239: Chapter 239 Resisting the Northern Cave! How eerie!

Under the watchful eyes of the Cow Mother and Daughter, the remaining Female Monkeys, and the remaining savages, An Ke and his group departed from the Bamboo Village in a grand procession.

Heading toward that Unknown Cave, no one knew if this parting today would be the last time they ever saw each other.

Watching An Ke's retreating back, Dairy Cow Mom's eyes grew moist for some reason.

If it weren't for An Ke, perhaps she and her daughter would no longer be around.

She couldn't help but shout out reminders:

"Benefactor, you must remember to drink a cup of my milk every morning and evening."

"When you drink the milk, remember to think of me! That is my flavor."

Up ahead, An Ke didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He never used to feel guilty when drinking milk before.

But now, it always felt a bit strange.

Standing beside Dairy Cow Mom, the Little Calf remained silent.

She actually felt a bit unwilling in her heart.

Because she couldn't produce milk for An Ke yet.

I must grow up quickly, and then produce milk for Big Brother Benefactor to drink.

So that he can taste my flavor too.

The Little Calf even hoped her mother would stop lactating soon, so that An Ke would only be able to drink her milk in the future.

Of course, such things couldn't be said out loud.

To the side, the troop of Female Monkeys were also reluctant to see An Ke go.

It was inexplicably heart-wrenching.

"Great King, when you return and need us, we are willing to bear your monkeys!!"

"However many monkeys you want to serve you, that's how many will serve you."

"Some of our children have also grown up and matured; if you need them, Great King, they will also give themselves to you without reservation."

"Great King, you must all take care."

"..."

Even with An Ke's composure, he was nearly reaching his limit.

Fortunately, he was riding on A Giao; otherwise, he might have stumbled in his tracks.

The problem was, the vast majority of the Monkey troop now were Little Scar's children.

If—and An Ke was just saying if...

Hypothetically, if he really had a relationship with those little monkeys, then what would his relationship be with Little Scar?

Thankfully they were different species, so there was no need to ponder such complex, ethically-challenging questions.

The animals and savages staying behind all hoped An Ke and his companions would return in a safe triumph.

Just like before.

An Ke pushed aside his stray thoughts and waved goodbye to his staying companions with a smile.

"Don't worry! I will return home safely, just like always!"

That's right!

Home!

During the time they spent together, the animals had come to consider wherever An Ke was as their home.

And how could An Ke not treat them as partners and family?

Otherwise, he wouldn't have charged into battle for these animals when they were in danger.

Standing on the front lines.

He could have completely utilized his Natural Affinity to treat them as consumables.

Turning them into suicide soldiers.

Within the group, the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey gave a low chuckle and glanced at Little Scar beside him.

"Little Scar, look at that. Your fellow monkeys don't even care about you now.

They didn't even say goodbye to you."

Little Scar grinned, his face full of indifference.

"As long as Madam Jin has me in her heart, I am satisfied."

"My heart isn't like the Bamboo Village; it only holds one monkey—you, Madam Jin."

The Golden Snub-nosed Monkey rolled her eyes at Little Scar and only replied with a "Heh-heh."

A man with eight wives has the nerve to say that?

Shameless.

Gradually, the "expeditionary force" disappeared from the front of the Bamboo Village.

The Bamboo Village was very far from the northern "Unknown Cave."

About twenty-some kilometers away.

Walking normally would take around 3 to 4 hours.

Plus, they had to clear the bamboo blocking their path as they advanced.

It would take even longer.

Even with a large group of Field Mice helping to clear the way, they would arrive at noon at the earliest.

The reason for clearing the path was mainly so the Old Crocodile Couple wouldn't be uncomfortable.

And the giant python wouldn't suffer a psychological burden from "claustrophobia."

An Ke didn't actually mind a slower pace.

It happened to be a good chance to replenish more food reserves along the way.

Any large animal that came forward wanting to "get close" to An Ke...

As long as their meat quality was decent, he gave them the opportunity to sacrifice themselves.

Letting them fulfill their final value in this life.

In order not to let a burden weigh on his heart...

For any animal placed on the edible list, he would block the communication ability of his Natural Affinity.

So that in his eyes, they were just animals.

It was the first time the savages had seen this kind of hunting method.

All of them stared with wide eyes.

"Chief... Chief's hunting method is just too simple, isn't it?"

"This isn't hunting; it's clearly the food delivering itself to the door, right?"

"I suddenly feel that following the new Chief is the beginning of our happy life."

"With the Chief here, will we ever have to fear going hungry again?"

"..."

Regarding the animals scrambling to sacrifice themselves, the savages felt it was ridiculous yet were very excited.

Previously, as low-level warriors, they would eat one day and starve the next.

In all probability, they wouldn't have to live such a hard life anymore.

But as great as it was, this incredible ability also caused a deep fear in the hearts of the savages.

They were glad that King Kong had taken out their former Chief back then.

Otherwise, if they had gone to full-scale war with the new Chief, their Tribe probably wouldn't exist anymore.

...

Along the way, because of the savages' powerful physiques...

Though the progress was slow, the group never stopped.

Once the sun was hanging high in the sky, An Ke and his group finally arrived at the northern cave.

"Chief, we've arrived!"

Savage Yi came to A Giao's side and said respectfully to An Ke.

"The northern cave is just ahead!"

An Ke followed Savage Yi's gesture and looked forward.

He saw a massive cave abruptly appearing at the foot of a high slope.

The area around the cave was lush green, appearing completely normal, like an ordinary cave.

However, the cave gave off a feeling of...

"Little friend, don't you think this cave is very strange?" Old Crocodile said to An Ke after carefully examining the cave.

"I always feel like it looks like..." Tiger Mom frowned.

She wanted to use something to describe it, but couldn't find the right words.

At this moment, An Ke took over: "It looks like a painting."

Exactly! It looked like a painting.

The cave was pitch black, as if not a single shred of light could enter it.

This scene gave a sort of visual illusion, as if the cave was painted onto the foot of the slope.

...

Outside, in the live broadcast room.

The viewers also saw that "Unknown Cave," and their hearts felt chilled.

"This is that 'Unknown dungeon'?!"

"Just looking at it from the outside, it feels so eerie!"

"Right! It feels like this cave doesn't match its surroundings at all, like it's in another world."

"Are all unknown dungeons like this?"

"There's actually a lot of variation. The entrance to the 'Unknown dungeon' the Russian contestant found was a tree hollow."

"While the American contestant's dungeon entrance was at the bottom of a lake..."

"There are also underground caverns..."

"The entrance isn't actually the key."

"Indeed! Regardless, once you go in, there's a whole different world inside, completely different from the outside environment."

"It could be sweltering heat, or a freezing environment."

"The most critical thing is what difficulty level dungeon Boss An will enter."

"D-rank! D-rank! I hope it's D-rank!"