Tension was written on the faces of everyone in the Red Flower Tribe. They huddled together, facing the Black Wind Tribe members charging towards them, each taking up their weapons to defend themselves.
Li Qing stood close to the soldiers, listening to their heavy breathing. He calculated the time in his mind, then shouted in a direction into the forest, "Now!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a terrifying growl came from afar.
"Heh..." Even though he knew the giant ape was facing him, Chu was still startled by the roar. His mouth twitched, and he turned to look at Li Qing. "This behemoth is amazing. You ended up on this guy's head?"
Li Qing nodded and said, "Don't worry, this guy is very friendly."
Chu swallowed hard, then turned to his terrified companions and said, "This time it's a big one, don't run, we can't outrun it!"
Li Qing echoed in a low voice, "If we turn around and run away, it's tantamount to declaring war on the other side. Don't do something so foolish!"
"But what... exactly is this?"
"Is it a dinosaur? No, that's not right. A dinosaur's roar shouldn't be this deep. Is it... a ferocious beast?"
Although the members of the Red Flower Tribe had clearly expressed their stance and vowed to defend the tribe to the death, this drama was far beyond their expectations.
They began to feel fear and apprehension, and many of them started to tremble.
However, they still heeded Chu and Li Qing's instructions and stood still, trying their best to remain motionless.
On the other hand, the Black Wind Tribe reacted just as strongly, but they did not follow the same approach as the Red Flower Tribe by staying put. Instead, they quickly scattered in all directions, each keeping a close watch on the jungle in front of them, wary of whether the guy from before might suddenly jump out from somewhere.
“Don’t panic. There are so many of us. As long as we don’t lose our fighting spirit, this beast definitely won’t dare to mess with us,” Thornface licked his lips excitedly. “And it will definitely attack the Red Flower Tribe, which seems easier to bully, first…”
Just as they finished speaking, the figure of the giant ape suddenly "descended from the sky." Its large hand, like a fan, pressed down sharply, instantly smashing one of the Black Wind Tribe members into mincemeat.
"This is the Giant Ape!"
"My God, why would a beast of this caliber be in this place!"
"Run! Get out of here, or we'll all die!"
Ci Mian was also jolted back by the commotion. He didn't bother to brush the dust off his body, raised his stone spear, and threw it at the person who was the fastest to escape.
The spear, piercing the face with immense force, whistled through the air and struck the man precisely in the calf.
"Oh!"
With a scream, he fell to the ground.
Fresh blood started flowing out from his calf, quickly forming a small river.
"Let's see who dares to run now!"
The cold, piercing air...
"It's just a giant ape. Have you all forgotten how you train?"
The warnings and the earlier scare tactics were implemented together, forcing many warriors who wanted to turn and run away to "return" and timidly approach the giant ape standing in the crowd with a fierce look on its face.
Chu gave Li Qing a wink.
"how?"
Chu muttered under his breath, "What 'how'? I'm not good at 'that'."
Li Qing said "Oh," with an expression that said "I understand," and raised his voice to Chu, "It seems that this giant ape has a great grudge against the Black Wind Tribe."
Chu frowned and said in a deep voice, "It seems so, look—"
In the direction Chu pointed, the giant ape was grabbing two warriors from the Black Wind Tribe and easily tossing them far away with a flick of its arm.
The two creatures only drew a beautiful arc in the air before two muffled thuds were heard a few seconds later.
“They’re definitely doomed,” Li Qing said, feigning lingering fear. “Its hide is too tough. Even when they attacked together, it didn’t have any effect on the King Kong Giant Ape.”
The situation on the field was just as Li Qing had described. The Black Wind Tribe had gone berserk. Those who carried weapons began to frantically attack the King Kong Giant Ape with their weapons. However, they were not even as tall as the King Kong Giant Ape's knees. Moreover, the King Kong Giant Ape seemed to completely ignore the attacks of these "little ants," letting them attack at will. It would grab anyone at random and either crush them to death or throw them far away to kill them.
Li Qing took a deep breath and suddenly said, "I remember now. When I was traveling with the hunting team, I saw the Black Wind Tribe's hunting team. They captured a cub of a giant ape. Could it be that this giant ape was avenging its child?"
Chu nodded and said in a deep voice, "I have that impression too."
Li Qing continued, "Otherwise, the King Kong Giant Ape is a very friendly beast to humans and would never suddenly attack the Black Wind Tribe."
Chu pursed his lips: "Looks like we should stay here and wait, and not move around."
Li Qing said, "Yes, this is when the Vajra Giant Ape is at its most frenzied. We should not provoke it. In its current state, every move we make is likely to be detrimental to it."
Chu said to the people behind him, "You all understand, right? Don't move, or if anyone suffers because of this, we won't be able to help."
The members of the Red Flower tribe looked at each other, clearly feeling that the advice the two had just given was not very reliable.
They're causing trouble for the Black Wind Tribe right now, so we should make a quick getaway.
But since Li Qing and Chu had both said so, they had no choice but to tacitly agree to their suggestion.
"After it has killed all the people of the Black Wind Tribe, will it turn around and kill us?"
"How could I possibly know that? But if this giant ape really wiped out the entire Black Wind Tribe, it would be a huge help to us!"
Li Qing and Chu were not far from the soldiers, and they could get a general idea of what the soldiers were talking about and their thoughts. Li Qing was fine, but Chu's expression was not so good. It was the first time he had done something like "concealing" something, and he felt very uncomfortable.
"Wheat, I really..."
Li Qing held Chu's hand, warming it with her own strength, and whispered, "I understand, I understand everything."
Chu's voice trembled: "I don't want to see them kept in the dark."
"Believe me, this is the last time," Li Qing said softly. "And I promised you that as long as they follow orders, the remaining loyal soldiers will not be injured. This is not just compensation for deceiving them, but something they risked their lives for."
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