Chapter 37: Surround and Ambush

  The old ape tribe hid in the valley because their inheritance crystal was stolen, so they didn't dare to hunt towards the direction of the jungle overlord's gathering place.

  Although it is unknown what the limit is, it can be confirmed that a tribe of over 100 people like the old apes has definitely reached the limit.

  Perhaps due to the narrow mountain crevices, or perhaps due to the caution of these apes, in the years without the inheritance crystal, they still lived carefully, only no longer daring to actively explore the surrounding areas, but instead shrinking into the valley, waiting for the tribe's gradual extinction.

  The ancestors of the old apes were the keepers of the crystal, according to him, the strong warriors in the tribe were not the keepers of the crystal, but those who had the ability to save lives and heal wounds were often the first.

  After listening, Chen Xu also understood why the old man's attitude had changed so much. It turned out that he saw the hope of the tribe's continuation on the inheritance crystal on his own body.

  "It seems that the guess is really possible, the crystal has the property of absorbing a certain kind of spiritual energy, and this golden spiritual energy has a great help in opening up the wisdom of the apes. Although other apes do not have internal skills and no diamond divine soul to decompose the golden energy, when the crystal absorbs the spiritual energy, as the wearer, they will also be gradually affected."

  "It is likely that the closer one is to the crystal, the denser the spiritual energy in the air will be, and the more beneficial it will be for the evolution of the apes. The more crystals are merged with other crystals, the stronger their absorptive power will be, and the denser the spiritual energy will be, resulting in higher intelligence for the apes. This can be clearly seen from the difference in intelligence between the old ape and the apes in his tribe."

  "If it's really like that, then the stronger the tribe is, the higher the IQ of its apemen may be, and the wiser their leader will be. Perhaps, in the days to come, things won't be so dull!"

  He instructed the ape-man to take the excited old man aside, and Chen Xu gave him a few words of instruction, telling him to persuade his own hunting party to surrender in the upcoming battle.

  In the face of threats to life and new hope for the tribe, the old man agreed very readily, at this time he had completely become a dependent of the Fire God Tribe.

  At this, Chen Xu instructed Number One to bring some leftover meat dishes for him, causing the old ape who hadn't eaten cooked meat in many years to be moved to tears and almost offer his body in gratitude.

  Before long, a group of apes led by the ape leader's subordinate arrived to report that the hunting party from the mountain valley tribe had appeared and was now rapidly advancing in the direction of the mountain valley.

  After a moment's thought, Chen Xu let the apes return to report and wait in place. They were to follow after the hunting party had passed by, without drawing attention to themselves.

  The apeman who was sent to report flew away quickly, and Chen Xu began to arrange things on this side. Although he didn't know how many hunting teams would return, he understood that the possibility of all the hunting teams returning together was very small, which suited them just fine as they could eat them one by one.

  They also returned together this time, and when faced with being surrounded on all sides and their tribesmen being captured, they couldn't escape either.

  Encircle and annihilate reinforcements, this is Chen Xu's plan. Although the apes may not understand it, it does not hinder the smooth implementation of this plan.

  Soon, before the mountain valley, the crowd of apes hid in the dense forest, leaving only more than a hundred captives, squatting on the blank area in front of the mountain valley, tied up like a rice dumpling, and could only make some terrified humming sounds.

  In the not-too-distant red valley, it was enough to drive any emotional creature crazy, which is exactly what Chen Xu wanted.

  As for the old ape, he followed Chen Xu very obediently, hiding in the dense forest, quietly waiting for the arrival of his tribe, completely changing his attitude, ready at all times to serve as the last straw that crushes the camel, using his majesty to persuade and surrender.

  Before long, the jungle rustled, and many dense and faint footsteps came, and between the swaying branches, a figure flashed, and an exceptionally sturdy ape-man stepped out.

  As soon as he emerged from the jungle, this super ape, who was almost twice the size of two ape leaders, was stunned. Although he had seen the flames rising to the sky in the valley from a distance and had a bad premonition in his heart, when he really saw the valley that seemed to have suddenly turned into a mountain of flames, the super ape was still stunned.

  His innate fear of flames almost froze him in place instantly.

  That terrifying flame, that black smoke column floating in the air like a devil from hell, that majestic momentum, all of this made the ape man, who was considered the first warrior in the mountain valley tribe, feel the great power of nature and his own insignificance.

  At this moment, the heat wave came in an instant, even facing the overlord of the cluster jungle, the super ape did not feel so unbearable, under this momentum, he felt himself like a dry firewood, weak to the extreme.

  Soon, the branches continued to sway, and many apes walked out behind the Super Ape. One of them was slightly inferior to the Super Ape, but not much worse. The ape was taken aback at first, then glanced sideways, quickly moving from the valley to the empty space beside it, where he saw those poor captives.

  At that moment, the Super Ape No. 2 couldn't help but let out a low roar, startling all thirty or so apes around him out of their daze.

  The apes, freed from their spiritual shock, quickly sensed the presence of the tribe. Looking at the tribe members who were tied up like dumplings, these thirty robust apes, led by the super ape, couldn't help but let out a thunderous roar, even dropping the prey in their hands to the ground as they charged forward.

  "As expected, there are only two hunting parties; besides them, there should be those who haven't arrived yet!"

  Just as they stepped out of the dense forest, Chen Xu suddenly swung his arm and his apemen companions charged out with a loud cry, fully equipped with bamboo spears and stone tools, surrounding them from all sides, leaving only one direction open - the way they came.

  The two hunting teams, originally excited and agitated, suddenly encountered this situation, and one by one they all became frightened, gradually gathering together under the encirclement of Chen Xu's Fire God tribe, with their backs against the mountain valley where flames were raging towards the sky, staring at these suddenly appearing apes with shocked expressions.

  At this time, the distance between them and those captives was short, only a few steps away, but it seemed to have become a natural moat. At this moment, they were completely blocked by the dense ape warriors, and the only way left for them was to rush in the direction of the road they came from.

  Under the illumination of the terrifying flames, a group of apemen holding strange weapons were completely captured by their own tribesmen. After experiencing a day of hard labor and exhaustion, all of this made both hunting parties utterly terrified, and the beastly side of the apemen was thoroughly exposed.

  At this time, even the super-sturdy Super Ape was showing a look of shock and unease, especially after seeing the old ape following closely behind Chen Xu, his expression became even more bizarre!

  But what's more, with the leader of the ape men leading a group of apes to ambush from behind, completely blocking their last retreat, their courage finally collapsed.

  In the dark of night, the shadows were heavy, and even with the reflection of the fierce flames in the valley below, they couldn't see clearly what was going on in the dense forest. Therefore, the Super Apemen had no idea how many enemies were around them.

  At this moment, darkness stood on the side of Chen Xu's Huo Shen tribe, and intangibly gave the apes in the valley tribes a great deterrent.

  Especially at this time, when all sounds are silent, the terrified humming voices of the captives in the mountain valley tribes not far away seem to be like the drumming and bell-ringing, striking the hearts of these panicked apemen one after another.

  "It's time!"

  A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and with a pull, he pulled up the old ape behind him. Chen Xu parted the crowd and stepped out, nodding to the leader of the super apes, saying "I am Huo Shen, the leader of the Fire God tribe. Today I have come to annex your Mountain Valley tribe. Now your tribesmen are already captured by me. If you don't want them to be harmed, it's best to surrender!"

  After saying a few words and revealing his identity, Chen Xu patted the old gibbon and handed over the remaining tasks to him.

  Seeing the situation had stabilized, the old ape's eyes shifted around and he walked forward, under the complex gaze of the other apes, beginning his persuasive journey.

  Things were very simple, after the old ape man exerted his long-accumulated majesty, he also talked about the inheritance crystal, and the ape warriors who had been terrified to death threw away their weapons and walked quietly in front of the Huo Shen tribe, where they were bound by Chen Xu's warriors.

  However, only the super ape still held a weapon that had been polished into a stone hammer shape, staring fiercely at the old ape with both eyes, seemingly unappreciative of his kindness.

  A moment later, all the warriors in the tribe surrendered, even the second super-ape who was next to him. The super ape's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he let out a loud roar, throwing his weapon to the ground and suddenly kicking the earth with his foot, then like a small tank, he charged towards Chen Xuan.

  At this scene, Ape No. 1 and Captain Ape suddenly let out a loud roar, raised the bamboo spear in their hands and were about to stab it over, but was quickly stopped by Chen Xu, while the warriors who originally surrendered from the mountain valley tribe were barking excitedly, their voices filled with excitement and despair.

  "How can you make others obey if you don't establish your authority?"

  He let out a low growl, Chen Xu threw the weapon in his hand to the ground, took a step forward, and faced the ferocious super ape man. With a simple twist of his waist, he dodged this pounce.

  Before the ape-man landed, he suddenly stretched out his arms and grabbed one of the ape-man's arms. With one foot as the axis, his body suddenly rotated 360 degrees, and in an instant, he pulled up the ape-man and spun him around, slamming him heavily back to where he originally stood.

  In the midst of flying dust, before the Super Ape could struggle, Chen Xu followed up with his footsteps. Under the effect of internal energy, a powerful force burst forth, directly trampling on the Super Ape's back, and pressing down its body that was about to rise again.