The Survival of the Wild Tribe

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This is a race that even Lu Zhan has never heard of. Luo Zhen has seen the half-human, half-snake form in various myths and legends before, but seeing the snake people in front of him surprised him. Soon his face became solemn, and he understood what Ke Lang had said just now.

The snake tribe knows water; I'm afraid these snake men are the ones Ke Lang mentioned to check the waterway. Luo Zhen and the others couldn't let the snake people in. If they got in, they wouldn't be able to save the mermaid, Montenegro, or even Ah Chun, who was pregnant with the mermaid cubs. It would also make leaving much more difficult.

The tiny fire-red flame ants slowly crawled along the cave wall to the edge of the cave, then spread out and dived into the surrounding weeds. However, they were too small, and even though they were fast, it took a lot of time to cover the distance between the cave's edge and the people of the Kru Lion tribe. The color of the flame ants was too eye-catching, so they had to scatter and slowly come out of the cave one by one. Otherwise, Luo Zhen wouldn't be here to delay time with Ke Lang.

The surrounding wind grew stronger, and the sun sank into the valley, leaving only a lazy afterglow stretching long shadows. Dark clouds were gathering on the horizon, but it would take some time before the real rainstorm arrived.

Luo Zhen's goal was to draw away the people around the cave entrance before it got completely dark. Although Shanqi and Aqing were good with water, they weren't very skilled in handling wooden boats. After dark, the danger would increase for them.

"Lu Zhan, I didn't expect you to come here," Ke Lang remarked, looking a little surprised.

"Do you know them?" he asked the black witch.

The black witch's face showed awkward excitement, even a hint of hideousness. "Of course, he's a member of our Black Panther clan."

"Black Panthers?" Ke Lang knew a bit about this tribe. It was just a small tribe in a wilder place than theirs. For Ke Lang, the entire tribe was their wizard and ancestor. The leader, Heishan, whose strength had suddenly increased several times later, still had a little effect on them. How could someone with such strong abilities as Lu Zhan come from such a small tribe? Moreover, when the two men introduced themselves earlier, they clearly said they were leaders and wizards from a small tribe he had never heard of.

Seeing Ke Lang's disbelief, the Black Witch explained, "When our tribe moved here, these two chose to stay in their original tribal territory. They haven’t seen each other in many years, and I didn’t expect the other’s strength to improve so fast."

Ke Lang's eyes narrowed. Besides the Wizard's Palace, he didn't know who else in this world could improve people to such levels in just a few years. He looked at Lu Zhan with a scorching gaze. Now, even if the opponent was sent by another wizard, Ke Lang didn't intend to let them leave easily.

Of course, before that, he still needs to rescue Luca from the opponent.

"We can send our tribe into the cave to investigate. If we don't find what our tribe has lost, you two can naturally leave," Kelang admitted to himself and smiled gently. "But before that, I don't know if you can release my son."

Lu Zhan didn't even look at the black witch but shook his head when he heard that and pinched Luca's neck a little harder. "That won't work. If your fighters get into the water, who knows if they'll suddenly attack us? This river isn't spacious. Why don't you let us go ashore first? I feel very insecure. Without a safe place, it's easy to feel insecure."

The snake man standing in front looked at Lu Zhan curiously. With his beautiful golden vertical pupils and his forked tongue unconsciously flickering, the tip of his tail gently wiggled behind him, giving him a menacing appearance near the water's edge. But no one instructed him to act, so he had to force down his emotions. His angled eyebrows raised with a hint of anxiety, making his eyes look colder and sharper.