Kangqiao was speechless.
According to his original plan, he had intended to spend more time with the Dinosaur People and teach them how to build houses and such once they had adapted to their new bodies.
But before he could put his plan into action, the Dinosaur People had impatiently gathered every member of their tribe.
What else could gathering the whole tribe be for?
In Kangqiao's view, it could only be revenge.
He just did not know whether the Dinosaur People were going after the Serpent People or the Shark People.
They wanted to avenge their blood feud. Did he have any reason to stop them?
Still, had they not become a little too hasty and overconfident, going after their enemies the moment they had adapted to their new bodies?
The entire tribe was setting out. If anything went wrong, they could be wiped out completely.
So, despite his confidence in the current Dinosaur People, Kangqiao could not help following behind them.
He would treat it as a stroll and take the opportunity to see more of this world.
If the Dinosaur People ultimately lost, he could still serve as their safety net.
Looking at it that way, Kangqiao felt like a nanny.
No, he might be a nanny, but from another perspective, did he not resemble the BOSS characters from games and all sorts of films and television scenes?
On a battlefield, were not the densely packed rank-and-file soldiers always at the very front?
And did he not look like the big boss at the rear, responsible for commanding everyone and making the final move?
The thought amused Kangqiao.
Sure enough, coming out to get some fresh air was nice. At least the urge to sleep that had plagued him before had diminished quite a bit.
Still, as they traveled, Kangqiao could not help clicking his tongue.
Everywhere the Dinosaur People and their blood relatives passed was left in utter ruin.
Sand and stones flew everywhere, and countless towering primordial trees were knocked down.
Not to mention Kangqiao, lumbering along behind them.
Whenever he lifted a leg, the ground seemed to explode.
Earth and rock burst apart, spraying stone fragments and dust in every direction.
The weather in this primitive world was remarkably dry.
It somewhat resembled the Loess Plateau, though there were still plenty of trees scattered far apart, and every one of them was enormous.
Giant Trees over a hundred meters tall were everywhere.
The trees might have grown huge, but they were still ordinary trees. When struck by Supernatural Creatures, they fell in swathes like dominoes.
Over the past several sunrises and sunsets, Kangqiao had seen many unusual creatures.
Some resembled rats, some looked like crabs, and there were even Giant Worms that burrowed underground.
Kangqiao had seen several of those Giant Worms. They had all surfaced after he stepped on them and blew them apart beneath the earth.
Some were even thirty or forty meters long, and when he stepped on them, their fluids splattered all over his leg.
As expected of a world of supernatural Giant Beasts.
What the hell? There were such terrifying things underground too?
Luckily, those creatures had neither intelligence nor formed swarms. Otherwise, life aboveground would probably have had it rough.
The Giant Worms were plump and pale. They surely contained plenty of protein.
Unfortunately, seeing those burst Giant Worms in all their grotesque glory, Kangqiao simply could not bring himself to take a bite.
Besides, Kangqiao did not particularly need food.
If he soaked in magma, he could go forever without eating.
Eating was now merely a way for Kangqiao to satisfy his appetite. It was no longer necessary.
Thus, even though they had been traveling for a long time and Dinosaur People offered him food they had hunted along the way, Kangqiao politely declined.
The little ones should fill their own bellies. The coming war was theirs to fight.
They should eat and drink well so they would be in better spirits for the battle ahead.
The development of civilization could not be separated from war. This was his tribe's war, and Kangqiao would not interfere too much.
Besides, the Dinosaur People had undergone such tremendous changes this time. Kangqiao did not believe the Serpent People or Shark People from before could still be their opponents.
In the end, Kangqiao had only followed along as a final precaution.
After all, what if the Serpent People's backers included beings similar to himself?
If there really were such beings, and they intended to bully the weak with their strength, Kangqiao would not mind having a proper talk with them.
Yes, Kangqiao was now truly curious whether this world contained Giant Beasts like himself.
If there were, then as equally supernatural beings, their intelligence should not be too low, should it?
If they could communicate through something like psychic power, that would be even better. Then he would not be so lonely in this world.
Of course, that was assuming they truly possessed some means of communicating with him.
If they did, he would not mind preventing the tribal extermination that was about to unfold.
After all, if communication was impossible, they would hold no appeal for Kangqiao whatsoever.
They were all barbarians. What was the point of reasoning with them?
It would still come down to whose fist was bigger.
If they looked pleasing enough to Kangqiao, he would not mind keeping a cat or dog. But if they were truly an eyesore, he would not mind making the little ones underground a barbecue feast.
The war began after the twelfth sunset.
Just after nightfall, the Dinosaur People arrived before a very large river.
This was the Great River they had to cross to attack the Serpent People tribe.
The river was broad, at least three hundred meters wide.
Because night had fallen, the Dinosaur People planned to stop and rest for the time being, then resume their march at dawn.
But just as the Dinosaur People were preparing to rest, they saw a large force of Serpent People approaching along the opposite bank.
The Dinosaur People's march had made an enormous commotion.
They had indeed entered the Serpent People's territory by now. If the Serpent People had still failed to notice them, they would have been truly stupid.
The moment the two tribes saw one another, there was no need for words.
Although the Serpent People were shocked by the Dinosaur People's immense changes, they had no path of retreat this time, so their fighting spirit surged as well.
Moreover, these Serpent People were quite clever and had clearly prepared in advance.
That was obvious from their appearance on the far side of the Great River and their choice of this place as the battlefield.
The Great River was not an impassable barrier to the Dinosaur People, but it would certainly greatly weaken their combat ability.
At the Dinosaur Elder's command, the Dinosaur People initially did not intend to engage the enemy beneath the cover of night. They would simply hold their defenses and wait until dawn before deciding what to do.
But the Serpent People had no intention of letting the Dinosaur People have their way.
On the opposite side of the Great River, the Serpent People threw back their heads and howled.
Their cries were filled with taunts and even insults.
The two tribes did not speak the same language, so the Dinosaur People did not understand the abuse and could still restrain themselves.
But the shameless Serpent People then made an insulting gesture at them: they turned their backsides toward the Dinosaur People and defecated.
What was more, some of the Serpent People put considerable force into hurling their excrement and urine across from the opposite bank.
How could they tolerate that?
The Dinosaur People were already hot-tempered, not to mention that their god was watching from behind them.
This time, even the Dinosaur Elder could not endure it.
With a furious roar, the Dinosaur People sprang into action.
They began hurling stones in retaliation while some tribe members took running starts, leaped into the Great River, and rapidly began crossing it to fight!
The Dinosaur Elder was no fool. Of course he knew the danger of attacking while crossing a river.
But he also knew that the Serpent People had no idea that every member of his tribe now possessed the ability to wield powerful flames.
So this time, the Dinosaur Elder intended to beat them at their own game and catch them completely off guard.
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