Chapter 362: then translation of chapter title

"Yuan Lang, the forest is on fire!" Wu Yue murmured.

The Beastman Warrior stroked the back of her head, pressed her face against his chest, and his low voice seemed to come from his chest cavity: "Mm, be good, we'll escape."

His voice was very urgent, but Wu Yue knew she was comforting herself.

Although she wasn't exactly a top student in her previous life, when faced with such a huge fire she still knew how to save herself as much as possible.

Tongzi, find a direction suitable for building a firebreak.

At such a critical moment for the beastfolk's fate, Tongzi naturally wouldn't lag behind; he quickly activated the scan function and instantly determined the position.

Host, there's a large open area to the front‑left with few trees; a big grassland would be perfect for a firebreak. Now the fire is small, if the beastfolk move quickly we can still save the forest behind.

The other two sides don't need attention—one is a cliff, the other a river; only this side will spread.

Wu Yue hearing this couldn't help but secretly sigh at the beastfolk's good luck; they happened to choose the direction that the fire would chase.

Awesome!

It was rare to praise Tongzi, but Wu Yue's voice rang out in this tense, desperate night: "All Beastman Warriors, advance to the front‑left, enter the grassland and immediately sweep sideways to clear anything flammable; hurry, we can still rescue the forest behind."

As Wu Yue's words fell, all the Snow Tiger Tribe Beastman Warriors instantly changed direction and sprinted toward the front‑left.

The Black Wolf Tribe and the Eagle Tribe followed without a word.

Only the Mad Lion Tribe hesitated a moment, but seeing the other two tribes follow, they also went along with the flow.

But to the Beastman Warriors' surprise, not far from the forest edge there really was a very wide grassland.

An Eagle Tribe Beastman Warrior swooped down, his sharp claws quickly flipping a patch of turf to reveal the dark brown soil beneath.

The Snow Tiger Tribe Beastman Warriors all shifted into beast form, and with a sweep of their massive paws they sent grass flying.

Watching the frenzied beasts slash with their claws, Wu Yue finally understood Tongzi's earlier remark: if they moved quickly, they could still save the forest behind.

Good grief, that one swipe ruined at least two square meters of grassland.

Perhaps growing accustomed, the beastfolk formed a long line and began sweeping forward; the crackling of burning trees behind them gradually drew nearer.

Wu Yue could already feel the intense heat of the fire.

Tongzi, is the width enough?

Not enough, make it wider.

Not enough, which means the fire could still spread with this width, but...

The scorching flames behind her had already made her hair start to curl.

Wu Yue gritted her teeth: "Warriors, use the Beast God's power to clear this last patch of grass, and we'll succeed."

The Beastman Warriors naturally also felt the scorching heat of the forest fire behind them; the roarers in unison channeled the Beast God's power within, clearing the final patch of turf.

Before they could even rejoice, the forest fire behind them surged forward with an intense wave of heat.

Yuan Lang tightly held Wu Yue in his arms, pushed off the ground with his feet, and lunged outward.

The fire behind them seemed to emit an unwilling roar, then slowly devoured the remaining trees it could consume.

The surviving Beastman Warriors of the four tribes stared at the fire that had turned half the sky red beyond the grassland, each swallowing nervously.

Then their gazes all converged on the frail little female held in the Beastman's arms.

Wu Yue of the Snow Tiger Tribe—this name was deeply etched into the heart of every Beastman Warrior present from the four tribes.

"Yue, you're amazing!" the Snow Tiger Tribe Beastman Warriors jumped up from the ground, surrounding Yuan Lang and chattering excitedly.

It's no wonder the Beastman Warriors are excited; each time they set out to drive away the fire‑ball beasts, they go with the resolve that they might lose their lives.

Just like this time, the Beastman Warriors had carefully picked up all the dung, yet a fire‑ball beast that had been missed defecated elsewhere, sparking the blaze.

This fire likely had already ignited during the day, but far away.

By the time the Beastman Warriors noticed, there was no way to extinguish it in time; they could only flee.

But this time it was fortunate that Wu Yue and Tongzi were here; they could escape to safety.

In the past, when Beastman Warriors faced such a situation, only the Eagle Tribe Beastman Warriors might survive; the others faced only death.

Beyond the firebreak, the fire consumed everything it could, after which its intensity gradually began to wane.

Here the Beastman Warriors could already see many animal carcasses.

If they hadn't escaped, they would have become part of those corpses.

After the cheers, looking at the expanse of ash opposite, the Beastman Warriors' hearts again filled with lingering fear.

"Ow, I don't know if I overdid the Beast God's power earlier, but my legs feel weak."

A Black Wolf Tribe Beastman Warrior plopped onto the ground behind him, giving a dry laugh as he explained his earlier big‑butt moment.

But...

Leg‑weakness No. 1 has appeared; will Leg‑weakness No. 2 be far behind?

Sure enough, the surrounding Beastman Warriors were inspired by this Black Wolf Tribe warrior, seemingly awakening a leg‑weakness constitution, each sitting on the ground to rest.

Exactly, we've run so far and overdrawn our Beast God's power; we really need to rest properly.

Come on, brother, let me knead your shoulders.

"Ow, thanks, thanks, come on, let me rub your legs."

Seeing the Beastman Warriors' hypocritical act, Wu Yue couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Yuan Lang set her down, but his tall, straight stature suddenly toppled toward her.

Wu Yue quickly reached out to embrace the Beastman's waist: "What's wrong? Are your legs weak too?"

While speaking she didn't forget to pinch his lean waist twice, tsk tsk, the feel is really great!

"How's the feel?" a low voice sounded in her ear.

Wu Yue didn't hesitate before praising: "Fantastic!"

Only after speaking did she realize her behavior was a bit like taking advantage.

But then Yuan Lang's low chuckle reached her ears: "Mm, my legs are weak; trouble you, little female, to lend me a hand."

Wu Yue speechless: Although it looks like I'm supporting your weight, your whole body's weight is only an arm on my shoulder, what weight am I bearing?

After resting a moment, the beasts' spirits finally relaxed completely, Wu Yue then bandaged the wounds of several Beastman Warriors of our tribe, and only then did she wrap herself in the carcinogenic dear's Beastfolk bao guo, leaning against a big tree and entering dreamland.

After the Beastman Warriors agreed on the rotation guard duty, they also hurried to rest.

Even though they experienced such a dangerous situation today, their task of driving away the fireball beasts is not yet completed; as long as the fireball beasts roam the Polar Forest for a day, today's danger will persist for a day.

The next day, when Wu Yue woke up, she was already in Yuan Lang's arms.

"Where are we going?" she asked, rubbing her eyes in a daze.

Yuan Lang chuckled lightly: "We're going back to look for the traces of those fireball beasts we missed yesterday; we've decided to quickly drive them deep into the Polar Forest, letting them continue to wander in the forest, which is too dangerous."

Wu Yue pursed her lips upon hearing this; indeed, these fireball beasts are indeed a source of danger.

But...

She poked her head out to look around: "Where are the Beastman Warriors of the other three tribes?"

"Going to look for those fireball beasts we followed yesterday."

Wu Yue's eyes lit up upon hearing this, so now our Snow Tiger Tribe is acting alone, right?

Seeing her eyes sparkling, Yuan Lang's lips curled in a good mood: "Mm, we're acting alone; here only our tribe's Beastman Warriors are present."

"Only us, Yue, now we can freely pick up fireball beast dung, hehe."

With only our tribe's Beastman Warriors, everyone became noticeably more lively.

Following the traces of the fire all the way, we finally found three fireball beast cubs in a small canyon.

That's right, they are cubs, but these cubs seem to have fallen from a great height, each cub's leg injured.

The three little ones huddled together, lowing pitifully.

Not far from them, a clearly burned patch could be seen.

There were also some bloodstains on the surrounding stones; it was obvious that yesterday's fire was caused by these three little guys.

But they were quite smart, dragging their injured legs to a place without vegetation.

But they were also stuck here and couldn't get out.

If it weren't for them coming to look for us today, I believe these little guys would have only waited here to die.

Wu Yue stepped forward, reached out and touched the head of one of the fireball beast cubs; the little guy seemed to feel her kindness and let out a soft low.

Wu Yue's eyes grew brighter: "Really obedient, hehe."

After feeding the three little fireball beasts some fresh fruit, Wu Yue looked at the surrounding tribespeople and said: "How about we bring these three fireball beasts back to the tribe?"

Upon hearing this, the Beastman Warriors felt their jaws almost drop to the ground, each looking at Wu Yue in disbelief: "These are fireball beasts; bringing them back to the tribe would be too dangerous."

They are only three little cubs, their food is just the grass commonly found outside; if we just bring them back to the tribe and assign dedicated Beastman Warriors to look after them, we will collect fireball beast dung every day.

Upon hearing this, the Beastman Warriors' eyes lit up instantly.

Yuan Lang also nodded in agreement: "As long as dedicated Beastman Warriors guard them, putting them in a pen at night poses no problem."

Having said that, he directly called out four Beastman Warriors: "You four take these three fireball beast cubs back to the tribe, inform the Shaman and the chieftain about the fireball beast dung matter, and then carefully guard these three fireball beasts in the tribe."

The four Beastman Warriors looked at each other: "Yuan Lang, if we go back, you'll be short many people; that's too dangerous."

"After seeing you off for a stretch, we'll go back to find the Beastman Warriors of the other three tribes; when all four tribes are together, it will be much safer."

Wu Yue nodded: "Just listen to Yuan Lang; these three fireball beasts are very important to us, we must definitely bring them back to the tribe."

Being entrusted like this, the four Beastman Warriors instantly felt a heavy responsibility.

All the way, we escorted them to the edge of the two tribes' territories; watching them step onto the Snow Tiger Tribe's land, Yuan Lang then led the remaining people toward the place where they had set up tents before the fire.

Perhaps knowing that Yuan Lang and his group would come over, the Beastman Warriors of the three tribes left obvious scent traces along the way.

Following the scent, we finally met up with the Beastman Warriors of the other three tribes at the edge of the deep forest.

Seeing that the Snow Tiger Tribe's Beastman Warriors were missing a few, the Beastman Warriors of the three tribes felt a jolt in their hearts.

"Did you encounter danger on the way?"

Yuan Lang nodded solemnly: "We encountered a saber-toothed pig ferocious beast squad; two tribespeople were injured, so we sent two tribespeople to escort them back."

"We're about to enter the deep forest; bringing them along would be too inconvenient."

Although the Beastman Warriors were doubtful, they said nothing, after all their lives had been saved by the other tribe's Shaman Disciple.

The fireball beasts they had previously driven away were now calmly chewing dry grass ahead.

The fireball beasts now are not as smooth-furred as before the fire; many have scorch marks on their fur.

From afar, they actually look somewhat like red cattle in gait.

"How long do we have to follow them?"

He turned his head to look at Yuan Lang beside him and said.

"Follow them to the Cold River; once we cross the Cold River, we can go back."

Cold River...

During the previous hunt, they had never heard of the Cold River, indicating it lies even deeper.

"Is it in the middle of the forest?"

Yuan Lang pressed his lips and nodded: "This is the second dangerous place; especially this year, the ferocious beasts' living areas have shifted outward, so we are likely to encounter high-level ferocious beasts in the middle."

Wu Yue's little face instantly fell: "Will we have to drive away fireball beasts like this every year?"

Seeing her little face all scrunched up like a steamed bun, Yuan Lang couldn't help laughing: "Naturally, every rainy season, the ferocious beasts living in low-lying areas must go elsewhere to avoid the flood."

"The place where these fireball beasts live is exactly a low-lying area."

"Great flood, great flood, you truly harm the beasts deeply."

Perhaps because they all experienced life and death together last time, the Beastman Warriors of the four tribes have become much closer.

In the evening, everyone sat together eating food, discussing the upcoming trade fair.

As for the trade fair, naturally everyone is most curious about the tribes outside the forest, and regarding this, those with speaking rights are precisely the Beastman Warriors of the Flying Eagle Tribe.

A Flying Eagle Tribe Beastman Warrior was surrounded in the middle by three Beastman Warriors from the tribes, saying the information he knew.

「Those coming from the Scorpion Tribe should still be those few people, but our shaman said we must definitely check whether that hateful poison shaman will disguise as someone else and sneak in to cause harm。」

「Because they caused our tribe to lose so many young offspring, after catching him we must make him look bad。」