Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 60 Humans are the animals most suitable for advanced evolution.

A giant bear, eight meters tall and estimated to weigh over seven tons, with a single swipe of force exceeding ten thousand kilograms; a wild boar larger than an elephant, whose charging force rivals that of a tank; and more than a dozen giant bears over three meters tall. Yet, a human, barely 1.8 meters tall and weighing less than two hundred kilograms, fought them off with equal force.

Despite the immense power of each attack from the giant bear and wild boar, which seemed capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, Wu Tong and Captain Zhou always managed to escape the attack range of the giant bear and wild boar just when they appeared to be about to be finished, and take the opportunity to inflict some damage on the giant bear and wild boar.

This scene reminded Yun Ce of the hunting scenes depicted in ancient rock paintings, where a group of stick figures wielding wooden sticks fought against super beasts like mammoths and saber-toothed tigers.

In other words, the evolution of all species actually occurs simultaneously. Wild animals can evolve to be very ferocious, but humans can also evolve to be more intelligent and more aggressive.

Just as wild animals are divided into different classes, so too are humans. Superior animals are paired with superior animals, and inferior animals with inferior animals, so that both sides can survive. The situation on Earth is not very friendly to wild animals. For even the fiercest wild animals, protected areas and zoos are the paradises where they can live carefree.

There is no doubt that the warriors of the Han Dynasty were far more powerful than those on Earth. After all, there is no human on Earth who could fight an eight-meter-tall giant bear on equal terms with a cold weapon.

Yun Ce looked up at Zhang Min, who was sitting on a large bird circling overhead. No wonder this ghost woman hadn't taken the Bear King or Pig King seriously before. Even if she mistook him, Yun Ce, for a pig demon, she only showed hunting desires and playful thoughts.

The Wild Boar King, Zhu Nu, had a piece of its nose cut off by Captain Zhou's longsword. The boar never returned to human form and instead fought Captain Zhou in its beast form, creating a chaotic and fierce battle.

Given the vast difference in strength, the most unfortunate were the giant bears under the Bear King's command. Some were stabbed to death by Captain Zhou's longsword, some were gouged to death by Zhu Nu's tusks, and the most terrifying was Wu Tong's flying claw. When this thing flew out, it was like a shuttle. After piercing the flesh, it would first open and then violently contract. When the flying claw left the body, a large crater would appear where the shuttle had struck.

Yun Ce watched for a full two hours, and only the two strongest beasts and two people remained on the battlefield. The beasts were still attacking each other, but the two relied on each other and continued to fight tirelessly.

Thus, the outcome is already quite clear.

The bear tried several times to put the Dragon Ball back into its mouth, but unfortunately, the Dragon Ball seemed unwilling to listen to it. It was deeply obsessed with bathing in moonlight and refused to return to the bear's mouth until it had absorbed enough energy.

Seeing this, Yun Ce stared at the wristband on his hand and fell into deep thought. His dragon ball didn't seem to have much desire to absorb moonlight, but it was initially very interested in absorbing his body.

The dog threw out a lot of silver needles, and now quite a few have returned. Looking at the wristband that has turned silver-white again, Yun Ce asked the dog.

"Is it done?"

"It's all done. A needle has been inserted into the Dragon Ball. We're ready to establish contact."

"How to say?"

"It's about telling that Dragon Ball that there's a better energy source here that it can absorb."

"You're not talking about me as the energy source, are you?"

"Let's lure it over first. Old Egg is already itching for it. I've calculated that there's a greater than 70% chance that it will be absorbed by Old Egg. We can take a gamble."

"Seventy percent?"

"A 70% win rate is already very high. For someone with even a little ambition, a 50% win rate would be a gamble with their life on the line."

"Alright, I'll take a gamble. Now, what do we do? I want to run. Those two are just too terrifying. I can take on one, but if I take on two, even if I win, my losses will be extremely heavy, not to mention there's that damned woman watching from above."

Just as Yun Ce and E Ji were about to run away, they saw the Pig King's furious howling creating obvious ripples in the air. Yun Ce quickly hid behind a tree. A violent hissing sound came from the battlefield. Yun Ce hurriedly pressed his back against the tree trunk. Soon, a sharp pain came from his back. He reached back and grabbed, and actually pulled out seven or eight straight pig bristles like steel needles from the painful spot.

If even a hidden astray like him was in such a state, Yun Ce couldn't believe that the bears in the center of the battlefield, Wu Tong, and Captain Zhou could be in any better shape. He secretly peeked over and, sure enough, the battlefield was a horrific sight. This time, the Pig King, Zhu Nu, had launched almost all of his bristles at once, leaving the once majestic Pig King bald from the back of his head to his back.

The bear king covered its eyes with its paws, which were covered with dozens of pig bristles. Many more bristles were tied to its body, gleaming coldly in the moonlight.

Wu Tong hid behind Captain Zhou, whose outer robe was tattered and riddled with boar bristles. However, the bristles that could pierce tree trunks could not pierce his armor.

After launching the bristles, Zhu Nu looked extremely weak. Wu Tong's grappling hook flew over and burrowed into Zhu Nu's neck. As Zhu Nu howled and broke free of the grappling hook, a piece of flesh the size of a basketball had already been taken away by Wu Tong's grappling hook.

The flock of birds in the sky cried out a few times, no longer circling low, but rising rapidly. It seemed that Zhu Nu's indiscriminate attack had harmed everyone. Taking advantage of the birds flying away, Yun Ce used tree trunks to quickly leap through the forest. After a few darting movements, he plunged into the woods, found the furtive chestnut horse, and rode it wildly towards Fanzi Mountain, where he had previously hidden.

Although Yun Ce didn't know what Xiong Pi's ultimate move was, he figured it couldn't be much weaker than Zhu Nu's. He had already won 70% of the battle, so there was no need for him to suffer collateral damage.

On Earth, this is called "a bright moon and few stars." Here, once the full moon appears, the stars are no longer visible in the sky, and the earth is as bright as if it were illuminated by an incandescent light bulb, making it the perfect time to run away.

It ran for almost fifteen miles in one go before being stopped by the dog. If it ran any further, it would lose its sense of the battlefield.

Even without sensing it, one could tell how intense the battle was. A mournful howl of a bear, even after running for nearly fifteen miles, accurately conveyed the bear's anger to his ears. Not only that, the birds that had been roosting for the night were also startled by the howl and took flight, densely covering the sky above the forest and lingering there for a long time.

"The bear transformed into a ball of flesh and rolled back and forth on the battlefield. Its claws were like knives, cutting the forest into a mess. The armored man between the two was slashed by one claw and was seriously injured. The pig king was slashed seven or eight times before he finally began to flee."

"The Bear King is finished."

"No, he forcibly bit the Dragon Ball in his mouth and rolled it down the cliff. That ghost woman you mentioned chased after him on a big bird."

Yun Ce said with a sigh, "It's better that they escaped."

Gouzi Xueyun Ce sneered, "What are you running for? Look to your left. If you're going to run away, you're only fast. Otherwise, you'll still end up in their encirclement."

Yun Ce quickly turned his head to look, and saw a black line suddenly appear on the wasteland. This black line cut across from a distance, and after a moment, the earth began to tremble. When it got closer, Yun Ce realized that all those coming were cavalry, black-armored cavalry, and all of them were riding Thunder Smoke Beasts.

He quickly pulled out his binoculars and looked over. He saw that all the cavalrymen were covered in black armor and were galloping across the wasteland with ease. The rugged road, bushes, and weeds did not hinder their progress at all.

They had just reached the Black Forest when a large cavalry force automatically split into many squads of a hundred men each, and they ran off in various predetermined directions.

Because of that bear howl, many wild animals of all kinds ran out of the forest, the most numerous of which were disgusting dog skins.

Despite their small number, the cavalrymen had set up excellent battle positions. No matter where the wild beasts came from, they either died from their lances or swords, or from their ranged attacks.

Contrary to Yun Ce's expectations, there was no chaos or escapes. As the group advanced, they gradually drove the surging wild beasts back into the forest.

Behind this group of people came a group of state soldiers dressed in khaki clothes. They were responsible for inspecting the wild animals killed by the black-armored cavalry. The method of inspection was to burn them. If they found any that were still breathing, they would kill them all, leaving no survivors.

The smooth and fluid formation of the black-armored cavalry left Yun Ce speechless. This was the first time he had ever seen such elite cavalry. At that moment, Yun Ce really wondered where Hong Guniang and Pei Chuan's rabble got the audacity to rebel against them.

In the past, Yun Ce would always hear the government say when setting up defenses that a 500-meter or 1-kilometer radius should be sealed off with a certain person as the center. Sealing off a 2-kilometer radius required reporting to a very high-ranking leader to confirm.

It's common sense that every doubling of the lockdown distance requires five times the manpower.

As for a dense blockade of ten miles in radius like this, three thousand men are clearly not enough, even if they are cavalry.

A violent commotion came from the distant forest, and many large trees fell one after another. Soon, a huge pig appeared in Yun Ce's binoculars.

At this moment, the Pig King looked extremely miserable. Not only was he covered in wounds, but there was also a deep pit next to his neck that was still bleeding. Even though the Pig King was huge, the pit was still very noticeable.

No cavalry could withstand the charge of such a ferocious beast. The cavalry's originally well-organized blockade was suddenly breached, and behind the boar king followed a number of various wild animals attempting to escape the forest.

The cavalry did not choose to confront the boar king head-on. The two cavalry units followed the boar king at a leisurely pace. At first, the boar king was the lead goose, and the two cavalry units formed a V-shaped wing, firmly blocking the escaped beasts. After the boar king had run a mile, the beasts that had been fleeing behind it had been completely slaughtered by the cavalry.

Leaving the mountains, a flat wasteland stretched before them. The pig king let out a mournful cry, knowing that its end was near.

(End of this chapter)