Not Just a Tribe's Affair, Cave Lizardmen? Lurking in the Dark

The eldest Old Priest Lizardman spoke, dispelling some of the oppressive atmosphere in the wooden house.

Xasilius Xia Xia remained silent, knowing that even as the Tribe Leader, in this special situation, the Old Priest of the council could more easily stabilize the people's hearts by speaking.

"They, they have been settled."

A black-skinned Lizardman Warrior sitting in the corner of the wooden house subconsciously looked up and stammered, "There are 50 people who fled from the Small Fang Tribe."

"Among them, there are 30 female Lizardmen, 15 children, and five elderly male Lizardmen."

"The refugees from the Dragon Tooth Tribe are still being received in succession, and the statistics have not yet been completed."

The Lizardman Warrior was a little nervous at first, but as he spoke, he became more and more fluent, and even a hint of excitement appeared in his tone.

The Lizardmen present naturally knew the reason.

Because those who fled were basically female Lizardmen from the two major Tribes, and the number of male Lizardmen was pitifully small.

In the eyes of ordinary Lizardmen, this was a good thing, but in the eyes of everyone present, it revealed very terrifying information.

"This is not normal." The Hunting Chief Lizardman's voice was rough and buzzing.

Of course, this was not normal!

Sarius Xia Xia shifted his large legs while sitting on the ground, and the scales collided with the weapon hanging on his waist, making a soft "crack" sound.

A cold chill came, causing him to pause his intention to speak, suppressing the irritability in his heart.

That was a pale weapon, emitting a faint light, like a combination of a blade and a trident, which was their Lizardmen race's treasure, the 'Frozen Fang'.

"In any case, women and children are always the easiest to be killed."

As the Tribe Leader, Xasilius Xia Xia supported himself on the ground with his thick tail, straightened his upper body, and paused briefly, "At least the strong Lizardman Warriors should be able to escape more easily, but they didn't!"

"The other party is really showing mercy—"

When he said the words "showing mercy."

Xasilius Xia Xia clenched his fists, feeling angry and a strange chill rising from the depths of his heart.

All the Lizardman Warriors of the two major Tribes, judging from the current situation, should have all died in battle, and there was only one possibility for this strange situation to occur.

That was, the mysterious human was even stronger than described in the intelligence, so precise that not a single Lizardman Warrior escaped.

So he showed "benevolence" and let go of the weak women and children.

Showing off his strength?

Or not caring at all?

Whatever it was, it was not good news for them.

"The other party should be a Magic Caster who uses Third Tier Magic. He can summon two Angel Demon Creatures in one breath." A Priest Lizardman added, his voice trembling.

Among the Priests present, the strongest Old Priest Lizardman only had Second Tier strength.

"According to the currently known information, the other party has only shown this one ability, and it is very likely that he has other unknown methods."

Another Priest Lizardman said, "Especially the people from the Dragon Tooth Tribe mentioned that their Tribe's Warriors continuously killed several Angel Demon Creatures, but they were still defeated by the constantly replenished Angel Demon Creatures."

"It is speculated that the human possesses a relatively large amount of Mana."

One piece of information after another was thrown out, and the panic of the unknown disappeared a lot.

Seeing this, the Old Priest Lizardman said softly, "The other party is only one person after all. Although a Magic Caster who uses Third Tier Magic is powerful, it is not impossible to deal with."

"The Small Fang Tribe and the Dragon Tooth Tribe did not have intelligence and were quickly defeated in the case of being attacked. Now that we have the other party's intelligence, it is not difficult to come up with countermeasures."

After saying this.

Before everyone could be happy, Sarius Xia Xia, who had not spoken, suddenly said, "Precisely because the other party is only one person, is it possible that the other party is stronger than the information currently shows?"

The atmosphere froze! "It's not your turn to speak, traveler!" The burly Hunting Chief Lizardman looked at the other party with dissatisfaction and roared almost.

"I'm just making a guess." Sarius Xia Xia was expressionless.

"So—even if he's stronger, are you going to run away!" The Hunting Chief Lizardman glared.

...

Not just a matter for one Tribe? Cave Lizardmen? Spying in the dark.

"Are you an idiot? If the opponent is stronger, the existing countermeasures may not work. We need to be better prepared."

"The Vermillion Eye and Sharp Tail Tribes also need to be notified. We must ensure that the human is killed, and not let him escape due to negligence!"

Sarius Xia Xia responded loudly.

"Enough!"

The Old Priest Lizardman looked at the two who were still arguing and shouted angrily.

The room fell silent.

"Chieftain, what do you think?" The Old Priest Lizardman looked at Xasilius Xia Xia.

"Sarius is right, there is only one opponent. Once he escapes, it will be a real disaster. We must ensure that we eliminate him in one fell swoop."

Xasilius Xia Xia raised his head and said seriously, "This is not just a matter for our Tribe."

With the matter settled.

The entire Green Claw Tribe began to mobilize, and two Lizardman Squads went to the Vermillion Eye Tribe and the Sharp Tail Tribe respectively.

This time it was related to the destruction of two large Tribes. No matter how stiff the relationship between the Tribes was, the higher-ups of the Tribes knew what to do in the current situation.

On the one hand, the Green Claw Tribe mobilized all the Lizardman Warriors to be on guard day and night, to prevent the human's surprise attack.

On the other hand, Hunting Squads were sent to carefully investigate the destroyed Dragon Tooth Tribe for information.

The personnel of the three major Tribes began to converge.

In this chaotic situation, inside the Green Claw Tribe.

A somewhat thin-looking Lizardman, carrying a fish basket, greeted the Lizardman Warriors patrolling the street from time to time, and walked towards the outside of the village.

The current situation is not suitable for leaving the Tribe.

However! For Lizardmen who like to eat raw food and pursue fresh fish, obtaining food is also a major event.

Fortunately, the Tribe was built near a lake.

The Lizardman quickly arrived at the nearby lake. After quickly observing that there were no other Lizardmen around, with a "plop", the Lizardman jumped into the lake.

The black figure swam quickly in the lake, towards the deeper direction.

When the Lizardman swam out of the lake again, his originally strong body began to narrow at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The rough black scales on his forehead began to shrink, and pointed thorns emerged.

In the blink of an eye! This Lizardman shrank by half, and from a distance, it looked like a miniature version of a Lizardman.

No! The other party is not a Lizardman at all, but a Cave Lizardman who lives in the depths of the Great Swamp in the Upper Lake Area, and whose numbers are scarce.

The pointed thorns on his head are proof.

The Cave Lizardman raised his slender hand with sharp nails, on which was a ring emitting a faint black light.

This is a Magic Item! He relies on these Magic Items to disguise himself as a Lizardman and live in the other party's Tribe.

"A bunch of simple-minded fools, the Lower Lake Wetland should be ruled by us."

The Cave Lizardman mocked in a low, hoarse voice, with a hint of hope in his eyes, carefully observed his surroundings, and quickly moved towards the depths of the Upper Lake.

Compared to the suitable and safe Lower Lake Wetland, the Upper Lake Wetland has a large number of dangerous Magical Beasts, as well as Frogmen who he also finds annoying.

Soon.

The Cave Lizardman passed by the periphery of a Frogmen territory, and immediately saw Frogmen who were about the same size as Lizardmen.

They were lazily lying in the mud, rolling around from time to time, and there were several other Frogmen doing the same movements not far away.

These Frogmen obviously noticed the Cave Lizardman at the first time, but after taking a look, they lazily retracted their gazes, not caring at all.

"Damn it!"

The Cave Lizardman cursed in his heart, but behaved very cautiously, quickly passing through this area, not daring to have any contact with any of the Frogmen.

Unlike the very xenophobic and rigid Lizardmen, the Frogmen are not xenophobic, and they will not show too much hostility to passing beasts, Demon Creatures, or other creatures.

Frogmen are friendly? No! These are a group of guys who are even more cold-blooded than the rigid Lizardmen.

These Frogmen may seem friendly, but their race is inherently devoid of any concept of hierarchy, let alone friendliness.

They're just not hungry right now!

Of course, this is assuming that any creatures passing through their territory pose no threat; otherwise, these Frogmen will immediately resort to frantic actions.

Whether Lizardmen or Frogmen, they are all fools in the eyes of the Cave Lizardmen. Despite their intelligence, they occupy the smallest territory.

The deep swamp jungle environment began to grow complex.

The Cave Lizardmen, however, skillfully advanced, soon arriving at a place covered in strange vines and moss, hidden in a light mist.

Deep within the forest, stood the ruins of an ancient castle, about three stories high.

Arriving here!

A look of awe immediately appeared on the Cave Lizardman's face, and even his movements became cautious.

"Hehe, what do I see?"

"A cute little lizard."

Suddenly, a somewhat eerie and strange chuckle sounded from behind the Cave Lizardman.

He clearly hadn't sensed anything behind him just moments ago.

The thought flashed through the Cave Lizardman's mind, but his body moved faster than his thoughts, immediately kneeling on the ground, burying his head deeply.

"Great master, something has happened with the Lizardmen."

"Oh? What happened?"

"I hope it's something worth my attention." The strange giggle became ethereal.

The Cave Lizardman recounted the events.

"Indeed, interesting. Be gone."

Hearing this.

The Cave Lizardman lowered his head, not daring to look up, and quickly turned to leave.

At the entrance of the deep, dark castle, a slender figure appeared, but the shadow it cast on the ground split into two.

"You heard that, right?" The strange giggle echoed.

"I'm not interested in such boring matters. You've wasted too much of my time. You better hope the recent results satisfy me."

A calm voice came from the third floor of the castle.

Crack!

A rotten window was pushed open.

In the shadows, a hook-nosed, cold-faced figure in a Black Robe was revealed.

A human!

Perhaps no one would have imagined that humans would exist deep within the Great Swamp.

The debris and dust falling from the rotten window frame were directly blown away by the surging Mana fluctuations around the Black Robed man.

Just standing by the window.

An invisible air pressure and Mana began to spread around, adding a touch of Terror to the surrounding air.

"An angel? Someone from the Theocracy?"

"I hope they don't disrupt my plans." The hook-nosed mage's light brown pupils looked into the depths of the jungle, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

...

Dragon Tooth Tribe.

Tang Zheng put down the scroll in his hand and rubbed his temples.

He had been studying the Magic knowledge and techniques inherited by the Lizardmen for some time, thankfully he had deliberately kept an Old Priest Lizardman.

"Two days have passed, I wonder if the Lizardmen have made any moves?"

Tang Zheng straightened his back, stretched, and reached out to pat the head of the Evil Spirit Dog lying next to him.

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