Chapter 22: Slaughter (New week, seeking votes!)

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  Those wounded earth spirit warriors were tied up in a line by Xia Ya like cicadas with strings.

  Ox from Soso became Shia's companion - this promotion was because it won Shia's sympathy and also undertook the task of escorting those captives.

  The princess held a short spear discarded by the dwarf warrior as a crutch, waving a broken knife in one hand, driving forward a long line of captives. It was clear that Ox had deep hatred for all dwarves in the tribe due to his own tragic experience, and those dwarf warriors suffered greatly at his hands.

  Xia Ya and Keliang Chong walked behind, with Keliang Chong still sitting on the shield and letting Xia Ya carry him.

  "Hey, Tuo Bie..." The poor worm seemed a bit embarrassed: "You... saved me again today, this is the third time you've saved me, hmm... thank you."

  Xia Ya's response was tough: "What's the use of thanks? Can you give me benefits?"

  The poor worm opened her mouth and said in a low voice: "All the money on me has been taken away by you......" But then she still summoned up the courage: "If, if we can return safely this time, I promise to give you a lot of money!"

  Xia Ya didn't say anything, seemingly not believing what Poor Bug said.

  The poor worm was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Hey, is your name really Xia Ya? I just heard you and the earth spirit say so."

  Xia Ya: "Hmph."

  "You know a lot of things." The poor worm frowned, and when she frowned, her eyebrows curved in a very special way: "You are familiar with the affairs of Ye Huo Yuan, you also know many things about the earth spirit, and even speak some dialects of the earth spirit. These are all things I've never heard of before. Were you born on Ye Huo Yuan? Is your name really Xia Ya? Is this your full name?"

  Xia Ya: "Uh-huh."

  "Also, can we... not go any further?" The poor worm said pitifully, revealing his true intention: "Let's go back, if you want money, I can give you a lot of money, whatever you want."

  Xia Ya: "Hmph."

  "...the poor worm finally couldn't help but say in a low voice: "Do you know or not, if we continue to move forward it's very dangerous! And...if something unexpected happens to me, my family will definitely not let you off!"

  Xia Ya didn't catch the concern in Qiu'er's tone, and instead raised her head with a disdainful expression: "Do you know how stupid it sounds when you say things like that?"

  "Huh?" The poor insect was stunned.

  Xia Ya's tone was very serious: "You're telling me your identity is very prestigious, trying to intimidate me? But think about it, the more you talk like this, the more I won't let you go. Because I'm afraid that if you go back, you'll bring people to find me and take revenge, the best way is to kill you here and bury you in a hole."

  Pausing for a moment, Xia Ya's face showed a hint of mountain folk cunning: "Don't you find it strange? For two days, I haven't asked you any questions."

  "Haven't I asked you before, what kind of vagabond like you would be wandering alone in the Wildfire Plains?"

  "Didn't I ask you how you ended up stepping into a bear trap?"

  "Haven't I asked you before, with so many gold coins on your body, what is your identity?"

  The poor worm couldn't say anything anymore.

  "Because I know, I really asked you, and you told me that you are a prominent figure with a noble identity, so what? So it's not necessary to ask at all. Now no matter what, I won't let you go until we find the dragon's treasure, after I get the treasure, I'll take it and leave far away, maybe then I might have the possibility of letting you go. But for now... humph."

  Looking at this turtle, he's still dreaming of getting rich. The poor worm exclaimed excitedly: "But you're already injured! Your back injury hasn't healed yet! Today, when we encountered those goblins, your leg was also injured a bit! I know you're a very powerful warrior, but... that's a dragon! Even in your best state, it's impossible to win against a dragon! Let alone after being injured? I even doubt whether you can safely pass through the goblin's territory! Both of us will die here!"

  "What you said is right." Xia Ya smiled and lowered his voice, saying: "My skills can only deal with a few dozen earth spirit warriors. If there are more, I will definitely be defeated. However, I have nothing to lose now. If I don't fight, I'll just be a poor man. If I win, I'll become rich and noble. Why not fight?"

  The poor worm was anxious in her heart, and she hastily said: "I'm not asking you to let me go back... As long as we leave the Wildfire Eye, I can think of a way to give you a large reward, and..."

  She hadn't finished speaking when Xia Ya suddenly interrupted her, his tone mocking: "Do you think I should believe you? You poor wretch, the first time I saved you, you said 'I'd rather die than go back with you'. Ha! I'm sure you're a rich kid who ran away from home. Looking at you, either you're a runaway rich kid or a fugitive who's absconded with a fortune. Either way, I don't believe you'll be able to pay me back when we get back."

  Then he sincerely comforted the poor worm: "You don't have to be too pessimistic, let's go find that dragon, maybe it has already been killed by the magician, then we won't need to use you as bait. So, if you believe in God, pray."

  This damn turtle, he has no idea what's waiting for him up ahead!

  Those people... are they really those people? It must be them! They've come looking for me!

  Once found by those people, waiting for one's own fate is being caught and taken back...

  But this turtle, he might... no, no, it's not possible! He will definitely be killed!

  His uncle is very clear about his own character, and to cover up this matter, he will not hesitate to kill anyone who reveals the scandal! Moreover, for someone of his uncle's status, the existence of this turtle is simply less than that of an ant, and it can be crushed to death at any time.

  This turtle may be rough on itself, but at least it has saved its own life three times.

  Alas... how can I persuade him not to continue heading north?

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  No need for Ke Liang Chong to remind him, by nightfall, Xia Ya had already clearly realized that he might have encountered some unexpected trouble!

  Actually, throughout the whole day of rushing on the road, he had been expecting the appearance of the leader of the Earth Spirit clan named "Tian Gong" - to be honest, he really wanted to see that awesome guy who pioneered the trend of being gay in the Earth Spirit race.

  Unfortunately, the Heavenly Lord did not show up. Although he had captured more than a dozen earth spirit warriors, for some reason, the earth spirit tribe did not send any more warriors over.

  The guy I was waiting for didn't show up, but instead, I ran into an unexpected scene!

  In the evening, Xia Ya and others finally saw the river that Oakes had mentioned before.

  Because it's now the dry season of winter, the riverbed has dried up. The river that originally had a width of over 100 steps is now less than one-third of its original width. Moreover, the water level has dropped very low. It's not just humans, even dwarves or gnomes can easily wade across the surface without any effort. The water level at most only reaches knee height.

  By the riverbank, the group encountered a camp.

  This is a small earth spirit tribe.

  Yes, to be exact, this place used to be a dwarf tribe!

  A foul odor wafted from afar, and in the distance, a circular, dilapidated earthen wall came into view, with more than half of it already collapsed. On the wall, several incomplete corpses of goblins were sprawled out, with hoof prints still visible on their bodies.

  Inside the earthen wall, not a single living soul was left in the goblin tribe. Several goblin earth houses were destroyed, and in front of the tribe, there was originally a withered old tree trunk, on which two goblin corpses were hanging.

  These two goblins hanging from the tree look like they are among the more robust and tall of their kind, probably the leader of this tribe.

  Apart from this, on the ground in the tribe, there were dozens of corpses of earth spirits, all lying horizontally and vertically, with traces of battles everywhere. The crude weapons of the earth spirits were scattered all over the place, broken and tattered knives and swords, shattered inferior leather armor shields.

  Seeing the bloody scene before him, Kariya's first reaction was almost to faint. Shaya immediately became serious, his eyes filled with a strange aura: "You stay here and don't move!"

  He tore off a strip of cloth and stuffed it into his mouth and nose, then walked alone into the massacre-scarred goblin tribe.

  Next to a ruined earth house, Xia Ya saw a broken short spear used by the Earth Essence on the ground. He picked it up and examined the broken part for a while.

  "What a sharp cut!" Xia Ya's eyes narrowed: "What a neat and tidy technique!"

  As he watched, a few sparks of fervor flashed in his eyes, he took a deep breath, swung his battle axe and chopped the short spear in two.

  "Hmm," he said with a frown, "it's not good enough. My cut isn't even."

  After some careful thought, I felt a bit resentful: "Hmm, maybe it's just that my weapon isn't as sharp as those people."

  However, those who attack here are either superior in martial arts or have equipment far more advanced than their own...

  And besides, according to the tradition of the Wildfire Prairie, encountering such a group of ruthless killers in the wilderness was absolutely not good news.

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