Chapter 39: Going for Revenge
Compared to the nearly 300,000 insectoids, what surprised Su Xiao more was that one of the 14 Stingers he had released a few days ago was still alive.
Stingers were first-stage insectoids with relatively weak combat abilities, so Su Xiao had sent the 14 Stingers to explore the map, essentially making use of waste.
The other 13 died within a day, but one little guy was especially tenacious, continuously pushing westward and surviving to this day, making a huge contribution to finding resources for their side.
"270,000 Demon Beasts..."
Su Xiao pondered for a moment. He still had three days before returning to Reincarnation Paradise. It would be a waste not to use these 270,000 Demon Beasts to plunder resources.
Currently, the enemy still had 11 Contractors. Su Xiao certainly wouldn't give these Contractors a chance to turn the tables. Earlier, he had sent out 107 elite Demon Beasts, and their only task was to find and hunt down those 11 Contractors, leaving them no time to even breathe, let alone try to develop insectoids.
Moreover, with 270,000 Demon Beasts and 14,000 Titans, even if those Contractors somehow managed to develop insectoids, Su Xiao could still engage them in open battle.
Su Xiao sat up from within the wooden shed. He had been feeling a bit frustrated from being slashed at by the Old Saint Cultivator these past few days, so he decided to first take aim at the Sacrificial Bull God.
"Bubu, let's go."
Su Xiao walked out of the ancient ruins. He wouldn't just leave the Demon Beasts behind; he would transfer Baha over here instead. That guy was clever and had impeccable adaptability.
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Sun Tribe, Blazing Fire Highlands.
The Blazing Fire Highlands were the core tribe of the Sun Tribe. The population here was over 100,000. Including the scattered tribes in the surrounding territories, the total population of the Sun Tribe was over 400,000. Excluding the elderly and children, there were about 290,000 tribesmen capable of fighting, among them 120,000 Blazing Sun Warriors.
Inside the Blazing Fire Sacrificial Hall, the Sun Tribe's Great Chief and five Fire Priests had gathered. These six individuals were the rulers of the Sun Tribe.
To put it simply, the Great Chief was equivalent to a king, and the Fire Priests were generals. After all, it was a primitive tribe; having such a division of power was already quite good.
The Great Chief of the Sun Tribe was a robust old man. He sat there like an iron tower, his bare upper body covered in knotted muscles and dark red fire patterns, his graying hair braided into a thick, meter-long plait.
"Fellow tribesmen, we are facing a crisis. If those insectoids unite, it will be the day of our destruction."
Great Chief Gulaba spoke. Beside him, stuck into the ground, was a 'longsword' a full one and a half meters in length with jagged edges. Its appearance was too crude, making one suspect it was carved from some kind of meteorite.
"Great Chief, the glory of the sun will protect us."
A female Fire Priest spoke. She was about fifty years old, with gold-red paint smeared on her face.
"Moseza, your alliance with outsiders has cost us many warriors."
"That was for the tribe!"
The female priest Moseza glared at another male priest.
"Let the fire tell us if you are still loyal to the tribe."
The male priest stood up, picked up a red-hot charcoal from the fire, and threw it at Moseza.
Moseza caught the red-hot charcoal, and blue smoke rose from her hand.
"See! Desire has already taken her soul!"
The male priest roared. The other two male priests beside him also stood up. One grabbed Moseza's hair, and the other seized her arms.
The roaring male priest came before the Great Chief Gulaba. Gulaba nodded. Seeing this, the male priest pulled out the sacred object—that crude longsword—and walked toward Moseza.
Puchi!
With a swift swing, Moseza's head was chopped off and thrown into the fire.
"Sun, be with us!"
The male priest raised the crude longsword high. The black blade was covered in blood, reflecting red light in the glow of the flames.
"Roar!"
All the tribesmen inside the Blazing Fire Sacrificial Hall let out a loud roar.
Near the fire, Bubu Wang's mouth was slightly open, a look of bewilderment on his dog face.
Meanwhile, near the Base Camp insect nest, Su Xiao was watching the real-time footage transmitted by Bubu Wang. He was equally puzzled—didn't these primitives know not to behead their generals before a battle?
Su Xiao had only returned to the Base Camp in the afternoon. After setting down the heavy burden on his shoulders, he could now act freely. Things he hadn't dared to do before, he could now attempt.
At this moment, the area around the Base Camp was very open. Trees within a dozen kilometers had been cleared away, and fungal carpets were laid down. Looking out, the fungal carpets were covered with a black mass of Demon Beasts as far as the eye could see.
270,000 Demon Beasts. In terms of combat power, they couldn't wipe out the Sun Tribe. However, after watching the scene just now, Su Xiao felt it wasn't impossible.
Su Xiao didn't plan to deal with the Sun Tribe right now. He would take care of the Sacrificial Bull God first, and then deal with the Sun Tribe later.
Although the Sacrificial Bull God was very difficult to deal with, as long as there were enough Demon Beasts and Titans, they could overwhelm it through sheer numbers.
Considering the combat power the Sacrificial Bull God had shown before, Su Xiao brought 50,000 Demon Beasts and 2,000 elite Titans, leaving the insect nest and heading toward the Great Plains.
The forest wind blew as a black mass of Demon Beasts ran among the trees. Su Xiao stood on the back of an elite Demon Beast. This time, Beini insisted on coming along.
When the 50,000 Demon Beasts rushed out of the forest, they ran into Bubu Wang head-on. Bubu Wang also joined the main force.
"Woof~ (I heard you almost got set off like fireworks)."
"Meow!"
Beini pounced on Bubu Wang's face, scratching and biting.
Half an hour later, the Demon Beasts charged out of the Base Camp forest and soon entered the grassland area.
No sooner had they entered the grassland than a black mass of insectoid tide rushed toward them from ahead, conservatively estimated at over 100,000.
"Skree!"
An insectoid that looked like a giant spider screeched. Compared to the spider-like insectoids from the Mist Light insect nest, these were clearly several levels stronger. These insectoids had dark green carapaces all over their bodies, each standing two meters tall and over five meters long.
These were the combat insectoids of the Mag insect nest. All insectoid units from that nest had the genes of a super spider, whether melee, ranged, or defensive types.
The Mag insectoids blocked the path of the Demon Beast army, making it clear that this was their territory, and no other insectoids were allowed to enter.
Su Xiao jumped down from the elite Demon Beast's back and walked to the front of those giant spider-like insectoids.
"Mag, do you want to destroy the Sun Tribe?"
Su Xiao knew that the insectoid Queen Mag, far away in her nest, could definitely hear his words.
With a squelch, the abdomen of one spider insectoid split open, and an arm wrapped in emerald green carapace reached out.
"Human, leave this place."
An insectoid Queen emerged from the insect abdomen. She was Mag. Unlike Jila, she was covered in emerald green carapace, with six curled-up carapace legs on her back. Her body shape was similar to a human's. Her eyes were deep blue, and her pupils were light red.
"An hour ago, the Sun Tribe allied with the Ya Frog Tribe. At most three days, and they will unite to deal with you."
Su Xiao left these words and turned to leave.
"Human, can you represent her?"
Mag's voice carried no emotional fluctuation, giving off a vibe of 'keep your distance.'