The burly man's face went pale. The oppressive aura coming from the middle-aged Beastman Warrior was immense, causing his face to turn deathly white in an instant. "Sir, please calm down. I'll take her and leave right now."
With that, he stumbled toward Wu Yue, his gaze turning grim. 'If I take Yue back now, I'll still have to share food with her...' As he thought this, a murderous glint appeared in his eyes.
'Yue, since you can't stay with the Snow Tiger Tribe, don't blame me for being ruthless... There are still many others in our tribe to feed.'
Sensing the chilling killing intent radiating from the man, Wu Yue felt her heart clench as if squeezed by a giant, invisible hand. It became harder and harder to breathe.
'This man wants to kill me. If he takes me away, I'll probably be some unknown beast's droppings by tomorrow.'
'What do I do? What do I do?'
'Even though she hated this kind of environment, it didn't mean she was ready to give up on living. Who would choose death if they could live?'
The man's clammy, large hand grabbed Wu Yue and hoisted her up. The coldness in his eyes was so tangible it made her shiver involuntarily.
He tossed her to the feet of the man who had been carrying her earlier. "Get Yue on your back. We're leaving."
The man sighed, his expression complex as he hoisted the sprawling Wu Yue from his feet and onto his back.
The burly man gave the middle-aged Beastman Warrior a fawning look. "Sir, thank you for the food. We'll be on our way now."
"W-wait…" A hoarse, faint voice suddenly rang out, drawing the gazes of the surrounding men and women.
The woman on the man's back, who looked as if she could drop dead at any second, lifted her tangled head. Her gaze was fixed on the middle-aged Beastman Warrior. "Sir, I want to stay with the Snow Tiger Tribe."
The burly man froze. Cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead. 'That damned Yue, making trouble for me at a time like this! Beastman Warriors aren't known for being good-tempered.'
The middle-aged Beastman Warrior, however, stopped and looked at her. "Keeping you would be a waste of food."
The Beastman was blunt, but it was the truth. Wu Yue had no value and would only waste precious food.
"Let me down." She patted the shoulder of the man carrying her. He glanced over at the burly man, who gave a nearly imperceptible nod.
'He really didn't want to bring back something that just wasted food.'
Wu Yue's hands trembled as she fumbled at her neck for a moment, then pulled out a white crystal. "I will trade this for a place as an ordinary member of the Snow Tiger Tribe."
In fact, the moment Wu Yue took out the white crystal, the surrounding area fell dead silent.
There were even the faint sounds of sharp intakes of breath.
The eyes of the middle-aged Beastman Warrior, so cold and indifferent just a moment ago, now blazed with a fiery light. "A Beast Crystal!"
A Beast Crystal. It was a type of crystal that could strengthen a Beastman Warrior's abilities, obtainable only by killing a Fierce Beast—and even then, only by chance.
"My Father found this on a solo hunt. I'm using it to trade for the status of an ordinary member of your tribe."
The burly man and the other members of her tribe standing nearby stared at the white crystal, their eyes red with greed. 'That's a Beast Crystal! Even though Pure Humans and Half beastmen like us can't use them, that thing could be traded for a whole kill!'
"Yue, that Beast Crystal should belong to the tribe. You can't use it for a trade," the burly man said, his eyes filled with greed as he stared at the crystal.