"If you don't let us go straight through, then of course you will force us through the jungle in front of us."

"And the plot of the original game has been very clear - there are only a group of dwarf natives in the jungle who can use blow arrows and cold weapons. Crossing their lines of defense does not seem to be difficult. ”

"So, as the last gateway, this group of natives ...... Or rather, monkeys, they must have some kind of hidden trap hidden in them. And we still have a relatively good amount of time, so it's better to get to the bottom of it. ”

The reincarnators stopped at the edge of the oasis, and they had already experimented with the rule that they would not be sniped by a laser at the top of the pyramid without flying into the air. The altitude limit is an indefinite fifteen meters, which is the average growth limit for large trees in the lush green jungle above this oasis.

Jiang Yu knew the answer.

He knew that these indigenous monkeys were a small and immaculate colony of swift movements. Using blow arrows, swinging a stone axe doesn't even have a sharp bow and arrow. It sounds easy to fix, and it is, but as long as they inflict damage, their weapons will quickly iterate, and they will be able to fully master their wielding.

Kill dozens of monkeys and the monkeys will transform from primitive people into warriors in armor and armed with long knives and axes.

Kill a few hundred monkeys and the monkeys will become classical warriors, turning into an early archery army armed with flintlock pistols.

Killing a few thousand monkeys, the archery army will quickly iterate to World War I, and even World War II, carrying large-caliber rifles, equipped with heavy snipers, tanks and rocket launchers, just like the level of an elite armored division.

And if you kill tens of thousands...... It is not known what will happen in the canon world line. But Zheng Zhe feels that the monkeys will drive the Gundam to chase him. However, at that time, he resurrected Chu Xuan and obtained the advice to use incendiary bombs, and after not facing the enemy head-on, but borrowing the power of nature, the monkeys' technological iteration stayed in the World War II period when the battle losses were several thousand, and did not further escalate.

Of course, there is definitely a limit to the technical iterations of the monkeys. The upper limit is the total number of monkeys, and their number may be fixed in the tens of thousands. And as for the source of their power, it is natural that it is the divine power of Anubis.

It's tricky...... But Jiang Yu knows the less tricky way to deal with it.

There's no need to be as cumbersome as using incendiary grenades - since the monkeys will iterate on technology as the number of deaths increases, just don't kill them in the first place. Hold on to your armor and move at high speeds, use spells to cover yourself, or simply push straight ahead with a shield barrier. These blowgun stone axes can't break through the defenses of the reincarnators, and as long as they don't die, then their combat effectiveness will naturally not be upgraded.

"I don't see anything out of the ordinary...... Not...... There are indeed a lot of indigenous people who look like monkeys. Zhan Lan pressed her forehead, and when the air and space fighter made a forced landing, she began to scan the inside of the oasis. Unlike the black Pyramid of Death, the woods in the oasis do not have the effect of shielding mental power scanning.

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"Can you estimate the approximate number?" Jiang Yu asked.

"A lot...... But I can try. Well, there are ...... nests found so far."

"There are seven dens in total, 64,000 to 67,000 natives." Chu Xuan suddenly opened his mouth and gave an answer. Projections were cast into his glasses, and several golden apples of unknown efficacy floated around him.

"Satellites can be used here, and that laser launcher will not snipe at targets more than a hundred kilometers. At the same time, these indigenous monkeys are also homeothermic animals with biological characteristics. Infrared detection can capture their form and then count them one by one, which is not very difficult. ”

I see, high-tech does have advantages over psychic scanning.

And since the total number of monkeys is close to 70,000. That means they can iterate at least three or four times after reaching the level of a World War II armored division...... Considering the Anubis power behind them, when the monkeys are killed to the single digits, they may actually be able to fly the Gundam into battle.

Troublesome challenges, fortunately there are many loopholes.

But......

- Hmm, don't you really want to touch it?

There was a slight agitation in his heart, after knowing the approximate upper limit of the monkeys. Jiang Yu's unsettled nature began to stir again. Although these monkeys are troublesome to fight, each of them only has one bonus point. But they are undoubtedly very good whetstones, this kind of nature of my strong enemy is indeed suitable for reincarnations who have only iterated on combat effectiveness to practice here.

Jiang Yu was slightly hesitant in his heart.

And at this moment, Zhan Lan brought new information.

“…… I scanned the inside of the bodies of these natives. Their physique is not much different from that of ordinary people, but there is a special energy that vaguely lingers. This energy may be related to Anubis, but the total amount of energy held in each monkey's body is not large. Other than that, I have observed no signs of civilization. ”

Civilization, writing, recording, proof.

Without civilization, there is no inheritance. Without inheritance, there would be no systematic supernatural powers.

"Some kind of curse." Zhao Yingkong suddenly spoke. "I ...... I can feel that this forest is full of things that are the same as the dark power inside the bone harp. ”

Anubis's blessing is also Anubis's curse, and this logic is not difficult to understand. When the Scorpion King dies and the Dark Pyramid collapses, the Amxie Oasis will sink into the depths of the earth as Anubis's divine power fades. And this means that the life and death of these natives were held in the hands of Anubis from the very beginning.

They are her props.

They are an extension of her.

They were the ones she left here to put the challenger to the last test.

"So...... I kind of understand how this last test works. Chu Xuan pushed his glasses and said, "There are no powerful creatures, and there is no crisis curse on the surface. Then, what appears here can only be the power of rules. ”

“…… Rules? Zheng Zha scratched his head.

"What kind of god is Anubis?"

"It's the Grim Reaper."

"Yes, but in the middle of this oasis. All I saw was a burst of life—I had a guess that this final test would not come until life had been transformed into death. Moreover, it can be bypassed and even adjusted. ”

Chu Xuan stretched out his hand, and a golden apple floating on his shoulder flew into the woods.

Jiang Yu didn't stop him, because what he wanted to do was what Jiang Yu originally planned to go and would do. Whether or not the monkeys here will continue to evolve indefinitely, as they did in the past. He has to verify it with his own hands.

And the next second, an explosion is generated.

'Boom——!

In the depths of the woods, a flash of light erupted. Dozens of indigenous monkeys affected by the explosion of the golden apple, which controlled its power, were reduced to pieces in an instant.

The forest was noisy in an instant, and from the depths came the screams of the monkeys and the chaotic movements of them as they ran around.

"Huh?" Zhan Lan let out a soft shout, his tone full of surprise. "Monkeys...... Leather armor on your body? When were they finished...... Wait, they also have weapons and shields made of copper? ”

"Zhan Lan, has there been any change in their physique? Whether the action is more rapid, whether the forces are more large. And the special energy in their body, does it produce growth? Chu Xuan, quickly asked.

"I'll see...... No. There was no change in speed or strength, and the monkey in leather armor ran a little slower. But the kind of energy in their bodies ...... Well, I can't tell the difference. But there does seem to be a slight difference. ”

"It seems that this group of monkeys is able to grow stronger depending on the growth of death." Jiang Yu nodded, Chu Xuan's operation saved him a lot of effort. In other words, as long as there is no death among them. The speed of getting stronger will be interrupted, stopped, and we can easily walk through the woods, and they won't break our defenses anyway. ”

"Logically, it is." Chu Xuan pushed his glasses and affirmed Jiang Yu's statement. "Also, when I was just starting out, the Lord God informed me that I had killed 86 Jungle Guardians, and each of them gave me 1 bonus point. Considering that we still have a branch to reach the Pyramid of Death in seven days, this means that killing them is an option rather than a necessity in the judgment of the Lord God. ”

"So, let's go?" Zheng Zhe interjected, trying hard to show his presence.

"Yes." The man without glasses nodded. But the conversation shifted. "However, I don't think it's the best option to avoid them, or just rush through them. Our mother in the Pyramid of Death will undoubtedly trigger the next main quest, and a challenge that is sure to be above B is waiting for us to overcome. And in this case, there is a group of hidden dangers behind the storage of Anubis's divine power, which may not be a good plan. ”

"And ......," he paused. I think, these natives, they exist here. It's not just a test, it's also a hint. A...... Hints to us. ”

There was a rare hint of uncertainty in his tone. But even so, every word he uttered was still very convincing.

"Later in the second part of the original plot, when Yin Morton walked into the Pyramid of Death and sounded the big gong to challenge the Scorpion King. Anubis deprived him of the curse of mana, and let him fight the half-fleshed scorpion king in a mortal body. And I suspect that when we walk into the temple of Anubis, the same treatment will come to us. ”

"We don't have the power of Anubis in us." Zhan Lan rubbed her forehead. “…… But it is true that it is not excluded that the Lord God will do so. ”

"Yes." Chu Xuan agreed. "But even so, there are ways to break the game. Even in the original story, the Spear of Judgment is not forbidden. Coupled with the hint that this group of natives 'enhanced their equipment under the influence of divine power, but did not improve their physique'. It can prove that in the next battle, the various equipment we carry on our bodies are not in the prohibited category - even if the main god restricts these as external forces, there is still one kind of equipment that will not be adjusted by the main god. ”

"The equipment from the power of Anubis, the benefits we have in this world, the loot armament we can get by defeating the Guardians of the Jungle in this jungle." Jiang Yu sighed silently.

He thought that as a prophet, he could easily avoid the pitfalls in the original script, and at the lowest cost, the greatest results were in his hands. But......

"The trial of fate, the greater the test, the more you will gain."

"Gods, favor the brave."

Jiang Yu stretched out his hand and held the spear of judgment aloft.

"We have plenty of time. So ......"

"Let's see what these Guardians of the Jungle can bring us."