Xiong Ga knew that Li Qing was trying to comfort him, and he couldn't help but force a smile. "Yes, we can definitely get through this."
Li Qing thought for a moment, not knowing what to say, so he changed the subject and pointed to the battlefield: "Look, the battle is about to be decided."
As Li Qing described, the battle was gradually taken over by the Vajra Giant Ape. With its firepower fully unleashed, it launched an all-round offensive against the Tyrant Demon Ape. The poor Tyrant Demon Ape, because of the great injuries Li Qing had previously inflicted on it, was now unable to withstand the opponent's offensive and was beaten without any power to fight back, pinned to the ground and brutally beaten.
“It’s really amazing,” Xiong Ga said admiringly. “I’ve never seen a giant ape that can beat a ferocious beast like this.”
Li Qing said, "Its strength is so great, firstly because its companions are cheering it on, and secondly, I think it's very important because it's probably seeking revenge for its companions. So subconsciously, it tells itself that it absolutely cannot lose and must kill this giant ape."
Xiong Ga looked at Li Qing in confusion, about to ask what he meant, when he suddenly realized what Li Qing was referring to and exclaimed, "You mean... the giant ape we saw earlier successfully ran back and reported the matter to their 'king,' and the 'king,' in a state of rage, took the initiative to fight the Tyrant Demon Ape?"
“Yes,” Li Qing nodded.
He said admiringly, "Even so, it's not an easy thing for it to defeat the Tyrant Demon Ape. Sometimes, the differences brought about by bloodlines are very difficult to overcome."
Xiong Ga nodded; he understood what Li Qing meant.
For example, both he and Li Qing are warriors. When facing a totem warrior of the same level, they would still be beaten without any chance to fight back. There is even a possibility that a level one totem warrior could easily defeat a battle-hardened level two warrior.
This is the suppression brought about by bloodline that is almost impossible to overcome.
"Look, the Tyrant Demon Ape has almost no vital signs left," Li Qing said softly.
On the battlefield, ever since the Tyrant Demon Ape was pinned down and beaten, it had never gotten up again, constantly being attacked. Moreover, the power of each attack from the Vajra Giant Ape increased with each deafening roar. In the short time it took for the two to exchange words, the Tyrant Demon Ape was already on the verge of death. It stretched its two hands toward the sky with difficulty, trying to grab the Ape King's neck and kill it in return, but raising its hands to the sky was already the maximum it could do, and its vital signs were getting weaker and weaker.
"Waaah..."
The Tyrant Demon Ape let out a pitiful cry, which sounded like it was begging for mercy.
But how could the Ape King let the Tyrant Demon Ape go? With a loud bang from the Tyrant Demon Ape's head, its body became stiff.
Its large fingers beckoned—this was the last thing it could do while it was still alive.
After that, its body stiffened and it didn't move at all.
It has left this world forever.
As the Tyrant Demon Ape's vital signs disappeared, the giant apes that had been watching the spectacle all let out a roar of relief, finally able to vent their anger. They roared excitedly, pounding their chests, and then jumped down from their respective trees, charging towards their ape king who stood on the ground.
After killing the Tyrant Demon Ape, the Vajra Giant Ape didn't seem too tired. It just stared quietly at the Tyrant Demon Ape's corpse on the ground, seemingly lost in thought.
When the giant apes that arrived later saw their king standing on the ground, and instead of celebrating as they did, they all stopped in their tracks.
After a while, they all looked north.
It's as if there's something in the north.
Li Qing frowned and looked north, but saw nothing.
What are they doing?
Li Qing was somewhat puzzled.
Xiong Ga suddenly exclaimed, "I understand!"
"What?"
Xiong Ga explained, "Here's what happened: the dead Tyrant Demon Ape had recently killed a Titan Python and a King Kong Giant Ape. The King Kong Giant Ape we saw was there for the dead King Kong Giant Ape, but unexpectedly, it was no match for the Tyrant Demon Ape. So it ran all the way back to their base camp and reported the incident to the Ape King. The Ape King was furious and came to take revenge. The actions these King Kong Giant Apes are taking now are to commemorate their fallen companion!"
"These giant apes are actually so humane!" Li Qing was shocked.
They also know how to commemorate the dead in their own way, whereas in most tribes today, if someone dies, they might cry for a bit and then go about their business without ever thinking of doing anything for their fallen comrade. Compared to these giant apes, it's truly... shameful.
Several giant apes stood there and began to communicate, with Xiong Ga acting as Li Qing's translator.
"The ape king was asking if the bodies of their companions had been found."
"One of them said it was found and has been returned to its territory."
"The Ape King seems to be expressing something very strange... Huh?"
The ape king was walking towards Li Qing.
What's going on?
Li Qing, as if facing a formidable enemy, stood up along with Mane Mao, staring directly at the giant ape.
"No, wait, the wheat...it seems to be thanking us?"
Xiong Ga himself didn't quite believe what he was saying.
"Thank us? Thank us for what?"
Li Qing asked curiously.
Just then, the giant ape walked up to them and suddenly lowered its body, extending its two broad, hairy hands towards them.
"Is it calling us up?" Xiong Ga translated the meaning of the King Kong Giant Ape with a questioning tone. "It said... you helped it a lot in the battle just now. If you hadn't caused great damage to the eyes of the Tyrant Demon Ape, it wouldn't have been able to defeat it so easily. So it just asked us if there was anything it could help us with."
Li Qing pointed to himself, "Me?"
...To say he was helping, you could say he was helping, but Li Qing always had a feeling that his so-called help was based on the fact that he had caused the other party to suffer losses before. In other words... it could be considered as making amends, but it really couldn't be considered a great help.
However… it’s better to do this favor than not. Li Qing’s eyes darted around, and he shamelessly asked Xiong Ga, “Ask it if it can take us to the croton tree and bring back some croton seeds?”
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