Every year, every day, in every tribe, females, cubs, and even weak Beastmen would die from food shortages.
The Hunting Teams that ensured their very survival were the pride of every tribe.
Every time the Hunting Team returned, the tribe would hold a massive bonfire to welcome their warriors.
The males would transform into their beast forms, cheering and dancing.
The delicate females, unable to transform, would stay in a relatively quiet corner with their mates. They'd warm themselves by a cozy bonfire, eat meat roasted by their partners' own hands, and rest lightly in their mates' broad, warm embraces as they waited for the festivities to end.
The Hunting Team, gone for five days, brought back enough food to last the tribe's Beastmen for the next half-month.
This time, in fact, with Ling Hong leading, they brought back more than twice the usual amount of prey.
The swift and powerful pack of beasts returned triumphantly, carrying prey much heavier than themselves.
