[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-epic-of-caterpillar":3,"chapter-epic-of-caterpillar-epic-of-caterpillar-chapter-120":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Epic of Caterpillar",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1725884,2205,"Chapter 120: Temulun and Qayag Tribe Leaders Perspectives","epic-of-caterpillar-chapter-120",120,"\u003Cp>[Chuluun Temulun Perspective] [Temulun Tribe Leader Perspective] [Day 107-109]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since I became a leader than things have been being pretty annoying…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need to take care of everyone wellbeing, and even hunt for them! What a hassle…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders are also telling me to teach the young?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ain't a teacher ya know…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a pain in the ass…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it's not that bad. Since I was born, I was predestined to become someone great, and here I am, the leader of the Temulun Tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our tribe has the power of our demi-human ancestors, and we can shapeshift into animals and monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pretty awesome skill, isn't it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They call me \\\"gifted\\\" because I can shapeshift up to three times, into three different monsters, but no ordinary monsters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mystical Creatures! And after training for all these years, I can even transform into a Chimera, they say that I can even rival the leader of eh Qayag Tribe… I would like to fight that old man one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to being the strongest of my tribe, I need to be the leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being strong is not just that, it comes with a lot of responsibilities, but I think I'm doing fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the help of the elder and my wife, I think I can handle just fine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well… Everything was fine, just some days ago…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, something strange is happening on the Vast Plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A monster… A demon has arrived, in less than three days, it took the Chakha Tribe and the Khatum Tribe…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This… I've never thought that those two strong tribes, stronger than us, would ever disappear out of the blue like that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is bad, very bad…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know that I am an idiot, so I can't find a way to solve this outside of fighting the demon myself…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the elder and my wife came to a solution… Although we cannot escape from the Vast Plains, as we are no cowards, we will ally with the Qayag Tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, we are the last two biggest tribes left. I hope that the old man of that tribe understands the situation and becomes a little bit more open-minded…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from hunting some more Shadow Mammoths and Orcs, the day was quite peaceful…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, I am worried… I can't stop having this weird feeling… My animal instincts are telling me to be extremely wary…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh… Well, no point worrying, time to eat and then to bed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things didn't go so well, this old man of the Gayag Tribe said that he doesn't want to join a group of weaklings and that he can deal with the demon himself…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a bastard, I want to teach him a lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm gonna beat the crap outta this old man!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ugh… That old man… He's the real demon here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the heck was that?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I was about to win using my Chimera form, the bastard transformed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fight extended quite a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of us fought almost for our lives, the thrill of life and death was exhilarating…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the old man won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, I still left him with some scars and some broken bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which he healed almost automatically with his crazy demon regeneration…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyways, after such a fight, he seems to have taken a liking on me, and ended up accepting our alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That old bastard! No, that old demon is quite simple. I think we are the same, we just resolve things fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Want to join? Fight me and show your strength!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then I showed him all my strength! How's that?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was surprised! Hahaha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't wait to spar more with him, but for now, I want to rest, that old man gave me some strong blows, even my Chimera body couldn't tank all the damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the day, we gathered both tribes on the same place and began defensive preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, our people don't like each other… But we just forced them to get along!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How? We just made them all fight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone sparred with each other until they got to know each other well!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, everyone celebrated the sparring, and we did a big feast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qayag Tribe is full of muscle headed people, and the same could be said for my Tribe, so after fighting, we got along pretty well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't know that our differences could be resolved like this, perhaps, this alliance could become something greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for that, we must defeat that demon! I'm not going to back down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The preparations are all ready, and I have been intensively training my troops to whenever the demon comes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I also sparred some with the Qayag Tribe leader, that old man just keeps getting stronger with each second, he's the real monster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As we were feasting on the day's hunt, something strange happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky suddenly turned pale green, as we were surrounded by a giant magic barrier, something strange, resembling an arch or a sphere of some sort…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I could regroup with my people, everyone began to die out of nowhere…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sliced in pieces, smashed into minced meat, destroyed into ashes…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisible creatures were attacking us and even when some people tried to run away, this strange magic structure stopped them…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's the demon…! He has come!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was too sudden, we never sensed him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could my enhanced animal senses don't feel anything at all?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shit! Shit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need to protect my people! The elder! My wife!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where are they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly transformed myself into my White Tiger form and rushed through the chaos, looking for my beloved ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as much as I tried to look for their scent, it was all blocked by the horrible smell of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a giant blow came to my way and using my senses, I managed to dodge just in time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was that? It came from nowhere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to look for the invisible enemy, but I couldn't even sense their presence or smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a strange being descended from the skies and showed itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revealing its figure, and the power it exuded… It was the demon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was a woman! A beautiful and almost charming woman, pale white skin, scarlet eyes and purple hair… And a figure akin to a goddess of beauty!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she wasn't a human. Those gigantic horns, that deadly aura, those giant butterfly wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was surely the one behind all of this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed to confront her, and kill her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fought for my people, for everyone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using every technique taught to me, I gave it my all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I used everything… Even after transforming into a Chimera…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn't able to damage her…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was… Overwhelmingly powerful…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An entity… Beyond my strength… No, beyond everything…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several minutes of sparring, my body couldn't handle it anymore, and against my own will, it collapsed on the ground…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, the woman looked at me with those eyes…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indifference…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is not a warrior…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She doesn't have the spirit of a fighter either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is something beyond what I have believed my whole life… Someone stronger than me, but that at the same time is not a warrior or a fighter form heart…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A monster…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A demon…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last thing I saw was her sword, cutting my head off as I lost consciousness…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, this is death… At last, I fought bravely, as a true warrior\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I die, with no regrets…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, I hope that one day… I can encounter with my wife once again…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ukilen Qayag Perspective] [Qayag Tribe Perspective] [Days 107-109]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph. It seems that the Chakha Tribe and the Khatum Tribe have met their end to an unknown demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be expected from the weak, to die so suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing to do about it, they were too weak, that's all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weak die, the strong survives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And we will survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My people are strong, stronger than anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We will survive for sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For that, I train them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To become even stronger than yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For that, I taught them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To hunt better than yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To learn how to fight better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To know when to run, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the strong, needs to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the one who survives at the end is the strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we can't beat the demon, we run, then train, then come back, and kill it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's simple. That's how nature and life are, simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We do what we need, we survive, and so we go like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, my children taught my tribe how to fight well. How to organize and how to train your body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Us Qayag folk have the blood of the Fire Demon Tribe flowing through our veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to our ancestors, we can grow strong while training diligently. Our muscles are burning with blazing fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We train and learn the way of the fire combat, the way of the fist and the way of magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the strong, to keep being the strong, we need to keep getting stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never stop, train every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Learn every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunt every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fight every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the way of the strong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, I'm still worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strong, worrying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, it's possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the strong take care of the not so strong, we worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We prepare for now, for the demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have gathered some people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The talented, diligent and intelligent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They will escape. And leave our legacy through the Vast Plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hope that one day, the talented, diligent and intelligent can rebuild our Tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having that done, I trained my children, hunted and ate. Then slept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weird event happened today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weaklings of the Temulun Tribe have come to ask us for an alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weak, asking for help from the strong? I have never heard such a funny joke before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weak make good comedians, sometimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I told them to go away. No alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weak doesn't deserve the help of the strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't see any merit on it, what's the point?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are not my children, neither my brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why do I care?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weak is a nuisance. They don't deserve any help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh? It seems that the weak wants to fight the strong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bwahaha! Amazing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These weaklings never cease to amuse me, they are interesting sometimes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright, if you want me to listen to you, then fight me, with everything you got!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fight was certainly enlightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones who I thought weak, were not as weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are quite strong, to be honest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I won, he fought bravely, and had various powers behind his sleeves!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impressive, he really cornered me back there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, I decided to activate my ancestors' true power, transforming into the embodiment of their appearance and obtaining their strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this power, I usually can finish off anything. Nothing that I've ever fought survives this power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even those Knights or the Bandit Leaders, not even Mammoths or Wyverns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the one who I tough a weakling survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fought with all his strength and even damaged me multiple times. The thrilling of a battle of life and death was something that awakened my inner fighting spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fought with all of my power, yet he managed to take everything and keep retaliating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, I won. But he was still standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at me with a smile. And to that, I smiled too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, I've made a new friend. A new companion. A comrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't kill him, I befriended him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strong needs to stay with the strong after all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I immediately accepted his alliance; we will become one group!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against the demon, we cannot possibly lose!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After our fight, he brought his tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our people didn't like each other, however, they fought. They sparred until they liked each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph, this is the way of the strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We fight each other until we understand each other. We respect each other strength, and then we listen to each other!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you are not strong, I won't listen to you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Show me your bravery and strength, and I will listen to you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the sparring, everyone went quite well with each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We hunted together, and then we feasted. A big celebration over our alliance was done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, I slept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the first time that I have been this exhausted in my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That kid, he's strong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, we sparred even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid grows stronger every day. The same with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time I fight with him, I can feel my body growing stronger and sturdier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid, he's good! He's strong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, I went to hunt with my people and his people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We taught each other our techniques and skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people are interesting, in their blood flows the strength of the animals and ancient demi-humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While in our blood, it flows the strength and power of the flame demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We are completely different, but at the same time, similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong companion is always good company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When we hunted, we feasted. Lots of fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These folks know songs and dances, they are quite wild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My people are the same, we complement each other well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other tribes called us savages, but this tribe doesn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are playful and wild, like us!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We feasted and danced. Good times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the sky turns green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The happy and cheerful atmosphere, no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An overwhelmingly strong presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this magic construction, surrounding us on a spherical form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a trap… It must be. The demon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has come at last!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will crush him! And get over with this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We will survive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While I looked for the demon intensively, I saw my people dying in terrible ways, however, they're died out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisible monsters began to massacre my people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using my advanced senses and skills related to my demon ancestor, I managed to find the invisible beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fought them; however, they are strong. Too strong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their weapons, stronger than my skin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I adapid to the situation and fought with all my strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they beat me in numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My people couldn't see them like me, and died horribly, trying to protect me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fills my heart with anger…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damned demon!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fought the demon underlings, yet their strength never ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were overwhelmingly strong! Too strong! Like something I've never fought!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, it came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon behind all of this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a woman, a beautiful woman with pale white skin, scarlet eyes and gigantic horns, she flew with her butterfly wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fight me, demon!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fought the demon using all my strength, all my techniques, and skills, all my transformations!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet… I lost…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems that I wasn't as strong as I believed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was blinded by my ignorance…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, I am sitting here, near my death, but without regrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fought bravely and did everything I could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a splendid fight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowly lost consciousness… But I smiled, because these last days, have been full of amusement!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life is truly full of surprises, and I am happy to have been alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>",2528,"2026-06-06T15:50:42.218Z",1,"novelbin.me","fc56b0f060a3e64e3832374e17f8dbb3ff6f76baa1ebe725a0d1e2b2b35d6658","epic-of-caterpillar-chapter-121","epic-of-caterpillar-chapter-119",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fepic-of-caterpillar-cover.jpg"]