CHAPTER 159: CHAPTER 150: THE TRIBES CONCEDE DARK SUN LAKE_1

The sun grew larger by the day, and so did the length of daylight.

The world became more towering, life more insignificant.

Time became extremely hard to endure.

Si Yan brought some water back to the cave. Dongchi and Nan Mo drank some in a daze, and She Wang also drank some.

Then they continued their summer hibernation.

Tai Seng returned to his cave next door, while Si Yan went to She Wang’s side and lay down in his embrace.

With Si Yan’s approach, the dark purple snake Beastman slowly shifted his body, his upper half transforming into a handsome human form. He adjusted to a comfortable position and held her in his arms.

Si Yan knew that She Wang had not yet fallen into a deep sleep and retained some consciousness, so she said, "Great Demon King, it’s been a month now. If this were a regular Scorching Sun Day, it would have passed already. This time something’s off—the sun is still very large."

Disaster Day. This time it was Disaster Day.

"I went outside to look. Many of the water pits out there are drying up. Those tribes outside are probably struggling to survive. Food has also become scarce; the plants and animals can hardly survive the extreme heat.

If things keep going like this, the tribes outside will have no water, and they will have to fight for the water in Dark Sun Lake. In a little while, they might all rush into Dark Sun Lake."

The water of Dark Sun Lake was the last of the resources. For survival, these tribes might stop at nothing to enter Dark Sun Lake.

By then, a bloody storm was likely to break out. The fake sky’s plan was about to become a reality.

The austere male’s eyes were still closed, but his thin lips parted slightly.

"You will have water to drink."

He sure could be terse.

Si Yan said, "But the Snake Beastmen will be in danger! You can’t protect so many of them."

"Hmm. I’ll protect you."

The cold-blooded snake Beastman’s voice was very faint, and he soon fell back into sleep.

「Another half a month passed.」

The Scorching Sun Day had already lasted for a month and a half.

Everywhere was quiet; all the wild beasts and Beastmen had taken to hiding to reduce movement and consumption.

The sun grew fiercer. The temperature outside Dark Sun Lake almost surpassed fifty degrees Celsius, nearing sixty degrees in some places.

It was not an environment where humans could survive.

All the water sources outside the water pits had dried up.

The water sources inside the pits were also running dry, one after another.

The tribes outside Dark Sun Lake started to stir.

They didn’t want to cause trouble; if there was even the slightest hope of survival, they wouldn’t want to make a fuss.

But now, the Scorching Sun Day seemed to have gone mad. For a month and a half, the sun kept expanding, and the temperature kept rising.

Without water to drink, not entering Dark Sun Lake meant certain death for everyone!

Sure enough, outside Dark Sun Lake, the tribes united, preparing to enter the lake together to seize its water resources.

Tai Seng heard the commotion outside and came over to call Si Yan, who was already prepared. She hung the two small snakes from the cave around her body.

She Wang was too big.

Si Yan whispered beside him, "Great Demon King, turn into your human form."

The dark purple giant snake, although still in summer hibernation, obediently transformed into his human form.

Tai Seng shifted into his beast form. Si Yan rode on his back, draped with two little Sen Rans entwined around her, and carrying a handsome male on her own back. Blazing summer days.

The Fox Clan of the Delusional Domain did indeed betray the Delusional Domain, just as the gecko had said.

They led the tribes from outside into Dark Sun Lake.

On the branches near Dark Sun Lake, the Snake Beastmen were in summer hibernation. It wasn’t that they couldn’t wake up, but they all appeared lazy and lacked energy.

Si Yan, riding on the Silver Wolf, gazed at the multitude of tribes before her. These tribes, in turn, looked at her clean, beautiful face, un-smeared by mud.

A stunning first impression, as if beholding a deity.

But perhaps the weather was too scorching; even in awe, no male was currently in the mood for amorous thoughts.

A Beastman stepped forward and spoke, "Lady of the Lord, we know that our water pits are thanks to the Delusional Domain. But now, everyone is out of water and on the brink of dying from thirst and heat. The Snake Beastmen of the Delusional Domain can’t use that much water—please share it with everyone."

"Yeah, why not distribute it to everyone?"

"We don’t want to be ungrateful, but we need to survive."

"We need water to drink; our females and cubs are on the verge of collapse."

"Please let us into Dark Sun Lake."

"Let us into Dark Sun Lake!!!"

A host of tribes, several thousand Beastmen, packed densely together. All wanted to survive.

Everyone was looking at Si Yan.

Some individuals looked like they wanted to make a move, but as soon as Tai Seng released his imposing ice-based Special Ability, the Beastmen held their ground.

Si Yan weighed the scene before her.

The situation had reached a point of no return. Relentless obstruction no longer held any meaning. To protect the Snake Beastmen of the Delusional Domain, she could only let these Beastmen into Dark Sun Lake first.

"I understand everything you’re saying, and I agree," Si Yan said. "But as you all have seen, there are many Beastmen and limited water resources. The water from Dark Sun Lake can be used by everyone, but how should we distribute these resources?"

"If we can’t come up with a plan, the water resources here will soon be exhausted."

"Then none of us will survive!"

At this very moment, the world’s female protagonist, Jie Ling, was sneaking among these Beastmen, accompanied by Ying Zhao and Yuan Dingshan.

She was dressed in beast skins, her body smeared with silent grass. She looked up at Si Yan—

Upon seeing Si Yan’s face, she was immediately stupefied.

Then, quickly, her eyes filled with envy!!!

Too beautiful, too beautiful! Impossible, impossible! How could there be such a beautiful female, one even more attractive than herself!

She bit her lip.

Si Yan, Si Yan. It’s you. You’ve always been laughing at my expense! Fine, today I’ll see how you plan to solve this predicament!

Jie Ling gave Yuan Dingshan a cold, subtle signal.

After muttering, "What a hassle," Yuan Dingshan still stepped forward.

He was a Purple Crystal Beastman, already capable of hiding his Beast Crystal.

He concealed his Beast Crystal, appearing like a harmless, crystal-less Beastman.

He cleared his throat and announced loudly, "So you’re the Lady of the Delusional Domain, huh?! Why should we trust you? Look around—so many tribes, so many honest Beastmen, and then there’s your Delusional Domain, a group of treacherous and brutal Snake Beastmen. Who knows if you’ll lure us into Dark Sun Lake and then plot to massacre us to monopolize the lake?"

The gecko in Si Yan’s space whispered a reminder, "Kid, the one in front of you is a Purple Crystal Ape Beastman."

"Hmm."

Although Si Yan understood, now was not the time to expose him.

"Are you suggesting that the Snake Beastmen are conspiring to slaughter all the tribes?" Si Yan chuckled softly. "Why don’t you say that you want to stir up emotions and have everyone gang up to kill us Snake Beastmen?"

Si Yan lightly tossed her hair, not coquettishly, but with an air of dignity.

"This Ape Beastman. Yuan Dingshan of the Ape Tribe, correct?"

Having read the original story, I remember the males who followed the original female protagonist.

Yuan Dingshan was taken aback. She actually knew him?

Si Yan smiled and said, "If the Delusional Domain wanted to harm everyone, we wouldn’t have freely built water cisterns for all. We expended so much Beast Power and resources; I believe everyone can see the Delusional Domain’s determination and desire for all of us to survive together."

She narrowed her eyes. "So, everyone should be able to distinguish right from wrong. You absolutely must not be misled and used by those with evil intentions!"