Chapter 203: Savages
In this moment of loneliness and despair, is there anything more exciting than discovering the traces of a compatriot? Ling Qingyun and Jin Xuanxuan's eyes both shone brightly, and it was like meeting with that compatriot for the first time!
However, they were not carried away, and after discussing it, they quickly decided to take a peek first, and who knew who this compatriot was, and if it was a vicious person, it would be better to stay as far away as possible.
Even, they suspect that some beasts and birds have the ability to make human voices to lure humans, such as parrots, and even legendary monsters.
Soon, the two of them approached the source of the sound, and the human cry became clearer, but it made them feel that something was wrong, because the shout was too rough, closer to the beast's roar, not at all in river language or other languages.
When Ling Qingyun finally got a glimpse of the main master, he couldn't help but be surprised.
"Savages?"
Crying out from behind the bushes was a group of tall, reddish-brown giants with thick hair, covered only in rudimentary clothes made of blades of grass and animal skins, the shortest of them was more than six feet tall, and their faces were similar to those of children about ten years old, and their adult countenances were all more than a foot tall—although this unit was a height gauge for human height, not a standard ruler, and it was quite surprising to have such a stature.
Ling Qingyun and Jin Xuanxuan suddenly dispelled the idea of coming forward to meet.
"There are many legends about the wild people, but it is certain that they were a backward civilization, because the tribes had different habits and attitudes towards humans. Ling Qingyun secretly thought that he still couldn't determine the habits of these savages, in case they were brutal and easy to kill or even cannibals, a rash meeting would only lead to disaster.
There were twelve of them in the group of savages, three of whom were adults, all of them more than a foot tall, full of qi and blood, and unusually burly, and nine of them were from six feet to one zhang in height, and their faces were quite immature, and at this time, holding bone spears, stone axes, and large wooden sticks, at the shouts of the adult savages, surrounded a beast that looked like an armadillo, but was more than a foot long, with a look of panic on their faces.
"Is this training young people?" Jin Xuanxuan whispered with some curiosity.
"I'm afraid not. Ling Qingyun looked at the three adult savages, they were indeed burly and powerful, and their breath was not weaker than that of the Stone Spirit Realm, but they did not have the warmth of the elders on their faces, they just made an extremely stern voice and kept urging the young people to attack, a young man trembled and slowed down, and the adult savage scolded angrily and rushed up with a stick, hitting him so that his skin and flesh were open, and he screamed in pain and stepped forward!
"It's really hateful, this is to call young people as slaves?" Seeing this, Jin Xuanxuan did not disagree, respecting the old and loving the young has been a tradition since ancient times, but these strong adult savages refused to protect their juniors, but forced them to hunt for themselves!
"The living environment of savages is harsh, and those who can survive to adulthood are all strong, and they pay attention to the law of the jungle, so they are naturally above the teenagers!" Ling Qingyun sighed lightly, he couldn't get used to it, but the habits of a tribe were obviously not something they had the ability to change.
In the woods, several young savages were forced to attack the armadillo-like beast, bone spears, stone axes, and wooden sticks swung and stabbed, smashing on the scale armor but unable to cause substantial damage to the giant beast, the giant beast roared, directly knocked down and tore a wild boy and bit it, and the tail hammer swung and smashed another teenager away, causing a group of wild men to cry and scream, but the adult wild man looked indifferent, forcing them to continue to move forward and attract the attention of the giant beast.
Finally, an adult savage took advantage of the beast's frenzy to seize the gap, and threw a bone spear to pierce its neck, and the other adult savages took advantage of the situation to attack fiercely, suppressing the giant beast that had consumed a lot of physical strength, and finally killed it, one of the adult savages was knocked down, the other two adult savages were unharmed, but the teenagers were each injured, and two were seriously injured and unconscious, and their lives and deaths were unknown.
Looking at the corpse of the giant beast weighing thousands of pounds, the three adult savages laughed and sang some kind of wild ballad with their throats outstretched, while the injured savage boy stepped forward to collect the corpse of the giant beast sadly, and was beaten and scolded by the adult savages from time to time, until finally they picked up their unconscious companions, dragged their bodies on the ground, and walked deep into the woods.
"They're too cold, and sometimes the beasts are more emotional than they are. Jin Xuanxuan gritted her teeth when she saw this, and her voice was a little louder, but an adult savage was only a stone spirit realm strength, and she was not afraid of attracting attention.
"Sometimes people are really more terrible than wild beasts. Ling Qingyun also sighed, but he couldn't blame the cruelty of the savages more, the living environment is different, this is a cruel barren forest, they were born to hunt and kill, every adult has experienced many dangers, the temperament is tough and cold, they have not accepted the influence of civilization, they cannot be required to have etiquette and morality, they have to put survival, especially their own survival first.
But can't we be more united? If we do more without endangering ourselves, the young people will be less injured and more caring for the wounded, and they may save their lives if they return the favor, and the tribe will be able to save more fire...... When thinking like this, Ling Qingyun found that he was wrong, he still substituted the mainstream concept of the mainland, he believed that the ethnic groups were strong because they helped each other, but in the savage tribe, they were the survival of the fittest, the weak, and the injured could only die, and they had no qualifications for unity.
"Come with the excitement and return with the defeat!" Ling Qingyun sighed, he was looking forward to the warmth of people's hearts, but because of this, his heart was even more chilling, and in the blink of an eye, his eyes flickered: "No, they were very determined when they left, as if they knew the destination!"
"That's right, how do they know the direction?" Jin Xuanxuan also woke up, this is in the fog, the sense of direction is confused!
"This team is not weak, but it can't survive in the dense forest, and after hitting the prey, it will definitely return to the tribe's lair. Ling Qingyun's eyes were sharp: "They live in the Barren Forest, they should have a way to discern the direction!"
"Let's go, keep up with them!" Ling Qingyun said, lowering his pace and chasing after him, Jin Xuanxuan was also excited, if he could find supplies such as Sinan Compass to guide the direction, he would be able to leave this mist!
The two of them hung ghostly behind the wild man, the wild man was obviously unaware, and still sang loudly, there was no way, Ling Qingyun and Jin Xuanxuan's cultivation was already higher, and they cultivated the body and martial arts, and their breath was no less hidden than the best lurking beast, of course they couldn't find it.
"Aren't you afraid of attracting beasts when you sing like this?" Jin Xuanxuan was a little speechless, it stands to reason that these savages survive in such a cruel environment, and they should be cautious outside.
"Probably they know that there is little danger in this place, or that this singing is very important, and they have to sing it anyway. Ling Qingyun smiled, people are always so contradictory.
Then, his eyes were contemplative: "Shhh, their companion is here!"
Sure enough, another group of savages appeared at the end of the mist, and there were more than a dozen of them, the adult savages sang and chatted, laughing from time to time, and the juvenile savages lowered their heads and carried their prey in silence, and then the adult savages on both sides also had a dispute, as if the second group of savages had hunted three antelopes, which were no more than the giant armadillos, so they were ridiculed by the first batch of adult savages.
Then they fought, unarmed, but also inflicted many bruises.
"The injuries of cannibalism are worse than hunting, heh!" Jin Xuanxuan sneered when he saw this, but Ling Qingyun was silent, he couldn't mock the savage infighting, throughout history, there was much less infighting among all countries and ethnic groups and forces, but it was not so simple and rude.
Continue to track, after another ten miles, a large army appeared, after the original savage team joined, this large force has nearly 100 people, including more than 20 adult savages, and two knights who ride wild boars and giant leopards respectively, they are stronger than other adult savages, more than one foot and two feet tall, and control the demon beasts, the momentum is amazing.
"Looking at the momentum, it can be regarded as seven or eight in the Stone Spirit Realm, a genuine physical cultivation!" Ling Qingyun's expression was solemn, these two people could take on the role of a hundred military forces, but they were only one out of ten in the adult savages, but they didn't know how large the savage tribe was and how many strong people there were?
There must be even a lot of Golden Body Realm, but I don't know if there is a Linghua Realm, if there is a strong person of that level......
Ling Qingyun and Jin Xuanxuan observed carefully, and found that the adult savages were very flattering to the knights, and the two savage squads cut off a part of their prey and handed over to the knight's young servants after converging the large army, and even the famous adult savages walked past the giant leopard and were scratched for no reason, but did not dare to scream, but apologized to the knight, which was really in stark contrast to the attitude towards the teenager.
"The real law of the jungle!" they all sighed, the cruel and realistic rules chilled them.
Subsequently, they uncovered important information.
"The special stones they hold can resonate and guide each other's positions in the mist?" This was the discovery of another savage team when they converged, and Ling Qingyun and Jin Xuanxuan looked at each other in surprise.
This positioning stone is not a guide to the north, and it will not help them out of the fog, but it is also very useful, if they both have one, they can find each other in the unfortunate situation of separation, and the chances of survival are much greater.
For a while, the two of them had a desire for the positioning stone and looked at it with a blank eye.
If you are a ruthless person like a wicked person or a mercenary, you may go directly to rob it, but they can't do it, they are Nanming students in the end, and they don't want or disdain to do looting, although the savages are cold and different, at least they are also people, and they can't rob and kill them for no reason, even if it's about survival.
At the same time, Ling Qingyun also thought of a possibility, if he really took the positioning stone from the hands of this savage tribe, he might be hunted down by them, he didn't care about ordinary savages, but the savage tribe was as strong as a cloud, and they were far more familiar with the barren forest than himself...... This road is too dangerous!
"By following them, you may be able to avoid the attack of demon beasts, and the Savage Tribe must have more secrets, maybe there is a way out of the predicament!" Ling Qingyun said, Jin Xuanxuan nodded in agreement, she was also full of curiosity about the legendary Savage Tribe.
Of course, this is also quite dangerous, but they can hardly resist this temptation after seven days of trekking in the fog, and the savage tribe is not only a slim hope of getting out of trouble for them, but also a kind of motivation and sustenance for them to continue to hold on in the fog.
Therefore, even if the savage tribe is really the Longtan Tiger's Den, they will break through!