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Above the Thorn Tribe.

The Second Elder tilted his head back, watching the Thorn Birds fly ever closer. A vicious glint flashed through his eyes as he bellowed, "Kill those birds!"

"Yes!"

"Understood!"

Only a handful of Green Sheep People responded.

All the other Green Sheep People remained silent, including quite a few from the Second Elder's faction.

This showed just how enormous an impact the abnormalities displayed by the Totem Pillar had had on the tribe's morale.

The Second Elder gritted his teeth and shouted, "You were involved too..."

He had intended to say, "You took part in killing the Great Elder," to force his subordinates into action.

However.

The bastard did not get the chance to finish.

More than a hundred meters away.

Two Light Thorn Birds abruptly transformed into streaks of light and hurtled toward the Second Elder.

Startled, he was forced to swallow his unfinished words.

The Second Elder roared in fury. The Profound Markings on the pair of sheep horns on his forehead immediately glimmered faintly.

At the same time.

An illusory thorn, over three meters tall and as thick as an adult's thigh, rapidly condensed behind him.

This was—the Totem Shadow.

Every Green Sheep Person who condensed a Totem Shadow was called a Totem Master.

Then.

The Second Elder swung both hands forcefully.

Accompanied by dim ripples, the Totem Shadow instantly expanded to more than twice its original size.

Puff! Puff!

A dense series of sounds rang out.

More than a hundred thorns burst from the ground.

Half of them wove themselves into a net, shielding the Second Elder's body.

The other half instantly grew over twenty meters long and lashed fiercely at the Thorn Birds.

At the same time.

The spikes on the Thorn Twigs swiftly grew to the length of a finger