Chapter 42 Sacrifice
The hunting team of the Black Snake Tribe was almost wiped out. After the remaining few people returned, the entire Black Snake Tribe was in a bleak scene.
"Witch, what should we do? Without the protection of totem warriors, how should our tribe survive?"
In the past, the Black Snake Tribe destroyed other tribes, but now they are in danger of being destroyed.
The leader had no doubt that once the Mang tribe recovered, he would definitely kill him and give the Black Snake tribe a fatal blow.
The Black Snake Witch sighed and said, "There is only one way to do it now."
A glimmer of hope appeared in the leader's eyes and said, "What should I do?"
The black snake witch closed her eyes and opened it for a long time. She said with a tired face: "Salvation to the Snake God, please allow us to enter the snake cave for a while."
"Salvation..."
The leader took a few steps back in a hurry, and his whole body seemed horrified and despaired. His eyes widened and his mouth was a little unattached.
"Yes, sacrifice, only this method can allow the tribe to continue."
"If not, when others call us, our tribe will no longer exist and everyone will die."
After the Black Snake Witch made up his mind, he seemed much more calm. Although the sacrifice of the tribe members was unacceptable, this was the best way to make the Black Snake Tribe survive.
"I...I..."
The leader's face kept changing, and he couldn't even say anything, but he knew that what Wu said was right.
The Black Snake Witch said: "There is no time to hesitate. Once it snows, the snake cave will be completely closed, and we don't even have the chance to sacrifice our tribe."
"good……"
Just one word seemed to exhaust all the strength of the leader, and he seemed much older.
At this moment, he finally felt the taste of those small tribes that were destroyed by the Black Snake Tribe. He was as anxious as a dog that could not be kept alive.
On that day, the entire Black Snake Tribe, with a total of more than 500 people, were told that they were going to take refuge in the snake cave, and everyone had to go.
The next morning, the Black Snake Tribe, who had packed up important supplies, all went to a big mountain not far from the tribe. The people from the Black Snake Tribe called the Snake God Mountain, which was where the snake cave was located.
Most of the members of the Black Snake Tribe are still kept in the dark, and only a few important personnel know the truth.
At the foot of the Snake God Mountain, there is a huge cave, which is as dark as the bloody mouth of a giant beast.
There is an altar outside the cave, which is the place where the Black Snake Tribe worships the totem god.
The black snake witch walked to the altar, first offered some top-notch products, and then began to communicate with the snake god.
No one knew what he said to the snake god, because only the witch and the totem god understood that language, and he could only see his face getting ugly.
Finally, the black snake witch bowed to the snake cave, stepped down from the altar, and came to the leader.
The leader asked anxiously, "What instructions do you have for the Snake God?"
The Black Snake Witch whispered in a hoarse voice: "Half of the clan members."
"What? Half!"
The leader couldn't help but scream, attracting everyone's attention.
The Black Snake Witch reached out and pressed him a few times, signaled him to a low voice, and said, "It has come to this point, and there is no room for recovery. At most, we can use the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled to retain young, strong and the children over ten years old."
The black snake witch looked at the leader and said, "As long as the tribe is still there, there is still a chance. If the tribe is gone, nothing will be gone!"
“Huhu…”
The leader's breathing became rapid. He slapped himself hard, then said with red eyes: "Abide by the will of the Snake God!"
The Black Snake Witch nodded and said, "Let the tribe members who want to sacrifice come in first and start."
The leader clenched his fists, forcibly suppressed the pain in his heart, and began to select the tribe members to sacrifice with a calm face.
Soon, the tribe members who were selected stood at the forefront, most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, and a small number were young and strong with relatively weak strength. They could only use young and strong because there were not enough elderly, weak, sick and disabled.
The leader said: "All those who stand in front shall light the torches and enter the snake cave, and you shall be protected by the snake god."
No matter which tribe it is, ordinary people always have awe and worship of the totem gods because they know very little.
Therefore, the selected person did not feel that he was dying at all, but instead entered the snake cave excitedly, hoping to get the protection of the snake god.
Not long after, countless screams suddenly came from the snake cave, as if there was a hell on earth inside, which was creepy.
"Chief, what's wrong with them?"
Some tribe members asked the leader in a panic, but they did not get the answer. The leader had a gloomy face and did not say a word.
The black snake witch comforted everyone and said, "Don't be afraid, they have received the protection of the snake god and will be with the snake god."
"Let's go in, too."
After the black snake witch finished speaking, she took the lead in walking into the snake cave, and the leader also followed silently.
The others looked at each other, and the leader and the witch both went in. Even if they were uneasy, they could only follow them.
Soon, everyone in the Black Snake Tribe disappeared into the snake cave...
Mang tribe.
The dead tribe members were burned to ashes, and the living tribe members continued their lives.
In this era, we have seen many things about life and death, and most people are more open-minded.
They believe that the souls of dead people will also be protected by the totem god, so many people are not very afraid of death.
“It’s snowing.”
It has only been three days since the Black Snake Tribe's attack, and the first snowfall of this year fell from the sky.
Chen Bei walked out of the door, reached out to pick up a few snowflakes, and felt the cold touch from his palm.
Chen Bei felt that winter seemed to be coming earlier and colder in recent years.
This is a relatively obvious change. Although it had snowed before, the cold period was far from that long.
With this question, Chen Bei walked towards Qingzhu's yard to see if she knew the reason.
After listening to Chenbei’s question in Qingzhu’s house, Qingzhu said: “Winter is indeed getting colder every year, and it comes earlier every year. The inheritance of the witch tells me that the weather used to be much warmer than now.”
"In the past, the place where the Mang tribe lived did not snow, and it was hot all year round, and many creatures lived here."
"However, as the weather gets colder, many unlucky creatures gradually leave, and those who haven't left slowly die."
"As for why, I don't know very well."
Chen Bei frowned, could the ice age of this world be coming?
This is really not good news.
The ice age winter will be very long and the cold will be terrifying. Many creatures will become extinct, and the same will be true for tribes. If they cannot adapt, tribes will not be able to survive.
Qingzhu said again: "The Mang tribe actually had a battle pet in the past, that is, the one-horned rhinoceros. They were covered in thick armor and could charge with the totem warriors, helping the Mang tribe defeat many tribes."
"But later, the weather became colder and some of the one-horned rhinoceros in the tribe died because they could not adapt to the coldness of winter, and some left the tribe and headed to the warmer south."
"After losing the powerful battle pet, the former Mang tribe gradually became less powerful than other large tribes, and eventually declined and was even destroyed."
This was the first time Chen Bei knew about the previous Mang tribe, but he didn't expect that they were actually defeated by the weather.
"I see."
Chen Bei suddenly realized that no wonder the Rhino God was so powerful, but ended up with this fate.
This incident also sounded a wake-up call for Chen Bei. If you don’t want to follow the old path of the Mang tribe, you must adapt to life after the weather gets colder, otherwise the tribe may not survive in the future.
Chapter completed!