[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king":3,"chapter-bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-chapter-37":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Bone King: Welcoming the Birth of the King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2349245,4592,"Chapter 37: Ogre? Returning to Being a Link in the Food Chain","bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-chapter-37",37,"\u003Cp>Cheep~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chirp~ Chirp~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the dense jungle, a few birds flew over the treetops, and the faint sound of insects chirping could be heard from all directions from time to time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng’s figure was hidden behind thick tree trunks and bushes, his gaze calmly observing this small goblin tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The absence of \"old\" goblins was considered normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, goblins are omnivorous animals; in situations where food is scarce, goblins that are injured or old would be treated as reserve food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the absence of young goblins was somewhat strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Tang Zheng might not have a deep understanding of the goblin race, he had indeed learned quite a bit about the habits of these monsters from the \"Rock\" squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>June and July are the times when goblins are most active.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this is the period when the goblin race reproduces in large numbers, they not only hunt monsters and wild beasts in the forest in large quantities, but even leave the Great Tobu Forest to prey on nearby villagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the small goblin colony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the group of goblins returned with five human corpses, the remaining few goblins who had stayed behind at the tribe immediately let out excited \"wawa\" cries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few goblins in the back carrying the corpses, panting heavily, did not put the corpses down right away; instead, they continued to carry them until they reached the low, shoddily built grass hut located in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They placed the five human corpses at the entrance of the low grass hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, this group of goblins hurriedly retreated a certain distance, looking at the low grass hut with a mix of anticipation and fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this scene, the corners of Tang Zheng’s eyes twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vibration came from inside the low grass hut, like the low growl of a wild beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure over two meters tall, with a massive and heavy body and dark yellow skin, wobbled its way out of the low grass hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Ogre!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of realization appeared in Tang Zheng’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the very Ogre that had nearly wiped out the \"Rock\" squad; he couldn't help but have a deep impression of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hungry, hungry...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Ogre let out vague groans, its two thick arms reached out first, bracing against the ground, and then it stood up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its hairless head was covered in flesh bumps of various sizes. Just looking at it gave one a feeling of dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the head lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Ogre’s ferocious and vicious face, a small goblin was being bitten in its mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small goblin did not make a sound, hanging limply from the other's mouth, clearly long since dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squeak—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A palm-sized tongue reached out, swept the half-bitten small goblin into its mouth in one go, and began to chew with a crunching sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pale green blood splattered out as the Ogre opened its mouth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this scene, all the surrounding goblins stood trembling in place, their breathing even becoming quieter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing such a barbaric and cruel scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng deeply furrowed his brows, a sense of nausea rising within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally understood why there were no cubs in this small goblin tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Ogre was injured!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there was a distance between them, Tang Zheng could clearly see a massive wound larger than a washbasin on the chest of the Ogre that had stood up. A large number of flies and insects were swarming around the wound!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the Ogre’s movements were somewhat slow when it crawled out of the low grass hut and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For monsters like Ogres, consuming large amounts of food is the best way to recover from injuries!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Food!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ogre looked at the five human corpses on the ground with vicious eyes, a look of excitement appearing on its face as it roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that, it immediately raised its palm, grabbed a corpse, and began to eat it in large mouthfuls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hard bones of the human body were like brittle cartilage in the Ogre’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Tang Zheng withdrew his gaze and took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This sense of impact is truly an incredible welcome gift to another world.\" Tang Zheng muttered to himself in a low voice, reopened his eyes, and a deep coldness appeared in his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the world of his past life, humans were the true masters of nature, and all other creatures were only divided into those that could be eaten and those that could not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this other world before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>=9+Shu_Ba\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humans seemed to have returned to being a link in the food chain, hunted as prey. Such a scene gave Tang Zheng an inexplicable shock to his soul!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the nausea, an indescribable shock and anger rose within Tang Zheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This anger did not come from the Ogre’s act of devouring human corpses before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It came from the depths of his soul from his past life—the wildness rooted in the deepest part of the human soul, from when humans crawled step by step from eating raw meat and blood to the very top of the food chain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his iron sword, holding it horizontally across his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from this Ogre, the group of goblins was not a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Ogre was injured; this was absolutely the best time to finish it off!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng did not rush up immediately, but quietly waited for an opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After any creature is full, its reaction speed and physical coordination will be somewhat worse than in a state of hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not that Tang Zheng was overly cautious, but that he had to be prudent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without mastering any detection-type methods, Tang Zheng naturally could not see the specific level of this Ogre and could only rely on the wilderness survival experience mentioned by adventurers in this world to judge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as it happened, Tang Zheng had no experience in identifying monsters at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he only had one life, and Tang Zheng did not want to lose it due to carelessness or negligence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this type of demi-human monster, relying on their massive size and strength far exceeding that of humans of the same level, it is generally safer to judge them as being 2 or 3 levels higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng recalled the racial information about Ogres in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ogres possess relatively unique racial traits; most Ogres, out of racial habit, stay with goblins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ogre is responsible for fighting, while the goblins provide food, forming a mutually beneficial relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this forest, most goblin colonies likely have Ogres present, and the more goblins a colony has, the more Ogres it should have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng noticed that the Ogre only stopped eating after consuming three corpses in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its gradually bulging belly and the hint of laziness on its vicious expression all indicated that this Ogre was already full.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng expressionlessly lifted his iron sword and, with light and steady steps, quickly approached the small goblin colony!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Ogre had finished eating, the other goblins finally showed signs of cheering one by one, starting to eat some tree fruits, the rotting carcasses of small wild beasts, and some even ate tree leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1256,"2026-06-21T02:30:15.860Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","290b7d8f2c5114170c48161adb43e02053900d7e81a2ceda2770b6e7c08828ac","bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-chapter-38","bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-chapter-36",357,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-cover.jpg"]