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Chapter 217 [The War Begins]

Chapter 211 [The War Begins]

Chen Yan's heart was pounding wildly!
Big White was lying face down on the ground with him.

Big White wasn't stupid either; it immediately buried its head under Chen Yan's armpit, hiding its entire body under his arm.

Chen Yan dared not move his body, and even the action of swallowing saliva slowed down a lot!

This was because the closest group of the dark, ferocious beastmen was only a few dozen meters away from them!
He was lying down next to a snowdrift, and he could see a group of beastmen warriors striding toward him!

Chen Yan let out a low breath, his mouth instantly went dry and sweat beaded on his forehead!

If that group of ferocious beastmen were to get close to me...

It’s over!!

On the snow-covered plain before them, countless ferocious beasts marched like ants! It was impossible to tell if they numbered in the tens of thousands!
If I were discovered here now, all those ferocious beasts would devour me completely, leaving not even a trace!
He was well aware of his own strength; in this place, he could only handle a dozen or so ferocious beastmen at most…

Tens of thousands?

I'm afraid I won't even have the chance to die a complete death!

But as the group of ferocious beastmen drew closer and closer to him, Chen Yan's mind was already buzzing...

Suddenly, after a whistle, a sled came from behind, the hunting beasts pulling it roaring as they ran quickly past the side of the beast tribe!

The beastmen on the sled even let out a burst of arrogant laughter, while the beastmen in formation, covered in snow, seemed not to dare to get angry. They just glanced at him helplessly, then stopped, shrank back, adjusted their direction, and headed away from Chen Yan...

Chen Yan remained lying on the ground, staring wide-eyed, waiting for the sled to speed past and for the beastmen to retreat and change direction...

He suddenly seized the opportunity, grabbed Big White with one arm, and rolled to the side.

After rolling around a few times, Chen Yan finally reached the snowdrift next to him and breathed a sigh of relief.

With this snowdrift blocking his view, at least he wouldn't be completely exposed on the snow, which reduced the chances of the ferocious beasts discovering him.

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The army swept through the area like locusts!
The densely packed, dark clouds of ferocious beasts swept across the snowfield, trampling the once vast expanse of white snow into patches of mottled black!
The snowfield no longer looked like a vast expanse of white, but rather carried an indescribable sense of ferocity.

Chen Yan remained motionless behind the snowdrift!
The snowdrift wasn't large, just big enough for him to hide in.

As the army marched forward, countless eyes were watching, and apart from this snowdrift, there were no other obstructions nearby.

If I were to try to escape... on a flat, snowy field, I would be too conspicuous.

With thousands of eyes watching, if even one person sees you, you're doomed!
Chen Yan dared not gamble.

As he lay on the ground, he even secretly used his hands to scoop up the snow around him and cover his back and legs, trying to minimize the exposed area of ​​his body.

He lay there like that for more than two hours!
Finally, after more than two hours, Chen Yan found an opportunity to slip away.

The army of the ferocious beast tribe suddenly stopped advancing.

Then, amidst a series of mournful horn calls, the ferocious beast tribe's formation parted like a tide, converging on both sides, leaving two wide empty spaces in the middle!
Chen Yan lay on the ground and could see that the nearest ferocious beastmen were less than fifty meters away. He could even smell the stench in the air.

With his body pressed against the ground, Chen Yan felt a faint swaying motion beneath him, a sudden, rhythmic thud.
A moment later, the mournful sound of the horns suddenly became more urgent, followed by a rumbling sound that grew louder as it approached from afar!

Huge wooden carts were pushed from a distance across the snowy plain.

Each wooden cart was at least ten meters tall, with thick, massive planks that were clearly made from the wood of the evil spirit tree.

Dozens of grass vines were tied below, and dozens of strong men from the Beast Tribe were pulling the cart with great effort, while hunting beasts were lassoed and caged inside.

On the wooden cart, there were high-ranking warriors of the Beast Clan, wielding long leather whips and shouting orders as they lashed at the Beast Clan members pulling the cart, controlling its direction.

One wooden cart after another passed by Chen Yan. After more than forty carts had passed, the ferocious beastmen on the snowfield began to shout.

Amidst shouts and roars, behind the wooden carts came a group of ferocious beastmen dressed in brightly colored animal costumes, wearing hats adorned with branches, their faces painted in vibrant colors. They marched along, gesturing wildly, like shamans performing rituals.

As these creatures marched in formation, all the beastmen armies on both sides of the road immediately knelt on the ground, covered their heads with their hands, and roared "woo woo woo".

It's unclear whether they were praying or wailing in submission.

The entire dark, ferocious beast army knelt down and covered their heads, giving Chen Yan the best opportunity!

He was hesitant at first, but as the shaman procession continued to advance with exaggerated gestures, and the beastmen showed no intention of getting up, he became more determined.

Chen Yan decided to take a gamble!
He quickly crawled out from under the snow, sprawled on the ground, and retreated rapidly.

After retreating several dozen meters, Chen Yan turned around and, using both hands and feet, moved stealthily towards the edge of the snowfield like a wild beast...

He only dared to crouch down slightly after he was a good two hundred meters away, quickened his pace, and ran like the wind!
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boom! !

Another series of loud explosions came from the direction of Xueya Pass.

Chen Yan could see golden light shooting into the sky from that direction, seemingly dyeing half the sky a pale gold.

With a series of booming sounds, the ferocious beast tribe on the snowfield erupted in shouts.

The sound was like the howl of tens of thousands of wild beasts!
Chen Yan had already created enough distance. He hid behind a snow slope, which was more than 500 meters away from the army of the Beast Clan.

He even put on a white snow cloak, along with a white snowsuit and a white frost hat. Chen Yan felt that the possibility of the ferocious beasts detecting him with the naked eye had been greatly reduced.

However, Chen Yan was still in a dilemma!
He was caught in a delicate position on the battlefield—in the middle of the beast tribe's army.

The army numbered over ten thousand, and stretched as far as the eye could see!
There must be tens of thousands of ferocious beast tribes on this snowfield—a size that would stretch for miles even if they were to set up camp!

Chen Yan, caught in the middle, is in a dilemma!

Chen Yan felt that heading towards Xueya Pass was not a good choice!

Because the stark reality before us is that, clearly, war has broken out!

This is a big battle!
From the direction of Xueya Pass, there were thunderous noises, clearly indicating that a fierce battle was taking place there!
Chen Yan guessed that the soaring golden light was activated by the defensive array of Xueya Pass.

The booming sound was clearly the ferocious beast race attacking the defensive formation using some unknown means.

At this point, Snow Cliff Pass must have already closed, and below the city lies an endless sea of ​​ferocious beastmen!
Under these circumstances, Chen Yan did not believe he had the ability to break through the army formation and reach the gates of Xueya Pass!
Even if he were to transform into a mythical version of Zhao Zilong of Changshan, capable of single-handedly storming through enemy lines and reaching the city walls...

They would never open the door!
I want to go to the city, but I don't have the chance.

So... step back?

Retreat towards Badlands Mountain!

Completely withdraw from the snowfield, retreat into the forest, hide in the vast forest, and stay away from the army of the ferocious beast tribe.
This is a smart choice, but...

To retreat into the forest, we must first pass the flank of the encampment of tens of thousands of ferocious beasts...

It stretches for more than ten miles!

I had to walk past from the side and pray that no ferocious beastmen would spot me!

Chen Yan had already figured it out: around the army of the ferocious beast tribe, there were sled teams moving around like scouts from time to time.

He wanted to walk more than ten miles in the snow without being discovered...

That's lucky enough to buy a lottery ticket.

After comparing the options, Chen Yan suddenly realized that staying put was actually the safest option—although only relatively, because looking at the sled teams darting around everywhere, he would be discovered sooner or later if he stayed put!

However, it seems that luck was truly on Chen Yan's side, because an hour later, he got his chance!
A stray beastman staggered away across the snow, heading straight towards Chen Yan.

This guy was clearly looking for a place to relieve himself, but he was probably ordered to go a little further away, which is why he was getting closer and closer to Chen Yan's hiding place.

This guy's physique is considered relatively "weak" among the ferocious beast monsters; he's rather thin and short, probably no more than two meters tall.

He carried a coarse stone axe on his shoulder; the handle was probably made from a tree branch, as the bark hadn't been completely removed.

As Chen Yan watched this guy approach, he suddenly sprang into action!

He pounced like a lion hunting a rabbit, using all his strength to grab the man's neck and snap his neck with a crack!
Then they dragged the guy and hid him behind the snow slope!

Chen Yan took a breath, quickly took off the smelly fur coat from the guy, and threw the corpse into his storage jade pendant.

"Fortunately, we're still in the safe zone," Chen Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

There is some vital energy in the safe zone, though it is weak, but it is still usable.

Having retrieved the white fox's inner core, Chen Yan quickly cast a shapeshifting spell on himself. When he emerged from behind the snow slope, he had transformed into the appearance of a ferocious beast!
Tall, thin, ugly, with gray skin...

A tattered, dirty fur coat, and a broken axe.

In fact, the shapeshifting technique could have been used long ago, but Chen Yan needed a set of clothes from the Beast Clan—he couldn't transform into a Beast Clan member and run out naked.

Chen Yan deliberately moved closer before changing direction and heading towards the rear of the ferocious beast tribe's army.

As he approached the army of the Beastmen, a sled team passed by, splashing him with snowflakes, and the Beastmen scouts driving the sleds roared arrogantly.

Chen Yan stood still, seemingly timid and hesitant, but the other party clearly didn't care about him and left quickly without lingering.

When Chen Yan walked into the army of the ferocious beastmen alone, he did not attract any attention.

After observing for a long time, Chen Yan confirmed one thing: the "army" of the Beast Clan was simply a rabble among rabble!
They don't even have any official staff!
They walked together in groups and gangs.

There is no such thing as an army organization; it doesn't exist.

Like cattle and sheep, they were driven towards Xueya Pass.

Of course, there is also a hierarchy within the army of the ferocious beast tribe.

The hierarchy is very simple: the strong can command and bully the weak!
Anyone who is taller and stronger than you can order you around and bully you.

After Chen Yan entered this "army", he hadn't even walked a few hundred meters when he was whipped at least six times!

It seems that here, he, a lone wanderer with a thin build, is like any random beastman who could curse him or whip him!

After Chen Yan was scolded and beaten, it was actually those strong guys who would yell at him in a bullying tone, telling him not to go back and that he should go forward.

At this time, Chen Yan would act obedient and flustered, only saying that he was lost and could not find his companions.

Then, the ferocious beastmen who had been cursing him would mock him with a few "insect" insults, but they wouldn't make things too difficult for him. At most, they would kick him a couple more times and then let him go.

And so, Chen Yan continued walking towards the back of the ferocious beast tribe's ranks...

But the further Chen Yan went, the greater the crisis he faced!
Because it's obvious that this group of ferocious beasts doesn't qualify as an army at all!

These guys have no record whatsoever, and no unity whatsoever.

As they traveled further and the sled caravans became less frequent, Chen Yan noticed that the beastmen tribe here was in even greater disarray—he then realized that the sled caravans that wandered among the army were actually there to maintain order.

Some of the ferocious beast tribes even blocked Chen Yan's path and robbed him.

During the first robbery, Chen Yan said he had no food on him, and the robbers let him go.

During the second robbery, after Chen Yan said he had no food, several members of the ferocious beast tribe set their sights on his axe.

Chen Yan had no intention of resisting and obediently dropped the axe.

The third robbery... The two ferocious beastmen who blocked the way actually set their sights on the fur coat Chen Yan was wearing!
Chen Yan couldn't take it anymore!

He certainly didn't want to run naked in the freezing cold!
So, Chen Yan shook off the arm of the guy who reached for his fur coat and punched him in the neck!

While the creature was doubled over in pain, Chen Yan had already moved close, pulled out a knife from its waist, and plunged it into its neck without hesitation!
Blood spurted out, and the beastman's body fell straight down. The remaining one seemed stunned, staring blankly at Chen Yan. Two seconds later, just when Chen Yan thought the other would pounce on him and fight to the death, the guy quickly took two steps back, leaning forward slightly and bending over, while his feet kept retreating.

This is a gesture of submission.

Chen Yan suddenly smiled to himself.

This race is indeed... ferocious, yet they bully the weak and fear the strong.

Chen Yan gripped the knife in his hand and continued walking briskly backward.

He didn't even wipe the blood off his body—his face and body were still covered in the blood of that ferocious beastman!

However, this appearance actually made his journey much smoother.

He was holding a knife, and there was obvious blood on his body, but this actually deterred many of the guys who were planning to take advantage of him.

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vomit! ! !
Chen Yan felt a violent churning in his chest and abdomen. He couldn't help but turn to the side, supporting himself on his knees with his hands, and then he coughed up...

The air was filled with a strong, lingering stench! There seemed to be something terrifying hidden within that smell.

In fact, at this moment, Chen Yan's eyes were gradually becoming bloodshot, and his hands were trembling slightly!

Just a few minutes ago, he finally reached the very end of the army—he didn't know how long he had walked, but he had finally reached a place where the army was becoming increasingly sparse.

Then, he saw this place right in front of him!
As soon as he arrived here, Chen Yan suddenly felt his body stiffen when he looked at the view.

In an instant, he felt as if he were in hell!

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On the vast ice field, huge iron pots were set up!

The enormous iron pots, as big as bathtubs, were placed on the snowfield in front of us, row upon row, column upon column, so many that they were impossible to count at a glance.

Beneath the iron pot, burning were the firewood from the evil spirit tree that had been transported there.

Meanwhile, water was bubbling away in the iron pot...

A large swarm of ferocious beasts, resembling worker ants, were chiseling ice blocks around the area and then throwing them into an iron pot...

And this, of course, is not something to be afraid of...

Under each iron pot stood two ferocious beastmen wielding large knives!

And under each iron pot, a queue was formed...

One by one, they were numb-faced, with vacant eyes, and their steps were slow and unsteady...humans!
Human slaves!

Driven by the ferocious beastmen wielding knives beside the procession, they walked to the iron pots.

The ferocious beastmen under the iron pot dragged over human slaves one by one and stabbed them in the neck like slaughtering cattle and sheep. One of them quickly grabbed a handful of snow and stuffed it into the wound!

After the slave's body twitched and convulsed, he was grabbed by the neck, lifted up, and thrown into the iron pot!
Even more terrifying was the ground around them...

Skeletons can be seen everywhere on the snowfield!
They were all scattered, shapeless bones, but they all clearly showed signs of being gnawed on!
At first glance, it seems boundless, and there's no idea how many there are!

The human slaves lined up and walked toward the iron pots that had been set up.

They seemed to have lost all sense of reason, unaware of how to resist or escape, just like numb cattle and sheep, being dragged to the pot to be slaughtered!

When the first slave was slaughtered and thrown into the iron pot, the human slaves standing behind him didn't even glance at him; their eyes were empty, devoid of any life-giving light!

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"What's wrong with you? Why are you throwing up!"

Chen Yan's body trembled, but then he heard a roar behind him.

Chen Yan turned around and saw several burly beastmen, one of whom was staring at him with a brutal and fierce look in his eyes.

"I... am sick." Chen Yan gritted his teeth.

"Then you're not allowed to eat! Eating and then spitting it out is a waste of food!"

The beastman warrior glared fiercely at Chen Yan before leaving.

Chen Yan let out a deep breath, looking at the rows of iron pots...

After a two-second silence, Chen Yan turned and left.

He...can't save these people.

Alone and alone, he had already left the safe zone and entered an area devoid of vitality.

He couldn't save anyone by himself amidst the vast army of ferocious beastmen!

Doing anything rashly will only lead to your death; it will be pointless.

After walking several hundred meters, Chen Yan felt the trembling in his body gradually subside.

His legs weren't so soft anymore.

But... his eyes are getting redder and redder!
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I'm really sick. I've started to have a low-grade fever, and my brain feels like mush. After finishing this chapter, I feel like something's wrong with me more and more.

Unfortunately, I'll have to take another day off tomorrow.

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(End of this chapter)