Chapter 342

The pure humans are now really excited, because Yue said to let these Scorpion tribe Beastman Warriors help dig the caves, and they don't need to give much food.

The Beastmen worked quickly; a whole row of lower-level caves was dug by afternoon, and the pure humans eagerly tidied them up and moved in, full of excitement.

In this beast world where contribution and labor are valued above all, those who have a family member in the hunting or gathering team naturally get to move in first.

They laid out the grass nests, lit the fire pit, feeling a warmth completely different from before in the big cave, and the pure humans' mood grew ever more elated.

The pure humans who hadn't moved into the caves entered the already-dug ones to take a look; the wonderful feeling of having their own cave made their anticipation grow ever stronger.

For the Scorpion tribe Beastman Warriors digging the caves, today's noon meal also satisfied them greatly; the mouth-watering food they had been craving all morning was finally served before them.

The stone pot held some lumpy stuff, with many wild vegetables floating on top.

"Captain, this smells pretty good, but can it really be eaten?"

"Yeah, it looks like just a pot of water, except this water is a bit viscous."

After he described it that way, the surrounding Scorpion Beastmen instantly lost interest in the pot of food, and their looks at the stone pot carried a hint of disdain.

But no matter the time, there is never a shortage of someone willing to be the first to eat crab.

Two dyed-hair Beastmen were already starving, their intestines knotted with hunger; seeing that they weren't eating, they grabbed the stone bowls offered in friendship by the pure humans, imitated the Snow Tiger Tribe, and clumsily scooped some food into the bowls.

They slurped two mouthfuls, and their eyes instantly widened.

This food was hot and steaming; one bite warmed their whole body.

Because space in the cave was limited, they sat here eating, squeezed together with the surrounding Snow Tiger Tribe folks, and ended up working up a light sweat.

After downing a bowl of fragrant, hot food, the two ignored the doubtful looks of the nearby tribespeople, served themselves another bowl, and continued slurping.

Now even the dumbest Beastman could see that this food was absolutely delicious; otherwise those two wouldn't keep bowl after bowl slurping nonstop.

The hot-tempered Beastman was the first to rush forward, picking up the spoon in the stone pot and began serving himself food.

Seeing this, the surrounding Beastmen instantly swarmed over.

Sure enough, delicious food is only the first bite and countless bites after that.

The Scorpion tribe Beastmen who had tasted the delicious noodle-dumpling soup seemed to have opened the door to a new world.

One by one, they held their bowls of food and slurped, their little greenish eyes constantly drifting toward the stone pot still steaming.

Meanwhile, the two dyed-hair Beastmen who had already laid a foundation were leisurely eating their food while exchanging glances.

"I'm not wrong, right? You have to move first to get to eat; once they start eating, we'll only be able to lick the stone pot."

"Yeah, yeah, don't even say it; the Snow Tiger Tribe's food is really delicious, and that little female's roasted meat was incredibly fragrant."

Seeing their wolf-like gulping, the surrounding Snow Tiger Tribe folks unconsciously straightened their backs; this is their Snow Tiger Tribe's special food, huh.

No outsider could guess where this food came from, hehe.

Meanwhile, at the edge of the deep forest, dozens of Beastman Warriors were gathered together bidding each other farewell.

Looking at the tall figure ahead wearing grass clothes, the Beastman Warriors of the Black Wolf Tribe and Mad Lion Tribe couldn't help but simultaneously feel a deep admiration.

Yuan Lang's strength might not compare to the senior silver-rank or even gold-rank Beastman Warriors of the tribe, but he is really very smart.

If it weren't for his using Beast God's power instead of shamanic power, they would all think he was a shaman.

"The flood of the rainy season hasn't come yet; we still have a few days to make it back to the tribe, so let's part ways today."

Yuan Lang carried on his back a black sack taller than himself, bulging full of things, all obtained from the ferocious beasts he hunted this time.

The Black Wolf Tribe captain nodded: "Good, everyone take care on the road; if we get the chance, we'll hunt together again."

The Mad Lion Tribe Beastman also nodded happily.

No way, because with Yuan Lang's command, they no longer just confront ferocious beasts head-on when they see them.

And also because of the herbs and medicinal powders brought by the Snow Tiger Beastmen, not a single one of those who came to hunt this time died.

Even those few who were seriously injured are now being carried by their own kin to bid farewell to the beasts.

Sometime, without anyone initiating it, this hunting team composed of Beastmen from the three tribes unconsciously all began to follow Yuan Lang's commands.

Until they parted, everyone felt admiration and conviction for Yuan Lang, this powerful and wise Beastman Warrior.

There was even a hint of envy toward the Snow Tiger Tribe's Beastman Warriors, who had such a powerful Beastman by their side.

Running through the forest in the rainy night, apart from the muffled sound of rain on leaves, there was also the panting of these Beastman Warriors.

Teng Qian, who loves liveliness, couldn't stand this silence, trotting over to Yuan Lang: "Boss, we've gotten this much hide and crystal this time; have you figured out how to spend… cough… how to use it?"

Yuan Lang glanced at him: "You keep what you need for yourselves, then hand over some to the tribe."

Then he slightly lowered his head and leaned in, his deep eyes narrowing into a deep arc, lowering his voice to a level only they could hear: "Here, what else do you want to do?"

Teng Qian's old face turned red: "What can I think… haha… I'm such a pure Beast."

Yuan Lang chuckled: "You must be misunderstanding yourself; what does purity have to do with you?"

He used to persuade military officers to go to the brothel, but as soon as he entered, he was thrown out for not having enough silver.

If it weren't for your quick thinking at the critical moment, knowing to cover your face, you wouldn't have gotten just a beating with military sticks.

Perhaps he also thought of that, Teng Qian shrank his neck and decisively fled to the rear.

Seeing his older brother come back looking dejected, Teng Kun's face still bore a schadenfreude expression when he got punched twice, and… he felt so wronged…

"It wasn't him who went to the brothel in the first place…"

Boom!!!

A line of Beastmen was moving forward when suddenly a huge sound came from behind, like something collapsing, accompanied by the beasts' wails.

Yuan Lang's face tightened, and he inexplicably had a bad premonition: "Don't dawdle, speed up and leave here."

The Beastmen naturally heard that huge sound as well, and instantly each wished they could grow eight legs to sprint.

At that moment, a series of wails came from Teng Qian behind: "Ow, my goodness, what's pinching my butt?!"

After the wailing, those two legs seemed to have been bolstered, and with a whoosh they shot to the front.

Meanwhile, the Snow Tiger Beastmen behind saw Teng Qian's butt swinging something back and forth that he refused to let go of, and instantly the whole Beast felt ill.

A black insect as long as a Beastman's calf, waving two large pincers, tightly clamped onto Teng Qian's butt, rather like gripping a green mountain and refusing to let go.

At this moment, Yuan Lang also saw clearly the appearance of the worm on the beastfolk's buttocks, and his face instantly tightened.

Teng Qian, stop, there's an iron-clamp worm on your buttocks.

Seeing this kind of worm, Yuan Lang recalled what happened when he was dispatched to suppress the wokou.

Their army was stationed in an abandoned village, and the reason the village was abandoned was because there were too many of these iron-clamp worms inside.

Iron-clamp worms eat anything, are extremely aggressive, and most importantly, they act collectively.

A worm flood submerged the entire village; the villagers and livestock suffered terribly from the iron-clamp worms' harm and could only choose to relocate.

They had also organized cleanup operations against the iron-clamp worms, but the effect was minimal.

Hearing Yuan Lang's words, Teng Qian wanted to stop, but the iron-clamp worms wouldn't allow it, and the two large pincers gripping his buttocks exerted even more force.

Teng Qian let out a cry and began swinging his buttocks left and right, this motion—

If you add ignoring ignoring ignoring~

The iron-clamp worm remained stiff, while Teng Qian, howling in pain, was about to burst into tears.

Yuan Lang stepped forward and tried to pull off the two dark large pincers with brute force, but only earned Teng Qian an even more miserable scream.

Yuan Lang looked closely and saw that the iron-clamp worm's large pincers had already entered Teng Qian's buttock flesh.

Blood threads were slowly trickling down his leg.

Yuan Lang directly summoned two beastfolk: 'Lift him up, we'll leave immediately; after returning to the tribe, the shaman should have a solution.'

If we just pull, Teng Qian's buttocks probably won't be salvageable.

The iron-clamp worms here are too large.

The two beastfolk nearby, hearing this, immediately stepped forward and lifted the already pain-distorted Teng Qian.

Moreover, he was face-down; otherwise, while running, the iron-clamp worm would sway back and forth, and he would surely die on the spot.

'Boss, look behind.'

Tengkun's voice came from behind; the beastfolk turned their heads and felt a chill all over.

Perhaps because they had been under the forest's cover earlier, they hadn't noticed that the ground, tree trunks, and even shrubs behind them were covered in iron-clamp worms.

Moreover, these iron-clamp worms moved at extreme speed; the dark mass of the iron-clamp worm army had even merged with the dim sky.

The sound of 'ka ka ka' as they surged forward made it feel as if the forest behind them was opening a giant mouth to swallow them.

'Hurry up!'

During their pause, the crackling sound in the dimness grew clearer; the beastfolk's scalps tightened, and they followed behind Yuan Lang, sprinting forward.

At this moment, Yuan Lang's brows furrowed tightly; this was unlike the iron-clamp worms he had seen before—the ones in the deserted village were neither that large nor that fast.

Suddenly, Yuan Lang felt his heart tighten sharply, a chilling sense of danger coming from behind.

He didn't have time to look back; his body darted aside like a snake, and at that moment he saw a gleaming dark pincer, as long as a beastman warrior's body, shoot through the spot he had just vacated.

The attack of this giant iron-clamp worm came silently and swiftly; by the time Yuan Lang made out its appearance, it had already swung its pincer again, stabbing toward the beastman warrior carrying Teng Qian.

He was startled, and almost instinctively flung the bundle on his back toward a nearby beastfolk; the huge impact knocked the beastfolk to the ground.

'Dodge quickly!'

While letting out a low roar, Yuan Lang drew the wooden spear from his back and threw it at the iron-clamp worm whose body seemed wrapped in metal.

Sensing the incoming spear's force, the iron-clamp worm, which had been attacking the beastfolk's large pincers, turned to clamp the spear instead.

The wooden spear, about as thick as a beastfolk's wrist, was snapped in two without making a sound.

That sight made the surrounding beastfolk instantly think of the feeling when they pinch off tender wild vegetables with their fingers.

Because of Yuan Lang's two obstructions, Teng Qian and the two beastfolk carrying him finally moved out of the iron-clamp worm's attack range.

Only then did the beastfolk see that this giant iron-clamp worm was as large as the cave where they dwell.

'This... this is too big!'

'The sharpness of those pincers can compare to our claws.'

The beastfolk involuntarily turned to look at Teng Qian, who still had an iron-clamp worm hanging from his buttocks, and suddenly felt he was fortunate.

Fortunately, the one attacking him was only an arm-long iron-clamp worm; if it were this huge fellow before us...

Let alone his buttocks; Teng Qian would probably already have been split in two.

Yuan Lang stared at the wooden spear that the iron-clamp worm had instantly snapped in half, his heart shocked.

The material for this wooden spear was made from a tree trunk he had selected in the valley, so tough that even the Shun Yuan Leader couldn't break it by striking.

It had been broken by a huge ferocious beast that had previously trampled two beasts into serious injury.

Rubbing his still slightly aching fingernails, his wariness of the iron-clamp worm deepened.

The iron-clamp worm ahead raised its two huge pincers and let out a silent hiss.

The next moment, that huge pincer instantly appeared before Yuan Lang, its dark pincer icy and filled with killing intent.

Yuan Lang's body suddenly leaned back; in the instant he fell, he clearly saw a strand of white hair drifting down around him—it was his hair.

If his reaction had been even a second slower, what had just been cut would not have been his hair but his head.

'You go first; I'll hold this iron-clamp worm here for a while, then regroup with you.'

Because of the earlier hunt of ferocious beasts, besides Teng Qian whose buttocks were clamped by the iron-clamp worm, the team still had many wounded beastman warriors.

Their reactions were far less nimble than when their bodies were unharmed, making them extremely vulnerable to such a ferocious iron-clamp worm.

'We'll stay to help; it's too dangerous for the boss alone.'

'I alone can easily escape; we still have many wounded companions, and leaving them behind would be more dangerous.'

Seeing them still hesitant, he frowned and barked: 'Hurry up and go!'

Tengkun turned, hoisted a beastfolk onto his back, pursed his lips, and said in a low voice: 'Let's go!'