in the edge

Chapter 505 The times are calling

After Du Chengfeng made the decision, the pressure came to the five beasts that had formed an alliance.

Initially, they did not agree to the alliance invitation. After all, picking three out of five was an obvious divisive tactic, no matter if one was smart or not.

"How could we possibly fall for this? It should be the monkey who accepts our request!"

The armored goat spoke first, and this view was shared by the other four animals.

It is too naive to think of splitting them up just by relying on such a crude strategy of sowing discord. They are not fools, so how could they be fooled like this? Even if the alliance fails, they already know how to build armor and weapons, so they are not without the ability to fight against those armed monkeys.

"At worst, we can just start fighting!"

The brown bear wearing tree armor roared like this, showing its majesty.

So, after another busy period, they sent their message, but unlike last time, this time they received a reply quickly.

They were three heavy wooden boxes with the words "Gift" written on them.

"Is this a plea for mercy?"

The tiger in leather armor sneered. He didn't expect that the monkey would be so weak and even start giving gifts to beg for forgiveness.

But the python in the turtle shell shook its head.

"I smell a bad odor...why don't you open the box first?"

"Look first, I smell it too."

The muddy wild boar simply moved forward and used its head to push open the lid of the wooden box.

Several simple spears were lying in the box, but the blades of these spears were no longer made of stone, but copper with a clear yellow color.

"Let me take a look at this..."

The brown bear wearing tree armor carefully picked up a short spear. It was the only one who could pick up these weapons at the moment.

Then the bronze spear was pierced into the neck of the armored goat.

"No way, they have already progressed to copper smelting."

As he said this, the brown bear wearing tree armor swung his short spear, hitting the armored goat's head again and again.

"Since the monkey dared to take this thing out, it means that these bronze weapons and new armor have been distributed... We are still playing with stones, but they already have real weapons. There is really no way we can fight them."

"So what if there's no fight?"

The frightened python quickly retracted into its shell.

"There is no fighting, but no internal strife..."

"What do you mean by internal strife? We are competitors."

A tiger claw pulled the python out of its shell, and then the python's neck was bitten by sharp teeth.

"I'm just sending some damned people to die in advance. If you want to hate someone, just hate yourself for being too weak."

Before the python started to fight, the short spear stained with sheep's blood was nailed into the snake's body. The sharp blade easily split the snake's body and then cut off the snake's head.

Five minus two equals three.

Brown bears, tigers, and wild boars successfully joined the covenant.

"Survival of the fittest! This is survival of the fittest!"

When he learned the news, Du Chengfeng couldn't help but sigh.

"Only those who adapt to us are qualified to survive!"

"I don't think this sentence means this..."

Although he said this, the coyote was also surprised that the competitors accepted their request so quickly and even took the initiative to kill two of their companions - this kind of thing was a bit too outrageous no matter how you looked at it, after all, strictly speaking, they didn't do anything.

They just sent out some brass weapons, that's all.

Is this little thing really so powerful?
Or...

Just two boxes of weapons caused these competitors to become enemies, which in itself was the biggest problem.

"They must be planning something."

Thinking of this, the coyote spoke up to remind Du Chengfeng.

"This alliance will definitely not be easy."

"Whether it's simple or not, what does it have to do with me?"

Du Chengfeng still looked nonchalant.

"As I said before, only if they adapt to us can they survive. If they really cause trouble, at worst we will kill them all."

"..."

Coyote fell silent. He didn't know where Du Chengfeng got such confidence from.

It is true that they have progressed from using stone weapons to using brass weapons, but this progress cannot be considered a major one after all. After those competitors also began to use weapons and armor, the gap between them has actually been narrowing.

In other words, the little advantage they had previously gained was being rapidly wiped out.

And they also have to provide weapons to these competitors.

Yes, this is also part of the covenant. These competitors are responsible for clearing out those powerful people who are hiding in the dark and whose identities have not yet been revealed, while they are responsible for providing weapons and equipment as support - in theory, they don't need to do this, after all, those competitors have never actually made any requests for this matter.

“But you must add this.”

The coyote's expression already looked somewhat grim.

"Don't you know what this means? They also have weapons and armor. How can we fight them?"

"Look, what are you in such a hurry for?"

Du Chengfeng shook his head repeatedly.

"Don't we need to update our equipment? Don't we need to update our technology? Anyway, as long as we can maintain our lead, even if they have weapons and armor, they can't cause any trouble." "You..."

Coyote didn't know what to say for a moment.

There is no such thing as maintaining the lead. There is no difference between stone tools and bronze tools. Even if you change from bronze tools to iron tools, there may not be any difference - because no matter how good a weapon is, it needs an excellent user to bring out its performance. But the fighting power on their side is like a bunch of monkeys.

This is a fact, but it is also an adjective. Although these monkeys are wearing armor and holding weapons, they are still a group of monkeys.

Yes, this is the biggest problem.

These monkeys have no intelligence.

Or, in other words, these monkeys only possess the intelligence of monkeys, but when it comes to complex thinking or ever-changing battles, these monkeys have no idea how to deal with them - the same goes for those armored wolves, they are merely wearing armor, which does not mean they can really use the armor to fight.

After all, no matter whether it is a monkey or a wolf, the greatest significance of their existence is actually to hide special individuals like him and Du Chengfeng as a group. This is why it is difficult to catch the powerful ones who have not exposed their identities, because no one can accurately pick out which wolf is transformed from an outsider from the wolf pack.

It was Du Chengfeng's sudden inspiration that made these monkeys have combat power far exceeding that of various beasts, but fundamentally, this was still asking the monkeys to throw away the things in their hands, but the things they threw away changed from grass and gravel to simple stone axes, and now to sharp bronze spears.

However, this improvement has its limits after all. Just like now, even if they continue to upgrade the equipment of these monkeys, they can't improve much.

When those competitors and their tribes also put on armor strong enough to withstand bronze spears, they really had no advantage at all.

Those three competitors were so ruthless that they could kill two of their companions for the sake of forming an alliance, so naturally they could also kill the two of them after obtaining weapons and equipment.

"No, why do you think so much?"

After listening to Coyote's concerns, Du Chengfeng still looked indifferent.

"Isn't it said that only the fittest survive? We ourselves must adapt to the weapons."

"…Are you serious?"

The coyote was dumbfounded, for he could still remember the last time someone mentioned "adapting to weapons" - that was probably about a powerful man who was transformed into a leopard, and who died by being buried alive by stone axes thrown by monkeys.

It sounds like they also need to adapt to this?

How many lives do they have to adapt to this kind of thing?
"Just adapt to it."

Du Chengfeng patted the coyote on the shoulder, signaling him to just be at ease.

However, it was obvious that this kind of thing could not be settled just by saying it, because all of Coyote's judgments really came true - the bears, tigers and pigs who had obtained weapons and armor did not even wait to eliminate the many powerful ones. They just symbolically wiped out two nests of goats and then rushed directly towards Du Chengfeng.

"This should have been done a long time ago!"

At this moment, the brown bear is no longer wearing the fragile tree armor, but solid copper armor lined with thick rhinoceros skin, which makes the armor's defense even better - and on the arms of the armor, there are sharp blades installed, which are also weapons specially made for brown bears.

The tiger next to it was also wearing a well-fitting brass armor, and its weapons were replaced with brass claw covers, which could make each of the tiger's claws extremely lethal, and it could easily tear everything apart without even biting.

As for the wild boar, it was built like a chariot at this moment. The brass armor wrapped the whole body tightly. Even the pig's head was covered with a tailor-made helmet. Sharp spikes extended from the forehead and a pair of fangs. No creature could withstand even a single impact.

The equipment obtained from those armed monkeys has armed them to the teeth.

"That monkey actually dared to make such good equipment for us..."

The brown bear scratched the helmet on his head. He still found it a little unbelievable.

Originally, in their view, the provision of weapons and equipment was just a joke, and none of them took it seriously. After all, how could their opponents give them the latest weapons and equipment? So they didn't plan to take them, but planned to keep this matter and use it as evidence that the monkey didn't abide by the agreement when they fell out in the future.

But what they didn't expect was that the monkey actually supplied them with weapons.

And it is the most suitable weapon for them.

These are not those halberds and spears that are only suitable for monkeys but cannot be used by them, but weapons and equipment that are truly tailor-made for them and allow them to use them with ease.

"Could it be that the monkey really expects us to kill those powerful people hiding in the dark?"

The wild boar in bronze armor couldn't help but sneer.

In fact, if they didn't have so many excellent weapons and armors, they might really search for other hidden competitors as agreed. After all, going to war with the monkey is not a wise thing to do, and getting rid of other competitors first is the most profitable thing.

But now with these excellent armor and weapons, things have changed completely.

Now they are no longer afraid of those armed monkeys. They can just kill all those monkeys first. As the saying goes, one must first stabilize the country before fighting against foreign enemies. Anyway, they have already obtained tailor-made weapons and armor. Even if they kill the monkeys and Greedy Wolf, they will still have time to clean up other competitors.

Although other competitors hiding in the dark are threats, it is obvious that Greedy Wolf and Monkey are the biggest hidden dangers. We must kill them as early as possible and never give these two beasts any breathing space!

"Take advantage of his illness to kill him!"

The tiger in armor had a ferocious expression.

"Even if he knows how to refine copper, how much can he refine during this period of time? The more copper we use, the less copper the monkeys can use... Now that we are all armed, do the monkeys really have any copper left? I'm afraid they are about to roll back and throw stones!"

"Yes! This is the best time!"

The other two animals also nodded, and then the three of them, along with their equally armed companions, ran towards the monkey's location.

To expect these fellow species to know how to deploy troops according to tactics would be to overestimate the intelligence of these animals, but if it comes to hunting in groups, they will have no problem - as long as the leader points out the target and leads them to charge.

The beasts themselves know what to do. After all, killing prey is as instinctive to them as breathing.

But this also has a prerequisite, that is, they have to know where the prey is.

"Isn't the monkey in there?"

The brown bear pointed at the building in front of him and cursed.

It was true that they had arrived at the place where the monkeys lived, but what appeared before them was a stone wall that was two meters high. Just by looking at the solid wall, one could tell that this thing could not be easily shaken.

So when was this thing invented? Why is there a wall in the monkey area?
"You two come with me... Never mind, I'll go up and take a look myself."

After looking at the bear and pig beside him, the armored tiger finally decided to climb up the wall to see what was going on.

After all, among the three, only the tiger was the best at climbing high, and the tiger did climb up easily - but just when the tiger was about to stretch out its claws and climb onto the top of the wall, a monkey suddenly appeared on the top of the wall.

Immediately afterwards, a huge stone was pushed down.

"Boom-"

The huge stone hit the tiger's face and knocked it off the wall.

(End of this chapter)