activa-t Chapter 185 It's better to make others suffer than to make yourself suffer.
Chapter 185 It's better to make others suffer than to make yourself suffer.
Lin Ni looked up at Yao again, wanting to hear what he thought.
Yao thought for a moment and said seriously, "To be honest, I do mind a little. Sometimes I think, it would be great if Xiao Ni only had me as a partner. But that won't work. I might not be able to take good care of you on my own, and I want you to be happy every day. If you think accepting A-Zhi will make you happier, then accept him. If not, then don't."
Lin Ni kissed Yao, then Ye and Yan, and said, "I think it will make me happier, because then I won't have to struggle with this anymore. I just don't know if I like A-Zhi as a person, or if I like the way he looks like Feng. I don't know." After saying that, she went into the bathroom, took off her clothes, and got into the tub before suddenly saying, "Um, I have to tell A-Zhi that I only looked at him a few times because he resembled Feng. If he doesn't mind, then I'll be with him; otherwise, forget it."
Having made up her mind, Lin Ni stopped agonizing over it. The rules of this beastman continent allowed her to be a womanizer, and her partners didn't object. So what was the point of her agonizing over it all by herself? Mainly, she didn't want to force herself anymore. This face was driving her crazy. Wouldn't it be better to make others suffer than to make herself suffer?
She used to think she couldn't accept so many men, but she ended up with five partners; after losing Feng, she said she didn't want to date anymore, and now she says she wants to accept A-Zhi... Reality is slapping Lin Ni in the face like this! Lin Ni buried her face in the water, ashamed to face herself like this, and despised herself for three seconds.
After taking a shower, Yao used his flames to dry Linni's hair, and then everyone rested. Although Ye had some desire to do *that* with Linni, Linni reminded him of their previous agreement: after the four of them took turns, she would have a day off. So Ye could only obediently go to sleep.
Lin Ni got up early the next morning, and Yao made her a sumptuous breakfast. While Lin Ni was eating, Xuan and Ling came over. Ye and Bai quickly packed their luggage and handed it over to Xuan for safekeeping. They ate some, and packed the rest to eat on the road.
Lin Ni and her group of seven left the treehouse and saw that Sheng and Azhi's group were already waiting by the river.
Everyone greeted each other but didn't say much. Sheng led all the flying orcs to the open space and transformed into their beast forms. He and four level-seven orcs took to the air first, while the four level-six orcs waited on the ground.
Yao pulled Lin Ni onto his back and said, "Lin, hold on tight."
Lin Ni hugged Yao's shoulders from behind, and with Yao taking a few steps, she leaped up and transformed into a magnificent phoenix, flying into the sky.
Bai, Ye, Xuan, and Ling boarded the backs of four level-six orcs, and the group of sixteen headed east, bathed in the morning glow of the rising sun.
Fly over the great river east of the Beast Tribe, and then cross the large stone dam that marks the boundary between the Ten Thousand Cliffs and the Rainforest Swamp, the scenery beyond is actually no different from that of the Ten Thousand Cliffs—the same black stone mountains and trees. This is because this area still belongs to the Ten Thousand Cliffs, but because there are too many wandering beastmen in the Rainforest Swamp, their boundary has been forced to move back.
Thinking of the potential dangers of the journey to the Rainforest Kingdom, Linni lost interest in speaking. While riding on Yao's back and admiring the scenery below, she silently praised the Beast God in her heart. Although the Beast God was no longer as mysterious and illusory in her mind as before, since praising the Beast God could accumulate its power, she didn't mind praising it a few more times. Perhaps it really was him?
After flying for nearly an hour, Linni noticed that Yao's speed had slowed down. Not only Yao, but all the flying orcs had slowed down. Sheng slowly approached Yao: "We see what appears to be wandering orcs attacking the Hotblood Tribe. Should we go down and take a look?"
Yao looked back at Lin Ni. Lin Ni couldn't see clearly what was below, but she could vaguely make out that the rocky mountains to their southeast looked like a tribe, and there were orcs moving around there. Thinking of those despicable wandering orcs who snatched females, Lin Ni was a little scared, but she still nodded.
Everyone turned and flew southeast, slowly descending. As they hovered low over the Hotblood Tribe—the adjacent rocky mountains—Linni saw four groups of people, each with over a hundred orcs charging towards the four mountains. These charging orcs included crocodiles, snakes, scorpions, and lizards. They had already reached the mountainside, fighting various ferocious beasts: tigers, lions, wolves, bears, gorillas, eagles, and so on. Meanwhile, orcs from other rocky mountains continued to rush over to help, but many more remained on their own peaks to guard them, preventing other wandering orcs from attacking their mountainsides after they left.
Yan said to Yao, "You and Lin, don't come down. We'll go help."
Yao nodded and flew higher again. Yan then led the nine flying orcs down, and when they were still a few meters from the ground, Bai and the other orcs sitting on the backs of the flying orcs also jumped down, transforming into their beast forms in mid-air to join the battle.
The orcs of the Hot-Blooded Tribe were used to the Orcs of the Eagle Beast Tribe frequently visiting their tribe and helping them in times of trouble. So, they joined forces to fight the invaders. The addition of four level nine, two level eight, four level seven, and four level six orcs immediately turned the battle on the stone mountain into a one-sided affair, with the wandering orcs suffering heavy casualties. The leading level eight lizard orc roared, "You snake and turtle orcs over there, you're also cold-blooded orcs! Why are you helping these hot-blooded orcs? Don't you know the suffering of us cold-blooded orcs?"
The giant tortoise that Xuan had transformed into bitten his neck in one swift motion. The lizard-man screamed and struggled beneath the tortoise's jaws, but Xuan's tortoise claws snapped off his tail. Ling went over and twisted the lizard's neck, coldly saying, "I hate scum like you who tarnish the reputation of us cold-blooded orcs!"
The remaining wandering orcs scattered and ran away, only to be chased and killed by Bai, who led a group of ferocious beasts and birds.
Just then, a woman's scream came from another rocky mountain. Linni, clinging to Yao's back, looked down and saw that a wandering beastman had broken through the blockade and run into the woman's cave. A crocodile beastman, whose hands were humanoid but whose body was entirely beast-like, rushed out of the cave carrying a woman.