This Is My Primitive Tribe-Chapter 76 - 71: The Terrifying Giant Hornets

For half a day, Jiang Xuan had been on the tree, crouching, sitting, or lying down, having shifted through countless positions.

The waiting was unbearably boring and anxiety-inducing.

"Leader, the people from the Mushroom Forest are coming out."

As Jiang Xuan lay on the thick tree branch feigning sleep, the warrior tasked with surveillance quietly woke him up.

Jiang Xuan immediately perked up, sat upright, and looked toward the Mushroom Forest.

Indeed, those who had led the mountain turtles into the Mushroom Forest were retracing their steps.

Jiang Xuan noticed that despite how long they’d been in the Mushroom Forest, their numbers hadn’t dwindled, and the two large mountain turtles were loaded with items, indicating a bountiful harvest.

"It seems our earlier speculations were accurate. This tribe understands this Mushroom Forest well, but it’s unclear what they’ve obtained from it."

As he saw these people about to leave the Mushroom Forest and enter the Mosquito Tribe’s ambush, Shi Qiu picked up his bow and arrows, saying, "Leader, should we make a move?"

"Yes, let’s make a move. No matter what they’ve gained, we can’t allow the Mosquito Tribe to take advantage of it.

"Alright!"

Shi Qiu gripped his bow with his left hand and took an arrow from the small pottery jar with his right, the pungent scent wafting through the air.

Squatting at the chosen shooting spot, Shi Qiu then stood atop the tree, drew the bow, and nocked an arrow.

Shi Qiu, being a two-color Warrior, was very powerful, and his bow was different from others’.

His bow had two thin slices of beast horn glued with fish swim bladder glue at the bow belly, tightly wrapped with a mass of beast sinews to withstand greater force.

Shi Qiu took a deep breath, slowly drew the beast horn bow to its full extent, and aimed at the large wasp nest on a distant tree.

"Whoosh!"

As Shi Qiu released the bowstring, the arrow surged with massive kinetic energy like lightning, streaking towards the large wasp nest.

The arrow effortlessly embedded itself into the wasp nest, vanishing from sight, leaving only a small hole on its surface.

After the first arrow hit, Shi Qiu didn’t stop; he fired five more arrows in rapid succession, embedding them in various locations on the wasp nest, carrying the intense pungent smell.

The whistling of the arrows and the vibrations of the bowstring immediately drew the attention of both the Mosquito Tribe and the group with the mountain turtles.

"Something’s up! Retreat, fall back!"

In the group with the mountain turtles, someone immediately shouted and retreated quickly into the Mushroom Forest.

Meanwhile, the over hundred waiting Mosquito Tribe warriors were on the verge of a successful ambush, but the sudden arrows had ruined their plans, leaving them fuming with anger.

"Who shot the arrows?"

"Chase them! Don’t let them escape!"

The two Hunting Team leaders of the Mosquito Tribe yelled in uncontrollable fury.

"Buzz buzz buzz..."

However, at that moment, the sky over the Mosquito Tribe warriors’ ambush erupted as five arrows exuding a potent, irritating smell drove the giant wasps into a frenzy!

Enraged, the giant wasps began swarming out of the hive, soaring into the sky, furiously searching for those who devastated their nest.

"Crunch crunch..."

Inside the house-sized hive, many wasps, overwhelmed by the fumes, couldn’t escape, so they began gnawing rapidly at the nest from the side, creating exit holes.

Soon, a large swarm of giant wasps rushed out, circling the hive rapidly, drove to fury by the overpowering scent.

At this time, the Mosquito Tribe warriors planned to catch up and block those retreating into the Mushroom Forest.

However, the huge buzzing from overhead quickly grabbed their attention.

A Bird-beaked Mosquito flew up, intending to pursue the mountain turtle group into the Mushroom Forest.

"Buzz!"

A giant wasp swooped down, using its powerful barbed claws to easily snatch the Bird-beaked Mosquito, then swiftly bit into its head with its serrated mandibles.

The other Bird-beaked Mosquitos met similar fates, promptly detected and killed by the furious airborne wasps.

"Oh no, it’s the large wasps!"

The two Hunting Team leaders of the Mosquito Tribe, spotting the massive swarm of giant wasps in the sky, felt their scalps tingling and their expressions darkening.

"Buzz buzz buzz..."

At this moment, the giant wasps also noticed the Mosquito Tribe warriors, mistaking them for the culprits, and swarmed fiercely toward the ground.

"Run quickly!"

Seeing this, the Mosquito Tribe warriors—all hundred or so—turned pale with fright, fleeing immediately, though it’s unclear who shouted first.

In such a situation, no one cared about pursuing the mountain turtle group anymore; survival was the priority against so many giant wasps.

The hundred-strong Mosquito Tribe warriors scattered with heads covered, and the Bird-beaked Mosquitos fared no better, mostly killed by the giant wasps and becoming their food.

"Ah..."

A Mosquito Tribe warrior was caught and stung by a giant wasp.

After only a few steps, he collapsed to the ground, the wound rapidly turning pitch black as the terrifying poison swiftly spread through his body, akin to a venomous snake’s bite.

From afar, Jiang Xuan, the one who caused this chaos, couldn’t help but shudder at the sight.

These giant wasps were terrifying, with astonishing speed and deadly stings that could kill a person.

Jiang Xuan quickly discarded the pottery jar far away and led everyone to a safer and more distant tree to prevent the giant wasps from tracking their scent.

"Counterattack!"

After running a short distance, the Mosquito Tribe warriors realized they couldn’t outrun the giant wasps, so someone commanded a turnaround and fight instead.

"Thwack!"

One of the Mosquito Tribe leaders wielded a Stone Spear, swiftly knocking a giant wasp out of the air, then skewering its abdomen to ensure it couldn’t fight anymore.

After downing one wasp, more were approaching, forcing the Mosquito Tribe’s Hunting Team leaders to brace themselves and continue the battle.

The number of Mosquito Tribe hunters was substantial, and they weren’t weak; once they stopped fleeing and turned to fight, their combat effectiveness was formidable.

For a while, a fierce battle ensued between the giant wasps and the Mosquito Tribe warriors.

Meanwhile, the turtle group, having fled into the Mushroom Forest, heard the Mosquito Tribe’s cries and noticed the unfolding situation behind them.

"What’s happening?"

"It seems the Mosquito Tribe provoked the wasps and are now being pursued and stung."

The group buzzed with discussion, none advancing because they knew the Mosquito Tribe, having incited the wasps, wouldn’t easily resolve it.

Among them, a middle-aged man carrying the largest turtle shell said: "The Mosquito Tribe wouldn’t provoke the wasps without cause; someone must be aiding us."

Another, also carrying a turtle shell, added: "Exactly, as we were about to leave the Mushroom Forest, I heard the sound of arrows that didn’t come from the Mosquito Tribe."

"Who could it be?"

The few people carrying turtle shells discussed but reached no conclusion, unable to fathom who was aiding them.

The middle-aged man with the largest turtle shell continued: "Regardless of who it is, they mean us no harm. Let’s retreat to the Mushroom Forest; safety first."

The others nodded in agreement, quickly leading the two large mountain turtles back into the mystical Mushroom Forest to hide.

Meanwhile, after the heated battle, many giant wasps lay dead, but numerous Mosquito Tribe warriors were also stung and fell.

Ultimately, the fight ended with the giant wasps retreating to their nest.

Afterwards, the two Mosquito Tribe leaders, seeing their warriors reduced by a third, felt tearfully disconsolate.

Of course, many giant wasps perished as well, as their dominance relied on numbers; individually, their combat prowess wasn’t too formidable.

The two leaders consulted briefly, reluctantly deciding to abandon the ambush and return to the Mosquito Tribe for recovery.

Throughout it all, they never figured out who sabotaged their plans.