The ninth year of the Vine Tribe, the twenty-fifth day of the thirteenth month.
"Woooo..."
Two cargo ships are sailing on the Nanhe River, loaded with iron ore and some high-quality stones traded from the Bamboo Rat Tribe.
Nepeta stood on the deck of the bow of the ship, holding a piece of thatch in his mouth, looking at the rugged river surface, blowing the cool river breeze, feeling quite good.
He has traveled through this waterway many times, and transactions with the Bamboo Rat Tribe have become normal, and there is no need for each other to waste words.
He thought that next time he wouldn't have to come in person, he could just let a small leader who was familiar with the bamboo rat tribe lead the team.
"Since there have been no problems in so many transactions, there is no need to waste time with the Bamboo Rat Tribe."
Nepeta held the side of the boat with both hands, thinking about which tribe she should go to for trade next time, what kind of goods she should bring, and how much profit she could get.
"Boom!"
At this moment, the ship's hull suddenly shook violently, interrupting Jing Jie's fantasy.
"What happened? Did you hit a driftwood?"
Nepeta threw away the thatch in her mouth and immediately began to check the situation on the river.
They have traveled this waterway many times, and it is absolutely impossible to hit any reefs, but it is possible to occasionally hit the driftwood drifting down from the upper reaches.
Because there are so many trees in the virgin forest, when there is a flood, there will even be a lot of driftwood accumulated in some rivers, which needs to be cleaned before sailing.
However, when Nepeta stuck his head out to look, he discovered that what hit the boat was not some driftwood at all, but a huge black snake!
This black snake was so big that it stirred up huge waves when it swam on the water. The snake's body was hundreds of meters long. There was a seven-color warrior standing on the back of the black snake, and its aura was terrifyingly powerful.
What's even more amazing is that behind this giant snake, there are countless black snakes floating on the water.
There was a warrior riding on the back of almost every black snake. It was roughly estimated that there were thousands of them, staring eagerly at the Vine Tribe's large ship and Nepeta and the others.
Jing Jie said with an ugly face: "Black Snake Tribe! How could we meet them here?"
The Black Snake Tribe is one of the large tribes that moved to the Southern Wilderness due to environmental deterioration after the Great Rift Valley emerged in the Western Wilderness.
When the Vine Tribe was in the north, the Black Snake Tribe wanted to plunder them, but they were frightened away by the thunder tribulation of the Divine Vine and the large number of tree men spawned. A real life-and-death battle did not break out between the two sides.
Nepeta never expected that he would encounter them again in the middle of the country, and that they would be far away from the territory of the Vine Tribe.
The Black Snake Tribe is obviously well prepared this time, and with a large number of people, the situation may not be good.
Jing Jie said to a warrior next to her in a hurried tone: "Ride the big dragonfly back to the tribe and tell the leader that the Black Snake tribe has come to rob the ship."
"yes!"
The soldier quickly climbed up the mast. When he reached the top, he took out his bone whistle and blew a few quick whistles.
"Buzz buzz..."
A giant dragonfly traveling with the fleet quickly flew over from the forest and hovered steadily next to the mast.
The warrior climbed up a little more, then jumped up and jumped firmly onto the back of the giant dragonfly.
"Let's go back to the tribe!"
Under the urging of the warrior, the giant dragonfly flapped its wings and flew quickly in the direction of the Vine Tribe.
"Someone escaped!"
"Stop that dragonfly!"
"Don't let him get away!"
The Black Snake Tribe below did not expect that the Vine Tribe could fly on dragonflies. After reacting, they all shouted and wanted to shoot arrows into the sky.
However, Nepeta was already prepared. He calmly shouted to the soldiers on the boat: "Fire the arrow!"
"Whoosh whoosh..."
The warriors of the Vine Tribe bent their bows and set up arrows, and the sharp bronze arrows rained down on the Black Snake Tribe people and the big black snakes.
"ah……"
"My legs!"
"My eyes!"
There was a sudden commotion over at the Black Snake Tribe, and many people who were hit by arrows screamed.
The leader of the Black Snake tribe was furious. He rode on the back of the largest snake, raised his bone spear and shouted loudly: "Attack! Attack! Kill them all!"
"Hiss..."
The giant snake under him swallowed the letter, then swung its tail and slammed into the side of the wooden boat.
The wooden boat shook for a while, and a big hole was knocked out of the thick hull. The Vine Tribe warriors on the boat couldn't stand firm at all and were shaken around.
"kill!"
At this time, thousands of black snakes carrying tribal warriors rushed over and swam around the wooden boat excitedly. Some collided with the boat, and some tried to climb up. The scene was extremely chaotic.
"Don't mess up, hold on, don't let them come up, the leader will come to rescue us soon!"
Nepeta shouted while using the steel harpoon he had made not long ago to stab the Black Snake tribe warriors who were trying to climb onto the boat.
Although the number of enemies was large, Jie Jie knew that the supplies on the ship were very important to the Teng tribe and must be preserved.
What's more, the people of the Black Snake Tribe have surrounded the two large ships, and they don't even have a chance to abandon the ship and escape.
His only thought was to hope that the warrior who reported the news would arrive at the tribe as soon as possible. At that time, the leader would definitely ride the purple eagle and lead a group of warriors riding giant dragonflies to rush over and kill the Black Snake tribe members.
However, the leader of the Black Snake tribe obviously did not want to give him this opportunity.
"Rush up and devour him!"
The huge black snake hit the big ship several times in succession. Then, under the command of the leader of the black snake tribe, it raised its head, opened its bloody mouth, and suddenly rushed in the direction of Nepeta.
This black snake is so big that the side of the wooden boat cannot stop it.
Being targeted by the giant snake, Jingjie felt the hairs on her body stand on end, and a huge sense of crisis surged into her heart.
With the strength of the giant snakes and the leader of the Black Snake Tribe who is a seven-color warrior, Jing Jie will definitely die as long as they board the deck, and the Vine Tribe warriors on the ship are no exception.
However, with the strength of the five-color warriors of Nepeta, what can be done to stop this man and the snake?
"Click..."
Just when Jingjie was trying to think of a way to deal with it, a gap was suddenly knocked out of the side of the ship by a giant black snake. A huge snake head pressed on the deck and tried to continue climbing up. The ship's hull suddenly shook violently.
The person cannot stand at all.
"Whoosh!"
In desperation, Jingjie grabbed the big rope on the ship and barely stood firm. Then without hesitation, she grabbed a short spear and threw it at the giant snake's eye.
Eyes are one of the weakest organs in an animal's body. If they are stabbed, they will suffer severe damage.
However, the giant snake was not clumsy. It just tilted its head and easily avoided its eyes. The short spear that was hastily thrown by Nepeta pierced its hard scales and did not cause any harm to it.
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"Are you really going to die here today?"
Nepeta looked at the giant snake and the Teng tribe warriors who were swaying here and there, unable to take care of themselves, and felt a burst of despair in her heart.