Chapter 484 - Climbing Mountains
Chapter 484
Climbing Mountains
If Taihe knew of this, they would definitely be heartbroken over using a smoke bomb at night. Regular folk would not think of using smoke bombs at night, obviously not these attackers either. That was why as they were delighted with themselves over their superior vision, they were suddenly stunned. Within moments, the entire patch of forest was shrouded in smoke. They did not have time to hesitate because Flaming Horn was already rushing at them.
These people with Shao Xuan and Zheng Luo all hunted together seamlessly during the day. Basically, once the other person moved, they would know from the sound that this was not a Flaming Horn.
Shao Xuan heard a familiar crack and cocked an eyebrow. It was the sound of Zheng Luo twisting a shoulder. Shao Xuan had experienced this during the past few waves of attackers.
Both Flaming Horn and the Night Tribe couldn’t see much in the smoke but to Shao Xuan, he could see everyone.
Clang! Crack!
Duo Kang’s axe handle fell on an attacker, heavily breaking his metal armour and finally, creating the clear sound of broken bones. It wasn’t the work of a blade, it was the heavy force of an axe’s handle!
This was the Night Tribe’s first encounter with Flaming Horn, also an unforgettable one. They could sense the power and violence equivalent to fighting a fearsome beast. The Night Tribe felt like they weren’t fighting humans but mountain beasts.
Shao Xuan held his sword up, bringing with it a force of violence as it slashed downwards. It was like a beast mercilessly waving its sharp claws.
The person who blocked felt a sharp pain in his body, as if his entire skeleton would fall apart with this collision. His knees almost gave out under him. His face, initially filled with violence, was now contorted with the pain extending from his wrist, to his shoulders, to his entire body. No one could see his features as they were covered with black cloth.
The sound of two blades colliding was as cold as ice, sending vibrations to their eardrums. Every hair stood on its end, muscles shivered.
A blade moved in an arc.
Pfft!
Blood sprayed.
Shao Xuan did not look at the collapsed person. He put his thumb in his mouth and whistled.
This was the cue to everyone in the smoke and other Flaming Horn warriors hidden in other spots that it was time to hunt.
Even at night, in this foreign patch of forest, they could clearly differentiate all the smells of different living things. They smelled every person hiding in the bushes, behind tree trunks and on the branches.
Shao Xuan continued searching for hidden archers to prevent sneak arrows.
The night was still young.
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When the first ray of sunlight shone on the forest, the team on the mountain was ready to leave once again. Other than within the forest, the people on the hill were attacked too, though there were much fewer attackers.
The dead were cremated using the flames of the fire seed summoned by the shamaness in a makeshift pit. They were here, so was the fire seed. The shamaness once said the souls of the dead would return to the fire seed. There was a saying that ancestors and the dead were all present with the tribe here.
Since their souls were all still together, there was no need for too much grief.
As long as they were still in this world, the fire seed would live on.
They climbed over a mountain and arrived at an arid plain.
Shao Xuan saw horse riders he had encountered before. However, Shao Xuan did not talk much with them and these people looked at Flaming Horn with guarded stares. Anyone who saw a large group migrating would be guarded.
When they saw that Flaming Horn did not intend to stay, these people heaved a sigh of relief.
“Who are those people?”
“I don’t know but they don’t look like nice people.”
“As long as they don’t plan to stay on our land. But they’re such a large tribe, they don’t look weak either. Why would they want to move?”
This was a secluded area. Information took a very long time to reach this part so they didn’t know about Flaming Horn. They were just curious why this bunch of people wanted to move. Fertile soil and prey were in the complete opposite direction!