"Go!"
Ye Shi was the first to leave.
Seeing this, the other elders hurried after him.
As for the rest of the tribespeople, they had clearly been abandoned, left as cannon fodder to buy time.
The secret passage could not accommodate too many people.
Once the Golden Lion Tribe discovered it, their chances of escape would plummet.
After everyone entered the secret passage, Ye Shi cast another spell to close the stone wall.
The passage was dark, narrow, and terribly cramped.
Yet to Ye Shi and the others, this environment actually offered some reassurance.
Rumble!!!
Even inside the escape passage, they occasionally heard thunderous booms, and the tunnel trembled slightly.
Clearly, the Golden Lion Tribe was launching an all-out assault on the Heavenly Hound Tribe's stronghold.
"Damn it!"
"Golden Lion King!"
"Nangong Zheyue!"
"One day, I'll kill you both to appease the souls of all these fallen tribespeople!"
Ye Shi spoke through gritted teeth.
He knew the Golden Lion Tribe was slaughtering his people right now.
Yet he, their chieftain, was fleeing.
The humiliation was beyond words!
The other elders looked furious as well.
Even so, not one of them turned back.
If they truly did not fear death, they would not have followed Ye Shi into the secret passage.
The passage was extremely long. Even though Ye Shi and the others sped through it like phantoms, it took them nearly the time needed to drink a cup of tea to reach the exit.
"This exit is more than fifty li from Blackgloom Valley... it's quite safe."
"You can all rest easy."
Ye Shi spoke gravely.
With that, he stepped out.
Outside lay a gloomy, dense forest.
The elders quickly followed him out.
"We're finally out."
"After today, we'll be nothing but homeless strays."
"The Heavenly Hound Tribe... gone, just