Traveling through time to cultivate immortality: a life and death test

Chapter 400: Inspecting the Troops on the Battlefield

The navy's training was in full swing. With the distribution of skills, instruments, and elixirs throughout the army, the individual combat capabilities of the ape army were very strong. Therefore, naval training mainly focused on improving teamwork and coordination between warships.

Three years passed quietly, and all the monkeys who had been in seclusion broke through and returned to the team.

Directly south of Skull Island lies a deep yet calm bay, ideal for a harbor. Over a hundred Skeleton Warships are neatly arrayed in the harbor, their mighty vessels exuding a chilling, murderous aura. Two teams of imposing ape soldiers stand on the side of the ships, clubs in hand, their gazes fixed squarely ahead. Atop the warships, a massive black flag flutters in the wind. Crafted from the skin of the island's Level 2 monster, the Black Tiger, it's embroidered with a ferocious skull and two crossed bones, exuding a sinister, menacing aura. Combined with the warships' two massive, cold cannon muzzles, a surge of menacing aura permeates the air, a chilling atmosphere that has so captivated the sirens of the area, forcing them to flee early.

King Kong had also changed into a suit of armor and wielded the magical walking staff Liu Xing had forged specifically for him. The staff weighed 13,000 kilograms! He wore a golden crown with two long feathers, looking majestic. He was currently on the top floor of the giant building, asking Liu Xing for instructions before the battle.

"King Kong, listen up and attack!" Liu Xing issued the order.

"Yes!" King Kong clasped his fists and loudly accepted the order, then turned and flew towards the command platform.

The level 10 monster moved incredibly quickly, appearing on the harbor's command platform in an instant, seemingly teleporting. Liu Xing also strolled to the rooftop balcony, gazing out over the harbor. Ten years of training, only one day of deployment. He had invested so much effort, and now it all depended on the outcome. He was filled with anticipation.

King Kong revealed his true form, a three-hundred-foot-tall figure standing majestically on the command platform. The aura of a Level 10 demon beast enveloped the entire arena, stirring the ape army and instilling an instinctive fear. Some apes, overwhelmed by the imposing aura, could not help but growl in discomfort. The commanders of each army immediately called out to reorganize and expand the troops to prevent them from further embarrassment.

"Apes are primates. Although their intelligence is higher than that of other monster tribes, it is far inferior to that of humans. After ten years of training, the ape army below level five can barely obey orders. Apart from simple teamwork, the most they focus on is improving their individual combat effectiveness. Such a loose team is probably more than enough to fight monsters, but if it really fights against a human army of the same strength, it will be vulnerable." Liu Xing shook his head when he saw the agitated ape army.

"However, the intelligence of monkeys above level five is almost the same as that of humans. After ten years of training, they can remain calm when facing the pressure of a level ten monster. They are barely useful." Liu Xing thought silently in his heart.

King Kong frowned at the chaotic ape army below. He was no longer a novice beast. Ten years of daily companionship with the Marshal had sharpened his vision and insight by more than tenfold. How could an army that couldn't even withstand the enemy's aura truly be effective? He seemed to sense the Marshal's disapproving gaze, and a flush of shame washed over him, a pang of guilt for the failings of his own people.

"Roar!" King Kong roared, and the ape army instantly fell silent. However, the king's roar, clearly filled with discontent, terrified the thousand-man and ten-thousand-man commanders present, and they couldn't help but sweat.

Ape Two, Ape Three, and Ape Four were captains of ten thousand men, each leading an army. The Green Ape led two armies, for a total of five armies, each with ten thousand men. The following fifty captains of a thousand men were all exceptionally powerful beings of Level Five or above. Of course, there were also a dozen or so Level Five demon beasts that had either just broken through or were weaker, temporarily serving as centurions.

The Green Ape was also furious. He had always trained his people hard, but he hadn't expected them to be so unbearable. He bared his teeth at his own formation, his anger sweeping over him, as if he was choosing who to bite. If it weren't for the fact that beating someone up would affect morale during today's battle, he would have wanted to pull down those noisy soldiers and give them a beating. The fury of the immediate superiors only added to the pressure on the captains below. Each one gnashed his teeth, fearing a beating from his superiors and the collapse of his soldiers under the pressure. Being a middle-level leader is indeed difficult.

"Roar! Roar!" The monsters' communication was brief, without any long speeches. King Kong roared twice more, as if to cheer up the troops. The atmosphere finally eased, and the ape army began to get excited.

At that moment, a group of ape soldiers arrived with a dozen iron cages. When they opened them, they revealed a dozen enormous anacondas, each several dozen feet long. They struggled and twisted, hissing in fear. Two ape soldiers held them down firmly, preventing them from moving.

"Sacrifice the flag!"

The ape soldier executioner next to him raised the large golden ring knife, chopped off the snake's head with a wave of his hand, and more than a dozen streams of blood shot up into the sky and splashed onto the skull flag, leaving a bright red bloodstain.

"Roar!" King Kong raised the walker's stick in his hand and shouted.

“Roar! Roar! Roar!” The ape army, overwhelmed by the bloody smell of the flag sacrifice, followed their king and roared to the heavens. The ape army was excited again, roaring wildly! The overwhelming roar swept across hundreds of miles, frightening the surrounding creatures so much that they hid in their holes and dared not look up, their bodies shaking like sieves.

"Let's go!"

Led by their captains, the ape army rushed towards their respective warships. Soon, hundreds of ships were launched at the same time, heading towards the enemy's lair.

On the battleship where King Kong was, Liu Xing had quietly followed him at some point and was now meditating in an inconspicuous room. There were restrictions set up by him personally, and even a level ten monster could not see the truth behind the restrictions.

In the conference hall, King Kong was assigning combat tasks to several commanders.

"Ape Two, you lead an army to attack from the north. Ape Three, you lead an army to attack from the west. Ape Four, you lead an army to attack from the south. Green Ape, you will be in charge of attacking from the east. This time, we will sweep across Snake Island with overwhelming force. Do you have confidence?"

"Yes!" Several captains were full of confidence.

"This time we can finally teach these lewd snakes a lesson!" Several big monsters said viciously, as if they had all suffered at the hands of these anacondas.

"Remember, try to eliminate or capture all the enemy's Level 5 and above personnel. Don't let them escape. It's best to drive them into the snake cave and then capture them all in one fell swoop!"

"Yes."

"Everyone, please prepare separately. This time, we must show the might of our tribe."

The number of high-level people on the Snake Island is similar to that of the Ape Tribe, but the Dragon Snake Island has a veteran level ten snake king. Since the disappearance of the old ape king on the Skull Island, it has been weaker than the Dragon Snake Island and has been bullied by snake monsters many times, which has caused all the people in the Ape Tribe to complain.