Chapter 602, Chimeras

Translator: Silavin

 

*Wooooo….*

*Dong dong dong…*

 

The horn sounds and drum beats continuously rang out, all the patrolling Warriors rushed to the entrance of the Tribe.

 

After all the Warriors had assembled, the horn sounds and drum beats stopped.

 

Yan Jiao frowned as he looked at the two massive black shadows in the distance, wanting to see clearly what kind of Ferocious Beasts those two figures actually were.

 

However, no matter how much he widened his eyes or squinted to look, those two black figures could not be clearly seen.

 

“Can you make out what those two Ferocious Beasts are?” Yan Jiao asked the others.

 

“I can’t see them at all, there’s only an outline there, but this outline is familiar…” He Chuan had been looking through a telescope the whole time.

 

“Didn’t you see them when you were flying in the sky?” Da Gua turned to ask the aerial squad.

 

“We were patrolling behind the Tribe at the time. When we heard the warning sounds, we immediately flew back. So, we did not get a clear view of them.” Shu Feng shook his head.

 

He had originally wanted to fly closer for a look, but those two Ferocious Beasts were two unknowns. If he accidentally got too close, it might get truly dangerous.

 

“All Warriors prepare yourselves! Get ready to engage the two Ferocious Beasts!” Yan Jiao shouted, displaying his leadership skills as the Chieftain.

 

As soon as his voice rang out, all those Warriors stood straight, their expressions becoming particularly solemn.

 

“Yes!” All the Warriors carried out their respective duties.

 

Some Warriors returned to the sentry posts, all taking out their recurve bows and preparing.

 

The Warrior Trainees also held longbows, and the firearm squad was also preparing at the sentry posts.

 

The firearm squad members included Yan Hua, Sha Lan, Ge, Ah Zhen, as well as Qing Mu and Chi Tu.

 

Besides the firearm squad, there was also the poison archer squad, all members of this team were Totem Warriors.

 

They also held recurve bows, but their arrowheads were different. All were coated with lots of poison.

 

The reason for using Totem Warriors to form the poison archer squad was because their strength was greater than the Warrior Trainees. With them controlling the recurve bows, they could easily nail arrows into the Ferocious Beasts’ tough bodies.

 

“I hope they’re not too difficult to deal with…” Yan Jiao muttered to himself, gripping his Crocodile Blade tightly.

 

Cang Shi kept watching the two Ferocious Beasts’ every movement through a telescope, saying. “They’ll soon step into the area with the explosive packages.”

 

They had already pre-positioned explosive packages around the Tribe. Of course, they had tested them to ensure the explosions would not harm the Tribe.

 

The explosives were also not buried too close to the great river, because if the explosion range was near the river, it could easily widen the riverbank, which would cause the Tribe to be taken in by the river water.

 

Even if it did not touch the Tribe, as the river water got closer and closer to the Tribe, it would gradually cause geological changes, and the houses closest to the river would face a higher risk of collapse.

 

So, the explosive packages were buried not too far and not too close, all within visual range. Otherwise, there would be no way to observe the Ferocious Beasts’ every move, and how effective the explosion was.

 

Not only was the front of the Tribe buried with explosives, the other three directions also had explosives buried.

 

After all, the other three directions were all forest, and forests were the places where Ferocious Beasts most easily appeared. So, the Tribe had to be more prepared for those directions.

 

“They seem to not have their guard up at all.” Yan Jiao said, seeing those Ferocious Beasts maintaining a straight line as they advanced.

 

*Stomp stomp stomp…*

 

With a series of heavy footsteps, the forms of those two Ferocious Beasts gradually became visible.

 

One had a Tiger’s body, but the head was that of a Wild Boar, and its body was covered with many strange barbs, looking like a Chimera. Composed of three or four different beasts, its appearance was extremely strange and fierce, as if it was not a specific type of Ferocious Beast.

 

The other one looked even stranger, like a Giant Tortoise. However, this Tortoise’s four limbs were all covered with fur, like Bear paws.

 

Its head was not a Tortoise’s head either, but also a fur-covered head, yet its mouth was a huge bird beak, like a Ferocious Beast composed of a Black Bear, an Ostrich, and a Tortoise.

 

Both Ferocious Beasts were particularly strange. The front one moved at a relatively normal speed, while the Tortoise-like one behind moved obviously much slower.

 

“I’ve never seen these two types before, their appearance is really strange…” Yan Jiao frowned.

 

This was the first time he had ever seen this kind of Ferocious Beast. Even after experiencing so many eternal nights, he had never seen this type of Ferocious Beast.

 

Moreover, previous Ferocious Beasts had not looked this strange. They were all identifiable by name. Chimera-like Ferocious Beasts like these were completely unprecedented.

 

“Why is this year so strange? First there were unknown birds before, now these strange Ferocious Beasts have appeared…” Cang Shi’s expression was also dark.

 

If they encountered Ferocious Beasts with known names, they would know how to deal with them, but these completely unknown, never-before-seen Ferocious Beasts, left them uncertain. They did not know how strong they were or how dangerous they were.

 

They were even more uncertain whether those explosive packages and firearms would be effective against these Ferocious Beasts. They could feel from a distance that these Chimeras were formidable to the extreme.

 

“These Ferocious Beasts are too strange, and we don’t know if our weapons are effective against them.” Sha Hong’s expression obviously was not much better either.

 

She brushed her blue short hair, stretching her muscles in preparation for these two Ferocious Beasts, thinking that if the Warriors could not handle them, she would personally take action and engage them.

 

“The explosive packages are so powerful, and the firearms are also very powerful, they should be able to deal with them.” Yan Jiao still had great faith in the Shaman.

 

At this moment, he had no choice but to believe, after all, he had seen the demonstrations before, and now all hopes rested on these two types of weapons.

 

“We can only wait for them to enter the explosion range and then detonate the explosive packages to see.” Cang Shi said.

 

“That Tiger-like Ferocious Beast is quite agile, I’m afraid explosive packages won’t have much effect on it, it could easily avoid them. We can save some explosive packages and use firearms against it instead.”

 

Yan Jiao carefully observed the two Ferocious Beasts and continued. “The other one moves much slower, it probably can’t dodge the explosive packages once they blow up, so we’ll use explosive packages to deal with it.”

 

The Chieftain seriously analysed the situation. At this moment, he could not be hasty; he had to quickly and accurately devise a strategy in response.

 

“I have the same thought. I’ll have them prepare accordingly.” Cang Shi said.