Traveling through the primitive world: I was a priest in the tribe

It wasn't a brilliant plan to begin with, and the teammates weren't very familiar with each other and weren't working in sync. They had originally wanted to cut the Gordian knot, but now it dragged on and took a long time. Finally, after all the vines that could be seen on the edge of the cliff were cut off, thick smoke slowly rose from the cave below. It seemed that something had finally caught fire.

Qing Jiu signaled everyone to hide. He walked to the edge of the cliff and took a look. It should be something wet that was on fire. The smoke was black and thick and nothing could be seen. The arrows over there were probably shot out and had stopped. He began to check along the edge of the cliff just in case there was anything missed.

"Be careful!" Xishi, who was hiding behind the bushes, suddenly shouted. Qingjiu turned around and saw a large ape climbing up from the other side. His eyes were red and there were wounds on his body caused by arrows. A lot of blood was flowing out, mixed with the burnt hair, making him look embarrassed and hideous.

Two apes who were in the same situation also jumped up, and a few dogs nearby bared their teeth, lay on the ground, and made threatening growls.

The hunters who were originally lying in ambush in the bushes quickly surrounded them.

Knowing that this was the only way out, the three apes who came up did not hesitate and immediately launched an attack. It seemed that they had realized the benefits of tools after seeing Jilang and the others use weapons and tools last time. Two of them were holding wooden sticks as thick as bowls, and the other one seemed to have not found anything suitable, so he picked up a freshly cut vine and swung it around, moving the surrounding air. The sound of "whoosh whoosh whoosh" was heard all the time. If someone was hit by it, his skin would be torn apart immediately.

The apes were originally two or three times larger than ordinary people, and now they were holding a two-meter-long wooden stick. These later hunters could not get close to them at all, and they dared not to go.

Xishi and Qingjiu looked at each other, and each raised the long knives in their hands to chop the "weapons" in their hands. The blades were sharp, and chopping wood and vines was easier than cutting vegetables. The others followed suit and started chopping around the apes.

Due to the pressure of numbers and sharp weapons, the apes were soon forced to retreat step by step towards the edge of the cliff.

"Ahhhh!!!" A cry came from the bottom of the cliff. It was a bit childish. It seemed to be the little ape. It seemed to be injured or burned, and it let out a fearful and angry roar.

The few apes who were originally retreating became very angry when they heard the sound. They stopped retreating and waved the short "weapons" in their hands in a disorderly manner, making the same ugly roar, trying to drive away the humans who had been besieging them. A lot of blood came out of their hands because of their random movements, and it dripped everywhere.

Qing Jiu wiped off the blood on his cheek and said, "Be alert, they want to fight for their cubs' survival. They won't retreat blindly anymore. Those who are injured should retreat."

Several people took a few steps back, covering the places where they were accidentally hit or rubbed, but they did not leave the battle circle.

The orangutan's weakness is the neck, but the neck is protected by a thick layer of fat, so it is difficult to kill it with one blow. The rest of the body has thick skin and flesh, so even with a sharp knife, Qing Jiu used 70% of his strength to chop it down, but it would only leave a bloody trail and would not be able to seriously injure them.

However, a master can be defeated by a random punch. As time passed, the ape had more and more wounds on his body. The blood splattered from the wounds seemed to dye the ground under his feet red. In the end, he was no match for these people and fell down one by one powerlessly.

But there are still apes under the cliff, and we can't be sure how many there are, and we can't observe the specific situation. We can only see that the smoke is getting less and less, which means that the fire may have stopped.

Several dogs were barking along the path where the ape-man climbed up. Xishi went over to take a look. There were no vines here, only a few protruding rocks. The ape-man must have used these rocks as footholds to climb up. They were also smart and did not consider the vines as the only way out.

Suddenly, Liefeng roared towards the bottom of the cliff, and there were also rustling sounds and sounds of rocks falling from the bottom of the mountain.

"Oh no, a few apes are following the vines down the mountain." A young man in the hunting team suddenly spoke up. His eyesight was very good, and even though the smoke had not yet dissipated, he could vaguely see a few dark figures.

This mountain is not low. If they accidentally step on empty air or the vines break, they will probably fall into a pool of meat. But the few surviving apes can't care about that. They have to take the risk, otherwise they will all die here.

"We can't let them go." Qing Jiu said. The revenge of the apes was no weaker than that of the wolves. If any of them escaped alive, they would definitely come back later. He turned around and asked the hunter with good eyesight, "Can you see how many there are?"

"There are four, I think."

Qing Jiu looked at Xi Shi, who nodded slightly, agreeing with the man's judgment.

"Xishi, you take a small team to guard up there and check if there are any missed ones. Check the cave as well. I will go and meet up with Sashi and the others to chase these apes." Qingjiu arranged that they would bring a rope when they came out, and they must check the cave at that time to make sure not to miss any.

After Sa Shi and the others lit the fire, they rushed over from there as planned. Now they should be able to meet them when they go down the mountain.

Because of the possible tracking, Qing Jiu brought Ermao and Sanmao along. These guys usually look crazy, but they are great heroes in the wild, especially Ermao, whose judgment of smell and direction is sometimes even better than Liefeng.

Damao had been injured, and although he could still run fast, he was nowhere near as fast as before. We could let him and Liefeng stay and help check the cave.

In the tribe, Ji Lang sat there restlessly watching the sky getting darker and darker until it was completely dark.

This shouldn't be the case. Normally, they should have taken action around five o'clock. The altitude here is high, so it gets dark late. Most of the time, it gets completely dark after half past nine. But it's almost eleven o'clock now, and there's still no movement.

The yard, which usually would have been quiet by now, was equally quiet at this moment, except that the light outside the doorway was on. Insects of all sizes were flying around the flashlight, and their magnified shadows were flickering in the yard, making the quiet yard filled with people seem even more eerie.

Even Guo Qi, who was calm and not worried at the beginning and even spoke a word or two from time to time, fell silent. This had been going on for too long and was very abnormal. According to Xi Shi and Qing Jiu's leg speed, they could have run back and forth to the ape's cave three times during this period of time. Moreover, they had agreed at the time that they would retreat immediately if there was anything unusual during the operation, such as if they found that the number of apes was too large or their tactics did not work. However, they had not come back for such a long time, which meant that perhaps the tactics were successful at the beginning, but there were variables later.

Ji Lang drove away the mosquitoes that came over from time to time, and whispered to Xiaoman, who was sitting next to him and leaning against him drowsily, "Let's sleep inside? There are a lot of mosquitoes outside." In this deep mountain forest, there are so many mosquitoes that they can eat people. Even though they had lit several bundles of dried wormwood in front of them to repel mosquitoes, some of them were still so blind that they kept buzzing over them.

Xiaoman rubbed his sore eyes and shook his head, "Father and I will wait for Qing to come back together." After saying that, he scratched his little arm. There were already several big lumps on the half of his arm that was exposed.

Ji Lang sighed and pulled the clothes covering him closer to cover the exposed skin that would be bitten by mosquitoes.

Even Uncle Lin was sitting in the yard with his coat on, looking up at the sky from time to time. Fortunately, it was a sunny night with a moon, so it wouldn't be too dark outside, and it would be easier for them to move around outside, but... this was too abnormal. Let's not talk about the fact that Xishi was not taught by him, but he did teach Qingjiu a lot when he was a child. Although his abilities far exceeded those of ordinary people, he had been a steady and cautious person since he was a child and would not take risks easily.

Although Sa Shi is a bit reckless and impatient, he is not the kind of person who overestimates his own abilities. He always does things within the scope of his ability and will not go too far. Besides, with Qing Jiu and Xi Shi together, they are unlikely to cause any trouble.

But... I don’t know if those new guys can be relied on.

Everyone had their own thoughts and waited in silence.