Chapter 76: Using Oneself as Bait

Upon hearing Xiong's words, the people of the Baifeng Tribe all set their minds at ease, knowing that not only would they not be in much danger, but the roles had now reversed; they were merely leading them to the tribe to then surround and annihilate them for revenge.

Thus, one by one, they began to put on an acting performance; while maintaining their running speed, they feigned fear and shouted loudly, with the most outrageous ones even pretending to cry, and the prey they held in their hands was gradually discarded, giving the pursuing enemies the illusion that they were already too panicked to care about anything else—if their weapons weren't so important, they might have thrown a few away to make it look even more convincing.

The pursuers behind indeed took the bait; they loved chasing fleeing prey the most, and the wailing could completely stir up their passion, each of them flushed with excitement, howling even more vigorously behind them.

Especially when Heichang saw the prey being discarded along the way, he was even more convinced that they had been scared out of their wits, without a shred of doubt, and he certainly wouldn't think that this was a deliberate attempt to lure them in.

The pursuers behind kept following at a distance, unable to catch up but also unable to be shaken off, and they would even take the time to wrap up a stone and fling it out.

The Soldier of the Baifeng Tribe carrying the shield wore it on his back while running so that he wouldn't fall behind, and he could also block it if a stone came flying; during the run, there were still occasionally a few stones hitting the Bamboo Shield with a clatter.

When running past a place with cover, they immediately split off a few fast-running tribesmen to go to Dahu to report the news; this place could provide some cover, preventing them from being discovered when they left the team, and besides, after passing this cover, the people behind wouldn't notice that their team had fewer people.

Xiong sent word to the people of the Fishing Team at Dahu, telling them to either abandon everything, take their weapons, and hurry back to the tribe to hide and join the battle, or arrive a little later, conserve their strength, and together surround this group of enemies on the Wasteland and kill them.

However, the second option was more dangerous; outside the tribe on the plains, they had no cover and no high walls of the tribe, requiring them to face the enemy's charge head-on, which might result in relatively large casualties; Xiong did not make the decision himself, but let them make the choice.

Dahu was relatively close to the tribe, and after receiving the news, they should be able to rush them into the tribe together, and they could then take the enemies on a slightly longer route.

Xiong silently calculated the time in his heart; by now, the Dahu Fishing Team should have received the news and were preparing to head to the tribe; if their Hunter Team reached the tribe and the Fishing Team hadn't arrived yet, then no matter what they chose, they would have to surround the enemy together and do the most dangerous thing.

Xiong no longer brought up the rear, but quickly wove to the front of the team, leading everyone to run directly toward the tribe, and he accelerated a bit more, no longer hanging steadily behind the Zhique Tribe.

Heichang was still puzzled as to why this group of people had such good stamina; according to past experience, no tribe could run so fast for so long; ever since their Zhique Tribe started eating people, they basically never lacked meat, so they had good stamina and had never failed in a pursuit.

Unexpectedly, the people in front accelerated again; Heichang was just about to start doubting himself when he realized the prey in front were running in a direction that led away from the forest and toward the plains, which made Heichang overjoyed.

Their Sling was not easy to use in the forest, but there was no cover at all on the plains, and they were unfamiliar with this forest and ran slowly; once they reached the plains, he could see where else they could run.

The Fishing Team at Dahu had indeed received the news by now; those few tribesmen had run with all their might, just to deliver the message as quickly as possible, and by the time they reached Dahu, they were already gasping for air.

After the captain of the Fishing Team, Lin, received the news, he was silent for a moment, then chose the second plan; there were no cowards among them, and as long as there was a chance to annihilate the enemy, avenge the dead tribesmen, and provide conditions for the tribe's development, what did it matter if he was in danger?

Thus, they only gathered urgently, did not run to the tribe, but organized their equipment, rested a little, and set off after recovering their energy to surround them together with the warriors in the tribe.

Xiong led the people out of the forest and onto the plains; the stretch of road from here to the tribe should be the most dangerous, as there was no cover at all, so everyone had to be fully attentive, especially the people carrying shields at the back, who had to ensure protection.

When they saw the tribal wall, they immediately blew the Whistle; the long, drawn-out whistle sound represented the arrival of danger, and the worried Baifeng climbed onto the wall as soon as he heard the whistle, looking into the distance.

He saw his tribe's Hunter Team running wildly in front, with more people chasing about two hundred meters behind; judging by their state, the hunters didn't seem to be injured, but the long run had left them somewhat exhausted.

In order to keep the enemy following and prevent them from stopping, Xiong and the others slowed down, keeping the distance in a extremely dangerous range, which Baifeng found extremely nerve-wracking to watch.

However, looking at the situation, they should have a chance to severely damage the enemy, so Baifeng only left a small number of warriors on the wall, while the rest were all waiting behind the city gate.

The herd of cattle hadn't been driven back yet, but the enemy couldn't see where they were now, so he immediately sent a few people out through the large hole between the wall and the cattle pen, and from the cattle pen gate to find Xiaoniu, telling it to bring the herd back, preferably directly into the wall, so that they could be thoroughly protected.