in the edge

Chapter 499 A World from Another Perspective

Du Chengfeng turned into a monkey.

The incident happened three days ago. At that time, he was supposed to explore the cave with the coyote, but just as they entered the cave, before they even had time to agree on how to divide the spoils, he closed his eyes and opened them again, and he became what he is now.

After spending two hours observing his surroundings, he finally confirmed that he was not dreaming. It took him another seven hours to finally confirm that he had really turned into a monkey.

Although the process was a bit long, these two results were very important to him. Confirming that he was not dreaming meant that he could not leave the dream by forcibly awakening himself, and really turning into a monkey meant that he could not use all his previous abilities.

"My tooth hurts now..."

Du Chengfeng once again stretched out his soft fingers and drew a line in the air, but the void in front of him did not react at all.

Logically speaking, the Huangtian Cervical Sword has been forged into one with his body, and he can cut a hole in it at any time to take the things inside. But now nothing can be cut out, which means that he is not using his own body.

The evil spirit could no longer be mobilized. After all, he had never killed anyone as a newborn. The power of incense and prayers was nonsense. Who would know a newborn monkey?

As for the strength...

"nor."

Du Chengfeng's expression was a little subtle.

Yes, this was the thing that made him try for so long, but he couldn't even mobilize the most basic mental strength. At this moment, he seemed to have really turned into a monkey, or even a newly born monkey that was powerless and unable to even lift a chicken.

But it's hard to say. After all, an adult monkey may not be able to beat a chicken. Du Chengfeng doesn't know about other places, but the pheasants in this jungle are really too big.

That happened on the second day after he was born. Since the newborn Du Chengfeng was really unwilling to drink monkey milk, one of the two big monkeys went out to look for food. Fortunately, the big monkey was lucky, as a pheasant was right under the tree hole where they were living.

The big monkey bravely pounced on the pheasant. The pheasant spread its wings angrily. Its body and wingspan were two times larger than the big monkey's. Its sharp claws were like steel knives, deeply embedded in the big monkey's flesh.

Fortunately, the big monkey put up a desperate resistance and avoided the fate of having its eyes pecked out by the pheasant. However, although it survived, the big monkey was still covered with wounds.

The weak big monkey returned to the tree with empty hands, which made Du Chengfeng not know what to say.

However, just when Du Chengfeng thought that the day would pass like this, the big monkey put the wound on its body close to Du Chengfeng's face.

Seeing that Du Chengfeng was still a little dazed, the other big monkey started to demonstrate. The big monkey raised his scarred arm and licked the blood on the wound carefully.

Although not as nutritious as breast milk, fresh blood can still temporarily sustain survival.

"You...sorry."

Du Chengfeng sighed, but finally moved forward.

This had nothing to do with his own will, but was an instinctive action of his body. The newborn monkey didn't want to starve to death, and how could he suppress his appetite with nutrients right in front of him? However, out of reason, Du Chengfeng was ultimately unable to use the big monkey's blood as his own nutrients. He simply licked the big monkey's wound to clean it.

Then he turned around and started drinking monkey milk.

Now is not the time to save face, survival is the top priority. Moreover, if he insists on saving face, the two big monkeys will only pay the price.

Du Chengfeng has never been used to causing trouble for others, even if the other person is not a human.

Besides, is there really anyone in this woods?

On the seventh day after his birth, Du Chengfeng, who had regained some strength, had already started helping the two big monkeys with some simple chores. Although he was not yet qualified to go out to find food, he could still look for some moss and wild vegetables nearby - fortunately, he had considerable cooking experience, so it was relatively easy for him to identify vegetables. He even picked up some plants that could be considered medicinal herbs.

The two big monkeys didn't like eating grass very much, so these things eventually fell into Du Chengfeng's hands. Du Chengfeng could only lament that the two big monkeys had no taste while squeezing out the juice from the vegetables and putting them into his mouth.

Since the two big monkeys were hungry sometimes and full sometimes, monkey milk was naturally available sometimes. Du Chengfeng could only supplement their meals in his own way.

"Eat more and become stronger, otherwise you will only die faster!"

Although theoretically, he could try to escape from this environment through death, but when this thought came to his mind, he always felt that the consequences of doing so would probably be even more difficult for him to accept.

So his choice was to survive first and see what was going on.

Another seven days passed, and Du Chengfeng, who was about half a month old, could already walk around like a big monkey. Since he didn't see many monkeys on weekdays, he didn't know whether this speed was fast or slow. But from the sight of the two big monkeys, Du Chengfeng could see that they were very satisfied with his offspring.

At this time, Du Chengfeng still did not leave the two big monkeys, only because he was not qualified to go out alone to find food. At most, he would only be allowed to climb to the top of the tree and look far into the distance. This was regarded as a kind of entertainment and also as a training for newborn monkeys to strengthen their muscles and bones.

So, since the two big monkeys didn't care, Du Chengfeng simply increased the intensity of the training to the maximum.

Every morning, he would exercise his muscles by climbing trees and practice his balance by jumping between tree trunks. In the afternoon, he would focus on muscle training, actively carrying heavy objects, or simply using the treetops as horizontal bars and using his own weight to perform various fancy moves.

As for night, after drinking enough monkey milk, he would fall into a deep sleep. His growing body had extremely powerful repair capabilities, and yesterday's fatigue would be swept away by just one sleep.

So, before a month had passed, Du Chengfeng had already become a little less like a monkey.

Unlike the two slender monkeys, Du Chengfeng's muscles have begun to bulge slightly. Even through the thick fur, one can still see the solid lines of his muscles - but these muscles do not seem to be bulky at all. Instead, they have an unusual sense of smoothness.

Especially when Du Chengfeng made his movements, his nimble posture looked more like that of a large beast than a monkey.

"It can be regarded as a basic sense of security."

It was not until this time that Du Chengfeng felt a little relaxed. After all, he was not used to the situation of being powerless. As for now, although he had not fought with those big pheasants, he was confident that even if he met those pheasants, he had the strength to fight.

What's more, with a good physique, he is qualified to hunt.

The daily food could no longer meet his nutritional needs. After all, the food that monkeys could find was limited to a few items, either berries brought back from far away or insects caught nearby. Even the insects that Du Chengfeng despised the most were considered good food that the two big monkeys needed to fight for.

As for monkey milk… let’s not talk about it.

In short, compared to this kind of food, Du Chengfeng decided to make some for himself. This was also what he had planned since he started training.

You need to eat meat to become stronger.

He doesn't want to stay here like a monkey for the rest of his life.

Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng simply fell asleep. Sufficient rest would bring him better recovery. He was currently in the period of growing up, and he couldn't waste this precious time.

However, just when he relaxed for a moment, something unexpected happened. The sun still rose as usual, but one of the two big monkeys was missing.

The big monkey, who often went out to look for food, did not come back this time.

The other big monkey had also become alert and even tried to carry Du Chengfeng on its shoulder - but Du Chengfeng was obviously too big at the moment, and no matter how hard the big monkey tried, it couldn't get Du Chengfeng up.

Of course, Du Chengfeng himself has his own reasons for this.

He never thought of running away.

Du Chengfeng gently pushed the big monkey in front of him aside and rushed out by himself. After turning over and jumping onto a tree, he took a wooden stick from the treetop.

The wooden stick was long and straight, and quite tough. Both ends had even been deliberately polished, revealing sharp ends.

Yes, Du Chengfeng never thought about hunting with bare hands.

After all, using tools is the most basic wisdom.

Following the scent left by the disappeared big monkey, Du Chengfeng chased all the way out, and in the process, Du Chengfeng even faintly smelled the smell of blood - although he wanted to save the big monkey that had raised him for a month, it was obvious that the big monkey had met with an accident before he tracked it down.

This also gave Du Chengfeng a deeper understanding of the current environment.

When death comes, it will not say hello to anyone. It always comes so suddenly and so quietly.

"Then all I can do is avenge you."

Following the bloodstains, Du Chengfeng on the treetop ran wildly.

Du Chengfeng was moving very fast on the treetops, and the height provided him with a very good field of vision. Soon he saw the silhouette of the big monkey - or rather the body of the big monkey. In a clearing in the distance, the familiar big monkey had been ripped open, and a tiger was lying beside the body, chewing the monkey's internal organs with relish.

"A tiger..."

After weighing the tiger's body shape, Du Chengfeng simply jumped down from the treetop.

He did not fall on the tiger, but in front of it. The sudden noise also made the tiger turn its head.

Facing the real threat, Du Chengfeng's face showed calmness.

It's just a tiger.

"Roar!!!"

Seeing another food appear in front of it, the tiger pounced on it fiercely. A mere monkey was nothing in the eyes of the tiger, let alone a monkey that was obviously not yet an adult.

Even if the monkey has a stick in his hand, what can it do?

It's just a monkey...

"Puchi-"

The sharp wooden stick pierced into the tiger's soft abdomen, and the bright red blood instantly dyed the stick red.

Du Chengfeng had also turned over and jumped onto the tiger's back.

"Strength alone is not enough."

Although he said this, Du Chengfeng still raised his arms.

"But what about this?"

puff--

Two slender branches accurately pierced the tiger's ears, causing the tiger's eyes to turn blood red instantly.

"Roar!!!"

The severe pain made the tiger roar crazily, and its angry claws almost tore everything around it apart - but Du Chengfeng did not give the tiger any chance to tear him apart. He even had enough strength to drag the remains of the big monkey out of the tiger's attack range.

"Unfortunately... it's still too weak."

Looking at the rampaging tiger, Du Chengfeng shook his head slightly.

Yes, if he could have his own body, let alone the steel body, even if it was just the most basic human body, it wouldn't be so difficult to kill the tiger. With enough strength, he could kill the tiger in a faster way, instead of just watching the tiger bleed all its precious blood like now.

"But...it can be regarded as a test of my ability."

Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng simply stretched his body to stretch his muscles.

Yes, he at least proved that he was now qualified to hunt wild beasts head-on.

This was not the usual hunting where one secretly thrusts a spear and then runs wildly after the bleeding prey, but rather a head-on hunting where one fights the prey head-on and takes its life before it escapes.

Although both are hunting, their specific meanings are completely different.

"Now I have some basic strength."

Seeing that the tiger was getting weaker and weaker, Du Chengfeng stepped forward and pulled out the broken stick.

Then he drank the tiger's blood.

Feeling that his lost strength was gradually recovering, Du Chengfeng stopped. After wiping the blood off his face, Du Chengfeng found a place to bury the dead monkey.

This is also why he wanted to kill the tiger head-on. After all, only something that could be called a ritual could be considered revenge.

As for the tiger's meat, Du Chengfeng had no way to cut it for the time being. He could only find some stone chips to grind it on the spot and cut as much as he could. As for the rest, Du Chengfeng simply peeled off some more of the tiger's skin. He planned to make himself a set of clothes.

After being in this jungle for a month, he has begun to learn the rules of the jungle.

(End of this chapter)