Chapter 349
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Chapter 349: The Wolf Tribe’s Tradition
As night deepened, after dealing with several work reports, Luo Ji, exhausted and finally asleep, still didn’t sleep soundly.
Any slight movement would instantly startle him awake!
“Hoo—hoo—”
His heavy breathing was slightly hurried.
He had just had a nightmare, dreaming that Iron Wall City had been breached by the beastmen army.
Day thoughts, night dreams, this only showed that he was indeed very worried about the situation at Iron Wall City.
He vigorously rubbed his temples to calm himself down.
Just then, a slightly hurried footsteps sounded from outside his bedroom.
Not long after, a knock on the door followed.
“Thump, thump, thump.”
“What is it?”
Luo Ji asked while quickly putting on an outer garment.
“Your Majesty, an urgent report sent overnight from the front!”
Hearing this, Luo Ji’s heart immediately sank. He quickly said.
“Bring it in!”
As he spoke, Luo Ji quickly lit the oil lamp in the room, and while taking the urgent report, he asked.
“What time is it now?”
The guard outside the door quickly checked the clock placed outside and replied.
“Reporting to Your Majesty, it’s 6:00 AM.”
Luo Ji’s gaze flickered to the window.
The gloomy sky did not look like 6:00 AM.
The bad weather invisibly weighed down his mood even more.
His eyes quickly focused on the urgent report in his hand.
Luo Ji’s face suddenly changed.
The beastmen army had launched a night raid on Iron Wall City.
The defending army of Iron Wall City had suffered over 50% casualties.
Zhao Pan was now leading the remaining troops and the people of Iron Wall City to Shangyuan City, while Liu Zheng had stayed behind in the city to cover their retreat.
“Liu Zheng, staying behind to cover the retreat…”
Seeing this, Luo Ji’s heart instantly plummeted to rock bottom.
Taking a deep breath, and after forcibly calming his emotions, he spoke in a deep voice.
“Issue the order, prepare for an expedition!”
Meanwhile, at Iron Wall City.
The gloomy sky suddenly began to pour rain, constantly washing away the bloodstains at the city gate.
Li Ke looked with complex emotions at the human body, pierced by dozens of spears, yet still standing there.
Just then, Li Yuanjie’s furious roar echoed from behind
“Tear him to pieces!”
Li Yuanjie was clearly furious at this moment.
The casualties of his beastmen army in this battle had exceeded his expectations.
Nothing less than tearing this human to shreds would appease his burning hatred!
Unexpectedly, Li Ke, standing at the front, raised his hand and stopped the few wolfman warriors who were about to execute his command.
“Li Ke?!”
Li Yuanjie, in a terrible mood, had a clear tone of displeasure.
“He’s already dead, Great Chieftain.”
Li Ke replied calmly.
“So what?!”
Li Yuanjie, almost consumed by rage, retorted without hesitation.
“Doing so violates the traditions of the wolf tribe!”
As he spoke, Li Ke glanced at the other few wolfmen.
Noticing Li Ke’s gaze, the faces of the wolfman warriors who were about to act showed a clear trace of unease.
However, conversely, many wolfman warriors in the troop displayed expressions of approval.
The wolf tribe had its traditions and pride.
He admitted that the Great Chieftain’s appearance had improved the lives of the entire wolf tribe.
He also knew that in some past matters, the Great Chieftain had often yielded to him.
Therefore, correspondingly, for the sake of the entire wolf tribe, he would make corresponding concessions in other matters, even if the Great Chieftain’s decisions and actions might not align with his beliefs.
But after each concession, he would fall into deep thought and ask himself.
“Is it worth it?”
Li Ke could feel that the wolf tribe was changing.
Among the new generation of wolfmen, many had been influenced by the Great Chieftain’s ideology and had abandoned their wolf tribe traditions, such as those who were just about to act.
The wolf tribe hunted prey to eat, and they killed enemies in battle through group attacks because of different positions and circumstances.
There was nothing more to say about that.
But at this moment, that human was already dead.
To buy time for his companions’ retreat, that human, knowing he would die, still unhesitatingly stayed behind to cover their escape and meet his end.
Regardless of race or stance, just for this act of righteousness, in Li Ke’s eyes, Liu Zheng was already a respectable enemy.
However, after such a respectable enemy died, their Great Chieftain still wanted to desecrate his corpse, tearing it to pieces.
How could his self-respect and pride as a wolfman tolerate such a thing happening before his eyes?!
“What if I insist on tearing him to pieces?!”
As soon as Li Yuanjie uttered these words, he regretted them himself.
Although to him, a modern person, the traditions and honor of the wolf tribe were all nonsense!
It was undeniable that many wolfmen within the tribe still adhered to these traditions, led by Li Ke, the fiercest general of the wolf tribe under his command.
There were many reasons why Li Yuanjie had consistently yielded to Li Ke.
On one hand, besides Li Ke’s stubborn adherence to the wolf tribe’s traditions, he had indeed fought for Li Yuanjie for so many years, risking his life and remaining loyal.
There was a certain camaraderie between them, and it was unnecessary to fall out over such a small matter.
On the other hand, among the new generation of wolfmen, no one had emerged with strength comparable to Li Ke.
Although he still had other beastman races like Elephant men, Minotaurs, Kobolds, and Foxmen subservient to him, he himself had ultimately transformed into a wolfman.
If there wasn’t a fierce general within his own tribe who could command the situation, how could other beastman races obey him?
Thus, with various reasons intertwined, the internal issues within the wolf tribe were probably much more complex than those of the other beastman races.
The stalemate lasted for some time.
Throughout this entire process, Li Ke stood silently, yet unyielding, staring at him.
Li Yuanjie, feeling like he was riding a tiger and couldn’t dismount, felt his heart twitch slightly.
Finally, he simply turned his head and walked into the city, speaking in an agitated tone.
“All of you, go clean up the battlefield and collect the spoils of war!”
At this moment, the wolf tribe unit, which had been gathered together, clearly split into two.
One part directly followed Li Yuanjie, while another part, like Li Ke, remained standing in place.
Looking at Li Yuanjie, who had implicitly conceded, the wolfman warriors standing in place breathed a sigh of relief.
Although they supported Li Ke’s stance, Li Yuanjie was, after all, their wolf tribe’s patriarch and the Great Chieftain of the entire beastman tribe.
No one could deny Li Yuanjie’s contributions to the entire wolf tribe.
They truly did not wish to see Li Ke and Li Yuanjie fall out.
“General, how should we deal with these human corpses? Should we dig a pit and bury them?”
One of the wolfman warriors asked Li Ke.
Hearing this, Li Ke shook his head.
“Although they are humans, they are worthy of respect. They deserve a proper burial.”
“But the Great Chieftain will not allow me to do so. Find a place to preserve them first.”
“Later, I will find an opportunity to send these corpses outside the human city.”
