CHAPTER 606: CHAPTER 579: CHIEF LEADER 97

Yan Shuangshuang observed the condition of the Crocodile Tribe warriors and knew they had undoubtedly discovered the Cave-dwelling Tribe’s lair overnight.

After greeting the enthusiastic Crocodile Tribe members along the way, Yan Shuangshuang strolled to the nearby riverbank and washed up. She then caught ten fat fish, finishing breakfast.

On her way back, Yan Shuangshuang was stopped by the parents of the abducted child, who forcibly handed her a large piece of roasted meat.

Initially, Yan Shuangshuang didn’t intend to accept it. Even in a great tribe, taking out a piece of roasted meat was quite difficult due to the lack of private property.

However, the other party was insistent on giving it sincerely, so Yan Shuangshuang accepted and returned the gesture with several fish as a gift.

On the way back, Cang Yun sent someone to deliver roasted meat to Yan Shuangshuang. Yan Shuangshuang sent out all the fish except those left for cooking soup for Ta Xue.

She cooked fish soup, fed Ta Xue, and ate a large piece of roasted meat herself. Once full, Cang Yun approached Yan Shuangshuang. Cang Yun’s intentions were simple: to ask if Yan Shuangshuang could accompany them on a trip to the Cave-dwelling Tribe.

Although the Crocodile Tribe was confident in defeating the Cave-dwelling Tribe, having Yan Shuangshuang, a warrior about to break through to Level 4, could greatly reduce their casualties, which was crucial.

Yan Shuangshuang, already planning to assist, agreed readily, not being coy at this moment.

It was unclear how Cang Yun and Mu Sheng had gotten the exact location of the Cave-dwelling Tribe from the small man, as they didn’t bring him along to lead the way. Under Mu Sheng’s guidance, they directly charged towards the Cave-dwelling Tribe’s lair.

The Cave-dwelling Tribe’s residence wasn’t exactly hidden, easy to spot, yet it was hidden under thorn bushes full of sharp spikes.

This area, covered in thorns, was impassable for humans, leading to no one venturing here eventually. Apart from some small animals feeding on the plants’ tender leaves and fruits, even large animals avoided this location.

Interestingly, the Cave-dwelling Tribe lived in burrows dug beneath the thorny plants, fitting their tribe name—Cave-dwelling Tribe.

Attacking such a burrowed tribe was challenging; outsiders couldn’t fight underground due to the tribe’s small stature, making it impossible to maneuver in the underground burrows.

Moreover, the caves were winding and twisting with countless turns, getting lost was likely. Initially, the Crocodile Tribe warriors, straightforward thinkers, didn’t consider strategies, aiming for a direct attack upon arrival.

Yan Shuangshuang wouldn’t let them rush in blindly; although not extraordinary smart, she had read various historical books on schemes and tactics.

Thus, Yan Shuangshuang devised a cunning plan: finding the Cave-dwelling Tribe’s entrance based on the small man’s information, she instructed to light piles of smoky wet grass at each entrance, intending to smoke them out.

Once the wet grass was lit, thick smoke emanated, and two Crocodile Tribe warriors fanned the smoke inside with large leaves, the rest remained with weapons in hand, prepared near the exits.

Initially, there was no movement inside the caves; however, as more smoky grass was added, the sound of coughing emerged from inside.

After a while, the coughing stopped suddenly, and several short figures burst out from the cave entrance, with the prepared Crocodile Tribe warriors quickly swinging their weapons.

Yan Shuangshuang and Cang Yun didn’t act. Cang Yun wielded a weapon resembling a Willow Leaf Blade, made from some fierce beast’s tooth, while Yan Shuangshuang held her Scale Armor Knife, both on high alert.

Yan Shuangshuang and Cang Yun refrained from action, sensing a dangerous aura emanating from beneath their feet.

Below them was a powerful fierce beast, whose vast energy could be felt by Yan Shuangshuang and Cang Yun, as it moved rapidly underground, seemingly seeking an opportunity to attack.

Yan Shuangshuang and Cang Yun focused on the underground beast, unsure of its timing for attack. Facing a foe in its domain with obscured sight by soil, they could only remain vigilant.

The underground fierce beast moved swiftly, with Yan Shuangshuang and Cang Yun tracking its underground presence while staying alert for sudden attacks.

As for the Cave-dwelling Tribe warriors, scattered and engaged in combat with Crocodile Tribe warriors, Yan Shuangshuang and Cang Yun weren’t concerned.

The Cave-dwellers’ only skill was stealthy movement and quick escape from the burrows, now blocked with smoke, preventing escape.

The Crocodile Tribe warriors, prepared, stopped the Cave-dwellers’ escape, leaving them no match against the warriors in direct confrontation. The Cave-dwellers’ past advantage was gone.

While the Crocodile Tribe warriors busily engaged in combat, Yan Shuangshuang and Cang Yun continued the standoff with the underground beast, which finally emerged violently from beneath the ground!

Amidst flying earth and stones, a large, earth-colored, grotesque insect-like fierce beast surged from below, thick as a tree requiring four or five men to encircle!

Its monstrous appearance featured yellow, oozing pus-like sticky fluid, making it particularly repulsive.

Rising, the insect-like fierce beast immediately aimed its mouth at Yan Shuangshuang and Cang Yun, quickly lunging with its elongated body towards them, jaws snapping shut.

Up close, its great mouth was filled with countless rows of sharp teeth, extending deep into its throat.

Being bitten by such a tooth-filled mouth certainly left no chance of survival, but fortunately, Yan Shuangshuang and Cang Yun were experienced fighters.