Chapter 477

Chapter 477: Retreat

Buzz, buzz, buzz…

A few days ago, the Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe was most afraid of the Undying Race settling their internal conflicts and launching another attack on the territories of various races in the Tianling Star Cluster.

Next, he worried that strong fighters within his tribe would grow rebellious, secretly building their own power and preparing to oust him from the chieftain position.

Following that, he feared sudden attacks from the surrounding tribes against the Spirit Heart Tribe.

But he never imagined that one day, the vibration of a communication stone would feel like riding a rocket, becoming one of the most terrifying things in his life.

While on the way to the Swift Tribe’s territory, the dazed Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe was horrified to discover that his communication stone vibrated once again.

At that moment, his first thought was to destroy the communication stone.

If he destroyed the communication stone, he would no longer receive any bad news.

However, the little bit of regained sanity during the journey kept him from acting on that impulse to destroy it.

He cautiously sent his Perception Ability into the communication stone.

It was a communication request from a strong fighter stationed in the Spirit Heart Tribe army.

His heart immediately felt a bit more at ease.

After all, there should be no trouble at the rallying point of the Swift Tribe and his army.

After all, that place was far away, and the Black Tiger Tribe pirate group couldn’t possibly reach it in such a short time.

He only felt partly relieved because he was genuinely terrified of the Black Tiger Tribe pirate group, which appeared and disappeared like a ghost, moving faster than expected.

"What is it…?"

When he connected the communication, the Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe could clearly sense the tremor in his own voice.

"Chief, it’s bad news…"

The words from the Spirit Heart Tribe strong fighter struck the Leader like a death warrant, leaving him dizzy.

"Our camp has been attacked by the Black Tiger Tribe pirate group. They are continuously assaulting the flying treasure where our strong fighters are stationed. The two lords, Malis and the other, have lost contact and are suspected… suspected to have been the first to be attacked."

The Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe felt his body sway dangerously, trembling uncontrollably.

It’s over!

Losing contact undoubtedly meant, based on past experiences, that these two level 120 Spirit Heart Tribe strong fighters had likely met with misfortune.

Counting that, it meant three level 120 strong fighters had already been captured or killed by the Black Tiger Tribe pirate group.

The entire Spirit Heart Tribe only had six level 120 strong fighters.

Losing more than half of their top-tier combat power was devastating.

Adding the loss of one-third of the high-end combatants, many level 100 and level 110 strong fighters, as well as all the resources and treasures stored by the Spirit Heart Tribe…

The Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe could no longer bear such a blow and collapsed to the ground.

"Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe…"

When the Swift Emperor saw the Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe in that state, he immediately understood that there must be more terrible news.

He couldn’t fathom what shocking bad news could possibly come next.

He wanted to ask but didn’t know where to start.

The esteemed chieftain was already hit to this extent.

Asking again would only make things worse.

But if he didn’t ask clearly, he felt just as anxious.

For the Spirit Heart Tribe had suffered losses to the point where they couldn’t endure any more.

The only remaining blow could only come from their army.

If that were the case, the Swift Tribe army could also face unexpected troubles and losses.

"Why, why does the Black Tiger Tribe pirate group only target our Spirit Heart Tribe?"

The dazed Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe seemed to recall something, his eyes reddening as he fixed his gaze on the Swift Emperor.

"This, this…"

The Swift Emperor didn’t know how to respond.

He understood that the Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe was not questioning any collusion between the Swift Tribe and the Black Tiger Tribe.

He was simply overwhelmed by his losses, unable to bear the impact.

In his heart, he could only curse the leader of the Black Tiger Tribe for being particularly cruel.

Killing both people and spirit.

They had almost driven the Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe to psychological disorders.

The reasons behind such actions were not hard to guess.

It was purely to concentrate their strength and plunge the entire Spirit Heart Tribe into a state of collapse and fear.

They wanted to frighten the Spirit Heart Tribe to the point where they would tremble at the mere mention of the Black Tiger Tribe, ensuring they wouldn’t dare to oppose them, thereby completely severing the Swift Tribe’s alliance.

But he had no way to explain this.

Explaining it would likely mean that, in the current state of the Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe, he could no longer muster the strength to fight against the Black Tiger Tribe.

Instead, it might have the opposite effect, making the Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe suddenly realize how to prevent further troubles from the Black Tiger Tribe.

"Chief… let’s retreat!"

However, it wasn’t that the Swift Emperor wouldn’t explain; the Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe had already arrived at that thought.

The strong fighters of the Spirit Heart Tribe soon received the news as well.

Amid their fear, some strong fighters became alert earlier.

They looked at the Swift Emperor and then at the dazed Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe sitting on the ground, and one spoke up, "If we don’t retreat now, the Black Tiger Tribe pirate group will continue to target our strong fighters for attacks."

"Our losses this time have reached an unbearable level. If we lose another batch of strong fighters and high-end combatants… any surrounding tribe could easily wipe out our Spirit Heart Tribe."

The Swift Emperor opened his mouth to argue a few points but found himself unable to provide any reasonable rebuttal.

Given the current situation, retreating was indeed the only option for the Spirit Heart Tribe.

"Retreat the army?"

The Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe finally reacted.

Yes!

Retreat!

They could not afford any more losses.

At this moment, the Spirit Heart Tribe had suffered injuries that had severely impacted the entire tribe.

As the Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe, his alliance with the Swift Tribe had not made him the greatest chieftain in the history of the Spirit Heart Tribe; instead, it had made him the most incompetent chieftain in their history.

This decision was undoubtedly an unprecedented mistake of monumental proportions.

If he did not pull back from the brink now, the final outcome could very well be his becoming the last chieftain of the Spirit Heart Tribe.

The entire Spirit Heart Tribe could be wiped out because of this grave error.

Not only did they need to retreat, but they might also need to seek peace with the Nika tribe.

Thus, perhaps they could recover some of the resources and treasures that had already been plundered by the Black Tiger Tribe pirate group.

However, if those strong fighters were merely captured, there was a chance they could be rescued.

Of course, the Spirit Heart Tribe might have to pay a significant price for that.

But any price would be better than inflicting further devastation on the Spirit Heart Tribe.

If those captured strong fighters returned, it would give the Spirit Heart Tribe some breathing room and opportunities, at least allowing them to curb the ambitions and thoughts of the surrounding tribes that wanted to swallow the Spirit Heart Tribe.

"Inform the army, order a retreat!"

The Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe immediately looked at the strong fighters of the Spirit Heart Tribe.

"Yes!"

The strong fighters of the Spirit Heart Tribe quickly took out their communication stones to contact the fighters in the army, issuing the retreat order.

"Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe…"

The Swift Emperor hesitated to speak.

"According to the contract we signed, since our Spirit Heart Tribe has suffered greatly, we have the right to unilaterally retreat."

The Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe looked firmly at the Swift Emperor.

"I know, what I mean is…"

The Swift Emperor understood that the situation was dire, and helplessly said, "What I mean is, our Swift Tribe can send flying treasures to transport the Spirit Heart Tribe army back to our territory."

"No need!"

The Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe promptly rejected the proposal.

He did not want to, nor did he dare to develop any further ties with the Swift Tribe, for fear of continuing to suffer attacks from the Black Tiger Tribe pirate group.

"Alright then!"

The Swift Emperor felt helpless.

Without the powerful Perception Ability of the Leader of the Spirit Heart Tribe, the Spirit Heart Tribe army would have no hope of finding the trace of the Black Tiger Tribe pirate group during the retreat.

He also worried that other life planets in the Swift Tribe territory would also face attacks from the Black Tiger Tribe pirate group.

Therefore, the only option for the Spirit Heart Tribe army to retreat was for the Swift Tribe army to retreat as well.

He truly did not expect that this alliance, which was originally meant to exploit the weaknesses of the Black Tiger Tribe pirate group, would end like this.

Before they even completed their gathering, both the Swift Tribe and the Spirit Heart Tribe had suffered heavy losses.

All the resources and treasures accumulated by the two tribes over the years had been completely looted by the Black Tiger Tribe pirate group.

The Spirit Heart Tribe even lost a massive number of strong fighters and high-end combatants.

He would have never predicted such results before sending the troops out.