Chapter 582: Chapter 414: This Is the Fierce Beast
The beastman’s eyes narrowed dangerously. "What do you mean, the tribes are gone?"
The Eagle Beastman jumped onto the back of a giant beast and sat down. "I went to check the territories of the Four Great Tribes the Scorpion Witch mentioned. There were signs of activity, but I didn’t see a single person."
"Not a single person?"
The Super Tribe’s Beastman Captain frowned and looked at the Eagle Beastman. "Didn’t you search the areas around these tribes?"
The Eagle Beastman shrugged. "Of course I did, but there was no one.
There are still some small tribes living in the more remote territories, but none of them have any Beastman Warriors. I asked them, but they didn’t know anything either.
As for news about the Four Great Tribes... Heh..."
The Eagle Beastman scoffed. "Those lowly bottom-feeders only hunt in the small woods around their own tribes. How would they know anything about the distant Four Great Tribes?"
The news the Eagle Beastman brought back was certainly not good.
The Beastman Captain frowned and looked behind him. "Witch, come here."
The Yan Yan Witch had naturally overheard their conversation. Now, hearing the Beastman Captain summon her, her heart skipped a beat.
But in the face of absolute power, she didn’t dare say a word. She could only let the Beastman Warrior carrying her move forward.
"After your last trade meet, was there anything different about the Polar Forest?"
The Beastman Captain’s words made the Yan Yan Witch frown. After thinking carefully for a moment, she shook her head. "No, nothing was different. They even traded for all the soft Beast Skins we brought with us.
Besides, the Snow Tiger Tribe had built many warm, sturdy stone houses. It didn’t look like they were planning to leave."
Building stone houses requires a great deal of effort. A tribe wouldn’t waste time building them if they were preparing to migrate or weren’t planning on staying in one place for long.
So, for the beastmen of the Four Great Tribes to suddenly disappear, the most likely possibility was...
The Beastman Captain’s eyes narrowed. ’The four tribes must have found out we were coming to the Polar Forest to look for Crystal Cores.
That’s why they hid themselves away beforehand, or perhaps even left the Polar Forest entirely.’
"It seems the Polar Forest already knew we were coming."
The Healing Witch looked at the endless forest ahead. "Someone leaked the news, or..."
He turned to look at the Yan Yan Witch beside him. "Your two tribes couldn’t keep your mouths shut. You talked about it during a hunt, and a beastman from the Polar Forest who was sent to gather information overheard you."
’I’m more inclined to believe the second possibility,’ he thought. ’We never expected that with our presence here, the insignificant Polar Forest would actually dare to send beastmen to scout for information.’
Although, posting some Beastman Warriors to scout for information on the outskirts of various tribes was not unusual.
When the Healing Witch finished speaking, the Yan Yan Witch’s expression turned ugly.
She recalled how, back in her tribe, she had indeed heard her tribesmen constantly discussing the matter.
’So it’s highly likely that the Beastman Warriors leaked the news when they were out hunting.’
’Damn that Snow Tiger Tribe! They let them get away again!’
"Without the guidance of these four tribes, it will be very dangerous for us to enter the deep forest."
The Beastman Captain’s gaze toward the Yan Yan Witch held a hint of displeasure.
Sensing the undisguised glare from above, the Yan Yan Witch’s cheek twitched a few times. In the end, she lowered her eyes and said nothing.
"Let’s go in and take a look first. If we can prove that these Crystal Cores can be used for safe upgrades, we’ll bring even more Beastman Warriors back with us next time," the Healing Wizard said in a low voice.
Another Wizard, however, sighed with some regret. "It’s just a shame that the people from the Four Great Tribes all fled. It would have been much better if we could have controlled them and made them hunt for Crystal Cores for us."
The other Wizards said nothing, but their eyes couldn’t help but drift toward the Yan Yan Witch, who was following alongside.
’Actually... we still have people we can use.’
But at that moment, the Yan Yan Witch, completely immersed in her hatred for the Snow Tiger Tribe, Yuan Lang, and Wu Yue, didn’t notice their strange glances at all.
Instead, feeling listless at having lost the target of her revenge, she dazedly followed the group to the edge of the deep forest.
「By now, it was noon on the second day.」
The giant beasts ridden by the Super Tribe appeared cumbersome, but when traveling at full speed, they were extremely fast.
Not wanting the Yan Yan Witch and her people to slow them down, they had also been allowed to ride on the back of one of the giant beasts.
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