in the edge

Chapter 506: True Survival of the Fittest

The armored tiger fell from the wall, stirring up a large amount of soil.

The brown bear and wild boar nearby were even more stunned.

They thought they had thought of everything and that the battle was a sure win, but they could never have imagined that the monkey would be able to create such a thing without making any noise - a two-meter-high stone wall was actually not that high, and if they were outside, they might be able to blow it down with just a breath.

Even for them who had turned into animals, two meters was not that high. They only needed to make a little effort and climb up to easily climb over the steep slope.

However, things became completely different when there were those stone-throwing monkeys on the wall.

As they expected, the monkeys did stop throwing copper spears. The copper had turned into armor and weapons and was worn on their bodies - but even without the copper spears, simply throwing stones was enough to knock the attackers off the wall.

The tiger wearing bronze armor fell to the ground, and the huge noise made the brown bear and wild boar tremble with fear.

After all, a tiger is not light in weight.

The bronze armor on the tiger is not light at all.

The impact of the stone on the tiger's body was not serious, but the fall caused the tiger to vomit blood on the spot. The weak armored tiger even struggled for a few times before it got up again, and then jogged back.

"This beast..."

The armored tiger couldn't help but yell.

"I'm a little tired, you guys go first."

What do you mean we go first? Are you talking like a human being?

The brown bear and the wild boar looked up and down at the armored tiger lying on the ground, but for a moment, they had no intention of moving.

After the armored tiger was knocked off the wall, the two of them realized that they had been fooled by the beast again - it was already quite difficult to climb up the wall wearing a heavy bronze armor, not to mention that there would be monkeys throwing stones down in the process, which made climbing up the wall an impossible task.

"Why don't we go around in a circle?"

After thinking for a moment, the brown bear finally put forward his suggestion.

"What if there is a gap? We can just charge in through the gap... We all have bronze armor protecting us now, how can those monkeys withstand our charge?"

It sounds like this is indeed the case. There is really no way those monkeys can stop their charge. Even if both sides are wearing bronze armor and holding weapons, the fighting power of monkeys cannot match that of brown bears, wild boars and tigers.

But the premise of all this is that they can get in.

After circling the area, they discovered that this was not a stone wall, but a square stone city.

"What a bitch!"

The brown bear couldn't help but start cursing.

Obviously, the monkey would not be stupid enough to build only one wall, which meant that if they wanted to get in, they could only rely on force.

"They didn't even build a city gate...didn't they think about the problem of being able to get in but not being able to get out?"

"You're talking about a mortal city. Only mortals need city gates. Why would a bunch of monkeys need a city gate? Can't they just use a branch to get down?"

The armored wild boar's expression wasn't looking good either.

"Let me do it. I'll try to knock the wall down directly."

Having said this, the armored wild boar has already begun to prepare for a sprint.

The wild boar's charge is as ferocious as that of a chariot, and after being covered with bronze armor, the heavy bronze armor makes the force of the wild boar's charge increase several times. In addition, this wild boar is a powerful being outside, and its understanding of strength is naturally very proficient. Such a collision is several times more powerful than a siege hammer!
"This dog is so disgusting..."

The wild boar's eyes suddenly widened.

"Then I'll open a mountain for you to see!"

boom--

The impact caused the earth to shake.

With just one impact, a huge crack appeared on the stone wall, and the stones on it fell to the ground.

"it is good!"

The brown bear and the tiger immediately cheered, after all, they finally saw hope of breaking the stone city.

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

The brown bear and the tiger looked at each other and saw the expectation in each other's eyes.

Yes, the wild boar's method might be the most correct way. They really don't need to follow the path given by the monkey completely - after all, the original intention of the fisherman in the cave was to let them use the bodies of animals to perceive the heart of heaven. So why are they still arguing with the monkey over armor and weapons?

Armor and weapons are only a small advantage; what really determines victory or defeat is the well-trained physique and will!

What's more, they have already taken advantage of it.

The armored wild boar had also retreated, preparing for a second charge.

A mere two-meter-high stone wall cannot withstand the second impact. If it happens again, the monkey's tricks will be completely useless!

"Come!"

The wild boar had also been aroused by the desire for blood, and its eyes were full of blood as it looked at the city wall.

Even with a helmet on, this kind of force would still make him dizzy, but if it happens again, just one more time...

"Boom-"

Just as the wild boar was about to charge again, another loud noise was heard on the top of the wall.

The wild boar in armor that was charging was struck by lightning and froze in place.

It was a spear that was seven feet long. The three-edged spear tip pierced through the bronze armor under the huge impact force and nailed the wild boar to the ground.

"How can it be?"

The brown bear and the tiger raised their heads subconsciously.

They couldn't believe what they were seeing.

It was a rather large crossbow. Although the workmanship looked a bit crude, just looking at its appearance and the huge bow arm, it was definitely a crossbow.

Next to the bed crossbow, a monkey that was obviously stronger than the other monkeys was loading spear-like crossbow arrows onto the bed crossbow again.

Another crossbow arrow shot out from the top of the wall and directly pierced the armored wild boar's forehead.

"Okay, get one."

Du Chengfeng on the top of the city wall grinned.

"I said this method could find the powerful person hiding in the wild boars. Have you ever seen a wild boar crashing into a city wall?"

"..."

The coyote standing by was dumbfounded. Or maybe he was a little numb.

It is not an easy task to accurately find the hidden powerful person in a tribe. After all, even for himself, once he mixes into the wolf pack, it is difficult for other powerful people to discover his existence. Of course, there are exceptions, such as Du Chengfeng, whose strong figure standing among the monkeys is enough to stand out from the crowd, but such outrageous cases are still a minority after all.

Just like now, the bears, tigers and pigs under the city investment are all wearing armor, so how can they tell which one is the potential competitor?
But now, Du Chengfeng made the distinction in a simple and crude way.

"The answer is simple. The one that looks the most outrageous is the fake animal."

As he said this, Du Chengfeng raised his hand and pointed into the distance.

"Did you see that tiger? He tried to climb the wall just now, but after being knocked down, he never dared to come over again. He is a real beast. Real beasts know pain... But those powerful ones are different. They want to kill us more. Do you think other pigs would be stupid enough to hit their heads against the wall? How can normal pigs have such a strong desire to kill?"

"…When did you become so smart?"

Coyote felt that his brain was not enough, mainly because this explanation was somewhat beyond his understanding.

Or perhaps it was too far beyond his understanding of Du Chengfeng.

"Haven't you always been the type who only knows how to chop? When did you become like this? Have you been replaced by something? Who are you?"

"Then was then, and the present is now."

Du Chengfeng scratched his head humbly.

"Isn't it impossible to cut through? You don't think I'd be stupid enough to go down and fight the fake tiger head-on, do you?"

"..."

Coyote wanted to say that he really felt so.

But he still held back.

It’s just because Du Chengfeng has now set up the huge crossbow again.

“Survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest.”

Du Chengfeng looked at the wild beasts roaming under the city wall.

"Since you've even put on armor, you should be able to adapt to a proper war... If you can't even win a siege like this, which can't even be considered a fortress attack or defense, then you can't adapt to the environment. If you don't die, who will?"

"..."

Once again, the coyote fell silent.

He still felt that Du Chengfeng's understanding of the concept of "survival of the fittest" was greatly deviated, but now he could find less and less reason to refute it - just because every fight ended with Du Chengfeng's victory, and those potential competitors really could not adapt to this style of play.

"Is this the true survival of the fittest? Is it actually me who has the problem?"

Seeing that Du Chengfeng simply started shooting the bears, tigers and pigs under the city wall as if they were rabbits when he couldn't find his target, the coyote began to doubt his life more and more.

If he went down by himself... just looking at the number of these beasts, I'm afraid no matter how strong he is, he would be torn to pieces in an instant, right?

But even such a group of ferocious beasts, even a group of armored beasts, were as weak as rabbits in front of the crossbow.

The facts before him impacted Coyote's cognition, leaving the mind of this Greedy Wolf Star Lord in chaos.

However, at this moment, the beasts under the city wall chose to flee.

"Hey, it's boring."

Seeing the beasts running farther and farther away, Du Chengfeng couldn't help but sigh.

"I thought they would at least be tougher and fight me for a few more days, but now they're dying, one, two, ten... only twenty of them died, and they can't stand it anymore and are running away. They have such little backbone, really..."

"In fact, there are less than a hundred of them combined."

The coyote's expression grew more rigid.

There are not too many top predators to begin with, and the stronger the predator, the rarer its number - mainly because the number of top predators that an area can support is limited after all. The three powerful men gathered hundreds of armored beasts, and this level of force is enough to walk across the forest at will.

However, even such an invincible army of beasts only stayed under the stone city for a while before more than twenty of them were shot to death by crossbows.

They really had to run, and no animal dared to stop. They might not even dare to come over again. This area would be their eternal nightmare.

As for the siege mentioned by Du Chengfeng... that kind of thing requires too much discipline. It is better to expect those powerful people to crush the stone city into powder with a breath than to expect a group of frightened beasts to know how to lay siege.

But obviously, this is impossible. In this cave, all external forces do not exist.

If you dare to come in, you must adapt to this place, adapt to this powerless environment, and adapt to everything here.

"Well, it's the survival of the fittest."

Du Chengfeng on the top of the city wall had even started a fire, and the freshly cut wild boar meat was full of salty fragrance.

Yes, salty and fragrant. After achieving the freedom to eat meat, improving the taste was put on his agenda. So in order to enhance the taste of the meat and to facilitate its preservation, Du Chengfeng simply invented salt.

Even though it was just rock salt found in the forest, and even tasted a little bitter, it was still salt and a condiment.

Just like using the crossbow to shoot those wild beasts as if they were rabbits, life also needs spice. Only by making life full of fun can people better adapt to the hardships of life.

"It's a pity that I didn't see which one of the bear and the tiger was fake..."

After taking a bite of wild boar meat, Du Chengfeng couldn't help but sigh.

He originally thought that his attempt to drive them away could distinguish the two hidden powerful beings from ordinary bears and tigers, but who could have imagined that the two powerful beings actually held back and did not reveal themselves, and escaped disguised as other wild beasts.

"You are already a powerful person, but you are running away like a beast. You have no shame at all!"

Although he cursed like this, Du Chengfeng knew in his heart that this was the most correct choice.

Survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest, the two hidden powers finally began to adapt to his style of play.

"So in the next few days, be careful of bears and tigers."

Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng raised his head and looked at the coyote.

"Kill if you can, run if you can't. Anyway, I will try to wipe out both tribes. After all, they will become very troublesome... As for the pigs, they are no longer a threat. We can raise the remaining wild boars and use them as meat reserves or as a means of transportation."

"Transportation……"

The image of a monkey riding on a pig appeared in the coyote's mind, which made its already chaotic brain even more dizzy.

"Just say so."

At this moment, the coyote had completely given up thinking.

However, at this moment, in the distant jungle, the armored brown bear and the weak tiger finally stopped fleeing.

"No, we still need to find other powerful people to form an alliance..."

At this moment, the bear and the tiger clenched their teeth.

(End of this chapter)