in the edge

Chapter 508: Do You Recognize This Formation?
The fighting skills of animals are actually very crude.

Of course, compared to having no skills at all, the fighting techniques that animals use for hunting, no matter how crude, are enough to kill people - but once they encounter warriors who also know how to fight or even have been trained for a long time, the fighting techniques of animals seem a bit too primitive.

Simply put, that kind of straightforward fighting style is fine for bullying ordinary people, but when encountering real masters, it will be like walking a dog, and you won't even be able to see where your opponent is.

"In the final analysis, it is the understanding and summary of force."

Du Chengfeng understands this, and this is the biggest reason why humans are stronger than animals. Humans know how to use memory to save post-match videos, and also know how to adjust their shortcomings through post-match summaries, thereby accumulating corresponding experience and making their skills more delicate and sophisticated.

Theoretically, animals cannot do this.

But it's only in theory.

"who are you?"

Du Chengfeng was stunned when he saw the tiger falling to the ground in front of him.

Could it be that he was so lucky that he captured a competitor who turned into a tiger as soon as he went out?
"Then you have to get used to me!"

Du Chengfeng directly pulled out the javelin hanging on his back.

There is nothing much to say about the following battle. Originally Du Chengfeng thought that the tiger was very strong, so he chose to go all out - but what he didn't expect was that the tiger was even weaker than he expected. Facing the javelins in his hands, the tiger didn't even last three rounds before it started bleeding. By the fourth encounter, three javelins had already pierced its body.

The tiger eventually fell to the ground as expected, but there was no joy of victory on Du Chengfeng's face.

"This is not the power of turning into an animal."

Recalling the battle just now, Du Chengfeng frowned slightly.

If it really was a powerful being that turned into an animal, it wouldn't be so easy for him to take it down - most importantly, he didn't hide his identity, so even if it was a competitor that turned into a tiger, he wouldn't be stupid enough to appear in front of him and fight him head-on.

It's not a question of whether one can win or not, but when two masters fight, it's easy for both to suffer losses. As a result, no one wins, and instead the competitors hiding in the dark get the advantage.

"That is to say... this is just an ordinary tiger."

Du Chengfeng touched his chin.

It's just an ordinary tiger, but it can survive three encounters under his hands?

If this level of combat power is used to attack and kill other animals, wouldn't it be as easy as eating and drinking?
“This is their new tactic.”

Du Chengfeng hurried back and found the coyote.

"As the wolf king, you should also tell your wolves to be careful, especially tigers and bears. They should avoid them when they see them. They are all trained."

"They actually shared their fighting skills..."

When Coyote heard this, he was quite upset because it was completely beyond his expectations.

You have to know that whether it is a bear or a tiger, these top predators are actually not social creatures. Unlike monkeys and wolves that have the habit of living in groups, tigers and bears have always been more inclined to fight on their own - in other words, competitors of tigers and bears and their peers are actually closer to competitors. If one side eats more, the other side will eat less.

However, under such circumstances, the two potential competitors were able to pass on their fighting skills and improve the average fighting power of the entire tribe...

"That's how we should fight! We should have fought like this a long time ago!"

While Coyote was still trying to think of a solution, Du Chengfeng had already clenched his fists.

"This is what we want! Otherwise, there's no pressure at all... This is what competition looks like! This is when we can show our style!"

"…You actually think this is a good thing?"

Coyote was stunned. He felt that he was increasingly unable to keep up with Du Chengfeng's train of thought.

It can't be said that after turning into a monkey in the cave, even the brain has turned into a monkey, right? Can this situation where the enemy is strong and I am weak really be considered a good thing?
"Of course it can be considered a good thing."

Du Chengfeng explained.

"If you just beat a bunch of noobs, then even if you win, it doesn't really count... Just like what I did before, if you bring a dog here, the dog can do it, how can that be considered improvement?"

"..."

Coyote's expression was a little subtle, he always felt that he was being scolded.

What do you mean a dog can do anything? He couldn't think of the idea of ​​improving weapons and armor. Does that mean he is not even as good as a dog?

"So what do you think we should do now? Should we continue to upgrade our weapons and equipment?"

Taking a deep breath, Coyote simply raised the most serious question at the moment.

Yes, this is also the most troublesome part.

Their weapons and equipment have reached the point where they can no longer be upgraded.

After all, this forest is just an environment deliberately created in the cave, not the real world. In this place, they can only make stone tools, or even bronze tools, which is already the limit. As for iron tools or better steel... It's not that they don't want to do it, but they are really limited by the conditions and cannot smelt iron.

Under such conditions, they were able to produce bronze armor and bronze arrow crossbows, and even built a stone city to maintain their defense, which was already very good.

If they want to improve their combat power further...how can they improve it without evil spirit, mental strength, and the power of incense and vows?

"The offensive and defensive dynamics have changed."

The coyote sighed at the thought.

"We have already reached the limit of what we can do, but those potential competitors have not yet shown their limits... These powerful people all have their own methods. It will be good for us to ensure that we can stay alive from now on."

"You mean, let us adapt to them?"

After hearing what was said, Du Chengfeng shook his head repeatedly.

"Your idea is too weak. How can we adapt to them? We should let them adapt to us!"

"That's the problem, they've adapted to us."

The coyote closed his eyes.

"Indeed, maybe you used some good methods at the beginning, but it is obvious that they have begun to adapt to us and even launched a counterattack against us... Don't forget that the armor and weapons you supplied to those bears and tigers are still there. Now they have learned stronger martial arts. This kind of combat effectiveness..."

"No, they're not used to us yet."

Du Chengfeng shook his head.

"Who else told you that we must fight them?"

"Do not hit?"

For a moment, the coyote thought he had misheard.

"How can you win without fighting?"

"There are many ways."

This is how Du Chengfeng answered.

After that, the armed monkeys and armored wolves reduced their hunting range, or simply stopped going out hunting. In any case, Du Chengfeng had deliberately transplanted some fruit trees and edible mushrooms nearby, and they even raised pigs.

This unusual movement naturally attracted the attention of brown bears and tigers.

"How could that be? Are they scared?"

With this thought in mind, the brown bear and the tiger met again, and then they both shook their heads.

It shouldn't be fear. Judging from the monkey's previous behavior, the word "fear" is absolutely impossible to appear in the text - and this also means that the monkey must be plotting some conspiracy.

The conspiracy was so serious that it was even enough to make the armed monkeys shrink their hunting range.

"How about... go and take a look?"

Tiger put forward his own suggestion. He felt that no matter what happened, seeing is believing.

But the brown bear shook his head.

"That's not a good idea... I mean in terms of safety. If you were to face that crossbow, could you survive?"

"..."

The tiger was speechless.

Theoretically, it should be possible. After all, he is not a local tiger. He was originally a powerful person from the outside world, and he is much stronger than ordinary tigers. But so many days have passed, and the monkey will definitely be able to make more crossbows. If he really gets a few rounds of volleys at that time...

"But if we don't go over and take a look, we won't know what happened."

The tiger gritted his teeth, still unwilling to give up.

"But if we go there in person...ah."

The tiger couldn't help but sigh.

This is when the importance of teamwork comes into play. Both of them are ferocious beasts. If they really choose to get close, they will definitely be targeted and shot by the crossbows. So the best way at this time is to find a powerful person who can communicate but has not yet exposed his identity, go over to take a look, and then bring back the information.

But it was obvious that they could not find such a powerful person. They chose to become stronger alone and had already given up on forming an alliance. Other potential competitors had no intention of paying attention to them.

"Why not take a look from a distance?"

After much deliberation, Tiger finally made a decision.

"We need the necessary information. By taking a look from a distance, we should at least know what happened."

"If you really want to do this... that's fine."

For safety reasons, the brown bear decided to go with the tiger.

Although the two of them are no longer allies, they still have the friendship from their previous escape together. It is always easier for them to trust each other as they look out for each other and help each other.

"But don't get too close, and be aware of the impact."

The brown bear gave his final instructions.

"Top predators won't get too close to each other. They each have their own territory. If two of us walk side by side, it's basically telling the monkey to come and kill us."

"Then move further away."

Tiger nodded.

The two of them were very familiar with the route to the Stone City. After all, they had been beaten back there before. This tragic defeat was deeply engraved in their hearts. How could they forget such a thing? However, while walking on this extremely familiar road, Tiger always felt that something was wrong.

Yes, something is wrong.

If he remembered correctly, he had to walk at least some distance before he could see the shadow of the stone city.

But why, before he even reached the battlefield, he already saw the familiar stone wall?
"Is this an illusion? Am I remembering it wrong?"

The tiger shook his head vigorously. For a moment he thought it was his own problem.

But when he looked carefully, he saw the familiar stone wall in the distance.

"Something seems to be wrong..."

The tiger, not quite sure of his own memory, simply took the risk and rushed towards the brown bear.

It was only after he arrived that he realized that the brown bear was more unlucky than him - he at least looked up, but the brown bear just took a few more steps forward - so three crossbow arrows were nailed to the place where the brown bear had originally stood.

If the brown bear hadn't run fast, it would have been killed by the crossbow.

"At least we got one thing right."

The brown bear looked quite ugly.

"That monkey really made more crossbows... I'd say that monkey hasn't been holding back his farts for a while."

“I think this is actually a small matter.”

Tiger's expression was quite subtle.

"The real problem is... have you noticed that the location of the stone city seems to have changed?"

"This……"

The brown bear came to his senses and realized something was wrong after being reminded by the tiger.

Indeed, this is not an illusion, but the location of the Stone City has really changed - or in other words, the Stone City has obviously expanded a lot.

If the previous Stone City could only be considered a watchtower or a lookout tower at best, then the current Stone City already looks a bit like a castle. Not only has its area expanded outward by several circles, but there are even a lot more crossbows on the walls.

And on the top of the city wall, there were armed monkeys standing everywhere. Just by looking at the monkeys wearing helmets and armor, one could tell that the copper armor originally worn on the wild boars had been recycled and remade.

"And have you noticed that there seem to be more monkeys?"

The brown bear raised his paw and pointed at the armed monkeys on the wall.

This is actually hard to tell, after all, they themselves haven't actually counted how many of these armed monkeys there are - but just looking at the scale of the dark mass on the top of the city, it seems that there are indeed a lot more of these armed monkeys.

"This... is normal."

Tiger didn't think there was anything wrong.

"After all, local animals can give birth, just like you and me, aren't we born too? What's more, the animals in this forest grow fast, and it only takes a few months to...wait."

Tiger's face also stiffened.

He seemed to suddenly understand what the monkey was going to do.

"This stone city must be demolished! This stone city must be demolished!"

As the thought in his mind became clearer, the tiger's expression became more ferocious.

"That monkey never thought of fighting us! He plans to turn the entire forest into a stone city by giving birth to monkeys! If we can't stop him, he will use the crossbows to pile us all to death when the wall is pushed in his face!"

"This monkey... can he still fight like this?"

The brown bear standing by was dumbfounded.

But looking at the crossbows and armed monkeys on the city walls, he realized that this was no longer a guess, but a reality facing them.

(End of this chapter)