Chapter 77: Blackening

Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Blackening

Zhu Xiu had only been entangled with Yin Da for a moment before Bai Wanwan was stolen away. Enraged, he sent the nearby Beastmen flying and turned to chase after Bai Wanwan.

While Zhu Xiu was distracted, Yin Da leaped up, his sharp claws stabbing toward Zhu Xiu...

Xin Feng caught the movement out of the corner of his eye, but he was pinned down by several Wandering Beastmen. Unable to help, he could only shout a warning, "Zhu Xiu, watch out!"

His voice made Zhu Xiu whip his head around and snap his jaws at Yin Da.

Zhu Xiu’s venomous fangs were incredibly potent. Not even Yin Da could withstand them head-on, so he had no choice but to retreat.

At the same time, he commanded the other Wandering Beasts, "Go, attack him from behind."

Zhu Xiu was completely surrounded by the Wandering Beastmen, missing his first chance to pursue and snatch Bai Wanwan back.

He could only watch helplessly as a Beastman carried Bai Wanwan away in his mouth, her figure shrinking into the distance...

When Xin Feng fought back a few Wandering Beasts and turned around, he saw Zhu Xiu enveloped in a shroud of black energy.

Caught off guard, he was nearly bitten by a charging Beastman. After narrowly dodging, he yelled at Zhu Xiu, "Zhu Xiu, what are you doing?!"

At that moment, Zhu Xiu could no longer hear Xin Feng’s words. His pupils had narrowed into deep, black vertical slits, emanating an extremely dangerous aura.

Yin Da sensed something was wrong and was about to warn his subordinates.

Suddenly, Zhu Xiu’s massive body shot toward one of the Wandering Beasts. The beast had no time to react before Zhu Xiu’s fangs sank into it.

A powerful toxin flooded the Wandering Beast’s neck. Almost instantly, its body turned pitch-black and fell, stiff, onto the snow.

Before anyone else could react, Zhu Xiu was already moving on to the next one.

In the span of a few breaths, three or four Wandering Beasts had already fallen.

Yin Da’s face was filled with shock. The power Zhu Xiu was displaying was far beyond his own. If this continued, all the Wandering Beastmen he had brought would die by Zhu Xiu’s fangs.

"Scatter..."

His warning came too late. Zhu Xiu moved among the Wandering Beasts like a god of death. Everywhere he passed, the Wandering Beasts died from the poison, completely unable to resist.

After killing more than ten Wandering Beasts, the black energy around Zhu Xiu had grown so thick that he was almost completely obscured by the black mist.

Xin Feng stood at a distance, a complex mix of emotions stirring within him as he gazed at the ground littered with the corpses of Wandering Beasts.

The only one left alive, Yin Da, the City Lord of the Wandering Beast City, was now targeted by Zhu Xiu.

Yin Da watched the black mist drift toward him and pushed his Talent Power to its absolute limit.

"Zhu Xiu, you’ve killed so many of my subordinates and destroyed years of my hard work! Today, only one of us will leave here alive! ROAR!"

Yin Da let out a furious roar, his massive head snapping toward the black mist...

* * *

Bai Wanwan was being carried in Chou Rong’s mouth. She clutched the basket tightly, terrified of losing the cub again.

The jostling made her dizzy and disoriented. "Chou Rong, where are you taking me?"

"To see the tiger cub."

’My little tiger cub is still alive...’ Of course Bai Wanwan wanted to see him, but Xin Feng and Zhu Xiu were still surrounded by Wandering Beasts.

She looked up at the male carrying her. His strength seemed no weaker than Xin Feng’s. ’If he helped, perhaps they could turn the tide of the battle and defeat the Wandering Beastmen.’

"Chou Rong, can you help Xin Feng and Zhu Xiu?"

In her heart, she knew that if Chou Rong had been willing to help, he would have acted just now instead of simply taking her and leaving.

But she couldn’t just watch Zhu Xiu and Xin Feng die. She had to try. ’What if? What if I can convince Chou Rong to help?’

Chou Rong’s speed didn’t slow in the slightest. His tiger eyes were half-lidded as he stared down at Bai Wanwan. "I saved you because you are the Mother of my cub. They have nothing to do with me... I won’t take risks for unrelated Beastmen."

He wasn’t wrong. If she were in his position, she would also find it difficult to risk her life to save strangers.

But people were also selfish. Xin Feng and Zhu Xiu had become her Beast Husbands, and she didn’t want them to get hurt.

She had to do everything in her power to save them.

"Chou Rong, back in the Cat Clan Tribe, I heard some Beastmen say you were rescued by the tribe after being seriously injured. With your powerful Talent, your background can’t be simple, can it?"

Back then, she had spent her days wandering around, not just to relieve her boredom but also to better understand this world.

Because of what had happened with Chou Rong right after she arrived, she would always perk up her ears whenever other Beastmen mentioned him, subtly feigning curiosity.

And so, she had more or less pieced together Chou Rong’s story.

From the information she’d gathered, Chou Rong must have an extraordinary background.

Chou Rong didn’t deny it. "What are you trying to say?"

"Those serious injuries you had... were they inflicted on you intentionally by other Beastmen?"

Although Chou Rong didn’t respond, he was inwardly surprised. ’Bai Wanwan actually managed to guess so much...’

"Are your enemies very powerful? Are you looking for a chance to get revenge?"

Bai Wanwan spoke while tilting her head up to gauge his reaction, but his massive tiger head showed no change in expression.

’So, was I right or wrong?’

’Whatever!’

Steeling herself, she said, "Help me this one time. If Zhu Xiu and Xin Feng can both survive, we can lend you our strength in the future."

’That should be a good enough bargaining chip, right?’

Zhu Xiu and Xin Feng were powerful, no weaker than Chou Rong. With their help, whatever he planned to do, his chances of success would be greatly enhanced.

But after she said this, Chou Rong’s pace didn’t slow at all.

"Chou Rong, did you hear what I just said?"

"I heard. Now that I’ve taken you away, they no longer have to hold back. They won’t die."

’They won’t die, but they’ll get hurt!’

No matter what Bai Wanwan said after that, talking until her lips were dry, Chou Rong remained unmoved.

She was jostled until she was completely disoriented. She didn’t know how long they had been traveling before a cluster of tribal dwellings appeared ahead.

Due to the snow season, there were no Beastmen to be seen anywhere, apart from a few males standing guard at the entrance.

When Chou Rong, still carrying Bai Wanwan in his mouth, arrived at the tribe’s entrance, he was not stopped and entered smoothly.

Bai Wanwan pulled her gaze away from her surroundings and looked up at him. "Is this the tribe where you grew up?"

"No."

"Then why did they let you in?"

"I saved one of their tribe’s males."

Understanding, Bai Wanwan surveyed the surrounding buildings.

This tribe was clearly larger than the Cat Clan Tribe. In the Cat Clan Tribe, most of the Beastmen lived in caves and earthen huts.

But here, there were stone houses everywhere, and the paths were wider.

Chou Rong carried her several hundred meters into the tribe before stopping.

In an instant, the White Tiger transformed into a tall, handsome male. He was clad in an animal hide, revealing broad shoulders and a narrow waist—a very handsome sight.

He glanced at Bai Wanwan, walked forward, and knocked on the door of a stone house.

A female’s voice quickly came from inside. "Coming."

Then, after some shuffling sounds from within, the door opened with a CREAK, revealing the face of an elderly female.

"Aunt Lu, is the tiger cub all right?"

The elderly female’s gaze passed over him to the petite, beautiful female beside him, and her eyes instantly lit up.