Chapter 2709: with translation of chapter title

The Fire Spirit Tribe Chief gritted his teeth and said, now that we have completely torn faces with the Flame Martial Tribe, there is hardly any room for reconciliation left.

Facing the inevitable retaliation from the Flame Martial Tribe, the Fire Spirit Tribe indeed ought to have prepared early.

If it were only the Flame Martial Tribe themselves, it wouldn't have made the Fire Spirit Tribe this nervous.

But the problem is, we don't know what method Qi Wu used, yet he actually got mixed up with those Tree Ghosts in the Black Mist Forest.

Now with the help of those Tree Ghosts, the Flame Martial Tribe's strength has directly multiplied several times.

If we add those Tree Ghosts, the Fire Spirit Tribe really has little chance of winning against the Flame Martial Tribe's attack.

Relying solely on our own strength makes it hard to counter; we can only ask the powerful tribe we have always depended on to intervene.

Upon hearing the old man's words, Huoming this time didn't speak again, just obediently stood aside.

After all, this matter was originally his plan, and he has been directing it all along.

But the final result is simply beyond words.

What could he say now? He can only obediently admit his mistake.

Having said that, he glanced at the silent Huoming, and the Fire Spirit Tribe Chief didn't continue scolding.

At this point, what's the use of scolding further? It's meaningless.

However, compared to the Fire Spirit Tribe's side, the Scale Stone Tribe is even more desperate.

Originally their tribe's strength couldn't match the Flame Martial Tribe's, and they have never dared to offend the Flame Martial Tribe.

This time, under Huoming's instigation, they completely tore faces with the Flame Martial Tribe.

If speaking of countermeasures against the Flame Martial Tribe's retaliation, the Fire Spirit Tribe still has some options, but the Scale Stone Tribe has none at all.

Not to mention the Tree Ghosts, even without them, the Scale Stone Tribe is no match for the Flame Martial Tribe.

"Stupid, simply extremely stupid; they just said it casually, and you actually believed it—now that no one has been killed, what are we to do?"

Within the Scale Stone Tribe, the Clan Chief watched the group returning from the Fire Spirit Tribe.

Obviously he had long known about the matter, and now he roared angrily.

Facing the Clan Chief's angry shout, the group just returned from the Fire Spirit Tribe, including the leading elder, all lowered their heads, faces full of guilt, remaining silent for a long time.

What can be said now? Having caused such a disaster, being scolded a couple of times is absolutely not unjust.

But it's obvious the matter cannot be settled merely by a few scoldings.

The most critical issue at present is how the Scale Stone Tribe should respond to the Flame Martial Tribe's retaliation.

The Scale Stone Tribe lacks the background of the Fire Spirit Tribe; most importantly, the Scale Stone Tribe is simply too close to the Flame Martial Tribe.

They are practically right next to each other, whereas they are actually farther from the Fire Spirit Tribe.

With such proximity, for the Flame Martial Tribe to deal with them is practically a matter of lifting a finger.

After a round of scolding, the Scale Stone Tribe Chief's face alternated between cloudy and clear; seeing him like that, a tribesman couldn't help but speak up.

"Chief, the urgent priority is to quickly contact the Fire Spirit Tribe."

"Why contact the Fire Spirit Tribe?"

"After all, this incident was primarily the Fire Spirit Tribe's doing; now they too cannot remain uninvolved, facing the same retaliation from the Flame Martial Tribe, our two tribes naturally should unite closely."

The meaning of this Scale Stone Tribe member is simple: at this point, there is only one path forward—to cling tightly to the Fire Spirit Tribe in order to gain their protection.

As for the Flame Martial Tribe side, anyway it's like this, there's nothing to fantasize about.

Even if we sent people now to apologize to the Flame Martial Tribe, they likely wouldn't accept it.

But upon hearing this, the Scale Stone Tribe Chief fell into some hesitation.

Mainly because the Fire Spirit Tribe always gives him an unreliable feeling.

This feeling is certainly not baseless; just look at what the Fire Spirit Tribe has been doing.

Despite having all the advantages of timing and geography, this matter ended up being handled in a muddled way.

Since we've decided to strike first, you can't even kill a person?

In the end, Qi Wu actually led people to break out of the Fire Spirit Tribe and successfully escaped.

That aside, during the process they even forced Qi Wu and company to reluctantly join forces with those Tree Ghosts in the Black Mist Forest.

As a result, the Flame Martial Tribe's strength instantly multiplied severalfold.

As for the current whereabouts of those Tree Ghosts in the Black Mist Forest, the Spirit Stone Tribe Chief naturally knows.

Such a vast forest, as long as one isn't blind, sending anyone to take a glance would reveal that the Black Mist Forest is currently following the Flame Martial Tribe's people back home.

This clearly indicates an intention to settle down in the Flame Martial Tribe.

They've already gone home; what does that signify, do we still need others to explain?

Thus, the Scale Stone Tribe Chief feels that the Fire Spirit Tribe is indeed unreliable.

But facing this tribesman's words, the Scale Stone Tribe Chief didn't refute; instead, he expressionlessly gave a slight nod.

"Then the matter of contacting the Fire Spirit Tribe is entrusted to you."

Seeing the chief so readily agree by nodding, this tribesman apparently still hadn't expected it.

I had thought the chief would need to consider, but after a brief stunned moment, this person still nodded and agreed.

He then said a few more things, seemingly settling it thus; but after the crowd dispersed, the Scale Stone Tribe Chief summoned a tribal elder, looked at him with a solemn expression, and said.

"As for the Fire Spirit Tribe side, I always feel they're unreliable."

"Then Chief, you………"

"It's just a temporary measure; like this, you should immediately set out for the Flame Martial Tribe, don't let others know, be more sincere—any request that isn't excessive you can agree to."

"Also, those who participated in this matter, if the Flame Martial Tribe insists on taking someone, then hand them over."

Upon hearing the chief's order, the elder staggered a moment, but in the end he opened his mouth and still said nothing.

He merely let out a heavy sigh, then silently nodded and agreed.

The Scale Stone Tribe Chief still leans more toward the Flame Martial Tribe, after all, even the Tree Ghosts have teamed up with them—the Flame Martial Tribe's people are indeed quite sinister.

While the Fire Spirit Tribe and the Scale Stone Tribe each had their arrangements, the Flame Martial Tribe here was a bit slower due to the Tree Ghost.

Only then did they return to the tribe.

When they saw the whole Black Mist Forest appear outside the tribe, the old and young of the Flame Martial Tribe were dumbfounded.

"My goodness, what is this?"

"Didn't you hear the Clan Chief send someone back saying they were to bring back the Black Mist Forest? This is definitely the Black Mist Forest."

"You really brought it back?"

"So from now on we really have to live together with these Tree Ghosts? This isn't jumping around on a grave; we don't even know when we'll be killed."

Looking at the Black Mist Forest before them, many women's feelings were extremely complicated.

Mainly because the Tree Ghosts of the Black Mist Forest have a truly fearsome reputation.