The tribe members who were bewitched by Daji were like puppets that had lost their souls. They formed a complex and sophisticated hunting machine like parts, showing amazing efficiency.
It only took them half a day to find the traces of the struggle between Aman and Xiao Tianjun in the dense forest, and tracked and locked the garbage dump deep in the swamp.
The construction worker's hut located at the back of the swamp was silently surrounded by people.
But the room was empty.
The fire in the fireplace has not been extinguished, and the tea on the table is still hot. The window facing the depths of the forest is ajar. The dust accumulated over the years on the window sill shows signs of being rubbed recently. There are still stains in the mud outside the window. There were four fresh tracks - two of human shoe prints and two of quadrupeds - that snaked and disappeared among the weeds and shrubs.
"Chase!"
The Great Guardian's gaze was stiff and sharp, indescribably weird.
Following his order, the large group of people rushed into the dense forest like a clockwork machine.
Soon, a flock of birds flew deep in the jungle, fluttering their ignited wings and fleeing into the distance in panic.
As the noise extends deeper into the jungle.
Calm returns to the swamp.
There was deathly silence all around, except for the bubbles bubbling in the mud.
Suddenly, there was a slight movement among the abandoned wreckage piled deep in the garbage dump.
On top of the remains of a siege chariot that had been burned to nothing but an empty shell, and the black shell was still covered with mud, a small spirit fox head first poked out from the palm-sized damage, and then squeezed out A helmeted dog head.
The fox and the dog carefully looked around, tried throwing a small stone outside, and then retreated after confirming that there was no movement.
Immediately afterwards, the cover of the wreckage of the chariot was kicked open from the inside out, and Aman, Achui, Linghu and Xiaotianjun all jumped out.
"The worst thing happened."
Xiao Tianjun stared at the thick smoke deep in the dense forest, his voice extremely difficult, "Even your great guardian was deceived by Daji. It seems that the entire tribe has fallen into the control of this fox demon."
"Xiao Tianjun, is there no way to wake everyone up?" Ah Man was worried.
"It's difficult. You have also fallen into an illusion. You know what it feels like - when you feel that you are a fearless hero, fighting against the blood wolf, will you be easily awakened?"
Xiao Tianjun said, "Daji had just been bitten by me when she met you. She didn't spend much thought on you. She just flicked her tail and made you unable to extricate yourself. Now, she has controlled at least the entire tribe. Half a day!”
"You are the most powerful knight commander in the Eastern tribe."
Ah Chui was full of expectations, "I have also captured the most powerful monkey in the world, in the history of the world!"
"If I were in heaven, I would have a hundred ways to do it, but this is the tribal world - a different world, different laws. My magical powers have been greatly weakened here, not to mention that I was so seriously injured! "
Xiao Tianjun blushed and defended feebly, "Of course, as long as the spiritual energy is sufficient, I will be able to recover one-tenth of my magical powers. By then, let alone a mere fox demon, it will take me and the monkey to fight for three hundred rounds. no problem!"
"It seems that the key is holy water and dark heavy oil. With these resources rich in spiritual energy, we can awaken everyone and catch Daji!"
Ah Man came to a conclusion and jumped down from the wreckage of the chariot.
Then he saw Valkyrie, standing in front of him with a battle ax in her hand and an angry look.
"..."
Ah Man's heart skipped a beat.
Valkyrie's face was also covered with a mixture of dullness and mania, as if she was wearing a thick glass mask.
Her copper bell-like eyes were covered with a scarlet haze, making it difficult to see her free will and true emotions.
The good news is that she is the only pursuer left in the garbage dump.
Bad news, Valkyrie is one of the fiercest warriors in the tribe, and she is a fully armed troop on her own!
"Sister Valkyrie, it's me!"
Aman tried in vain.
"Destroy the devil, save Aman, protect the tribe..."
Valkyrie turned a deaf ear and muttered something.
Her vision was distorted by the interference of the scarlet haze, and she regarded Ah Man as a hideous and ugly monster. Her warrior instinct drove her to raise the battle ax high, and the storm of destruction quickly condensed on the ax blade.
"Run!"
Before Valkyrie could turn her battle ax into a hurricane, Aman subconsciously shouted, then he lowered his head and bent down, and bumped into it hard.
This action just helped him avoid the roaring battle axe, knocking Valkyrie down into the mud.
"I can actually knock down...Sister Valkyrie?"
Ah Man, who came back to his senses, couldn't believe his "record".
He felt that the incredible experience in Tianchen Tu had completely changed him.
Perhaps it was the mysterious power called "spiritual energy" that Xiao Tianjun mentioned that made him more agile and stronger.
It is also possible that it is not his body that has changed, but his mind.
——After seeing the giant trees that covered the sky and the sun, the gods who felled the giant trees, the furnaces that swallowed up the mountains and rivers, and the "super giant python" surrounding the golden city, those things in the tribal world that once confused and frightened him, All become worth mentioning.
Before Valkyrie could get up, Aman pounced on her again.
The barbarian boy stuck to Valkyrie like a gummy candy, trying his best to stalk her and deny her the chance to raise her battle ax.
Ah Chui and Xiao Tianjun took the opportunity to go behind Valkyrie, trying to assist Ah Man and subdue the elite warriors of the tribe.
Unexpectedly, Valkyrie, who was in a state of being bewitched, still had extremely keen intuition. She sensed that there was a threat behind her, so she simply gave up the opening and closing of the battle ax and shot like lightning. She directly grabbed Aman's wrist and knocked him away. He swung it around and threw it away.
By the time Aman hurriedly stood up from the mud, Valkyrie had already reached the limit of speed and rushed towards him.
The momentum of the Valkyrie sweeping through thousands of armies reminded Aman of the wild boar knight entering a berserk state.
At the critical moment, Ah Man used his peripheral vision to see a strange-looking device lying in the mud beside him, and recognized it as the core component disassembled from the battle-damaged Tesla electromagnetic tower.
Ah Chui originally planned to use it to develop the latest "lightning trap".
Unfortunately, like most of his inventions, the effect is extremely unstable and may be triggered by someone passing by. Ahman alone was shocked several times.
Research can only be stranded, and this thing, like other inventions, has become a decoration in the garbage dump.
Ah Man had no choice. He couldn't even escape Valkyrie's impact by rolling and crawling. The two hugged each other and hit the half-baked "Thunder and Lightning Trap".
Accompanied by the "sizzling" sound of electric current exploding, the fierce blue arc of electricity shot out, causing both of them to grin and their hair stood on end, exploding like overripe chestnuts.
"Aman——"
Ah Chui and Xiao Tianjun rushed over.
The spirit fox was half a step ahead of them and jumped on the master's head.
"I, I'm fine."
Aman gritted his teeth and jumped up, staring in Valkyrie's direction with his bloodshot eyes.
As expected, such a chaotic electromagnetic attack was not enough to subdue one of the bravest warriors in the tribe. Valkyrie straightened up from the mud earlier than him, knelt on one knee, and panted violently.
Her action of extinguishing the last arc of electricity made everyone's hearts tighten.
The next second, Valkyrie looked up, and the scarlet haze in her eyes disappeared without a trace.
Valkyrie stared at Aman thoughtfully.
Although his expression was even more confused than a moment ago, the dullness and mania were completely gone.
"A...man?"
Valkyrie shook her head vigorously, ignoring the stench, and poured cold muddy water on her hot forehead, then slapped her cheek hard, as if breaking an invisible mask, "This is a garbage dump? Why am I here?"
"Sister Valkyrie, wake up!"
Ah Man and Ah Chui looked at each other and saw the surprise pouring out of each other's eyes.
…
In the cave, the bonfire was burning brightly.
The ground is filled with large and small stones, serving as models for resource and defense buildings.
Coupled with the "trench" and "road" drawn by the branches, a simple but precise sand table is formed.
"The general terrain of the tribe is like this. The holy water bottles and dark heavy oil tanks are located here. It is surrounded by defensive buildings, and there are barracks and spell factories behind it."
Aman was holding a straight branch, like a general waving a riding crop, and pointed at the sand table, "Since the entire tribe is controlled by the fox demon, we must be prepared to fight one against a hundred.
“Fortunately, large groups of people are now searching for us deep in the jungle, and the tribe’s defenses are relatively empty.
"But we must be quick. When the large group of troops returns to the tribe to garrison, even if we turn into flies, we will not be able to fly in.
"We just discussed it for a long time. This is the only theoretically feasible solution. Do you have any questions?"
Ah Chui, Linghu, and Xiao Tianjun shook their heads together.
"Sister Valkyrie, do you have anything else to add?"
Aman looked at the Valkyrie who was hesitant to speak.
"No, I just didn't expect that in just one day, Ah Man, you seem to have completely changed into a completely different person."
Valkyrie's eyes were full of joy. She thought about it and added, "I can't say that. In fact, I have known for a long time that you have the potential to become a warrior. Although you are not as strong as other barbarians, you You are more agile than them, and you can use your brain. When discussing tactics with me, you can always come up with unexpected ideas.
"Take the battle during the day as an example. The firepower from both sides was so dense that arrows could collide in the air, but you were able to run rampant on the battlefield with your eyes closed, rushing to the front of everyone unscathed - this It's not something that can be achieved just by luck and recklessness.
"You are a born warrior. I don't understand why you, who are so talented, always act so...clumsy?"
"Maybe it's not that I'm not good at fighting."
Ah Man thought about this question seriously, and after a long time, he shook his head and said, "I just haven't found...the meaning of fighting."
"Does fighting still need meaning?"
Valkyrie seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world.
"Don't you need it?"
Aman frowned.
For no reason, he thought of the "farmer" he saw in the Tianchen picture who never stopped cutting down giant trees.
He felt that the daily life of tribe members was very similar to that of "farmers" who cut down giant trees.
Fight, destroy, build, fight again, destroy again, build again, and so on, endlessly.
Perhaps most people will not explore the "meaning" behind all this.
But Aman is different.
It has been different since childhood.
He didn't want to follow others' opinions and pick up weapons in a daze.
"Next time you have the chance to see the uncle who cut down the giant tree, you must ask him the meaning of doing so."
Aman said in his heart.
Fortunately, the ensuing battle, in which the power of the enemy and ourselves were vastly disparate, was meaningful enough to inspire all his wisdom and courage.
"This is my tribe, my forest, and my home. No outsiders can get involved here - no matter it is the vicious blood wolf or the fox that once overthrew a dynasty!"
Ah Man thrust the branch deep into the earth like a spear, and walked out of the cave step by step.
…
Deep in the dense forest, a group of wild boar riders roared past, knocking towering trees as thick as an arm around and causing them to stagger.
The lava hounds that followed set fire to branches and shrubs, burning criss-crossing isolation strips.
There is no grass growing in the burned-out isolation zone, and not even a mouse can hide in it.
In the sky, the flying dragon flapped its wings, cooperating with the balloon soldiers and dragon knights, and cast its hawk-like gaze on both sides of the isolation zone, not missing any slightest movement.
They use this method to continuously squeeze the hiding space of the escapees. Although it is time-consuming and laborious, there is almost no way to crack it.
Not far away, Aman and others poked their heads out of a rock crevice hidden by shrubs.
Everyone's expressions were solemn.
"Are you sure you really want to do this?"
Valkyrie was worried, "I still think it's too risky."
"There is no other way. The large army has blocked the only way for us to return to the tribe. They are still compressing the scope of our activities and destroying every place that we can use."
Aman said, "If you don't give it a try, you won't have a chance to take the risk."
"I go."
Valkyrie said, "Even if there is a risk, I should be the one to take it."
"I am the best candidate, Sister Valkyrie."
Aman's eyes were firm, "No one is more familiar with this forest than me. Besides, I also have Linghu, a war pet born and raised here - now think about it, the encounter between Linghu and I in this forest three years ago, Perhaps, they are prepared for today’s battle!”
