Chapter 67: The Terrifying Black Iron Ability
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Cannibal: Iron Rank One Warrior
Cannibal: Rank Zero
These two women—one was an Iron Rank One, the other Rank Zero. Rank Zero meant she had not advanced to Iron Warrior yet, but that didn’t mean she was powerless; her fighting ability was simply still within the bounds of ordinary people.
But now, with only one Iron Rank One left, Ye Da felt he finally had a chance!
Crack!
He began to gather power in both fists, and as the sound of stone cracking rang out, one of Ye Da’s arms and a fist were completely petrified.
Yet, just as he finished preparing for battle, he saw that both cannibal women were still half-collapsed on the floor, showing no intention of resisting at all.
This left Ye Da at a loss for how to proceed!
“Release my wolf!” he roared, pointing at Little Ash, who was hanging in midair and wailing pitifully.
The two women hesitated, not immediately understanding what Ye Da meant. But the plumper woman, the Iron Rank One warrior, glanced at his gesture and then at the wolf. She immediately understood and nodded, “I’ll do it, right away.”
Of course, Ye Da couldn’t understand their words, but his analysis glasses translated for him.
He nodded in agreement, and only then did the plump woman scramble to her feet. She walked to the edge of the stone cave and untied a rope.
“Awooo~”
Little Ash whimpered as it plummeted from the air.
Ye Da judged the spot where Little Ash would land and caught it in his arms.
But Little Ash had been frightened so badly it nearly wet itself, and Ye Da, disgusted, tossed it to the ground!
Little Ash shook its fur and, other than being startled, seemed unharmed.
Throughout the process of the woman untying Little Ash and his catching it, Ye Da kept his guard up against the two cannibals.
To his surprise, the women showed not the slightest hint of resistance. Perhaps they feared he still had explosive fruit on him, or perhaps they were simply not skilled fighters by nature.
After lowering Little Ash as Ye Da demanded, both women knelt before him in total submission, prostrating themselves and begging for mercy.
Could it be...
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Ye Da quickly recalled what he’d read about tribal warfare: after two tribes fought, the victors would take the women and food from the defeated, while all the men—young or old—were slaughtered.
So, were these two women treating themselves as his spoils of war?
Having bested the cannibal chieftain, Ye Da had now become the new master of these two native women?
But as he looked at the two women, clad in beast-hide skirts, their dark skin, cropped curly hair, and bodies smeared with mud—perhaps even crawling with lice—Ye Da had only one thought...
This was a bit too stimulating!
“When will your other tribesmen return?” Ye Da asked slowly.
But the two women only looked at him in confusion, then shook their heads.
“The others,” Ye Da tried, gesturing at them and then at the others in the hall. “When will… they return?”
“We don’t know… Master, we don’t know...” The women shook their heads, trying to explain in their incomprehensible tongue.
“Sigh, forget it,” Ye Da muttered. The language barrier made communication hopeless.
He was about to leave when, after two steps, a thought struck him!
There was still a hidden treasure in the cannibals’ cave he hadn’t yet claimed.
Perhaps...
Now was the perfect time to retrieve it!
[This is a path leading to the hidden treasure, but within it dwells a small stone gargoyle. It can merge with the cave walls, and if you’re not careful, it will bite and turn you to stone!]
[PS: However, once the stone gargoyle reveals itself, it’s not so frightening—its true body isn’t very strong.]
The analysis had changed again.
Previously, the warning was simply that being bitten by the stone gargoyle would turn one into a statue. Now, it emphasized that once the gargoyle appeared, it was no longer so terrifying, for its true form was quite weak.
Which meant, this creature was an assassin type—fragile once exposed!
Especially against Ye Da’s stone skin—he was nearly a perfect counter!
So...
He had to force the stone gargoyle to reveal itself.
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Originally, using the wolf cub to lure out the stone gargoyle would have been ideal, but the thought of it being bitten and turned to stone was too much—Ye Da wasn’t about to sacrifice either of the little wolves.
But now...
Ye Da glanced at the two women before him and immediately made up his mind.
“You—up! Move!” he barked, petrifying a fist and pointing at them, ushering them forward.
His rough gestures were easily understood, and the women cooperated obediently.
But when they reached the entrance to the treasure chamber, and Ye Da pointed inside, signaling them to go further in, the women’s faces changed dramatically. They fell to their knees at the threshold, kowtowing repeatedly and crying out, “No!”
“We can’t go in! It’s forbidden! That is the place of divine punishment—anyone who enters will be turned to stone by the gods and trapped for ten thousand years!”
“Master, we cannot enter. Please, have mercy!”
“Please, we can take you elsewhere—where you will be happy! We will serve you together, let us please you!”
“We’ll serve you, please, Master, we promise to make you happy!”
They pleaded desperately, trying to change Ye Da’s mind.
Happy?
The only thing that would truly please Ye Da now was obtaining the hidden treasure within the cave.
Besides, he’d already resolved to kill these cannibals. They ate people—hardly his kind anymore. Thus, enslaving them cost him no guilt. “Up! Get in!!” Ye Da barked, yanking the plump woman to her feet and forcing her forward.
He only controlled the plump woman because he noticed the thin one simply followed the other’s lead. Since she was only Rank Zero, he felt reassured.
“No! I won’t go… Ah!”
The plump woman suddenly rebelled. As she spun around, Ye Da saw her face bloom open like a flower, splitting into four petal-like jaws, each bristling with hooked fangs, lunging straight for Ye Da!
Could this be her ability?
Startled by the gaping maw, Ye Da instinctively smashed his stone fist forward!