The Scale Frog Alien Clan is scattered around the water areas surrounding Dragon Abyss Marsh, with hundreds of tribes of various sizes and a population of ten million.
Although the Linhai Tribe, the first one Zhou Chun and his companions plundered, was considered a large one, it still did not rank among the top ten of all the Scale Frog Alien Clan tribes.
However, the second target they planned to plunder, the Black Spear Tribe, was said by Guo Chen to be strong enough to be ranked within the top ten.
The strength of such a large tribe was naturally extraordinary, with at least five second-tier Magicians.
Nonetheless, the power of the Scale Frog Alien Clan's second-tier Magicians was weak, not even matching some second-tier Demon Beasts. Guo Chen believed that with their team's strength, they could definitely overcome the Black Spear Tribe.
Therefore, they flew around Dragon Abyss Marsh, and after traveling another five to six hundred li, they arrived near the Black Spear Tribe.
Just as Guo Chen had let people put away the Red-Eyed Dragon Sparrows, ready to lead the team straight into battle,
Zhou Chun suddenly spoke up, "Envoy Guo, considering the Black Spear Tribe's remarkable strength, what should we do to retreat and escape if by chance we are defeated? I suggest that it's better to discuss a prudent retreat plan before we take action!"
Hearing his words, Guo Chen's brow furrowed slightly as he said, "Is that really necessary?"
"The Scale Frog Alien Clan is timid and weak. Even if they truly have the strength to defeat us, they wouldn't dare to pursue and deal us a deadly blow if we decided to withdraw. Otherwise, the retaliation from my sect would be more than they could withstand!"
But Zhou Chun, unmoved by his words, continued with a serious expression, "It's just a precautionary plan, just in case. It won't take much effort even if we end up not needing it."
Seeing this, a hint of displeasure flickered in Guo Chen's eyes.
Zhou Chun's insistence felt like a lack of trust in him.
However, he did not lash out immediately, instead turning to the others and asking, "What do you guys think?"
"Envoy Zhou has a point; being cautious isn't necessarily a bad thing."
"I also think Envoy Zhou makes a good point."
"It's Envoy Guo's call to make; I'll follow your lead,"
The other three voiced their opinions as well.
Seeing that two people supported Zhou Chun's suggestion, Guo Chen could no longer object and reluctantly nodded, "Fine, let's discuss it then!"
During the discussion, Zhou Chun had the chance to look over the Dragon Abyss Marsh coastal map that Guo Chen had.
By comparing the shapes of the water areas and land connections on the map, he quickly figured out which direction the exit of the underground river was from their current location.
The result made him quite pleased. If his estimations were correct, they were now less than two thousand li away from the meeting place he had arranged with Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi.
He could make it in a day if he hastened his journey.
The only problem now was how to create an opportunity to leave the team alone for a few days.
In haste, Zhou Chun couldn't think of a good method and decided to take it one step at a time.
And so, following his suggestion, everyone made a retreat plan and decided on a rendezvous point for reassembly, then collectively launched their assault on the Black Spear Tribe.
Unlike the Linhai Tribe, which lived in treehouses, the Black Spear Tribe resided in excavated caves on the cliffs adjacent to the marsh. Their habitats were located where the mountain and water met on the cliffs.
Their unique dwelling place protected them from many attacks by both aquatic and terrestrial Demon Beasts, allowing the tribe to develop better than other Scale Frog Alien Clan tribes, with a relatively higher level of civilization.
Although they lived in the caverns on the cliff faces, the Black Spear Tribe had also set up many outposts on the mountain.
Thus, when Zhou Chun and his group approached from afar, a series of urgent croaks arose from all over the mountain.
Immediately afterward, the Scale Frog Alien Clan either jumped off the cliff into the water or hid deep inside the caves, not daring to show their heads.
However, that was only the reaction of the ordinary Scale Frog Alien Clan and most of the first-tier Magicians.
The second-tier Magicians of the Scale Frog Alien Clan quickly soared into the air, confronting Zhou Chun's group of five as they arrived.
There were seven of them in total, which included one second-tier high-grade Magician and three second-tier mid-grade Magicians.
This was Zhou Chun's first encounter with second-tier Magicians of the Scale Frog Alien Clan, and he couldn't help but scrutinize these members of the Alien Race with curiosity.
He noticed that these second-tier Magicians were much larger than the average Scale Frog Alien Clan member, almost as tall as a normal Human Clan Cultivator.
They were no longer scantily clad but wore armor sewn from Demon Beast skins, carrying bone clubs or Spirit Jade swords in their hands, which might have been their Magic Artifacts.
The biggest difference between them and the ordinary Scale Frog Alien Clan was their scales.
The scales on these second-tier Magicians were much brighter, and each of them had different colored scales—red, blue, green, yellow, all represented.
Now, these second-tier Magicians were suspended in mid-air, and the high-grade second-tier Magician began to "ribbit ribbit ribbit" loudly, questioning Zhou Chun and the others.
Zhou Chun and his group naturally did not understand the frog language and could only look towards Guo Chen.
But Guo Chen showed no intention of translating or explaining; instead, he simply responded in frog language with a frown.
It was clear to see that when Guo Chen finished speaking, the second-tier Scale Frog Alien Magicians immediately became agitated, bulging their eyes, loudly chastising and glaring at the group in anger.
Although they did not understand what was being said, the expressions and tones were enough for Zhou Chun and the others to realize that they were undoubtedly being scolded.