However, Kui Niu knew they had to reach the Far-Northern Abyss as quickly as possible. Even if the Beastfolk truly intended to do something, he would at least still have a chance to stop them.
"Pick up the pace."
Kui Niu shouted at everyone.
His speed suddenly increased by a notch.
When they swept over the ice plains, they saw that all the Beastfolk living there had crawled out of their burrows.
Just as they thought these Beastfolk were preparing to invade the south, Chen Cheng pointed at the pots, bowls, and other daily necessities they carried, as well as the small, scrawny young Beastfolk, and said,
"They should be migrating south. It seems something really has happened in the Far North."
Seeing these Beastfolk dragging their families along, Kui Niu felt a wave of sympathy.
"They're all ordinary Beastfolk. Many are descendants of Beastfolk driven out by the great clans. After this migration, who knows how many of them will still be alive?"
Although the Great Wall Army and the Beyond-the-Wall Beastfolk were enemies, their true enemy was still the Abyssal Black Calamity.
The Thousand-Mile Bone Mountains beyond the Great Wall were mostly filled with the remains of Beastfolk who had already been demonized.
Thus, the few Great Wall Army officers did not show any displeasure at Kui Niu's words.
"We should find their royal family first. Without unified coordination, even if the Great Wall Army wants to save them, it won't be able to."
Chen Cheng withdrew his gaze as he spoke.
Kui Niu knew Chen Cheng was right.
These Beastfolk were pitiful, but in the end, they were still a group of savage Beastfolk who found it difficult to coexist peacefully with humans. If they could not reach an agreement with their royal family, saving them might