The ogre was in a deep sleep and didn't wake up despite Li Meng's efforts.

Li Meng used five ropes to bind the ogre's legs, wrapping them over and over.

"Come on, push it over!"

The goblin underlings quickly gathered around their boss.

With faces full of fear, they placed their hands against the ogre's back.

The ogre was lying on its side against the mountain, making it easy to push.

"Push!"

At Li Meng's command, the goblins pushed with all their might.

The ogre's massive body flopped over limply, landing face down on the ground.

Its huge breath stirred up the dust on the ground.

"Quick, bring the bark ropes."

Li Meng hurriedly tied the ogre's hands behind its back.

To prevent the ogre from using its strength, a good binding method was needed.

Li Meng first tied the ogre's hands together.

Then he used three bark ropes to connect the hands to the neck.

This way, any struggle would cause discomfort to the ogre's neck.

The more it struggled, the tighter the bark ropes around its neck would become.

No matter how strong the ogre was, it couldn't use its strength if it was bound.

"No, we need an extra measure!"

Li Meng used a few more bark ropes to bind the ogre's feet to its neck.

This way, if the ogre tried to break the ropes on its feet, the ropes on its neck would pull forward.

With this pull, the ropes binding its hands and neck would tighten.

Looking at the ogre tied up like a dumpling, Li Meng nodded in satisfaction.

"Let's go, hide in the forest."

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Whether it would work or not could only be known once the ogre woke up.

Hearing they could get away from the terrifying ogre, the goblins ran back to the forest.

In the following time, Li Meng patiently waited for the ogre to wake up.

Time passed slowly, hour by hour.

As the sun was about to set and night was falling, the ogre finally woke up.

"Roar!"

A panicked roar echoed through the forest, scattering the birds.

Under the fruit tree, the ogre rolled around in panic.

Its immense strength made the bark ropes on its body creak.

The more it struggled, the stronger the choking sensation on its neck became.

The ogre howled continuously in its frenzied struggle, its voice growing hoarser.

After struggling for a full two hours, it lay on the ground panting heavily.

By this time, a third of the bark ropes on its neck had snapped.

Seeing the ogre had stopped struggling, Li Meng, hidden in the bushes, breathed a sigh of relief.

If the ogre continued to struggle, the bark ropes would eventually break.

"Alright, time to step in myself!"

Li Meng stood up and emerged from the bushes.

In his hand was a whip made from bark ropes.

The whip was also entwined with some thorny vines.

The vines were a poisonous plant from the forest.

They had only one effect: once pricked, they caused intense pain.

Though not fatal, the pain would last for days.

Even goblins couldn't resist this poison when pricked.

Despite the ogre's high defense, its body wasn't made of steel muscles and iron bones.

As soon as Li Meng appeared, the ogre spotted him.

Its huge eyes locked onto Li Meng.

It opened its massive mouth and let out a roar.

Walking forward, Li Meng chuckled and flicked the whip.

A loud "snap" echoed far and wide.

Li Meng flicked the whip again, striking the ogre's back.

"Roar!"

The ogre roared in pain, rolling its body towards Li Meng.

Li Meng swung the whip again, striking the ogre's rear.

A bloody welt immediately appeared on its rear.

Though it only broke the skin, it was enough.

"Stop resisting and obediently become my underling."

For a moment, the forest echoed with the "snap" of the whip.

The long whip whistled through the air as Li Meng swung it.

Accompanied by the pained roars.

Time passed slowly, as the sun set and night fell.

Even in the darkness, the sound of the whip didn't cease.

Early the next morning, in the forest near the fruit tree.

"You stubborn mule, still fierce!"

Looking at the ogre not far away still growling at him, Li Meng rolled his eyes.

Breathing heavily, he tossed aside the misshapen whip in his hand.

After whipping it all night, the ogre still looked fierce.

Its gaze towards Li Meng was filled with hatred.

"Again!"

Beside him, Gobu Ge quickly handed over a new whip.

The temporarily halted sound of the whip resumed in the forest.

In the following days, Li Meng devoted himself to taming the ogre.

It was a torment for the ogre and a torment for himself.

On the fifth day, still under the fruit tree.

"Be good, being my underling won't be a loss. I'll make sure you live well."

Li Meng held a purple fruit, trying to entice the ogre.

Though the ogre lay on the ground, barely alive and lacking spirit.

Its gaze towards Li Meng was still filled with animosity.

Faced with Li Meng's offering, it let out a roar.

Its massive body suddenly flipped, pressing down towards Li Meng.

Li Meng frowned slightly and stepped back to avoid the ogre's body.

With a slightly cold expression, a hint of impatience flashed in Li Meng's eyes.

"Seems you're only fit to be a piece of meat!"

Li Meng tossed aside the whip in his hand and gestured to the goblin underlings behind him.

"Eat it alive!"

After five days of relentless taming, Li Meng was on the verge of giving up.

He just wanted to end this and get a good night's sleep.

Hearing their boss's words, the goblins were momentarily stunned.

Then they showed excitement, grinning to reveal sharp teeth.

With a cheer, the goblin underlings pounced on the ogre with greedy faces.

The goblins on the ogre's body frantically gnawed at its flesh.

With one bite, they tore off a large chunk of meat.

"Roar!"

The intense pain made the ogre let out a weak roar.

But the weakened ogre had lost its ability to resist.

Yet a miraculous scene unfolded.

The wounds caused by the goblins' bites began to regenerate visibly.

This sight greatly intrigued Li Meng.

"Could it be the effect of a body regeneration skill?"

With eyes brightening, Li Meng lunged onto the ogre's body.

Opening his menacing mouth, he tore a piece of flesh from the ogre's thigh.

"So tough!"

The ogre's meat was extremely unpalatable.

Tough and chewy, like rubber bands.

But to gain a skill, he couldn't care about that.

One bite, two bites, three bites...

Li Meng devoured piece after piece of the ogre's flesh, but the system prompt never appeared.

"Could it be that eating the heart offers the highest chance of gaining a skill?"

Steel Muscles and Iron Bones and Wind Blade were both skills obtained by eating hearts.