Chapter 49: Seeking One's Own Death

Watching the backs of the Wang Family Zhai group as they hurried away, someone in the Qin Family Stronghold team had reddened eyes, grinding their teeth in anger: "These bastards, they have absolutely no humanity!"

"We spent so much effort to hunt this Giant Horned Horse, and in the end, only this little bit is left."

The man beside him looked at the small half of the horse left on the ground after being butchered, his voice laced with a sob. This small portion was the lower half of the horse, with pitifully little meat.

Qin Hai clenched his fists tightly, the hatred in his heart burning like a raging fire.

He had wanted to nock an arrow and shoot Wang Ba dead countless times, but he knew clearly in his heart that the consequences of doing so would be unimaginable.

Not only would they lose their lives here, but their loved ones left in the Zhai would also suffer brutal retaliation!

Qin Lianjun swept his gaze over the group, forcing a smile as he comforted them: "Everyone, look on the bright side; at least we aren't going back empty-handed, right? At worst, we'll just go hunting again tomorrow."

"Lianjun, that's easy to say, but it took us many consecutive days to get this little harvest today."

"Yeah, even if we're lucky, what if we run into that bunch from the Wang Family Zhai again?"

The group's mood plummeted instantly, their morale hitting rock bottom; some were silently wiping away tears—they say a man doesn't shed tears easily, only that he hasn't reached the point of heartbreak.

Just then, a man with a flat nose and thick lips gave a cold laugh, looking in the direction the Wang Family Zhai group had left, and said: "That bunch from the Lu Family Stockade refused to help when they saw us in trouble, and now it's good—they're going to be in trouble too."

As soon as these words were spoken, several people immediately regained their Spirit.

"Right! Those short-sighted guys thought they could use us to stall for time; they were dreaming."

"They're carrying so much prey, they definitely can't run fast. Being caught is only a matter of time; when that happens, their fate will be even worse than ours."

"Exactly, exactly."

These few seemed to have found an outlet for their frustration, and their moods improved slightly. Qin Hai remained silent; although he was also dissatisfied with the Lu Family Stockade's actions, he understood that others helping was a favor, and not helping was also within reason.

Qin Lianjun, however, suddenly stood up and looked into the distance, saying: "Let's hurry and follow them too; maybe we can help out."

"What?" Qin Hai and the other four were full of astonishment, as if they had seen a ghost.

"Lianjun, do you know what you're saying?"

The flat-nosed man was agitated: "When the people from the Lu Family Stockade passed by, they didn't even look at us before leaving. When we needed aid, where were they? Now that they have trouble, we're going to help them? You aren't joking, are you?"

It wasn't just him; the others found it hard to accept and began to clamor one after another.

"Dad, they weren't willing to help us, so why should we help them?" Qin Hai was full of dissatisfaction.

"Sigh, helping them is helping ourselves," Qin Lianjun sighed deeply.

"We have few people, so we'd definitely be at a disadvantage if we ran into the Wang Family Zhai, but the Lu Family Stockade is different. Their numbers aren't much different from theirs, and with their abundant prey, they might not just hand it over obediently."

"If the two sides really start fighting, we'll help the Lu Family Stockade drive Wang Ba away and snatch back our prey."

The eyes of the group lit up all at once!

"Then... then what if they don't fight?" someone questioned.

"If they don't fight, we can still stand on the sidelines to bolster the Lu Family Stockade's momentum and make the Wang Family Zhai people have some reservations."

"Maybe the people from the Lu Family Stockade will even be grateful to us; otherwise, with our Zhai having so few people, we will never escape the fate of being bullied."

Hearing this, the group felt a bit shaken, but they still felt unwilling and uncomfortable in their hearts.

"Alright, everyone get up; it'll be too late if we wait any longer," Qin Lianjun urged, picking up his weapon and chasing after them with quick steps.

The few exchanged glances, gritted their teeth, and followed.

"Look, they're right ahead." The Wang Family Zhai group was in hot pursuit and finally saw the few figures in the distance, about five or six hundred meters away.

"Damn it, are these people part rabbit? They run pretty fast."

The man holding a bow and arrow cursed as he ran; the Wasteland terrain was undulating, and if you weren't careful while running, you would trip.

"Is it useful?" the companion beside him sneered, "So what if they run fast? Unless they drop the prey."

"Would they be willing to drop the prey?"

"Hahaha." Hearing this, everyone laughed, their eyes flashing with greed.

"Big Brother, how much of these five pieces of prey do we want?" someone asked while chasing.

"Do you even need to ask? Of course, we want it all!" Wang Ba grinned hideously.

"Ah, that wouldn't be good, would it? If we starve them all to death, who will hunt for us in the future?"

"Yeah, Brother Ba, considering the long term, let's leave them half a head."

"What you say makes sense." Wang Ba thought for a moment, "That guy Qin Lianjun is right; leave a line in everything so we can meet again in the future. Then leave them half a head."

"Brother Ba is truly benevolent."

"If Lu Guohao knew, he would definitely be grateful."

"But what if they aren't willing?" someone said, and the surroundings went quiet instantly.

The group looked at the man who spoke; he couldn't help but take two steps back and said sheepishly: "Brother Ba, they weren't willing last time; they'll probably be even less willing this time."

"Not willing?" Wang Ba snorted coldly, "Do they have a choice?"

As he spoke, he looked at the two men holding bows and arrows: "You two listen up, when we catch up later, shoot two arrows at them first to give them a show of force, so they don't nag at me."

"No problem, Big Brother."

"Just shoot that kid." One of them thought of Lu Yu, a look of disdain appearing at the corner of his mouth.

Little brat, you want to scare people with a 100-pound draw weight bow? If I don't show you something impressive, you won't even know who you are.

After the group finished speaking, they accelerated again to close in. In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two teams was less than 400 meters, and this distance was still shrinking rapidly.

"Xiao Yu, they... they've caught up!" Sun Gang took a moment to look back and said hurriedly.

Running under a heavy load for a long time had left him panting, and he couldn't even speak clearly; the others were no better off.

Although they had been mentally prepared, when this moment truly arrived, everyone was still incredibly nervous, their legs unable to stop trembling.

"Xiao Yu, should we stop?" Lu Guohao asked.

"Don't stop," Lu Yu said calmly, "Keep running forward, preferably speed up a bit more, so they think we're afraid."

The group looked at each other and took off running again. Lu Yu held his bow in one hand and dragged the prey with the other, running at the back of the team.

He glanced back, withdrew his gaze, and a cold sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth: Very well, since you are seeking your own deaths, don't blame me for being impolite.