50: Chapter 50 Taking the Initiative! The Hunt Officially Begins!

"I don't agree!"

Inside the Lord's tent, the atmosphere was so heavy it felt as if it were about to solidify.

Lin Waner's pretty face turned pale. She gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, mustering the courage for the first time to voice her opposition to Qin Yu's decision.

"Chief! We know nothing about that 'Bloodfang Tribe'!"

"How many of them are there? What are their weapons like? Where is their camp? We don't know anything!"

"Moreover, they are humans, not those mindless beasts!"

"Attacking rashly is too dangerous! We should first reinforce our defenses, find out their background, and then make a decision!"

Lin Waner's voice carried a hint of a tremble, but her logic was clear.

As the Tribe's "Chief Steward of Internal Affairs," she always approached problems from the most stable and conservative perspective.

In her view, Qin Yu's decision was nothing short of a crazy gamble!

Inside the tent, the newly promoted Mage Apprentice and top student, Liu Wei, also chimed in softly:

"Sister Waner is right, Chief. The Art of War says that if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be defeated. Right now, we are completely in the dark about the enemy..."

However, before she could finish her sentence—

*Bang!*

A loud crash!

Qin Yu slammed his fist hard onto the tactical map table in front of him, which was crafted from hard Ironwood!

The tabletop, half a foot thick, actually had a clear fist print smashed into it by his punch, with countless cracks spreading out like a spider web!

Inside the tent, there was instant silence!

Everyone was so frightened by Qin Yu's sudden thunderous rage that they didn't dare to breathe a single loud breath.

Lin Waner and Liu Wei were even more terrified, their faces pale and as silent as cicadas in winter.

"Know yourself and your enemy?"

Qin Yu slowly raised his head, those cold eyes like two unsheathed sharp swords, fixed dead on Lin Waner's face.

"I'm asking you, Lin Waner!"

"When those guys were spying on us from the shadows, did they ever greet us?!"

"When they treated us as prey, evaluating whether this piece of 'meat' was fat or easy to bite, did they consider our feelings?!"

"Now, their scouts have returned! Think with your brain about what the next step is!"

Qin Yu's voice grew colder and more grim with every sentence!

"It's to assemble a large army! It's to launch a surprise attack in the way they are most familiar with, at our most relaxed moment!"

"It's to rush into our camp, kill us, and then drag you all, one by one, back to their lair like livestock!"

"When that time comes, will you go and talk to them about 'knowing yourself and your enemy'? Will you go and tell them about being 'stable'?!"

Every word of Qin Yu's was like a heavy hammer, striking hard against Lin Waner's heart!

It shattered her pitiful "reason" and "logic" derived from a civilized society into pieces!

Indeed...

This was a prehistoric rainforest!

What was followed here was the most brutal law of the jungle!

It was a matter of kill or be killed!

There was simply no reasoning to be had!

"The Chief is right!"

Chen Xiao, who had been silent all along, suddenly stood up, her heroic face filled with a fanatical will to fight!

"Defense is always passive!"

"We can't maintain the highest level of vigilance twenty-four hours a day! A single moment of negligence would mean utter disaster!"

"Our only way out is to take the initiative before they can react! Catch them off Guard Squad!"

"Put the battlefield on their territory! Not in our home!"

Chen Xiao gripped the snakeskin longbow at her waist, her eyes as sharp as an eagle's!

"I request to fight! I am willing to be the vanguard! I will trample the Bloodfang Tribe for the Chief!"

"Well said!"

A trace of an approving smile finally appeared on Qin Yu's face.

What he wanted was a sharp blade like Chen Xiao, who could synchronize with his thoughts!

Not a stumbling block like Lin Waner, who hesitated and tried to bind him with the rules of a civilized society.

He walked to the giant map.

This map had been drawn by Su Qingyao using her spiritual power based on the past few days of exploration; it detailed all the terrain and resource points within five kilometers of the Tribe.

Qin Yu's finger pointed heavily at the location on the map where the Cannibals' footprints had been found: the "Dark Green Swamp."

"Their scouts came from this direction and headed toward our camp."

"This means their Tribe is very likely deeper within this swamp!"

In Qin Yu's eyes, the light of wisdom and strategy flickered.

"They are familiar with the swamp, feed off it, and use it as a natural barrier."

"They would never expect us to conversely take the initiative to cross this swamp—which they see as a 'natural moat'—and strike directly at their home base!"

"This is our chance!"

Qin Yu's gaze swept across all the core members inside the tent.

Su Qingyao was looking at him infatuatedly; in those peach blossom eyes, besides adoration, there was more of a worship for his god-like wisdom.

Chen Xiao's breathing had become rapid, and she squeezed the longbow in her hand until it creaked, impatient to draw blood.

Even Lin Waner and Liu Wei, who had just been opposing him, were now completely won over by Qin Yu's domineering and meticulous analysis, with only awe remaining in their eyes.

"Now, I announce that the 'Fang Hunt' plan is officially launched!"

Qin Yu's voice was filled with unquestionable majesty!

"Target: Bloodfang Tribe!"

"Strategy: Take the initiative, decapitation strike, and bloom from the center!"

"I will personally lead the team, selecting the most elite warriors to form the 'Divine Punishment' squad as the tip of the blade for this operation!"

He paused, his gaze falling on Chen Xiao.

"Chen Xiao, you will serve as the deputy captain of the 'Divine Punishment' squad!"

"From the Guard Squad, select ten of the most outstanding 'Valkyrie' to form the core of the squad!"

"Those selected will receive the supreme glory personally bestowed by me!"

"The rest will be led by Lin Waner and Su Qingyao to stay and Guard Squad the camp! Turn the Tribe into a true war fortress!"

"I want those damned bugs to break all their teeth on our walls, even if they actually come!"

Qin Yu's voice was full of charisma, making every girl in the tent feel as if her blood were burning!

Fear had long since been replaced by a fanatical will to fight!

They were no longer lambs waiting to be slaughtered!

They were warriors of the Dragon God Tribe!

They were about to follow their God into a sacred war of conquest!

Qin Yu looked at those pretty faces ignited by the will to fight and nodded with satisfaction.

His gaze finally fell on the giant map, on that dark area deep in the swamp marked as "Unknown."

The corner of his mouth curled into a cold arc.

"I'll give you one night to prepare."

"At sunrise tomorrow, it will be..."

"The day the hunting hour officially begins!"