were only more than 500 people. These potatoes were more than enough to share and everyone could have several meals.
"Okay, okay," Wu Chuan knew this was good stuff. Their tribe wasn't short of animal meat, so exchanging it for so many potatoes was a complete surprise. "Where's the rest?"
"Chief, come and see for yourself."
Ling Yun noticed that the weather was a bit gloomy, which was a sign that it was going to rain, and rain at this time of year basically meant the beginning of the rainy season.
There are three people in their family who have been away from home for such a long time, so they should make preparations before it rains.
Wu Chuan was in a very good mood at the moment. He didn't care about Ling Yun's attitude and waved him off happily: "When we divide the things later, we will keep your share."
"Thank you, clan leader." Ling Yun and Song Mu took Lin Qiu back home.
Ling Yun first opened the window to ventilate the cave, and then moved some of the dry firewood stored in the cave to the kitchen. Otherwise, when it rained, the firewood would get wet when it was moved back from the cave.
Song Mu was tidying up the room and changing out thicker animal skins to cope with the upcoming drop in temperature.
Lin Qiu lay back on the soft and stable kang and sighed comfortably.
Song Mu laughed and said calmly, "Are you tired, Xiao Qiu? I told you before not to walk such a long distance with us."
"It's a bit tiring, but I've learned a lot along the way. By the way, did you put the chili away? Did you lose it?"
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