Ogre? Returning to a Link in the Food Chain
Chirp chirp~
Chirp chirp~ Above the dense forest, several birds flew over the treetops, with faint insect noises occasionally rising from all directions.
Tang Zheng's figure was hidden behind thick tree trunks and bushes, his gaze calmly surveying the small Goblin tribe.
The absence of "old" Goblins was normal enough.
After all, Goblins were omnivores, and in situations of food scarcity, injured or elderly Goblins would be used as reserve food.
However, the absence of young Goblins was somewhat strange.
Tang Zheng might not have a deep understanding of the Goblin race, but he had indeed learned a lot about the habits of these monsters from the Rock Squad.
June and July were the most active months for Goblins.
This was because it was the time when the Goblin race reproduced in large numbers, so they would not only prey on monsters and beasts in the forest but would even leave the Tove Great Forest to prey on the surrounding villagers.
Inside the small Goblin settlement.
As the group of Goblins returned with five human corpses, the remaining Goblins who had stayed behind in the tribe immediately let out excited "wawa" cries.
The Goblins at the back, carrying the corpses and panting, did not immediately put down their burdens. Instead, they continued to carry the corpses until they reached the low, messy thatched hut in the center.
They placed the five human corpses at the entrance of the low thatched hut.
Then, the group of Goblins quickly retreated a distance, looking at the low thatched hut with a mixture of anticipation and fear.
Tang Zheng's eyes twitched slightly at this scene.
Bang—
A tremor came from inside the low thatched hut, like the low growl of a beast.
The next moment! A figure over two meters tall, with a massive and heavy body and dark yellow skin, slowly crawled out of the low thatched hut.
Ogre! A look of realization appeared in Tang Zheng's eyes.
This was the Ogre that had almost wiped out the Rock Squad, so his impression of it was quite profound.
"Hungry, hungry..."
The Ogre groaned vaguely, first extending its two thick arms to support itself on the ground before standing up.
Its hairless head was covered with bumps of various sizes, giving off a creepy feeling at a single glance.
As it raised its head.
On the Ogre's ferocious face, a small Goblin was being bitten in its mouth.
The small Goblin did not make any sound, hanging limply from its mouth, clearly already dead.
The next moment.
Squeak—
A palm-sized tongue darted out, rolling the half-eaten Goblin into its mouth in one gulp, crunching and chewing.
Pale green blood splattered out as the Ogre opened its mouth!
All the surrounding Goblins trembled in place at this sight, even their breathing becoming quieter.
Seeing such a barbaric and brutal scene.
Tang Zheng frowned deeply, a sense of disgust rising within him.
He now finally understood why there were no young Goblins in this small Goblin tribe.
This Ogre was injured!
Although there was some distance between them, Tang Zheng could clearly see that there was a huge wound on the chest of the standing Ogre, larger than a washbasin.
A large number of flies were swarming around the wound! No wonder the Ogre's movements were somewhat slow when it crawled out of the low thatched hut and stood up.
For monsters like Ogres, replenishing a large amount of food was the best way to recover from injuries!
"Food!"
The Ogre's ferocious gaze swept over the five human corpses on the ground, a look of excitement on its face as it roared.
Immediately afterward, it raised its hand, grabbed a corpse, and began to devour it in large gulps.
The hard bones of the human body were like brittle bones in the Ogre's mouth.
Seeing this, Tang Zheng retracted his gaze and took a deep breath.
"This sense of shock is quite the welcome gift from another world." Tang Zheng muttered to himself in a low voice, reopening his eyes with a deep coldness within them.
In his previous world, humans were the undisputed masters of nature, with all other creatures only differing in whether they were edible or not.
But in this other world before him.
Humans seemed to have been reduced to a link in the food chain, hunted as prey. This scene gave Tang Zheng an inexplicable spiritual shock!
At this moment!
Besides disgust, Tang Zheng felt an indescribable surge of anger.
This anger didn't stem from the Ogre's act of devouring human corpses.
Rather, it came from the depths of his previous life's soul, from the wildness rooted deep within the human soul, that had driven humanity step by step from drinking blood to the top of the food chain! Swish! The Iron Sword was raised, held horizontally in front of his chest.
Tang Zheng's gaze was icy as he carefully observed the Ogre in the distance. Its size was somewhat larger than the Ogre that had attacked the Rock Squad back then.
Apart from this Ogre, the group of Goblins wasn't a problem.
This Ogre was injured, now was definitely the best time to deal with it!
However.
Tang Zheng didn't rush forward immediately, but quietly waited for an opportunity.
Any creature's reaction speed and physical coordination would be somewhat worse after eating their fill than when they were hungry.
It wasn't that Tang Zheng was overly cautious, but he had to be careful.
Without mastering any detection methods, Tang Zheng naturally couldn't discern the Ogre's specific level. He could only rely on the wilderness survival experience mentioned by Adventurers in this world to judge.
And coincidentally, Tang Zheng had no experience in identifying magical beasts at all.
After all, he only had one life. Tang Zheng didn't want to lose it due to carelessness or negligence! When judging these Demi-human magical beasts, it was generally safer to assume they were 2-3 levels higher, relying on their massive size and strength levels far exceeding humans of the same level.
Tang Zheng recalled the racial information about Ogres in his mind.
Ogres possessed relatively unique racial characteristics. Most Ogres, due to their racial habits, would stay with Goblins.
The Ogres were responsible for fighting, while the Goblins provided food, forming a mutually beneficial relationship.
Most Goblin settlements in this forest probably had Ogres present, and the larger the Goblin settlement, the more Ogres it should have.
En! Tang Zheng noticed that the Ogre stopped eating after devouring three more corpses in one go.
The gradually bulging belly and the hint of laziness on its ferocious expression all indicated that the Ogre was full.
Tang Zheng expressionlessly raised the Iron Sword and quickly approached this small Goblin settlement with light steps!
Since the Ogre had finished eating, the other Goblins revealed cheering expressions one by one, and began to eat some tree fruits, the rotten corpses of small beasts, and even some were eating leaves.
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