Chapter 599 - 598, Death_1
Ji Nuan turned her head to look at the Eneru River below, which was gradually being stained red with blood. Brother Xiu Yan’s blood was mixed in, too. The numerous beast-eating fish and thrashing crocodiles in the river indicated to Ji Nuan that Xiu Yan, who had fallen into the Eneru River, was beyond saving now.
She slowly sat up, extending her hands. Her fingers intertwined tightly. It was with these hands she had just held the weakened Brother Xiu Yan. Despite being poisoned, he was still alive and breathing in her arms, so how could he suddenly...
All of it was her fault. To save her, Brother Xiu Yan was thrown into the water by Bertel. It was all her fault.
Her vision blurred in waves of darkness, Ji Nuan finally couldn’t bear the blow and fainted.
Seeing Ji Nuan collapse softly at the river’s edge, the Orcs panicked. Ya Li broke free from the Orcs trying to support him and rushed forward to hold Ji Nuan.
Looking at the thick, blood-red water in front of him, he found himself unable to move away.
Xiu Yan...
It was all because of his own weakness, that nearly dead Bertel got an opportunity...
Gazing at Ji Nuan’s pale face in his arms, Ya Li made a pledge to the blood-red river. He would never have another mate in his life. He would protect Shaman Ji Nuan forever until she finds a new mate, or...
Until the day she meets Lord Beast God.
When they arrived back at the Dashi Tribe’s territory with their clansmen, Fu Yi and Bosson were already there with their squads. The Gru Tribe’s orcs had fled in all directions, and they had split into three groups to chase them down. With great effort, they managed to exterminate all the remaining Gru Orcs.
Seeing Ji Nuan, who Ya Li had carried back, Fu Yi and Bosson looked at each other: "What happened to Ji Nuan?"
An Orc at the side pursed his lips: "She fainted."
Fainted?
Fu Yi looked back: "Isn’t Bertel dealt with yet?"
Then turned to Ya Li: "You dare to hold Ji Nuan while Xiu Yan is away. Be careful when that suspicious guy comes back to cause you trouble."
As soon as he had spoken, there was no usual cheerful atmosphere. The eyes of Ya Li and the Orcs behind him were reddening.
Fu Yi and Bosson finally sensed something was wrong: "What... happened?"
Ya Li suppressed the sorrow in his heart and said: "Xiu Yan was poisoned. Bertel threw him into the Eneru River."
"What?" Both of them exclaimed, "Didn’t you save him?"
Ya Li spoke bitterly: "Before they fell, an elder orc was eaten by the beast-eating fish. The swarm of beast-eating fish in the river hadn’t dispersed yet when Bertel took Xiu Yan and jumped..."
Though Ya Li didn’t continue, Fu Yi and Bosson had already guessed the outcome. Having seen the beast-eating fish and crocodiles, how could they not know their ferocity? They could strip an orc to the bone in mere moments.
"Is Ji Nuan...too heartbroken?" Fu Yi looked at the pale-faced Ji Nuan in Ya Li’s arms.
Ya Li nodded: "Let’s go back first. We don’t know what will happen when Ji Nuan wakes up."
Although they eliminated all the Gru Orcs, the hearts of the Watson Tribe’s Orcs felt anything but light. They were heavier than ever...
Xiu Yan was gone to be with Lord Beast God, Shaman Ji Nuan had fainted from grief, and the tribe had lost an outstanding orc.