in the edge

Chapter 502 Killing the Rhino
The rhinoceros that suddenly appeared was more than ten feet tall.

If Du Chengfeng had not seen the sharp horn on the rhinoceros' head with his own eyes, he would even have thought it was an elephant - or rather, even if it was an elephant, it would probably not be able to defeat such a huge rhinoceros.

A rhinoceros that is so strong cannot be measured by common sense. Even though it is not a carnivore, it is enough to be called the top overlord of this forest.

"Be careful."

The coyote beside him whispered a reminder.

"We are colleagues."

"I can tell."

Du Chengfeng looked at the rhinoceros in front of him calmly.

The moment their eyes met, he already understood the rhino's mind. Unlike the chaotic vision of other animals, the murderous intent in this rhino's eyes was so clear - in other words, from the very beginning, the rhino's goal was to kill them.

And to do this, the rhino has made all the preparations.

That thick skin is the best proof.

Although the rhino's skin is slightly softer than that of an alligator, from a defensive perspective, the rhino's skin is much thicker. The tough thick skin looks like an old tire just from a distance. Not to mention a wolf bite, even if Du Chengfeng attacks with all his strength, he may not be able to make the rhino bleed.

“Gotta try it!”

Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng swung the bamboo spear and threw it out.

The bamboo spear pierced the rhino's body and then bounced to the side weakly.

This made Du Chengfeng's pupils shrink suddenly.

"run!"

Du Chengfeng picked up the coyote beside him and turned around and ran.

The rhinoceros behind him also started running wildly, charging like an invincible chariot. Even the towering trees in the forest would collapse under this horrific impact.

You can't fight this thing head-on. If you do, you will just get killed.

"What did I just say?"

The coyote held in Du Chengfeng's hand spoke.

"I told you that you'll be punished for doing this. Now, we've burned down the forest behind us. There's no place to hide... We should have fought in the dark and in the light. This is the best way to fight. Now that you've set fire to the forest, you've also been exposed. This is simply..."

"Shut your mouth first."

Du Chengfeng, who was walking among the treetops, simply grabbed the wolf's mouth.

"Why didn't I realize before that you're such a nagging person... Can't you have a more optimistic outlook?"

Optimistic? How can you be optimistic about this?

Although the coyote with its mouth grasped couldn't make a sound, its puzzled look said it all.

The outcome of the battle was decided from the very beginning. There was no chance of victory for them at all. The thick rhinoceros skin was even invulnerable to swords and guns. How could they fight?
This is not really a question of pessimism, but rather that they had no chance to fight from the beginning.

Being able to escape from the lock of such a terrifying monster is already the best outcome.

"So could you please hurry up!"

Seeing the hand that was clenched around his mouth loosen, the coyote quickly spoke again.

"We're about to be caught up!"

"Don't worry... How can something like this be done quickly?"

Du Chengfeng picked up the coyote again and used his actions to show the reason why he was slowed down.

It is true that after turning into a monkey, he no longer has that terrifying strength and solid thick skin, but this also allows him to have the agility to move around in the trees - in other words, he can climb trees, but the rhinoceros cannot. If the two sides fight to the death, the rhinoceros may not be able to really kill him.

But moving through the trees with a wolf was another matter. Even though he was much stronger than the other apes, his speed was inevitably slowed down.

"Don't worry, if we're just running away, our current speed is just right..."

boom--

Before he could finish his words, the big tree where Du Chengfeng had just landed was smashed down by the violent rhinoceros.

Seeing the tree, which was so thick that two people could hug together, suddenly collapse, the coyote's face became increasingly ugly.

"Don't land on the ground! You can't land on the ground no matter what... What are you doing!!"

Before Coyote could finish his words, Du Chengfeng had already rolled over and landed on the ground.

Then he turned around and looked at the rhinoceros not far away.

"You actually want to turn back and fight?"

The coyote was stunned.

"Are you crazy? How can you possibly beat him? You can't even hide him..."

“Nothing is too good or too bad to beat.”

Shaking his head, Du Chengfeng simply placed the obsidian sword in front of him.

"There's no point in running away. Just fight."

"you……"

The coyote was dumbfounded, he had no idea what this meant.

Could it be that the companion he found went crazy after turning into a monkey?
How could it be possible to face such a terrifying giant head-on with only a stone knife...

"interesting."

It was at this moment that the huge rhinoceros suddenly spoke.

"Since you are seeking death, I will grant your wish and give you a warrior's death."

"Then come."

Faced with the rhinoceros' provocation, Du Chengfeng even closed his eyes.

A huge rhinoceros rushed forward, its majestic momentum as fierce as a chariot, and wherever it passed, the grass, trees, and rocks were all crushed into dust - and the target of this huge rhinoceros's charge was a tiny monkey shadow. Even though that monkey shadow was stronger than any other monkey and held a sharp obsidian sword in his hand, compared with the rhinoceros's body as strong as a mountain, it was still as small as an ant or a flea.

"The momentum has been suppressed."

The coyote's expression became increasingly ugly.

Obviously, this rhino must be a senior who is much stronger than them outside, so even if it turns into a beast, it can easily crush them from the momentum - after all, this kind of battle cannot be fought from the beginning, how can it be possible to rely on only a stone knife...

"drink!"

It was at this moment that Du Chengfeng suddenly shouted, raised the sword in his hand high, and was about to chop!

"what!"

Looking at the ridiculous stone knife, the huge rhino snorted coldly, and its charging steps became heavier, with the sharp horns on its head pointing straight forward like a spear!
Just relying on this kind of thing, you want to fight him head-on...

"boom--"

The sword slashed down, bringing about a dull roar.

The rhinoceros that was so arrogant just now disappeared from the ground in an instant.

"You..." Coyote just froze where he was. He couldn't believe what he saw.

Could it be that this knife... How is it possible? Isn't there no willpower, no evil spirit, and even no incense and wish power here?
There is no power at all, so how could this knife possibly...

"What are you standing there for? Get to work!"

It was at this time that Du Chengfeng's loud shout rang out from afar.

"Hurry up and get some water! My pit can't kill him!"

"You beast...you beast!"

At the same time, the roar of the rhinoceros was heard from the ground not far away.

"You beast! You are not a warrior at all! You are a despicable and shameless thing..."

"Who told you I was a warrior?"

As he spoke, Du Chengfeng had already brought over two simple wooden barrels from a distance.

Then he poured the water in the wooden barrel into the dug pit.

Yes, this was his greatest reliance that allowed him to stand in front of the rhinoceros. Since the second month, he had considered what to do if he encountered those hard-skinned animals and could not break their defenses - it was almost impossible for him to break the hard skin of those animals with his current means.

So he simply chose to dig a hole.

As long as the pit is big enough and the slope is steep enough, and some bamboo spears are randomly inserted into it, an elephant will become paralyzed from the waist down if it steps into it. If there must be a problem, it is that such a trap can easily be stepped on by tigers, leopards and the like. If the precious trap is wasted on animals that he can beat, it would be a bit of a loss.

So when laying the trap, he chose a sturdier approach.

Only animals that are large enough and heavy enough would step into this pit, but a monkey like Du Chengfeng, or an animal of coyote weight, would have no problem walking on the cover of the pit.

Well, Du Chengfeng also admitted that the original intention of digging this big pit was actually to hunt elephants. After all, defeating an elephant single-handedly is undoubtedly a lifetime honor for a monkey.

Unfortunately, this exquisite trap failed to catch an elephant, but instead trapped a rhinoceros.

And the most annoying thing is that the bamboo spears and wooden spears in the pit seem to be unable to kill the rhinoceros.

"When did you dig this hole..."

The coyote that came over was stunned, his mind was in a mess, everything happened too suddenly, he could never have imagined that there was a specially prepared pit here.

So it seems that... the deliberately slowed down speed just now and the route along the way were also planned in advance?
"Is there anything you can't do?"

"Killing this rhino, I can't do that for now."

Du Chengfeng, who was standing at the edge of the pit, began to scratch his head.

"In order to ensure that we can hunt elephants, I dug this pit about three meters deep. It should be just enough to throw an elephant in there. The bamboo spears and wooden lances can also make the elephant bleed... But as you can see now, the rhino's skin is too thick and we can't bleed it. We can only trap it now. There is no other good way."

"Then your water is..."

The coyote looked at the bucket Du Chengfeng was carrying in confusion.

"So you're going to drown him?"

"Yeah, let's try to give him some water first."

Du Chengfeng nodded.

"But I'm not sure if this method will work... What if it doesn't drown? Besides, it's too slow to fetch water with just two buckets. Not to mention the amount of water, it may not even be enough for the rhino to drink, let alone drown it."

Having said this, Du Chengfeng looked at the coyote.

"So I'm going to ask you to help me. Let's work together to divert a canal from the nearby river overnight. When the river water is poured in, he can drink enough."

"...You despicable people, do you think you can kill me in this way?"

The rhino in the pit became even more angry, especially when he heard the two beasts at the edge of the pit actually started discussing how to kill him right in front of him - they simply didn't give him any face at all! Did they really think he was dead?
"Wait for me to dig it up, wait for me to dig it up..."

As it said this, the rhinoceros lowered its head and began to dig the soil with its sharp horns.

However, this sharp horn might be useful for killing people, but it is not very useful for digging the soil. The rhinoceros dug for a long time but couldn't dig out anything from the steep pit wall. Instead, it began to pant heavily due to physical strength problems.

"You see, this is not understanding the principle of survival of the fittest."

It was at this time that Du Chengfeng, who was grilling meat beside the pit, spoke again.

"It's like this rhino, it has a lot of strength but can't even adapt to this pit... If he doesn't die, who will die?"

"You bitch!"

The rhino became increasingly angry, and its movements became increasingly violent.

But his efforts were in vain. With just the sharp corners, it was impossible to dig a gentle slope on the steep wall that would allow him to get out of the pit.

"Wait...yes! There's water!"

The exhausted rhino raised its head sharply.

Yes, there is still water. As long as those two beasts can bring the water over, he will have a chance to hold his breath and float up. When he gets up, he will definitely grind those two dogs into powder! Grind them into powder!
But that's where the problem lies.

The sun rose and the moon set, and the rhinoceros waited for three full days. However, during those three days, not even a drop of water fell, let alone the river water.

"You, you..."

The rhinoceros, already feeling dizzy from thirst, raised its head and looked at the two beasts who were looking around the pit.

"Why don't you drown me..."

"Ah, I forgot."

Du Chengfeng scratched his head in embarrassment.

"The main reason is that I later thought that it was too tiring to bring water here. Instead of doing such a thankless job, I might as well just starve you to death... How about it, can you still move?"

"You beast..."

The rhino cursed weakly, but his whole body was so limp that he couldn't move.

"How can you……"

"Look at him. This is what happens when you don't understand the survival of the fittest."

Du Chengfeng, who was standing beside the pit, commented again.

"If he can't even adapt to the most common lack of water, who else will die... Wait, what is he going to do? What does it mean that he eats bamboo spears?"

"Probably...trying to commit suicide."

The coyote beside the pit had a subtle look on his face.

"He was trying to use this method to pierce his internal organs from the inside. After all, those bamboo spears and wooden spears couldn't even penetrate his skin. Even if he wanted to commit suicide normally, he couldn't do it..."

As he said this, the coyote looked at Du Chengfeng beside him with an increasingly subtle look.

Originally, when he met the rhinoceros, he thought that things would return to normal and they would eventually have to follow the rules of this cave.

But now it seems...

The rules of this cave may still be a bit too rough.

(End of this chapter)