Chapter 69: They Are Truly Strange Species!
After Lin Ye finished speaking, the Beast-eared Girls finally felt relieved and gradually quieted down.
Lin Ye looked at these Beast-eared Girls and didn’t know what to say.
When the Beast-eared Girls heard Lin Ye say that the Pig-headed Men would definitely come here,
they were no longer in a hurry and sat back on the edge of the trench, chatting.
Meanwhile, among the Pig-headed Men, the first one to step on a bamboo spike trap had already woken up.
The Pig-headed Chieftain began to urge the other Pig-headed Men to continue advancing.
However, not a single Pig-headed Man offered help to the injured one.
They just let the injured Pig-headed Man crawl on the ground with difficulty.
That Pig-headed Man had to keep up with the group on his own.
Otherwise, he would be abandoned by the group and left alone in the wild.
At that time, all sorts of fierce beasts would be attracted by the blood smell on him.
And so, that Pig-headed Man dragged his injured leg, slowly crawling on the ground.
But as the Pig-headed Men advanced, the thing they feared happened.
The second Pig-headed Man stepped into a bamboo spike trap.
More and more Pig-headed Men encountered the bamboo spike traps.
However, having learned from the first Pig-headed Man’s experience,
the Pig-headed Men walked very cautiously, so the injuries they sustained were not as severe as the first one.
But, even though these Pig-headed Men did not suffer much physical harm,
the psychological pressure was crushing them.
From time to time, a cry of alarm would come from their tribesmen.
Inattentive, they would step into a trap, their flesh and bones torn open.
Just then, a deafening scream came from the rear of the group.
The Pig-headed Men walking in front looked back.
The Pig-headed Man crawling on the ground
had crawled onto a trap that a Pig-headed Man in front hadn’t stepped on.
Because one of his legs was severely injured, when crawling on the ground, he mostly relied on his two arms for propulsion.
As he extended his arms forward to exert force, his elbow landed directly on a bamboo spike trap.
As the Pig-headed Man exerted force, the small branches used to conceal the bamboo spike trap broke, revealing the trap within.
The Pig-headed Man, however, was not harmed at all.
It was only because of the trauma from the first time that he let out a terrible scream.
His scream also attracted the attention of the Witch of the Pig-headed Tribe.
After discovering that the Pig-headed Man crawling on the ground had encountered a bamboo spike trap but was not injured,
the Witch lowered her head in thought, then raised it and pointed at the Pig-headed Man on the ground, saying to all the Pig-headed Warriors, “Let him crawl to the very front. I want to know why he wasn’t injured just now.” The Pig-headed Man lying on the ground trembled in fear.
But he knew he couldn’t run away now, and if he didn’t obey the Witch, he would be doomed.
So, gritting his teeth, the Pig-headed Man began to crawl forward.
All the other Pig-headed Men stood in place, looking at the crawling Pig-headed Man with confusion.
They couldn’t understand why the Witch suddenly told him to go to the front.
And what she meant by him not being injured just now.
Thus, under the gaze of all the Pig-headed Men, the Pig-headed Man slowly crawled to the very front.
He trembled all over with fear, but still crawled forward slowly.
Soon, the Pig-headed Man encountered another bamboo spike trap.
Right before his eyes, with a brush of his hand, the camouflage on top of the bamboo spike trap fell away.
The Pig-headed Man looked at the bamboo spikes in the trap, which suddenly appeared before him.
The Pig-headed Man trembled all over in fear.
However, because the Pig-headed Man was lying on the ground, he was not injured by the bamboo spike trap.
But he was scared quite badly, trembling violently, and almost cried out again.
However, he now also realized something was wrong; it seemed these bamboo spike traps wouldn’t hurt him anymore.
These Pig-headed Men didn’t know what traps were. Until now, they still thought that these bamboo spike traps appeared out of nowhere.
After the Pig-headed Man discovered that the bamboo spike traps no longer posed a threat to him,
he slowly began to accelerate his crawling speed.
And the Witch of the Pig-headed Tribe in the rear, their eyes never left the Pig-headed Man crawling on the ground. As the Pig-headed Man slowly crawled forward, he encountered more and more bamboo spike traps.
But the Pig-headed Man was never harmed.
The Witch of the Pig-headed Tribe, watching the Pig-headed Man crawl over so many bamboo spike traps without any harm,
revealed a confident smile on her face, then said to all the Pig-headed Men.
“Everyone, like him, crawl forward on the ground, and you won’t be attacked by that bizarre witchcraft.”
The Pig-headed Men, who were just standing there in confusion a moment ago.
Upon hearing the Witch of the Pig-headed Tribe say that crawling on the ground would prevent attacks from this witchcraft,
their faces immediately showed expressions of surprise and joy.
(bjbi) Then they all lay down on the ground.
The Witch’s authority in the tribe was supreme.
The words of the Witch of the Pig-headed Tribe had the same effect as Lin Ye’s words in the Beast-eared Tribe.
Upon hearing the Witch of the Pig-headed Tribe, these Pig-headed Men did not doubt the truth of her words at all.
Without a second thought, they instinctively obeyed the Witch’s command.
The Pig-headed Warriors lay on the ground and began to crawl forward.
Soon, some Pig-headed Men encountered new bamboo spike traps.
But he discovered that what the Witch said was indeed effective; the terrifying witchcraft appeared before him,
but he himself was not harmed.
He excitedly shouted to the other Pig-headed Men.
“The Witch was right! Crawling on the ground really prevents witchcraft attacks!” “It’s true! I also encountered that witchcraft just now and wasn’t harmed.”
Upon realizing they were truly unharmed, the Pig-headed Men showed smiles of relief.
Seeing that none of them were attacked, the Witch of the Pig-headed Tribe in the rear
turned and exchanged a look with the Pig-headed Chieftain, then nodded at each other.
Then, the two of them also lay down on the ground and began to crawl forward.
The Porcupine Man Spearmen behind them also crawled on the ground and followed.
The Pig-headed Chieftain and the Witch of the Pig-headed Tribe did not hesitate for a moment when they lay down.
Living in this cruel primitive world, when your basic needs weren’t met, you wouldn’t care about dignity.
With the obstacles of the traps gone, the Pig-headed Men’s forward progress greatly increased.
Even crawling on the ground, they moved much faster than when they were shrouded in the shadow of death.
Meanwhile, Lin Ye, by the trench, suddenly stopped upon hearing the Pig-headed Men’s screams.
This time, Lin Ye had a bad premonition.
Lin Ye remembered that when he heard the last high-pitched scream, the Pig-headed Men had reached about half the distance to the bamboo spike traps.
But after that scream, the Pig-headed Men’s voices abruptly ceased.
The sudden silence of the Pig-headed Men meant either they had stopped to rest,
or they had found a way to deal with the bamboo spike traps.
Although it was possible they decided to abandon their attack on the Beast-eared Tribe and retreat,
Lin Ye thought this possibility was unlikely.
The more Lin Ye thought about it, the more he felt something was amiss. He suddenly looked up and said to the Beast-eared Girls,
“Everyone, get into the trench and prepare for battle. The sudden silence of the Pig-headed Men might mean they’ve found a way to deal with the traps.” The Beast-eared Girls, who were just chatting and playing, instantly perked up.
Their faces immediately showed smiles of excitement and nervousness.
Then, they all picked up their bows and arrows, jumped into the trench, and looked expectantly at the forest ahead, waiting for the Pig-headed Men to arrive.
Lin Ye also stood behind the trench with his specially made arrows with stone tips and his bow.
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes and watched the movements in the forest.
Suddenly, through the trees, Lin Ye noticed movement in large patches of grass in the forest.
Then he saw several Pig-headed Men emerge from the grass.
And then their entire bodies crawled out of the grass.
Upon seeing this, Lin Ye was completely stunned.
He was taken aback by the Pig-headed Men’s actions.
One by one, the Pig-headed Men crawled out of the grass rapidly, like strange species.
The first thing Lin Ye did when he recovered was to remind the Beast-eared Girls, “Get ready, the Pig-headed Men are coming soon!”
