Is that a Wisp?

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"Thankfully, that old fart died on his own," the rough-faced bandit could not help but say.

"Well, at the very least, he had some sense in him. He also saved us. The least we can do is not mock his efforts." The freckled-faced bandit shook his head, scolding the other one.

"Hmm? Are you planning on honoring his dying wish?" the rough-faced bandit asked after being silent for a bit.

"It's not in my hands. All I can do is relay the old man's wishes to Boss," The other bandit sighed a little as he replied. "Then again, if not for him, we would have been eaten by the Yin Beasts."

"Let's hurry and inform Boss of everything," the rough-faced bandit spoke as the two of them came to a sudden stop, hearing the vigorous roars of men farther away.

Upon hearing the familiar voice and the clang between weapons, the two looked at each other in excitement before rushing out, noticing three Yin Beasts fighting against a group of more than forty bandits.

Among them was their Boss, calmly commanding everyone to encircle the Yin Beasts and exhaust them first. His commands were swift and precise, causing the bandits to change formations like they were part of an army.

They constantly raised their spears, thrusting them at the Yin Beasts before retracting, only intending to cause minor injuries. They didn't want to antagonize the Yin Beasts too much and cause them to throw themselves at them with no regard for life.

That would simply mount the casualties. Instead, exhausting them took priority. Only after they had been sufficiently weakened would the bandits go in for the kill.

While doing so, to prevent the Yin Beasts from grouping up, they had encircled each Yin Beast, taking them to separate battlefields as groups. This way, each Yin Beast was cornered.

Right at this very moment, the two bandits rescued by Krune arrived at the scene, standing at a point of headwind. The winds blew from their back, heading towards the battling group.

Carried with it was a mysterious scent, that of the blood of the Yin Beasts. There were five scents in total on them.

The moment the three Yin Beasts caught a whiff of the scent, they unleashed a mournful scream, realizing that the two bandits had slaughtered all their offspring.

Howl!

The three Yin Beasts quickly rushed out of the encirclement, ignoring the injuries they sustained as a result and jumped right onto the two startled bandits.

"Wait… they're alive?" The bandit boss looked at the two bandits, observing the reaction of the Yin Beasts and their blood-drenched clothes. "Did they kill one of their kind to escape?"

He then shouted, "Protect them! They must have valuable news!"

Upon his shout, all the bandits rushed towards the two bandits, intending to protect them. As for the Yin Beasts, they were faster, rushing without any care at their maximum speeds.

They quickly caught up to the running bandits, pouncing upon them. If they were in their best condition, the two bandits would have been able to last long enough for the others to come to their rescue.

Unfortunately, they had already gone hungry for five days in their captive. Not to mention they exerted all their effort to kill the five hatchling Yin Beasts. In their exhaustion, they were unable to escape, barely putting up any resistance as the Yin Beasts slaughtered them, brutally devouring their corpses to express their anger.

Swallowing their entrails, they let out mournful howls while gazing at the sky. For a moment, the entire place was silent as the rushing bandits felt a chill creep up their spines.

Then, in unison, the three Yin Beasts gazed at the rushing bandits, grunting in anger as their unleashed a powerful roar, pouncing onto them. In an instant, the sight turned into a scene of slaughter as both sides went all out.

The Yin Beasts targeted the bandits because the ones that had killed their offspring had the same clothes and smell as the ones attacking them.

As for the bandits, the Yin Beasts had already kidnapped quite a lot of them. Moreover, they had also devoured two bandits right before their eyes.

Even though the bandits didn't have a great sense of camaraderie, anger was one thing they did have that united them, not to mention the pride of being part of the group that didn't face any threats in the place.

Due to that, they wanted to avenge their fallen comrades, brimming forth with anger as their blades hacked into the Yin Beasts.

Wounds quickly piled up on both sides. A dozen seconds after their high-pitched battle, a bandit lost his life. However, this only spurred their anger to destroy their foes.

Two minutes into the battle, a Yin Beast's head was chopped off by the bandit boss himself. Without any words being exchanged, the two groups went at each other, wishing to pay blood for blood.

While that was happening, Krune stood atop a hill, positioning himself at a tailwind section, ensuring the noses of the Yin Beasts wouldn't pick up on him. Even though he didn't have the blood of the hatchling Yin Beasts on him, there was still the cave's odor on his body.

Naturally, that was still a cause for concern. Nevertheless, he watched the battle span before him, smirking as he muttered, "My trap has bloomed."

Using his old age as an excuse, Krune ensured the bandits killed the hatchling Yin Beasts. In the process, the blood of the Yin Beasts splashed onto them. As he was aware of the exceptional senses of the Yin Beasts, Krune had acted as he if was about to die, pointing the two bandits in the direction that would bring them towards the battlefield.

With that, it would cause them to arrive at a place with a strong headwind, allowing the Yin Beasts to catch onto the smell on their bodies, the scent of the blood from their offspring.

Unsurprisingly, the Yin Beasts would be enraged and kill the two bandits. Upon seeing such a scene, the bandits would also be enraged. Both sides would fight with the intention of wiping out the other side after that.

That was Krune's plan, one that had been executed flawlessly.