Chapter 261: Second Chapter 261: Fury

"So fierce!"

Yun Ya accurately grasped his younger brother's head, then looked up and saw mother staring at him.

He instinctively showed an innocent expression toward Yun Li, but his hand did not release his brother.

Yun Li didn't tell him to let go, just reached out and pinched his face, saying, "You can only play with him while he's still small; if you wait until he grows up, this hand of yours will truly get bitten."

Yun Ya, unconcerned, replied, "It's fine; when he grows up, I won't play with him anymore."

After he grows up, there will be more things to play with; if the younger brother isn't fun, then he's just not fun.

Yun Li laughed, "Then do you want to take the younger brother over now?"

Not sure if he understood mother's words, the Old Eight still in Yun Ya's hand suddenly thrashed violently, and the Old Seven beside it also lunged to bite Yun Ya.

Seeing this, Yun Li was about to reach out to grab the two snake hatchlings, but Old Nine suddenly turned and bit Old Seven.

"Old Nine?!"

Yun Li was so startled that she let Old Eight fall through the air, but the height wasn't enough to hurt him; she glanced sideways to see Old Eight dart quickly toward the house, and her attention swiftly shifted to Old Seven and Old Nine.

Old Nine bit Old Seven once, clearly enraging Old Seven, who seemed ready to strike back, but Old Five moved at that moment, giving Old Seven pause, so he hesitated to bite.

"Mother, I'll go check on the younger brother."

Yun Ya saw the younger brother about to fight another sister and felt it was not good, so immediately wanted to get away from here.

But Yun Li called out, "No need, do mother a favor and bring Old Nine over."

Otherwise, if she successfully provokes Old Seven, these two hatchlings will end up fighting on her.

Yun Ya wasn't keen on taking the now aggressive Old Nine; after all, the two younger brothers would bite him when provoked but not inject poison, whereas this sister, merely disturbed from her fighting mood, could both bite and inject poison.

The older brother once had his hand bitten by the sister while mediating, and father gave an antidote pill to the brother in time; otherwise mother would have discovered his injury long ago.

Seeing his hesitation, Yun Li simply reached out to grab Old Nine herself; Old Nine reflexively tried to turn back, but was abruptly stopped halfway.

However, at this moment Old Seven stuck its head out, lunged to bite the sister, but the next instant Yun Li's other hand clamped its grown mouth.

"Pull your mouth back, or don't blame me for starving you for two meals."

Yun Li said this while releasing Old Seven's mouth, turned to see Old Nine stirring again; she was speechless again, winding him around her arm like a rope, and finally Old Nine, worn out, lost his temper and returned to his previous lazy demeanor.

"I didn't expect you to be the most unmanageable among the snake hatchlings."

Yun Li scratched Old Seven's chin, then scratched Old Nine as well.

Old Nine, as if not understanding her words, turned its head away, leaned on her shoulder and seemed to drift into sleep.

The temperature of mother's body wasn't actually liked by the snake hatchlings, but because she was their mother, even though her warmth wasn't suitable for them, they still tolerated it.

Old Seven also calmed down again; Old Five stared at Yun Ya for a while, then the half of Yun Li that occupied the other shoulder leaned toward Yun Ya, though not in an attacking posture.

Yun Ya naturally extended a hand and took the snake hatchling sister, whose weight and size far exceeded the other younger brothers and sisters.

"Let's go inside and see what they're doing now."

After stopping the hatchlings' fight, Yun Li led Yun Ya and the other hatchlings into the house.

…

Meanwhile, while Yun Li's side enjoyed peaceful days, over a hundred kilometers from the Silver Eagle Tribe, in a clearing within a forest, the most brutal slaughter was taking place.

One by one, barely clothed, scarred beasts were thrown into the center, where two beasts unhesitatingly pierced their hearts with stone spears.

Then, one by one, wolf or bear beast bodies appeared in place, and the surrounding beasts, accustomed to the scene, walked over to drag the corpses away, intending to dissect them and hang the meat on the bonfire.

Not far away, the emaciated beasts cornered in a nook smelled the bloodied air and felt a surge of despair and deep resentment rise in their hearts.

"What do we do? Will it be our turn next time?"

A beast, full of terror, whispered into the ears of the nearby beasts.

It's terrifying; since they fell into these beasts' hands, not a single good day has passed.

Healthy females are no longer seen as prized by these beasts, but as objects for instant gratification and wanton insult; the young are either killed or declared to be sent away as Beast Slaves.

As for the males, they are forced daily to hunt ferocious beasts, and upon returning must watch their tribe's females being humiliated, while meekly serving these beasts' food and clothing.

No one knows when such days will end, until they, in a daze, are again driven to become beasts and rush toward a dead‑end path.

The beasts, who had already resigned themselves to hopeless numbness, suddenly seemed to see a savior and plunged headlong into a desperate sprint.

Rather than stay here to suffer, they would rather die at the hands of Silver Eagle Tribe beasts, at least dying without such disgrace.

…

"This is bad, many beasts have suddenly appeared outside the tribe; those wandering beasts can't hold back."

The wandering beasts still lingering near the tribe became a line of defense; the previous few probes by outsider beasts were repelled each time thanks to those wandering beasts' assistance, allowing the tribe to easily crush them.

But now that the wandering beasts' defensive line has broken, the tribe's Patrol Teams are forced, one after another, to rush to the front lines of battle.

Yun Li, left to guard the tribe, doesn't know when people started spending the whole day in the infirmary.

Because the outsider beasts this time came for real, they drove the Beast Slaves to the front, while those behind them mimicked the Silver Eagle Tribe by shooting cold arrows; they were relieved their bows were crudely made, so accuracy wasn't high, but the arrows were poisoned, causing the Patrol Teams to scramble in confusion for a while.

Moreover, the small‑tribe beasts became a major cause of increased casualties in the Patrol Teams; their dying cries and pleas for mercy made the Patrol Team beasts loosen their grip on weapons.

Even if they didn't know each other, knowing the other was once a beast who ended up as a Beast Slave destined for death would inevitably stir something in them.

Night fell, accompanied by a heavy scent of blood and mournful wails of pain, unlike the daytime's valiant fighting; at night, the eagle‑beasts, their vision impaired, had to tighten the front line to prevent the enemy from breaking through straight to the tribe.

Five days later, Yun Li looked at the infirmary, where the severely wounded patients could no longer be housed, her eyes filled with unrelenting gloom.

She was about to lose control!

That group of unknown lunatics, she will kill them!