nucmednet Chapter 317 For the Tribe (18)
Chapter 317 For the Tribe (18)
"and many more!"
Jingli took two steps forward.
The cubs, already on edge, shrank back in fear upon seeing Jingli, with the little leopard baring its teeth and going into battle mode.
Jingli raised her hands, took a step back, and looked at Zhi: "They have something on them."
Having witnessed Jingli's abilities, he had Meng summon Qingfeng, and Qingfeng and several other sub-adults worked together to calm the cubs while he negotiated with Jingli.
"what?"
Jingli glanced in the direction of the cubs and solemnly relayed 6058's message: "There's something that lets the intruders know our location."
The pupil constricts slightly.
[6058: It's a prop. They've been marked, and I need to touch them to know how to remove the mark.]
[Jingli: Can you reverse the location?]
6058 looked up: [Of course, not only that, we can also turn the tables on them.]
Simply destroying the mark is not very meaningful. The invaders must have their own plans for letting the little guys out, which is a prelude to a new round of slaughter.
But since 6058 has discovered it, it would be a loss not to play along.
Jingli explained the urgency of the matter to Zhi, who, as always, acted decisively and immediately sent Qingfeng with the cubs.
He has already chosen to believe Jingli, so he will continue to believe her until he realizes that Jingli may be a threat to the tribe.
Perhaps because of Jingli's clothing, the cubs were still wary of him, but at least their guard had eased somewhat.
Qingfeng, holding the little leopard's hand, said excitedly, "This is Jingli, an extremely powerful sea creature. He can use the power of nature!"
Jingli smiled kindly at the little leopard.
He was already good-looking and possessed the primordial energy of the world, so even a cub still in stress would find it hard not to develop a liking for him.
Jingli crouched down, took out a few small sweet fruits from his storage space, and presented them to the cubs: "Did you suffer a lot after escaping from the invaders?"
Upon hearing this, the already tense little leopard immediately filled with tears and began to sob.
Sobbing and choking back tears, she cried, "Waaah, I'm so tired, so tired. We ran so far, so far. Waaah, my claws are worn out, and my wings are broken. It hurts so much."
Jingli placed the fruit in Qingfeng's hand and comforted the cub with him.
"They're bad. They've put something bad on you. If you don't get it off, they'll be back soon. Can I remove that bad stuff?"
Upon hearing this, the cubs started chattering and making a ruckus.
The older leopard cub immediately remembered something.
"I remember! There was a cool feeling here!"
She pointed to her neck.
Jingli reached out, and the little leopard immediately dodged.
Jingli sighed and repeated, "Could I remove that nasty thing for you?"
The little leopard hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to comply, offering its fragile neck to the scenery.
But her trembling eyelashes revealed that she was not so at ease inside.
Jingli groped around and found a hard object about the size of a fingernail around her neck.
[6058: Subcutaneous implantation; it seems the intruders who did this weren't exactly wealthy.]
Jingli understood and said gently to the little leopard, "Found it. It might hurt a little, so please bear with it."
Before the little leopard could react, he grabbed her by the back of the neck.
6058 seized the opportunity, determined the location, and replicated the positioning system's capabilities the instant the positioning was disrupted, immediately initiating the movement of the positioning system.
[6058: I set the location to be near a cliff around the tribe.]
Although it's said to be nearby, it's already outside the area that can be explored within the scenic area.
6058 has never doubted Jingli's powerful abilities, nor has it ever doubted the dominant position of the indigenous people in this world.
He will establish a clear position, believing that with their strength, they are capable of catching the fish in a jar.
On the other side, the leopard cubs and other young animals began to move again at their speed, creating the illusion that they had rested for a while before continuing their journey.
On the other side, Jingli quickly cut small openings with her energy blade and removed the locators from the necks of the five cubs one by one.
Although the locator is no longer very useful under 6058's intervention, letting the orcs and cubs see it clearly has another layer of meaning.
"They've gone too far! They actually put this kind of thing on us!"
"That's outrageous! That's outrageous!"
The little leopard complained, and the other cubs echoed him, making the scene suddenly noisy.
"They already installed this for us, so why did they still chase after us for so long, making us constantly scared?"
The little leopard is no longer afraid of Jingli; it even tugs at Jingli's trouser leg, trying to climb onto him.
Yuan was naturally unhappy and kept baring his teeth and panting, asserting his sovereignty.
Jingli thought for a moment, then said calmly, "That's why they're bad; they just enjoy teasing you."
The little leopard was furious, feeling like it had been tricked.
Their escape from the invaders' camp was not an easy task, and Jingli did obtain a lot of useful information from the cubs.
First, there's the location. 6058 used the positioning system to track and confirm the coordinates of the intruders' current base, which is almost in the center of Cangshan Mountain. It would take Flying Tiger about 2-3 days to reach Cangbei.
In addition to the distance, the opponent also used tools or abilities to create impassable terrain, such as cliffs or steep slopes. The cubs wore out their claws and injured their wings in order to cope with these.
Then, in the central area of Cangshan Mountain, the city built by the invaders had already taken shape, with city walls and a defensive system.
Those are all defensive tools from the technological world, integrating monitoring, offense, and defense.
Fortunately, the facility was only recently built, which allowed the cubs to find an opportunity to escape before surveillance became widespread.
The bad news is that the central part of Cangshan has been occupied by a certain guild, which has built its own infrastructure area.
On the other hand, there is also good news: most of the life resources plundered by the invaders were concentrated in the central area. If the indigenous people could arm themselves, it wouldn't be a bad idea to fight for them.
While Jingli was still pondering, the cubs, having gained complete trust in him because of his amazing "minor surgery," were jumping around at his feet.
Seeing this, they could only call on the sub-adults to help take care of the cubs, and also had the adults of the tribe gathered together to prepare food and assign which adult would take care of the cubs.
These cubs haven't even been blessed yet, and the tribe is already going to be busy again.
After the assignments were completed, the little leopard was kept behind.
As a hunter in nature, the cheetah's abilities are naturally not bad after transforming into a beastman.
Knowing she was worried about the leopard-clan beastmen, she didn't avoid Jingli when questioning the cubs.
Just as she had shown, the little leopard, without waiting for further questions, directly revealed the reason for her capture.
She was captured because of the extinction of a race, but not the leopard race.
At that time, the leopard clan was preparing to conquer another territory. She was lost in the chaos and was taken back by the enemy orcs.
Because of the orcs' universally accepted rules regarding cubs, the other party did not mistreat the little leopard; instead, they raised it well.
However, on the very day of the truce, invaders arrived, destroyed the race, and abducted all of its cubs.
"I was locked up in a different area from them, and I couldn't bring them out this time."
The little leopard's eyes were red.
“But I told them that as long as I live, I will find someone to rescue them.” She looked at Zhi, then at Jingli, “Can we…?”