Si He's small bow was meant for dealing with ordinary fierce beasts and animals.
For a showdown between deities like this, a grand clash of tribal scale, only a great longbow would do.
Only with that kind of destructive power could she hope to be of some use.
She ran all the way, rushing toward the wooden cabins, and grabbed a great longbow and a quiver of fletched arrows from a tribesperson running toward her. Without a single moment of pause, she bolted right back into the forest.
The dragons had already mostly passed the forest. As she pumped her legs as fast as she could, passing several flood dragons, one of them suddenly picked her up in its mouth, tossed her with a flick of its neck, and threw her onto its head.
Si He gasped in surprise. It was only when she sat down that she realized it was actually the one-horned flood dragon that had startled her when she first arrived in the green fields that day.
The flood dragon's body was a deep, dark green. Its golden eyes cast a glance back at her, seemingly carrying a hint of amusement, before it carried her away to catch up with the main army.
Si He hesitated for a moment, then tried to hold onto the flood dragon's single horn. Seeing that it didn't object, she smiled and said, “Thank you, Lord Dragon!”
The flood dragon cast a look at her, its eyes curving with a gentle smile as it charged forward at full speed.
It was deeply grateful for Si He's kindness in waking the Dragon God, so it had deliberately lingered behind, trailing at the very end of the line.
...
Inside the forest.
Tai Shan and his group were completely drenched as they rode atop their Bo.
They huddled close, paralyzed with fear.
Beneath them, the Bo walked on trembling, weakened legs, unable to stop shaking.
“Big brother, we're finished,” Tai Xie said, a miserable, forced smile appearing on his pale face.
Behind them, the path was filled with flood dragons following at a leisurely pace, their eyes casting occasional glances over.
The gaze felt like needles on their backs.
Above them, in the sky over the canopy, countless dragons soared lazily.
Amidst the swarm of dragons, an incredibly massive silhouette glided slowly, casting a vast shadow that completely enveloped them.
They were truly finished.
Just a glance at a fifty-meter Red Dragon had already felt like surviving a brush with death.
Now, a whole host of dragons followed them from both the sky and the ground. If they swarmed together, they could tear them to shreds in an instant.
The mere thought of it made their scalps tingle with dread.
And above this terrifying array of dragons, there was also the unimaginably horrific Dragon God.
With a body that easily spanned several hundred meters, its strength was absolutely beyond imagination.
Just a single gaze from it was enough to make them regret ever being born into this world.
Of all the entities, how had they ended up provoking such a presence, accompanied by hundreds of dragons?
Right now, they couldn't see any way to survive.
Tai Xie's heart was heavy.
He had originally thought the dragons would just wipe them out and leave it at that, yet the terrifying entity actually wanted to find their Bo God.
This alone showed how absolute its confidence in its own strength was.
“Big brother, are we really going to lead the Dragon God back to our tribe to find Lord Bo God?”
Tai Xie's voice trembled, whispering in a barely audible breath to Tai Shan.
While surviving for now was a good thing, if they actually brought the Dragon God to find Lord Bo God, they would offend both sides. What would they do then?
The fate of traitors in their tribe was to be burned alive like human lanterns.
“Otherwise, what else can we do? Do you dare deceive the Dragon God?”
Tai Shan's voice trembled as well, but he harbored no thought of resistance whatsoever.
“But if we really lead them there, even if the Bo God doesn't kill us, the Dragon God will still slaughter us, won't it?”
Tai Shan fell silent in thought for a moment.
“Just stick close to me. I have a plan; perhaps we can make up for our crimes with merit.”
Upon hearing this, Tai Xie's eyes lit up, and he turned to Tai Shan, opening his mouth to speak.
Instantly, several freezing glares locked onto him from behind, making his entire body shudder, and he immediately went quiet.
Haoyuan soared in the sky above and glanced down at the two of them.
The reason he was flying so close to the forest canopy was precisely to listen to their conversation.
“Still scheming, are we? Let's see what you plan to do.”
The hunters of Si He's tribe ran swiftly on the ground.
Without mounts of their own, they could only jog to keep pace with the massive army.
When Haoyuan decided to find the Bo God, he had never even considered bringing them along.
Of course, now that they were following, he had no particular thoughts about it.
As long as they didn't get in his way, they could do as they pleased.
The ocean of trees was vast and beautiful.
On the forest floor, small wild boars with chicken-like claws scurried about. Seeing the grand march of the dragon army, they frantically dug into the dirt to hide in terror.
On nearby branches perched double-headed, pitch-black birds with long necks; one head preened its feathers while the other watched the dragon army's march from afar.
There were also rats covered in exceptionally long fur, gliding gracefully through the air on their flowing coats, chasing after the flying dragons all along the way.
Watching the bizarre animals of the forest, Haoyuan felt a sense of novelty.
The evolution of this world was truly fascinating. He wondered what other surprises it would bring him.
The Red Dragon beside him had already explained the general situation of the Bo Tribe, and he was quite looking forward to it.
...
On the dry, red and yellow earth of the desert.
A towering mountain of yellow stone suddenly trembled slightly.
Beneath the mountain lay a towering cavern.
The cavern walls vibrated slightly as rock debris showered down, and a strange, deep roar echoed from within.
The Gui Tribe.
A woman whose skin shone like translucent jade rushed into the cave after being notified by her tribespeople.
“Lord Gui, what happened?” she asked anxiously.
Whenever the Gui God reacted like this, it signified that a great calamity was imminent, and misfortune was about to descend.
Thus, it was of vital importance to the survival of the tribe, and the entire clan had to treat it with the utmost seriousness every time.
Deep within the dark cavern, a massive figure shifted and swayed, letting out a bizarre cry.
The jade-skinned woman seemed to understand its meaning. Nodding as she listened, she quickly knelt down. “We will immediately arrange for our people to set up defenses, and we will recall all the hunters who went out.”
From the pitch-black darkness, a couple of eerie cries rang out.
The jade-skinned woman nodded in assent and slowly backed out.
Before long, all the members of the tribe who had gone out were recalled.
“Holy Maiden, what has happened?” the tribespeople asked as they gathered around, filled with anxiety.
The jade-skinned woman swept her gaze over the crowd. “A great calamity is coming, one that concerns our very survival,” she said simply. “We must prepare our defenses and weather this tribulation together with Lord Gui.”
Hearing this, the elderly Chieftain felt a wave of terror wash over him.
“A calamity of life and death... We haven't seen one in a thousand years. How could it suddenly appear now?”
The Holy Maiden shook her head and sighed. “I do not know.”
Only after the Chieftain dismissed the others to build defensive fortifications and leaned in close did she whisper, “Lord Gui is terrified.”
The Chieftain's eyes widened upon hearing this, his tension visible to the naked eye.
“We have maintained good relations with all the other tribes and have no enemies. What could possibly terrify Lord Gui so much? Could a demon god be descending upon us?”
The Holy Maiden only shook her head.
Thus, the entire tribe grew tense, hiding in various spots while keeping a close eye on the mountainside, their weapons fully prepared.
In an instant, the entire mountain fell into a dead silence.
...
Midway through the journey, seeing that Si Yun's stamina was giving out, Si He asked the one-horned flood dragon for permission to swap. She put Si Yun up onto its head and ran along the ground herself.
Other flood dragons offered to carry her, but she politely declined.
She didn't want to receive too much special treatment and draw the attention of the Dragon God, lest it displease Him.
Looking at the direction Tai Shan and his group were leading them, she furrowed her brow slightly and informed the flood dragon beside her.
The flood dragon let out a soft cry, transmitting the message upward.
Hearing this, Haoyuan glanced down at Si He. He sent down a light, reassuring rumble, and the army continued its march as before.
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