A short while later, a group of weak-limbed Beastman Warriors were sprawled on the cave floor, bawling their eyes out with snot and tears streaming down their faces.

This was especially true for their leader, the Angry Beast, who was currently being pinned to the ground and repeatedly ground into the dirt by a pair of small feet.

"I’m the powerful witch of the Snow Tiger Tribe, and I’ve been sick of your posturing for a long time now. You’d better behave, because when I get nasty, I beat up Beastmen too!"

Wu Yue huffed and puffed as she trampled the Angry Beast, throwing his own arrogant words right back in his face.

The Angry Beast resentfully chewed on a mouthful of hay, glaring at his tribesman who was casually roasting meat by the fire. "Mmph, mmph, mmph!"

’You traitor! This female is terrifying, why didn’t you say anything?’

The Beastman concentrated on roasting the meat in his hands. He shot a quick glance at Wu Yue before looking away, giving the Angry Beast a helpless look that seemed to say it all.

’Even the top Beastman Warriors from your tribe are getting pinned down and stomped on right now. I’m just a small fry; I’m not about to challenge the little female’s authority.’

’Besides, doesn’t this roast meat smell amazing?’

’If I cook it well, I might even get the leftovers.’

Wu Yue looked down at the Angry Beast. "Where are the Poisonous Insects?"

At her words, the Angry Beast instantly fell silent. He closed his eyes, stopped struggling, and refused to make a sound.

’Oh? Trying to give me the silent treatment, are we?’

She turned to look at the System, who was dozing in a nest of grass. "System, time to get to work."

Its nap disturbed, the System wiped the drool from the corner of its mouth and waddled over on unsteady little legs.

"Awo?"

The System was always very careful to maintain its cover when others were around.

Wu Yue pointed to the Angry Beast under her foot. "Search him. Get all the Poisonous Insects out, and don’t miss a single one."

She spoke these words aloud, and the Beastmen in the cave stared in utter amazement at the short, stout Blue Fatty.

The Beastman roasting the meat was so startled his hand trembled, nearly dropping the almost-perfectly-cooked cut into the fire.

They could only watch, wide-eyed, as the Little Fatty Beast let out a few sinister cackles, lifted its two tiny front paws, and pounced on the Angry Beast.

After a chorus of the Beastman’s agonized howls and the insects’ sharp hisses, the Little Fatty Beast came bouncing back to the female’s side with three bugs skewered on its sharp front claws.

It held its chubby paw out to the little female, its beady black eyes twinkling as it looked at her. "Awo awo!"

The little female produced a strange-looking vial from who-knows-where, placed the three half-dead Poisonous Insects inside, then capped it and put it away.

The Beastmen on the ground felt their vision swim. They imagined the consequences of returning to the tribe and their witch finding out his precious insects had been lost...

Even the bonfire couldn’t warm their icy hearts!

They had a sinking feeling they would be the next meal for the witch’s other insects.

Looking down at the Beastman Warriors at her feet, a peculiar glint appeared in Wu Yue’s eyes. "System, they tried to abduct me. I was terrified. My fragile little heart has suffered immense trauma. Shouldn’t I make them compensate me for it?"

The System played along perfectly, nodding its little head. "Awo awo!"

’Absolutely! Host, I’m telling you, you have to take them back and enslave them good and proper.’

Wu Yue looked down at the Beastman Warriors on the ground with a wicked grin. "Heh heh, what do you all think?"

The Scorpion Tribe Beastmen: "..."

’Our witch totally screwed us over! Sending us to capture some "frail little Witch Disciple"!’

’Is *this* a Witch Disciple?’

’This is obviously a Fierce Beast, okay!’

’We were on the ground and couldn’t get up before we even knew what hit us.’

’This was a setup, like forcing a bunch of regular guys to go capture a Saber-toothed Tiger.’

Staring up at the female’s wicked smile, the Beastmen were suffering, but they dared not complain.

She walked over to a basket at the side, bent down to take out a small bamboo tube, and sprinkled the powder inside onto the Beastmen on the ground.

Seeing their skin instantly turn a shade of green, Wu Yue’s lips curled in satisfaction. "This color is actually quite attractive."

The Beastmen: "..."

’Heh. If this color is so attractive, why don’t you try it on for size?’

"Don’t even think about escaping, okay? The consequences will be very severe~!"

With that, Wu Yue turned to the Beastman sitting by the fire. "You, head outside."

The Beastman gave a nervous laugh and offered her the roasted meat. "I’m not going anywhere. I’m very obedient."

The words had barely left his mouth when the little female’s smile grew even more brilliant. "Be good now, head on out! I’ll have something nice for you when you get back."

The Beastman scoffed internally at Wu Yue, but his face—now an even darker shade of green than his fellow tribesmen on the floor—showed none of it. He didn’t dare resist.