Bab 188: Focus. This is a battlefield

"Jarex, calm yourself. If she can't find us, she'll leave eventually!" 

"Besides, with the ground frozen and covered in snow, once you go out, it'll be nearly impossible to return!" 

"Fighting those little snow creatures in this icy terrain would be pure folly!" 

The one who spoke to ease the tension was High Priestess Selenis, an elder of the scorpion tribe known for her sharp insight into people's minds. She fully supported Scorpion Queen Soraya's current strategy. 

Avoiding battle was the best choice for the scorpion tribe. 

This way, they could evade the foreign invaders without losing a single warrior. 

Soraya glanced at Selenis, her lips curling into a faint smile, but she said nothing. 

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To the East – Poison Dragon Swamp 

When Frost Giant Chillrend arrived at the Poison Dragon Swamp with his horde of icefield monsters, he found nothing but a few scattered beasts and some abandoned tribes left behind by Slagor.