Chapter 271: Discovery

However, Yin glanced at them, only let out a cold laugh and said:

"Just wait, they won't have any good days."

The ferocious beast carcasses, combined with this heat, are merely waiting for the right moment; she could cause a massive collapse of the Tribe's Beastmen.

She could only know this because of the Tribe she once lived in; everyone had painstakingly seized a few carcasses of beasts that had been gnawed by other ferocious beasts, and cheerfully brought them back to the Tribe.

As a result, the journey delayed them a few days, and by the time they returned, those carcasses had rotted more than half away; yet as long as there was food, all Beastmen still devoutly used the still‑fresh portions of those carcasses as offerings to pray to the Beast God.

When it came time to distribute food in the afternoon, someone in the Tribe fell ill.

At first everyone thought it was an accident, but within two days, nearly half of the Tribe's Beastmen had collapsed.

The Tribe's Witch Doctor hadn't considered that the fever spreading through the Tribe was caused by the people eating rotting flesh; after all, they had survived for so many years, how could a problem arise only today?

Later, when a passing nomadic Tribe rescued the few remaining Beastmen, including Yin, Yin learned that eating rotting flesh might be harmful to Beastmen, but the crucial point was that the carcasses they had brought back were in such terrible decay that they attracted things that should not have come, and because no one paid attention, the whole Tribe was wiped out.

Thus, having once tasted that pain, Yin was inspired by the incident and decided to make the Silver Eagle Tribe's Beastmen experience this inexplicable fate, forcing them to watch helplessly as their close Beastmen around them die.

Otherwise, only Yin would remember that feeling, and the Beast God would be far too unfair.

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With Yun Li's sprinkling medicine, the Beastmen at the foot of the mountain—whether it was a hallucination or not—found that after a night, the nauseating odor had faded considerably, and even the corpse mountain seemed much lower.

The sight of countless insects and ants intermittently emerging from the corpse mountain was truly indescribably disgusting.

"When ferocious beasts or those outsider Beastmen arrive later, toss a torch toward the places with corpse oil."

Early in the morning, Leng Xiao didn't know what he was angry about, his face dark as he led and admonished each Beastman guarding or rotating the defense at the foot of the mountain.

A Beastman, completely clueless about his order, asked directly, "Just toss a torch and expect it to burn? Should we bring some dry leaves and firewood, so we can burn those corpses cleanly, and spare your females from having to stay here with a few Witch Doctors brewing medicine all night?"

"Just now Yun Li Adult gave the instructions; someone has already gone to fetch them, so we'll do as Leng Xiao says."

Before Leng Xiao could answer, another Beastman began to explain.

However, the dry leaves and twigs that Yun Li had ordered to be found weren't just randomly picked, and they were few in number, leaving the Beastmen staring in bewilderment.

Yet from afar a faint roar of ferocious beasts came, and as the Beastman returning from the aerial patrol reported, more than ten ferocious beasts charged straight ahead.

Therefore the Beastmen couldn't bother considering what Yun Li's items might be for; they all looked outward from the corpse mountain with a wary and tense expression, fearing that today, like yesterday, dozens of ferocious beasts would arrive, along with a sizable number of outsider Beastmen and their Beast Slaves.

Although they managed yesterday's situation, if they had to fight like this every day, they didn't know how long it would last, and the Beastmen couldn't help but feel their hearts race.

"The number of ferocious beasts today isn't large; a few of you come with me and we'll deal with them."

Probably after observing for a while, seeing that aside from the ten‑plus ferocious beasts drawn by those two Beast Slaves there were no other abnormalities, a Patrol Team captain immediately leapt forward.

Immediately he shifted back into beast form and rushed outward from the corpse mountain; seeing this, the other Eagle Beastmen also transformed back into beast form and pursued.

Before long, sharp, resonant eagle cries filled the entire battlefield.

Eliminating a dozen ferocious beasts isn't difficult for the Silver Eagle Tribe's Beastmen, but they're rather impatient; every so often two Beast Slaves bring in more beasts, which makes everyone frown.

Yun Li, who had only managed a brief nap on her Beast Husband after a night of busy work, was woken by the commotion; seeing ferocious beasts arriving yet so many Beastmen gathered together, she wondered what they were discussing.

She rubbed her throbbing temples, walked over, and asked, "The ferocious beasts have come? Is today's situation bad?"

"No, it's just a bit odd, making everyone uneasy."

Mu Qing's remark instantly made Yun Li look toward the outside of the corpse mountain, "Their attack isn't very fierce today?"

Compared with yesterday's onslaught, it could be called a minor skirmish.

Could they be doing this on purpose to let them lower their guard?

"Hmm, that's why it feels strange."

Leng Xiu watched the scene, his eyes deepening slightly, his thoughts unknown.

"If it's just a few ferocious beasts, just light a torch with bitter vines and corpse oil; seeing the fire, those beasts might automatically avoid it."

Ferocious beast corpse oil can burn, but not for long, and it emits a strange odor; when combined with bitter vines, it produces a faint gunpowder smell that can also mask some of the rotting stench.

However, after she said that, even though Mu Qing led people to do it, the Eagle Beastmen circling overhead, periodically swooping down to strike the ferocious beasts, clearly had no intention of descending.

Because, compared to burning corpses to make the beasts wary of fire, they preferred to simply kill those ferocious beasts outright, since they certainly have the ability.

Yun Li saw this but said little; she stayed at the foot of the mountain a while longer, personally witnessed them lighting bitter vines with corpse oil, and after a short time each of them seemed to show a slightly relaxed expression.

It seems the remaining matters can now be left to rest.

Before leaving, Yun Li glanced again at the situation outside the corpse mountain, and a strange thought rose in her mind—was this a war of attrition?

She thought that after yesterday's fierce assault failed, they changed tactics, but does this kind of war of attrition really have meaning?

Yet with so many Beastmen guarding the foot of the mountain, they would also take turns resting, wouldn't they?

Unable to understand what those outsider Beastmen were thinking, Yun Li frowned and returned to the mountain.

For two consecutive days, it was the same situation.

Only on the second afternoon and the third day were there no longer ten‑plus ferocious beasts brought by Beast Slaves, but rather a few beasts that were driven away.

Anyone could see that the outsider Beastmen were down to just a few Beastmen.

So Leng Xiu entertained the idea of scouting the true situation of those outsider Beastmen, but Mu Qing blocked him.

"If anyone goes, let it be me; I'm stronger, and if any unexpected situation arises I can retreat in time."

"No need."

But Leng Xiu refused, "I'll go, you're a Blue Rank Beastman and should stay here to hold the post."

The Tribe now has only two mobile Blue Rank Beastmen; they can't afford to have anything happen to them.