Chapter 577: What happened?

In the dark forest, the atmosphere was oppressive yet tranquil; the hiding Laman and his companions could even hear the sound of insects crawling among the withered leaves nearby.

"Creak... creak..."

The resistance sound from the squeezed leaves made everyone's scalp tighten instantly—who was it?

"Come out, all of you."

A familiar, indifferent voice rang out in the forest; everyone exhaled in relief, then leapt agilely from their hiding place.

"Sir, you're back? Are there any other Half-Beast Warriors here?"

Hearing Laman's question, Yuan Lang shook his head: "There are no other Half-Beast Warriors."

Everyone exhaled together, and the pressure in their hearts dissipated considerably.

Only with the Half-Beast Warriors that Laman had scouted earlier did we have, on our side, one Half-Beast Warrior plus one Beastman Warrior, which posed no problem at all.

"But the Beastman Warrior has already been dealt with; we're preparing to charge in and retrieve the items."

Having said that, Yuan Lang leapt onto a large tree and looked toward the crack in the darkness where firelight still flickered.

Leaving behind several people whose faces were twisted between joy and fear, they almost couldn't catch their breath.

"Since there's a Beastman Warrior present, should we still attack or not?"

"Nonsense—just now you said the Sir would go over later to retrieve the items, didn't you?"

"Then... that hidden Beastman Warrior..."

Laman, who had just come to his senses, slapped the nearby male's head in disdain: "Since Sir Yuan Lang said we'd set out later to retrieve the items, that means the hidden Beastman Warrior has already been dealt with—what are you worrying about for nothing?"

Upon hearing that, everyone was stunned for a moment, then they realized and gave a hesitant, dry hehe laugh.

The members of the Wu Ke Tribe in the crack were heartily eating fresh food.

"The Beastman Warrior of the Huo Teng Tribe is truly powerful—such a huge prey was killed with just a single punch, and it's even come cheap for us, hehe."

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"I haven't been able to enjoy a fresh meal like this, letting loose, in a long time."

"It would be great if we could become members of the Huo Teng Tribe; ever since the shaman went to serve the Beast God, the chieftain's temper has gotten worse and worse, often ordering us to attack neighboring tribes and capture Half-Beasts."

"Around our tribe, aside from those stick-like pure humans, there's no decent tribe left to look at."

"Furthermore, the chieftain has no intention whatsoever of going to the Snow Moon Tribe to rescue our captured kin."

"What rescue, what rescue—our tribe's shamans are all... but the Snow Moon Tribe's shaman is still around; it's best not to go, I haven't lived enough yet."

The two chattered on about tribal affairs, while glancing at the males nearby snatching up the bones they'd thrown away; they felt extremely pleased, wishing every day could be as wonderful as this.

"Boom!"

The powerful Beastfolk aura instantly spread through the crack; the first to be affected were the two Half-Beast Warriors, whose bodies went limp and collapsed to the ground before they could even swallow the food in their mouths.

The food, rejected and clumped in their mouths, fell out, got covered in dirt, and its original color could no longer be seen.

"What happened? What exactly is wrong?"

After a moment, the two Half-Beast Warriors dazed by the aura finally regained their senses.

The two, feeling weak in body, thought they had become useless beasts.

Just then, the startled cries of the surrounding tribespeople reached them; the two felt a sudden tightness at the back of their necks, and were directly lifted up by someone.

"Ugh..."

The terror of being unable to breathe made them involuntarily struggle.