Chapter 024: Fire Tribe Strategy
Bloodthirsty Lion (Level 43): Health Potency 1500, Attack Potency 800, Action Power 550.】
Ability Evaluation: Vitality E, Attack C, Defense D, Magic Resistance E, Action Power B, Spirit F.】
Physical attack type creature, innate talent: Bloodthirsty Recovery. This creature is swift but has weak defense. It is recommended to restrict its movement before killing it.】
Suddenly, several vine nets were cast from all directions. The pitiful king of the jungle was instantly trapped. It roared in anger, clawing and biting at the nets. It managed to break a few vines and was about to break free when several spears followed, accurately piercing the blood lion’s vital points. Several bloody holes were immediately torn in its lustrous fur, until a final, fatal spear pierced its neck, pinning it to a large tree.
Then, streams of blood essence energy, visible only to Chen Ran, flowed into his body, making him feel even more powerful.
After more than half a month of frenzied hunting, Chen Ran’s own level had reached an astonishing 17. Even with a powerful tool like the map navigation, it was now difficult to find any decent magical beasts on the map.
“Your Excellency, the large magical beasts in this area have probably all been killed by us. We are now too far from the tribe. If we continue, we’ll have to cross to the other side of the forest. That area is mostly marshland, difficult to travel, and full of small poisonous insects that are hard to deal with. Besides, we already have a lot of prey…” Moro, the leader of the hunting party, kindly reminded Chen Ran.
“Is that so? They’re all dead here…”
These past few days, Chen Ran had almost become numb to the killing. After successfully reaching level 15, he had activated a new skill, “Weakness Insight.” With this skill, he now had an ability evaluation and weakness analysis, giving him a clearer understanding of the magical beasts’ specific abilities. He specifically targeted the stronger ones.
Since that was the case, Chen Ran shrugged indifferently. “Alright, let’s head back then.”
Although he couldn’t rush to level 20 in one go, he was already tired of leveling up. Since the magical beasts here had been killed, and he had already learned the most crucial skill, he might as well go back. After resting for a few days, he would immediately prepare to attack the Fire Tribe.
He had been in this world for nearly two months without realizing it, living a nomadic life. This made Chen Ran admire his own cockroach-like adaptability. Now that his mind was relaxed, he felt very tired and just wanted to rest well.
At this thought, he suddenly remembered Lia, who was waiting for him back at the tribe, that beautiful girl waiting for his return…
After returning to the tribe and resting for a day or two, Chen Ran, full of vigor, gathered the elites of the tribe, ready to set out for the Fire Tribe.
The tribe’s warriors were impassioned about attacking the Fire Tribe, vowing to fight them to the death. With their blind trust in Chen Ran, they even planned to attack the Fire Tribe with the full force of the entire tribe, a truly astonishing display of momentum.
But this plan was rejected by Chen Ran in one go.
For this trip, Chen Ran did not plan to take too many people. Besides the eighteen fully armed tribal warriors, he only brought Lia and the stubborn tribal Great Elder, for a total of 21 people, including himself.
The eighteen accompanying warriors were formidable after being equipped by Chen Ran, and after nearly a month of hunting together, they had developed good coordination. Chen Ran had always preferred the elite commando style. Fewer people were easier to command, losses could be minimized, and it was easier to retreat if something went wrong. As for the Great Elder, because he had learned a few shamanistic spells from the codex during this time, he was extremely “happy” and eager to test his powerful skills.
And so, the decisive battle was about to begin.
The Fire Tribe’s settlement was located over one hundred and twenty li southwest of Chen Ran’s native tribe.
This area was a mountainous and forested region on the outskirts of a rocky area. It had once been a small, civilized city-state.
Compared to the natives’ houses, the Fire Tribe’s conditions were clearly much better.
The houses here were mostly built of hard stone, sturdy and durable. The ground was also paved with relatively smooth stone, suitable for horse-drawn carriages to travel on.
The towering temple in the very center of the city was particularly conspicuous. In the glow of the setting sun, it had a simple and magnificent beauty, but it was a bit desolate.
Schlick!
A javelin accurately pierced the chest of a man with a demon skull tattooed on his back. The captain, Moro, quickly stepped forward and thrust his spear through the man’s throat, preventing him from crying out.
Even in this situation, the Fire Tribe man was not yet dead. He struggled to get up, slowly rising with the spear still through him. Purplish-black blood, mixed with shreds of flesh, flowed from his neck, a gruesome sight.
Truly a cockroach-like fighting ability. Even with his heart and neck pierced, this Fire Tribe man could still stand up and fight like an undead, fearless of death, until Moro pulled out his spear and swiftly swept out another heavy crescent slash, directly severing his head.
Even then, the separated body struggled on the ground for a while before gradually stopping, completely dead.
Moro pointed at the Fire Tribe man’s corpse and said, “Divine Emissary, you’ve seen it. Since the Fire Tribe people offered their souls to the devil, they’ve gained almost perverted recovery and survival abilities, and their lifespans have been greatly extended. As the devil’s blood takes deeper root, this immortal power becomes stronger, and their originally normal consciousness gradually becomes brutal. You can see the faint beginnings of horns on their heads. One of them with a near-immortal body is manageable, but when they gather in sufficient numbers, we are simply no match for them.”
Chen Ran walked over and observed the dead Fire Tribe man.
There was a clear demon tattoo on the man’s back. It wasn’t deliberately drawn, but a curse formed by some kind of power. The sharp, thin demon face was lifelike, as if it were alive.
Looking at the Fire Tribe man’s severed, ferocious head, Chen Ran found that besides their fierce eyes and sharp teeth, they didn’t look much different from ordinary people. These Fire Tribe men, apart from their super-strong recovery and vitality, weren’t much stronger in combat. But it was precisely because of their cockroach-like vitality that they were often the most terrifying.
“We are no match for them head-on, so let’s not act rashly for now. Try to avoid the Fire Tribe’s teams. We’ll act after dark.”
Chen Ran looked up at the sky. For some reason, he felt a strange sense of unease. The power in his body felt restless. He had a feeling that this night would be unusual.
As the sky gradually darkened, the moon hung high.
Tonight’s moon was still clear and bright, but it was clearly different from usual. Because it was no longer the usual silver-white, but a strange, blood-red.
It seemed that this strange celestial phenomenon was causing the restlessness of the power within Chen Ran. With a premonition that made his eyelids twitch, he felt that something he wouldn’t like was going to happen tonight.
