dognovel Chapter 227 Constantly in Danger
Chapter 227 Constantly in Danger
Yao and Xuan quickly made lunch for Lin Ni, and while eating, Lin Ni asked, "After we get there, will we rest in that small tribe? It's a tribe mainly composed of crocodile beastmen and many powerful people. I wonder if it's safe?"
Yao said, "Even Zhong doesn't know the situation inside. How about this, when the orcs of the Bear Beast Tribe take a detour, we'll go check out that small tribe first. If it's safe, we'll rest there for a few days; if it's not safe, we'll awaken the Azure Dragon Stele and leave immediately."
Linni asked hesitantly, "Then, will the beastmen of the Bear Beast Tribe be in danger?"
Night said, "In the rainforest, once you leave your tribe, you're always in danger. They're responsible for their own safety; we'll take care of ourselves." Night added, despite Linni's disapproving look, "Just stay with those flying orcs."
At this moment, Tian Tian spoke up, "Lin, don't worry, Uncle and the others can protect themselves."
Linni smiled at him and nodded, saying, "Yes, the elite team of the Bear Beast Tribe can definitely protect themselves."
Linni and Yao quickly finished their lunch, gave each of their partners a kiss, and then prepared to fly up into the sky with everyone.
At this time, the beastmen of the Bear Beast Tribe were still having lunch. Yao and Sheng, along with several flying beastmen, found Chong and Zhuo and said to them, "Then please wait a moment, Bear Beastmen. We'll fly up into the sky now and take a look. Once we've chosen a route, you can slowly head over. We plan to go to that small tribe under the Azure Dragon Stele to see what's going on."
He nodded and said, "Okay, then thank you all for your hard work."
Zhong stayed behind to travel with the bear-beast tribe's orcs, as there was little point in him traveling with Linni and the others. They already had enough level-nine orcs; the reason Zhong was traveling with them from the bear-beast tribe was simply to avoid wasting too much time on the road, since their bear-beast tribe only had two level-nine orcs they could fight.
Yao led Sheng and several flying beastmen and Linni's companions back into the sky. Looking down from above, they discovered that this cursed land wasn't actually that deep. They could cross it in just an hour or two. However, the vampire flowers here grew very tall, emanating an ominous and evil aura. No one knew how long they had existed or how high the level of the ferocious beasts within were.
This cursed land, like a large ring, blocked the path to the Azure Dragon Stele. Compared to the previously encountered cursed lands, which were all circular or elliptical, this ring-shaped cursed land was rather strange. Thinking of this, Lin Ni guessed that it must have been repaired by the small tribe inside, serving as a defensive line against the wandering orcs.
Beyond this cursed land lies a small hill, behind which is a large lake, and the Azure Dragon Stele floats atop a mountain in the middle of the lake.
Like the White Tiger Stele and the Vermilion Bird Stele, the Azure Dragon Stele is a stone stele that is round at the top and square at the bottom. It is suspended in the air and is about ten meters high and five meters wide. There are no patterns or carvings on it, but it is very simple and heavy.
Behind the stone tablet, layers upon layers of clouds stretched out, but unlike the stone tablet, this one was situated beneath a not-too-high mountain. At its summit lay a small lake, its waters flowing gently down the mountainside to form a larger lake. This larger lake, in turn, flowed through several depressions towards an unknown distance. This mountain and lake served as the base of the Azure Dragon Tablet, while the water, like a fountain of life, rose from the east like the sun, bringing vitality to the entire orcish continent.
There are some buildings south of the lake below the Azure Dragon Stele, which should be the small tribe they mentioned earlier. Looking at the stone houses and trees by the lake, it really seems like only two or three hundred orcs live here.
Lin Ni recalled that on the way to the Tiger Beast Tribe with Ye in the towering mountains, they had seen a Crocodile Beast Tribe of more than a hundred people. They were all very cautious in front of Ye, who was at level seven. Who would have thought that in this dangerous rainforest, there was a Crocodile Beast Tribe of two or three hundred people who lived peacefully in the face of so many powerful enemies?
Yao and the others circled in the sky once and then flew away, splitting into two groups with Yan and flying to opposite ends of the Cursed Land to check on the situation.
Extending south from the Cursed Lands is a series of craters, hundreds of meters deep. The craters below are even deeper than the ones where Yao and Linni flew up after Linni was captured by the two wandering orcs. It's unclear how they were formed. Flying eastward, there is a steep mountain. It must be said that finding such a high and steep mountain in the rainforest is truly remarkable.
Considering both sides, rushing through the Cursed Land is actually the best option. Because rushing directly there would only take one or two hours to reach the Azure Dragon Stele; if you want to go around, you would have to climb over that steep mountain, and it would take at least a day to get back to the Azure Dragon Stele.
Actually, there's a third way: the flying beastmen could work harder and carry the bear beastmen of the tribe one by one. But there are only seven flying beastmen in total, so each one would have to fly about ten times, and it wouldn't be until tomorrow when they were all gone. Although Yao's back could carry three or four people, he didn't want anyone other than Linni to sit on it.
Yao and his companions explained the terrain on both sides to the beastmen of the Bear Beast Tribe, and asked them to decide which option to choose.
The leader of the Bear Beast tribe, Chong, finally decided to charge through the Cursed Lands.
Just as Ye said, from the moment they left the tribe, they were constantly in danger. It would take a whole day to circle around from either side, and who knew what other dangers lay ahead? The ferocious beasts in the Cursed Land were animals that had strayed there. Animals generally have an instinct to avoid danger, so there couldn't be too many that had strayed. Furthermore, the beasts needed to devour each other to level up, which meant that there couldn't be too many beasts in a single Cursed Land (except for special cases like the Peacock Tribe). And the beasts inside couldn't just gather in front of them waiting to enter, because beasts have no intelligence. By the time the beasts in the distance noticed them and gathered around, they were already halfway there. A few high-level orcs held them off on both sides, and they figured it wasn't a big problem.
After making the decision, he said to Yao, "You few flying orcs go ahead and wait for us there. The safety of the Beast God's messenger is the most important thing."
Yao nodded: "Okay."
Finally, it was decided that Yao and Lin Ni, the two level-six experts in literature and learning, would fly over first with Ye and Tian Tian. Yan, A Zhi, and Sheng would observe from the sky, while Luo, Wei, and Huan would carry Bai, Xuan, and Ling to provide support from the sky. Chong himself would lead the elite team of the Bear Beast Tribe to charge over.