This Is My Primitive Tribe
Chapter 260 - 167: Vulnerable

Chapter 260: Chapter 167: Vulnerable

Southern Wilderness, Mantis Tribe.

The morning temperature was already very low, and the large mantises clung to the trees, motionless.

In just a few days, these large mantises would begin to die off one by one.

Of course, they left behind a large number of mantis eggs, so by next year, the large mantises would appear again.

Inside the tribe, the ordinary members of the Mantis Tribe were repairing their houses to prepare for the cold winter.

In fact, they hadn’t done such repairs before winter in years, because due to climate changes, the Western Wilderness hadn’t seen snow in recent winters.

But with the shaman in the tribe, he would guide the tribal members on what to do and when, based on his experience.

This is one of the values of having a shaman.

In the wooden house, the shaman and the leader sat by the fire pit.

"Continue sending the warriors out to raid, take as much as you can, this is our first winter in the Southern Wilderness, we must prepare more food."

The Mantis Tribe’s shaman was a frail-looking old woman, seemingly too weak to withstand the wind, yet the leader of the Mantis Tribe showed great respect before her.

"Shaman, but I’m worried about the tribe we encountered a few days ago, should we leave more warriors to guard the tribe?"

However, the shaman of the Mantis Tribe shook her head and said, "It will snow soon, they need to stockpile food for winter too, they won’t dare to attack our Mantis Tribe."

"Moreover, with the Mantis God here, even if they come, they will gain nothing."

She had sufficient confidence in the Mantis God, as the Mantis Tribe had consistently won wars with other tribes under its power.

The leader also had great confidence in the Mantis God, and trusting the shaman’s judgment, he left the wooden house and immediately arranged for the warriors of the Mantis Tribe to go out to hunt and plunder.

...

Noon.

"Buzz buzz buzz..."

The members of the Mantis Tribe, who were busy repairing houses, suddenly heard a strange rumbling sound, and it was getting closer and closer.

Someone climbed the tallest tree nearby and stood at the top, able to see further into the distance.

"Oh my god, what is that?"

This Mantis Tribe member saw an extremely shocking scene, his mouth agape in fear.

In the distant sky, dozens of giant dragonflies were rapidly flying towards the Mantis Tribe, scaring the birds along the way into fleeing in all directions.

Before the Mantis Tribe member could climb down from the tree, the swarm of giant dragonflies had already arrived.

"Whoosh..."

One of the giant dragonflies swooped down, its six barbed claws instantly grabbing him and dragging him into the sky.

"Ah... Help..."

The Mantis Tribe member screamed in terror and agony.

"Crunch..."

The giant dragonfly lowered its head, its terrifying pincers crushing his head.

"Flutter flutter flutter..."

On the ground, numerous large mantises took flight. Although life was waning, their combat power should not be underestimated.

However, the strength of the large mantises was not in flying.

When facing land-bound humans or other beasts, they held a significant advantage, but in front of the giant dragonflies, whether in size, speed, or combat ability, they were on a completely different level.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

The giant dragonflies weaved through the sky relentlessly, grabbing a large mantis with each dive and biting off their heads, spilling green fluid everywhere.

"What the hell are those things? What the hell are those things!"

On the ground, the leader of the Mantis Tribe was hopping mad, never expecting the usually invincible large mantises of the Western Wilderness to be slaughtered.

That’s right, being slaughtered. These large mantises stood no chance against the giant dragonflies, even though their numbers far exceeded that of the dragonflies.

In front of the giant dragonflies, these large mantises were no different from a swarm of mosquitoes, utterly crushed.

"Shaman, please invoke the god and wipe out these damned dragonflies!"

The leader yelled, obviously heartbroken for the continually dying large mantises.

The shaman of the Mantis Tribe nodded, her eyes fierce.

She walked to the altar and began chanting ancient witchcraft.

"Boom!"

Behind the altar, from a nest constructed of various trees, crawled out a terrifying giant mantis.

Unlike the other large mantises, this giant mantis had blood-red eyes and blood-red wings, appearing extremely eerie and frightening.

The shaman before the altar became excited, shouting loudly, "God!"

"God, God, God!"

Among the Mantis Tribe, all the tribe members cheered fervently.

"Buzz..."

The Mantis God unfurled its wings and shot up into the sky, moving many times faster than the ordinary large mantises.

"Snap!"

The Mantis God’s speed was incredibly fast, its terrifying front limbs like a giant scythe, slicing a giant dragonfly in half in an instant.

"Yes!"

The Mantis Tribe members on the ground cheered; indeed, the god was the mightiest.

All their attention was in the sky, yet they didn’t notice the large number of warriors from the Vine Tribe arriving at the edge of the Mantis Tribe in the forest ground.

"Charge!"

Jiang Xuan, mounted on Crescent, raised a bone spear and let out a low roar.

"Boom boom boom..."

Earlier, the Black Wind Rhinoceroses moved slowly to remain hidden, but now they could finally gallop, and over thirty Black Wind Rhinoceroses charged excitedly towards the Mantis Tribe, creating a tremendous momentum.

Behind the Black Wind Rhinoceroses, countless Great Horned Deer and Wild Sheep carried the warriors of the Vine Tribe forward with their heads down, moving at incredibly high speed.

In the Mantis Tribe, a few warriors responsible for the perimeter were raising their heads, gazing up through the canopy gaps, watching the Mantis God displaying its divine might.

Suddenly, they heard an unusual commotion coming from the forest.

Someone turned to look and saw the charging rhinoceroses, along with the Vine Tribe warriors on their backs.

"En... Enemies attack..."

The person had just shouted a phrase when they heard a "whoosh," and a short spear flew over, instantly piercing through his chest, its terrifying power knocking him backward.

"Bang!"

This Mantis Tribe warrior fell to the ground, blood gushing from his throat, making him unable to speak a word, yet his mouth still opened and closed, as if trying to say something.

At this moment, the other warriors in the Mantis Tribe finally reacted.

But as they turned around to grab their weapons to retaliate, the Black Wind Rhinoceroses had already charged.

"Thunk!"

Crescent knocked a Mantis Tribe warrior flying, the terrifying power causing the warrior’s bones to break and muscles to snap, his internal organs shattered, with no chance of surviving.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

The Vine Tribe warriors charged forward on their mounts, while throwing short spears or shooting arrows, almost passing through without giving the Mantis Tribe warriors any chance to retaliate.

The continuous screams and the sound of heavy hooves on the ground finally dragged the Mantis Tribe people out of their zealous worship of the Totem God.

"Enemy attack, prepare for battle!"

The Mantis Tribe leader shouted, hastily organizing warriors to confront the enemy.

However, the speed of the cavalry was far too fast, and by the time they were temporarily organized, the massive Black Wind Rhinoceroses had already charged.

"Boom!"

A wooden house collapsed under the impact of the Black Wind Rhinoceroses, turning into pieces of scattered wood.

The Mantis Tribe warriors inside the wooden house, ready for an ambush, were also trampled to death by the massive hooves of the Black Wind Rhinoceroses, unwillingly dying.

"Kill!"

Jiang Xuan shouted loudly and then charged towards the leader of the Mantis Tribe.

He rode a Black Wind Rhinoceros, while the leader of the Mantis Tribe stood on the ground, not daring to face him head-on, only evading.

However, though he evaded, the warriors of the Mantis Tribe around him suffered misfortune.

"Puff!"

A Mantis Tribe warrior was pierced by Jiang Xuan’s bone spear, another was killed by Crescent, and the rest fled in horror, not daring to face the enemy directly.

Not only Jiang Xuan, but other Vine Tribe warriors also fought with ease since they had mounts, this advantage was tremendous.

They even felt that the Mantis Tribe was very weak, often collapsing at the first touch, without executing any decent retaliation.

But they didn’t know, due to the Mantis Tribe Witch’s confidence, two-thirds of the tribe’s warriors were sent out to forage.

The warriors remaining in the Mantis Tribe, including the Great Mantises, were relatively weak, and their numbers were not large.

Moreover, with the Vine Tribe’s full cavalry, how could the warriors and common people within the Mantis Tribe possibly win?

Despite it all sounding cumbersome, in reality, it all happened very swiftly, so swiftly that when the Mantis God reacted, the Vine Tribe cavalry had already charged into the tribe and started slaughtering.

At this time, in the sky, the Mantis God had already cut down three giant dragonflies, and the other giant dragonflies scattered around, avoiding the Mantis God.

When the Mantis God tried to cut down the fourth giant dragonfly and assist the Mantis Tribe people, an accident occurred.

"Whoosh!"

An enormously thick vine flickering with green light appeared suddenly, attempting to coil around the Mantis God.

"Crack!"

The Mantis God reacted swiftly, and before the vine could wrap around it, its terrifying forelimbs instantly chopped the vine into pieces.

Creatures that become gods are naturally not to be trifled with and possess unique skills.

This pair of terrifying forelimbs of the Mantis God is one of its strongest methods, able to cut through even large trees.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

More vines appeared, attempting to coil around the Mantis God.

Moreover, these vines were covered with a light protective shield, and the Mantis God’s second chop unexpectedly failed to sever them.

"Buzz..."

The Vine God finally appeared, floating from the forest below to the sky, countless vines coiling around the Mantis God.

"Hiss..."

The Mantis God let out a piercing cry, its forelimbs turning blood-red, and its attack power increased once again.

Vines approaching it were once again severed.

But the Vine God is much stronger, though the Mantis God wasn’t bound and killed by the vines temporarily, it couldn’t descend to rescue the Mantis Tribe people.

And at this moment, all the giant dragonflies were freed and continuously flew up and down, capturing and killing one Great Mantis after another, repeating this process.

Inside the Mantis Tribe, countless wooden houses collapsed, the Mantis Tribe warriors and ordinary people were overwhelmed with no power to retaliate, dying and fleeing, exhibiting utter defeat.