The living corpses really were much more useful than skeletons. Along the way, the group encountered all kinds of beast attacks.
All Su Ming had to do was order the living corpses to stuff themselves into the beasts' mouths, then hold their jaws shut.
Near the camp where the savages lived, there were no large carnivores. There were only lizards that looked like prehistoric crocodiles, or color-changing terror birds.
These smaller creatures could not maintain high speed while carrying prey in their mouths. Drawn over by the scent of blood, they would take a bite of flesh, only for the food to grab their jaws or heads before they could even chew. Then a crowd of ape-men would rush over with huge clubs and rocks.
The ape-men were incredibly strong, possessing at least three times the physical strength of modern humans. They would swarm the beasts in a beating, and any creature still holding a person in its mouth would be clubbed to death almost immediately.
The living corpses used as bait would at most suffer a few broken bones and lose some flesh. They could still be reused.
Since the blood on them attracted most of the predators, Su Ming's group could stand nearby without drawing the beasts' attention. It was quite peaceful.
Finally, after beating to death the fifth Sabretooth they had encountered on the road, the group arrived at their destination.
This was an even larger horde. Though its houses were still built from grass and wood, at least a wall had been erected around its perimeter. The houses no longer looked entirely like shacks either; they had walls.
Most importantly, as night fell, a huge bonfire burned at the center of the horde. Some savages were roasting humanoid creatures around it, apparently holding some kind of