This Is My Primitive Tribe
Chapter 258 - 165 Discovered

Chapter 258: Chapter 165 Discovered

North of the Vine Tribe, within a primitive forest.

"Flap flap flap..."

A large praying mantis unfolded its wings, flew a circle in the forest, and finally found a large spider.

It landed on a branch, then slowly climbed towards the large spider from the back of the branch.

When it reached beneath the large spider, it silently crawled to the side, then suddenly attacked, its jagged front limbs instantly grabbing the spider.

The large spider struggled desperately, but it was in vain, as the praying mantis’s front limbs had already sliced through its body.

The praying mantis opened its mandibles and began to feast greatly.

"Kraa..."

At this moment, a cry from a raptor came from afar, frightening the praying mantis so much that it shivered and abandoned the spider, spreading its wings to flee towards the tribe.

This large praying mantis had participated in the battle yesterday. The cry of Tang Yuan was a nightmare for the mantises who had been in that battle.

In the distance, above the forest, Tang Yuan was flying rapidly.

On Tang Yuan’s back, Jiang Xuan asked the wanderer, "Do you know where the Mantis Tribe is?"

In fact, Tang Yuan had already circled the area twice but still hadn’t found the Mantis Tribe.

Because the forest was too dense, the Mantis Tribe, unlike the Vine Tribe, did not clear land for planting. The dense primitive forest obscured their houses, making it difficult to see from the sky.

"It should, it should be around here."

The wanderer used to travel on foot and, after being taken into the sky by Tang Yuan, could only judge directions by feeling, unable to locate the Mantis Tribe as directly as he could on the ground.

Moreover, he was acrophobic, so he didn’t dare continuously look at the ground.

Feng Chao said, "Leader, give him a little more time. If it doesn’t work out, we’ll go down to the ground."

Jiang Xuan nodded helplessly and instructed Tang Yuan to continue flying forward.

Soon, the wanderer suddenly saw a mountain ahead, near the top, there was a huge rock with a relatively flat surface.

With bright eyes, the wanderer said, "I recognize that mountain, the Mantis Tribe is in the forest beside it."

"Let’s go and see."

Jiang Xuan’s spirits lifted, but he didn’t have Tang Yuan fly directly over the Mantis Tribe. Instead, as they were approaching the Mantis Tribe’s territory, they landed on the ground.

The totem god of the Mantis Tribe could fly, and if Tang Yuan flew directly over the Mantis Tribe, they might encounter danger.

Standing back on the ground, the wanderer’s legs were still trembling, clearly not yet recovered from the fear of heights.

Seeing the wanderer in that state, Jiang Xuan knew he couldn’t rely on him, so he had the wanderer stay in place, taking Feng Chao to the Mantis Tribe’s habitat.

The vast primitive forest, with ancient trees towering and old vines everywhere.

It was already late autumn, many insects were nearing the end of their lives but still chirping loudly.

It didn’t take Jiang Xuan and Feng Chao long to see the bark of a large tree carved with the Mantis Tribe’s totem pattern.

This was an image of a large, menacing mantis.

Triangular head, large eyes, scythe-like front limbs, and a pair of wings, with very distinct features.

"It really is here."

Jiang Xuan continued forward, treading lightly with caution.

Suddenly, on a large tree ahead, a large praying mantis hidden among the leaves discovered them.

"Chirp chirp chirp..."

The praying mantis’s wings vibrated rapidly, creating a peculiar sound.

This was a signal from the praying mantis, and soon, all the praying mantises nearby began vibrating their wings.

"Chirp chirp chirp..."

"Chirp chirp chirp..."

This peculiar sound formed a large wave, making quite a commotion.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

Within the Mantis Tribe, a warrior shouted loudly, then the entire tribe was in an uproar, many warriors grabbing weapons and rushing out.

"Leader, we’ve been discovered!"

Feng Chao nervously watched the large praying mantises ahead.

Jiang Xuan’s expression also changed. He didn’t expect these large mantises to be able to give a warning.

"Run!"

Jiang Xuan took Feng Chao and turned to run; any delay and they would be surrounded.

"Flap flap flap..."

Hundreds of large praying mantises immediately spread their wings and chased after them, creating a terrifying scene.

"Whoosh!"

Jiang Xuan pulled out a short spear from his back and threw it behind him.

"Thump thump..."

The short spear, carrying terrifying force, pierced through two large mantises in quick succession. The mantises behind dodged one after another.

However, the number of large praying mantises was just too many, and this spear could only slightly slow their pursuit.

Jiang Xuan ran very fast, but Feng Chao, being less strong, gradually slowed down after running with full effort for a while.

Seeing this, Jiang Xuan immediately grabbed her hand, continuing to run with her.

Not long after, the two finally reached the spot where Tang Yuan was.

"Quick, get on."

Jiang Xuan first had Feng Chao climb onto Tang Yuan’s back, then pushed the wanderer up, and leapt himself, landing on Tang Yuan’s back.

By this time, swarms of praying mantises had already caught up, and the forest in the distance was buzzing with noise.

Jiang Xuan urged, "Tang Yuan, go quickly!"

"Kraa..."

Tang Yuan’s strong legs first quickly contracted, then suddenly pushed off the ground, spreading its wings to fly into the sky.

Jiang Xuan turned to look back, only to see those large mantises flying back and forth on the ground, but dared not chase Tang Yuan anymore.

In the forest, the people of the Mantis Tribe also rushed out but could only watch helplessly as Tang Yuan left.

"It’s that big bird!"

"It’s the tribe from yesterday; they’ve come looking for us!"

"What do they want to do?"

The warriors of the Mantis Tribe discussed noisily.

"Everyone, stop arguing!"

The leader of the Mantis Tribe roared, silencing the warriors.

"Go back and strengthen the defenses. With the Mantis God here, coming here is a death wish!"

After speaking, the leader of the Mantis Tribe took the lead in walking back.

In fact, he had a bad feeling in his heart. The heavy cavalry of the Vine Tribe had left a deep impression on him, and he vaguely regretted snatching the Vine Tribe’s prey.

But at this point, there was no other option but to prepare for battle.

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"Leader, we’ve been discovered, what should we do now, should we go back?"

In the sky, Feng Chao asked Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan thought for a moment, then said, "The situation of the Mantis Tribe has not been fully explored; going back now would be a wasted trip."

"Although we can’t enter that part of the forest, they eventually have to go out hunting; we can find an opportunity to capture a few people and still figure out the situation of the Mantis Tribe."

Feng Chao’s eyes lit up, "Yes, why didn’t I think of that."

Jiang Xuan smiled, "Find a safe place to land, then capture them."

Tang Yuan circled the area and finally landed halfway up a mountain.

Jiang Xuan left that wanderer there and then took Feng Chao to capture someone.

With winter approaching, every tribe is frantically stockpiling food, and the Mantis Tribe is no different.

They have to send most of their people out; the weaker members stay near the tribe to find wild fruits and dig out edible plants.

The stronger ones form hunting teams to hunt various beasts, acquiring essential furs, meat, and beast bones for making tools for winter.

Jiang Xuan’s target is these hunting teams that venture farther away.

As long as they capture two, take them back to the Vine Tribe, there are ways to make them talk.

The area where Tang Yuan landed is not too far, nor too close to the Mantis Tribe, and there’s bound to be a hunting team passing by.

After Jiang Xuan and Feng Chao entered the forest, they began searching for various clues.

Half a day later, they tracked down a hunting team of the Mantis Tribe and stealthily followed them.

This hunting team was surrounding a few wild boars, with dozens of large mantises flying around helping.

Jiang Xuan, taking advantage when everyone’s attention was on the wild boars, prepared a piece of beast hide and sprinkled some medicinal powder on it.

This medicinal powder, given to him by Chi Shao, was made from special herbs; once inhaled, a person would immediately fall into a coma.

Jiang Xuan quietly approached a warrior of the Mantis Tribe standing on the outskirts and suddenly covered his nose and mouth with the beast hide sprinkled with powder.

"Ugh, ugh, ugh..."

The warrior of the Mantis Tribe opened his eyes wide, struggled briefly, then inhaled a lot of powder, rolled his eyes, and passed out.

After knocking down one person, Feng Chao immediately carried the person away to a more remote location and tied him up with rope.

Then Jiang Xuan repeated the tactic, found another opportunity, subdued another warrior of the Mantis Tribe, and carried him to the woods to join Feng Chao.

"Let’s go, back to the tribe."

Jiang Xuan tied them up, and then he and Feng Chao quickly left the forest, each carrying an unconscious warrior of the Mantis Tribe.

Even though Feng Chao is a woman, she is now a two-color Warrior, carrying someone while running is nothing.

After they left, the hunting team of the Mantis Tribe exerted great effort to kill five large wild boars, although some wild boars escaped.

When they tied the wild boars up to carry back, they realized two people were missing.

"Where are they?"

The Hunting Leader was shocked, unable to figure out what was going on.

"What are you staring at, quickly go find them!"

Under the roar of the Hunting Captain, the hunting team of the Mantis Tribe immediately scattered to search for the missing people.

Soon after, someone found two fallen stone spears on the ground.

"Leader, their spears are here."

Looking at the two stone spears in front of him, the Hunting Leader frowned deeply.

People from the tribe never leave their weapons behind unless they encounter irresistible danger.

Since the spears were left, it’s likely they met a grim fate.

"Keep searching!"

The Hunting Leader led people to search for a while longer but found nothing, not even any traces of blood.

Hunting is inherently a very dangerous task, whether encountering ferocious beasts or various dangerous plants, venomous snakes, and insects, there is always a risk of death.

Since they couldn’t find the people, they had to assume they were already dead.

"Let’s go back!"

Feeling miserable, the Hunting Leader walked back, and the others could only follow carrying the prey.

On the other side, Feng Chao and Jiang Xuan had already returned to the mountain with the two unconscious captives.

"Let’s go, back to the tribe."

It was now evening, and Tang Yuan bathed in the orange-red sunlight, carried five people, and flew towards the Vine Tribe.

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