The fat man saw the tribal chief's hesitation and knew that without a sure chance of winning, the chief would definitely not dare to launch an attack rashly.

Therefore, the most urgent task was to show the chief his extraordinary abilities.

The fat man asked Rou Yi to tell the chief that he could let the warriors of their tribe challenge him, and several at the same time would be no problem.

If the people of the tribe won, the fat man would no longer ask for the tribe's help, and the tribe could take whatever supplies and equipment they wanted from the Dodge team. But if the fat man won, the tribe would have to assist them in attacking the cannibal tribe and rescuing their teammates.

The men in the tribe were not to be trifled with. Years of hunting had forged their iron-like skin, giving them agile mobility and great strength.

Although Derek had seen the fat man kill a large python with his bare hands, he was still a little worried for the fat man in the face of the tribe's warriors.

Dodge thought differently from Derek. Dodge knew how powerful the fat man was and believed that the fat man would not be at a disadvantage in the duel. The fat man had almost crushed Dodge's hand before, and he had always held it in his heart, brooding over it.

The tribal chief thought that the fat man was underestimating the strength of the tribal warriors too much, and immediately agreed to the fat man's request.

Since it was a friendly competition, neither side would carry weapons. They would fight hand-to-hand, in the form of a melee to determine the winner.

The tribe sent A Yi. For safety's sake, the chief sent three of the tribe's strongest warriors to observe. If A Yi couldn't win one-on-one and fell into a disadvantage, they would step in to help.

It seemed that the tribal chief was determined to win.

However, the final result still disappointed the chief. The competition process ended almost in an instant.

The fat man subdued A Yi with a few moves. Seeing that the situation was not good, the three warriors watching from the tribe rushed up to attack the fat man together. The fat man subdued them with a few moves almost effortlessly.

The fat man pressed all four of them to the ground, making them unable to move, but without hurting them in the slightest.

The fat man was afraid of hurting the people of the tribe, so he didn't use his full strength, nor did he use fighting techniques, but used all grappling techniques.

The tribal chief was both shocked and surprised to see that the fat man had defeated the most outstanding warriors in their tribe so easily.

He believed that these outsiders must have extraordinary strength. If a conflict broke out with the cannibal tribe, their tribe might not be at a disadvantage.

Having lost the competition, the tribe agreed to help the Dodge team rescue the advance team.

But the tribal chief still made a request. After all, as long as their tribe went to rescue people, it would be tantamount to robbing the cannibals of "food," which would inevitably develop into an act of war.

If the two sides started fighting, then the Dodge team must completely defeat the cannibal tribe.

The team believed that keeping the cannibals in the rainforest was a considerable hazard for foreign explorers, and it wouldn't hurt to help them get rid of the cannibal tribe.

The fat man, Dodge, Derek, and A Yi then discussed the rescue plan together.

The core of the plan was to launch a "surprise attack" under the cover of night.

First, the captive would lead the way to find the cannibal tribe's camp when night fell.

Then, the joint team of the Dodge team and the tribe would launch a surprise attack on the cannibal tribe while they were resting.

Primitive tribes were completely laymen in tactics. When they fought, they only knew how to crush with numerical superiority or engage in sneak attacks. They had no effective tactical application at all.

And now the most direct problem was in front of everyone—how to ensure that the captive correctly led them to the cannibal tribe's camp, rather than into a cannibal tribe trap.

A Yi's method was simple and crude. He suggested cutting off both of the captive's hands first. If he led them into a cannibal tribe trap while leading the way, then he would be torn apart.

The fat man immediately rejected A Yi's method. The fat man cited an example from *The Art of War*: "Do not press a desperate foe too hard, and when surrounding an army, leave an outlet." It meant not to pursue enemies who have no way to retreat; when surrounding the enemy, leave a gap to avoid the enemy from counterattacking desperately, causing losses to oneself.

If the captive was made too miserable, causing him to lose the motivation to live, he might really lead them down the wrong path and perish with them.

The fat man came up with a plan. He suggested treating the captive kindly from now on, and telling the captive that they wanted to use him to exchange with the cannibal tribe to get their own people back.

The advance team would only send two people to escort the captive back to the cannibal tribe to relax his vigilance, even if he had other ideas, he would not act rashly.

The main force would follow behind at a safe distance. If the captive deceived them and led the two or three people escorting him into a trap, then the main force could make adjustments in time.

Everyone thought that the fat man's plan was very reasonable and highly feasible, so they decided to act according to the fat man's plan.

A Yi took the captive down from the wooden rack, bandaged his wounds, and then provided him with good food and drink, and expressed to the captive his desire to use him to exchange for the people captured by the cannibal tribe.

The captive's thoughts were very simple. He had survived a disaster and was treated with great hospitality, so he easily believed A Yi's words.

The plan went very smoothly.