"Tribe Leader!"

Some of the tribesmen blurted with extremely melancholic and deep concerns etched on their faces as they all watched Dara being strapped off the beast and then rushed into the clinic;

"What's going on here?" 

"Why are you guys injured?"

"Where is everyone else?"

"Where is my husband?"

Aunt Lin who was just rushing over got there late and didn't see Dara get rushed into the clinic, hence her quick fire questions....

Moreover, the sorry state that the few numbers of the rest of the group were currently in, told her that, nothing went great, right or lucky about the mission;

"Elder Lin, He is in critical condition and being treated in the clinic at this moment..." Ji Long revealed as Aunt Lin tried to rush over but was stopped by Ji Wang;

"Elder Wang, what are you doing?"

"Why are you stopping me from seeing my husband?" Aunt Lin blurted as Ji Wang simply sighed and replied;

"Elder Lin, we would like you to think things through…"

"Firstly, you will be of no help within that clinic and might even become a distraction that can slow them down, and the repercussion of that action is what we are not willing to tolerate at this time…"

"Secondly, it is not safe for you to also see him in that state as we all need to carry on with our tasks…"

"The enemies might want to use this opportunity to invade out tribe, and if we are all down in morale we would crumbles easier than porous rocks…" Ji Wang calmly stated as Aunt Lin saw the rest of the group nod their heads;

"Then what are you all standing here for!?" She blurted; "Do something or get back to your stations and to your tasks!" Aunt Lin yelled her frustrations at them as all the Elders bowed slightly before replying;

"Yes, Tribe Lady!" They understood that they weren't the cause of her frustrations but she simply needed to vent and did it on them and they were glad to be able to let her blow of some steam...

Ji Wang on the other hand was the first to recover his composure and assume control of the situation;

"You…"

He called out to the Second Obun Elder;

"You are the least injured amongst them…"

"You and Elder Chen would take the remaining 1500 soldiers within the tribe and set up a tight defensive perimeter around the tribe…"

"Everyone is within the tribe at this moment, thus, if a mere insect flies past this tribe, I want it dead and want to see its corpse as proof!" Ji Wang ordered;

"Yes, Elder Wang!"

Hierarchy has to be respected and since Ji Wang was the third in charge after Dara and Aunt Lin, they took his orders like it was from the Tribe Leader himself…

Ji Chen and the Second Obun Elder moved quickly and in little to no time, the store was opened and all the 1500 soldiers [1000 Obuns & 500 Tribesmen] were all armed as they marched out of the tribe and surrounded it on all sides;

The watch guards were also on full alerts and the gates were shut tightly leaving the troops outside to defend any possible invasions to their deaths…

The Ring of Fire was set ablaze and once the entire tribe was on full security mode, Ji Wang looked to the tribesmen in the area and commanded;

"Take all the injured to the clinic and have the rest of the nurses suspend their works for the moment and treat them!"

"We're on it, Elder Wang!"

Ji Wang then sent every other tribesmen that wasn't a worker or in security duty back into their residences and warned them to keep their doors shut until they are told to step out, and in little to no time, the entire tribe was eerily quiet like a deserted and desolate area…

"Elder Smith continue with your work and have another stronger battle amour ready for the tribe leader!" Ji Wang commanded;

"I would love to Elder Wang, but I would need to study the extent of the damage on the amour as well as what caused the damages before I can get an idea on how stronger I need to make the next one…"

Elder Smith replied and they didn't need to wait for too long as a healer brought Dara's bloodied amour, as well as his cracked mask over, and Ji Long finally added;

"I saw what happened… I can tell you everything you need to know…"

"Sorry for troubling you, Elder Long…" Elder Smith spoke as the panting Ji Long waved his hands to signify that it was no problem before he then left with Elder Smith back to the forgery…

Then the First Obun Elder looked to the sobbing Aunt Lin and approached her;

"Tribe Lady, these were all we could obtain from our battle with the Royal Guards…"

He said as he tendered the Dara's weapon as well as the two fanny packs to Aunt Lin who looked at him in shock;

"Did you just say Royal Guards!?" Ji Wang blurted in fear as he looked to Uncle Min who also looked back at him with just as much shock as he was experiencing;

"Alright, go get yourself taken care of…" Ji Wang ordered the First Obun Elder who was then led towards the clinic by the healer that brought the amour over…

"We will discuss the issue of the Royal Guards once the Tribe Leader is fit to move around..." Ji Wang added speaking to Aunt Lin and Uncle Min

"I want you two protecting the clinic at all times till he is fit to move around safely..."

"Allow no one in or out…" She commanded as Ji Wang and Uncle Min bowed;

"Yes, Tribe Lady…" The duo bowed slightly before moving towards the clinic to begin their guard duty whilst Aunt Lin took the mount back to the den where she fed it water and some food before leaving it to rest…

She then returned to the plateau to bring a new set of outfit for Dara who she believed would have been stripped naked at this point…