The wicked female is extremely fierce, but she's pampered by her seven beast husbands.

Chapter 243 Combat Skills
Bai Qingyu sighed helplessly and reminded him, "When killing inferior beasts, pay close attention to changes in the surrounding environment. Safety first."

Without waiting for Ke Yang's reply, he transformed into a moon-shaped blue crane the next second after turning around, passing through the gaps in the dense forest and returning to the sky.

Although Du Qi was sent back, he wasn't the only underage orc in the group this time.

Ling Chengen didn't bring Wu Zhuo with him this time, so the kid went south with the hunting team, and also brought along the rebellious Bao Bao.

Wu Zhuo awakened a wind-based ability, which is a relatively rare ability.

However, his current ability level is not high, and he mainly relies on his beast form's combat ability. He also has a companion named Bao Bao who occasionally cooperates with him. His situation is actually better than Du Qi's.

When Bai Qingyu found him, Wu Zhuo and Bao Bao were taking turns stalking three flying beasts.

In this wave of beasts, birds accounted for a high proportion of inferior beasts, so the casualty rate in a battle was 20% higher than usual.

While dealing with the inferior beasts, Bai Qingyu was also assessing the overall casualty situation.

The first few batches of warriors responsible for dealing with the inferior beasts have gradually withdrawn from the battlefield, leaving only a few warriors who have not yet had time to hand over the inferior beasts to their hands.

There were still quite a few inferior beasts in the air, and most of them were large eagles, as well as many ferocious vultures.

Bai Qingyu flew past Wu Zhuo and Bao Bao at great speed, but still reminded them, "You two, don't go too far. I might not be able to turn back to save you later."

"Okay, Brother Yu, don't worry, we'll be careful."

Wu Zhuo and Bao Bao worked together, one person and one dragon, taking turns to give one of the ferry eagles a claw strike.

Bao Bao has grown much bigger now. Even without other abilities, the damage he can cause by simply using his body as a weapon is terrifying. Plus, there's someone demonstrating on the spot. With one claw grabbing the inferior beast, you can see the bone under the flesh.

Although inferior beasts do not feel pain, if their skin and bones are separated and their injuries are severe, they will lose the ability to fly.

Bao Bao and Wu Zhuo were not fixated on killing the inferior beasts, but rather wanted to throw all of them from the air onto the ground.

Having lost their aerial advantage, these inferior birds and beasts are no threat at all.

The fog lamp and the bag were originally on the same line, with the fog lamp in front and the bag behind.

The two charged straight into the flock of eagles. Just as they were about to collide, Wu Zhuo suddenly shot straight up, and Bao Bao, who was hiding behind him, plunged headfirst into the flock of eagles like a wild dog that had broken free of its reins.

Its long beak and strong, highly defensive wings, like the scythe of death, swept away seven or eight falcons.

Some of these eagles had their necks broken by the violent impact, while others had their wings injured. They fell into the woodland below like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

Bao Bao burst out from the flock of eagles, followed by a string of eagles with hoarse cries.

Perhaps realizing its life was in danger, Bao Bao flapped its wings so hard they were practically smoking, and still managed to raise its head and squawk twice at the misty sky above.

After spending a lot of time with it, Wu Zhuo came to understand some of the meanings behind its calls.

For example, right now, Bao Bao is constantly cursing at him, and the cursing is quite vulgar.

Then, realizing that disaster was imminent, they turned to him for help.

They can switch between the two expressions effortlessly, without any sense of awkwardness.

Wu Zhuo descended from the sky, grabbed the falcon that was about to grab the tip of the bag's tail with one claw, snapped the falcon's neck, and smashed it down towards the flock of falcons behind it.

Then he praised Bao Bao for being capable. After spending a lot of time with people, he gradually learned to understand some simple language and commands.

After being praised by Wu Zhuo, it immediately stopped quacking. It turned around abruptly and spun around with one wing, turning the two falcons behind it into spinning tops. The next second, seeing a dark mass of inferior beasts chasing after it again, it didn't dare to be arrogant. It turned around and ran away, plunging headlong into the dense forest.

Wu Zhuo, who was left behind: "..." Bao Bao is capable, but sometimes she is just too cowardly.

Wu Zhuo did not go down. Because of his wind-type ability, his flight speed was far greater than before, giving him an absolute advantage in dodging and chasing. Before his ability was exhausted, the flying eagles could not catch up with him at all.

After thinking it over, Wu Zhuo finally decided to lure Du Ying to the battlefield on the other side of Hanshan.

Eagles and vultures are troublesome for the warriors of Stone Forest, but for the warriors of Cold Mountain, they are simply easy prey.

Crane warriors are generally quite large in their beast form, twice the size of eagles and vultures, but they are also much faster.

So when Wu Zhuo led a string of falcons near the battlefield of Hanshan, they were immediately blocked by a giant moon-feathered blue crane.

Bai Xi flicked away the falcon that was about to grab Wu Zhuo's tail feathers with one wing, and said coldly, "You brat, what do you want to do?"

Wu Zhu chuckled and immediately turned to join him in dealing with the flying eagles, saying, "We don't have many flying orcs over there, so we brought the flying eagles to ask for your help..."

"Help you my foot! We're too busy taking care of ourselves to help you deal with those beasts."

"Brother Bai, our two tribes are related by marriage, why be so formal?"

"Besides, crossing the eagle flock is a piece of cake for you, but it would be a real pain for us in Shilin."

"These things... when you try to hit them, they fly away, you can't hit them at all. If you don't chase after them, they'll grab people and throw them to the ground, or they'll just sneak up on people and injure them..."

"Although I can kill, my strength is really limited, so I can only come to ask you for help by riding on their backs."

"Brother Bai..."

"Don't call me that, I can't be your second brother."

Bai Xi sighed deeply, and led a team of Hanshan warriors to surround the flock of eagles in the air, annihilating them in the blink of an eye.

After dealing with the beasts, Bai Xi looked at Wu Zhuo and asked, "Where's my brother? Isn't he here too...?"

Wu Zhuo whispered, "The clan leader made Brother Yu rest for a long time, and he just led the team out. No matter how strong he is, there are too few flying orcs in the Stone Forest, so they can't coordinate with his attacks in the air."

Once Bai Qingyu lands, his combat power is equivalent to having a broken bone.

Upon hearing this, Bai Xi remained silent for a moment, then turned around and instructed the people behind him: "You guys stay here and continue to clear out the inferior beasts. Second team, come with me to the Stone Forest."

Wu Zhuo glanced at the battlefield below: "Is it over on your side?"

"It's alright. There were more inferior beasts in the first half of the night, but there are far fewer now."

Once the surrounding area is thoroughly cleaned up, tonight's battle will be basically over.

After following Wu Zhuo to the battle zone of the Stone Forest, Bai Xi realized that... the geographical location here was somewhat inferior to that of Hanshan. First of all, there were no obstacles in the air, so the birds could move around in this area as if they were in their own water.

The forest on the ground was not dense enough, with the tallest trees not exceeding fifty meters, so the restrictions on birds in the air were very limited. As the beasts on the ground continued to attack, large areas of tall trees collapsed, so any movement on the ground could be clearly seen from the air.

However, for the orcs of the Stone Forest, once the aerial birds flew more than fifty meters into the air, they were basically out of reach. Their attacks would miss most of the time, wasting their energy and abilities, and having almost no effect on these aerial birds. After Bai Xi understood the situation, he was about to arrange for the warriors behind him to provide support when he saw a huge Moon-feathered Azure Crane circle around from behind the broken peak in the distance, followed closely by hundreds of vultures with scarlet eyes.

When Bai Xi saw the flock of vultures, his eyes widened. Without time to make any arrangements, he immediately ordered, "Provide support immediately!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he shot off from the group like an arrow.

After sensing the movement ahead, Bai Qingyu suddenly turned to the side, narrowly avoiding the huge fireball thrown by Bai Xi.

The fireball struck the vulture behind it and exploded with a bang, scattering thousands of sparks in the air.

The fire attack startled the flock of vultures, who scattered and fled, completely disrupting their formation in the air.

Bai Qingyu seized the opportunity and immediately turned around to counterattack.

Not only did it tear apart the beasts with its beak and claws, but it also manipulated water-based powers, transforming them into countless tiny blades that specifically targeted the vulture's eyes.

Unlike flying spiders, eagles and vultures primarily rely on their eyesight to locate enemies.

Therefore, injuring their eyes is equivalent to disarming them by half.

With Bai Xi's assistance, Bai Qingyu was able to unleash his full power and fight recklessly.

Seeing how refined his control over his supernatural abilities had become, Bai Xi couldn't help but wonder what kind of opportunity Qiu Lie had encountered, that allowed him to advance two ranks in just half a year.

The battle in the Stone Forest didn't end until dawn.

Everyone was so tired that they just wanted to collapse and sleep, but no one dared to lie down in an open space. Instead, they all dragged their heavy steps toward the resting area that had been designated from the beginning.

Bai Xi plopped down on a rock, wiping the blood from her face with the back of her hand. She turned her head to look at her younger brother, whose features were cold and aloof, leaning against the mountain wall with his eyes closed: "You really don't value your life at all..."

Bai Qingyu's eyes were closed, but she was still conscious: "I know what I'm doing, nothing will happen."

Bai Xi pulled off the animal skin bag from her waist, rummaged through it, and pulled out a bottle of ointment, tossing it directly into his arms: "Hurry up and apply the ointment. The wound between your eyebrows is already red and swollen. Was it a spider bite?"

Bai Qingyu gently touched the stinging area between his eyebrows with his fingertips, and his sword-like eyebrows immediately furrowed. He scooped up a dollop of ointment and applied it directly to the wound, causing the muscles under his eyes to twitch slightly in pain.

"Didn't you go to the sea market this autumn hunt?"

After returning the medicine to him, Bai Qingyu glanced at him sideways.

Bai Xi hummed in agreement, and sat in the same posture as Bai Qingyu, leaning back with her eyes closed to rest.

"I didn't go. The hunting situation in the sea wasn't very good this year, so I spent more time at the beach. I originally planned to go to the sea market to join in the fun during the last ten days or so of September, but I was unlucky and ran into a bad beast tide."

"What went wrong with the hunt?"

"It's related to the far north. Our fishing grounds, where we hunt every autumn, have seen many large sea monsters this year, resulting in a much smaller catch. We later learned that the royal family of the far north is active near the sea eye, so they drove away all the sea monsters in that area..."

“The fishing grounds where we used to hunt were located just south of the sea eye. The royal family of the far north would not drive the sea monsters into their own territory, so they all drove them to the south... which led to the current situation.”

"Does that mean we'll go hungry this year?" Bai Qingyu hadn't expected the situation to be so bad.

"It's not that bad. My older brother and I discussed it and decided to cooperate with the Shanna tribe for hunting, splitting the catch in half... Although it's not as good as before, the hunting season has been extended this year, so the catch hasn't actually decreased."

Bai Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief, while Bai Xi couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Actually, even if the fishing isn't great, we won't go hungry this year. Didn't we harvest quite a few potatoes with Ling Chengen this year?"

“In May, Shilin went south to harvest tree wheat, and he told us about it at the time… Although we didn’t go with them, we harvested all the tree wheat near Hanshan, and the quantity was quite large, enough to eat.”

“You and Ling Chengen are really a perfect match. If it weren’t for this grain, my brother and I would have been in real trouble this autumn, and we might still be toiling away at the fishing grounds right now!”

"We're going to plant potatoes in Shilin next year. Remember to let us know then. We've all tried these potatoes before; they taste great and are very filling."

"And there's the tree wheat planting. Let's see what your plans are for next year. Don't forget you have two older brothers who are still hungry, and your elderly and lonely father..."

Bai Qingyu rolled her eyes at Bai Xi, who was still being sarcastic even when she was exhausted: "Shut up and get some rest!"

……

Ling Chengen was quite content staying alone in the cave.

She had quite a few Crimson Source Stones on her, plus a spatial dimension, so the firewood pile never went out.

The entire cave was warm and cozy, and water droplets even began to condense on the rock walls.

Ling Chengen lay on his small bed, wrapped in his fur blanket, casually flipping through the omniscient book he had acquired, chatting idly with the system, and repeatedly consuming his mental abilities to train his mental strength.

Although she doesn't pay much attention to the Book of Omniscience, it has gradually added many tags and filled in a lot of gaps in information.

As she flipped through the pages, she suddenly came across an introduction to the Frost Silver Wolf. It seemed to be based on data drawn by Su Wei, which is why the image displayed was Su Wei's depiction of the beast.

Her gaze swept to the last few rows, and she suddenly asked, "Su Weihua will be entering adulthood next year. The breeding season for the Froststar Silver Wolf Beastmen recorded here is from November to December each year, which means November and December of next year?"

The system shook its head and said, "According to the physical data I detected on Su Weihua's side, he should enter his reproductive period this November. After entering the reproductive period, he will basically be considered an adult."

"Moreover, the Frost Silver Wolf should have two breeding seasons a year, and there will be another one after the spring of the following year."

Ling Chengen rested his chin on his hand and said, "The breeding period... Anyway, I'm not an adult yet, so it doesn't really concern me."

The system said speechlessly, "They are your partners, after all. Isn't it a bit immoral of you to think like this?"

Ling Chengen spread his hands and said, "Even if I wanted to help, I would be powerless to do so."

Sacrifice is absolutely impossible.

Of course, the later such things happen, the better. Moreover, she now has more and more nominal partners, making it very troublesome to handle and maintain these relationships.

Once the door is opened for comforting a partner during their reproductive period, things will completely fall apart, and she'll waste so much time on this kind of thing all year.

"And next year will be really busy."

This year, many beneficial plants for the tribe were discovered, and large-scale planting will need to begin next year.

It's impossible to continue harvesting everywhere next year.

Whether or not you can collect the goods is one thing, but frequently leading your troops through other people's territory will also cause all sorts of trouble...

Furthermore, a complete defense system must be built to withstand large-scale hordes of ferocious beasts and reduce casualties among the tribe's population.