Chapter 5

Chapter 5

“Ugh.”

The first thing I noticed was the smell. The smell of earth, mold, and roasting meat.

‘I’ve arrived.’

A fire was burning in the center of the cave. Beside it was the hearth I had seen yesterday. A structure built from stacked stones. Meat was cooking on top of it.

The Primitive Humans were sitting around it, making spears.

“Uugh!”

Then someone noticed me and shouted.

Everyone turned their heads at once. One hundred pairs of eyes turned toward me.

A brief silence passed.

“Uugh! Uoooooh!”

The Primitive Humans rushed over and surrounded me. Surprised faces, happy faces, curious faces.

I raised my hand and gave a small wave.

“Yeah, it’s me. Everyone been doing well?”

They couldn’t understand my words, but perhaps the meaning got across, because they smiled brightly and nodded.

‘They really are alive.’

Then it happened.

“Uugh.”

Someone approached through the crowd. The large man. The Awakened. Even though it had only been two days, for some reason he looked stronger.

He stood before me, then slowly knelt on his right knee. He bowed his head deeply.

‘He hasn’t changed.’

My chest grew warm. I reached out and placed my hand on his broad shoulder.

“Yeah, you’ve worked hard. Thank you for protecting the tribe.”

The Awakened slowly raised his head. His eyes gleamed.

I bent my knees to meet his gaze. Then I spoke clearly.

“I came here to hunt together with all of you.”

I emphasized the word ‘hunt’ and mimed throwing a spear with my hand. The Awakened’s eyes shone even brighter. His expression said he understood.

Then a system window appeared.

[Dimensional Travel Time Remaining: 30:00]

‘30 minutes.’

Shorter than I expected. I had to move quickly.

“Let’s leave right away.”

The Awakened nodded vigorously and sprang to his feet. Then he turned toward the inside of the cave and shouted in a booming voice.

“Awoo! Awoorul!”

Tap tap tap! Tap tap tap!

At once, the able-bodied men all moved. They picked up the spears leaning against the corner of the cave.

‘Those spears.’

They had made them themselves after I left. Their quality was worse than the ones we had received during the tutorial, but they still looked usable.

‘They made them themselves. Just from seeing it once.’

Admiration escaped me naturally. They had perfectly reproduced the spear-making method I had shown them. They were evolving from primitive people who knew nothing into ‘humans’ who made and used tools.

My chest grew hot.

‘These guys really are amazing.’

It seemed like they could easily hunt ordinary wild animals. With this level of armament, it was possible.

I felt pleased.

Was this what a father felt like watching his child grow?

Swoosh.

At that moment, the Awakened approached holding a spear. Then he respectfully offered it to me with both hands.

“Uugh.”

‘For me too?’

I took the spear. I could feel its weight.

Whoom!

A spear with a satisfying heft.

He had probably selected the highest-quality one among everything they had made and offered it to me.

“Thanks.”

I had no intention of refusing such goodwill.

[Dimensional Travel Time Remaining: 29:12]

Even now, time continued to pass. In this situation, time was more precious than gold.

“Let’s go. You lead the group from the front.”

“Ugh! Uugh!”

At my words, the Awakened took the lead.

Tap!

Behind him, twenty warriors formed a group with me.

The hunt began.

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About five minutes had passed since we left the cave.

Something moved through the bushes. Rustle. Rustle.

The Awakened raised his hand and signaled for us to stop. Everyone halted at once.

A moment later.

Grrrr.

With a low growl, the bushes parted. Monsters emerged from within.

‘Those are.’

Monkeys? No. They were far more grotesque. Their torsos were covered in gray fur, and their arms were abnormally long. At the ends were black, sharp claws curved like sickles.

‘Black Apes?’

They couldn’t be chosen as a race, but they were one of the representative monsters that frequently killed Primitive Humans in the early stages.

There were seven of them in total.

They noticed us and slowly approached. Drool dripped from their mouths as they bared their teeth.

‘How should we fight them?’

My mind raced. Seven of them. Twenty people should be enough to handle them. But we needed tactics.

Encirclement? A line formation? Throw spears first? Or close combat?

‘How should I teach them.’

Should I give orders? With hand gestures? Or should I take the lead myself?

Then it happened.

“Uugh! Ugh!”

The Awakened turned toward me and shouted. His gaze was intense.

Ding!

[Translation]

I will handle them alone.

― The Awakened wishes to prove his abilities.

‘There was an automatic translation function too? No, more importantly, he’s going to take them on alone?’

Seven Black Apes. By himself?

But I looked into the Awakened’s eyes. There was no hesitation. He was overflowing with confidence.

‘Let’s trust him.’

I nodded.

“Fine. Do it your way.”

The corners of the Awakened’s mouth rose. Then he gripped his spear tightly and strode out from the bushes.

Grrrr!

All seven monsters turned their heads at once. They looked at the Awakened.

Kieeeek!

The one in front shrieked and charged. The others rushed in behind it.

Swoosh!

The Awakened raised the spear above his shoulder. A throwing stance. It was the same stance I had first shown him, but something was different. More perfect.

He gathered all his strength and swung his arm.

Whoooooosh!

The spear split the air.

Thud! Thrust!

“Kieeek!”

It was incredible. A single spear pierced through two of them at once. It passed cleanly through the first monster’s chest and continued into the stomach of the one behind it. Both collapsed, skewered on the same spear.

‘What the.’

My mouth fell open.

“Awoogh!”

The Awakened shouted.

Tap tap tap tap!

At that signal, the bushes erupted. Twenty warriors rushed out at once.

It happened in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, they surrounded the remaining five. A circular formation. Every spearhead pointed inward. There were no gaps.

Kiik! Kiik!

The monsters looked around in panic, but there was nowhere to escape.

‘Ah.’

Only then did I realize it.

‘We don’t even need tactics.’

All my worrying had been pointless. Encirclement? Formations? There was no need to think about any of that. The Awakened was overwhelmingly strong, and the other warriors moved instinctively.

Against opponents at this level, they could simply overpower them with force.

I laughed.

“I worried for nothing.”

Whoosh! Thud! Thud!

The warriors’ spears all thrust inward at once. The remaining five collapsed before they could even scream properly. Blood sprayed everywhere.

“Awooooogh!”

The Awakened roared toward the sky. A cry of victory. The sound echoed throughout the entire forest.

“Uugh! Uugh!”

The other warriors raised their spears high and shouted as well. Their faces flushed with excitement as they all turned toward me.

‘At this level.’

A smile came naturally.

They were much, much stronger than I had expected. It hadn’t even taken three minutes to deal with all seven.

At this rate, I should be able to earn a decent number of points.

“Dig a pit and store the bodies. Then we move straight to the next location.”

I explained while mixing in gestures. I mimed digging the ground and even demonstrated burying the bodies. I showed them as specifically as possible.

“Awoo!”

The Awakened understood immediately. Without hesitation, he began digging the ground with his bare hands. His massive hands moved like shovels, tearing through the soil.

A pit was completed in no time. They put all seven bodies inside and covered them with dirt. It seemed they intended to come back later and retrieve them. Smart.

“Awoo! Awoo!”

Then the Awakened looked at me excitedly. He pointed deeper into the forest with his hand, trying to tell me something.

Ding!

[Translation]

I know a place with more prey.

‘Oh?’

My eyes lit up. This was unexpected. I hadn’t thought he would already know the terrain.

“Good. Lead the way.”

I nodded and gestured for him to go ahead.

The Awakened took the lead. The warriors followed behind. I gripped my spear tightly and walked with them around the middle of the formation.

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Had we walked for about five minutes?

The forest gradually opened up, revealing a broad clearing ahead.

‘A stream?’

I heard the sound of water first. Trickling. Clear and cheerful.

But that wasn’t all.

“That’s.”

My mouth fell open on its own.

Animals crowded around the stream. No, crowded wasn’t enough to describe it. The place was absolutely teeming with them.

A herd of deer was drinking water, wild boars were enjoying mud baths, and even huge bison could be seen far in the distance. There had to be at least several dozen.

‘This is a treasure trove.’

My heart pounded. How many points could I earn from something on this scale?

The Awakened looked back at me and grinned, baring his teeth.

I smiled too and gave his shoulder a light pat.

“Good job. You really found a great place.”

“Begin the hunt.”

I raised my hand and gave the signal.

“Awoo!”

With a roar, the Awakened charged toward the stream. The twenty warriors shouted and followed all at once. The deer that had been drinking snapped their heads up, but it was already too late.

It happened in an instant.

Whoosh! Thud!

A spear pierced the side of the first deer. It collapsed without even managing to cry out. Then came the second, then the third. A wild boar tried to flee, but the warriors surrounded it and blocked its escape.

‘Huh?’

I had been positioned at the rear just in case I needed to deal with anything that escaped, but I was starting to feel embarrassed.

The Awakened stood out even among them.

He dispatched two deer in an instant, then chased down a fleeing wild boar and finished it in one strike. With a single spear, he accurately pierced its vital point.

The warriors also moved as if they had been perfectly trained, communicating only through glances. When one drove a deer forward, another surrounded it and threw a spear. There were no openings.

‘There’s nothing for me to do?’

It felt strange.

If this were a game, it was like turning on auto-hunt.

Thud!

The Awakened charged at full speed toward a massive bison. It swung its horns, but it was useless.

The Awakened’s spear flew like lightning and pierced its vital point exactly. The bison dropped to its knees and collapsed.

‘Something that big should give a lot of points, right?’

My expectations swelled.

I simply stood there and watched, holding my spear. Occasionally, if a small deer fleeing the others came toward me, I threw my spear, but even that only happened a few times.

‘This is easy.’

I laughed. Was this the life of a Growth-Type Awakened? The ones I raised handled everything themselves. All I had to do was give orders and watch.

Meanwhile, they seemed to have divided their roles in a new way.

The Awakened handled only the dangerous bison, while the others formed driving groups, spear-throwing groups, and blocking groups. They were creating a basic hammer-and-anvil tactic.

Me? I just watched from behind. Occasionally I threw out things like, “Good!” or “Nice job!”

‘Is this the role of a Ruler?’

Not fighting directly, but raising the race and watching over them. When they became stronger, I became stronger too.

It wasn’t bad. No, it was good.

Twenty minutes passed like that.

The stream was filled with carcasses. Deer, wild boars, bison. There were at least thirty in total. The smell of blood hung heavily in the air.

Ding!

[Hunt Complete!]

Prey Eliminated:

― 15 Deer

― 10 Wild Boars

― 5 Bison

[Total Points Acquired: +102P]

[Current Points: 102P]

And as a bonus, my points had increased in an instant.

There Is Primitive Humanity Inside My Body

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