dognovel Chapter 142 People from the Eagle Beast Tribe Arrive
Chapter 142 People from the Eagle Beast Tribe Arrive
The advantage of Yao and Xuan going hunting together is that both of them can use the power of the Beast God to launch ranged attacks. Yao, in particular, can also launch large-scale group attacks and hunt quickly. Xuan's beast form can also bring back a lot of prey. Just imagine how many prey can fit on a 30-square-meter tortoise shell! So the two of them are quite compatible. Sometimes they even bring back fruits and drinking water as well, which is really convenient.
Then, after they went hunting together, Linni noticed that Xuan would always transform directly from human form into a giant tortoise, which would cause his snake-skin clothing to tear. If he transformed from beast form into human form in front of her, he would wear a dark blue armor set, but if he transformed into human form before her, he would wear the spirit's snake-skin clothing. Linni guessed that Xuan must possess a spatial dimension, which might explain why he offered to help them carry their luggage. However, since they weren't very familiar with each other, she didn't ask him about this secret.
Ye and Ling returned from the Swan Tribe not long after. Just as Yan had said, they didn't want Linni and her group to enter their tribe. Well… alright, since they weren't welcome, they wouldn't bother them. Linni and her group rested for a day, and the next day they continued their journey south to the Eagle Beast Tribe.
Linni and her group had only been away from the Swan Tribe for two days when six flying orcs caught up with them: two eagles, two black eagles, and two kestrels. They had already flown over Linni's head, but soon returned and circled above her. Yao and the others tightened their formation, protecting Linni tightly in the middle. Although the opponents consisted of only one level eight, one level seven, and four level six, they were still flying orcs, and if they were to attack, they would be a considerable troublesome opponent.
Six flying orcs landed in their path, transforming into human form to wait for them. Seeing this, Yao said to everyone, "It seems they aren't wandering orcs, but rather from the Eagle Beast Tribe. Shall we go up and ask them?"
Yan landed and said to everyone, "Four of them are indeed from the Eagle Beast Tribe, but I haven't seen the two Falcon Beastmen before."
They stopped less than ten meters away from the flying beastmen. Linni and Yao got off Bai Ji's back. After Bai Ji transformed into human form, he stood beside Linni and said, "Since Yan knows them, why don't you and Yao go and ask them?"
As Yao and Yan walked toward the flying orcs, they also walked toward them.
These eagle-orcs were about the same height as Yao, though thinner, while the falcon-orcs were shorter. They also possessed some orcish physical characteristics (particularly well-developed pectoral muscles, though they didn't look as comical as the orcs of the Pheasant and Vulture tribes). These eagle-orcs and falcon-orcs were clearly pleased to see them. The leading level-eight eagle-orc said with a smile, "Yan, we've finally found you! It's been a long time!"
Yan also smiled and said, "Lan, were you looking for us?"
Blue, the eagle-beastman, nodded and said, "Yes! This is Er Shun from the Falcon Beast Tribe."
Lan introduced the small group of flying orcs to Yao, and also to Linni and the others. Besides Lan, the eagle orc was named Luo, while the black eagle orcs were named Guang and Shan. The two red falcon orcs were Ershun and Ahe; they were from the Falcon Beast tribe. After introducing her companions, Lan continued, "You already know about the Peacock Tribe becoming a cursed land. This is truly a headache for the orcs! Our eagle beast tribe chief has already gone to investigate but couldn't find a solution, so he wanted to discuss it with your tiger beast tribe chief, Yang, to see what to do."
The Falcon Beastman Ershun interjected, "Our two tribes flew to the Tiger Beast Tribe in the spring. Then Chief Yang said that their Maple and his partner Lin went to the Ten Thousand Cliffs. We searched all the way back, and the Peacock Tribe told us that you encountered an accident there and had left. We searched back and forth again, but there was no trace of you. We've already searched three times along the way!"
They were less than ten meters away from Linni and her companions, so they heard everything they were saying. But they hadn't left the Peacock Tribe! Linni thought for a moment. Maybe it was because the place they chose was a bit far from the Peacock Tribe, and during that time she was either pregnant or in postpartum confinement, so everyone hadn't gone out much, and when they did, they weren't going towards the Peacock Tribe. So the orcs of the Peacock Tribe thought they had already left?
Yao smiled and said, "What a coincidence! I never expected we'd be missing each other all this time! Actually, we rested and recuperated in the Peacock Tribe for a while."
Lan nodded and said, "It is indeed unfortunate! We also feel sorry about Feng's accident, but since you are still going to the Eagle Beast Tribe, why don't you ride on our backs and fly there together? It's not far from here to our Eagle Beast Tribe, it will only take three days to fly there."
Yao glanced back at Lin Ni, then looked at Yan. Yan said to Yao, "Guang and Shan are also eagle beastmen born in the tiger beast tribe. They grew up with me, but they stayed here after returning to the eagle beast tribe last year to participate in their coming-of-age ceremony. Let's go to the eagle beast tribe with them."
Ye also said to Lin Ni, "Lin, do you remember seeing light and flashes at Moon Lake in Chujian Mountain last year during the dry season?"
Lin Ni only remembers the incident; she definitely doesn't remember the person. She didn't see them clearly at the time, and even if she did, she wouldn't remember. Who could remember a meeting from a year ago? Unless they were celestial beings descended to earth.
Since they are orcs who grew up together, their safety shouldn't be a problem. Yao nodded and smiled at Lan and Ershun, saying, "Thank you for the invitation. You'll have to work hard then."
The two groups merged into one, and Lan let Shan first bring the news that they had found Lin Ni and her group back to the tribe.
Yao said, "Thank you for searching for us for so long. Since Shan is going back to the Eagle Beast Tribe first, please arrange a place for us to stay, preferably a spacious one. We have three level nine orcs here, and their beast forms are a bit large."
Lan and Ershun looked at Bai and Xuan with some suspicion. Although Lan could guess that the three of them were higher than him and must be level nine, he still didn't quite believe it, since level nine beastmen were too rare!
However, Yao said it so bluntly because he didn't want them to have any ulterior motives.
Blue nodded and said to Flash, "Okay, you should go back now! The chief of our Eagle Beast Tribe and the chief of our Falcon Beast Tribe have been waiting for them for a long time."
Flash nodded and replied, "Okay," before flying away on his own.
Lan then said to Yao, "You are the little female's first partner, Yao. I know that your team has the tiger beastman Bai and the snake beastman Ye, but I don't know how to address these two level nine powerhouses!"