The evil female is weak and the males of the whole continent are out of control and fall.

Chapter 441 A Thousand Miles to Find the Bend

Their bodies were covered with whip marks and branding marks; countless bones were broken, and only faint groans proved they were still alive.

The chieftain sat coldly on the stone chair above, personally overseeing the interrogation.

"Who ordered you? Where is the female Bai Wanwan?" An orc whipped their beast bodies hard.

The only response he received were painful groans and broken, incoherent babbling:
"So bright... Obey..."

"Master...eternity..."

"Female, take her away...you must."

The orcs' eyes were empty and unfocused; even as they endured immense pain, they were unable to express themselves clearly.

Their answers were chaotic, like puppets controlled by invisible threads, completely lacking the fear and logic that normal orcs should have.

The orc interrogating man was quite helpless. He turned to the chieftain and said, "Chief, after so many days of questioning, they have only been saying the same things incoherently."

The chieftain's eyes gleamed with a chilling killing intent, emanating a suffocating pressure.

"If they don't talk by today... then kill them all."

Just then, the heavy iron gate of the stone cell was suddenly pushed open, and a guard rushed in anxiously: "Chief! Zhu Xiu and the others are back!"

A light instantly shone in the chieftain's dull and weary eyes. He quickly got up and strode out of the stone cell.

Outside the council hall, Zhu Xiu, Yan Lie, Jin Yi, Xin Feng, and Yin Ze stood there, their faces showing undisguised exhaustion and...heaviness.

The chieftain's gaze swept behind them, searching for the figure that had kept him awake at night lately.

However, no.

His crimson eyes dimmed instantly, and his heart sank to the bottom.

“Chief Rong,” Zhu Xiu spoke first, his voice hoarse from the long journey and a hint of barely perceptible fatigue, “we…didn’t find Wanwan.”

His narrow, serpentine eyes were almost overflowing with a sinister and malevolent aura.

Yan Lie's usually sunny face was now filled with gloom and deep disgust. He slammed his fist hard against the stone pillar next to him, making a dull thud: "Damn it! We searched every possible route and area, but Wanwan just vanished into thin air!"

Suppressing his disappointment and anxiety, Chief Rong turned his crimson-gold eyes to Zhu Xiu, his voice tense: "Have you found any clues related to Wanwan? Any trace, however small, will do!"

Zhu Xiu slowly shook his head, his eyes cold: "No. The other party is extremely cunning, with extremely sophisticated methods, eliminating all traces. Even... the scent was masked by something special."

The chieftain's heart sank little by little, but he had no time to wallow in despair.

He took a deep breath, his eyes sharpening again: "Come with me."

He led several males back to the dark and bloody stone prison.

He led Zhu Xiu and the others to the few dying, delirious traitors. "I've been interrogating them for a while now. But they... seem to be out of their minds. Their answers are incoherent; they don't seem like normal orcs at all." The chieftain pointed to one of the orcs with vacant eyes, muttering to himself, "Have you ever seen anything like this before?"

Zhu Xiu's narrow, serpentine eyes narrowed slightly. He stepped forward, bent down, and gently placed his long, icy fingers on the orc's forehead.

He keenly detected a faint, cold, and decaying fluctuation of dark energy, as if it were a venomous snake.

“Dark energy…” Zhu Xiu’s voice was chillingly cold. “They were indeed controlled. This energy eroded their minds, turning them into puppets who only knew how to obey orders.”

He stood up, looking at Chief Rong with a grave expression. "Their taking Wanwan away exposed these controlled pawns, but it also served as a wake-up call for us. Chief Rong, you must immediately have your people monitor each other and carefully observe those around them! If anyone can control most of your tribe's powerful orcs without anyone noticing..."

Zhu Xiu didn't finish his sentence, but the chilling aura that flashed in his snake-like eyes sent a shiver down the spines of all the males present.

Chief Rong's face turned extremely ugly. He instantly understood the key point. "I understand! I will personally investigate this matter thoroughly and dig three feet into the ground to find the mastermind behind it! But right now, the most important thing is to find Wanwan as soon as possible!"

Jin Yi stepped forward, his golden pupils gleaming sharply in the dim light: "We are mostly land-dwelling beastmen, and our tracking methods are mostly effective on land. If someone is determined to completely erase Wanwan's traces and evade our tracking..." He paused, then pointed south, "Could they have taken her to... the sea? That's a place our power can't reach."

Xin Feng pondered for a moment, then nodded, his handsome face full of solemnity: "Jin Yi is right. The sea is vast, with numerous islands, and powerful sea creatures such as merfolk and crocodiles are entrenched there, making it difficult for land-based beastmen to explore deeply. Moreover, erasing scents and traces, and using ocean currents to conceal their movements, is not difficult for sea creatures. The possibility that Wanwan was taken to the sea... is very high."

The males exchanged glances and quickly reached a consensus.

As the clan leader, Chief Rong must stay behind to oversee the Tiger Clan, eliminate internal traitors and potential threats, and serve as the main base for support.

The responsibility of finding Bai Wanwan falls on the shoulders of five males: Zhu Xiu, Yan Lie, Jin Yi, Xin Feng, and Yin Ze.

More than twenty days later, after a long journey, they traveled from the cold snowfields to the warm and humid edge of the sea.

Five males stood on the rugged coastal rocks, the salty sea breeze hitting their faces.

Before me stretched a vast, boundless, and turbulent blue sea, a stark contrast to the landscape of the land.

“There’s no trace of Wanwan here either.” Zhu Xiu closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, his expression growing even more gloomy.

The aura of the sea was complex and powerful, completely masking any faint trace of land.

“We need to find a way to get information from the sea creatures,” Xin Feng said, frowning.

Just as they were preparing to search for nearby fishing villages or sea tribes, the sea not far away suddenly began to churn violently!

"Wow!"

Several enormous, ferocious orcs covered in thick, dark green scales, with long snouts and sharp teeth burst out of the water!

It is the infamous overlords of this sea area—the saltwater crocodile family!
The lead crocodile beastman had fierce eyes and a voice as unpleasant as sandpaper, carrying undisguised expulsion and threat: "Land beastmen! Get out of this sea area! The sea area has been sealed off, and you are prohibited from approaching! Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite!"

Their attitude was extremely arrogant and unreasonable.

Xin Feng stepped forward, trying to make his tone calm and polite: "Warriors of the Saltwater Crocodile Clan, we mean no offense. We are searching for a missing female mate who may have been taken to the vicinity of the sea. Have any of you seen any unfamiliar females recently, or have you noticed anything unusual? If you can provide any clues, we will reward you handsomely!"

(End of this chapter)