Upon hearing this, the scene fell silent, and one after another, the Calamity Beast looked at the Ironback Beast.
Without an immediate response, the Ironback Beast looked at the Stone-Armored Beast lying in the center.
It hesitated for a moment, then said:
"Take this guy back to Lord Two-Horned Lizard Two-Horned Lizard let him decide."
"Huh? Not directly..."
The Calamity Beast that made the suggestion spoke, but before it could finish, it was interrupted by the Ironback Beast.
"Do you want to skip over Lord Two-Horned Lizard and decide how to do something directly?" Ironback Beast coldly stared at the Calamity Beast that made the suggestion.
Beside it, one after another, the Calamity Beast also looked at it.
"Ah, no, no, I absolutely didn't have that thought!" the Calamity Beast that made the suggestion hurriedly said.
"Since there isn't one, then let's take this Calamity Beast back. A Fourth Tier Calamity Beast is beyond our control! Only Lord Two-Horned Lizard has the right to decide its fate!" said Ironback Beast.
As it spoke, it raised its head and looked around at all the beasts.
This time, no Calamity Beast dared to object.
"Alright, let's go back!" the Ironback Beast shouted.
The gathered Calamity Beast began to move.
Several Calamity Beast stepped forward, lifted the Stone-Armored Beast that was lying on the ground unable to move, and then moved towards a certain direction.
About half an hour later.
The Calamity Beast gathered in one place, a place where huge rocks stood one after another.
Soon, as if some movement was taking place, one after another, the Calamity Beast looked towards the largest stone house.
A massive black shadow slowly emerged from within, its two single horns gleaming in the night.
"Lord Two-Horned Lizard, this Stone-Armored Beast can't fool us this time. It covered our retreat at the very end, and then..."
"Yes, Lord Two-Horned Lizard, we should kill this Stone-Armored Beast, otherwise..."
"Pair..."
One after another, the Calamity Beast on the sidelines shouted excitedly.
But this did not stop them from casting their gaze with reverence upon the figures that passed by them on the road.
"Yeah, I know. I'm here to deal with this guy!"
The Two-Horned Lizard nodded as it walked forward.
It quickly came to a stop in the open space in the center.
His gaze fell downwards, fixed on the figure lying motionless on the ground, injured.
silence.
The surrounding Calamity Beast were also watching this direction intently.
"Hmm... if we count this time, this should be the fourth time you've disrupted our hunting party's operations, right?" the Two-Horned Lizard said after a moment's thought.
"... The Stone lay on the ground, not responding, but its gaze remained fixed on it."
"Lord Two-Horned Lizard, this is the fourth time! The first two times, this guy lied to us, saying the humans had run off somewhere else, causing us to go the wrong way," the Split-Claw Beast said indignantly.
"The third time, this guy tried to trick us again, but because we had been tricked twice before, we were prepared and wanted it to come with us. But it refused. When we tried to catch it, it resisted again. In the end, because we didn't have enough animals, it got away."
"Then this time, because it was discovered, it had no choice. We successfully caught up with those humans, but this guy actually stayed behind to cover their retreat. Otherwise, we would have captured the other humans long ago!"
The Two-Horned Lizard nodded, and just as it was about to say something, it glanced around.
Not noticing anything unusual, it withdrew its gaze and looked down at the Stone-Armored Beast, then at the Calamity Beast that had just spoken.
"Yes, I know, but I'd rather hear it say it itself."
Upon hearing this, the Split-Claw Beast fell silent and looked towards the Stone-Armored Beast.
There was only silence; no reply.
It angrily stepped forward, kicked the Stone-Armored Beast hard, and then shouted:
"Damn it, you bastard, didn't you hear Lord Two-Horned Lizard asking you a question?"
The Stone groaned heavily after being kicked, but remained silent.
Seeing this, the Split-Claw Beast wanted to try again, but was stopped by the Two-Horned Lizard.
"Alright, our companions aren't meant to be treated like this!" the Two-Horned Lizard said calmly.
"Huh? But this guy has already betrayed us and sided with those humans. How can he still be our companion?" the Split-Claw Beast exclaimed in surprise.
Beside them, the other Calamity Beast also looked disapproving, but still managed to suppress their disapproval and look at Lord Two-Horned Lizard.
The Two-Horned Lizard didn't seem to mind, but calmly looked at the other beasts and asked:
"Now, if I gave you two choices, would you choose to stay with us, or go and join those humans?"
A slight silence fell over the surroundings.
Then, the Gray-Maned Beast said somewhat uncertainly:
"Can't we choose to side with those humans?"
How could there be such a stupid creature?... The corner of the Two-Horned Lizard's mouth twitched almost imperceptibly, then it quickly smoothed it out on its own, unnoticed by the other Calamity Beast.
It's obvious that it wasn't the only beast; the Calamity Beast that asked the question seems foolish.
Because the Bone-Faced Beast answered for it.
"Are you stupid? What if those humans are lying to you? What if they kill you as soon as you defect to them?"
"That's right, those humans are the most cunning! They've been trying to ambush us all along, and I heard they even secretly sent two Sixth Tier beings to forcibly capture the adults guarding the Light Gate. I suspect they're responsible for the current situation too!"
"That's right, those humans can't be trusted at all; they're too despicable!"
"Yes..."
Seemingly finding common ground, one after another, the Calamity Beast spoke with righteous indignation.
So that's why!
The Two-Horned Lizard spoke, and only continued after the surrounding Calamity Beast quieted down:
"You wouldn't just randomly side with humans, so why would this guy side with them?"
The Calamity Beast opened their mouths, momentarily at a loss for words.
The Two-Horned Lizard paid no attention and instead looked at the Stone-Armored Beast.
"Can you tell me why you want to side with those humans?"
Beside them, one Calamity Beast after another stared at the Stone-Armored Beast.
There was no immediate response. Stone looked up at the Two-Horned Lizard staring at him, feeling that this Calamity Beast Calamity Beast seemed somewhat different from the others.
It paused for a moment, then finally opened its mouth and said:
"There's no other reason. In the beginning, it was simply because I would die if I didn't pledge allegiance, so I did."
Upon hearing this, the surrounding Calamity Beast immediately began to clamor again.
Some of the Calamity Beast thought that the Stone-Armored Beast was too useless, that it would surrender to them so easily.
Some of the Calamity Beast felt that this was understandable, and hoped that they would encounter a similar situation later on.
Of course, I didn't dare say the last sentence aloud.
In short, the beasts were in an uproar.
The Two-Horned Lizard ignored the other Calamity Beast, its gaze understanding as it looked at the Stone-Armored Beast at its feet, and asked:
"In that case, how about you come back to our side now and continue coming back to us later?"