This Is My Primitive Tribe-Chapter 91 - 83: Giant Water Scorpion

Where to escape?

Jiang Xuan stood in front of the Vine Tribe, staring at the hopeful eyes of over a hundred people, momentarily trapped in a difficult decision.

The Mosquito Tribe came from the south, so heading south could be ruled out first.

If they fled north, they might encounter the even more terrifying Crow Tribe, which wasn’t a good option either.

Behind was the Stone Mountain, in front was a river.

A river?

Jiang Xuan’s eyes suddenly lit up; he finally knew where the path from his intuition lay!

Some time ago, for fishing purposes, Jiang Xuan made a large number of bamboo rafts and had the warriors of the Vine Tribe practice steering them.

Unexpectedly, before the fishing operation officially began, the Vine Tribe encountered a crisis.

If they crossed the river by bamboo raft, given the Feiyu River’s width of over twenty meters, the warriors of the Mosquito Tribe would definitely be unable to pursue!

Jiang Xuan immediately shouted, "Everyone, take the bamboo rafts to the other side of the river!"

Over a hundred people were initially stunned, then the smarter ones immediately realized that crossing the river could evade the pursuit, so they all rushed towards the riverbank.

At this moment, no one could care about the threats in the river.

The bamboo rafts made by the Vine Tribe were relatively large. In theory, as long as people stayed out of the water, they would be relatively safe even if there were big fish or water beasts.

For the big fish and water beasts, the bamboo rafts were not food; they generally wouldn’t attack the rafts unless it was a special circumstance.

Chi Shao and Gou Teng, along with others, gathered around Jiang Xuan. At such a time, they instinctively clustered together, forming a stronger combat force.

While running, Gou Teng worriedly asked, "What if the bird-beaked mosquitoes chase us across the river?"

A look of murderous intent appeared in Jiang Xuan’s eyes as he gritted his teeth, "We can’t beat the Mosquito Tribe, but can we not handle mosquitoes? If they dare to chase across, we’ll turn back and kill them!"

The others also felt a surge of frustration and nodded upon hearing this, then focused on running towards the riverbank.

The distance from the bamboo huts to the riverbank wasn’t far. Soon, the Vine Tribe people reached the river and pushed five bamboo rafts into the water.

The bamboo rafts made by the Vine Tribe were very large; each could carry six people. With a few trips, everyone could be ferried across.

"Quick, send the Witch across first!"

Jiang Xuan shouted and, without caring whether Chi Shao was willing, pushed her onto a bamboo raft, with Nan Xing and others following her.

"Go!"

Jiang Xuan forcefully pushed the bamboo raft out, then continued directing others onto the bamboo rafts to cross the river.

As the leader, others could cross first, but he couldn’t; if he left, those remaining would panic, causing chaos.

"Xuan, you hurry up and cross the river!"

Actually, Chi Shao wanted to stay, but she knew there was no time to lose; hesitation would only waste time.

"Don’t worry!"

Jiang Xuan waved at Chi Shao, showing a smile.

"Splash, splash..."

The five bamboo rafts successively steered toward the center of the river, a movement that drew the attention of fish in the river; big and small fish swam around the bamboo rafts, not fearing humans.

In the water, there were also large black shadows swimming, which made the people on the bamboo rafts incredibly anxious, fearing those shadows might suddenly attack and overturn the rafts, devouring them.

Fortunately, this scene didn’t happen; the black shadows merely swam back and forth without actively attacking the rafts.

Soon, the first batch of thirty people crossed safely, then a warrior most skilled at maneuvering the rafts propelled the rafts back.

The river crossing was unexpectedly smooth, and those manning the rafts became increasingly proficient, making the rafts move faster across the water.

Before long, there were only the last twenty people on the Vine Tribe’s side.

The tension in Jiang Xuan’s heart finally eased considerably; as long as this last group crossed the Feiyu River, everyone would be temporarily safe.

However, at this moment, a buzzing sound approached from afar, making people feel uncomfortable instinctively.

"Not good, it’s the bird-beaked mosquitoes, the Mosquito Tribe’s people are coming!"

Jiang Xuan’s expression changed as he urged the warriors paddling the bamboo rafts back, "Faster, even faster!"

The warriors on the five bamboo rafts knew the gravity of the situation, they moved faster with their paddles, desperately steering the rafts towards this side.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz..."

At this time, a big swarm of bird-beaked mosquitoes had already flown over the bamboo huts of the Vine Tribe, followed by more than eighty Mosquito Tribe warriors, wielding various weapons, roaring as they rushed into the bamboo huts.

Before coming, Hua Wen had listened to the other leaders’ introductions about the Vine Tribe and knew they had a giant eagle and a giant dragonfly, which were terrifying.

Precisely because of this, after approaching the Vine Tribe, they spread out cautiously, advanced bit by bit, and dismantled a large area of traps set up by the Vine Tribe.

However, when they reached the Vine Tribe’s territory, all they saw were a dozen bamboo huts with not even warriors responsible for guarding the tribe.

Hua Wen realized they’d been misled. Enraged, he immediately led people to rush into the bamboo huts, intending to kill everyone from the Vine Tribe.

However, after entering the bamboo huts, the fire in the hearth was still burning, but the Vine Tribe’s food, tools, and weapons were all gone.

"Leader, there’s no one here."

Soon, the Mosquito Tribe warriors gathered together again, their expressions very grim, as all the bamboo huts were empty.

"Thud, thud, thud..."

Just at that moment, Hua Wen faintly heard a crashing sound deep in the bamboo forest, so he led his people to rush over.

However, what he saw was still an empty bamboo house and a hydraulic medicine grinding device.

"Ah!"

"Bang!"

Hua Wen shouted angrily and then kicked the hydraulic medicine grinding device, causing water to gush out from the bamboo pipes onto the ground.

"Buzz buzz buzz..."

At that moment, a bird-beaked mosquito flew down from above the bamboo forest, circled around Hua Wen, and then flew east.

"They’re over there, chase!"

Feeling tricked, Hua Wen gripped his bone knife and led his people in pursuit.

Those bird-beaked mosquitoes were indeed formidable, capable of accurately detecting traces of human scent lingering in the air and following it.

When Hua Wen and his men arrived at the riverbank, the last group of Vine Tribe people were almost across the river.

While running, Hua Wen watched helplessly as Jiang Xuan and the others crossed the river on bamboo rafts.

By the time he reached the water’s edge, Jiang Xuan was already ashore and pulling the bamboo rafts up with him.

"Ah! This is infuriating!"

Hua Wen was almost exploding with anger.

He realized that the Vine Tribe wasn’t strong at all, even surprisingly weak; otherwise, they wouldn’t have had to flee.

Moreover, the giant eagles and giant dragonflies described by the Mosquito Tribe warriors were nowhere to be seen, leaving them unsure whether they’d been deceived or if something else had happened.

If Hua Wen had known the Vine Tribe was so weak, he wouldn’t have cautiously approached them but instead would have charged straight in. The Vine Tribe people wouldn’t have been able to escape!

But now, the Vine Tribe had crossed the river using a tool made of bamboo, and they couldn’t give chase, leaving Hua Wen so frustrated he was nearly spitting blood.

Yet, he couldn’t just let these Vine Tribe people go; he couldn’t swallow this humiliation.

"Beep... beep..."

Hua Wen pulled out a bone whistle and blew on it fiercely.

This seemed to be a signal, as a large group of bird-beaked mosquitoes flying above the Mosquito Tribe warriors’ heads immediately swarmed towards the opposite riverbank upon hearing the whistle.

These bird-beaked mosquitoes were numerous and ferocious and could easily cross the river. Once they caught up with the Vine Tribe people, they would certainly cause significant trouble.

However, just as the bird-beaked mosquitoes were flying over the river, suddenly, many strange large creatures swam rapidly beneath the water, shooting out like arrows from a bow.

"Splash..."

The first giant creature burst from the water’s surface, sending up a spray. Its back had small wings aiding its flight for a short distance, then it opened its strange large mouth, catching a bird-beaked mosquito and diving back into the water.

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Soon, the river surface seemed to boil as countless unusual large creatures burst forth, frantically preying on the bird-beaked mosquitoes.

Bird-beaked mosquitoes weren’t real birds; they didn’t fly high, not even while crossing the river.

Because of this, the large flock of bird-beaked mosquitoes became prey for those bizarre large creatures.

"What are those things?"

Hua Wen was dumbfounded. The Vine Tribe had crossed over smoothly, so why did the bird-beaked mosquitoes encounter such dreadful large creatures when they flew over?

The Mosquito Tribe warriors, seeing the ferocious large creatures on the river, instinctively took two steps back, fearing these creatures might come ashore and attack them.

On the opposite bank, the Vine Tribe people were equally puzzled, as they had no idea what these large creatures were.

Jiang Xuan observed carefully and noticed that these creatures had a dark green surface with black stripes.

They had a pair of very short wings on their backs, huge eyes on their heads, frightening mandibles, six legs, segmented ring-like abdomens, and three long needle-like tails.

These giant creatures were neither like fish nor like insects and were enormous, each over a meter in length.

When preying on bird-beaked mosquitoes, they moved swiftly and fiercely, scattering the mosquitoes everywhere. Many were dragged into the water and became food.

Jiang Xuan watched for a while and found them familiar. He exclaimed, "Could these be water scorpions?"

Water scorpions, the larval stage of dragonflies, live in water and are extremely carnivorous and fierce.

Ordinary water scorpions are small, don’t have wings, and usually prey on various water-dwelling larvae and even small fish.

But these water scorpions in the river weren’t only gigantic but also had wings on their backs, allowing them to leap out of the water and glide like flying fish for a short distance.

If they hadn’t resembled giant dragonflies somewhat, Jiang Xuan wouldn’t have recognized what they were.

Jiang Xuan glanced towards Stone Mountain; that giant dragonfly had died last winter. Could these giant water scorpions be its, or its kin’s, offspring?

For some unknown reason, Jiang Xuan suddenly felt happy.

Whether it was because the bird-beaked mosquitoes could no longer pursue them or because he saw the continuation of the giant dragonfly’s life.

"Beep beep..."

Meanwhile, seeing the severe loss of the bird-beaked mosquitoes, Hua Wen blew the bone whistle again to call them back, fearing they’d all be eaten.

The surviving bird-beaked mosquitoes quickly turned back crazily upon hearing the whistle, terrified.

When the bird-beaked mosquitoes flew back to the Mosquito Tribe warriors, the giant water scorpions on the river, having lost their targets, gradually submerged again, waiting for their next meal.

As for Hua Wen, not only did he fail to capture the Vine Tribe, but he also lost many bird-beaked mosquitoes, feeling his blood surge with rage, veins popping, almost spitting out old blood.