Chapter 702: Tense Atmosphere

The Sea Snake Great Shaman tightly closed his eyes, silently murmuring in his heart, "This is the chieftain we chose; we cannot kill him, we must endure."

"As the tribe chieftain, you are supposed to manage the tribe's affairs; the beastfolk disappearing is clearly a problem—just let the stronger beastfolk of the tribe lead a team to go."

The meaning of the Sea Snake Great Shaman is already clear: the tribe chieftain cannot recklessly go into danger.

But the simple-minded Sea Snake Chieftain did not grasp his Great Shaman's good intentions; he merely nodded unwillingly: "Fine, then I'll go make arrangements."

After seeing the Great Shaman wave his hand with a vexed expression to indicate he should leave, he then slowly retreated from the Sea Snake Great Shaman's tent.

Outside the tent, the young beastman who had been waiting a long time saw his father come out and hurriedly went up to him: "Father, is this about the beastfolk of the various tribes going missing?"

The Sea Snake Chieftain startled at the words, then looked resentfully at his son: "You didn't even tell me about this, causing me to be scolded by the Great Shaman in front of all the subordinate tribe chieftains and shamans."

A fleeting gloom crossed the young beastman's eyes, then a bitter smile appeared on his face: "Father, you forgot I went out hunting today and just returned to the tribe?"

The Sea Snake Chieftain startled, then realized: today it was his son who led the hunting party out to hunt.

Feeling somewhat guilty, he rubbed his nose, then let out a deep sigh: "Son, do you think the Great Shaman wants to remove me as chieftain?"

He felt that the Great Shaman was dissatisfied with whatever he did.

The young beastman walked beside his father and whispered: "Father, don't overthink it; you are the strongest beastman warrior of the Sea Snake Tribe, this chieftain's position should be yours, and all our tribespeople support you."

The Great Shaman scolded you because he hopes you will do better; look at the other beastfolk in the tribe—they don't even get a chance to see the Great Shaman."

Upon seeing the Sea Snake Chieftain comforted by his son in this way, he instantly felt his status among the Sea Snake Great Shaman and the Sea Snake Tribe was of utmost importance.

The back that had been somewhat hunched from being scolded by the Sea Snake Great Shaman instantly straightened, and the whole person seemed as if injected with chicken blood.

He looked at his son beside him with an expression of praise: "Indeed, among your brothers, you are the one who understands Father's heart best; keep improving your strength, and when Father grows old, I will fully support you for the Sea Snake Tribe chieftain's position."

The young beastman's eyes flickered, yet he still looked at the Sea Snake Chieftain with reverence: "In my heart, Father is the eternal chieftain of the Sea Snake Tribe; I am willing to always help Father, making our Sea Snake Tribe ever stronger."

The young beastman's words hit the Sea Snake Chieftain right in the heart, giving the just-wilted Sea Snake Chieftain who had walked out of the Sea Snake Great Shaman's tent a shot of adrenaline.

"Alright, hurry back to your dwelling; I'll go arrange the patrol matters, and later I'll go to your A Mu's place to eat together with you."

The Sea Snake Chieftain values this son, but that does not mean he favors the female who bore him this son.

As the chieftain of a super tribe, he has many, many women and many, many offspring.

But among the many offspring, this one beside him is the smartest, strongest, and most favored by him.

Therefore, he is also willing to give some affection to the female who bore this son.

After respectfully seeing the Sea Snake Chieftain off, the young beastman's bowed waist gradually straightened.

His eyes, which usually bore a bright smile, were now dark and gloomy, and the smile at the corners of his lips carried a hint of chill.

"My dear Father, you must definitely stay in the tribe and not go out recklessly."

He said that, gave a light laugh, turned, and walked toward his own dwelling.

Besides the few high-status individuals in the tribe who can live in tents, the majority of the sea tribe's people still reside in caves.

However, since the Sea Snake Chieftain said he would come here to eat, they needed to erect a simple canopy on the ground outside the caves.

A somewhat rugged-looking female half-beast warrior saw her offspring and was somewhat surprised: "Why are you coming back at this time? Don't you need to share the food?"

Upon seeing his A Mu, the young beastman's eyes instantly softened: "I just met Father and had a few words."

"The food has already been handed over to other tribespeople to divide; Father said he would come tonight to eat at our place, so I returned to prepare it together with you."

"You've been going out a lot lately; I remember those days weren't your hunting days—do you have a female you like?"

A somewhat timid voice sounded in his ears; the young beastman, who was tidying up the beast pelts for the canopy, paused his motion briefly, his eyes darkening for an instant, then he chuckled lightly: "I went out training with my brothers; I want to become stronger, to obtain more Beast God Stone Tablets at next year's trade fair."

The female felt relieved as she stroked her offspring's head: "When training, be careful; don't go to very dangerous places, A Mu will worry."

The young beastman obediently nodded: "Don't worry, I know."

At dinner time, the Sea Snake Chieftain arrived, exhausted, appearing in the young beastman's simple canopy.

Upon seeing the beastman approach, the female greeted him with a delighted face; after ensuring he sat down steadily, she then went to prepare the remaining food with a full smile.

As the young beastman was about to go help, the Sea Snake Chieftain casually waved his hand: "Come sit with Father for a while; let A Mu handle the food, we'll just chat."

He glanced at his A Mu happily working, let out a light sigh, and sat beside the Sea Snake Chieftain.

"The Great Shaman was right; I oversimplified things. I sent out a patrol squad today, but only half of them returned."

"After leaving the tribe, they split up to search, agreeing to meet at a region not far from the tribe, but when it was time to return to the tribe, only one squad came back."

The young beastman frowned: "You mean those beastfolk of our tribe are also missing?"

The Sea Snake Chieftain scratched his head, somewhat irritably grabbing at his hair.

"If I discover the monster that devoured the beastman warriors, I will definitely punch it, letting it know the might of the Sea Snake Chieftain."

Just like the Sea Snake Tribe, the Sea Eel Tribe also failed to find the previously missing Spiny Tail Shrimp Tribe beastman warriors.

Even during their search, other subordinate tribes also experienced beastfolk disappearances.

And after this beastfolk disappearance incident also occurred in several super tribes of the sea, the entire Bai Sha Yan Hai finally fell into a tense atmosphere.

The beastfolk, aside from hunting near the tribe's station, are basically not allowed to go out.