in the edge

Chapter 507 The Power of Adaptation

The bear and tiger who escaped instinctively wanted to find a new powerful alliance, but they couldn't find any traces.

They couldn't even find any traces, and those competitors whose identities had not yet been exposed obviously didn't want to see the two of them - this was naturally due to considerations for their own safety, but the two of them could sense that it was more of a mockery of them.

The two of them self-righteously revealed their identities and thought they were in control of the situation, but in the end they realized that they had been played around by that monkey.

"Actually... our loss was not unfair."

The dejected brown bear simply took off his armor and smiled bitterly.

"You know, those wild monkeys have no intelligence. It's ok to just throw stone axes and short spears, but it would be too much of a compliment to expect them to do work... Do you know what this means? This means that all the weapons and equipment we received, including the stone city and the crossbow on top of the city, were made by the monkeys themselves."

"yes……"

The tiger's face was also full of bitterness after taking off his armor.

They thought that after losing their strength, they could fight in the forest like animals and that was how they adapted to the environment. However, compared to that monkey, their efforts were nothing. From the stone axe and leather armor, to the copper armor and bronze spear made for them, to the stone castle that was built without any noise, to the unreasonable crossbow on the top of the castle...

How much time and effort was put into these things?

Although these simple things would not even be worthy of their attention if placed outside, but now without any power, relying only on this beast body, they feel their scalps tingling just by imagining the huge amount of work.

But the monkey did all this silently.

This is where the gap arises.

That monkey is not a madman who only knows how to set fires. He is a powerful dragon that has truly used his hard power to suppress all competitors.

“We should have realized this a long time ago.”

The brown bear sighed.

"That monkey revealed his identity right away and became the target of everyone's criticism, but he is still alive today. This in itself speaks volumes... He is nothing like us."

"Yeah, not like us."

The tiger also sighed, then raised his head and looked at the jackal, hyena, and fox that appeared in front of him.

In this deliberately constructed dangerous jungle, they would be attacked and killed as long as their identities were exposed. They were well aware of this.

But they didn't expect that the attack would come so quickly.

"You really look down on us."

Tiger gave an ugly smile.

"Are you planning to treat us like drowned dogs?"

"A failed tiger is worse than a dog."

The hyena walking towards them sneered.

"Your momentum has been suppressed, and the escape just now has exhausted your physical strength. Now you are no different from dogs."

"But you still need to come in groups before you dare to appear in front of us."

The brown bear also struggled to stand up.

"Actually, when I saw you guys, I felt a little nostalgic."

"Miss you?"

The fox also stood up.

"Do you recognize who we are?"

"No."

The brown bear shook his head.

"I just remembered myself a few days ago."

“Don’t miss the good old days.”

The jackal also paced and began to approach.

"When you die, there will be plenty of time to remember you."

“It’s not about having a good time.”

The brown bear sighed and then looked at the tiger beside him.

"You should understand what I'm saying, right?"

"yes……"

The tiger also sighed.

"We were really weak before..."

"Do it quickly!"

The leading hyena was the first to notice that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

The bear and the tiger, who should have been exhausted, became even more powerful!
These two beasts actually plan to fight to the death!
"Kill them!"

The jackal was the first to pounce, the fox ran along the ground, and the hyena had already circled behind, ready to kill with one blow at any time!
But what greeted them were huge tiger and bear claws.

"Even if I'm beaten to a pulp, you beasts can't get close to me."

The tiger claw pierced into the jackal's neck in mid-air, and with just a slight swing, it tore the jackal into two pieces.

The fox and hyena that chose to launch a sneak attack were nailed to the ground by a pair of bear claws.

Perhaps it was because of the excitement brought by the smell of blood, or because of the feeling of fullness brought by meat, or simply because of the tenacious will that allowed them to climb all the way to the sky.

The brown bear and the tiger, their eyes became firm again.

"Although I still don't know who you are outside, I can see that you are no worse than that monkey."

The brown bear, having eaten its fill, sat down on the ground and looked at the tiger in front of it.

"Of course, I feel the same way. I also think I am no worse than that monkey. It's just that we were too careless before. The degree and direction of our efforts were problematic..."

"Bad is bad, there's nothing to say about it."

Tiger didn't care too much about this kind of mutual flattery after failure.

"Let's not talk about our identities outside. Talking too much will not be good for everyone. And as for this matter alone, we lost and we lost. There is no need to deny it. We just lost a chip. We can win it back next time... Besides, don't you think that losing is not a bad thing?"

“It’s not a bad thing.”

Brown bears feel the same way.

Although it is not easy to accept failure itself, once they can accept the failure calmly, they will see the scenery after failure like now - although from the perspective of doing things, failure is not very good, but from the perspective of growth, the gains from failure are far greater than success.

Just like now, a failed attack, a challenge that almost cost them everything, but it boosted their fighting spirit and even made them more courageous.

If they were to face that monkey again...

They still had no solution.

In the final analysis, will is will, and work is work. In this cave where mental strength is limited, will alone cannot be directly converted into combat power - but the monkey has already grasped absolute violence in his hands. With the stone city as an absolute defense and the bed crossbow as the strongest means of attack, no one can control the monkey at the moment. "We must think of a way, a better way..."

The tiger and the brown bear began scratching their heads, and they couldn't think of any better ideas for a while.

It would certainly not be a good idea to form cliques anymore. After all, they have already realized the disadvantages of doing so - only the weak would want to rely on allies, so as to find that false sense of security when doing things. If they want to maintain their current strong spirit, then there is no need for them to look for any allies anymore. Only if the two of them defeat the monkey with their own strength can it be considered complete revenge.

But if they don’t find allies…what can they do?
"We can actually besiege the city. After all, the stone city is not that big."

The brown bear rubbed his head.

Yes, that stone city is not really invincible. Compared with a real city, this two-meter-high city can only be regarded as a watchtower at best - and this also means that the food and water reserves inside will definitely not be too much.

As long as they can surround it and prevent the monkey inside from coming out to find food, it won't be long before the monkey will kneel down and beg for mercy.

"The only danger is the crossbow, but it's impossible to move such a heavy thing..."

The tiger slapped his head, obviously thinking of this problem.

"But this kind of thing... forget it, our fellow tribesmen are simply incapable of doing this kind of work."

Yes, this is also the biggest problem of the siege. Although the two of them, as the bear king and tiger king of their respective tribes, can command other beasts of the same kind to a certain extent, this kind of command is limited to the extent of "wherever there is prey, let's go kill together". If the opponent is not prepared, then the beasts will naturally be unstoppable. However, facing the Stone City... these mobs are a bit too incompetent.

"After all, it's still not strong enough."

Brown Bear sighed.

"We are not strong enough, and neither are they. Once those armed monkeys master new weapons, they will kill us one by one... We will be recruited sooner or later, and those monkeys will definitely do that."

“So that’s the problem.”

The tiger raised its head sharply.

"They're not strong enough, so can we make them stronger?"

"what do you mean……"

The brown bear's eyes gradually narrowed.

"Mortal's martial arts?"

"No, it's our martial arts."

Having said this, the tiger raised its paw.

"With our abilities, even if we become beasts, we can design a set of martial arts suitable for this body... That monkey can use weapons to arm other monkeys, so why can't we make other tigers and bears as strong as us?"

"It seems... it is indeed possible?"

The brown bear's eyes gradually lit up.

"With our skills, even without armor, those armed monkeys may not be able to do anything to us. If other bears and tigers had our skills..."

"At least the monkeys have to pay a heavy price when they kill them."

The tiger narrowed his eyes.

"Also, have you noticed that the monkeys have started to eat meat? That's why they can swing stone axes and throw bronze spears... So we have to let the bears and tigers eat more meat, so that the monkeys will have less meat to eat. If they eat less meat, they will lose strength, and if they lose strength, they will become useless."

"really."

The brown bear nodded repeatedly.

"After we get rid of those armed monkeys..."

The tiger and the brown bear looked at each other. They didn't say anything, but they both understood what each other wanted to say.

Faced with such a rare opponent and such a rare enemy, how could they not personally go into battle and fight for life and death?
Really can't.

At least from the perspective of doing things, this kind of thing really doesn't work.

"No, let's try to get another bear or tiger to kill him."

After taking a deep breath, Tiger finally spoke.

"A lion needs to use all its strength to fight a rabbit. We don't need to be careless at the last moment... God knows what tricks the monkey has in reserve. We must not fight the monkey ourselves."

"If you think so, it's an idea."

The brown bear did not agree with this.

"I think I should fight that monkey. After all, since he doesn't even have the heart to fight, he's bound to be timid when doing things... I don't want to lose to that monkey. I want to win back fairly."

"Alright."

The tiger didn't care about the disagreement between them, but raised its paw towards the brown bear.

"Then from now on, it all depends on your ability?"

"Each one depends on his ability."

Brown bear and tiger high-five.

Then they went their separate ways with their respective tribesmen.

Du Chengfeng, who was far away in Stone City, had no idea what was happening in the distance. He was still dealing with the spoils of the previous battle. The animal carcasses on the ground had to be cleaned up, the meat had to be salted, the weapons scattered on the ground had to be recycled, and the skins had to be processed and made into leather linings - of course, there was also the damaged city wall, which also needed to be repaired.

And he has to do all these things by himself.

It is definitely unrealistic to expect monkeys to do these delicate tasks. After all, monkeys do not even have intelligence and cannot do complicated things. As for the coyote, although it will not mess things up like the monkeys, the wolf's awkward body structure is destined to be of little help.

"But fortunately, there is not much workload."

Du Chengfeng was quite open-minded, or perhaps having something to do made him feel more fulfilled.

No matter how much work there is, as long as you do it, you will definitely finish it.

The processing of leather and meat was done in the Stone City, which was relatively simple and did not require much movement - but the next work required going out, on the one hand to get some suitable charcoal for smelting brass, and on the other hand because the stone walls needed some stronger stones to repair.

In this dense forest full of dangers, going out is like entering a minefield. God knows when some animals will come out and want to kill him.

Just like now, when he found a suitable tree trunk and was about to pull it back to burn charcoal, a tiger suddenly jumped out from the side of the road and pounced on Du Chengfeng's back.

If it were an ordinary person, after being pounced and bitten like this, he would take the fast track to reincarnation on the spot - but Du Chengfeng was different, he had practiced before, so when he turned around, he threw a backhand punch and sent the tiger flying two meters away.

But it was this seemingly powerful blow that made Du Chengfeng frown.

The feel was wrong. This punch should have killed the tiger directly.

But now, after turning twice in the air, the tiger landed steadily on the ground.

He even once again put on a posture towards him.

"You've practiced it before?"

Du Chengfeng was dumbfounded as he watched the tiger pounce on him again.

His judgment actually came true.

Those defeated generals who escaped actually found a way to adapt to him.

(End of this chapter)