Chapter 435 - 294: Hundred Beasts Paying Homage (Part 4)

As he spoke, he gave a signal with his eyes, and the other two members of the Wolf Race moved, surrounding the old woman.

"Elder Lang Lin, what do you mean by this?" The old woman realized things were going wrong, but she didn’t panic.

The reason she came alone was precisely because she feared this moment would happen.

Exchanging her life for the survival of the tribe, even if it meant dying in failure, felt worth it to her.

"Why ask questions you already know the answer to, Elder of the Spirit Contract Race?" Lang Lin sneered, "Our Wolf Race is also very curious about the Spirit Contract race artifact that can make the Hundred Beasts Pay Homage."

So it was.

The old woman felt despair in her heart.

The Qin Dynasty slaughtered tribes and seized treasures, forcing the Spirit Contract Race to flee westward to this place. The Wolf Race, known for its bloodthirstiness and brutality, wouldn’t be much better...

"Elder of the Spirit Contract Race, why not think this way: if your Spirit Contract Race has already submitted to our Wolf Race, then shouldn’t the tribe’s treasure be given as an offering?"

Offer the tribe’s treasure?

The old woman sighed inwardly.

Without the tribe’s treasure, what meaning would the existence of the Spirit Contract Race have?

"Elder Lang Lin, the treasure is the foundation of our Spirit Contract Race’s survival. We can submit, and even use the treasure to help the Wolf Race, but to offer the treasure..." The old woman tried to negotiate further.

"Heh, Elder of the Spirit Contract Race, you are confused. The Spirit Contract Race submitting to our Wolf Race makes it a part of us, so our managing of the tribe’s treasure is equivalent to it being still in the Spirit Contract Race’s hands."

With those words, Lang Lin’s fierce glare became apparent.

"Take action!"

The three Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm experts struck simultaneously, attacking the old woman.

The old woman from the Spirit Contract Race had been on guard for this, leaping into the air, her form catapulting skyward, then stepping on the dense forest foliage, fleeing in one direction.

The direction she fled was precisely opposite to the one her tribe was escaping toward.

This elder of the Spirit Contract Race had already planned for two outcomes: she outwardly sought the protection of the Wolf Race, but in reality, wanted the Wolf Race to directly confront the Huang Forbidden Army to buy time for her people to escape.

If the Wolf Race was truly willing to battle the Huang Forbidden Army for the Spirit Contract Race, then the Spirit Contract Race would have found an ally.

But if the Wolf Race only feigned alliance, this would merely place her in danger without implicating her people.

The worst result, however, was now before her: the Wolf Race didn’t even bother to pretend and sought to seize the tribe’s treasure directly.

In that case, she had no choice but to use her life to lure the Wolf Race, buying time for her people.

Swish, swish, swish!

She even deliberately made a loud commotion while fleeing, intending to draw the Huang Forbidden Army’s attention.

However, in all her calculations, this elder overlooked one point.

The strength of a Late Stage Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm expert was beyond her, a Lower Realm early stage, to estimate.

Moreover, the three members of the Wolf Race were equipped with the Wolf Patterned Crown.

"Elder Lang Lin, that old fool runs quite vigorously." The early stage Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm Lang Zhong pursued unhurriedly, full of mockery.

"Lang Zhong, Lang You, enough. Catch her soon to prevent drawing the Huang Forbidden Army here," Lang Lin frowned, observing the great commotion in the dense forest ahead.

"Understood."

Upon hearing this, Lang Zhong and Lang You put on the Fake Crown, their forms growing rapidly, instantly succeeding in Wolf Transformation.

Their speed increased dramatically, pouncing on the old woman from left and right like ancient feral wolves.

"Roar!"

At the critical moment, an angry roar emerged from the forest, followed by a cyan shadow charging out to attack Lang Zhong.

"Cyan Flame Demon Wolf!"

"Huang Forbidden Army!"

Lang Zhong’s face changed drastically, savagely clawing out.

Directly in front of him was a terrifying giant wolf, five or six meters tall.

The giant wolf, completely cyan, bared its fangs, its bristling fur as sharp as steel needles.

Roar!

The Cyan Flame Demon Wolf opened its bloody maw, howling as it bit.

Clang clang!

Bang bang!

Lang Zhong and the Cyan Flame Demon Wolf fought fiercely together.

"Not the Huang Forbidden Army, it’s the exotic beast tamed by that old woman!"

After a moment of panic, Lang Lin quickly discerned there was only the one Cyan Flame Demon Wolf around.

"Lang Zhong, leave the Demon Wolf to me. You and Lang You go capture that old woman!"

Lang Lin shouted fiercely, uprooting a massive tree to smash it to the ground with mountainous force.

In the heat of battle with the Demon Wolf, Lang Zhong was startled into action, kicking the Demon Wolf away, and then charging out of the fray, chasing after the old woman.

The old woman wore a grief-stricken expression. The Cyan Flame Demon Wolf was an exotic beast she had nurtured for years, emotionally akin to family.

But for the sake of her people, she had no choice but to sacrifice the Demon Wolf.