Chapter 535 - I Told You We Were Right
The reason why Shao Xuan and his tribesmen chose to attack in such a direct fashion, was actually to leave the rest of the team in awe.
Didn’t these people think that us Flaming Horns were uncivilized and violent? Then we’ll show them what they want to see, and let them know that they should just listen to our instructions and not doubt us while we’re in the forest.
It was the fifth day since they entered the forest.
A line of more than sixty people walked together. They had already grown accustomed to what they weren’t used to before. Now, these tribesmen that came from the plains were already starting to understand more about the basic survival skills needed in the forest.
Above a net made from interlocking vines, a huge face that was two meters wide in width suddenly appeared. Its two abysmal eyes looked in their direction. Its face was twisted strangely, and stripes of coloured light on its face made it look even scarier.
When they first saw this face, most of the team members were frightened, and almost made a move. Luckily Shao Xuan and his people stopped them, or else they would have suffered a loss.
“In this weather, these mosquitoes usually come in swarms,” Shao Xuan said.
“In swarms?!”
Looking at the dead mosquito, the group couldn’t help but shiver at the thought of a scourge of these mosquitoes.
“Can swarms of mosquitoes appear during the day?” someone asked.
“What do you think?” Shao Xuan looked at the mosquito, and then scanned the dark forest that revealed no sunlight.
“Then what can we do?” someone said anxiously.
“There’s definitely a way. We just need to apply some ointment. Although it would feel a little uncomfortable, just bear with it. After applying this ointment the mosquitoes will naturally stay away from you. Trust me.” Shao Xuan said as he looked at Tuo.
Tuo nodded, then left with Mai. When they appeared again, they carried some dark mud covered in big leaves that gave out a strange smell.
Looking at the black mud the Flaming Horns handed them, the other tribesmen’s expressions turned gloomy.
Which pit did they dig this out from?
“What the heck is this? Where did you guys get it? Do we really need to put this on?” Huang Ye’s voice was hard as steel. You’re not fooling us, right?
“It’s up to you. We’re just here to lead the way.” Shao Xuan said emotionlessly.
“Then why don’t you guys need it?” someone argued.
Shao Xuan and the other five rolled up their sleeves to reveal the lines painted on their arms that extended all the way from their shoulders to their fingers. “We put it on before we even came out. This is made with a mixture of herbs and paint. It’s one of our habits in the Flaming Horn tribe. We just didn’t expect scourges of mosquitos to appear, so we didn’t bring extra medicine. The best you guys can do is cover yourselves in this mud mixture.”
Huang Ye and the others became more gloomy. For safety’s sake, they could only remain patient and use broken branches to smear the black mud onto their skin. The smell that came from it was so strong that it made them tear up.
However, at dusk, they knew that Shao Xuan wasn’t lying, so their resentment subsided.
From the woods in front of them came loud buzzing sounds. Even though they didn’t reach there yet, they already knew what was there.
They couldn’t even discern the number of mosquitoes from the noise.
“Let’s keep walking, there’s still a distance to travel before we reach our next stop.” The Flaming Horns who were leading the way didn’t even take a break, so the others in the back could only follow along.
More buzzing sounds came from beside them. They could hear clearly the buzzing sounds caused by the flapping of mosquitoes’ wings, and it stimulated their eardrums.
Their scalps tightened in fear. Although it was dark and the light was dim, they could still discern the sharp needle-like mouths of the mosquitoes.
There were too many of them.
“The scourges of mosquitoes in front scattered all across the forest. From the lowest grounds to the tall branches up above, it was all covered with mosquitoes. They completely blocked their vision.
However, every time a mosquito flew over, it would avoid them and not fly over to bite them.
The worry in their hearts slowly dissipated as they noticed this, and they could finally breathe again as they became relieved.
“I told you we were right.” Shao Xuan said as he was leading the way.