186: Chapter 186 The Great Tribe! 76 People!

"Huff, huff, huff..."

The savage tied to the boulder gasped heavily for air.

He was drenched in sweat, his nose running and eyes streaming with tears.

At this moment, he looked like a stray dog, utterly pathetic.

The savage lowered his head in exhaustion, feeling a sudden urge to cry.

Finally, he didn't have to laugh anymore.

After the savage yielded, An Ke signaled the Yellow Muntjac to stop.

An Ke said with a faint smile, "Didn't you say the Tribe's warriors never yield?"

"Why did you give in?"

The savage continued to pant, offering no answer.

He really wanted to tell An Ke, 'You are truly a devil.'

'Don't you know exactly how you've been toyed with me?'

But in the end, he didn't speak.

He was afraid of offending An Ke and being subjected to more torture.

An Ke didn't continue the mockery; he didn't actually like mocking others.

In his view, mockery was a sign of the weak.

Why would the strong deign to mock anyone?

"Next, I ask, you answer," An Ke said bluntly.

"If you fail to answer any question, you won't get another chance."

"The punishment will continue."

"If you dare to lie..."

An Ke sneered repeatedly as he looked at the savage. "You know. I am a shaman."

The savage felt his heart twitch.

The other party was a shaman; he would surely have shamanic arts to detect lies.

The savage's expression remained noncommittal.

After a moment, he spoke: "If I cooperate, you must spare my life."

"If you don't agree, I won't answer anything."

He was dead either way, after all.

An Ke's eyes flickered upon hearing this, and he smiled, saying:

"No problem, I promise you."

The savage let out a chuckle, as if he had guessed An Ke's thoughts.

He continued, "Also, your animals cannot take my life."

"Don't pull that 'I promised, but my animals didn't' line later."

Oh?! As expected of a terrifying upright ape, he's quite clever.

The reason An Ke had agreed so readily just now was exactly because of that loophole.

He agreed, but he hadn't said his animals agreed.

He could just have Tiger Mom or Leopard Mom step in and kill him later.

He hadn't expected this savage to be on guard.

To soothe the savage's emotions and extract useful information,

An Ke nodded. "Fine!"

"However, let me make this clear: I won't be soft next time we meet."

"I will only let you go this once; there won't be a second time."

Standing to the side, King Kong's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Nearby, Tiger Mom and Leopard Mom pretended to be busy, acting as if they knew nothing.

Little Wild Leopard and Little Tiger were playing heartlessly.

Now that it was safe, it was time to play.

Three Hairs lay on Little Scar's head, watching him try to pick up a girl.

"Hehe, lady, wasn't this Monkey King handsome just now?"

The Golden Snub-nosed Monkey only had eyes for An Ke.

Without even turning her head, she replied, "You didn't do a thing just now."

"Even that stupid bird was more useful than you."

Little Scar was indignant.

He had been very useful just now, okay?

He and The monkeys had formed a large shield wall to protect the safety of all the animals in the rear.

It was also because of the protection he and The monkeys provided that

the savages hadn't charged at them to take them hostage.

The bound savage listened to them.

He grinned. "Nothing would please me more."

The savage wanted exactly that.

As long as An Ke let him go, he would definitely kill An Ke without hesitation the next time they met.

To wash away this disgrace.

And so, the savage agreed to An Ke's condition.

King Kong's eyes grew even brighter.

An Ke suppressed the urge to laugh.

He has some intelligence, but not much.

"How many people are in your Tribe in total?"

The savage hesitated for a moment before lowering his head. "76 people."

"So that means there are 70 left now?" An Ke asked.

The savage nodded. "But a third of them are children."

An Ke's eyes shifted; he seemed to realize why the footprints he saw earlier looked like a normal person's.

It was most likely a child from the savage Tribe.

An Ke did not overlook the combat strength of the savage children.

If the enemy came out in full force, he had to be prepared to deal with 70 people.

"Next question: Did your Tribe capture a Giant Panda?"

As soon as this question was asked,

the live broadcast room went wild.

"What?!"

"These savages captured a Giant Panda?"

"Boss An probably noticed some clues, which is why he's asking."

"They deserve to die!"

"I really want to be the Hand-Slayer and take them out myself."

"..."

As the national treasure of Dragon Country, pandas were naturally beloved by the people.

The savages hunting Giant Pandas undoubtedly touched a nerve with the people of Dragon Country.

In the broadcast:

"I don't know..." the savage replied.

An Ke frowned, looking somewhat displeased.

Seeing this, the savage immediately explained, "Before we came here to stake out the other Giant Panda, the first one hadn't been caught yet."

"I'm not sure if my tribesmen have caught it by now."

An Ke fell silent for a moment and didn't pursue the topic further.

If the Giant Panda really had been captured,

it was most likely already dead.

The savages wouldn't keep it alive; they would probably kill it for food...

"Next question," An Ke continued.

"Where is your Tribe?"

The savage fell into a longer silence. After a while,

he spoke: "In a cave to the north."

The west!

An Ke nodded slightly after hearing this.

This way, it didn't overlap with the eastern direction he was heading.

He could avoid the savage Tribe.

The savage Tribe had 70 people now, which was not something An Ke's group could handle at the moment.

So, An Ke couldn't actually go head-to-head with the savage Tribe.

That would very likely lead to the deaths of the animals.

An Ke didn't care if other animals died,

but Little Scar, the Tiger and Leopard mothers and daughters, King Kong, Three Hairs... they couldn't come to harm.

An Ke was finished with his questioning.

Next was leaving this place.

Otherwise, if that escaped savage brought people back for a counterattack, An Ke's group would be in danger.

Seeing that An Ke seemed to have no more questions,

the savage said in a low voice, "Now you should keep your promise, right?"

Actually, the savage was a bit worried.

An Ke nodded. "Of course! I am a man of my word."

"We will be leaving this place now."

"My Parrot will stay behind to untie you."

The savage understood An Ke's purpose for doing this and gave a low laugh:

"Is that necessary? Honestly, I can't beat you, a shaman, on my own."

"So I definitely won't launch a surprise attack on you."

The savage indeed had no such intention.

To kill An Ke, he would certainly have to regroup with the main force,

and then they would surround and annihilate An Ke and his animals together.

"Better safe than sorry," An Ke replied before standing up.

He said to King Kong, "King Kong, I'll leave the rest to you."

"You know what to do, right?"

King Kong had been waiting for this moment. "I know! It's my turn to show off!"

It flapped its wings, speaking joyfully.

An Ke laughed heartily and turned to the other animals:

"Everyone, hang in there a bit longer. Once we're further away, we'll rest."

The animals naturally all listened to An Ke.

Kata was the same.

He understood that this was not a place to linger.