Xuan'er was awakened by the sound of the bow of the ship. She came to Tang Lie and handed a black mink fur in her hand to Tang Lie. She said softly: "The night is cold and the wind is cold. Don't freeze your body."
Tang Lie smiled: "My body is not that delicate. You can put it on yourself." At this time, a group of birds suddenly flew out of the forest. They circled for a while under the moonlight and flew above the sailboat.
Xuan'er's ice-blue beautiful eyes shone with surprise. She knew the language of birds. A graceful and melodious sound floated from her throat, and the birds responded in unison.
Tang Lie had already guessed that something must have happened in the forest. His sharp eyes penetrated the night and stared at the jungle where the birds were flying. However, he did not see anything strange on the surface.
After talking to the bird, Xuan'er whispered to Tang Lie: "More than 200 Fang tribe warriors are approaching us from the forest."
Tang Lie smiled and said: "We are in the water. They are on the shore. It is not that easy to rush up." He loudly ordered: "All archers, prepare. The Fang tribe members are already here." His eyes fell on the river in front of him. On the way up, I saw that the river suddenly narrowed in front of me. The trees on both sides were lush and intertwined, almost covering the entire river.
Tang Lie whispered: "Could they launch an attack from the shade of the trees above?"
Puni, the half-elf slave who was tied up on the deck, suddenly said: "The fangs in the shade are only responsible for diverting your attention. The real threat comes from underwater." Since his elder brother's injury improved. He took the initiative to return to the deck, perhaps to thank Tang Lie for his help. During this period, he took on the task of cleaning the deck.
Tang Lie stared at Puni and said, "But I didn't see any movement."
Puni smiled and said: "By the time you realize it, they have already penetrated the bottom of the boat."
Tang Lie's heart sank. At this moment, a shout suddenly came from above his head. He saw countless ferocious-looking Fang tribesmen appearing from the branches of the big tree in front of him, waving the stone bone knives in their hands and shouting loudly.
Tang Lie gave an order. Twelve archers who had already been prepared on the deck bent their bows and shot into the trees. The fangs seemed to have expected that they would use this method to attack. One by one, they screamed strangely and jumped out of the trees. It fell into the water. The one who stayed on the tree used the vine shield in his hand to effectively block the attack of the feather arrows.
The sailor who was standing on the mast to look at the situation on the river suddenly screamed loudly. He saw about twenty thick driftwoods on the river upstream rushing down the river. The river they were in was too narrow and there was no way to dodge. Any possibility.
Tang Lie secretly thought that with his current force, it would not be difficult to rush into the bushes and kill the fangs. However, how to clear the more than 20 driftwood drifting from the upper reaches was a big problem. Is it possible to use this hard work? The ship cannot be abandoned.
At this time, Ya Yi'an also ran out of the cabin in disheveled clothes. Seeing the dangerous situation in front of him, he couldn't help but exclaimed loudly in fright: "It's about to hit us. It's about to hit us."
Puni volunteered and said, "If you can trust us, I am willing to lead my people to remove these twenty pieces of driftwood."
Ya Yi'an pulled Tang Lie's sleeve and said, "We can't believe them. These half-elves want to take advantage of the opportunity to escape."
Tang Lie suddenly drew out his dragon-slaying knife and walked towards Puni without saying a word. Everyone was surprised. They thought that Tang Lie was going to take action against Puni. After a flash of sword light, the chain that locked Puni was locked. Cut off by Tang Lie.
Tang Lie said loudly: "Let them all go. Even if they can't clear the driftwood, at least they still have a chance to save their lives."
Puni's dark green eyes flashed with excitement. In his memory, no slave owner had ever shown such trust and courtesy to his slaves.
Thirty-three half-elves, including Puni's eldest brother Pugang, stood on the deck. Pugang and Puni brothers were obviously the leaders of these people. Pugang was mumbling something in his native language. Those half-elves Each of the elves looked extremely excited and shouted in unison.
Ya Yi'an said uneasily: "These slaves won't suddenly rebel, right?"
Tang Lie smiled calmly and signaled his warriors to open the cabin containing weapons. He gave each of the half-elves a weapon. At this time, the driftwood had drifted to less than fifty meters away from the ship. The fangs were not in a hurry to attack. .They are waiting for the driftwood to sink the sailboat.
Puni and Pu Gang were the first to jump off the deck. The rest of the half-elves rushed to follow and jumped into the water. After entering the water, they moved very fast. In the blink of an eye, they were in front of the driftwood.
Ya Yi'an opened his mouth in surprise and murmured: "It's really strange. Neither elves nor orcs are good at water. The hybrid offspring are all like swimming fish."
Tang Lie smiled and said, "This is called genetic mutation. Do you understand?"
Of course Ya Yi'an didn't understand what genetic mutation was. He shook his head in confusion.
The Fang tribesmen hiding in the bushes saw someone entering the water. They shouted angrily. Tang Lie ordered all archers to take cover. If the Fang tribesmen made any abnormal movement, they would be shot dead.
The half-elf held a scimitar in his mouth and soon arrived at the driftwood group. They spread out, gathered the driftwood in the water and pushed it towards the shore, clearing the river channel.
More than sixty Fang tribesmen suddenly appeared on the river. They quickly swam towards the half-elves, trying to block their movements.
The fangs have bamboo tubes in their mouths. The poisonous needles they spray are the most deadly weapons.
The half-elves are well aware of the fangs' attacks. Moreover, they are naturally immune to the toxins on the poisonous needles sprayed by the fangs. This characteristic gives them an upper hand in the battle with the fangs.
Except for the more than 20 half-elves who pushed away the driftwood, Puni and Pugang brothers led five half-elf warriors like tigers into the Fang tribe's formation. Before any of the Fang tribe members could make a move, With the action of spraying, Pu Gang's knife had already cut his throat. Blood foam spurted out from the wound like a spring, soon turning the surface of the river red.
Although Puni is not as strong as his brother, his flexibility is slightly better. Four fangs surrounded him. Puni dived into the water like a fish, dodging the sprays of the four people. The scimitar in his hand drew a circle under the water. A large arc cut off the four fanged men's feet to the ankles.
Each of these half-elf tribesmen are fierce generals who are as strong as ten. They have obviously undergone strict and systematic training. They cooperate with each other tacitly to deal with the barbaric fangs tribe, and they advance and retreat in a controlled manner.
The Fang people are still in a relatively primitive state. In addition to stone axes, the weapons in their hands are bone knives, bone needles and the like. In addition, their flexibility in water is far inferior to that of the half-elves. Although they have the largest number of people, they are completely defeated on the scene. Such a scene. Facing the brave and skilled half-elves, they almost lost the ability to fight back.
A Fang tribesman sneaked up behind Pu Gang. He swung the stone ax in his hand and hit Pu Gang hard. However, he was shot in the neck by an arrow from Tang Lie on the deck. The stone ax fell on his head in reverse. Blood and brain matter exploded and spattered. Pu Gang wiped the blood on his face and gave a grateful smile to Tang Lie who was above him.
The fangs hiding in the trees shot poisonous needles into the water. However, their poisonous needles did little harm to the half-elves. Even if they were shot, they would only damage the flesh.
Xuan'er let out a sweet cry. Countless birds flew out from the woods and rushed toward the shade of the trees above. The Fang people had never seen such a formation before. One by one, they jumped into the water from the trees in panic. When they entered the water, they became targets for Tang Lie and the archers.
The half-elf's powerful fighting style made the Fang tribesmen fearful. As soon as a Fang tribe member raised the blowpipe, Puni grabbed it first and blew the poisonous needle into his throat in one blow. .The fanged tribesman strangled his throat and let out a scream. A face turned into a miserable green in an instant.
In just over ten minutes, the Fang clan members had lost more than 40 warriors. After successfully expelling the threat from the driftwood, more half-elves joined the battle in the water. The situation became even more one-sided. The hand-to-hand combat with the half-elves in the water had already made them miserable. There were also intensive shootings from hunters and archers above. What's more, countless birds continued to pounce on them like crazy and pecked their eyes. Under the triple blow, .The fighting spirit of the Fang people quickly collapsed. They began to flee in all directions.
The half-elves roared excitedly, celebrating their victory.
To Ya Yi'an's surprise, none of the half-elves escaped. One by one, they climbed onto the deck along the rope ladder of the ship. Except for seven half-elves who were slightly injured, there were no other losses.
Tang Lie helped them clean out the poisonous needles that had been injected into their bodies. Brothers Pu Gang and Puni signaled all the brothers to rearrange themselves on the deck and wait for the samurai to lock the chains on them.
Tang Lie waved his hand to stop the warrior who wanted to lock up the half-elf people. He looked around at the group of half-elf warriors and said loudly: "You are all brave warriors. To express my gratitude for what you have just done, from now on I Give you your freedom back."
The half-elves suddenly became excited. They never thought that Tang Lie would be so generous in giving them their freedom.
Pu Gang stammered: "Boss Tang, the reason why we do this... is... out of gratitude to you... not in exchange for anything..."
Tang Lie smiled and patted his shoulder. He said loudly: "In my eyes, everyone is equal. There is no such thing as high or low. No one is born rich and noble. No one is born to be a slave. Originally, I I told you the news of freedom only after thinking about Sand City. But now I think it’s time to give you freedom. When dealing with people, you should treat each other with compassion. There is no difference between you and me. We can be friends. We can be brothers. No. What kind of distinction between superiority and inferiority?" Tang Lie's remarks that everyone is equal are naturally not earth-shattering in modern society. But in this land where slavery is deeply rooted, it is as shocking as an atomic bomb explosion.
Everyone on the boat stared blankly at Tang Lie. Their eyes were filled with an inexplicable light of shock. They had never thought that slaves and ordinary people would be treated equally, let alone that nobles like Tang Lie would be brothers with slaves. .The biggest feeling in my heart is my gratitude and admiration for Tang Lie. A person who has the courage to say such things must not be an ordinary person.
Ya Yi'an stood in the distance and silently looked at Tang Lie. He suddenly understood why he was attracted by Tang Lie's personality. Why he was willing to go through fire and water for Tang Lie without hesitation. Tang Lie's personality charm was indeed extraordinary. His His views are completely different from those of ordinary people. It is easy to impress the public.
The Jueyi slave girl who was nestled next to Ya Yi'an stared at Tang Lie in a daze. She sighed in a low voice: "This is a real man." Ya Yi'an looked at the slave girl with some jealousy. She lowered her voice and said: "It's a pity that he I don’t like you."
The female slave Jueyi said softly: "That's because you haven't tasted me..."
Ya Yi'an's heart was aroused by her coquettish appearance. He suddenly picked her up and said: "Little slut, I will definitely fuck you today so that you will never think about other men forever..."
Under the command of the Pugang brothers, the half-elf warriors began to clean up the deck after the battle. They threw the corpses of the two fanged men from their clothes. But before throwing them into the water, Puni used a scimitar to cut the corpses out of their mouths. The fangs pry it out. This is their trophy.
Tang Lie looked at the white teeth in Puni's hand and said with some disgust: "Puni, what do you want this thing for?"
Puni smiled and said: "The teeth of the fangs are very hard. They can easily break the bones of animals. I plan to collect more and use them to make collars."
Pu Gang helped another companion throw the two Tusked Man corpses into the water far away. He turned around and said, "The Tusked People are the most cruel race in the Xiong'er Forest. They not only hunt animals, but are also bloodthirsty. Often eating other captured humans alive."
Tang Lie cursed in his heart: "Damn it. They are actually cannibals. No wonder they have such big teeth."
Punidao: "Their traces are all over the Xiong'er Forest. We still have about two days in this watershed. We can't take it lightly. Although the Fang people have been temporarily frustrated, according to their nature, they should come to attack again. .”
Tang Lie nodded, admiring Puni for his shrewd behavior.
Pu Gang washed his hands and came to Tang Lie's side. He pointed forward and said: "At our current sailing speed, we can reach Rock Mountain at dusk tomorrow. This is the only high gorge section of Wu Ending River and is also the most dangerous section. .”
Puni added: "If the Fang tribe hides in the Rock Mountain to stop us, the rolling logs and boulders thrown down from above will cause us to face the disaster of capsizing our boat."