PNB Chapter 117 Peacock Tribe
Chapter 117 Peacock Tribe
Ye lowered her eyes and asked, "Did they mention my father beast? He needs to hibernate, so he shouldn't be in the tribe during the winter."
Yan pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "They only said that several snake-beastmen returned during the winter, but they didn't see any snake-beastmen leave."
The reason why snake-like beasts are awakened from hibernation is that something has happened to their mates! Those who did not leave either died or also turned into ferocious beasts.
Ye pursed his lips, staring at the ground, and said nothing more. Lin Ni stepped forward and hugged him, comforting him, "Perhaps your father beast never returned, or perhaps he left in another direction?"
Ye knew that his father and mother beasts were probably in grave danger. On the beastman continent, the bonds of kinship were not as deep as in modern society, because they would leave their parents after the age of three and rely more on themselves. However, kinship still existed; it was the blood flowing in their bodies, an unbreakable bond.
He hugged Linni back and said, "I'm fine. Although the ferocious beasts inside might be very strong, I still want to go and see them."
Linni nodded: "Okay!"
After quickly finishing lunch, Ye carried Linni, his lower body transforming into a snake as he sped towards the Peacock Tribe. Feng, in tiger form, and Yao and Bai, in human form, followed closely behind, running forward with great strides. Yan flew and circled in the sky. It was the first time Linni had realized that they could run so fast!
A light rain was falling from the sky. There wasn't much wind, but because Ye was moving so fast, Linni felt the wind stinging her face. She pulled on the hood of the raincoat she had made from Ye's snake slough, hugged him tightly, and buried her face in his chest, listening to his rapid heartbeat and heavy breathing, sensing his heavy heart. She didn't understand the feelings people had for their parents in the Beastman Continent, but if it were her, she would definitely break down. She didn't know how she could help Ye; it seemed the only thing she could do now was stay with him? She hated her own weakness! So, are women destined to stay in men's arms for their protection? Even though she was now a high-ranking female, what happened to fighting alongside her partner? She could use the power of the Beast God, but Yao said that because she was pregnant with a cub, and the cub already lacked energy, using the power of the Beast God might affect the fetus's development. Linni remembered Mei's injury during pregnancy, which prevented her from conceiving again. So, are women truly born weak? Is gender equality just an empty slogan?
Linni forced herself to banish these chaotic thoughts and began to meditate on the power of the Beast God.
After running for two hours, they arrived at the cursed land, shrouded in black mist and filled with two- to three-meter-tall vampire flowers—the former Peacock Tribe. This eerie and dangerous cursed land, with its menacing aura emanating from the black mist, sent chills down their spines.
Everyone ran frantically, and by this time they were all a little out of breath. Ye put Linni down and wanted to go inside, but Linni held him tightly and said worriedly, "Let's find the orcs in the tribe first and ask them about the situation."
Ye thought for a moment and nodded. While calming their breathing, everyone, led by Yan, found the elderly orcs on the edge of the tribe. There were only sixteen orcs in total. When they saw Ye coming, they came out of the cave in the stone mountain on their own.
The orcs of the Peacock Tribe all have distinctive features. Most have dark blue hair and small faces—about the size of a palm. Like the orcs of the Golden Pheasant Tribe, they have robust upper bodies and slender lower bodies. Perhaps this is typical of avian orcs, since their legs are only used for standing? Although Yan has grown stronger recently, he's still quite well-proportioned, unlike them who are so unattractive! The orcs of both the Golden Pheasant and Peacock Tribes are all under 1.9 meters tall, suggesting that avian orcs are generally shorter than the ferocious beastmen of the towering mountains. Bai's height, however, isn't particularly short here.
The orcs of the Peacock Tribe clearly recognized Night. One of the older orcs said to Night, "Night, you're back."
Ye nodded: "Ling, tell me more about the situation in the tribe!"
The elderly orc named Ling was an eighth-level orc, but he looked like a dying old man. He said sadly, "The Peacock Tribe is gone! The Peacock Clan is about to be wiped out!" His voice choked with emotion.
Night said to her companion, "Ling is the former chieftain of the Peacock Tribe."
Ling looked up at Ye's companions. They were all in human form now, but although he was old, his eyesight was still sharp. He glanced at Feng and Lin Ni a few more times, then nodded and said, "You are all very powerful, and your partner is doing well too. Is she about to give birth? The Cursed Land is expanding, and it's very dangerous for you here!"
The place Ling and the others chose to live was more than a thousand meters away from that cursed land, separated by a pond of two or three hundred square meters. Feng guessed that they should be able to survive Lin Ni's childbirth, but it was indeed a bit dangerous.
Ling Xixi told Ye and the others about what had happened during the winter and spring, which was roughly the same as what Yan had told them before. However, she told them many more details, as well as many people and things they didn't know. The main point was that there were a lot of ferocious beasts inside, and if they went deeper, they might get surrounded and unable to get out.
Linni asked, puzzled, "Can't we just burn it? Why do we have to kill the ferocious beast before we can burn it?"
Feng said, "The black mist in the Cursed Land has a fire-preventing effect. After killing the ferocious beasts inside, the black mist will temporarily disappear, and only then can the vampire red flower be ignited. Usually, the Cursed Land we encounter has no more than ten ferocious beasts inside, but this Peacock Tribe is a medium-sized tribe with several hundred orcs inside. Nobody knows how many ferocious beasts are inside."
This……
Most of the Peacock Tribe was shrouded in the cursed land. The Peacock Tribe was a medium-sized tribe with about five hundred people. Only less than ten females left. Assuming that each female had ten safe partners, that means less than one hundred orcs left. Then, the number of orcs left was only four hundred. Even if only one-tenth turned into ferocious beasts, forty ferocious beasts would still be enough to entangle and kill people.
Ye thought for a while, looked at the increasingly heavy rain, and turned to Lin Ni, saying, "You two go find a cave over there to rest first, I'll go in and take a look."
Lin Ni held onto Ye's hand tightly, unwilling to let go. Feng said, "Let me go in with you."
"No, Feng, don't go," Yao said, frowning. He looked at Bai and Yan, but neither seemed suitable. He needed to provide energy for Linni's cubs and wasn't ready for combat yet, while Yan couldn't fly inside and was only level seven with weak combat power. So, it had to be Bai.