Chapter 63: Bow Kill

  The stars twinkled in the dark night, and the low-hanging branches swayed gently in the howling wind. Occasionally, a bird would wake up from its slumber and let out a loud, clear cry that pierced through the night air, spreading faintly outward. However, this did not rouse the forest from its sleep; instead, it seemed to make it sleep even more soundly.

  Under the dim light of the bonfire, the place below the black cliff was floating with light and shadow, as if it were a dreamy existence. The many apes of the Bird Mountain tribe, having eaten their fill, crouched low in the shadows, each one nodding their head, making loud snoring sounds from their mouths and noses, and drooling from the corners of their mouths, as if they were having some beautiful dream.

  Suddenly, a rustling sound of leaves arose, and the few ape-men who were dozing off by the bonfire immediately became alert. They grasped their stone tools, stood up straight, and intently gazed at the dark area outside the fire's range, cautiously preparing themselves to throw the stone tools in their hands at any moment.

  "Hum, hum, hum!"

  It was as if a huge swarm of yellow hornets were dancing in the air, and a dizzying echo reverberated through the atmosphere, making the few standing apes feel a flash of light in front of them, followed by a fierce gust of wind that hit them head-on.

  Before they could make any move, the sound of "puff puff" entering the flesh came from beside them. When they looked again, countless wounds had appeared on their bodies, like a hedgehog, with long arrows inserted in them.

  Gushing fresh blood flowed straight down from the terrifying wound, taking away the lives of the apes and at the same time, also taking away all the strength inside their bodies.

  Several stone axes fell to the ground, and the sentry apes opened their mouths, letting out a low, mournful cry. Their bodies swayed slightly before crashing into the dust.

  In the howling night wind, their faint wails completely dissipated without causing any echoes. Even their fallen bodies were pulled up by black shadows darting out of the forest the moment they touched the ground, without making a sound.

  "Ahh!"

  A loud roar erupted, and the Black Rock tribe's cave suddenly let out a deafening sound. The Bird Mountain warriors who were sleeping by the bonfire pile were startled awake, grabbed their stone tools and stood up, although they were somewhat disheveled, but not panicked. Apparently, this was not the first time they had encountered such a night raid.

  "Damn it, I knew it wouldn't be this easy!"

  Throwing down the corpse in his arms, a black figure gradually became clear in the firelight, which was Chen Xu, the leader of the Fire God tribe.

  "Give me the upper hand, but there are rebels, kill without pardon!"

  The alarm sounded, and the Bird Mountain tribe warriors quickly reacted, soon forming an attacking formation under the command of the enraged Bird Feathered Ape, charging towards the Fire God tribe at the edge of the forest in a frantic but orderly manner.

  "As expected, elite."

  With a flash of his eyes, Chen Xu waved his hand, and suddenly the apes behind him rushed out of the forest, but instead of charging forward directly, they took out their bows and arrows under his arrangement, aiming at the Bird Mountain tribe's apemen who were like mad tigers.

  Upon witnessing this scene, amidst the frantic attacks, a hint of bewilderment also flashed across the eyes of the Bird Mountain tribe's apemen, as if the group of seemingly elite apemen before them appeared somewhat dull-witted.

  They actually stood in such a loose formation, and only held a small wooden stick in their hands. In their opinion, this approach was purely looking for death. When the two sides were at close quarters, they would surely sweep away the enemy and quickly dispose of these guys in front of them.

  The bird feathered ape man's eyes flashed with light, and he shouted loudly from behind. Although he had a feeling that something was not quite right in his heart, the limitations of his understanding still made him unable to predict the fate that awaited them next.

  Under the flickering flames, Chen Xu led a group of apes standing still, coldly staring at the rapidly approaching Bird Feather Tribe apes, their longbows drawn into full moons, with not a single tremble on their fingers as they nocked their arrows.

  The warriors of the Fire God tribe, who were initially intimidated by the swift and fierce attack of the Bird Mountain Ape-men, quickly regained their composure after seeing the great Fire God's calm demeanor. They drew their longbows into full moons and took aim at the front lines, following the pre-rehearsed plan.

  When the apes of Bird Mountain approached within three meters, Chen Xu's fingers holding the long arrow loosened, and a swift sound was emitted. A streak of cold light appeared under the moonlight, like a flying fairy from heaven, suddenly appearing and then disappearing into space.

  The next moment it appeared on the neck of a leading ape, causing the ape's eyes to bulge out and its body involuntarily sprinting forward several steps before falling into the dust.

  As Chen Xu made this move, the other apemen who had already received the notification also released the bowstrings in their hands, and the sound of "swish" continued to ring out. Suddenly, countless long arrows flew like flying locusts, and also like a violent rain, shooting towards the apemen on the opposite side in a fan shape.

  Although the apes' marksmanship was not sufficient, and even their shooting skills could not be described as marksmanship, at such a close distance, with the prey suddenly rushing forward in front of them, as long as they knew how to draw their bows and shoot arrows, in the darkness, there would definitely be an unlucky ape who would get shot.

  Countless mournful cries rose, and the Bird Mountain apes had not yet made contact with each other when the vanguard was completely submerged by countless feathered arrows. In the swift and violent impact process, it was not easy to stop, so after these apes were shot, other apes continued to move forward under the drive of inertia, trampling on the corpses of their fallen companions.

  What awaited them was another wave of arrow-covered attacks, and under the two waves of attacks, nearly half of the Bird Mountain Apes became hedgehogs in the covering attack of 400 feathered arrows, falling to the ground. Even if they weren't shot dead by the feathered arrows, they died under the trampling of their companions.

  After paying more than half the price, Toriyama's apes finally broke through the seemingly insurmountable distance of several meters and engaged in close combat with the fire god tribe.

  At this time, Chen Xu had the soldiers throw away their bows and arrows and switch to bamboo spears. By now, the balance of victory had completely tilted, and the power of the longbow had been proven. What followed was what was called the "Bamboo Spear".

  The Bird Feather Ape Man couldn't believe his eyes, in the blink of an eye, half of the elite warriors from his tribe had fallen, leaving him almost blind with rage.

  Fortunately, after paying such a price, his warriors finally came into close combat with the enemy. He saw very clearly that although those weapons were fierce, as long as they didn't have the distance to pull back, they couldn't be used at all.

  The Bird Feathered Ape Man had enough confidence in the combat effectiveness of his elite warriors, he believed that as long as they launched a charge, it would be enough to tear open the enemy's defense line. At that time, he would definitely tear the enemy leader into pieces to vent his hatred. However, before this, he still needed to figure out the situation with this weapon.

  Although the loss was severe, he also realized the ferocity of this weapon. Unconsciously, the light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter. If not for the consideration of the dim firelight, it's possible that he himself would have launched an attack.

  "How did this happen?"

  As the two armies approached each other, Bird Feather Ape didn't see the expected panic, but instead saw the enemy suddenly put away their longbows and take out some thick bamboo sticks from beside them, forming a diagonal upward shape, stabbing forward. His warriors' terrifying stone axes didn't even have a chance to get close to the enemy before their bodies were thoroughly pierced by the bamboo sticks.

  Endless wailing sounds rose, and in the midst of the chaos, at least twenty or thirty Bird Winged Apes fell to the ground, while only five or six Fire God Tribe apes were killed, but this was also an unavoidable thing. Zero casualties in war is a luxury even in later generations.

  The melee unfolded, and before the Bird Feather Ape People could react, under the opponent's sharp long-armed blows, their proud warrior group was completely annihilated, leaving only a dozen or so ape people who had dropped their stone tools and were squatting on the ground in surrender.

  Several apemen surrounded the Birdman, one of whom was quite robust and stepped forward to disarm him. In this situation, the Birdman also knew that resistance was futile, so he let them take away his weapons.

  The apes dispersed, and a rather unusual ape walked in, coming to his front. The bird feathered ape had a sufficient impression of this ape, just in the previous chaotic battle, he alone killed seven or eight elite warriors of the Bird Mountain tribe, his speed was unparalleled, if not mistaken, he must be the leader.

  "What kind of person are you? Are you from the Black Rock tribe? Why haven't I seen you before? Where is the leader of the Black Rock?"

  The bird feathered ape man first opened his mouth to ask, and then the residual light in the corner of his eyes saw the joyful expressions on the faces of the black rock captives around him, and he was moved to add a few more sentences.

  "You have many questions, but I only need to answer one of them for you to understand the truth. I am Huǒ Shén, the leader of the Fire God tribe. Now do you understand?"

  Chen Xu smiled slightly, took a step forward, and without hesitation, directly stretched out his hand to search the bird-like creature's body. He found a legacy crystal on its neck, which seemed to be slightly darker in color compared to the legacy crystals of the Black Rock tribe at first glance.

  "You..."

  His face changed, and the Bird Feather Ape's arm stretched out, wanting to stop the other party's movement. At this time, the ape warriors who had been standing by instantly raised their bamboo spears, pressing against his chest. They believed that as long as he made a slight move, he would be pierced like a honeycomb.

  "Alright!"

  Helplessly dropping his arm, he let the other side take away the Bird Mountain tribe's inheritance crystal. Watching the other side reveal a joyful expression while playing with his own inheritance crystal, the Bird Feather Ape people spread their shoulders and felt a bitter taste in their mouth. This was truly a case of losing a chicken to gain nothing but rice bran!

  At this time, he kept thinking that if he hadn't occupied the Black Rock tribe, but had completed the transaction with them and returned to his own tribe, it would have been great. Unfortunately, there's no medicine for regret in this world; what has happened is irreversible.

  At the moment of being dazed, Bird Feather Ape also quickly came to his senses, thinking about the conversation just now. With a strange light in his eyes, he looked up and down at Chen Xuan, asking incredulously: "You said you are the leader of the Fire God tribe? The one that possesses the magical pottery? What happened to the Black Rock tribe warriors who went to your tribe?"

  "Haha, I suppose their fate is similar to mine? With these two powerful weapons in your possession, you are indeed formidable in this jungle. We lost without regret. What do you want to do with me, speak!"

  Now that things have come to this, the bird-ape man who had finally figured everything out was also quite calm. He knew that without the inheritance crystal, his tribe wouldn't be able to survive for much longer, so he might as well be decisive.

  "What a clever ape!"

  Chen Xu's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but praise again in his heart. Holding the golden crystal in his hand, he resisted the temptation to absorb it all at once and began to interrogate the bird-feathered ape-man. To be honest, he had a lot of questions about this Stone Age, and the bird-feathered ape-man in front of him was a very suitable object.

  Thanks for the rewards from brothers, I'm sweating, today is still upside down, I'm dizzy!