Chapter 564: In and Out Together
Zhu Xiu nodded. "In this situation, it's best to go in and out together. Wanwan, it's your decision."

Although Yin Ze didn't say anything, he silently stood next to Bai Wanwan, showing his support through his actions.

"My decision is to go to the Leopard Clan together."

"Alright, let's go together then."

Looking at his resolute partner and companions, Yan Lie felt a surge of warmth and emotion welling up in his heart.

He knew they were right.

Returning alone is indeed risky, but together, the chances of survival and rescuing the tribe are much greater.

He took a deep breath, finally nodded emphatically, gripped Bai Wanwan's hand tightly, and glanced at Zhu Xiu, Xin Feng, and the others. "Okay, let's go together! Thank you!"

He kept this kindness in his heart, and would do his best to help them whenever they needed him in the future.

Bai Wanwan looked at the few leopard-clan beastmen who had fled. The female seemed to be frightened and was being supported by a male, her face pale.

She turned to Yan Lie and said, "Females are not suited for traveling."

All eyes were on the female.

Yan Lie nodded, "You stay here to recover from your injuries and take care of the females. I will have the orcs here look after you. We will come back to pick you up after we return to the tribe and stabilize the situation."

The orcs looked grave. "Yan Lie, be careful. Those males are very powerful. If you're not careful, you might not make it back."

"Okay, I'll be careful."

Bai Wanwan and her group quickly tidied up and gave up the house they had stayed in for the leopard-clan beastmen to live in.

They then embarked on their journey to the Leopard Clan.

"Yan Lie, tell us what you know about the situation first," Zhu Xiu asked, turning his head.

Yan Lie nodded, making no attempt to conceal anything. "My people said it happened five days ago. In the middle of the night, those controlled tribesmen began attacking them. They attacked many tribesmen before alerting all the orcs. They were incredibly strong and fearless, and my tribesmen, out of consideration for their fellow orcs, didn't kill them, and were instead slaughtered by them..."

As Yan Lie spoke, his eyes reddened, and his fists clenched tightly.

Everyone's mood grew increasingly heavy.

The fact that the tribes from Hua Han to Yan Lie demonstrates that these controlled males have spread very widely.

The biggest problem is that they usually lie in wait, and when they are controlled, they cannot be killed because they are of the same tribe, resulting in heavy losses for the tribe.

"You don't need to worry about me deliberately slowing down. I'm fine and can speed up."

Bai Wanwan pondered for a moment, then decisively said, "Yin Ze, you're fast. Go ahead and scout the outskirts of the Leopard Clan tribe. Be careful to hide and don't expose yourself. Once you have a general idea of ​​the situation, come back and join us immediately!"

“Okay!” Yin Ze nodded, and with a flash, he disappeared into the depths of the dense forest like a shadow merging into the wind.

The atmosphere in the dense forest was heavy, but Bai Wanwan and her group continued to move forward at full speed.

However, they hadn't gone far when they encountered another group of leopard-clan beastmen fleeing in disarray.

They were wounded, and their first reaction upon seeing the strange orcs was terror.

But soon, they saw Yan Lie, and as if they had seen their pillar of support, they immediately surrounded him, weeping. "Yan Lie! It's Yan Lie!"

"Yanlie, the tribe... the tribe is destroyed! So many of our people... they kill any orc they see! Our people... some are gone, some have fled..."

The cacophony of cries pieced together the tragic state of the leopard tribe.

Yan Lie's heart sank, as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He suppressed his surging emotions, grabbed a relatively calm male, and asked in a barely perceptible tremor, "What about my father, my mother, and my brothers and sisters? Has anyone seen them?"

The group of people he had encountered before did not know the specifics of his family's situation, which kept Yan Lie on edge.

The male, when asked, tried hard to recall and hurriedly said, "When I ran out, I think I saw them! Your female mother and your female sister. They were alright at the time, and your father and your eldest and second brothers desperately protected them as they retreated into the dense forest behind the tribe! But later it got too chaotic, there was fighting everywhere, and we got separated... I don't know what happened to them after that..."

Hearing that his family was initially safe and protected by his father and brothers, Yan Lie breathed a slight sigh of relief, but the words "lost" made his heart tighten instantly again.

In chaos, anything can happen!

He was extremely anxious, wishing he could sprout wings and fly back to his tribe immediately.

But he also had to protect Wanwan's safety.

He squeezed his eyes shut, then opened them again, trying to remain calm. He quickly instructed the still-shaken tribesmen, "Listen to me! Don't run this way anymore. Head west! Keep going west. There's a valley there where a small tribe lives. It's relatively safe. Some of our tribesmen who escaped earlier are there too. If you encounter any other scattered tribesmen on your way, take them all with you! Look after each other, hide, and preserve your strength! We'll come back to take you home once we've stabilized the situation."

After giving his instructions in one breath, Yan Lie prepared to continue on his journey.

The tribespeople nodded with tears in their eyes. At this moment, Yanli's calmness and arrangements gave them a glimmer of direction and hope.

"Okay! Yan Lie, we understand!"

"You must be careful! Those guys are no longer the people we know. They've grown much stronger and they kill any orc they see!"

"Okay, I'll be careful."

Without time to say more, Yan Lie nodded emphatically and turned to continue running.

Bai Wanwan had been keeping a close eye on him, and naturally she didn't miss the anxiety and panic that was about to burst forth in his eyes.

The reason she insisted on keeping Yan Lie by her side instead of letting him go to investigate with Yin Ze was because she was afraid that after hearing about the tragic situation of his people, he would lose control of his emotions and rush back without thinking, which would lead to his own demise.

Yin Ze is a Crimson-rank beastman with extremely high speed and a calm personality. He is also a flying beastman, making it safer and more agile for him to act alone.

They continued their journey, almost without sleep.

After another day of arduous travel, until late at night, Zhu Xiu and Xin Feng, seeing Bai Wanwan's pale and tired face and her slightly protruding belly, insisted that they stop and rest for a while.

"Wanwan, you need to rest! Otherwise, your body will collapse before we even reach the Leopard Clan!" Xin Feng's tone was unusually firm and concerned.

Bai Wanwan knew she was nearing her limit. She looked at Yan Lie, who was extremely anxious, but his eyes were also bloodshot.

She compromised, saying, "Okay, I'll sleep for a while. Make sure to wake me up before dawn!"

She insisted on keeping Yan Lie here, so she couldn't let her health cause her to waste too much time.

“Okay,” Xin Feng solemnly agreed.

(End of this chapter)

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