Chapter 42: The Beast Horde's Raid

  Apart from this, large-scale stone tool production was also put on the agenda. Before the advent of sharp metals like copper and iron as cutting tools, stone tools were a good alternative.

  Of course, the few hard bones left by that giant ape also became the main object of grinding. Compared to stone tools, hard bones seem closer to copper and iron products, but their number is still too small.

  Under Chen Xu's command, the entire tribe moved forward in an orderly and stable manner, with new changes almost every moment, making huge progress every hour.

  The Huǒshén tribe, like a speeding train, under the leadership of Chen Xu, is moving forward every moment in a way that transcends history.

  "This appearance, it seems like some tribes' appearance, but still need to build some thatched cottages, just now is a bit early, until the summer has passed, and autumn and winter seasons have arrived, it should be put on the agenda!"

  At dusk, looking at the busy and smiling faces of the people by the bonfire, Chen Xu, who had climbed into the mountain cave, couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smile on his lips.

  Undoubtedly, being able to bring modern civilization to this Stone Age in such a short period of time is very fulfilling.

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  "This is the foundation of my rise in this barbaric land, with the Fire God tribe as my base. I believe that soon, my sphere of influence will expand from here, expanding all the way to the north and south of the great river. At that time, I will see the true nature of this era. Hopefully, don't let me down!"

  With a sigh, Chen Xu's gaze swept to the distance, as if trying to dispel his worries, but in an instant, his eyes widened uncontrollably.

  Only on the side of this forest that had been scorched by fire, those trees seemed to be like waves, starting to fluctuate constantly, as if some gentle breeze was blowing gently, but Chen Xuan understood that this was absolutely not a gentle breeze, because no gentle breeze could present a wavy advance.

  This scene was very familiar to him. Before, when Jīn Gāng (Golden Strong) advanced in the jungle, the situation was similar, only the ripples in front of him now were much larger than what Jīn Gāng had stirred up at that time, but the degree was much milder.

  "Are those guys back again?"

  His heart skipped a beat, Chen Xu's mind was racing with thoughts, and under the shock, he quickly denied his own idea, muttering to himself "No, the Golden Eagles are the overlords of the forest, once they step out of their territory, they will face the outcome of other overlords' unyielding struggle. If they win, they will naturally occupy new territories and won't come back."

  "If they were defeated, they would naturally be wiped out without a single one left alive, so this is absolutely not the counterattack of the Golden Gang. Could it be another beast group?!"

  "Damn it, is this a war over territory? I knew things wouldn't be that simple!"

  Thinking of this, he couldn't stay any longer, his arm stretched out to grab the rope ladder, and his body jumped down from the cliff. Under the powerful force, he quickly arrived at the bottom of the mountain cliff, shouting loudly.

  As soon as Chen Xu made this move, the apes who were busy below the cliff suddenly put down their work in surprise and stood up straight. After hearing his shout, they immediately reacted and gathered towards his position.

  "All the warriors of the hunting party set up bamboo spears and bows and arrows in front of the fence to defend, while other apemen took bamboo spears and stone tools and also went to the side of the fence, preparing to meet the attack of the beast group!"

  With a few loud shouts, Chen Xu quickly issued the order and assigned several robust apes, including Super Ape, to both sides of the fence for support. He himself led more than twenty apes in a direct charge towards the open gate, stopping at the edge of the trap pit.

  The apemen were stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and executed Chen Xu's orders under the shouts of the ape general and others, although they still didn't know what had happened this time.

  In a short while, more than 220 apes had gathered around the fence, forming a circular defensive formation. Each ape was armed, and the hunting team's apes even drew their bows, pulling the strings back to full moon shape, aiming at the **unceasing jungle.

  After a moment, a loud howl rose in the jungle, and the dense jungle suddenly parted, as if a tide of jackals burst out and charged straight into this area.

  Chen Xu thought that this place was not easy to occupy, every piece of land had its ruler, and the Golden Monkey was driven away by the big fire, it's unknown whether it occupied a new territory elsewhere or died on the way. Anyway, they won't come back. However, this piece of land where the flames have been extinguished is also not something that the Ape people can easily keep.

  To occupy this land, one must show determination to the beasts in the jungle. This time, it is a large pack of dhole dogs wandering nearby that has come to seize the land.

  As for whether these are vanguards or if there are other organisms behind them, that is unknown.

  The pack of jackals mainly came from the south, so the southern direction was hit the hardest. However, based on what Chen Xu saw earlier, there should be beast packs appearing in other directions as well.

  It's just that for some reason, it seems like only a few jackals are making surprise attacks from the north and east.

  In his mind, Chen Xuan quickly turned his thoughts and swept a glance at the black tide rushing towards the south fence with bared teeth and claws. He waved his hand and shouted, indicating that the other apemen should not move rashly, but only let Ape No. 1 lead ten ape warriors to leave the formation and go to the south to help defend.

  Soon, the howling and surging jackals rushed to the front of the fence. Faced with this suddenly appearing three-meter-high fence, the jackals were clearly somewhat unadapted, and the huge torrent seemed to have hit a reef.

  Except for a few that failed to brake and crashed into the fence, being pinned instantly, the others quickly scattered in both directions, soon dispersing around the fence.

  At this sight, Chen Xu immediately issued the attack order. Instantly, the apes outside the fence threw their stone tools at the jackals, and the elite ape warriors used their three-meter-long bamboo spears to inflict massive damage on the jackals through the gaps in the fence.

  It was those who held bows and arrows, under Chen Xu's command, who reluctantly put down their bows and arrows, and instead used bamboo spears and stone tools to deal a huge blow to these creatures.

  The jackals, who had circled the fence several times, finally found the gap on the back after paying a heavy price and swarmed up in a swarm.

  In the midst of the turbulent dust, a pit collapsed, and more than ten hyenas fell into the three-meter-deep pit, where they were directly pierced by bamboo spears and wooden clubs, leaving those who didn't die to be stabbed to death by Chen Xu and the apemen behind him.

  With this huge pit blocking, the remaining hyenas, although they rushed to their deaths, were still completely blocked in the pit after Chen Xu brought other apemen to this place, and none of them could rush into the enclosure.

  For a time, the entire jungle was filled with a sweet and bloody aura. The charge of more than 200 hyenas was suddenly dismantled in front of a simple fence.

  Not even harming a single ape-man, yet being thoroughly crippled!

  It has to be said that this is a great victory for humanity in the Stone Age, but even so, Chen Xu still doesn't have any intention of relaxing, looking at the deep and dense forest, his eyebrows involuntarily furrowed.

  He hadn't forgotten what he had seen on the cliff earlier.

  These more than 200 wolves alone cannot create such a situation, let alone the loud howling sound before the wolf attack, which is not something these wolves can produce.

  "Don't be careless, throw out the jackal's corpse from the pitfall, and re-supply the broken bamboo spears and wooden sticks. The real test has only just begun!"

  A loud roar, and some slackening apemen were shocked awake. Chen Xu quickly walked around the venue, continuously issuing one instruction after another.

  Under his command, those wretched jackals were dragged away from their original positions, and the discarded bamboo spears and stone tools were also picked up.

  It didn't take long for the hyena corpses near the fence to be cleared, and the weapons in the hands of the apemen were replenished once again. At this time, the massive hyena pack finally became afraid, facing the heavy cost of having fifty or sixty hyenas killed, the other hyenas that had been lurking nearby let out a howl and retreated into the forest with their tails between their legs.

  But soon they came out again, only this time it was their corpses that emerged.

  The thicket parted, and a group of gigantic black wolves, resembling small calves, emerged silently, their eyes gleaming with a faint light. Their mouths were still dripping with deep red blood, which came from the jackals in front of them.

  "So it was you!"

  Taking a deep breath, Chen Xu's eyes flashed with understanding as he finally grasped the true enemy of this battle. The previous pack of jackals were just a group of driven cannon fodder. Now that they had lost their value as cannon fodder and had also probed the depth of the enemy, there was no need for them to continue existing. It was time to bring out the big guns.

  Grey giant wolves leaped out one by one, under the shroud of twilight sunlight, as if a black mysterious spring, with beautiful and extraordinary body shape, their movements were so captivating.

  Chen Xu simply counted the number of wolves in the pack, and the result was a staggering figure that made his scalp numb. The wolf pack had at least one hundred wolves, and there were even more!

  The pack of wolves dispersed, and a deep red, gigantic wolf the size of an old ox emerged, walking with elegant steps. The circle of silver fur on its neck clearly distinguished it from the other giant wolves.

  As soon as this wolf emerged, all the other wolves were intimidated and lowered their heads, flashing their fierce eyes, expressing their reverence.

  The wolf's blue eyes flashed twice, and he scanned the fence with a somewhat strange gaze. He looked at the crowd of apes waiting behind the fence, and a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes.

  That's right, Chen Xu saw it clearly, the pseudo-human color in the eyes of this head wolf was very obvious, almost comparable to that of an old ape, and its intelligence was indeed extraordinary.

  With a low howl, the wolf's gaze swept over the crowd of apes, directly locking onto Chen Xuan standing behind the pit, as if knowing he was the leader of this tribe. It opened its large mouth, revealing a human-like sneer, and then lifted its paw, pointing straight at the nearly destroyed pit ravaged by the hyenas.

  In an instant, a pack of wolves surged forward, like a black tide, collectively charging towards the gap in the fence!