Chapter 145: Let’s Head to the Black Mountain Tribe
As expected, it’s only half!
Half the time, half the score!
“Upgrade the ‘Limb Enhancement’ skill level!”
[Consumes 50 score, ‘Limb Enhancement’ skill level +5]
“Killing the Ghost Beastman will indeed attract the Demon Army!”
Li Meng shook his head speechlessly.
The future line involving the Ghost Beastman had already entered a dead end.
Whether or not he killed the Ghost Beastman, the outcome was the same.
The only difference was the timing of the Demon Army’s appearance.
If the Ghost Beastman were allowed to escape, it would likely return months later, leading the Demon Army to attack.
Killing the Ghost Beastman delayed the Demon Army by a year.
“What’s with the Ratmen Tribe?”
Thinking of the Ratmen Tribe, Li Meng, walking slowly through the forest, frowned deeply.
The Ratmen Tribe’s area of activity was over a thousand kilometers south, at least five or six hundred kilometers away from the southern tribes.
With such a distance, what reason did the Ratmen Tribe have to attack the Goblin Tribe?
“Could the Ratmen Tribe be the hidden big boss?”
Li Meng was startled by his own guess.
It might just be true.
The Ratmen Tribe could be responsible for the disappearance of the savage tribes in the Goblin Forest.
After all, rats were fond of digging tunnels.
Their strongholds were underground, making it difficult to track them on the surface.
Perhaps, unknowingly, the Ratmen Tribe had already dominated most of the Goblin Forest.
The high-tier magical beasts that had disappeared in the Goblin Forest could also be the work of the Ratmen Tribe.
Without high-tier magical beasts, animals in the forest would undoubtedly proliferate.
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To the Ratmen Tribe, the Goblin Forest was their pasture.
When the Ratmen Tribe discovered a group of Goblins had invaded their pasture, they would naturally launch an attack to eliminate the intruders.
“The Goblin Forest is mine, mine!”
Li Meng’s expression turned cold, his eyes filled with killing intent.
In the forest, Li Meng quickened his pace.
A new future line had appeared.
The next step was to find a way to make the future develop in a better direction.
The next morning, Li Meng left the Throne Tribe in haste.
By mid-morning, in the Northern Marshlands.
At the Yue Clan Tribe, inside the chief’s wooden hut.
A group of Lizardmen elders hurried to the chief’s wooden hut.
They sat cross-legged on animal hides, whispering to each other.
After half a year, their boss had reappeared.
No one knew what the boss would bring them this time.
On the main seat, Li Meng sat cross-legged.
Bai Ling knelt quietly beside him.
In the wooden hut, Li Meng’s voice rang out.
“This time, I’m here to send you to the Black Mountain Tribe!”
Send them to the Black Mountain Tribe?
The Lizardmen elders froze at these words.
Bai Ling’s eyes also flashed with surprise.
“Boss, do you want us to persuade the Black Mountain Tribe to surrender?”
Li Meng nodded, then shook his head.
“Yes and no. If they surrender, that’s good. If not, it doesn’t matter.”
The elders were confused by this statement.
Li Meng’s voice continued in the wooden hut.
“I received news that the Black Mountain Tribe obtained a Sacrificial Plate from some mysterious force. If they recklessly summon the Savage God, it might lead to a blood sacrifice of their entire tribe. Your first goal is to make the Black Mountain Tribe aware of the dangers of the Sacrificial Plate.”
Saying this, Li Meng turned to Bai Ling beside him.
“Bai Ling, your identity is special. You’ll lead this mission. I’ll secretly follow you. If the Black Mountain Tribe tries to detain you by force, I’ll have Yue E unleash havoc until she’s completely drained!”
Although the Black Mountain Tribe had tens of thousands of people, they had no notable strong warriors.
After all, the Marsh Lizardmen were not a particularly powerful race.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been confined to the Goblin Forest.
They were powerless against a King-rank magical beast like the Swamp Crocodile King.
While Yue E might not be able to kill all the Marsh Lizardmen even if she exhausted her magic, her mere presence was a deterrent.
“Also, inform the Black Mountain Tribe that the reason the Holy Temple Knights of the Human Theocracy retreated last time was that I ambushed and captured the High Priest of the humans. If they submit to me, I can resolve the threat of the Theocracy for them!”
The Holy Temple Knights of the Theocracy attacked the Black Mountain Tribe?
This news surprised the Lizardmen elders in the hut.
Although they knew nothing about the Theocracy or its Holy Temple Knights, they were no strangers to humans.
Bai Ling was equally stunned.
He hadn’t expected the boss to have done so much without them knowing.
This reminded Bai Ling of a long-past event when the boss had asked him for the Black Mountain Tribe’s location.
“Prepare for the journey this afternoon. Set out tomorrow!”
And so, the Yue Clan Tribe began preparations for their journey.
Li Meng didn’t idle either. In the afternoon, he went to play with Yue E.
In the shallow waters east of the Yue Clan Tribe.
Yue E lay in the water, basking in the sun.
Her originally dark scales had turned a light red.
“Boss, the sun feels so good!”
Yue E squinted her eyes, looking lazy and content.
Li Meng lay on Yue E’s back, also basking in the sun.
“Yes, it does feel great!”
The blazing sunlight hung high in the sky.
The prickling sensation across his body made Li Meng close his eyes contentedly.
“Boss, do humans taste good?”
“I don’t know. I’ve never eaten one.”
“Yue E, you’ve never eaten a human?”
“Never. Last time, the humans who fell into the water were wearing armor. I couldn’t bite through.”
The Northern Marshlands were vast, so it made sense Yue E hadn’t seen humans before.
After all, humans wouldn’t enter the dangerous marshlands without reason.
Besides, the Northern Marshlands were quite deep into the Goblin Forest.
Although adventurers occasionally appeared, they rarely ventured into the marshes.
“There will be opportunities. When the time comes, let’s try human flesh together.”
“Okay, okay! Humans must taste delicious!”
“Haha, let’s hope their meat is tasty.”
For a while, the area echoed with the sounds of a crocodile’s gurgling and a Goblin’s chattering.
Time flew by, and the day passed quickly.
The next morning, the Yue Clan Tribe was bustling.
A hundred-person team set out from the southern gate, wading through the water and gradually disappearing into the distance.
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Black Mountain Marshlands
On the southern shore of the Black Mountain, the Black Mountain Tribe.
By afternoon, the Black Mountain Tribe was, as usual, basking in the sunlight.
Time passed quickly. Unknowingly, it had been nearly two years since the human invasion.
Since migrating to the Ancestor Tribe, the Black Mountain Tribe had not returned.
All the outer tribes were abandoned.
Nearly thirty thousand Lizardmen crowded into the small Ancestor Tribe.
At this time, in the largest wooden hut within the tribe.
“Chief, the waters near the Black Mountain are unsuitable for survival. The tribespeople are starving. We must move back!”
“No, the humans could attack again at any time. We cannot afford any more losses.”
“Staying in the Ancestor Tribe forever isn’t a solution. The tribespeople will scatter sooner or later.”