Chapter 270
Chapter 270
In that instant, a relatively safe position became the most dangerous one.
Glimpsing Qingqing’s figure ahead, You Bai gritted her teeth and squeezed out her last reserve of strength.
Only a few seconds later, another figure swept past Qingqing.
Qingqing had just learned how to fight. Was she going to stand for that?
Her legs might be short, but they were fast!
Chasing one another, the three plunged deep into the primeval forest in less than three minutes.
Beside a small pool, Li Yang slumped on the ground, gasping for breath.
Qingqing had gone one better and draped herself against a tree. She was clearly Qingqing the Useless now.
You Bai was a little better off, thanks to her professional running training.
Li Yang’s eyes suddenly lit up at the sight of some vines nearby.
“Do you two want water?”
“Huh?”
“Water?”
Li Yang pointed to the vines. “Know what these are?”
“Who would know that?”
“No idea.”
Seeing their blank looks, Li Yang began explaining.
“There’s a fruit up north called Hardy Kiwi. These are its vines.”
“What’s that got to do with drinking water?”
Li Yang sighed. “In autumn and winter, this plant stores water in its vines.”
At that, both immediately understood.
In other words, those vines now held a great deal of water.
Qingqing still looked a little worried, though.
“Is it safe to drink?”
“Don’t worry. I drank it all the time as a kid. It’s sweet, too!”
Once he had explained, Li Yang pulled a vine down from the tree.
He adjusted its angle, then bent it hard enough to make a small split.
Clear liquid visibly flowed out.
The other two copied him and replenished their fluids.
After a brief rest, the four-person team, now reduced to three, set off once more into the unknown ahead.
Zhang Bei lay in a chair by the sea, a grill set up beside him.
On it were skewers made from the meat of more than ten extinct species.
In his hands was the security feed from inside Zootopia.
It was like eating popcorn and drinking cola while watching the couple next door fight.
Endless entertainment!
Zhang Bei suddenly stopped scrolling through the feeds. Looking at the image on his tablet, he had to fight back a laugh.
Gu Yue was still alive. There was no need to question that.
But the python had carried her back to its cave and placed her among a pile of hatchlings.
The Lord of Ten Thousand Snakes, which Li Yang had once created with glasses and tactile simulation, was now being reenacted with Gu Yue.
Unlike last time, this was no simulation.
Everyone knew perfectly well that this was real!
The python hatchlings were small. Judging by their size, they had only recently emerged from their eggs.
They weren’t even capable of hurting anyone.
But the things humans learned from childhood included a fear of snakes.
Having grown up in human society, Gu Yue was naturally no exception.
And so Boss Zhang witnessed a wondrous scene.
Gu Yue fainted from terror, then woke again a few minutes later.
After a few seconds of bewilderment, she passed out once more.
Some people seem unfortunate, yet are fortunate; others seem fortunate, yet are unfortunate. – Lu “Sister Xianglin” Xun
Gu Yue seemed utterly miserable, but she was already much better off than those facing the unknown.
Of course, there was no worst, only worse.
Compared with the Lord of Ten Thousand Snakes achievement, the two people in the neighboring underground lizard nest didn’t even dare make a sound.
At least Gu Yue could faint. They didn’t even dare do that.
Dozens of lizards surrounded them, tongues brushing their skin from time to time.
Between the visual impact and the icy touch, anyone would have to stay put and obediently experience Boss Zhang’s arrangements.
Time passed, second by second. After only an hour, fewer than thirty of the original nearly one hundred people were still moving around.
As the best-running group, Li Yang’s team of three had yet to be caught by any creature.
But they weren’t in good shape. In fact, they were in terrible shape.
Crouching behind a rock, Li Yang licked the corner of his mouth.
“I’m so hungry!”
Qingqing rubbed her stomach. “Me too.”
You Bai glanced at a nearby coconut tree. “The two of us lure that thing away, and you get the coconuts, Li Yang?”
“Can you two still run?”
“That creepy thing isn’t fast. It probably can’t catch us.”
They were discussing a creature stationed beneath the coconut tree.
It looked like a snail enlarged dozens of times, except it had no shell.
There was no way to get the coconuts without dealing with it.
Why wasn’t Li Yang the one luring it away?
That involved an age-old problem: neither woman could climb trees.
Qingqing rubbed her legs and nodded at You Bai.
“I’m ready!”
You Bai also drew a deep breath. “I’ll lure it out. Stay hidden, Li Yang!”
“Okay!”
The three-person team went into action. Li Yang hid behind the rock, making sure he wouldn’t be spotted.
You Bai and Qingqing each held a small stone, ready to lure the unidentified creature away.
Zhang Bei happened upon this scene while scrolling through the feeds.
He immediately admired their courage.
They dared mess with this thing? They really weren’t afraid to die!
At present, the creature could only be considered a juvenile.
Fully grown, its body would become segmented like an earthworm’s.
It would also grow a mouthful of sharp teeth and reach ten meters in length!
Someone had once given the creature a name: Death Worm!
At first, the best-running trio’s plan went quite smoothly.
The two women led it away from the coconut tree.
Li Yang even climbed up and collected several coconuts.
The change came from the worm itself.
Perhaps frustrated at taking too long to catch its prey, the worm let out an impatient shriek.
The two women leading it around immediately felt a jolt like an earthquake.
Within seconds, countless cracks opened in the ground.
One Death Worm after another crawled up from below.
They might all be juveniles, but there were so many!
Imagine a dense mass of snails that stood as tall as a person.
Anyone still human would inevitably feel fear spreading through their heart.
Certain inhuman individuals were, of course, excluded from that category.
Qingqing gritted her teeth at the sight. “What do we do?”
“Run! What are you waiting for?”
“What about Li Yang?”
“He’ll have to fend for himself!”
After that brief exchange, the two began to flee.
As mentioned earlier, these creatures weren’t fast. They couldn’t catch two people running at full speed.
And so, more than a dozen Death Worms reluctantly returned to where they had started.
Li Yang was carefully holding his coconuts, just about to climb down from the tree.