The Bird Leader took a step back in the air, his wings trembling. He felt a wave of terror like never before.
Even if she was a criminal, no female deserved a death so cruel.
And if she was telling the truth...if she was really the witch doctor’s mate...then the man standing next to him was not a person.
He was a demon. How could he watch such a gruesome death with a smile on his lips?
The witch doctor turned his head slowly, the evil smile still on his face. He looked at the Bird Leader, who was now pale and shaking.
"Tribe leader, sorry for the inconvenience," the witch doctor said calmly, as if he hadn’t just watched a woman be shredded to pieces.
"Shall we lead the beast tide toward the fleeing Fox Tribe now?"
The Bird Leader couldn’t find his voice. He could only nod stiffly, his heart cold with dread.
He realized he had made a terrible mistake.
Why does he look so terrifying? he thought. What have I done? If he can watch his own mate die like this, what will he do to my tribe?
The Bird Leader transformed back into a hawk and took to the sky, but his mind was racing.
He felt a sudden, heavy weight in his chest...a premonition that his own tribe would be the next to be annihilated.
Below, the witch doctor watched the hawk fly away and sneered.
"Fools," he hissed. "Your time will come soon. My pets are hungry, and once they finish with the foxes, they will devour your Bird Tribe next. They have already sacrificed their own cubs to the madness; they won’t stop until the valley is red."
The bear beast, now finished with its meal and covered in Mu Lihua’s blood, climbed out of the pit and knelt at the witch doctor’s feet like a loyal dog.
The old man reached out and patted the monster’s gore-stained head, his eyes fixed on the distant forest where the fox tribe was running.
Xuan Long moved through the trees like a ghost.
He had already finished off the birdmen who dared to insult his female, but as he turned to leave, he suddenly froze. He felt a shift in the air...a dark, sticky energy coming from the direction of their old village.
His eyes changed instantly, glowing with a cold, sharp light. He looked back toward the Fox Tribe’s mountain and sensed the madness of the beast tide.
He didn’t waste a second trying to go back and find the source. His priority was his family. Nothing else mattered. He turned and blurred through the forest, heading straight for the rear of the fleeing tribe.
When he reappeared beside Su Qinglan, she let out a long breath of relief. "You’re back!" she whispered.
But Xuan Long didn’t smile. His face was like stone.
"Lan Lan, the beast tide is approaching faster than before. The old witch doctor is deliberately leading them to us. He doesn’t just want us to run; he wants the Fox Tribe to die here."
He didn’t lower his voice. He wanted everyone to hear.
The beastmen nearby stiffened, their faces twisting with fear and pure rage.


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