We made you the chief, and now you've become the world's chief?

Chapter 88 Clearing Hidden Dangers
"kill!"

Seeing that no one moved, Xia Minghao quickly shouted again.

Finally, Lipa was the first to move, wielding the bone spear and thrusting it into the large belly of the person in front of him.

"Stab them in the neck!"

The bone spear had barely penetrated one of the heads when it became immobile; the fat layer of the Divine Tree tribe was too thick to be penetrated.

The other members of the Divine Tree tribe were not only slow in action, but also in thought. It wasn't until another one died that the remaining few finally reacted.

Before they could even shout, they scattered and ran away.

Finally, the members of the Xi clan made their move.

The spears were thrown out in a whooshing sound. Because these people were so big, they ran very slowly, making them practically stationary targets.

The spear throwing was accurate, but the spears were still too shallow. After a round of throwing, out ten spears, some people would still be running with three or four spears stuck to their bodies.

"Lipa, take some men and chase after the one who ran the furthest away. Make sure you kill him."

"Shiphat, scatter your spears and hurl them at their heads."

At this point, only three people remained alive. Lipa immediately led his men to chase after the person who was about to go around behind the strange tree.

The remaining two were also targeted by the Hi clan.

Another volley of spears was thrown, and one of the men was indeed hit in the head and killed instantly.

The other one, though not shot in the head, was riddled with spear wounds all over his body. Combined with the four or five spears he had been hit in the first round, he had no chance of survival and was lying on the ground, barely alive.

Soon, Lipa returned with his men. Apart from Lipa, most of the weapons of the other Li clans were not stained with blood.

Blood was still dripping from the tip of the bone spear in Lipa's hand.

Seeing the fearful expressions on the faces of the Li clan members outside of Lipa, Xia Minghao immediately understood.

Just now, I sent Lipa to chase after the people from the Divine Tree Tribe. I'm afraid only Lipa took action, and the others were all too afraid to step forward.

"Chief, if we kill the people of the Divine Tree Tribe, will the Divine Tree bring calamity upon us, and also upon our Xia Tribe?"

Just then, someone from the Xi clan suddenly spoke up beside him.

Xia Minghao scanned the faces of the Xi clan members, and apart from a very few, including Xifa, they all wore expressions of worry and fear.

Fortunately, I decisively killed those charlatans earlier instead of offering explanations.

Otherwise, it would turn into a debate, and the outcome of such a debate would be hard to predict, because in ignorance, one's own words might not be as credible as those of the Divine Tree tribe.

Now that he has killed these people, he has the power to speak and will have plenty of time to explain what this so-called divine tree is all about.

"No, there is no divine tree at all. This is not a divine tree, it has no divine power, it is just a tree, like the old tree at the entrance of the cave."

"This smell is just like when we killed the bear, and the meat attracted other animals."

Xia Minghao walked up to the huge, fleshy flower bud and pointed at it, saying...

"Go in, and then you won't be able to get out; you'll die."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, but the fear on their faces began to subside.

"Chief, let's burn this tree."

Then, Lipa spoke again.

Xia Minghao looked at the thick, strange tree behind him, thought for a moment, and then shook his head.

We can't burn it. Not only can we not burn it, but we also have to leave people behind to continue using this big tree.

This thing is a natural monster trap. If you set traps nearby, you can get another way to obtain meat.

The area around the salt spring is already densely vegetated, making it quite difficult to set traps, let alone hunt directly.

If this strange tree is used properly, it will surely fill a lot of gaps.

Secondly, by keeping the tree, everyone can see the principle behind the so-called divine tree bestowing food, thus completely eradicating the influence of the divine tree tribe's false teachings.

If we kill the remaining dozen or so members of the Divine Tree tribe, then this crisis will turn into an opportunity.

Although he felt much more relaxed, Xia Minghao couldn't be happy.

The flood plains are a must-go destination. What if we encounter a totem tribe later?
They may not actually be gods, but they possess amazing abilities.

They'll be playing even more elaborate and flashy games then...

This incident served as a wake-up call, making us truly realize the ignorance of primitive people and the impact of their superstitious practices.

We must have a foolproof plan, otherwise, the Xia tribe could very well be disintegrated from within!
We still need to find time to think about it carefully. The most urgent task right now is to deal with the remaining dozen or so remnants of the Divine Tree tribe.

This group of people are slow-moving, but they are quite difficult to kill. If you take your own people with you, there is a possibility of something going wrong if you face a dozen or so of them.

After a moment's thought, Xia Minghao said a few words to Lipa, who immediately understood and exchanged the blood-stained bone spear in his hand with the bloodless one in someone else's hand.

Then he led all the members of the Li clan to find the location of those dozen or so people.

Xia Minghao then instructed all members of the Xi clan to assume an attack stance.

The situation happened so suddenly that some members of the Xi clan didn't even have time to use their spear throwers.

Now everyone had set up the spear throwers and raised the spearheads. A large rock was brought over, and Xia Minghao stood on it, picking up his binoculars.

After waiting for a long time, seven extremely obese figures were indeed seen swaying and walking towards them through the gaps in the bushes.

When Lipa and his men were about to reach the range of the spear throwers, they stopped and, as Xia Minghao had requested, simply blocked their path.

Xia Minghao also put down his binoculars. At this point, the distance was getting closer and closer, and even adjusting the binoculars to the lowest magnification was no longer effective.

Now we just wait for them to find us, and then...

The swaying fat man at the head of the group beamed with joy, because when he heard the Xia tribe people talking about the sacred tree, he thought his leader had already converted it into a believer.

At this moment, they were already fantasizing about the lavish tributes that the Xia tribe would provide to their group.

The others were the same, all immersed in their own fantasy worlds.

When they were only about 20 meters away from Xia Minghao, they realized something was wrong, and then a loud shout came from the scene!
"Throw spears!"

Ten wooden spears flew out, and although they didn't all pierce through Xia Minghao's head as he requested, they all hit the target.

Moreover, this time the preparations were thorough, and the force was much greater than before; apart from the one inserted into the abdomen, it seems that no fatal injury was caused.

The others penetrated deep into the body, with one even piercing through the chest cavity.

Seeing that the effect was so good, Xia Minghao raised his hand and did not let everyone shoot a second round.

Lipa also led his men over and killed the two who were still running by impaling them with bone weapons.

The others who had previously hesitated to act put in their best effort this time, and thick blood gushed out, splattering all over them.

There are only about five left now, so there's absolutely no need to trick anyone else into joining.

Xia Minghao led his men directly toward the location of the other members of the Divine Tree Tribe.

Several more people appeared in the large pit. The remaining five men were initially puzzled when they saw Xia Minghao.

Some of the clever ones noticed the blood covering the Li clan members and immediately realized something was wrong, so they tried to run away.

The prepared spears were launched again, with Lipa leading his men to eliminate the threat completely.

Those who weren't dead were stabbed to death with bone spears, and those who were already dead were finished off with blows as instructed by Xia Minghao.

Screams and wails filled the air.

The deceived believers in the pit also realized what was happening. Seeing this scene, they were not afraid, but their eyes were filled with anger.

Although they had no weapons, they all wanted to rush over and fight Xia Minghao to the death.

Seeing this, Lipa, who was still finishing off the enemy, quickly led his men back. The members of the Xi clan also frowned, raised their wooden spears, and aimed them at the group.

"Don't hurt them, just stop them."

Seeing this, Xia Minghao quickly gave the order.

This group of people are not perpetrators like the Sacred Tree Tribe, but victims. They are innocent and have no fault to speak of. If there is any fault, it is only ignorance.

Of course, in this primitive society, it doesn't matter whether a person is wrong or not, or whether they are a victim or a perpetrator.

Xia Minghao did not choose to kill these people directly, mainly because these people were connected to the tribes behind them.

Killing these people will make it difficult to deal with the tribes behind them in the future.

Instead of killing these people, we can find the scattered tribes more quickly and easily establish a tribal network.

At the chief's request, only a few people still carried wooden spears in case of any unexpected accidents.

The others, including the men of the Li clan, all stepped forward to stop the group of women and men who seemed to be acting like madmen.

Looking at these primitive people whose eyes were now red, reasoning with them was definitely useless.

What should I do?

Suddenly an idea popped into his mind, and his brows relaxed.

After rummaging through the bag for a while, the flashlight was taken out.

Burst mode activated!
In the dim woods, a bright white light, as bright as the sun, began to flash rapidly.

The group of people were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground. The Xia tribesmen who were trying to stop them were also startled, but they quickly recovered.

They then dispersed and surrounded the small group of people.

"The sun, the sun god!"

A horrified voice suddenly rang out, seemingly triggering everyone's imagination, and they all prostrated themselves on the ground in front of Xia Minghao.

It was like communicating with the sacred tree in the deep pit.

Sun God?
Xia Minghao glanced at the numbers displayed on the small LCD screen of the flashlight.

51%.

The sun god... could be.

But if the battery runs out, then it's not the same...

(End of this chapter)