Well, as I expected, this was indeed a trap set by Ke Zhu!
Though I maintained a calm demeanor outwardly, I had been secretly on guard, my muscles tensed for any surprise attack.
The spear flew through the air, aimed directly at me. Without haste, I stepped back with my left foot, using the tree for support to turn sideways. My hand shot out and firmly grasped the spear mid-flight.
I glanced down at the spear. Its shaft was made of rough bark, the tip sharpened bamboo, grooved to resemble blood channels.
The tip was a vibrant green, clearly poisoned!
A surge of anger welled up in my heart. If my current strength and reflexes weren't so extraordinary, I would have perished under their spear!
Since you've made the first move, I won't be polite either!
I aimed at the thicket from which the spear had flown, held my breath, and hurled it back with all my might.
"Hit them!"
A cry of pain from within the bushes, and several disheveled savages burst forth. Their chests were bare, their waists wrapped in animal skins. They were warriors from the Kasa tribe!
"Quick, signal the chief!" one of the savages roared.
Another pulled a short bamboo whistle from his waist and blew a piercing shriek that sliced through the air, heading for the distant horizon.
Seconds later, a responding whistle echoed from within the jungle.
I watched their actions with a cold smile, licking my lips, which had become dry from exertion. With my left hand behind my back, I subtly waved.
After signaling, the savage and his companions, brandishing spears, began to cautiously encircle me.
I am no longer the greenhorn who once felt disgusted by snow. Seeing the savages closing in, I let out a fierce roar, drawing my alloy saber and lunging towards the one at the edge.
"Perfect, today I'll capture all you beasts in one go!"
The ten-meter distance vanished in an instant under my full-out sprint.
I swept my alloy saber horizontally, aiming for the savage's waist.
It must be said that any savage who can survive in this terrifying jungle is no easy opponent. The savage reacted swiftly, instinctively blocking my alloy saber with his spear.
Though it snapped in two, he used the moment to retreat, leaving me with only a shallow scratch on his body.
But this was all within my calculations. I twisted, my alloy saber a viper emerging from its den, flashing towards the savage beside him.
A cold glint, and the savage warrior's eyes, filled with disbelief and shock, slowly fell to the ground.
"Kulu!"
The savage who had blown the whistle roared, his eyes red, charging towards me.
One, two, three, four, five...
Including the one I had incapacitated earlier, there were only five savage warriors left on the field.
Even with my greatly enhanced combat strength, I couldn't simultaneously face the onslaught of five battle-hardened savage warriors.
I had to defeat them one by one!
Facing the roaring savage warrior charging at me, I didn't dodge. Instead, I surged forward, closing the distance and slashing at his chest.
"An inch longer, an inch stronger."
If I were surrounded by all five, with enemies attacking from all sides, I would become the prey they hunted.
The Kasa warriors, who had hunted from childhood, were all too familiar with hunting prey.
But if I reversed the tactic and fought them up close, that would be my path to victory!
As expected, my maneuver surprised the savage warriors.
In an instant, one of them was struck down by my attack, spitting blood and collapsing to the ground.
He was no longer capable of fighting.
The remaining four savage warriors posed no threat to me. Utilizing my agility, I focused on close-quarters combat.
Soon, with the fall of the last savage warrior, I flicked the blood from my alloy saber and slowly sheathed it.
Savage warriors, eliminated!