Beast Taming: Bloodline Golden Hand-Chapter 675 - 444: Night Human Race Frenzy (Part 2)
"Don’t rush, speak slowly, what happened?"
Aya choked back tears, speaking haltingly:
"It’s... it’s the Night Tribe! They... they haven’t given up at all!"
"Last night, they came out in full force, led by that elder named Chang Tian, and suddenly attacked our camp’s gathering points!"
Her eyes still held deep fear:
"They... they caught everyone they saw, overwhelmed us with their numbers, and gathered everyone together!"
"Chang Tian said... said if we don’t hand over the Ancestor Dragon Stone, then... then they’d kill one person every incense stick until all the people of the Cangling Ancient Country here are dead, or someone confesses!"
"Brother Shi Zuo and several other leaders tried to resist, but there were too many of them, and they had many experts, they... they were all injured and captured!"
"I fought desperately and barely managed to escape to bring the message..."
"They also said that unless this matter is investigated, no one can leave the island, intending to ambush and kill all the boatmen coming and going here."
Lin Chen and Lee Zhen’s expressions instantly grew extremely heavy.
The worst had happened!
The Night Tribe, to retrieve the Ancestor Dragon Stone, had gone mad, resorting to such extreme and bloody methods.
They intended to kill the wrong ones rather than let anyone go, using everyone’s lives to force the truth!
Both Lin Chen and Lee Zhen knew they had to act.
Not mentioning the Night Tribe already threatening their route out, just Shi Zuo and the others were reason enough for Lin Chen and Lee Zhen to intervene.
Lin Chen gently patted Aya’s shoulder, soothing her, saying, "Don’t worry."
Beside him, Lee Zhen said, "Should I go check out the situation first?"
"Alright." Lin Chen nodded.
Lee Zhen then left, while Lin Chen stayed to help bandage Aya’s wounds, and after about half an hour, Lee Zhen returned with a grim face, saying, "They’ve basically all been captured."
Lin Chen was taken aback and asked, "Are there so many of the Night Tribe?"
Aya said, "Probably not, they must have used this time to bring more people onto the island... yes, that must be it."
Realizing suddenly, Aya trembled all over, feeling utterly hopeless, shaking uncontrollably.
Earlier, she thought there was hope in Lee Zhen’s intervention, but if the Night Tribe had such vast numbers, even Lee Zhen couldn’t change anything.
"Perhaps... let’s just give up." Aya looked despondent, bowed deeply to Lin Chen and Lee Zhen, then said, "Thank you."
After saying that, Aya prepared to leave.
Lin Chen and Lee Zhen exchanged a glance, the latter called out to her.
"Don’t worry, I won’t expose you." Aya’s eyes were very sincere.
Lee Zhen, however, smiled and said, "We never said we wouldn’t rescue them."
"But...." Aya shook her head, saying, "You are outsiders who are waiting to take the spirit medicine back to save people, let’s just forget it."
"After all, the gap in power is right there."
Upon hearing this, Lee Zhen smiled and said, "I can’t do it alone, but he can...."
Aya was startled, seeing that the person Lee Zhen pointed to was actually Lin Chen.
.....
On the damp, chilly forest clearing, firelight flickered, reflecting faces twisted with ferocious pain.
Shi Zuo, Yang Lai, and more than ten treasure hunters were tightly bound with rough vines, thrown to the ground, all wounded and bloodstained.
Shi Zuo was particularly miserable, one arm twisted unnaturally, his face a mix of bruises, and blood kept trickling from his mouth, yet his eyes stubbornly glared at Chang Teng ahead.
"Speak! Where are the two newcomers, called Lee Zhen and Chen Lin, hiding?!"
Chang Teng squatted in front of Shi Zuo, his voice as cold as a blade, playing with a sharp-edged stone in his hand.
Shi Zuo spat out blood, smirked coldly, and remained silent.
"You have loyalty, I’ll give you that."
A flicker of cruelty flashed in Chang Teng’s eyes. He suddenly stood up, walked to a less injured comrade of Shi Zuo, and without warning, drove the stone into that person’s thigh!
"Ah—!"
The blood-curdling scream instantly shattered the night’s silence, echoing through the forest, sending chills down the spine.
"You animal! I’ll kill you!!"
Shi Zuo’s eyes widened in rage. From somewhere within, he summoned a surge of strength, dragging his bound body to pounce at Chang Teng like a wounded tiger!
But his injuries were too severe, and being tied up, Chang Teng just kicked him contemptuously and sent him heavily back to the ground.
"Still won’t talk?"
Chang Teng no longer looked at Shi Zuo but instead moved the blood-dripping stone to the carotid artery of his groaning companion, the cold touch making that person stiffen all over.
"Then let’s see what’s more important to you, your loyalty, or his life."
Before he could finish speaking, Chang Teng flicked his wrist, and the sharp stone instantly sliced through the skin on the side of that person’s neck, causing blood to gush out, dyeing his collar red.
The companion’s body convulsed violently, collapsed to the ground, and his consciousness began to blur due to blood loss and severe pain.
"No! Don’t!!"
Seeing this, tears mixed with blood burst from Shi Zuo’s eyes as he shouted hoarsely:
"I’m sorry... I’m sorry, brother! But I really can’t tell! Senior Lee and the others saved us, we can’t be disloyal!!"
The companion lying on the ground heard Shi Zuo’s cries, and in his fading gaze, there was no resentment, but rather a flash of understanding and resoluteness.
He understood Shi Zuo, knew that even to save him, Shi Zuo would never betray his benefactors, just as Shi Zuo would sacrifice himself for any one of them.
This is precisely why they willingly followed Shi Zuo.
"Such touching brotherhood!"
Chang Teng’s face showed a perverted smile of satisfaction, he raised his hand, aimed the stone at another vital point of the companion, ready to continue this cruel torture, "Then let’s see how long you can hold out!"
Just as his arm was about to fall—
"Chirp—!!!"
A clear and resounding phoenix cry suddenly erupted from the sky without warning!
Immediately, the crimson-gold light illuminated half the night sky like the dawn breaking, casting the forest clearing as bright as day!
An immense aura swept in like a tide, causing the breath of every member of the Night Human Race to pause, their souls trembling!
Chang Teng’s pupils shrank, his movements froze stiffly, he jerked his head up to look at the sky, and for the first time, an expression of panic appeared on his face.
"Finally arrived!"
Chang Teng reacted quickly, while rapidly retreating to distance himself from the center area, he shouted loudly.
All the members of the Night Human Race woke up as if from a dream, hurriedly forming hand seals or directly summoning.
In an instant, the space flashed chaotically, a variety of spirit beasts emitting cold auras appeared on the clearing, poisonous pythons, shadow bats, ghost-faced spiders... countless types, instantly enclosing the field tightly, the intense murderous aura mingled with beast roars aimed straight at the source of the light.
As the light gradually cleared, they saw three more people on the ground, none other than Lin Chen, Lee Zhen, and Ah Ya.
"Ah Ya, Senior Lee.... you...." Shi Zuo began to panic from the bottom of his heart.
He glanced reproachfully at Ah Ya, meaning that they shouldn’t have appeared.
Ah Ya hung her head, hesitating whether to explain when Lin Chen surveyed the surroundings, seeing many corpses piled up in the distance, which added a hint of anger to Lin Chen’s eyes.
"Hahaha, perfect timing."
Chang Teng looked maliciously at Lee Zhen, revealing a smile.
The grudge from almost being killed by Lee Zhen that day was naturally kept in his heart.
"Chang Teng, it seems you haven’t learned enough from previous lessons."
Lee Zhen’s voice wasn’t loud, but it entered everyone’s ears clearly, carrying an invisible pressure.
Chang Teng’s face was unsightly, he forced himself to stay calm and said: "Hmph! So it’s indeed related to you! If you know what’s good for you, hand over the Ancestor Dragon Stone obediently, otherwise, today you will be buried along with these wastes!"
"So much nonsense." Lee Zhen didn’t want to argue, he also glanced around, a sharp look flashed in his eyes.
He raised the Phoenix Arm and this time didn’t plan to hold back, intending to kill this East Sakuran here directly.
He moved.
There was no earth-shaking momentum, just a simple leap from the ground.
Shi Zuo shouted loudly at this moment: "Senior, hurry and leave, the Night Human Race has experts..."
At this moment, Ah Ya took the opportunity to help Shi Zuo untie the bindings, but even freed, Shi Zuo still had no combat strength.
He desperately said: "Ah Ya, you’re confused, how can you let people come and die?"
Ah Ya kept her head down, but her gaze floated towards Lin Chen...
Previously Lee Zhen said, that having him there was enough.
But now Lin Chen was still observing, with no intention of making a move.
Moreover....
He was so young, his level was far inferior to Lee Zhen’s, what combat strength could he possibly have?
