Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

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"The longer the court holds out against us, the more silver it will cost them. They won't drag this on forever," the elder said confidently, patting Monka on the shoulder to reassure him.

As long as they could hold out until Erik left and the army retreated, they would be safe and could return to live in the village at the foot of the mountain.

Monka seemed to find his resolve and, with a slight boost to his spirits, climbed out of his chair. "I'll follow your advice, Father," he said.

After being relentlessly pursued by Erik's army for over three months, the barbarian tribe's village had been almost completely destroyed. The leaders of the various tribes were nearly all captured.

The remaining people merged into a larger village and, under the leadership of the great leader Monka, moved deep into the Misty Ridge.

The area was strategically rugged, filled with poisonous miasma and thick trees that blocked out the sun. Even without farmland, they wouldn't starve in the short term by foraging from nature's bounty.

The barbarians' movements quickly reached Nevaton.

When the military leaders learned that they had moved their entire tribe deeper into the mountains, they grew increasingly frustrated, feeling like the barbarians were hiding in their shells like turtles or burrowing like rats.

Erik reviewed the intelligence and summoned several of the barbarians who had previously surrendered. "Are you familiar with the Misty Ridge?" he asked.

The barbarians, eager to prove themselves and earn redemption, wore excited expressions when they were called in, but upon hearing "Misty Ridge," their smiles instantly froze.

Hesitating for a long time, one of them finally gathered the courage to speak. "That place is cursed; we're not sure we know the way. No one goes there unless they have to, and only the elders in the tribe know it well..."

He nervously observed Erik's expression and bowed. "If the general needs, I am willing to try and guide you."

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The others quickly followed, pledging their loyalty and offering to do whatever they could to help.

Erik didn't say whether or not he would use them, but asked them to explain the geography and conditions of Misty Ridge in more detail before dismissing them.

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days passed in

increasingly troubled, the ordinary soldiers were unaffected

every day, eating heartily, and waking up each morning

was

food. Apart from the great leader and his father, everyone else had to forage for wild fruits and vegetables around the village. They couldn't venture far for fear of wild animals, and occasionally finding a bird's nest with eggs

pale and emaciated, constantly praying that the imperial army would retreat and stop

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matter how much they prayed, the

In the dead of night, the village was in complete darkness, and the night watchmen were napping in their posts when they suddenly heard a disturbance near

one of them asked, jumping up

their

thought, 'Is it the imperial soldiers sneaking up on them? Or perhaps a wild beast from the

was tense when, from the dark shadows of the trees, a few figures emerged, whistling in rhythm-a

two of

the uninvited guests, their eyes filled with scrutiny. "Aren't you

these

long story," Drew said, avoiding mentioning their betrayal. Instead, he sighed and shook his head, pointing behind him. "We've brought some

Food?

What?

lit up, and they couldn't take their

opportunity and carried the bags into the village

up ahead, and hurried footsteps approached. It turned out

traitors, King Monka's face darkened

and the others knelt, tears streaming down their faces.

sobs, condemning Erik for his inhumane actions. He had forced them to stay, but treated them like animals, humiliating them, even using the