Chapter 627 - 429: The Worm Witch’s Ecstasy
The Worm Witch, Jin Gui, never wasted brain space on insignificant tribe members.
The Beastman Warrior’s posture grew even more stooped. "It’s Du Huo and the others."
’Du Huo?’
The Worm Witch toyed with a Poisonous Insect in his hand, finally speaking after a long pause. "Ah, are those the ones I sent to the Polar Forest to capture that little female from the Snow Tiger Tribe?"
The Beastman looked moved as he nodded. "Yes, yes, that’s them."
He glanced cautiously at his witch before continuing, "During the selection, the Messenger party favored the Yan Yan Tribe. These kids couldn’t stomach it and left early. Who knew they’d be gone for so long and not come back."
The Worm Witch waved his hand dismissively. "What’s the big deal? You’re bothering me with this? Just tell them to go back to their caves."
He was currently preoccupied with that mysterious Super Tribe; he had no time to worry about the whereabouts of a few minor tribe members.
Seeing his Wizard’s uninterested expression, the Beastman’s lips twitched. He still risked punishment to add in a low voice, "Wizard, they said they just returned from the Polar Forest."
The Worm Witch, who had been growing annoyed with the Beastman’s rambling, heard this, and his narrow eyes instantly flashed with a brilliant light. "Quick, let them in."
Seeing that the Lord Witch was willing to see Du Huo and the others, the Beastman quietly breathed a sigh of relief, bowed, and quickly backed out.
A moment later, he led in Du Huo and his group, who were dressed in strange beast skins.
As soon as Du Huo’s group entered, they fell to their knees with a THUD.
"Lord Witch, we have made a grave mistake. Please punish us."
’Du Huo was panicking. Although his ultimate goal in snitching was to cause trouble for the Yan Yan Tribe and the Super Tribe, he was, at the end of the day, a man of the Red Flame Plain. Colluding with a tribe from another region to go against one from his own felt treacherous, and he had a guilty conscience.’
The house fell silent. The men remained prostrated on the ground, not daring to look up.
And so, they didn’t notice that from the moment they had entered the tribe, the Worm Witch’s gaze had been fixed on their clothes.
The Worm Witch was certain that the garments Du Huo and his men were wearing were the very things called "clothes"—something that, before, only the Wizards from the Super Tribe were able to wear.
He had heard they were extremely precious; the Wizards wouldn’t normally take them out to wear unless it was for some major occasion.
’But for each of my own tribe members to have a set... that’s just absurd.’
"Du Huo, come forward."
The Worm Witch’s voice was as hoarse as ever, carrying a command that could not be refused.
Du Huo’s legs trembled. ’Amu, I’m scared! I’m still young, I don’t want to be fed to the Poisonous Insects!’
Gritting his teeth, he shuffled forward. He thought the Lord Witch was about to punish him, but the next second, he felt something tugging at his clothes.
Somewhat dumbfounded, he looked down and saw his Lord Witch with his head bowed, carefully studying the clothes Wuyue had given him.
’Hot damn!’ In that single instant, Du Huo saw a glimmer of hope for survival.
"L-Lord Witch, this was a reward given to us by the Lord Wizard from the Super Tribe, the one protecting the Polar Forest."
The Worm Witch’s hand, which was gently tugging at Du Huo’s clothes, paused. "A reward?"
His narrow eyes narrowed. "What did you do?"
Du Huo hemmed and hawed for a long time, not daring to reveal what he had done. The Worm Witch’s expression turned cold. With a flick of his fingertip, a Poisonous Insect appeared in the tent.
"Are you going to tell me yourself, or are you going to feed my little pet?"
When Du Huo saw the plump Poisonous Insect, his legs went weak. Kneeling on the ground, he told the Worm Witch everything about how his group had gone to the Polar Forest to snitch.
The house was silent again. The Beastman Warriors knelt on the ground, trembling and covered in cold sweat.
’We’re so screwed today.’
But the next moment, the Worm Witch’s hearty laughter echoed through the house. "Well done! You’ve done exceptionally well!"
The Worm Witch actually stood up from the large stone covered in Beast Skins and personally went down to help Du Huo and his men to their feet. "You did nothing wrong. On the contrary, you did something very good for our tribe."
"Did those Wizards from the Polar Forest say anything?"
Du Huo, flattered and overwhelmed, scratched his head. "We didn’t get to see the Lord Wizard of the Super Tribe. It was just Wuyue from the Snow Tiger Tribe. She said she was very grateful that we had snitched ahead of time.
She also said to let bygones be bygones. And when we were leaving, that Super Tribe Wizard had Wu Yue give us several sets of clothes."
As he spoke, he gently tugged on the clothes he was wearing. "These are the ones. That Super Tribe really lives up to its name as a tribe even more powerful than the Kuma Tribe. Even their clothes look better than what the Kuma Tribe’s Wizards wear."
The Worm Witch’s smile had vanished, but the satisfaction in his eyes was impossible to hide. "Take off these clothes and leave them with me. I want to study what they’re made of."