Chapter 481 -Chase Or Don’t Chase
Chapter 481
Chase Or Don’t Chase
“Roar—”
A ferocious roar rang across the forest.
There was the sound of impact from a metal weapon and the roaring stopped. Rugged breaths slowly faded.
Shao Xuan ripped off some tree leaves to wipe the blood off his sword.
The warriors nearby went to clean the fearsome beast, draining its blood into a flask.
In the past, they would do their best to preserve the entire animal hide after a hunt. Now, they did not need to do this because they were not going to save the hide for trade. They just wanted food and this would be their lunch.
Eight people cleaned the beast together, removing the internal organs, slicing off the flesh. Bones and skin were left on the ground.
They approached the carcass to assess the capabilities of the person who slaughtered this animal, and time of slaughter. This would help them estimate Flaming Horn’s strength and the time needed to catch up.
The person had a bad feeling when he nudged the bones that were already picked clean.
Buzz—-
There was a quick buzzing as if he had just triggered a complex switch. The quiet forest was suddenly violent.
Stone needles fell like rain over a large area. The ones who shielded themselves accidentally triggered another trap. Every time they thought they survived, they triggered another trap. The traps were like a giant hand trapping these people. Anyone who was slightly slower would be stabbed by wooden thorns and stone needles.
When the chaos ended, the uninjured ones did not dare move. They looked around cautiously, every step was nerve-racking. There were people on the ground. They were injured and poisoned. Even if they lived, they would not have the strength to chase after the tribe.
About twenty lost mobility and eight died. The remaining seventy sustained only minor injuries but they dared not travel at top speed now. If they hadn’t dodged the traps, they would be on the ground too.
“Boss, should we… proceed?” One guy’s features were contorted as he pulled a wooden thorn out of his shoulder. It was just wood, yet it was a huge threat. The poison on the thorn numbed his entire arm. He felt better after applying medicine but he didn’t know if this would be useful. If it was a strong poison, he might just lose an arm.
Everyone was alarmed too. All they knew was that the Flaming Horn people were ‘strong’ and ‘unreasonable’ but they didn’t know they’d suffer like that! So close!
“Bring the injured ones back, we won’t chase for the moment,” said the leader.
“What if other people get their salt and fire crystals first?”
“Then let them get it! I want to wait and see what Flaming Horn would do!”
They suffered this time because they weren’t familiar with Flaming Horn. After this, they should not chase blindly anymore. Falling into their trap again could mean death. Their group was small. They didn’t get anything and yet they were suffering losses.
He had to let other people be the lab rats now.