"Yuan Lang, the forest is on fire!" Wu Yue murmured.

Yuan Lang cupped the back of her head with a large hand, pressing her face into his chest. His deep voice seemed to rumble from within his chest. "It’s okay. Stay calm. We’ll make it out."

His voice was hurried, but Wu Yue knew he was just trying to comfort her.

She might not have been a genius in her past life, but she knew the basics of how to survive a massive fire like this.

"System, find a suitable direction to build a firebreak."

With Beastman lives on the line, the System certainly wasn’t about to hold her back. It quickly activated its scan and pinpointed a location in an instant. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Host, there’s a large, open area ahead and to the left. It has very few trees, just a wide stretch of grassland, perfect for creating a firebreak. The fire’s advance is still manageable. If the Beastmen are quick, they can still save the forest behind us."

"The other two directions are fine—one is a cliff face, and the other is a river. The fire can only spread from your current position."

’Hearing this, Wu Yue couldn’t help but marvel at the Beastmen’s ’good luck.’ Of all the paths they could have taken, they just had to pick the one that led them right into the fire’s path.’

"Awesome!"

After giving the System a rare bit of praise, Wu Yue’s voice cut through the tense, desperate night. "All Beastman Warriors, head forward and to the left! Once you reach the grassland, start clearing a horizontal strip of anything that can burn! If we’re fast enough, we can still save the forest behind us!"

The moment Wu Yue finished speaking, all the Snow Tiger Tribe Beastman Warriors wheeled around and accelerated toward the front-left.

The Black Wolf Tribe and Flying Eagle Tribe followed without a second thought.

Only the Lion Tribe hesitated for a moment, but seeing the other two tribes fall in line, they decided to follow the crowd.

But to the Beastman Warriors’ surprise, there really was an extremely wide stretch of grassland not far from the forest’s edge.

A Flying Eagle Tribe Beastman Warrior swooped down, his sharp talons quickly tearing up a patch of turf and revealing the dark brown soil beneath.

All the Snow Tiger Tribe Beastman Warriors shifted into their beast forms. With every swipe of their massive paws, huge patches of turf went flying.

’Watching the pack of beasts frantically tearing at the ground, Wu Yue finally understood what the System meant when it said they could still save the forest if they were fast enough.’

’Holy cow. A single swipe from one of them tore up at least two square meters of grass.’

As they fell into a rhythm, the Beastmen formed a long line and began to sweep forward. Behind them, the CRACKLE of burning trees grew steadily closer.

Wu Yue could already feel the searing heat of the fire.

"System, is it wide enough?"

"Not enough. It needs to be wider."

’Not enough... That means the flames could still jump a gap this wide. But...’

The searing flames behind her were already starting to singe her hair.

Wu Yue gritted her teeth. "Warriors! Use your Beast God’s Power! Clear this last patch of grass, and we’ll be safe!"

The Beastmen could also feel the intense heat of the forest fire at their backs. With a collective roar, they all activated the Beast God’s Power within them and cleared the final stretch of turf.

Before they had time to celebrate, the massive fire from the forest behind them rushed over, bringing an incredibly scorching heatwave.

Yuan Lang pulled Wu Yue tightly into his embrace, kicked hard against the ground, and dove for cover.

The great fire behind them seemed to let out an unwilling roar, then slowly began to devour the few remaining trees it could reach.

The surviving Beastman Warriors of the Four Great Tribes stared at the inferno on the other side of the grassland, an inferno that stained half the sky red. They all swallowed hard, their hearts still pounding with lingering fear.

Then, all eyes fell upon the slender young female held in the Beastman’s arms.

Wu Yue of the Snow Tiger Tribe. At that moment, this name was deeply engraved into the hearts of every Beastman Warrior from the Four Great Tribes present.

"Yue, you’re amazing!" The Snow Tiger Tribe Beastman Warriors jumped up from the ground, surrounded Yuan Lang, and began chattering excitedly.

It was no wonder the Beastman Warriors were so excited. Every mission to drive away the Fireball Beasts was one they undertook prepared to die.

This time, for instance, the Beastman Warriors had been meticulous about collecting all the droppings, but a Fireball Beast they had missed must have defecated elsewhere, starting the massive fire.

The fire had likely started during the day, but it had been too far away to notice.

By the time the Beastman Warriors discovered it, it was too late to extinguish. Their only option was to flee.

But this time, they were lucky. Wu Yue and her System were here, and because of them, they had been able to escape with their lives.

In the past, when faced with a situation like this, only the Flying Eagle Tribe Beastman Warriors had a chance of survival. For the other tribes, death was the only outcome.