Chapter 138: Injured

Clearly the bow and arrows are weapons the Silver Eagle Tribe only began using a few months ago after being inspired by Yun Li, yet no one knows why they suddenly emerged, and even attacked the Tribe's beastmen.

Even though the team has three Qing Rank Beastmen, at this moment only one Qing Rank Beastman could spare a hand to protect Yun Li.

The five arrows came from different directions, and that Qing Rank Beastman, undergoing Half-Beast Transformation, flew into the sky at high speed, but ultimately only knocked away two arrows—one lodged in the Qing Rank Beastman's wing, another was kicked off course by the Qing Rank Beastman in midair—so the final arrow could only be handled by the beastman who was protecting Yun Li up close.

But when the arrow was shot down, it could not be avoided.

Just as Yun Li was enduring the lightness and dizziness from excessive blood loss while reverting to human form, the female beastman protecting her drew the small Bone Knife at her waist and, precisely and ruthlessly, struck the falling arrow tip.

The Bone Knife and the arrow tip emitted a harsh scraping sound in the low air, and ultimately both the Bone Knife and the arrow fell.

"Can you still hold on? The Patrol Team's beastmen will be here soon."

The female beastman helped Yun Li to her feet, and seeing that her face, neck, and hands were all wounded—though she herself was used to being injured—she couldn't help but be startled by Yun Li's wretched condition.

"Hmm."

At first Yun Li's pain made her want to roll, but now the aches were far less than the fear brought on by excessive blood loss.

She even had a fleeting moment of gratitude that the pain kept her conscious now.

"Those arrows just now seemed to come from the southeast..."

"We know, someone has already gone to investigate."

Seeing that Yun Li was like this yet still able to notice these details, a hint of admiration flashed in the female beastman's eyes; had Yun Li been with the Hunting Squad this long without any improvement, she would have been disappointed.

"I just don't know who those beastmen are, daring to show up here and attack us; it seems they don't consider the Silver Eagle Tribe seriously."

Fortunately, in this ambush aside from Yun Li's injury, the other beastmen were only partially poisoned by the arrow toxins; because the poison wasn't deadly and they had taken antidote pills, the poison did affect their movements somewhat but stayed within a manageable range.

Otherwise, the two Qing Rank Beastmen of the Hunting Squad wouldn't have abandoned a dozen unfinished wolves to pursue the arrow-shooting beastmen.

But after finishing off the remaining wolves, they still need to return quickly; otherwise truly encountering some hard-to-handle ferocious beasts would be disastrous.

"Their target must be me."

Yun Li said this with hesitation on her face.

She thought, no wonder her luck was so bad today; it turned out someone behind was targeting her—could it be Ji Chen?

"Regardless of who the target is, you are now a beastman of the Silver Eagle Tribe."

The female beastman didn't care about that; in her view, since Yun Li joined the Silver Eagle Tribe she has always been well-behaved, and even now she hasn't taken a male mate from the Silver Eagle Tribe, but it is a fact that her First Beast Husband Mu Qing went with the Young Master to seize the salt stones for the tribe.

On that alone, the Silver Eagle Tribe cannot shortchange her.

However, someone seemed not to think that way.

Thinking this, the female beastman subconsciously looked in another direction.

The female whose palm was pierced by Yun Li's Bone Knife was tearfully leaning on her suitor, murmuring something softly.

She and Yun Li were some distance away, and faintly she heard a few lines like "I don't know" and "I really didn't"—likely explaining to her suitor that she hadn't caused Yun Li to fall into the wolf pack.

But whether it actually happened or not, aren't we all blind?

If it weren't not the time for settling scores now, everyone would probably run to ask her why she harmed Yun Li.

She harmed Yun Li today; who knows who she'll harm tomorrow. The Hunting Squad often faces danger while hunting, and getting injured is acceptable, but that doesn't mean everyone wants to be beset on all sides during a hunt.

……

The two Qing Rank Beastmen who went to capture the person behind took a long time, so long that the Hunting Squad, led by the sole remaining Qing Rank Beastman, only saw them return when they were nearly back at the Tribe, and both had grim expressions.

"Did they run away?"

Seeing them like that, the Qing Rank Beastman who stayed to protect the Hunting Squad couldn't help but ask.

However, they only shook their heads, "They were wandering beastmen! We killed a few, the others went with a half-beast."

Upon hearing that, the remaining Qing Rank Beastman's face flashed with surprise, "Half-beast?"

"Yes!"

Seeing their confirmation, the remaining Qing Rank Beastman's brows furrowed, and he immediately said, "We also didn't wait for the Patrol Team's beastmen."

Logically, even if the spot where they were ambushed was farther away, precisely because it was far, if the Patrol Team's beastmen were nearby and heard their call for help, they should have rushed over, even if late, and there should have been beastmen arriving.

So something must have gone wrong somewhere.

The three Qing Rank Beastmen exchanged glances, each seeing the other's seriousness in their eyes.

But now is not the time to discuss this; the team not only has Yun Li, who appears severely wounded, but also seven or eight poisoned beastmen—though the poison isn't lethal, after so long their condition still looks poor.

The antidote pills the Hunting Squad brought had little effect on their poison, which further solidified the two returning Qing Rank Beastmen's suspicion.

It must be that the Tribe's beastmen colluded with the wandering beastmen outside!

Back at the Tribe, Leng Xiao, who had rushed to the Tribe's gate upon hearing the news, saw Yun Li drenched in blood and his heart was in his throat.

"A Li! Qu Bo, quickly take a look at A Li!"

Qu Ji was pulled so urgently by Leng Xiao that he almost stumbled.

Fortunately, Leng Xiao still knew he couldn't completely offend the Witch Doctor, otherwise who would treat Yun Li's wounds?

He quickly steadied him, urging Qu Ji to examine Yun Li's injuries.

This wasn't Yun Li's first time returning home injured, but today she was so disheveled she couldn't even speak, which was still a first.

And the Hunting Squad's temporary aid for Yun Li, though effective in stopping the bleeding, was very painful.

Crushed fresh herbs were directly applied as a handful onto the wound; the pain was intense, and when the herbs fell off midway, they had to be reapplied.

Yun Li endured the pain all the way back to the Tribe, eventually becoming numb, her head hazy, and only because the female beastman carrying her kept talking to her did she avoid completely losing consciousness.

"The wounds have been treated promptly, no further bleeding, just look weak; after returning, rest and recover, and you'll be fine.

As for the rest, later I will have A Ai send everything over; then he will tell you how to do it."

Qu Ji took Yun Li's pulse, then asked the female beastman about Yun Li's injury, and quickly gave Leng Xiao an answer.

But obviously these words could not calm Leng Xiao, "A Li is really fine, but why is her face so pale, she can't even speak."