Chapter 115: Lionfolk Pursuit! Horsefolk Charge!

Under the night sky, the Catfolk moved in groups of three or five, passing through the forest toward the Sacred Wasteland.

The Catfolk possessed excellent night vision, and with clear weather and moonlight bathing the land, no one lit torches.

Tens of thousands of Catfolk had already been instructed by their chieftain, and not a word was spoken.

This great migration unfolded silently beneath the night.

Meng Ying and a thousand Horsefolk warriors remained at the rear, guarding the Catfolk's retreat.

Princess Luodi and the Catfolk chieftain also stayed at the rear.

The Catfolk warriors were not strong in combat.

In the past, under the Tigerfolk's protection, the Catfolk had never had many warriors.

The entire Catfolk tribe had only four to five thousand warriors.

If they clashed with the Lionfolk, a thousand elite Lionfolk warriors would be enough to slaughter every Catfolk warrior.

So Meng Ying had no hope for these warriors—she had ordered the Catfolk chieftain to assign them to carry burdens for the elderly.

The column moved slowly.

After one night, they had advanced only a hundred miles.

At this rate, the Catfolk would need at least six days to reach the Sacred Wasteland, for they could not go without rest!

It would take more than twice as long as the time Princess Luodi had spent.

But this was normal—Princess Luodi had brought only a dozen people, all strong warriors, while among these tens of thousands of Catfolk, the elderly and young made up a significant portion.

This pace was already very fast.

"My lord, no movement from the Lionfolk has been detected yet."

On the back of a Horsefolk warrior at the rear, a Foxfolk warrior reported.

Meng Ying nodded and said: "Maintain vigilance—expand the patrol radius!"

"Yes, my lord!"

The Horsefolk warrior rode off, carrying the Foxfolk warrior.

Along the way, Horsefolk scouts kept returning to report conditions from the rear.

Meng Ying had handled reconnaissance excellently!

The main force continued onward.

This time, to complete the migration as quickly as possible, the Catfolk main force did not detour.

Such a massive movement could not be fully concealed by detours anyway.

Better to take the direct route and move faster!

At noon, the main force finally left Catfolk territory and entered the domain of another beast tribe—the Kobolds.

The Catfolk's movement drew the curiosity of many Kobolds.

"The Kobolds love wealth—I've sent gifts to their chieftain. They won't leak our whereabouts."

The Catfolk chieftain told Meng Ying.

Meng Ying nodded.

The main force pressed on.

Two days later, the Catfolk traveled day and night, resting only briefly at night, yet covered less than four hundred miles.

They hadn't even reached halfway!

At this moment, the rear-guard Horsefolk warriors brought bad news:

The Lionfolk were chasing them!

Hearing this, the Catfolk chieftain and Princess Luodi grew tense:

"How many Lionfolk are there? How far behind?"

Meng Ying asked.

"My lord, there are about a thousand Lionfolk, and they are now less than fifty li away."

The Horsefolk warrior said.

Fifty li was nothing for elite Lionfolk warriors—even through forest terrain, they could cover it in mere minutes!

Even if the Catfolk's tens of thousands now summoned every last ounce of strength to flee, they could not escape!

"The Lionfolk's main force is still hunting the Tigerfolk—this must be the garrison from Lion Pass."

The Catfolk chieftain said.

Meng Ying paused, then told the Catfolk chieftain: "Urge your people to quicken their pace. We will handle these Lionfolk warriors. After we leave, if you face danger, pray to the Great Flame Lord—he will send power to aid you."

The Catfolk chieftain nodded and, with Luodi, went to urge the exhausted Catfolk to hurry.

Hearing the Lionfolk were coming, even the most weary Catfolk summoned every last bit of strength to move!

"My lord Meng Ying, how shall we fight?"

After the Catfolk chieftain left, the Horsefolk chieftain asked.

Meng Ying paused, then asked: "What do you think?"

The Horsefolk chieftain said: "Our warriors have the greatest advantage on open ground—we just passed a small plain!"

Meng Ying was exactly thinking the same: "Good!"

Through the forest, countless Lionfolk warriors sprinted.

These Lionfolk warriors wore leather armor, marked with mysterious symbols.

No need to ask—these symbols clearly had magical protective effects.

Each was powerfully built, and when running through the forest, they preferred to move on all fours.

In battle, they would rise up, draw their weapons, and strike their enemies with brutal force.

"These cat-folk actually dare to slip away — the cat clan's chief has some guts. If it weren't for the goblin's reminder, they might really have gotten away!"

At the front of the troop, a lion-man clad in iron armor said.

This lion-man was exceptionally tall — standing upright, he was nearly five meters high.

This was a powerful lion, and also the leader of this band of lion warriors!

"Chief Rick, the cat clan has over a hundred thousand people. Do we just charge in?"

A lion-man beside him asked.

Chief Rick snorted lightly: "So what if they have over a hundred thousand? Fewer than ten thousand can actually fight. Even though we only have a thousand men, defeating ten thousand sick cats is more than enough. We didn't take part in this war against the tiger clan, and we didn't get any war merit either. Now that that fellow Hoss has already gotten ahead of me — this is the perfect chance to wipe out the cat clan and earn some merit!"

"My lord speaks wisely!"

The lion-man beside him immediately chimed in.

This lion-man also didn't think the cat clan would be hard to deal with.

The lion clan, as the "royal clan," had fought its way to that status. Every one of these lion warriors was battle-hardened, and their morale was exceptionally high. These thousand-plus lion warriors could swagger through most clans of the orc nation!

This group of lion warriors moved fast — in barely ten-odd minutes, they had crossed over a mountain and passed through a dense forest.

A stretch of plain appeared in their field of view.

This plain wasn't large, only a few kilometers wide.

The moment the thousand lion warriors burst out of the dense forest, they saw that on the far side of the plain, centaur warriors in gleaming armor were already drawn up in battle formation!

"Chief Rick, look — centaurs!"

A lion warrior beside Chief Rick said.

"Halt!"

Chief Rick roared. Instantly, the thousand-plus lion warriors slowed one after another, reached the edge of the plain, tidied their formation, and stood facing the centaur warriors across the plain.

"I heard from the goblins that there are quite a few centaurs behind the cat clan's main force. These centaurs have some nerve — they actually dare to help the cat clan!"

Chief Rick snorted lightly.

"My lord, look — these centaurs are covered in armor!"

A lion warrior beside Chief Rick cried out in alarm.

Under the sunlight, the armor on the thousand centaur warriors looked exceptionally bright!

Bright — and uniform!

To these lion warriors, it was practically blinding!

They themselves were mostly wearing leather armor.

Yet these centaur warriors were actually clad in such bright, uniform iron armor!