Ye An

The flames became more and more intense, and a red dragon unfolded in the darkness.

The roar of the mutated beast reached the highest level, then became weaker, and gradually disappeared in the flames until it was annihilated.

The warship sailed on the river, and the target was too obvious. Even if it slowed down, it was still detected by the hunting team in the highlands.

The flames began to gather, reflecting the crowd holding torches.As Ye An judged before, this is a hunting team, consisting of more than 30 strong men and women and half-grown teenagers.

These people were wrapped in animal skins, had no shoes on their feet, and carried a variety of weapons. In addition to iron tools, there were also some bone tools and stone tools. They were different from the hunting teams in various cities that Ye An had seen, and they were also very different from the wanderers. .

The distance between the two sides is getting closer, and everyone on board is on alert.

The women drew back the bowstring, put sharp arrows on the bow, and pointed the sharp point at the crowd on the high ground. As long as they let go of their fingers, the hunting team on the opposite side would encounter a terrible rain of arrows.

The people on the high ground stared at the warship, locked onto Ye An, Zijing and others standing at the bow, raised their weapons high, and let out shouts.

There were seven or eight dead wild boars lying horizontally under their feet, each of them was badly wounded, and their bodies were bloody and bloody.The neck of the two largest heads has been cut off, leaving only a layer of skin connected to the head.

Ye An has hunted wild boars before, so he knows how fierce this mutant beast is and how strong its body's defense is.

This team was able to trap a herd of wild boars in the dark, and successfully hunted down seven or eight of them. It seemed that they hadn't lost any losses, which showed their strength and should not be underestimated.

Ye An just wanted to hurry and didn't want to conflict with the people on the other side, so he told everyone to speed up the boat and prepare to bypass the high ground and cross the river as soon as possible.

It's a pity that the people on the other side don't think so.

Seeing the warship approaching in the dark, everyone was vigilant at first, and then excited.

They were trapped nearby for a long time, the flood never receded, and the necessities of life were scarce.Although meat is plentiful, grain, salt and medicine have all bottomed out.

They urgently need to replenish, but they haven't seen a caravan for many days.

The arrival of Ye An and his party gave them hope. If possible, they were willing to trade with each other at a high price.

This is a choice made after seeing the defense of the ship clearly, assessing the strength of the opponent, and carefully weighing it.If the ship's guards aren't strong enough and they can take them down easily, things will go the other way.

Everyone in the team is used to this, even half-grown teenagers are the same.

As the warship sailed across the high ground, the leader of the team took two steps forward, waved the torch in his hand, put one hand around his mouth, and raised his voice to greet the ship.

Hearing the man's words, Ye An was slightly surprised.

"He regarded us as a caravan?"

"Not necessarily." Zijing has lived on the water all year round, and knows these teams trapped by the flood very well.Judging from experience, they are not a city hunting team, nor are they wanderers, but more like a group of settlements.

They may really want to do business, but this is based on the fact that the warship has a fairly strong protection capability.If the strength of the warship is not enough, the transaction will become a robbery.

The looting of supplies does not count, and the people on board may not be able to survive.

After listening to Bauhinia's narration, Ye An's face darkened slightly.Staring at the team on the high ground, his eyes were gradually stained with ink, and he released his will to capture what the other party was thinking at the moment.

As Bauhinia said, they had already made two-handed preparations.If it weren't for the unlikely success of the robbery, they might not have put on such a peaceful gesture.

"My lord, don't pay attention to them." After careful observation, Zijing confirmed that this group of people had no way to stop the warship, and suggested that Ye An continue to move forward without paying attention.

Ye An pondered for a moment, but did not make a decision immediately.

From the information he captured, he found that this group of people lived on the back of the highland, and besides their clansmen and companions, they also captured more than a dozen homeless people.

These vagrants are very special, they are all old people and children in grades.

Among them, an old man with an old face and a fish pattern on his arm caught Ye An's attention.The pictures are just passing by one or three times, enough for Ye An to notice the eye-catching lines.

That is the mark of Haicheng.

The leader of the hunting team was not a mutant, so naturally he would not be aware of Ye An's identity.When Ye An excavated his memory, he didn't have any precautions, his headache intensified instantly, his body convulsed violently, he threw away the torch in front of everyone, fell to the ground and rolled over, his appearance was abrupt and frightening.

"leader!"

Everyone was taken aback and rushed forward one after another, trying to lift him up from the ground.

"My lord?" Bauhinia looked at Ye An with a puzzled expression.

"Stop the boat and catch them." Ye An's voice was cold.

Not only did he clearly see the faces in the men's memories, he grasped their recent experiences, but he also clearly understood what the elderly and children caught by them were about to face.

It turned out that the reason why they were able to capture wild boars and that no members were killed or injured was because they released the "bait" in advance, smeared special juice on their bodies, and injured old people and children whose limbs were smashed!

Attracted by the smell of blood, the wild boar ran over to tear and scramble, but was unexpectedly overwhelmed by the medicine.Even if it doesn't fall down immediately, it will move slowly under the influence of the venom and let the hunters slaughter it.

This kind of method is shameless and cruel, and it is no different from those villains who use the same kind as food reserves.

This is not the first time they have done such a thing. During the siege by the flood, they relied on similar means to obtain food and fill their stomachs.

Facing Bauhinia's question, Ye An shared his findings in a few words.

Bauhinia and the others looked angry.

No matter how difficult their life is, they have never done such vicious and shameless things!

The warship approached the shore, crushing the bluestone hidden under the water, making a creaking sound.

Everyone on the shore raised their heads and saw a huge warship approaching them.Even though he knew that the ship would not be able to go ashore, he still couldn't help but feel fear, and dragged the wailing and twitching leader back, staring at the people on board vigilantly.

In the light of the fire, several ropes dangled from the boat.

The next moment, Ye An, Zijing and the others slid to the shore along the rope, with their feet firmly on the ground, holding a bow and arrow and a short knife, and the blade pointed directly at the crowd not far away.

The leader couldn't speak, his whole body was wrapped in cold sweat, and he curled up on the ground, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

A strong man stood up and stared at Ye An and his group. Seeing Bauhinia and Gardenia with their exquisite figures and beautiful faces, he subconsciously licked his lips.

"you……"

Seeing his appearance, Ye An immediately frowned.

Before the man could continue, he let out a wail on the spot, clutching his hair with both hands, with a hideous face, fell to the ground and rolled continuously, exactly the same as the leader's performance.

Ye An stepped forward, ignoring the vicious gaze from the opposite side, and stepped on the man's back, just like he did to the captured homeless.

Accompanied by the sound of the fracture of the spine, the man wailed, his whole body collapsed on the ground, his lower body lost consciousness, and he couldn't move from the waist down.

The crowd screamed and cursed, and three or five people roared and rushed forward, raising their knives and slashing at Ye An.Without exception, they fell to the ground a few steps away from Ye An, rolled over in pain with their heads in their arms, and howled like a wild animal.

This scene terrified the rest.

A slightly older woman with a strong body blurted out: "Mutant, he's a mutant! This is a slave ship!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the team showed fear, and turned around to run away regardless of their comrades who fell on the ground.

"Slave ship?" Ye An heard this word for the first time.

"It's a caravan dedicated to arresting people." Bauhinia said to Ye An.

There are not many such caravans but their methods are cruel. As long as they are targeted by them, no matter whether they are homeless or alone, there is no possibility of escaping.

Some cities will also arrest vagrants, and there are many cruel and despicable methods.However, it is rare for disobedients to kill all of them who specifically target their own kind like them.

Because their methods were too despicable, they acted unscrupulously, and offended multiple forces, so they were jointly strangled and disappeared 30 years ago.I don't want to resurface from the ashes a few years ago.According to rumors, they have special drugs in their hands, which can control the captured objects, so that they cannot escape, and can only be sold like goods.

"I've only heard about the specific situation, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes," Zijing said.

Drugs again!

Ye An frowned, and was even more eager to return to the isolated island, see Lily of the Valley, and find out what the powder for controlling the pigeons was.

The people in the hunting team turned around and ran away. Ye An didn't rush to chase, but asked the women to tie up the people who fell on the ground, and let them lead the way to the settlement on the back of the highland.

Those who escaped went back to the settlement first, leaned against the fence, gasped heavily, and shouted at the guards above: "Slave ship, slave ship is coming!"

Word spread in the settlement, causing chaos.

The homeless in the cage heard the shouts and guessed that the settlement was about to be attacked, even if they were not spared, they felt extremely happy.

"This group of conscienceless beasts deserve it!"