Chapter 26: Safe Return

The porcupine scout that had charged forward froze in place, as if it had been struck by lightning.

As Fu Rui pulled out the bone spear, blood spurted out, and the body of the porcupine scout swayed twice before it fell to the ground.

“Clay is… dead?”

“H-how is that possible?”

“Why is this guy so fast? Dammit, I can’t even see him attack.”

“Everyone, be careful. This person doesn’t seem to be simple. I can sense a dangerous aura from him.”

The porcupine scouts were stunned by Fu Rui’s ferocious moves.

After a simple conversation, the porcupine scouts did not rush forward recklessly. Instead, they quietly moved to surround Fu Rui and waited for their companions on the other side of the lake to come and support them.

Fu Rui frowned. He did not attack again after his first attack. Instead, he pulled Yuan and the others back slowly.

Now that the porcupine guards were on guard, it would be very difficult for him to instantly kill them.

Once he failed, it would definitely cause him to be vulnerable and be attacked from both sides.

Fu Rui had learned many things about life, but he had not engaged in close combat before. Thus, it was impossible for him to fight these six porcupine scouts alone.

The reason why he was able to kill the strong porcupine scout in one go was because he had consumed the Constitution-Enhancing Potion twice, which had greatly enhanced his strength. Furthermore, he had caught the scout off guard.

Fu Rui did not know what the porcupine scouts had said, but he could clearly feel that they posed an even more pressing threat after their conversation. Moreover, they were standing cautiously. If he forcefully took out his spear, two porcupines would definitely be able to attack him at the same time.

Fu Rui gripped his spear tightly in one hand, shielding Yuan and the others behind him. “Run.”

“But…”

“No but’s. I’m not stupid enough to fight them head-on. After you leave safely, I’ll think of a way to escape.”

“Rui…”

“Yuan, listen to me. You will only distract me if you stay here.”

Upon hearing this, Yuan pursed her lips and made a decision in the next moment. Then, he pulled the fog-eared twins along and stumbled into the forest.

“Rui, you must be careful!”

She shouted loudly from the side of the forest. Then, she looked at him one last time with reluctance before disappearing into the dense forest with the dog-eared girls.

A porcupine scout wanted to chase after them, but Fu Rui’s long spear pierced through its chest.

“Do you want to chase after them? Have you asked me for permission?”

Fu Rui sneered and walked over. He stepped on the corpse of the dead porcupine and pulled out his spear. “Who else wants to challenge my accuracy?”

The five porcupine scouts looked at each other and roared. They gave up chasing after the beast-eared girls and charged towards him at the same time.

“Good attacks!”

The battle intent in Fu Rui’s eyes didn’t reduce in the slightest. He shook off the bloodstains on his spear before turning around to face the scouts.

For a moment, the sound of roars and weapons clashing could be heard.

…

In the distance, Yuan, who had already fled some distance away, also heard the commotion at the salt water lake.

She really wanted to go back and stay by his side no matter what.

However, her rationality told her that Fu Rui was right. They would only be a burden to Fu Rui if they were there and would not be able to help him at all.

“Yuan, are we just going to leave the Village Chief behind like this?” Li Li suddenly asked. She was clearly unhappy with Yuan’s decision.

“Rui has already made a choice for us.” Yuan seemed to have suddenly grown up and said calmly, “We can only return to the village to get reinforcements. There is no other way.”

“But this place is so far from the village. By the time we call Li and the other girls over, I’m afraid that the Village Chief—”

Li Li didn’t finish her sentence. Instead, she silently clenched her fists.

She swore that if anything happened to the Village Chief today, even if she had to die, she would go to the porcupine tribe and kill a few captains to take revenge.

“We have to trust Rui. His decision has never been wrong.”

Yuan took a deep breath and calmed her unstable state of mind. “He has never been wrong in the past, not now, and not in the future.”

“Let’s listen to Yuan then.” Wei Wei said, “We have to believe in the Village Chief. He will definitely defeat those porcupine scouts.”

Li Li kept quiet. She had acknowledged this decision.

There was an indistinct agreement among the three of them that the youngest Yuan was actually the leader. Thus, they used her words as a benchmark to guide their actions.

Perhaps it was because she was closest to Fu Rui, the Village Chief, that she possessed such power.

However, her decision had never been wrong either. Along the way, they passed through the territories of several large wild beasts but did not encounter any danger.

As evening approached, the three of them returned to the village.

“Where’s the Village Chief?”

Li immediately came forward and questioned them.

“The Village Chief, he…”

Wei Wei recounted their encounter at the salt water lake. When Li heard that Fu Rui had stopped a dozen porcupine scouts in order to protect them, her beautiful face lost some color.

Even the strongest cow-eared female in the tribe would find it difficult to defeat a porcupine scout. Even if Fu Rui was stronger, what could he do against so many porcupine scouts?

Li could only hope that Fu Rui could escape from the enemy’s encirclement.

“Li, are we going to look for the Village Chief?” Li Li asked.

“Of course!”

Li couldn’t let the Village Chief of the beast-eared tribe fight alone outside, so he immediately ordered the tribe members to gather.

Everyone in the village was present, regardless of their size. Even the cow-eared woman who had fainted in the afternoon due to the lack of salt and was still weak rushed over.

“What happened to the Village Chief?” Xia was the last to know the news. When she found out that the Village Chief had gone out because they were unconscious, she was immediately filled with guilt.

“We’re not sure either.” Yuan shook her head. “Right now, we’re planning to go to the lake to find him. Xia, you’re not feeling well. Why don’t you wait for us in the village?”

“No, I want to fight with you.”

She held the two stone axes on her back. “If anything happens to the Village Chief, I will not let the porcupine tribe off!”

“Let’s rescue the Village Chief!”

Li raised her torch high and looked at the group of beast-eared females before shouting, “Let’s go!”

“Everyone, wait!”

Tu Tu, who was in the crowd, suddenly shouted. She stood on her tiptoes and pointed outside the village. “Look, what’s that? Is it someone from the porcupine tribe?”

Looking in the direction indicated by Tu Tu, there seemed to be a valiant figure appearing in the gradually darkening forest. Judging from its size, it was definitely not Fu Rui, nor was it an ordinary porcupine scout.

“It’s an enemy attack! Everyone, be careful!”

Li was the quickest to react and immediately gave orders. “Li Li, Wei Wei, quickly go to the watchtower and use your spears to intimidate them. Xia, bring your subordinates to guard the entrance and set a fire outside. Don’t let it in!”

“Yes!”

“Understood!”

The group of beast-eared females split up orderly and prepared to fight the enemy.

Under the tense atmosphere, everyone stared at the figure that was slowly approaching them.

“Raise your spears!”

“Get ready!”

“… Eh?”

Wei Wei and Li Li, who were about to throw their spears, froze at the same time.

Then, Fu Rui threw the two porcupines on his shoulders at the entrance of the village and couldn’t help but laugh at their actions.

“What’s wrong? Are you planning to treat me like a porcupine?”