Chapter Thirty-Three: The Powerful Tribe

  "Could it be that this valley is not actually a valley, but rather a true plain? And in the far distance, could it truly be a vast grassland? This direction should be heading south, where the climate is warm and suitable for grasslands. In that case, it's not bad at all!"

  He swallowed his saliva, and Chen Xu was obviously shocked by what he saw before him.

  Originally, he thought that the Stone Age was the age of the jungle, and apart from the jungle, there were no deserts, grasslands or oases, but the scene before him seemed to have shattered his understanding.

  "Never mind, let's take a look at that ape tribe first. Even if there is a grassland, it's probably in an extremely distant place. With my current tribal power, considering these things is still too far-fetched!"

  After a moment, Chen Xuan recovered from the shock, let out a low sigh, dispelled some of the distracting thoughts in his mind, and continued to move forward through the thistle thicket.

  Although the mugwort was dry and hard, and grew relatively densely, under his powerful internal energy assistance, his body could always pass through the gaps in the mugwort, so the sound caused was not loud.

  The farther he walked forward, the more open the valley became, and Chen Xu's idea about the plain became firmer.

  Just a little further in, he found that the valley began to shrink again, and the degree of shrinkage was very large. Walking less than a few miles, it shrank back to the point where only one person could pass through.

  However, here, the wormwood has not stopped, but has grown stubbornly on the road, through the mountain seams, and continues to extend indefinitely.

  From Chen Xu's line of sight, it was easy to find that this mountain seam was not long, and it was only more than ten meters in length. The other end of the mountain seam quickly opened up, and without thinking, it was another vast expanse of wormwood heaven and earth.

  However, he did not continue to move forward from here. Because near the cliff wall nearby, in a relatively sparse area of wormwood, there was a small pool of water.

  Not far from the Shui Tang, there are many boulders that have fallen from the cliffs, ranging in size from large to small. However, when combined, they form a structure similar to an open-air building of later generations.

  With Chen Xu's current hearing, he could clearly hear the continuous calls of the apemen coming from the cracks in the rugged mountain rocks. Looking closely, he could also see glimpses of the apemen's bodies flashing by.

  "That's it!"

  His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly determined his destination. Chen Xu's body moved swiftly, and he suddenly rose from the ground, rapidly advancing through the grass thicket, soon approaching the rocky forest.

  Taking advantage of the sudden flight of birds in the forest above, he aimed at a weathered stone peak and climbed up like an ape, quickly reaching the top of the peak and entering a hole.

  Thus, the entire scene of the rock forest fell into his line of sight, and the tribes in the rock forest were naturally revealed without a doubt.

  Only in the natural rock formations, a few places where the thatched grass was cleared, sat several apes, holding polished stone tools, with their eyes closed resting.

  On a flat, large stone not far from them, several pieces of mangled meat were laid out, with thousands of holes and wounds, making people unbearable to look at. Without looking, Chen Xuan understood that this should be the remaining meat of King Kong, and these apes should be the people from that hunting team.

  After counting carefully, Chen Xu found that there were fifteen people in this hunting team. Including the two captives he had caught, there were seventeen people in total.

  If the other hunting teams in the tribe were of this scale, judging from the two captives' attitude, this hunting team should not be less than three, otherwise they would not have been so confident.

  His heart moved, and his gaze passed over the fifteen sturdy apes, Chen Xu saw other apes in the tribe, but these apes were not like what he had imagined.

  Not to mention those robust male apemen, even the female apewomen are exceptionally robust, with muscle blocks on their bodies that seem no less impressive than those of the male apemen in the hunting party.

  What's more, what made him frown deeply was that these apemen seemed to be holding weapons in their hands. Judging from the way they moved between rocks, all of them were extremely agile, as if they were walking on flat ground. In this way, the ferocity of these apemen's combat power could almost be imagined.

  What surprised him even more was that the highest-ranking member of this group of apes seemed not to be the robust ape in the hunting party, but rather the withered and thin old man who was lounging in the sun, being waited on by several female apes.

  This can be seen from the fact that the flesh obtained from the Vajra body is first supplied to the thin old apes, and those coarse apes seem to be filled with reverence when facing the gaze of the elder.

  This gaze was not unfamiliar to Chen Xu, because in his own tribe, he had always enjoyed this kind of attention!

  Associated with the two captives who had a special status, the ape-man who warned them not to approach the Western hunting grounds, Chen Xuan quickly understood the identity of this old man.

  "Damn it, although there are still apes in the cave that haven't come out yet, but right before my eyes, there are already more than 70 apes, and each of these apes is agile. The most deadly thing is that there is an old ape who doesn't know the way, could he be the shaman of the tribe?"

  "No wonder those two ape-like prisoners had that kind of expression! With this level of combat power, even King Kong would be done for! The most important thing is, I didn't come here to kill people. If I killed them all, what's the point? To subdue them, I must capture them alive, but looking at their appearance, they don't seem like they'll cooperate!"

  "What should I do?!"

  Gritting his teeth, Chen Xu never thought he would encounter such a situation.

  He clearly understood that this was not the true strength of the tribe, and although the apes in front of him were also unusually sturdy, they were still weaker than those fifteen hunting teams.

  It is clear that they were not the main hunting personnel.

  This way of calculation, there must be some hunting teams that have not returned yet. If they all come back, Chen Xu can hardly imagine the combat power of this tribe!

  If it's an ambush, he can definitely take down the tribe. But if it's a head-on confrontation, just the 15 sturdy apemen from the hunting party can beat him to a pulp!

  But if it's a sneak attack, this is a huge project. If the other side becomes alert, they will not only fail to steal the chicken but also lose their rice.

  What's more, most importantly, he doesn't have the American time to slowly deal with this tribe now, the black gorillas under the cliff are like timed bombs, exploding at any moment.

  If another one or two came, Chen Xu would have no confidence to resist. No need for anything else, a single intact black gorilla would be enough to make them extinct!

  "Grandma's, I didn't want to either, but this can't be blamed on me, brothers, good luck to you all!"

  A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he took in the lay of the land, his gaze sweeping over the withered grasses. Many strategies flashed through Chen Xu's mind, but tactics like surrounding and relieving, sudden attacks, luring the enemy in deep, and feigned attacks were all discarded. In the end, only one plan remained: fire attack!

  Looking at the situation here, just one fire is needed to ignite all the Artemisia grass in the gaps not far from him. At that time, smoke and flames will rise everywhere, and these apes have no other way out except for running away on this path.

  Unless they have the courage to break through the fire and run to the other side of the mountain, but Chen Xu is not worried about this at all. Although the apes have gained some wisdom, most of them are still driven by their biological instincts, and their fear of flames is deeply ingrained in their bones.

  Not to mention apes, it's just a group of modern people here, and they will also flee in another direction.

  Chen Xu only needs to lead his troops, waiting around the mountain crevice on the other side, catching one as soon as they come out, just like catching pigs in a previous life, simple and effortless.

  As for the process of subjugation after capture, it's much simpler. Just kill a few troublemakers and give the ordinary people in the tribe a full meal, and everything will be perfect.

  This is the advantage of the Stone Age, never having to worry about how to persuade captives to surrender, natural law will naturally take care of everything.

  Having made the plan, Chen Xu didn't stay any longer, lest he be discovered and alert the other party, which would spoil everything.

  Sneak down from the rocky peak, taking advantage of the apes' inattention, and stealthily return to where I originally waited. Follow the original route back, quickly passing through the thistle thickets.

  After a short while, Chen Xu completed his withdrawal and passed through the middle of the cliff wall with one line of sky light, re-entering the dense forest.

  At this time, Ape No. 1 was still guarding the grassland with someone, and the captain of the ape team had not yet brought the people he needed, it seemed that it would take a considerable amount of time.

  Seeing this scene, Chen Xu thought for a moment and decided to take advantage of the opportunity to climb up the mountain ridge to take a look.

  After all, it's easy to start a fire, but starting one at the end of a canyon is more difficult. Now it seems that the only way is to drop from high altitude, so we must first detect on the cliffs on both sides of the valley.

  Having made up his mind, Chen Xu ordered the Ape Man No. 1 to continue waiting here, and if the leader of the Ape Men returned, he could lead them to hide on the side of the dense forest first, waiting for his return.

  And he himself then slipped into the dense forest, this time not running towards the mountain valley mouth, but quickly climbing up the cliffs on both sides of the valley in the dense forest.

  It has to be said that the vegetation on the cliff is very dense, and its density is almost more intense than the small mountain where Chen Xu was originally from. It's unknown how it grew like this.

  In the dense vegetation, there are some towering trees with thick vines as thick as human legs climbing up, like a man-made ladder.

  However, there were more vines hanging in the forest, providing a sufficient leverage point for agile characters. Here, Chen Xu was able to imitate the Monkey King, relying on his powerful arms and internal skills to quickly grab the vines and climb forward.

  Its speed is almost instantaneous, reaching ten meters in an instant, which is extremely fast.

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