《Global World Creation: I Tame Dragons in Another World》 Chapter 1 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation [Warning, the Guardians¡¯ world will be attacked by the Void Undead in a year¡¯s time!] [The Will of the World will teleport the Guardians to a new world. You will build a defensive line here to stop the Void Undead!] [Good luck!] Gray opened his eyes to a mechanical system notification. Immediately after, he felt a wave of dizziness as an unfamiliar memory fused into his brain. He discovered that he had actually transmigrated. While in this new world, the old world was being threatened by an existence called the Void Undead. In order to resist the invasion of the Void Undead, almost all humans on earth had been chosen by the Will of the World to become ¡°Guardians.¡± They had been teleported to another world, where the Will of the World had asked them to set up a base to resist the Void Undead! ¡°This is really a dangerous transmigration¡­¡± Gray could not help but sigh at how ill-fated he was. Just as Gray was sorting through the information in his mind, a system notification rang out, interrupting his contemplation. [Guardians, the Will of the World will provide you with a safe house for seven days and a type of initial troop that can be summoned regularly.] [Please gather as many resources as you can within 30 days to strengthen your safe house.] [After 30 days, you will face the first test, which is a Beast Tide!] [Guardians, please open the attribute panel and check your own situations.] [Good luck, everyone.] A Beast Tide! Gray immediately noticed the key words in the notification! Thirty days was enough for everyone to strengthen their own safe house, and this Beast Tide was probably referring to the first large-scale monster invasion! Thinking of this, Gray looked around him and successfully found a row of transparent windows that could let him see the jungle outside the safe house. At this time, the jungle was quiet, but he could feel that pairs of bloodthirsty eyes hidden in the endless jungle! It seemed that it was not easy to survive in this place. Gray smiled bitterly. But now, it was not the time to worry about the threat in the jungle. His attention shifted to the attribute panel that the system mentioned at the end. If he wanted to survive, he had to learn more useful information as soon as possible. As soon as he entered the world, Gray had noticed a small column of words in the lower right corner of his field of vision. [Attribute panel] , [Chat forum] , [Manufacture] , [Trading hall] The words were very clear and straighforward. Gray noticed the option [Chat forum.] This should be the place where the Guardians could communicate with each other. Perhaps others could make some additional discoveries. After all, in a new world, if one could only rely on oneself to explore, then meaningless death and waste would be almost inevitable! A piece of valuable information could allow one to have more assurance and a stronger possibility to survive in the future! Thinking of this, Gray took the lead to check the [Chat forum] . Just as he was muttering the options in his mind, a huge amount of information appeared in front of him! ¡°Help, I¡¯ve been teleported to a cave. There¡¯s an underground river but no food here! I might not even last three days!¡± ¡°Oh my god, is this a swamp? Why is it so wet? I feel like the ground I¡¯m stepping on is sinking!¡± ¡°The cliff is so high, I¡¯m so scared, Mom¡­¡± ¡°The teleportation is completely random! There¡¯s no one else in the area around me!¡± ¡°Amazing! Someone actually dared to walk out of the safe house to explore? I¡¯m surrounded by terrifying beasts outside. If it wasn¡¯t for the system¡¯s guarantee of absolute safety, my safe house door would have been smashed to pieces!¡± ¡­ In the chat channel, a screen that displayed the world channel was still dark. It didn¡¯t seem to have been opened, but the regional channel was already extremely noisy. From the looks of it, the Guardians on this channel weren¡¯t far from him. At least they were in a certain range. Gray quickly scrolled through the chat screen, skimming through the useful information. He keenly caught a worrisome word from the information. Beast! Gray¡¯s mind jolted. He immediately realized that this world was not peaceful. The Will of the World had sent the Guardians to this world a year before the Void Undead arrived to establish a base, and it was probably to eliminate the weak Guardians within this year, leaving behind only the most powerful existences. The proof was that other than the Beast Tide that would arrive in seven days, the Guardians would still face an extremely severe survival crisis within these seven days! After all, even if the safe house could guarantee their absolute safety for seven days, the daily necessities needed for seven days would need to be collected by the Guardians themselves! And to step out of the safe house, they would have to face this mysterious new world! At this moment, perhaps because more and more Guardians had regained their consciousness, the number of people who chose to go out to explore had also gradually increased. The chat channel began to be filled with some unsettling messages. ¡°Oh my god, there¡¯s a group of spiders that are even bigger than humans outside my safe house!¡± ¡°Wild boars! Their fangs are even longer than my arms! Oh my god, how terrifying!¡± ¡°Everyone, have you seen your levels? I¡¯m at tier 1, but I discovered that the weakest wild beasts outside my door are all at tier 2!¡± ¡­ As the Guardians continued to explore, an extremely dangerous world gradually unfolded before their eyes. In this world, the strength of the humans themselves was practically the weakest! And just as everyone was in despair, the system¡¯s voice descended once again. [Initial troop extraction¡­] [Ding!] [Initial troop has been placed in the current safe houses!] This was simply heaven-defying! Countless people who were in despair due to the harsh environment of the new world suddenly had a new glimmer of hope in their eyes! ¡°The system has arranged for us to have initial troops!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! If the troops we obtained are strong enough, we can kill the monsters outside!¡± ¡°Quick, go and look for them. The system said that our troops are in our safe houses!¡± ¡­ Instantly, the [Chat forum] was in an uproar! Troops! Naturally, Gray also received the system¡¯s notification and quickly understood its value. Looking at the current situation, if humans who were in the weakest state in this world wanted to survive successfully, obtaining a strong enough troop would be their only chance! Immediately, Gray quickly took action, intending to see what kind of troop he had obtained. Only at this moment did Gray have the opportunity to take a look at his surroundings. He found himself sitting on a bed in a small wooden house. A medium-sized wooden table was quietly placed in the center of the house. On it were knives, forks, cups, basins, and other daily necessities. There was a fireplace on one side of the house. There was an iron pot hanging from a hook on the fireplace. On the other side of the fireplace was a window. Gray had just seen the scene outside from there. This is my safe house? Looking around, there were colorful flags hanging around the walls. However, the marks on them were blurred, and the specific patterns could not be seen clearly. In a corner of the room, there was a rusty axe and a bucket. The wooden door of the safe house looked mottled, and in some corners, there seemed to be a small gap. This was really¡­ a house without walls. Gray suspected that this old-looking safe house might not be able to withstand a slightly stronger wind, let alone resist the so-called Beast Tide seven days later. Then where was his initial troop? Gray was a little puzzled. Logically speaking, if something suddenly appeared in such a small wooden house, he should be able to notice it at a glance. Gray stood up from the bed and was about to search carefully when he suddenly felt that his feet seemed to have touched something warm but hard. The thing rolled on the floor until it reached the corner of the wall. Gray looked down and widened his eyes in surprise.. It was an egg? Chapter 2 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation My initial troop is an egg? For a moment, Gray felt confused. The thing that looked like an egg in front of him was about the height of his calves. It must have been brushed to the side of Gray¡¯s bed before he discovered it. Now, Gray could carefully observe his initial troop. At first glance, the shell of the egg didn¡¯t look like it was made of calcium like it usually was from his previous life. It looked like a type of metal. The entire egg was dark and white. There were no unnecessary patterns, and it was filled with a sense of power. The strangest thing was that after observing for a long time, Gray vaguely felt that the egg exuded a kind of sacred aura. It made people unable to bear to harm it, and instead worship it. Gray shook his head and dispelled the inexplicable feeling in his heart. Then, he couldn¡¯t help but feel a little funny. He actually thought that an egg was sacred? Although it seemed that this egg was indeed somewhat extraordinary, how could he survive in this terrifying forest relying on such an egg? Who¡¯s to say that he had misunderstood the notification? The so-called initial troop referred to some kind of unborn creature? With his heart filled with doubt, Gray quickly opened the chat forum. At this moment, the various Guardians who had discovered their own initial troops began pushing the atmosphere in the regional chat forum to another climax. ¡°My troop is actually an eight-clawed giant spider. It¡¯s so disgusting. The nurturing period is only three days. I wonder what this troop will be like?¡± ¡°Talking about it makes me cry. I got a slime troop. It was born at the peak, but its movement speed is not as fast as mine. I¡¯m already preparing for my funeral.¡± ¡°Hahahaha, the brothers upstairs are too sad. I got a giant crow, a Dark Wing Crow. The nurturing period is one week. It seems that my troop is not bad.¡± ¡°Hehe, I¡¯m sorry. I got a very powerful mammoth troop. The nurturing period is one month.¡± ¡°Oh my god! That¡¯s a top-tier troop!¡± ¡°Boss, please take care of me! I¡¯ll use my slime to give you a bath!¡± ¡°Get lost upstairs, it¡¯s so disgusting. Leave the slime for your own use!¡± ¡°So what if it¡¯s a mammoth? I heard that someone even got a behemoth as a troop!¡± ¡°Behemoth! The king of the land! That is definitely the top-tier troop!¡± ¡°Not necessarily. That big shot¡¯s behemoth nurture period is too long. It¡¯ll take a year. The current behemoth is still too small, and its combat strength might not be comparable to some of the more powerful early-stage troops.¡± The information in the chat forum caused Gray¡¯s eyes to light up. Seeing that other people¡¯s super-powerful initial troops seemed to be growing up from a young age, he seemed to have found the reason why his own troop was an egg. It seemed that the more powerful the race, the longer the period of cultivation. At this stage, their advantage might not even be as good as those troops that had a shorter cultivation period! Gray¡¯s heart instantly started to heat up. He was afraid that he had obtained a super-rare and super-strong troop! It was starting from an egg. Who else¡¯s troop could compare to this growth cycle? The troop was the foundation that the system had given them. The stronger his was, the higher his chances of survival would naturally be! However, this made Gray feel a little worried. It would take a long time for his initial troop to become a combat force that could help him. As he browsed through thousands of chat logs, an ominous premonition grew stronger and stronger. He actually didn¡¯t discover any troops that started from eggs! Although there might have been some accidents, it seemed that Gray was the only one who had an initial troop in the form of an egg! This caused Gray to be extremely surprised. One had to know that even a mythical creature like the Behemoth, as an initial troop, would grow from its infancy. What kind of troop had he gotten, since it appeared as an egg? Gray could not help but step forward to carefully observe his own troop. At this moment, the system¡¯s pop-up window suddenly appeared before his eyes: [Platinum Dragon God Egg] [Growth state: Egg] [Strength level: Tier 0] [Ability: Dragon¡¯s Might Mana Sensitivity] [Loyalty: 100] [Growth limit: Unable to calculate] [Growth cycle: Five million years to reach adulthood. Hatching takes 300 years] [Note 1: The growth cycle of a giant dragon is divided into hatching, infancy, youth, adulthood, ancient dragon, prehistoric dragon] [Note 2: The egg shell of the platinum dragon god contains the inheritance of the platinum dragon god. It is endowed with a characteristic that will not be destroyed by attacks below the level of a god.] [Note 3: Devouring material that contains magic power can strengthen the egg of a dragon in the hatching stage. There is also a certain chance to speed up its hatching.] A Dragon! This was actually a dragon egg! And it was a dragon god! Gray was shocked by this news. How could he not know what a dragon was! When Gray was still on earth, there were countless movies, novels, and comics that described the magnificent body of a dragon. He had a deep impression of the dragon¡¯s domineering aura and its breath that swept across all living things! Unfortunately, when he received this good news, Gray also noticed the bad news that hit him like a bolt from the blue. The growth cycle was five million years! What could live for five million years? And that was only for it to reach the adult stage? According to the system, that was only two-thirds of the life span of a dragon. Five million years. If that was the case, then when the egg matured, Gray would be able to bask in the sun as a fossil. Even though the later system had very considerately stated that the incubation period was only three hundred years, wasn¡¯t that the same thing for Gray? Not to mention waiting for three hundred years, Gray was afraid that in thirty days, he would die during the Beast Tide that the system had mentioned. What should he do then? Could he rely on this dragon egg with incredible defense to smash his enemies to death? However, it seemed that there was always a way out. At the same time, Gray also noticed the last message of the system notification: [Note 3: Devouring material that contains magic power can strengthen the egg of a dragon in the hatching stage. There is also a certain chance to speed up its hatching.] Material that contains magic power. It was obvious that Gray did not have any, and it was also not available in this small house as far as he could see. Gray once again cast his gaze towards the lush forest outside the small wooden house. Even in this wooden house that was claimed to be absolutely safe, the roars of wild beasts that came from outside the window from time to time still made people feel uneasy. The determination in Gray¡¯s eyes disappeared in a flash. He knew that he had to go out in the end. There was no water or food in this wooden house. Even if he did not go out to collect materials with magic power, he could not possibly lock himself in the house for seven days and wait for death! Moreover, if he had the choice to live, how would he choose to die! The fear of the unknown and the desire to live, as well as the expectation of the future, interweaved in Gray¡¯s mind, causing his emotions to surge.. Chapter 3 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The most important task now was of course to survive. He had to take advantage of the fact that the sky wasn¡¯t dark yet to scout the surroundings first and confirm if there was any water source or food that could be harvested nearby. Since he had decided to go out to search for resources, he naturally had to make some preparations. The current Gray could be said to be impoverished. The only resources that could be utilized seemed to be the limited resources in the small wooden house. Gray walked around the cabin and didn¡¯t see anything else. In the end, he could only glance at the metal knife and fork on the small wooden table. He walked to the table and took the metal knife in his hand. The knife was cold to the touch and was a little heavy. It seemed to be a large model. The tip of the knife was very sharp. The edge of the blade was carved with fine teeth. It was barely enough to be used as a dagger. The moment he touched it, the item information of the knife appeared in front of Gray: [Item name: Large dining knife] [Item grade: None] [Special ability: None] [Item description: An ordinary dining knife. It is equally good at smearing jam and cutting beef.] This was his only self-defense weapon. Gray held the knife in his hand and waved it around. He found that it was very handy. However, the knife was not a professional dagger after all. Without the protection from a crossguard, it was very easy to cut his hand. It would not be good if he accidentally hurt himself when he was in danger. Thinking of this, Gray pulled down the tattered flag hanging in the room and used the knife to cut it into strips of cloth. He also used two strips of cloth to wrap around the hilt of the knife to increase the friction. This was all that Gray could do at the moment. After preparing the knife, Gray looked at the dragon egg that was still lying on the ground. He was a little conflicted. Should he bring this dragon egg with him? To be honest, Gray felt that there was no point in bringing an egg around to explore. Moreover, the size of the dragon egg might affect his activities. Therefore, he didn¡¯t really want to bring the dragon egg with him. However, the reality was that at this moment, other than the knife in his hand, he had no other tools that he could use. At the very least, the dragon egg had a characteristic that wouldn¡¯t let itself be destroyed. Just in case, if this characteristic was used well, it might even save his life! Thinking of this, Gray stretched out his hand toward the dragon egg again, and it still had that strange touch. This time, the intimate feelings that the dragon egg transmitted to Gray seemed to be clearer, and Gray also had the opportunity to carefully distinguish this telepathic feeling. Suddenly, Gray seemed to catch a trace of disharmony from the emotions transmitted by the dragon egg. It was a feeling of hunger, a desire for food. An egg could actually feel hunger? This made Gray felt it was unfathomable. Could it be that the egg still had the need to eat? And what was even more incredible was that Gray felt that the dragon egg actually faintly conveyed to him a desire to move in a certain direction. It was as if there was something in that direction that could alleviate its hunger. This was truly a magical phenomenon! An egg could not only feel hunger, it even knew where there was food. However, Gray thought about it again. The dragon egg in front of him was, after all, an extremely rare SSS grade species. Even its eggshell was a type of magic metal with an extremely strong defense. It was just a little unusual. It seemed that he was making too much of a fuss. Then, should he follow the signal of the dragon egg and take a look? As if sensing Gray¡¯s hesitation, the emotions in the dragon egg seemed to become anxious and began to repeatedly try to ¡®persuade¡¯ Gray. It was like an innocent child who could not get what he wanted so he grabbed his parents¡¯ clothes at the entrance of the supermarket and refused to let go. Such a human-like reaction made Gray amused and refreshed his understanding of his own troop. His own troop actually possessed a certain degree of sensibility and wisdom at the hatching stage. It was hard to imagine what would happen on the day it really hatched. Anyway, his exploration had no purpose at the moment, so he might as well take a look with the hint of this dragon egg. Perhaps this magical dragon egg would really bring him some unexpected joy! Having made his decision, Gray immediately used the remaining cloth that had been wrapped around the hilt of the small knife as a bandage, securing the dragon egg onto his body. After transmigrating, Gray was wearing a thin sportswear. Although it was simple, it was convenient and practical. Gray carried the dragon egg on his back. Separated by a layer of cloth, Gray could still clearly sense the emotions of the dragon egg. It seemed that the connection between him and the dragon egg was not about contact, but the extremely close distance. He did not know if this distance would be strengthened as the dragon egg grew older. After equipping the dragon egg, Gray confirmed that the strap was strong enough. Only then did he push open the door with the dragon egg. This was the first time he stepped out of the safe house and came to this unknown and dangerous world. Outside the small wooden house was a lush forest. Compared to the scene he saw through the window inside the house, standing under the mighty force of nature gave Gray a lot of pressure. The soil under his feet was covered with fallen leaves, which emitted a rotten smell. The sound of the leaves rustling and the distant cries of wild beasts mixed together, making people shudder. Gray held the knife tightly in his hand, not daring to relax at all. He carefully avoided all the dark areas that might be hiding danger, following the hints of the dragon egg as he continued to move forward. After moving forward for a short while, Gray gradually sensed that something was wrong. Why had he not discovered a single beast after walking for so long outside? It wasn¡¯t that Gray liked excitement, but according to the description of the Guardians in the chat channel, shouldn¡¯t the area they were in now be a land full of wild beasts that humans couldn¡¯t survive against? But now that he had walked out of the safe house, not to mention facing the wild beasts directly, he didn¡¯t even see any traces of wild beasts. Was this reasonable? But perhaps the place he was in happened to have fewer beasts? This wasn¡¯t impossible. One had to know that the location of the teleportation was basically random. Some people were in the underground caves, while others were on the cliffs of tall mountains. It seemed reasonable that he was in a jungle area without any beasts. However, facing this unknown world, although Gray was vigilant, he didn¡¯t dare to make a hasty conclusion. Just when Gray is still carefully observing the surroundings, the dragon egg suddenly came to remind Gray. It told Gray that what it is looking for was nearby.. Chapter 4 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation At this moment, Gray had just stepped out of a thicket and was facing a giant tree in front of him. It was strange to say that in this strange thicket, the plants seemed to be abnormally lush. All kinds of plants grew together, completely subverting the plant knowledge that Gray had learned in his previous life. For example, the roots and trunks of the giant tree in front of him were abnormally thick and strong. The luxuriant branches and leaves blocked out all the sunlight in the surroundings. Gray stepped on the roots of the tree. He didn¡¯t feel like he was stepping on a piece of wood at all. Instead, it felt like stepping on hard steel. The closer Gray got to the tree, the stronger the dragon egg¡¯s response became. Gray lowered his body and approached the tree. After making sure that there were no insects or pythons camouflaging on the tree, he leaned back and began to carefully explore around the tree. What entered his eyes were trees of different heights. They were densely packed, as if there was danger everywhere, but at the same time, it seemed that everywhere was calm. Only the hints of the dragon egg constantly reassured Gray that his direction was not wrong. Suddenly, Gray seemed to hear a sound that was out of place. It was a kind of fine grinding sound. This sound was very familiar to Gray, because it was like the sound of a saw repeatedly sawing wood. But how could there be someone sawing in the dense forest? Gray didn¡¯t dare to be careless. His nerves were tense, and he realized that he was only a short distance away from the target. It was obvious that the direction the dragon egg was pointing was the same as the direction of the sound. Gray carefully moved over. After going around a small section of the giant tree, the sound grew louder, and the sharp sound of friction made a regular sound. A white patch of land filled with rotten leaves suddenly arched up. Gray saw a small hill. A pile of sawdust had piled up into a small hill. The source of the sawdust was obviously the giant tree he was currently leaning against. But what about the person who made the sawdust? Gray had to move forward a little more. This time, Gray finally found the creator of the sawdust hill. Surprisingly, it was a giant gray rabbit the size of a person¡¯s calf! The gray rabbit¡¯s back was facing Gray, and it seemed to have not noticed the person behind it. It buried its head into the tree trunk of the giant tree and dug out the wood at an astonishing speed. Was it grinding its teeth? Gray carefully observed the giant rabbit. He noticed that the giant rabbit had a pair of sharp front teeth. Perhaps a normal rabbit would be cute if it used its small teeth to quickly chew vegetables, but obviously, a giant rabbit using its finger-long front teeth to dig holes in the giant tree was enough to make people feel that it was dangerous. If Gray was not mistaken, the giant rabbit¡¯s teeth clearly had an unnatural luster. It was definitely not a simple thing. Gray subconsciously glanced at the knife in his hand. He felt that his weapon might not be as good as the opponent¡¯s. In order to confirm the opponent¡¯s strength, Gray opened the system interface. The situation of the giant rabbit immediately appeared in front of him: [Gnawing Rabbit] [Strength level: Tier 2] [Classification: Beast] [Ability: None] [Species description: A type of giant rabbit that specializes in using its teeth to attack. With its extremely powerful mobility, it even dares to prey on targets above its level.] It was a tier 2 beast! Gray was somewhat surprised. From the system¡¯s evaluation, this rabbit was a creature that was not to be trifled with. Gray opened his attribute panel again: [Gray] [Strength level: Tier 1] [Classification: Human] [Ability: None] [Description: Adult male, no bad habits, has slightly better-than-average physical fitness] Tier 2 versus tier 1. Although Gray did not want to admit it, he had to accept the reality. With his current strength, he might not be a match for that rabbit. However, ever since the dragon egg ¡®saw¡¯ the gnawing rabbit, its strong desire was constantly transmitted over, continuously ¡®encouraging¡¯ Gray to come forward. Gray was both angry and amused. He didn¡¯t know what attracted this little fellow to this rabbit, but it was fine that it had guided him all the way from the safe house to here. Now, it actually made him face an opponent that he was obviously unable to defeat. The system had clearly said that the gnawing rabbit had the ability to fight higher tier enemies. He only had a kitchen knife, so how could he deal with it? After thinking about it, Gray decided to give up. Before the gnawing rabbit discovered him, it was better to retreat just like that. It was rare that there weren¡¯t so many wild beasts around, so there was no need to tangle with an opponent that was obviously stronger than him. The forest was so big, so there would always be fruits and water sources. As for the ¡®crying¡¯ of the dragon egg¡­ Gray recalled the outcome of pestering his parents when he wanted something back then. Children didn¡¯t hold grudges. Gray cautiously stepped back. The dragon egg, which had sensed what he wanted to do, started to make noise as expected. Intense thoughts kept passing through Gray¡¯s mind, causing him to be extremely annoyed. Just like that, Gray¡¯s foot slipped and he stepped on a fallen branch, producing a crisp snapping sound. Gray¡¯s heart immediately felt an ominous premonition. He hurriedly looked at the gnawing rabbit. The moment the sound appeared, the gnawing rabbit suddenly raised its head and turned around to face Gray in shock. It seemed to have been given a fright as well. It had not expected that there would be a creature that was so close to it. The surprise stimulated its sense of crisis, and the sense of crisis made it angry. In the blink of an eye, it faced Gray and assumed an attacking posture. ¡°No!¡± Gray could not help but whisper. He held the knife across his chest and assumed a defensive posture. At the same time, he quickened his pace of retreat. He knew very well that if he turned around and fled at this moment, he would probably become the prey of the gnawing rabbit in the next second. The scene was about to erupt at any moment. On one side was an enraged powerful beast, and on the other side was an ordinary human who was nervously defending himself. What was very discordant was that at this moment, Gray could actually feel waves of joyful emotions from the dragon egg. It¡¯s all your fault! Gray was inwardly amused by the dragon egg. He was already facing death, and he didn¡¯t have an invincible defense. Could it be that the dragon egg was planning to kill him and then stay in this lousy forest for three hundred years? Not giving Gray the chance to teach the dragon egg a lesson, the gnawing rabbit instantly sprinted up and charged at Gray at an extremely fast speed. The darkness of the forest restricted Gray¡¯s vision, and he could only barely catch a few afterimages of the gnawing rabbit. Gray¡¯s heart was alarmed, and his body¡¯s instinctive reaction took over his thinking. He abruptly dodged to the side, barely avoiding the gnawing rabbit¡¯s attack route! At this moment, Gray suddenly felt a burst of heat from the dragon egg, and then an invisible force actually erupted from the dragon egg, piercing through his chest and hitting the gnawing rabbit! Chapter 5 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Gray, who was quickly evading the attack, stumbled and lost his footing. A protrusion at the base of the coiled giant tree was right in the path he was trying to dodge. Gray¡¯s foot was tripped by the tree root, and he lost his balance instantly. He turned his body and fell down. It¡¯s over! Gray was shocked. Although he seemed to have dodged this attack from the gnawing rabbit, the next attack would definitely not be easy for him. Gray did his best to quickly adjust the force on his body. Almost at the instant the hand that did not have the knife touched the ground, he used all his strength to prop his body up so that he could turn around and face the enemy directly. However, the anticipated attack did not come. Even the attack that Gray thought he had luckily dodged did not seem to be like this. The gnawing rabbit maintained its sprinting posture and actually stopped in the middle of the attack, not moving at all. Gray did not understand what had happened for a moment. He did not dare to move carelessly, afraid that his actions would once again agitate the gnawing rabbit. Time seemed to have strangely stopped just like that. In the next moment, the gnawing rabbit¡¯s huge body fell to the side in a daze. Gray was surprised. What kind of move was this? Immediately after, the gnawing rabbit seemed to have lost its breath, and its body, which was lying on the ground, no longer moved. This¡­ Gray did not know how to explain everything in front of him. He did not think that he had the ability to make the other party play dead to avoid the fight. In an instant, Gray recalled that in the split second of the fight, the dragon egg seemed to have sent out some strange energy through his body to the rabbit? The little fellow even had this ability? However, now was not the time to investigate what the dragon egg had done. Danger was hidden everywhere in this forest. Gray could see that the gnawing rabbit had fallen, but he was not certain that it was dead. Its chest seemed to be faintly undulating. Without delay, Gray hurriedly took a few steps forward, quickly arriving beside the gnawing rabbit. Sure enough, the gnawing rabbit had passed out for some reason, but it was still alive. Looking at the giant rabbit up close, the impact was even greater. The giant rabbit was half the height of a man, and under its fur were strong muscles. Gray felt uncomfortable whenever he thought of the dagger-like rabbit teeth that almost tore off his skin and flesh. Gray stood on the gnawing rabbit, putting his weight on its body. He was afraid that he would not be able to kill the rabbit in one hit if he could not find its heart, and would wake the rabbit up instead, so he placed the knife on the rabbit¡¯s neck. This was the place. Gray felt that he had found the place he wanted. Immediately, he opened his eyes wide, and a mouthful of cold air rushed into his lungs from his nose. He used almost all of his strength to drive the knife in his hand into the rabbit¡¯s neck. The gnawing rabbit suddenly began to twitch violently. That powerful force almost made Gray unable to hold the knife in his hand. Gray knew that this was a critical moment of life and death, so he turned the knife around and suddenly pulled it to the side. Immediately, blood gushed out from the neck of the gnawing rabbit! The struggling movements of the gnawing rabbit became even more intense. Gray used all of his strength to firmly suppress the gnawing rabbit! This was the most direct and primitive competition between two lives. The strength of a tier 2 gnawing rabbit was several times stronger than Gray¡¯s. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that it had no consciousness and was only relying on its survival instinct to struggle with brute force, Gray was afraid that he would have been unable to suppress it long ago. Finally, just as Gray felt that a century had passed, the struggling gradually weakened. The violent struggle accelerated the blood loss of the gnawing rabbit, and also accelerated its death. After a while, the gnawing rabbit finally stopped moving. Gray tried to move the knife, but there was no response. Only then did Gray confirm that the gnawing rabbit was indeed dead. The moment Gray confirmed the death of the gnawing rabbit, he felt a burst of energy flowing from the gnawing rabbit¡¯s body into his own body. This surge of energy eased some of his fatigue, giving him a feeling that his strength had been strengthened. What was this? Gray felt a strange feeling. He immediately opened his attribute panel: [Gray] [Strength level: Tier 1 (4/10)] [Classification: Human] [Ability: None] [Description: Adult male, no bad habits, has better-than-average physical fitness] He found that there was an additional column at the end of his strength level. 4/10? Gray tapped on this new string of numbers, and the system¡¯s explanation immediately popped up: [Requires 6 life energy points to level up.] Linking this information with the feeling of obtaining energy from the gnawing rabbit, Gray suddenly understood. It seemed that he had killed the gnawing rabbit and obtained its life energy, and a constant increase of life energy would ultimately cause his tier to undergo a qualitative change. Gray understood that this was the law of this forest. This was the mission that the Guardians faced! In order to protect their original world, they had to continuously kill and become stronger in this forest until they could resist the Void Undead in this world! In an instant, Gray felt the heavy sense of the mission being carried on his back. It was the heavy weight of life and also the heavy weight of protection. This also increased Gray¡¯s motivation to search for elemental crystals. ¡°Little guy, hurry up and come out. You have a heavy responsibility.¡± Gray couldn¡¯t help but feel something for the dragon egg on his back. However, the dragon egg clearly couldn¡¯t understand Gray¡¯s complicated thoughts. It seemed to have also felt the death of the gnawing rabbit. At this moment, it was trying to convey to Gray its desire for something on the gnawing rabbit¡¯s body. Gray had no choice but to carry the gnawing rabbit back to the safe house. It was impossible for Gray to break down the gnawing rabbit here. After all, this was still the forest. Even if there weren¡¯t as many wild beasts as he had imagined, it wasn¡¯t absolutely safe. The fight just now had caused quite a commotion. Coupled with the bloody smell on the rabbit¡¯s body, it wouldn¡¯t be good if it attracted some powerful predators. Just as Gray was about to make a move, the system¡¯s notification suddenly popped up: [do you want to break down the gnawing rabbit: Yes/No] It can be done like this? Gray was surprised by the system¡¯s convenience and chose Yes. After a short flash of light, the gnawing rabbit¡¯s corpse disappeared. Gray opened his backpack. Inside were rows of small boxes, and each box seemed to contain a type of material. There were now three units of meat, one unit of skin, and two special items. Gray set his eyes on the two items. [Gnawing rabbit teeth * 2] [Mana crystal * 1] Mana crystal! Gray was overjoyed. He had actually obtained a mana just after killing it! Gray hurriedly clicked on the window of the mana crystal. Immediately after, a finger-sized, diamond-shaped crystal with mixed colors appeared in Gray¡¯s hand. As soon as the crystal appeared, the eagerness of the dragon egg reached a climax once again. This was what it wanted! Chapter 6 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Gray¡¯s doubts were finally dispersed. The thing that the dragon egg had been sensing from the safe house was actually a mana crystal! It couldn¡¯t be denied that this was something that made Gray surprised and happy. Gray had been prepared for the dragon egg to want a mana crystal. After all, this was a substance that the system had designated to speed up the hatching process. It would definitely be beneficial to the growth of the dragon egg. What truly touched Gray was that the dragon egg was able to sense this finger-sized mana crystal from so far away. This made Gray¡¯s originally extremely lost path seem to suddenly brighten up. As long as the dragon egg could sense the location of mana crystals, finding the those that could hatch the dragon egg within seven days would no longer be just a dream! As long as the dragon egg could hatch, it would be the baby of the dragon god. Even if it was only the weakest baby dragon, it would still be the son of the dragon god. Compared to the eight-clawed spider or the slime or even the behemoth, who knows how much stronger than them it would get. By then, even if Gray could not walk unhindered in this dangerous forest, with the strength of the baby dragon, it would definitely be no problem for him to crush an opponent on the level of the gnawing rabbit. When the time comes, he would also have the ability to protect himself in the Beast Tide! Gray wasn¡¯t in a hurry to explore how the dragon egg could sense the mana crystal. After all, the dragon egg was in his hands, so he wasn¡¯t afraid that it would run away. He would slowly study it later. The most important thing now was, of course, to quickly hand the mana crystal to the dragon egg and see its changes! Having made up his mind, Gray put the mana crystal into his pocket, closed his attribute panel, and quickly left this place of trouble. He carried the dragon egg on his back and walked along the path he came from. He found a bush that seemed to be hidden and dived into it. In the bush, Gray untied the dragon egg and put it on the ground. The dragon egg¡¯s mood was extremely impatient at this moment. When Gray took the dragon egg off, he even felt that the shell of the dragon egg had warmed up a few degrees. Gray then took out the mana crystal and tried to place it on the dragon egg. This move was indeed effective. The place where the dragon egg touched the mana crystal seemed to melt, swallowing the Mana crystal and then mending itself back to normal. An affectionate feeling of satisfaction and gratitude came from within the egg shell. Seeing the mana crystal being swallowed, Gray was naturally excited. When everything was over, he hurriedly opened the dragon egg¡¯s attribute panel: [Platinum Dragon God Egg] [Growth state: Hatching] [Strength level: Tier 0] [Ability: Dragon¡¯s Might Mana Sensitivity] [Loyalty: 100] [Growth limit: Unable to calculate] [Growth cycle: Five million years to reach adulthood. Hatching takes one year. (9/10)] [Note 1: The growth cycle of a giant dragon is divided into hatching, infancy, youth, adulthood, ancient dragon, prehistoric dragon] [Note 2: The egg shell of the platinum dragon god contains the inheritance of the platinum dragon god. It is endowed with a characteristic that will not be destroyed by attacks below the level of a god.] [Note 3: Devouring material that contains magic power can strengthen the egg of a dragon in the hatching stage. There is also a certain chance to speed up its hatching.] As expected, there were changes! Gray was pleasantly surprised. He saw a row of numbers that appeared next to the original hatching time: (9/10) . He hurriedly clicked on the number to check. [accelerated. The remaining time is 9/10 of the total hatching time. Accelerated hatching time will not consume lifespan.] It really accelerated the hatching process! Gray¡¯s eyes lit up. One mana crystal could actually shorten the hatching time to 9/10 of the total. Didn¡¯t that mean that he only needed to find nine more mana crystals to let the dragon egg hatch on the spot! For a moment, Gray felt as though victory was right in front of him. The strength that he had lost in the battle with the gnawing rabbit seemed to have returned to his body. Gray felt as though his entire body was filled with energy. Following that, Gray seemed to have discovered the secret of being able to sense the mana crystals from the dragon egg¡¯s attribute panel. [Ability: Dragon¡¯s Might Mana Sensitivity] Gray had never took note of this before. After all, it was a dragon egg, so what could he expect it to do? However, after going through the experience of dealing with the gnawing rabbit and obtaining the mana crystal, Gray no longer felt the same way. This little fellow had its own intelligence and emotions. Even if it had yet to truly come to this world, it still possessed a level of strangeness that far surpassed other creatures. Gray tapped on Dragon¡¯s Might, and a detailed explanation of Dragon¡¯s Might popped up: [Dragon¡¯s Might] [Ability effect: 1. This ability has a certain effect on all living creatures within a five-meter radius. It causes the enemy to panic and lose their hostility. The specific range and direction of the ability can be controlled by oneself. 2. When Dragon¡¯s Might is shot out, the enemy that it hits will feel the threat of facing a giant dragon head-on! Every time Dragon¡¯s Might is released, there will be a cooldown period. During the cooldown period, the first effect will be weakened, while the second effect will be unable to be used. (Current cooldown: 00:43:38)] [Ability description: As the descendant of the platinum dragon god, it possesses endless authority from the moment of birth. Everything in the world should submit.] Gray recalled the energy that shot out from the dragon egg when he fought with the gnawing rabbit and came to a sudden realization. So that was what happened. So that was the Dragon¡¯s Might from the dragon egg. Even if it was just a dragon egg, it was actually able to knock a Tier 2 beast into a coma with a single strike, allowing it to be slaughtered. The strength and talent of a giant dragon was truly extraordinary. Gray estimated the time. It seemed that each attack with the Dragon¡¯s Might would require about an hour of cooldown. The cooldown time was slightly longer, but considering the caster and its power, it was already very rare. Now that he thought about it, the little fellow could be considered to have a life-and-death friendship with him. If it wasn¡¯t for that precise strike, he might not have been completely unharmed. Although he couldn¡¯t escape the connection between the gnawing rabbit and the dragon egg¡¯s guidance, he had chosen his own path after all. He had made the decision to follow the dragon egg¡¯s guidance, so he couldn¡¯t blame it. Dragon¡¯s Might had explained the dragon egg¡¯s attack during battle, so it seemed that the mana sensitivity was the reason why the dragon egg could find the mana crystal. Gray continued to click on the explanation of the mana sensitivity: [Mana Sensitivity] [Ability effect: Can sense concentrated mana within a radius of eight hundred meters, and identify the type of mana and its use.] [Ability description: The platinum dragon god is the dragon that is closest to the origin of magic. Other than the research on mana itself, no one else can surpass its achievements. This kind of affinity for mana is also left to its offspring.] Seeing this, Gray estimated that the straight distance from here to the safe house seemed to be about eight hundred to a thousand meters, not counting the path he took to avoid some obstacles. Amazing. Looking at the dragon egg in his hand, Gray completely changed his impression of it not being useful.. Chapter 7 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Gray recalled the time when he walked out of the safe house. He was thinking about how he would either sit and wait for death or risk his life. At that time, he only had an ordinary kitchen knife in his hand, and on his back was a metal dragon egg that had no other advantages other than defense. Facing the vast jungle and unknown monsters, he had nothing to rely on. He could only follow the strange feeling of the dragon egg and move forward. But now, with the two of them cooperation, not only did the they kill the tier 2 gnawing rabbit to prove their ability to survive in the jungle, they even obtained a mana crystal that could accelerate the hatching of the dragon egg. He had successfully found a shortcut to hatch it! Gray finally understood the value of his own troop, as well as the specific method to use it. Although the existence of the dragon egg did not completely clear his worries about survival, it was enough for him to protect himself in this strange and unpredictable jungle. He could even use this as a basis to make a strategy to become stronger! He could wait until the Dragon¡¯s Might cooldown was over, then he could do the same as he did this time. He could find another mana crystal for the dragon egg, and strive to hatch the little dragon in the shortest time possible. Since the dragon¡¯s egg¡¯s sensing range was only eight hundred meters, if there were no other prey within the range of eight hundred meters, Gray planned to explore further. After all, he had another task for today. After all, he had yet to find a water source. Speaking of exploring, Gray suddenly remembered that he hadn¡¯t seen any wild beasts along the way. He had guessed that it was probably because he had come to a place where wild beasts were rare. After seeing the Dragon¡¯s Might from the dragon¡¯s egg, Gray strongly suspected that the Dragon¡¯s Might had scared away the surrounding wild beasts. Only then was his safety ensured along the way. This also gave Gray a reminder. If it was really the dragon egg that had protected him along the way, then rashly entering the jungle without the dragon egg would definitely be suicidal. This conclusion made Gray feel some lingering fear. He didn¡¯t want to think about what would have happened if he had stubbornly walked into the jungle with a kitchen knife. Based on this conclusion, Gray planned to hide in the bushes for a while. The description of Dragon¡¯s Might was clear. Not only could the dragon egg no longer launch Dragon¡¯s Might attacks, but even the normal Dragon¡¯s Might had been weakened. He didn¡¯t know how much this weakening was, nor did he have the spirit to test the waters. Naturally, it was better for him to stay hidden obediently. Moreover, his battle with the gnawing rabbit had consumed quite a bit of his stamina. Nearly an hour waiting for the cooldown was just enough time for him to recover a little. Since he had nothing to do, Gray opened the chat channel, wanting to see how far the other Guardians had explored. Compared to himself, who could only rely on himself, those Guardians with troops must have explored more useful things. ¡°Help! There¡¯s no way to get out of my safe house.¡± ¡°I¡¯m so hungry. Oh my god, can a big shot please give me some food?¡± ¡°Thanks for the invitation. I¡¯m already eating my slime.¡± ¡°I¡¯m so thirsty. My Demon Claw Wolf is too weak. It¡¯s only level one. It¡¯s still two days away from fully growing. Within a radius of ten miles, the beasts are probably able to beat me. If this continues, I¡¯m afraid we¡¯ll both die of thirst in this safe house.¡± ¡°Me too. My Gale Condor looks like a slightly bigger-than-average chicken right now. If I go out, I¡¯ll be sending food to other wild beasts!¡± ¡°The person upstairs will tell you a piece of good news. You won¡¯t starve to death. Troops will lose their loyalty points if they starve. Once their loyalty reaches below 60, they will defect. So there¡¯s a high probability that you will leave earlier than you think.¡± ¡°Fuck, are you for real? I suddenly feel that there¡¯s something wrong with the way my troop looks at me.¡± Loyalty points? There¡¯s such a thing? Hunger would actually cause loyalty points to be too low. In the end, it would even cause the troops to betray them? Gray suddenly had a bad premonition. His dragon egg did not eat or drink, and he did not know what kind of situation its loyalty points were in. If he went through so much trouble to hatch the dragon egg and in the end, if the dragon egg betrayed him on the spot, it would be a big problem! Gray hurriedly opened the dragon egg¡¯s attribute panel. As expected, he found the words ¡°Loyalty: 100¡± in the entry. He opened it to look at the specific explanation. [Troop loyalty value: Troop loyalty value reflects the troop¡¯s recognition of the Guardian. When the loyalty value is too low, the troop will have negative emotions towards the Guardian. When the loyalty value is below 60, the troop will begin to have a probability of betrayal, and as the loyalty value continues to decrease, the probability of betrayal will increase.] [Note: The dignity and pride of the platinum dragon god clan does not allow them to abandon their allies. As long as the Guardian does not explicitly express abandoning this troop, the loyalty of this troop will always remain at the highest level.] Seeing the explanation, Gray felt slightly relieved, but at the same time, he felt a wave of joy. Gray scrolled through the chat channel again. At this moment, most of the Guardians seemed to be in a state of hunger and thirst, unable to even ensure their own basic survival. The reason for this was that most of the troops had yet to develop, or perhaps the troops had already developed, but they did not have any significant offensive power, causing them to be in a dilemma. Gray suddenly realized that what he and the dragon egg were doing now was very rare. While most of the people were still trapped in their own safe houses, he and the egg had already successfully killed a tier 2 beast, and they still had to continue exploring. This was completely out of Gray¡¯s expectations. He had originally thought that he had a troop that had yet to hatch, and was already at the lowest level among the Guardians. However, he had not expected that a single egg would be more useful than a full-grown troop. Gray looked at the dragon egg in front of him, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it. However, although most of the people were still huddled in their own safe houses, it was not as if no one had begun their exploration of the forest like Gray. There were also some types of troops, which even if they were still young, they were enough to provide life support for their own Guardians. Gray saw a Guardian who claimed to be in possession of a top-class troop, the Golden Lion. He advertised in the chat channel that he was willing to part with some of the food he had obtained from hunting in exchange for other supplies. Below the message was naturally a wave of cheers and praises. Gray was also interested. He suddenly thought that if he could obtain mana crystals through trade, then the hatching of the dragon egg would be right in front of his eyes. Although it was extremely difficult for him to kill the gnawing rabbit, in front of a Guardian who possessed a powerful troop, a tier 2 beast was probably not a difficult problem. With this thought in mind, Gray opened the trade interface excitedly.. Chapter 8 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Opening the trading interface, a dazzling array of items appeared in front of Gray. It seemed that a large number of Guardians had come to their senses. If they couldn¡¯t go out of the safe house to hunt, then they could temporarily rely on the trading function to exchange for necessities. On one hand, this made the trading hall full of items. On the other hand, it also made the items inside really difficult to explain. ¡°Sell a jacket for half a unit of meat.¡± ¡°Sell a pair of stockings for one-third of a unit of meat.¡± ¡°Sell initial cutlery for half a unit of drinking water.¡± ¡°Sell a human wig (long chestnut hair) for one unit of meat and one unit of drinking water.¡± ¡­ It seemed that to get through this most difficult period, the Guardians directly put themselves and all the valuables in their safe house on the trading platform. Unfortunately, there were almost no transactions on the trading platform. It was no wonder. It was only the first day of transmigration, and everyone¡¯s situation was the same. They lacked food, water, and the ability to explore. Even the Guardians who could hunt and find water might not necessarily exchange these things that were useless to them. After all, in this strange and unpredictable new world, who knew if you could get food today or tomorrow. Nothing was more important than ensuring one¡¯s own survival. Only Guardians with troops that could harvest and store food after hunting would trade for the most basic survival materials. As he was thinking, Gray saw the trade message from the Guardian who claimed to have the Golden Lion: ¡°Selling five units of beast meat. Each unit of beast meat can be exchanged for three units of wood and two units of metal.¡± Wood and metal? What was this? And what was it used for? Gray was puzzled. He clicked into the trade channel, where there were more detailed trade descriptions and discussions about the trade. The first thing that came into his sight was the detailed description of the trade: [Only wood and metal are accepted for trading. If there are other valuable items, you can also privately chat with me. Don¡¯t talk nonsense in private. If there are no items, the private chat will be blocked, and you won¡¯t be able to trade with me in the future.] Seeing that there was nothing valuable in the trade description, Gray turned his gaze to the discussion section of the trade information: ¡°Boss, I¡¯m a girl. I don¡¯t have any wood or metal, and I¡¯m about to cry from hunger. If Boss is willing, I can actually use other ways to pay.¡± ¡°Eh, disgusting. Brothers above, stop pretending. Be careful not to disgust boss and die.¡± ¡°Who knows what to do with wood and metal?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t think about it. These are all external materials used to build a safe house. When we are still stuck in the safe house, Boss will already be upgrading his safe house.¡± ¡°The heavens are trying to kill me¡­¡± ¡­ The transaction requirements of the Golden Lion Guardian seemed to have stumped quite a number of people. The discussion forums were practically filled with laments, and there were no signs of the transaction continuing. Gray saw that someone had mentioned upgrading the safe house. He opened the [building] entry in his attribute panel. Sure enough, there was only a sign that displayed ¡°safe house¡± in the entry. After opening it, he saw the introduction of his safe house, as well as the upgrade requirements mentioned in the chat logs: [Safe house] [Current level: 1] [Functions: Invincible (remaining 6 days)] [Upgrade requirements: Wood * 20, metal * 10] [Architectural description: An ordinary small house in the forest. It can slightly resist the intrusion of some weak beasts.] The safe houses were currently the only shelter for the Guardians, and it was also an important reliance for them to deal with the Beast Tide in seven days. Upgrading it was definitely a must. But what surprised Gray was that someone had already begun to prepare the materials for upgrading on the first day. The other party was worthy of having a top-tier troop. While others were still struggling to survive, he had already far surpassed the progress of others. Gray still had to work hard! Meeting a Guardian who surpassed him did not defeat Gray¡¯s spirit. Instead, it ignited his fighting spirit even more. Then, an idea flashed through Gray¡¯s mind. Just now, most of the items in his trade window were useless. It was understandable that he was limited by the current Guardians¡¯ abilities. However, this Golden Lion¡¯s Guardian could obtain five units of meat surplus, so was it possible for him to obtain a mana crystal? Although he did not have any wood or metal in his hands, the other party would most likely be interested in the spoils of war from the defeated gnawing rabbit. After all, all resources were precious on the first day. Even if the other party had the ability to hunt, how could they dislike having too many resources? Without further ado, Gray immediately followed the message on the trade window and opened a private chat channel with the other party. The other party¡¯s name was Aikasha, and it seemed to be a girl¡¯s name. Gray went straight to the point and asked directly: ¡°Hello, Aikasha. I want a mana crystal. I can exchange it with some of my hunting spoils. Do you have one?¡± After sending the message, Gray didn¡¯t wait too long for Aikasha¡¯s reply. It seemed like Aikasha had been paying attention to her private messages. However, the message Aikasha sent made Gray somewhat surprised: ¡°Mana crystal? What¡¯s that?¡± Did the other party actually not know about mana crystals? Gray pondered for a moment, first ruling out the possibility that the other party was toying with him. He had no enmity with the other party, nor did they have any interactions beforehand. There was no reason for the other party to lie to him about something that could be falsified at any time. So the other party was serious? This was even more inconceivable. The other party was able to sell five units of meat in exchange for the resources to upgrade the safe house. This must mean that they had killed a sufficient number of wild beasts. Unless¡­ Gray looked at the dragon egg that was still immersed in the joy of eating its fill. Maybe mana crystals were not something that every wild beast would carry! Gray recalled the process of following the dragon egg¡¯s guidance to find the gnawing rabbit. Just as he had guessed, if he did not encounter any wild beasts along the way, it was actually because the dragon egg¡¯s Dragon¡¯s Might was at work. The dragon egg¡¯s direction had never changed during that period of time, so it wasn¡¯t because there was only the gnawing rabbit in the surroundings, but because that one gnawing rabbit was the only special wild beast. As for what made the gnawing rabbit different, although Gray still didn¡¯t know it, this kind of difference definitely had some value. What value? He would probably have to wait for further exploration before he could understand it. And just as Gray was silent, Aikasha, who was opposite him, sent another message: ¡°You said you had spoils from your hunt. Did you get something?¡± ¡°If you want to forge a weapon, you can look for me!¡± A weapon! Gray lowered his head to look at the bloody dinner knife in his hand. After the battle with the gnawing rabbit, his knife seemed to have been twisted during his tussle with the gnawing rabbit. He immediately replied, ¡°I do.. Tell me in detail!¡± Chapter 9 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°My situation is a little special. Right now, I have a way to forge first or second tier beast drops into corresponding first or second tier weapons.¡± ¡°About success rates, tier 1 might have a more stable success rate of 80% , while tier 2 would only have a 60% success rate.¡± ¡°How about it? Even if your troop can hunt, don¡¯t you think you need something for self-defense?¡± Aikasha¡¯s words were very reasonable. Even the Guardians of the troops that could hunt needed some means of self-defense. One had to know that in a life-and-death battle in this jungle, their troop could not protect them at all times. Moreover, Gray¡¯s situation was special. At this stage, the only one who could be considered to have combat strength was Gray. The Dragon¡¯s Might of the dragon egg was more focused as the fatal blow to the enemy. The rest of it needed Gray to complete. If Gray was injured and his ability to move was affected, their next plan might be completely delayed, or even disrupted. Therefore, before the next operation, it was very necessary to let Gray upgrade his equipment. However, her unclear words made Gray somewhat hesitant. What was a special situation? Special circumstances could be special enough to allow her to make weapons out of items dropped from beasts? He realized that there must be some important information behind this, important information about the rules of this world. If she was also a Guardian of this world who was on her first day, she must have obtained something from this world to be able to obtain the power of forging. If he knew this information, would he also be able to obtain the power to create weapons? After all, a weapon was just what he needed in a short period of time. Gray planned to test the other party first: ¡°What you said concealed some very important information. This is clearly very insincere. It¡¯s very difficult for me to trust you and make a deal with you.¡± The other party replied very quickly. Her attitude was extremely cold and hard, as though she did not allow strangers to get close. ¡°No, that involves personal information and information about this world. These things are not within the scope of the deal.¡± The other party¡¯s rejection did not exceed Gray¡¯s expectations. It was very obvious that the other party had no intention of revealing her information from the start, and now she would not easily waver because of Gray¡¯s few words. Gray still had other tricks up his sleeve. It was still the first day of transmigration, and a large number of Guardians were still worrying about survival supplies. It was not easy for the other party to find an owner with items that could be traded. It was not easy for her to meet Gray alone, and she would not give up so easily. There was still a lot of room for Gray to test the waters: ¡°We have never met before, and there has never been a basis for cooperation before. The first day of survival is also the most precious day for resources. I feel that if we want to trade, it¡¯s better to be honest.¡± Gray¡¯s words made sense. In the beginning, when it came to the trading of resources, it was understandable for people to be more cautious. For a moment, the other side fell into silence. It was obvious that they were debating whether or not to share some information. Seeing that his words were effective, Gray gave the other party a critical blow: ¡°Friend, although the information you¡¯re hiding may be very valuable to you, as a member of the Guardians who can go out to hunt, I think I still have a chance to obtain the same amount of information.¡± ¡°Moreover, in a few days, when a large number of Guardians¡¯ troops grow up, the information we obtained on the first day of exploration will quickly become common knowledge. At that time, I believe that you¡¯ll not be the only one who can forge weapons.¡± Actually, Gray had made a careless mistake with the other Guardian. Although he and dragon egg had successfully killed a gnawing rabbit, their kill was probably not the same as the other party¡¯s. In terms of combat power alone, the other party was stronger than gray¡¯s dragon egg. Although the dragon egg had the power of Dragon¡¯s Might, every time Dragon¡¯s Might was fired, it would have a cooldown of one hour. During this period of time, the use of the dragon egg would be very limited. The other party also had the cooperation of Guardian and troop. Even if one of them temporarily lost their combat ability, the remaining one would still have the chance to finish Gray off. It had to be known that just like what the other side had said, even if a troop already had combat abilities, how could he not have the ability to defend himself when exploring the forest? This also meant that in certain aspects of exploration efficiency, the other side was clearly far superior to Gray and the dragon egg. Gray was currently relying on the other side¡¯s misjudgment of Gray being able to kill a tier 2 beast on the first day of transmigration to trick the other side into handing over information. It could be seen that Gray¡¯s words seemed to have hit the heart of that Guardian. After weighing the pros and cons, the other side finally opened up their own line of defense: ¡°Alright, you¡¯re right. You¡¯ll know about these things sooner or later. I¡¯m only hiding this information to delay the time you know about it.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s be honest. I want to ask you a question first. What tier is your troop at now?¡± Gray looked at his metal dragon egg and answered without changing his expression: ¡°It¡¯s about to reach Tier 2.¡± Gray didn¡¯t want to give the other party the impression that he was too powerful, but he also didn¡¯t want the other party to underestimate him. If he was a Guardian with decent strength in the early stages, then killing a few wild beasts and being about to break through to tier 2 was obviously a more suitable strength. However, he did not expect the other party¡¯s reaction to be even greater than he had imagined: ¡°Why are you only at tier 1? Just how many beasts did you kill to obtain this drop?¡± Was the other party¡¯s focus a little off? What did being tier 1 have to do with the drop? At this moment, an idea flashed through Gray¡¯s mind. From the dragon egg¡¯s sensitive detection of the gnawing rabbit leading him to kill it, to Aikasha¡¯s attitude after asking Gray about his drop, it seemed to show Gray a fact. It was not so easy to get dropped items. But Gray, who had just killed a gnawing rabbit and obtained the mana crystal and the gnawing rabbit¡¯s teeth, did not feel the same way. This was because he had followed the dragon egg¡¯s guidance all the way. If the drops were really a precious resource, then what was the pattern to getting drops? What was the relationship between the mana crystal that the dragon egg had guided them to find and the drops? Or was the mana crystal actually a dropped item? Didn¡¯t that mean that the dragon egg could find wild beasts that have drops! This guess made Gray feel a little restless in the depths of his heart. He forced himself to suppress his emotions and calmly replied, ¡°Is it related to what we¡¯re talking about?¡± Chapter 10 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Of course it¡¯s related!¡± ¡°I killed about 20 wild beasts before I obtained a drop. Even my Golden Lion leveled up during this period of time. Why is your troop only at tier 1?¡± It seemed that the other party felt that Gray¡¯s good luck was unbelievable, or that they were uncomfortable with Gray¡¯s indifference after obtaining his drops. All in all, Gray¡¯s words had clearly provoked Aikasha. Gray nodded to himself. It seemed that his deduction was correct. The value of drops was indeed very high. This once again refreshed Gray¡¯s understanding of the special existence of his dragon egg. The existence of the dragon egg and its special abilities were obviously not something that could be revealed to the other party, so Gray could only say: ¡°My troop and I only killed two tier 2 wild beasts before getting the drops. We don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on either.¡± As soon as he said this, the other party instantly fell into a longer silence than before. His explanation seemed to have backfired instead. Gray felt a little helpless, but this was already very close to the truth. Gray was worried that if he said that the first beast he killed had drops, it would be too big of a news. He even specially added an additional beast to his kill count. However, since the other side wasn¡¯t saying anything, he might as well continue the conversation: ¡°Friend, are you still there?¡± Gray¡¯s message was sent over and over again, and the other side finally replied: ¡°I¡¯m here.¡± It seemed that the other party had also recovered her mood. She replied: ¡°How about this? Let¡¯s exchange information. As Guardians who can go out to hunt on the first day, cooperating or exchanging information is more beneficial for us to maintain our advantage, right?¡± Exchanging information. This was exactly what Gray wanted. It was just that Gray did not understand why she suddenly wanted to exchange information with him. He did not feel that other than the dragon egg, his information was still of value to her. Perhaps being able to walk out of the safe house and hunt wild beasts on the first day of transmigration itself was a kind of value? ¡°Sure, what do you want to know?¡± Gray replied with a message. This time, the other party¡¯s reply speed was much faster than before: ¡°Was the wild beast that you obtained the drops from much stronger than the other one?¡± What kind of strange question was this? Without understanding the other party¡¯s intention to ask, Gray didn¡¯t have any experience dealing with wild beasts other than the gnawing rabbit. He could only brace himself and answer: ¡°Yes, it¡¯s just as you said.¡± The other party replied: ¡°As expected.¡± It seemed as though she had confirmed something. She explained. ¡°This is actually a guess of mine.¡± ¡°The beast that I obtained the drops from was ridiculously stronger than other beasts of the same level and species. From this, I infer that the stronger the beast is, the more likely it will have drops.¡± So that was the case. Gray understood what the other party wanted to verify. The stronger the beast, the easier it was to obtain items. This sounded like a certain definition of whether the beast was strong or not. Could it also be that powerful beasts had undergone some sort of change? The other party continued to say: ¡°Since you¡¯ve already killed beasts and know how to level up, then you should be able to understand what I¡¯m going to say next.¡± Gray recalled the scene when he killed the gnawing rabbit and suddenly had an idea. He was shocked by his own idea. And what the other party said next was exactly his guess. ¡°I suspect that those wild beasts are also levelling up!¡± This was really inconceivable, or perhaps it was more reasonable this way! This news gave Gray quite a shock. The horror of this guess was that it undoubtedly announced to all the Guardians that they had never even been a special existence in this jungle, or even in this world. Although they had some special mission, they were now like the weakest and lowest beasts in this world. They needed to compete not only for the resources to survive, but also for the qualifications to become stronger! This was enough to crush the inexplicable sense of superiority that the Guardians generally held. At this moment, Gray even had a terrifying thought. If the Guardians were the same existence as the beasts, then did it mean that the beasts could obtain life energy by killing the Guardians? And the same could be said¡­ between the Guardians themselves? Gray didn¡¯t want to think about it anymore. The survival laws of this world were far crueler than what everyone had thought! Aikasha definitely didn¡¯t expect that Gray would be able to think of so many things with just a single sentence. Her words didn¡¯t seem to be finished: ¡°They continuously obtain life energy from within the same level and continuously become stronger. This is also in line with my previous deduction.¡± ¡°And the decisive evidence is that when tier 2 existences successfully advance to tier 3, they will produce a qualitative change in their bodies!¡± ¡°They will possess a supernatural ability similar to the one we had in the old world. Although it might not be as exaggerated as various books or movies, that inconceivable use of nature is undoubtedly beyond our understanding of the world.¡± Gray thought of the mana crystal he had obtained from killing the gnawing rabbit. If he continued to think according to Aikasha¡¯s deduction, then were mana crystals also one of the proofs of the evolution process of beasts? But strangely, Aikasha didn¡¯t know about the existence of mana crystals at all. Either Aikasha was lying, or mana crystals only existed at a certain stage of beast evolution. At this point, Gray thought of a problem. He interrupted: ¡°Friend, so you¡¯ve seen a tier 3 beast?¡± Aikasha paused for a moment before replying: ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯m going to say next.¡± ¡°My Golden Lion has already advanced to tier 3. Because of that, he learned his first ability ¡ª the Purgatory True Flame!¡± Gray was astonished. As expected of a top-tier troop, it had actually evolved to tier 3 on the first day. Aikasha hadn¡¯t finished speaking: ¡°At the same time, as a troop reaches tier 3, I also know one thing. From at least tier 3, as long as a troop acquires an ability, the Guardian will obtain a corresponding ability.¡± ¡°It¡¯s also because of this that I obtained an ability corresponding to the Golden Lion¡¯s ability ¡ª Purgatory Forging!¡± Chapter 11 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After troops reach the third stage, they could obtain abilities, and the Guardians would also obtain corresponding abilities? This was an important piece of information! This simply indicated the attitude of the Will of the World that had sent them here. In this world, the Guardians shouldn¡¯t just rely on the troops to help them fight! The Guardians must also participate in the battle! Aikasha¡¯s words were sent over: ¡°As for the detailed functions of my skills, as I said above, I can forge weapons with the help of my Golden Lion. A tier 1 weapon has an 80% success rate, while a tier 2 weapon only has a 60% success rate.¡± The ability that a tier 3 troop gave its Guardian was actually forging. Since the Guardian obtained the ability because the troop broke through to tier 3, Gray felt that the special ability that the troop gave to the Guardian should have some connection with the troop itself. It seemed that Aikasha¡¯s Golden Lion also had some unusual aspects. This caused Gray to be somewhat interested in Aikasha. Not only was she powerful, but she also had good intelligence gathering and analysis abilities. Most importantly, she had forging skills. According to his previous analysis, the Guardians in this world weren¡¯t simply existences that could command troops. They still needed to have a certain level of combat ability, and weapons were obviously crucial to a Guardian¡¯s combat ability. Currently, Aikasha¡¯s skills could only let her forge tier 1 to tier 2 weapons. However, as she and the Golden Lion grew, the weapons she could forge would become more and more advanced. As the Guardian¡¯s demand for weapons gradually increased, Aikasha¡¯s value would likely rise as well. Why not take advantage of the fact that her value had yet to be fully displayed to win her over? Thinking of this, Gray opened his mouth: ¡°It¡¯s very good information. I¡¯ve benefited greatly from it.¡± Gray didn¡¯t hesitate to offer his compliments. Then, he changed the topic: ¡°Friend, is our previous trade for forging weapons still valid?¡± The other party seemed to have recalled this initial transaction as well, and replied cheerfully: ¡°Of course, you¡¯re welcome anytime.¡± Gray asked: ¡°How many drops do you need to make a weapon? What¡¯s your price?¡± The other party replied: ¡°A tier 1 weapon requires one drop from a tier 2 beast¡­ I haven¡¯t seen any tier 1 lifeforms other than ourselves. A tier 2 weapon requires two drops from a tier 2 creature.¡± ¡°As for my bid, three units of wood and two units of metal.¡± Seeing this bid, Gray smiled speechlessly, secretly praising the other party for doing business. Wasn¡¯t this the price the other party had marked for each unit of meat? At the current moment, food was extremely precious to ordinary Guardians. Therefore, even if the other party was asking for a sky-high price, they did not have the capital to bargain. Instead, they would use all their resources to exchange for food. And for Guardians like her who already had the ability to hunt, meat was no longer just a need for the trade. They would use increased strength as bait to exchange for supplies. It was easier said than done to treat people unequally. Moreover, she was very clear on what she wanted. However, Gray didn¡¯t have any of these things, so he could only helplessly say, ¡°Sorry, I don¡¯t have any of these.¡± Aikasha paused for a few seconds before replying, as if she didn¡¯t expect Gray to say that he didn¡¯t have any supplies: ¡°Then what do you have?¡± Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, Gray smiled slightly and replied, ¡°I have some drops from a wild beast.¡± Drops were now considered to be even more precious than meat. Using it to exchange for the qualification to forge a weapon was a huge surplus. And Gray was willing to use such valuable items to exchange for a chance to forge a weapon. Naturally, he had his own plans. He wanted to make a long-term deal with the other party Although drops were precious, they could not be eaten, drank, or strengthened on Gray¡¯s own body. They were not as valuable to him as beast meat. Giving the extra drops to the other party in exchange for the weapon that he urgently needed, was still a profitable deal for him. Drops were hard to find, but with the dragon egg¡¯s mana sensitivity, it was not that difficult for Gray to obtain drops. If Gray missed out on the opportunity with the weapon forging skill, he would have to wait until the Guardians went out and explore on a large scale. If the drops were left with him, they would only be a resource. However, if they were handed over to the other party, they could become the defensive weapons that the Guardians needed. If their cooperation was successful, they would be a win-win combination! Gray returned the words that the other party had said to him at the start of the transaction: ¡°Even if your troop can hunt, don¡¯t you think you need something for self-defense?¡± ¡°I only need a tier 1 weapon. And with the drops of a tier 2 beast that I gave you, you can forge a tier 2 weapon that belongs to you, right?¡± Gray did not need a particularly good weapon at the moment. After all, his tactics with the dragon egg did not require him to really have the ability to fight against beasts. However, Aikasha already had a tier 3 troop. She could explore the deeper parts of the forest that were even more dangerous. Therefore, a tier 2 weapon was also a necessity for her. The other party started to remain silent again. This time, it was clear that they were weighing the pros and cons. Gray wasn¡¯t in a hurry. The other party¡¯s previous performance made him feel that she was also a calm and rational trader. Moreover, in this period of time, there were probably no more trading partners for her to choose from. The other party had no reason to reject such a mutually beneficial and win-win trade. ¡°Alright.¡± After a short while, the other party¡¯s words came back. Clearly, she had made her choice. At the same time, the other party also raised a question: ¡°Friend, in order to manufacture weapons, in addition to drops, we also need corresponding resources. How do you plan to resolve this?¡± This was easy to handle. Gray had long since come up with a plan in his heart. He replied, ¡°I hope that you can provide those resources for the weapon. Madam Aikasha, I hope that my address doesn¡¯t offend you.¡± ¡­ At this moment, in the same forest, on the shore of a lake, a black-haired girl wearing smart leather pants and a close-fitting jacket was sitting in front of her safe house. There was a large round stone there. It was polished by the sunlight and the rain, so it was just right for her to sit down and rest. The girl hugged her hands and unconsciously placed the tip of her thumb next to her petal-like lips. She bit it gently, as if she was thinking about a difficult problem. ¡°You want me to provide the resources as well? Wouldn¡¯t that be a huge loss for me?¡± ¡°And¡­ Madam?¡± Such a formal form of address made the girl snicker. The girl seemed to have finally made up her mind. She placed her finger on the chat bar in front of her and quickly typed out: ¡°No, I still have some use for the resources. I can¡¯t give it to you, and I think it¡¯s a little too old-fashioned for you to address me as Madam.¡± After typing the words that she wanted to say, the girl clicked send. Very soon, the reply came from the other side: ¡°I know. It¡¯s about the enhanced safe house, but I believe that the value of drops is far beyond even the resources. After all, there are not many Guardians who have the ability to hunt wild beasts and obtain drops at this point in time, Miss Aikasha.¡± After watching the conversation, Aikasha smiled knowingly at the other party¡¯s smooth way of addressing her as Miss. She knew that what the other party said made sense. At this point in time, the value of drops was indeed far higher than the value of ordinary resources. Even if she were to manufacture his weapons and throw in some of her resources, she would still be the one making a profit. In fact, she was still inclined to agree in her heart. However, she had spent a lot of effort to gather the resources, and just when she was about to complete the upgrade of her safe house, she suddenly had to use up all of them. This made her very unhappy. Besides, why did the other party do such a losing deal with her? At this moment, the other party¡¯s message was sent over: ¡°Miss Aikasha, I think we can establish a long-term cooperative relationship. This transaction can be a good start..¡± Chapter 12 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation This sentence reached Aikasha¡¯s heart. Facing this dangerous world, even Aikasha, who had a top-tier troop like the Golden Lion, did not dare to say that she was absolutely safe. She understood that she would have to cooperate with others sooner or later. Whether it was to obtain intelligence or high-end resources, a truly strong person had to have their own resource platform. They could not simply rely on the chat channel and the trading hall. That would be too inefficient. The other party, as a strong person who could walk out of the safe house on the first day and obtain drops, obviously would not drag her down. Looking at the current situation, the other party was indeed qualified to be her partner. Of course, if the other party did not perform well after that, she would not take this fragile cooperative relationship to heart. Regarding cooperation, Aikasha had always felt that it was either mutually beneficial or winner takes all. This was the secret of the strong. Thinking about it, this deal was very worthwhile. In Aikasha¡¯s opinion, there was almost no real loss for her. She could even get a good partner. Aikasha¡¯s mood seemed to have improved again, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. This made her originally capable face a little gentler, and a little more charming like a young girl. She replied: ¡°You¡¯re so generous? Does this mean that the drops can be considered a gift from you to me?¡± Gray¡¯s reply was simple, but it suited Aikasha¡¯s taste: ¡°You have this value, Miss Aikasha.¡± Aikasha¡¯s smile couldn¡¯t help but widen a little. She really liked others¡¯ recognition of her abilities. ¡°Then let¡¯s have a good cooperation, Mr. Gray.¡± ¡°Happy to work with you.¡± ¡­ After Gray replied, Aikasha¡¯s friend request quickly appeared on the screen in front of him. Gray naturally chose to agree. The other party sent over a transaction request: [Guardian Aikasha requests to trade two drops with a Tier 1 weapon to Guardian Gray. Requesting Gray to make the first transaction. The remaining transaction will be completed within 3:00:00. Those who fail to complete the transaction within the time limit will have to compensate with twice the corresponding value of the items.] [Accept: Yes/No] There was such a function in the transaction interface? Seeing that this was clearly a transaction that Aikasha had drawn up on her own, Gray clicked his tongue in wonder. It seemed that the other party had indeed put in quite a lot of effort in this aspect. In such a short period of time, she had already developed quite a number of system functions. Without saying anything, Gray naturally chose Yes. He placed the two teeth of the gnawing rabbit into the trade window and clicked on the trade button. On the other side, Aikasha quickly replied that she had received them and asked, ¡°Mr. Gray, what type of weapon do you want?¡± ¡°A knife. It would be best if it¡¯s a relatively sharp medium short knife.¡± A dagger was too short to deal a fatal blow to the prey. A long knife in this dense forest was not easy to move about with, so a medium short knife was naturally the best choice. The other party replied with a ¡°Got it¡± before there was no more news. Gray knew that the only thing left was to wait for the good news. After the transaction, Gray was in a very good mood. He could finally have a handy weapon. This way, whether it was the efficiency of hunting or his capability of self-protection, it would greatly increase. Gray had a good impression of the girl known as Aikasha. She was efficient in handling matters and had a business mind. In addition, she was powerful, talented, and special. She seemed to be a Guardian who could accomplish anything. ¡°We can¡¯t fall behind others.¡± Gray felt something in his heart. He rubbed the dragon egg with his right hand. The dragon egg seemed to be confused by Gray¡¯s sudden surge of emotion, but it quickly responded with the same high emotion. Gray opened the dragon egg¡¯s attribute panel and saw that the countdown for Dragon¡¯s Might was coming to an end. It seemed that the deal with Aikasha and resting had successfully consumed time. Without further ado, it was time to set off. The earlier he obtained mana crystals, the earlier the dragon egg could hatch. ¡°Are you hungry?¡± Gray asked the dragon egg. The dragon egg gave a positive response to Gray. ¡°Let¡¯s continue to find you good food.¡± The dragon egg became excited. That familiar sense of guidance appeared once again. Gray carried the dragon egg on his back again and walked out of the bush where he was hiding. They still had a lot to do today. This time, the egg¡¯s sense was toward the northeast. In the dense forest, the familiar scenery was very easy to get lost in, so Gray had to mark the trees along the way. He deliberately looked for low-lying places to walk. After all, compared to high slopes, it was easier to find water in low-lying places, and he could also go back following the terrain. Gray did not have the means to specifically measure distance. He could only estimate how long he had walked by his sense of time. He only felt that the time he spent searching this time was much longer than the last time. Gray walked down another slope. Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks. ¡°Splash¡­¡± A thin, crisp sound could be heard from time to time. Gray was suddenly a little excited. It was the sound of water flowing! He had finally found a water source! He had originally planned to put up the meat beast in the trading hall to exchange for water. Compared to the beast meat that required hunting and killing, if there was a weak Guardian with a safe house located near a water source, then he believed that he would be very willing to use the resources at his fingertips to exchange for it. However, that would undoubtedly greatly slow down his pace of exploration. After all, meeting the right trader was a matter of fate, and he was constantly using up the water in his body as he walked through the forest. Gray was glad that the most difficult situation did not happen, and he finally found a water source. However, immediately after, a wave of guidance from the dragon egg caused Gray¡¯s joy from finding the water source to dissipate completely. The direction the dragon egg was pointing to was the direction of the sound of water. The second beast with a mana crystal was near the water source! Gray smacked his lips. He looked at the small knife that he was still holding, and he was hesitating whether he should wait for Aikasha to trade the weapon before continuing to move forward. After all, the knife was already twisted. Obviously, it could not bear the responsibility of protecting him or killing the prey in the end. Even if the Dragon¡¯s Might succeeded in stunning the beast, if he could not kill it in one shot, once the beast woke up, his end would definitely be very miserable. However, he also knew that the beast was currently near the water source, which was a good opportunity for a sneak attack. At this moment, the beast might be drinking water or resting. If he hesitated for a moment and let the beast leave, the search for it later would probably be very difficult. After thinking for a moment, Gray made up his mind. Fortune comes from danger. Even if he had a new weapon, it would only increase the chances of success. In this cruel jungle, no one was 100% sure. Survival came with risks! As long as he was careful enough to approach it and let the dragon egg launch a sneak attack, there was no need to fight. After making up his mind, Gray quietly walked towards the source of water. At this moment, Gray¡¯s status panel had a timely reminder: [You have a new transaction update!] Chapter 13 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Seeing this message, Gray¡¯s heart was filled with joy. He hadn¡¯t expected Aikasha to forge the weapon so quickly. Opening the message, the contents appeared before Gray¡¯s eyes: [Aikasha has sent a Tier 1 weapon to you. Do you wish to receive it? Yes/No] At the bottom of the message, there was a message from Aikasha: ¡°I didn¡¯t expect the forging to go so smoothly either. I¡¯ve already sent the item to you. If you need another, you can contact me again.¡± She was still as straightforward as ever. The next time he contacted her, he would probably have to wait until he was going to get a tier 2 weapon. By then, the dragon egg would have already hatched, and he would be able to explore more dangerous areas. Gray put this matter aside and clicked on the screen. A shiny knife appeared on the ground in front of him. The knife was only slightly longer than an adult¡¯s forearm. Perhaps because of the need to travel through the jungle, the knife was designed as a machete, which could be effectively used to clear tree branches blocking the way. Gray immediately took the knife and waved it. The blade was slightly pressed against his hand, but it did not seem heavy. When he swung it, it felt very heavy. This feeling immediately made him fall in love with the machete. Gray took out the cloth wrapped around the machete and wrapped it around his right hand, declaring that the machete was completely useless. Everything was ready. The next moment was the hunting time! Gray raised his vigilance in his heart and carefully walked in the direction of the current. With the experience of hunting the gnawing rabbit last time, his footsteps were steady and light, trying to make sure that he did not make any mistakes. However, after a short distance, Gray found that there was a shining light in front of him. The water source was there. It was a small stream. The stream was not wide, and it was clear to the bottom. Gray saw a long-armed ape standing by it, drinking water from the stream. Gray opened the appraisal: [Violent Ape] [Strength level: Tier 2] [Classification: Beast] [Ability: None] [Species description: A kind of agile and hot-tempered ape. The more angry it is, the more powerful it gets. After calming down, it can quickly recover to its peak condition.] At this moment, Gray was already very close to the ape. If he got any closer, it was very likely that it would be alarmed. Gray whispered to the dragon egg: ¡°Can you aim at this distance?¡± The dragon egg gave a negative answer. When he was facing the gnawing rabbit, it was the rabbit that took the initiative to rush over. Only then did the dragon egg successfully hit it. Gray nodded, indicating that he understood. He tightened his grip on the machete and continued to shorten the distance. Suddenly, the violent ape that was drinking water stopped its movements and looked in Gray¡¯s direction and began to bare its teeth. He was discovered! Gray did not care where he had made a mistake. The senses of a wild beast were far more sensitive than his, not to mention that he was the one who took the initiative to close the distance. Strike first! Close the distance as much as possible, and create conditions for the dragon egg to launch its Dragon¡¯s Might! Gray held his machete horizontally in front of him, using it to block any incoming attacks. Then, he took a step forward and launched an attack at the violent ape. The violent ape was clearly surprised by Gray¡¯s sudden move. The machete that Gray held horizontally in front of him had a chilling glow that made people¡¯s hearts palpitate. Its rich combat experience reminded the violent ape to temporarily avoid the edge of the blade. The violent ape turned its body and dodged into the jungle next to it. Gray followed closely behind. The violent ape picked up a pebble that had been washed smooth by the stream from under its body and threw it at Gray. Danger! Gray¡¯s eyebrows jumped. He felt the immense power carried by the pebble. He suddenly stopped and raised his machete to block the attack. Clang! The pebble struck the machete, creating a loud and clear sound. The force caused Gray¡¯s arm to go numb, and he almost lost his grip on the machete¡¯s handle. Fortunately, although the pebble¡¯s force was immense, the tier 1 weapon was able to block the attack. Gray secretly counted himself lucky. If he was still using the dinner knife as a weapon, his brain would have already exploded. The violent ape was not going to let him off. Seeing that Gray¡¯s momentum was blocked by his throw, it did not run away. It turned around and jumped onto a tree by the stream. Using the tree as a springboard, it jumped and attacked Gray¡¯s flank from the side. Good timing! Sensing the hostility, Gray reacted quickly. His numb arm turned the blade and met the violent ape¡¯s direction. However, he was still one step too late. Due to the violent ape¡¯s anger from the sneak attack, it was stronger, and its speed was much faster than before. This jump was a lot faster than expected. Before the blade had completely turned around, it had already arrived in front of Gray. Gray was helpless and could only change his moves to block it. Clang! The sharp claws and Gray¡¯s weapon clashed, unexpectedly producing an even more intense impact sound than before. So heavy! Gray felt his arm almost break. The strength of a tier 2 violent ape was not something he could fight against. ¡°Do it!¡± Gray shouted with difficulty, and the familiar feeling behind his back appeared once again. The dragon egg condensed its strength, and it was once again activated through Gray¡¯s body! The violent ape, which was in the middle of the tussle, did not expect him to have such a back-up move. It was hit accurately, and almost fainted in an instant. Gray heaved a huge sigh of relief. He knew that he had already won. Gray sighed in his heart. As expected of a tier 2 wild beast. No, according to what Aikasha had said, the ape could even be said to be a top tier 2 wild beast. It was hard to imagine that he would not be able to withstand even a single blow it. After taking a short breather, in order to avoid any more trouble, Gray hurriedly went forward to finish off the violent ape. A surge of life force surged into Gray¡¯s body. Gray found that his progress in the later part of his level had changed to (8/10) . After killing another beast, he would be able to advance. A Guardian actually advanced before his own troop. Gray felt that he should be the only one that fits that description. A familiar system notification popped up. Gray used the system to break down the violent ape. As expected, he obtained a mana crystal and some meat and dropped items. Just as Gray was about to find a place to rest, he suddenly realized that there seemed to be something at the place where the violent ape had been standing. Was it something from the violent ape? Curious, Gray walked forward and found that it was actually a bright red fruit. The fruit was the size of a fist, with golden patterns on the bottom and top. Most importantly, even if Gray only looked at it closely, he could smell the strong aroma of the fruit. It was good stuff. Compared to humans¡¯ purposeful gathering activities, animals usually gathered fruit for food. In other words, the fruit they picked should be edible. The violent ape picked such a fragrant fruit for the purpose of eating it. Gray was not pretentious. He had not eaten for a long time since he transmigrated. Although the jungle blurred one¡¯s grasp of time, a human¡¯s stomach would not lie. Gray was hungry. Gray first scooped up the water with his hand and drank to his heart¡¯s content. Then, he washed the fruit in the stream and put it in his mouth. The fruit was not too big. It was just big enough to enter his mouth. He took a bite, and immediately, a feeling of surprise filled Gray¡¯s heart. Gray only felt that as the skin of the fruit cracked, his mouth was filled with a strange fragrance, and his mouth was full of saliva. His throat began to suck the juice of the fruit uncontrollably. The sweet juice had the fragrance of trees and herbs. Even without the mixing of artificial products, it was still very satisfying. It was really a wonderful flavor. Gray could not help but secretly praise it. He had never thought that a fruit could have such a delicious taste. And what was even more amazing was that he actually felt the fatigue on his body swept away! Chapter 14 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation What kind of fruit was this? Not only was it sweet, but it could also actually restore the fatigue of the body. Gray immediately squeezed his hands. He found that the fatigue he had suffered from fighting against the violent ape had already mostly dissipated. His arms, which were sore and numb a moment ago, were now filled with strength once again. Gray had already finished the fruit in two or three bites. This kind of fruit actually didn¡¯t have a core. This couldn¡¯t help but make Gray feel a little regretful. If there was a core, he could at least identify what kind of fruit this was, and he could obtain some information about this strange fruit. Without a doubt, he had never heard of such a thing in his old world. This was probably another strange specialty of this world. Gray put away the core of the fruit and thought about studying it later. He then lowered his head and searched the ground again, but he did not find another such fruit. Unfortunately, if there were more of it, his safety and efficiency of exploring the jungle would be greatly improved! After confirming that there wasn¡¯t another fruit by the stream, Gray sulkily stopped exploring. In order to search for the fruit, he had to stay by the stream for an extra period of time. This was actually very dangerous. His strength was only at tier 1 after all. Now that the Dragon¡¯s Might had been weakened, if there were wild beasts drinking water from the water source, then a conflict might be unavoidable. Now was not the time to explore casually. Gray could only put this matter to heart first, and then leave to find a place to hide and sort out the harvest. ¡­ There was a wet and soft depression, where a two-meter-long giant toad was lying prone. The toad¡¯s body was covered with a thin layer of dark green stripes, which was not very different from the lichens that could be seen everywhere in the depression. This was its proud disguise. As the most successful hunter in the nearby area, it clearly knew where its advantages were and how to use them. Weak creatures would be attracted by the fertile lichens and enter its hunting ground. Just like now. The ground shook along its webbed surface. It was a tremor that only appeared when the soft ground was trampled on. It knew that its prey was coming, and it was still approaching. Then, just as the prey was about to reach its guarded range, it suddenly felt a great terror, as if it was about to be swallowed by some extremely huge existence. Its consciousness was cut off at this moment¡­ ¡­ In the jungle, Gray slid down from his hiding place, pulled out the machete hanging from his waist, and fiercely stabbed it into the eyes of the decaying toad that had fainted on the ground. Then, he quickly stirred it a few times. Under Gray¡¯s full strength, the sharp and narrow blade sank into the decaying toad¡¯s head and entered the depths of its brain. The body of the decaying toad suddenly convulsed violently. After a moment, as fresh blood mixed with yellow and white juice flowed out, the decaying toad was no longer breathing. Gray pulled out the machete with ease. He picked up the fallen leaves on the ground and wiped the dirty liquids off the blade. Then, he put the machete back at his waist. Gray quickly broke down the rotten toad and immediately left the place. The whole train of movements was clean and neat, without any sloppiness. It was hard to imagine that these movements were made by a person who was still a little noob in the jungle that morning. Gray did not feel that much emotion towards his own growth. The reason was that this was already the fourth wild beast that he had hunted today. After every hunt, he would summarize the gains and losses of the hunt. Until now, he could be considered to have some insights of his own. When it came to enemies with strong movement abilities like the gnawing rabbit or the violent ape, Gray needed to deal with them more. This kind of enemy, who liked to lurk, was more convenient for the dragon egg¡¯s attack. Gray deeply liked these types of beasts. After all, in front of the dragon egg¡¯s mana sensitivity, these kind of beasts with mana crystals were as conspicuous as the sun. However, as Gray¡¯s level increased, he felt that his physical abilities had been further strengthened. This was also the reason why he was more adept at dealing with beasts. Gray quickly found a bush and hid in it, intending to clean up the gains he had made today. He placed the dragon egg and machete on the ground, allowing his body to completely relax. Then, he opened his attribute panel: [Gray] [Strength level: Tier 2 (3/20)] [Classification: Human] [Ability: None] [Description: Adult male with a relatively strong human physique. Able to contend with ordinary beasts for a short period of time.] Gray saw that his leveling progress had only increased to 3/20. He confirmed his guess. As expected, as his level increased, the value of life energy obtained from killing wild beasts of the same level would decrease. Just like when he killed a tier 2 wild beast when he was at tier 1, he could obtain 4/10 of the life energy required to level up once. However, when he reached Tier 2, he could only obtain 3/20 of life force each time he leveled up. The amount of life force he needed skyrocketed. Thinking about it carefully, wasn¡¯t this method of leveling up encouraging him to challenge those of a higher level? Gray didn¡¯t think too much about it. For the time being, he didn¡¯t have any urgent need to continue leveling up. He believed that even those Guardians who had already stepped out of the safe house, if he didn¡¯t count their troops, might not necessarily have tier 2 strength. For the time being, his strength was enough. Then, Gray opened his backpack, and in it lay his spoils of war: [Beast meat * 13] [Beast skin * 4] [Mana crystal * 1] [Violent ape sharp claws * 2] [Sharp antler deer antlers * 2] [Decaying toad skin * 3] Looking at his backpack, Gray felt a sense of accomplishment and security. He first took out the Mana Crystal and gave it to the dragon egg. The dragon egg¡¯s cheerful mood immediately soared, exuding waves of intimacy. Feeling the dragon egg¡¯s passion and attachment, Gray couldn¡¯t help but smile. ¡°It¡¯s delicious. You have to quickly grow up and protect me.¡± Hearing that, the dragon egg¡¯s mood changed. Although it was still affectionate and happy, it became more serious. It seemed to be agreeing to Gray¡¯s words. This was another discovery of Gray¡¯s. It seemed that as the dragon egg swallowed more and more mana crystals, its thinking and sensibility became more active and intelligent. Other than being unable to move, it was almost the same as a young beast. When he thought about the hatching of the dragon egg, Gray could clearly feel that it was getting harder and harder to find beasts with a mana crystal. In the case with the decaying toad, Gray and the egg spent an entire afternoon searching for it. It seemed that there were no more beasts with mana crystals in this area. Tomorrow, they might have to look for beasts in another direction. On the other hand, since only powerful tier 2 beasts would carry mana crystals, how powerful would the dragon that was hatched from devouring mana crystals be? Gray was really looking forward to it. He scrolled through the chat forum again. The content was similar and didn¡¯t change much since morning. Most of the Guardians were still holed up in their own safe houses and not moving. Water and meat were still in short supply. After a while, Gray looked at the sky and found that it was already getting dark. The Dragon¡¯s Might cooldown of the dragon egg had ended, so there was no time to lose. Gray carried the dragon egg on his back again and set off on his way home.. Chapter 15 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Following his marks, Gray successfully returned to the safe house. Although he almost made a mistake a few times along the way, the amazing thing was that although the dragon egg did not have eyes, it had a surprisingly good sense of direction. Every time Gray almost deviated from the direction, it would send out a sense to correct Gray back to the right path. When he returned to the safe house, it was already dark outside. Gray casually pulled a flag from the house, wiped the dragon egg, and put it on the bed. Then he fumbled around the house for a while, and finally found a fire fuse on the inner side of the fireplace. This was something he found when he explored the small house in the morning. As for the burning wood, Gray had already considered it. Along the way, he had observed the surrounding environment. The humidity in the jungle was too heavy. Even if he cut down some branches and brought them back, they might not be able to be used as a source of fire. When encountering such a problem, of course, he chose to trade. Gray took the opportunity to open the trading hall in his attribute panel. It was still filled with a large number of strange items. However, Gray was surprised to find a phenomenon. The meat trade Aikasha posted was actually gone! This meant that someone already had a way to obtain wood and metal. He looked around again. There were a lot of items in the trading hall, but none of them were sold for meat. The trades were short-lived, appearing and disappearing very quickly. This was very interesting. It seemed that there was more than one person who had mastered this method. After all, there were countless humans who had been teleported to this world. Even in this jungle region, there were still a shocking number of people. This could be confirmed through the chat channel and the trading channel. Furthermore, Aikasha and Gray himself had already proven that even on the first day, there were all sorts of powerful troops and Guardians that could step out of the safe house and hunt wild beasts. Facing the Beast Tide that would arrive in seven days, Gray believed that Aikasha was not the only one who thought of using meat to exchange for resources to build a safe house. And now, there was basically no meat trading in the trading hall. What exactly was the method that allowed that many people to have wood and metal to be used for trading? With curiosity, Gray put up to five units of meat to trade. Naturally, the exchange was also wood and metal, and the price was also at three units of wood and two units of metal, the same as Aikasha. Not letting Gray wait for too long, his trading hall became lively. He could only see the people below the trade entry boisterous: ¡°Hurry, hurry, hurry. There¡¯s another big shot trading meat. I¡¯ll give you a table. Are there any brothers who can chip in two units of wood?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll give you a basin and knives and forks. Split one unit of wood and one unit of metal. Follow me!¡± ¡°My knives and forks can also be split. I¡¯m going to starve to death. What¡¯s the point of keeping my knives and forks?¡± ¡°I have a big appetite at night. I¡¯ll pay for all the wood. I just need two more servings of metal. I¡¯ll get the lion¡¯s share later!¡± ¡­ Looking at the chat logs, Gray didn¡¯t know what to say. Who in the world thought of breaking down furniture in exchange for food? He finally understood why meat was traded away in such a large amount. These Guardians were truly talented individuals. Gray was amazed. A person¡¯s creativity under extreme conditions was truly limitless. In the face of the pressure of survival, a little comfort could be sacrificed. Soon, several joint transaction requests were sent to Gray. He saw that there were no problems with the content and clicked agree. After all, this was not the first time. He was very good at this job. With the wood, Gray successfully lit a fire in the fireplace. Then, he took out a unit of meat and put it on the fire to roast. The loss of the wood was necessary for survival. The night in the jungle was damp and cold. There was no heat source. He was worried that tomorrow would be a burden on his body. The night was silent. After a meal, Gray tiredly hugged the dragon egg and fell asleep on the small bed. The first day of transmigration ended just like that. ¡­ The next morning, Gray woke up. The dragon egg that he was hugging before sleeping had already rolled to the side. He could not feel the emotional fluctuations that came from it. It seemed that the egg had not ¡°woken up¡± yet. Gray lay down and stretched his arms. As expected, the muscles in his body were sore. Yesterday¡¯s hard work had still brought a burden to his body. However, the soreness was not as severe as he had imagined. Perhaps it was because his physical fitness had been strengthened after he had levelled up to tier 2. Gray could not help but think how good it would be if he had another one of those fruits that could restore fatigue. Gray rolled up from the bed and sat up. He looked at the sky outside the window. It was obviously not too late in the morning, as it was thanks to the good sleep and daily routine from before he had transmigrated. The sound of Gray getting up woke the dragon egg up. A confused emotion came from the dragon egg. Gray looked at the dragon egg. It felt like a cat that was sleeping with its master had been woken up by its master. ¡°It¡¯s okay. I¡¯ll go prepare some food. We¡¯ll go into the forest later. You can continue sleeping.¡± Gray¡¯s comforting words seemed to put the dragon egg at ease. Gray sensed that the dragon egg¡¯s emotions had calmed down, and it slowly fell silent again. After comforting the dragon egg, Gray began to make preparations for going out today. First was food. Yesterday, due to the limited conditions, he was unable to make dry food. After running around for a day, his physical exhaustion was still quite severe. Since he was going out today, he had to prepare some simple meals. Second was the water source. Yesterday, Gray had already successfully discovered a stream. After fighting with the violent ape, he smoothly backtracked along the stream and confirmed a water extraction point that was relatively close to the safe house. He planned to wait until he had finished making dry rations before bringing the dragon egg to bring back some water. Gray took out a unit of meat and used a knife to cut the meat into strips. Then, he started a fire and prepared a barbecue. During the barbecue, Gray casually opened the chat channel, wanting to see how the situation of the Guardians had changed the next day: ¡°I¡¯ve finally walked out of the safe house. Hahaha, beasts, it¡¯s time to hunt you!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been imprisoned for 10,000 years and exiled from my hometown. Now, I¡¯m finally back!¡± ¡°Ah, the land, the fragrance of the soil!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be intoxicated. There are only rotten leaves and little bugs in the soil here.¡± ¡°Hurry, hurry. Does anyone know where resources are collected? There¡¯s no extra furniture in the house.¡± ¡­ It was truly a mob of demons. The chat channel was filled with records of venting their emotions and asking for resources. It seemed like there was no more valuable information. Gray wasn¡¯t in a hurry. As more and more Guardians joined the exploration, the secrets of this forest and this world would rapidly decrease. It was still only morning. By the time the Guardians vented their pressure and embarked on the path of exploration, there should be more useful information. Gray wasn¡¯t unable to understand these people who were almost overwhelmed by the fear of death. Although he looked brave at first and went straight out of the door to the forest, that was because there was only one dragon egg as his troop, and his only option was to be brave. The facts also proved that if it wasn¡¯t for the magic of the dragon egg, his decision would have been a bit rash.. Chapter 16 - The Second Transaction Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Closing the chat channel, Gray opened the trading hall again, wanting to see if there were any valuable materials up for trade. However, at this moment, the system¡¯s voice suddenly rang out: [Affected by the premonition of the Void Undead¡¯s attack, after nightfall, wild creatures will be more likely to go berserk. Please try your best to stay in the safe house during nightfall.] Gray was stunned. He didn¡¯t care about the trading hall anymore. He began to carefully think about the meaning of the system notification. The arrival of the Void Undead could actually affect wild beasts. This was something that Gray hadn¡¯t expected. It seemed that as the arrival of the Void Undead got closer and closer, the creatures in the wild might become more and more berserk and difficult to subdue. Currently, the safe house still had the protection of invincibility. However, what if the invincibility period disappeared after seven days? Even if he survived the Beast Tide, he probably wouldn¡¯t be able to stop the increasingly powerful beasts. It seemed that not only was he going to hatch the dragon egg, but he was also going to upgrade his safe house. It was just that the collection of these materials was giving Gray a headache. Following the guidance of the dragon egg yesterday, he had spent a day collecting only four mana crystals. If he still had to go collect materials now, then the hatching of the dragon egg would be more out of reach. Hatching the dragon egg or strengthening the house, the options of how to live in the next seven days seemed to be placed in front of Gray. Or to put it another way, six days later, how exactly would Gray deal with the Beast Tide? Should he use these seven days to gather materials with all his might, make the safe house indestructible, withstand the Beast Tide head-on, or speed up his pace to collect mana crystals, let the dragon egg hatch and then rely on his own troop to defend against the enemy? A choice? Gray thought about it and finally made up his mind. Why couldn¡¯t he have them all? Both methods had their own limitations. If he wanted to preserve his maximum survival rate, there was no doubt that the best solution was to use both methods. But how? Although Gray had the intention to upgrade both his troop and the safe house at the same time, reality was destined to not be so easy. The hatching of the dragon egg was still manageable. Now that Gray had levelled up, his operational efficiency was much faster than on the first day. If he was lucky, the little dragon would be able to breathe fresh air tonight. However, materials were not so easy to obtain. Gray¡¯s current options were limited. He could either spend time and effort looking for materials, or he could go to the trading hall to look for traders. It was impossible for him to search by himself. Gray still had to incubate the dragon egg. That was his foundation. He could only choose to trade. However, this was not the first day after all. As a large number of Guardians could walk out of their safe houses, the value of the meat would definitely drop rapidly. Instead, the Guardians who felt the strength of the wild beasts would also look for sellers of materials in order to strengthen their safe houses. The prices of the materials would gradually rise, and the situation would end up completely reversed from the first day. Under such circumstances, unless he could find something that had always been attractive to the Guardians, the transaction of the materials would not go smoothly. But where could he find something that was both valuable and attractive to the Guardians? Thinking of this, an idea flashed through Gray¡¯s mind. He recalled the awkward situation he was in on his first day in the jungle and quickly had an idea. Gray opened his friend list and clicked on his only friend to send a message: ¡°Miss Aikasha, is there a big business that you¡¯re interested in cooperating with?¡± Gray waited for a while, but Aikasha didn¡¯t reply. He wasn¡¯t worried that something might have happened to her. She was a powerful Guardian who had upgraded her Golden Lion to tier 3 on the first day, and she didn¡¯t seem to be a careless person. She was powerful and cautious. There was no reason for an accident to happen on the second day. Sure enough, although he had waited for a while, Aikasha replied in time: ¡°What¡¯s the matter, Mr. Gray? Sorry, I was making breakfast just now.¡± ¡°Also, thank you for the items you gave me yesterday. I¡¯ve successfully created a tier 2 weapon, and I¡¯m already equipped with it now.¡± It seemed that she was in a pretty good mood. Gray seemed to be able to feel the relaxation and joy in her words. ¡°You¡¯re welcome, Miss Aikasha. Your craftsmanship is very good. My tier 1 weapon has helped me a lot.¡± After a suitable compliment, Gray continued: ¡°Actually, that¡¯s why I¡¯m here. Let me ask you a question first. Miss Aikasha, have you continued to obtain drops since our conversation yesterday?¡± Aikasha¡¯s reply was very quick: ¡°Yes, but I only got one. Why? Have you found a new way to use drops?¡± Gray nodded. It was obvious that he had already expected what the other party would encounter. He had been searching with the dragon egg for a whole day, but he had only found three wild beasts with drops. Aikasha had just plunged into the forest and killed randomly, like finding a needle in a haystack. He did not know how many wild beasts she had killed to obtain one drop. ¡°No, but I have new gains. I now have seven drops.¡± ¡°So I want to come to you to make a deal.¡± As soon as the words left his mouth, the other side of the chat box fell silent again. This scene felt familiar. But this wasn¡¯t something he wanted to show off. Gray was also helpless. He couldn¡¯t reveal the ability of the dragon egg. As more and more Guardians realized how precious the items dropped were, the ability of the dragon egg would become the target of public criticism once it was known to the outside world. It was still alright for now. It seemed that there was no information about the Guardians meeting, but it was hard to guarantee that there wouldn¡¯t be any existences who would come to harm them in the future to get their hands on this ability. It was better to have less trouble than more trouble. The fewer people who knew about such things, the better. Seeing that the other party hadn¡¯t replied for a while, Gray was afraid that she would shut down the chat in a fit of anger. It was fine if she was angry, but it would be a big problem if his safe house upgrade plan was ruined. Gray took the initiative to speak ¡°Miss Aikasha, are you still there?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The other party only responded with a simple word. It seemed that the lively mood that she had at the beginning had disappeared. It was good that she was still there. Gray did not know how to comfort her. Now, any word he said seemed to be misunderstood as a second show. He might as well go straight to the point. ¡°Miss Aikasha, I want to cooperate with you. I¡¯ll provide the drops, you make the weapons, and we¡¯ll use these weapons to exchange for supplies to upgrade our safe houses.¡± ¡°What do you think?¡± Chapter 17 - Big Business Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Selling weapons?¡± In the safe house, Aikasha, who was cutting a piece of meat steak, frowned cutely, as if she had seen something suspicious. Her pause made a ¡®big cat,¡¯ who was as tall as an adult¡¯s calf, very dissatisfied. The big cat rubbed its head against a part of her calf at her ankle. Aikasha was startled by the tickle, and she lowered her head to look at her displeased Golden Lion. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Caesar. Let¡¯s play later. I have business now.¡± Aikasha placed the unfinished meat directly in front of the Golden Lion, and continued to think under the Golden Lion¡¯s puzzled gaze. She was also an intelligent person, and she quickly figured out what Gray wanted to express. As the Guardians gradually went out to explore in the dangerous jungle, weapons would undoubtedly become very necessary for survival. Aikasha judged that weapons were likely to become a hard currency in a short time! This business could be done, and the potential was huge. If done well, they could collect an amazing amount of resources that were far superior to others. This good news somewhat diluted the excitement that Gray had brought to Aikasha. In the face of benefits, Aikasha chose to temporarily put aside her small temper. The only pity was that drops were rare, and there were success rates for her to make weapons. After selling this batch of weapons, she might not have such a good chance to sell them again. As she thought about it, a question surfaced in her mind: ¡°Mr. Gray.¡± She asked: ¡°Are you only planning to sell one batch of weapons?¡± This question was very crucial. If they relied on this batch of weapons, although the amount of materials collected might seem to be a lot, it would not be of much help to them if they divided it between the two of them. However, Aikasha had a faint feeling that the man did not seem to want to do such a one-time deal. She did not know why she had such a feeling. Perhaps this man did not care about the drops? Or perhaps this man was able to keep an astonishing number of drops in his bag over and over again? Aikasha had a feeling that what he wanted this time was definitely not that simple. ¡°Of course not. We can work together for a long time. At least for a period of time, I can provide you with some drops every day, so that we can maximize the benefits of our cooperation during this period of time.¡± Aikasha¡¯s eyes widened slightly, and her breathing quickened slightly. The other side could really provide drops continuously! This news surprised her. Those who had personally obtained drops naturally knew the extremely low chances of obtaining them. However, Gray could actually so easily talk about obtaining drops. Aikasha could not help but raise his level in her list of followers. At the same time, Aikasha could not help but guess. Could he have mastered some kind of skill that allowed him to search for beasts that carried drops? Aikasha held the attitude of giving it a try and asked: ¡°Mr. Gray, May I ask if you have mastered the method to search for beasts with drops?¡± The other party replied almost instantly. It seemed like he did not think much about it: ¡°No.¡± ¡°I was lucky.¡± It was not an unexpected result. Aikasha also knew that even if there was such a method, Gray might not necessarily tell her. However, she was still amused by Gray¡¯s reply. He was lucky? It would be strange if she believed him! Was he not even willing to give her a perfunctory reply? Aikasha had never been treated like this since she was a child. Although she had always been annoyed by the men around her, she was so angry that she wanted to laugh when she met a man who treated her like nothing. Business was more important, business was more important¡­ Aikasha took two deep breaths, patted her bulging chest with her bare hands and controlled her emotions. Then, she took out her business-like attitude and secretly remembered Gray¡¯s words. She continued, ¡°Alright, Mr. Gray. I¡¯ll draft out the detailed rules of the transaction for you. After you see that there are no problems, we¡¯ll start the transaction.¡± ¡­ Not long after, Gray received the transaction rules that Aikasha had drafted. The gist of it was that Gray would provide the drops, Aikasha would be responsible for producing weapons and providing synthetic materials. The weapons would be priced based on the best interests of the two of them, and the materials obtained would be split 50-50, and if the production failed, Aikasha would compensate Gray with a portion of the materials. Gray read through the regulations and did not find any problems. The current transaction was under the supervision of the system, so he was not afraid of Aikasha playing any tricks. Besides, from what he saw, Aikasha would not be unable to see through his value. It was not wise to ruin the relationship with each other over such a small amount of materials. Aikasha¡¯s words rang out: ¡°Mr. Gray, after the weapons are completed, it will be sold directly from my side. Do you have any other requests?¡± Gray thought for a moment and gave a suggestion: ¡°Miss Aikasha, why don¡¯t you put up a request to purchase drops in the trading hall and use the materials as an exchange? I believe that you might be able to gain something. ¡°At the same time, please don¡¯t reveal to others that I¡¯m the one who provided you with drops. Please add this to the contract.¡± The message was sent. Although the drop rate of drops was small, it couldn¡¯t withstand the large number of Guardians who were going out now. There would always be one or two that would be obtained. Taking advantage of the fact that the Guardians hadn¡¯t discovered the value of the drops, exchanging drops for weapons and then selling them would increase the value by several times. It could also effectively prevent people from noticing him. After all, Gray didn¡¯t want to get involved in inexplicable trouble because of these things. ¡°Alright.¡± Aikasha replied, then quickly revised the transaction contract and sent it back. After confirming that there were no problems, Gray signed it and then traded the drops on his side. After this, the next thing was to wait for the harvest. Gray was full of anticipation that his safe house would soon become surprisingly defensive. While communicating with Aikasha, Gray roasted the meat, ate part of it for breakfast, and then wrapped the rest of the cutting with flags and put them in his backpack. The preparations for the trip were also done. Gray put the dragon egg on his back. The little guy woke up because of the noise, and when it realized that it was in a familiar position on Gray¡¯s back, it immediately realized that Gray was going to take it to find good food, and it immediately became excited. Gray sensed the mood of the dragon egg, and his footsteps seemed to be much lighter. He took the machete and walked out of the safe house. The exploration through the jungle the next day began. Chapter 18 - The Clue To The Strange Fruit Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Today¡¯s exploration was slightly different from yesterday¡¯s. Considering that it was very difficult to find the last mana crystal yesterday, Gray planned to go in another direction to look for prey today. In addition to looking for mana crystals, Gray also planned to look for the kind of fruit that he got from the violent ape yesterday. To be honest, Gray had been thinking about the fruit ever since he experienced its sweetness and effects. He had analyzed the possible origin of the fruit, and it was obvious that it was not a coincidence that the violent ape had taken this special fruit. As for yesterday¡¯s journey, Gray had never found a second similar fruit, which was a strong proof of the preciousness of this fruit. And such a precious and delicious special fruit would undoubtedly be taken by powerful beasts. As long as he followed the guidance of the dragon egg to find the beasts that carried mana crystals, there was a high chance that he could find a similar fruit nearby. Without delay, Gray set off immediately. Although the dragon egg on his back did not sense the location of the mana crystal, it seemed that just being with Gray would make it happy enough. It constantly responded to Gray¡¯s high spirits. ¡­ It was close to noon. Gray found a hillside with a downwind and hid under the hillside. This morning, they only harvested one mana crystal. The reason was that they had found a hard nut to crack. The search today was relatively smooth at the beginning. After changing directions, the dragon egg once again sensed a mana crystal not far from the safe house. Gray followed the guidance and killed another gnawing rabbit, obtaining its drops. This time, Gray had the goal of searching for the strange fruit. He carefully searched the vicinity of the gnawing rabbit. After advancing to tier 2, he was barely able to protect himself, and because of this, he could finally conduct some detailed exploration of the forest. Unfortunately, this time, it was still fruitless. It didn¡¯t matter even if it was fruitless. This was only the first search today. Gray was in a good mood. After resting for an hour as usual, he began his second exploration. However, this time, there was a problem. Although the dragon egg had sensed the location of the mana crystal, Gray, who had rushed to the place, couldn¡¯t find the beast even after searching several times. This was really strange. This was the first time that the dragon egg had sensed something like this. Regarding this, the dragon egg just kept on sending Gray the correct information. Gray did not doubt that the dragon egg¡¯s ability had gone wrong. After all, as of now, the dragon egg¡¯s sensing accuracy was at 100% . Gray also had his own guesses about this. Either the prey this time was very good at disguising, and was very good at hiding and moving, or the prey was hiding somewhere that they could not find, for example, underground or in the sky. This caused the dragon egg to be able to sense the location of the mana crystal, but Gray couldn¡¯t find the actual beast. After Gray searched the surrounding terrain, but didn¡¯t find any caves, Gray felt a little tired. The long search consumed not only human strength but also energy. Gray decided to try and see if he could lure the beast out. Since he could not find it, wouldn¡¯t it be the same to let it search for him instead? It was also because of this that Gray decided to find such a place to rest, and not a more shady corner. Not to mention his tier 2 strength, the dragon egg¡¯s Dragon¡¯s Might hadn¡¯t been used yet. No matter what kind of messy monster it was, he could just take it out with a Dragon¡¯s Might. Gray took out the roasted meat he had made in the morning. The roasted meat was wrapped in a flag, and there was a layer of clean leaves inside. Gray had picked these from the water source in the morning. As the layers of the wrapping opened, the rich aroma of the meat began to spread. Even though the roasted meat was already cold, the rich aroma of oil and protein was still very tempting. Gray sniffed in the smell and his index finger moved. Of course, it wasn¡¯t just the roast meat that attracted the beast. Gray himself was also part of the bait. Gray had been wandering around this area for so long, so the beast must have noticed. If it was smarter, it would think that his target was itself, and he must have known that it was here. Noticing that his enemy was hiding without attacking or running away, Gray guessed that the other party was probably waiting for an opportunity to attack. After all, with the ferocity of the beasts in this jungle, it was hard to imagine that a beast would not have the will to attack. Therefore, the period during Gray¡¯s meal was naturally the best time to attack. Just like that, Gray began to enjoy his food in the wilderness of this world for the first time. Just as Gray had expected, not long after he ate the first piece of roasted meat, the dragon egg reminded him that the location of the mana crystal had moved! It was good. Gray was not surprised, but rather happy. He had waited for this cunning fellow! His expression did not change, but his body was secretly tense. He quickly asked the dragon egg where the enemy was and from which direction they were attacking. The dragon egg¡¯s reaction suddenly became anxious. It was from below! And it was extremely fast! From below! Gray was shocked. There was a mountain rock below him! Immediately after, Gray felt that the mountain rock he was sitting on seemed to be trembling slightly. Then, without thinking much, he leaped forward, and the roast meat in his hand was instantly scattered. ¡°Crack!¡± With an explosion, the mountain rock actually exploded from the middle, and a grayish-purple figure scuttled out from the middle of the mountain rock. Gray nimbly rolled on the ground, his empty hand grabbing onto the root of a large tree and successfully came to a stop. He immediately drew his blade, wanting to turn around and face the attacking wild beast. However, before he could react, the grayish-purple figure actually turned around and attacked once again by relying on the slope. This speed was even faster than the gnawing rabbit. The dragon egg only had time to warn him, but it didn¡¯t have time to release its Dragon¡¯s Might! The sound of something breaking through the air behind him made Gray¡¯s heart turn cold. He knew that this was a moment of life and death. At the critical moment, he had a quick wit. He shifted his back slightly and used the dragon egg to meet the sound of something breaking through the air! ¡°Clang!¡± The sound of metal clashing rang out. Following that was the sound of something falling. Gray turned around to look. The huge, fat, grayish-purple rat had already fallen to the ground. Its teeth had been knocked off, and its nose had been knocked off its balance. Tiny streams of blood flowed out from its mouth and nose, making it look extremely miserable. The dragon egg was indeed useful. The system really wasn¡¯t lying. At this time, the dragon egg seemed to have reacted. The thrilling moment just now had clearly left it with a lingering fear. Gray could even feel its sullen anger. The dragon egg shot out a Dragon¡¯s Might out of its fury. The struggling grayish-purple rat on the ground suddenly had no reaction. Gray walked forward and killed the rat with a slash. The familiar life force entered his body, and Gray¡¯s leveling progress had increased to (6/20) . After exploring the jungle for so long, this could be said to be the most dangerous time. Gray¡¯s heart still palpitated when he thought of the scene just now. If not for his quick reaction, he would have been the one lying on the ground if he had made a slight mistake. At this moment, Gray actually smelled a rich fragrance from the grayish-purple rat. This fragrance is so familiar, and Gray had longed for it. It was the strange fruit! Chapter 19 - Strange Fruit Plant And Unexpected Harvest Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The smell of this strange fruit was so special that Gray was confident that he could not have smelled it wrong. The heavens did not disappoint those with good intentions. Gray¡¯s single-minded search finally yielded results. He did not expect this grayish-purple rat to be able to bring news of the strange fruit. Gray lifted the rat up, and the system prompt immediately popped up: [Lightning Rat] [Strength level: Tier 2] [Classification: Beast] [Ability: None] [Description: Its speed is the fastest among beasts, and its high combat intelligence corresponds to its agility. It likes to hide itself in battle and quickly deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.] Gray used his hand to search the lightning rat up and down, but strangely, he could not find any fruit. Could it be that he was a step too late and the strange fruit had already been eaten by the rat? Gray could not help but wonder with some disappointment. However, the taste of the strange fruit was still so strong. Even if it ate it, it would have eaten it not long ago. Gray immediately used the system to break down the rat, wanting to see if there were any traces of the strange fruit that had not been digested. This wasn¡¯t Gray wanting to pick up the fruits left over by the lightning rat to eat. Although Gray was drooling over the fruit, he wasn¡¯t that desperate. The main reason was that Gray had been too excited the last time he ate the fruit, so he didn¡¯t have the time to appraise it. Gray summarized the lesson he had learned the last time. He thought that even if it was just scraps, he could still obtain some information about the fruit this time. If he could learn about the characteristics of the fruit or the environment where it grew, then he wouldn¡¯t have to look for a needle in a haystack the next time he went to look for the strange fruit. Gray¡¯s thoughts were pretty good. However, as the lightning rat was broken down, there were still no traces of the strange fruit even though there were drops and a mana crystal in the inventory. Gray didn¡¯t give up. If the strange fruit wasn¡¯t in the body of the lightning rat, would it be in its nest? There was a very high possibility! Gray recalled the video he had seen in his previous life of rats storing food in their nests. He was in the mood to give it a try as he approached the cave that the rat had come out of. The power of the rat was indeed astonishing. The rock that Gray had been sitting on had already been smashed. A huge hole had appeared in the middle of the rock, piercing through the rock and splitting it apart. Perhaps it was because it wanted to break through the mountain rock that the speed of the lightning rat¡¯s first strike had decreased compared to its later full-force strike, giving the dragon egg and Gray a chance to react. However, even so, the lightning rat¡¯s attack power was still astonishing. If not for the dragon egg¡¯s reminder, with its strength and speed, Gray wouldn¡¯t have been able to deal with it by himself. Gray moved a few pieces of rock away, exposing the hole in the soil. The dark hole was not a straight line. It could be seen that the lightning rat was digging a tunnel on an upward slope. Fortunately, the hole was not too deep. Gray could see the bottom with some faint light. Gray looked at the soil around the hole. The crack in the soil was still wet. It was a very new crack. Obviously, this upward passage was newly dug, and on the other side of the bottom of the hole, there seemed to be another exit. He understood that the dragon egg must have directly sensed the lightning rat hiding in its cave, and then he went directly to the top of the lightning rat¡¯s cave to look for its tracks, that was why the lightning rat had chosen to dig a new passage to attack. Although this cave was not far from the surface, it was still a straight line from the surface. Its true exit was probably somewhere else. Gray crouched down at the entrance of the cave, and an alluring fragrance surged up along with the stench of wild beasts. Got It! There¡¯s a strange fruit down there! Gray was delighted. As expected, he didn¡¯t smell wrong. The lightning rat had indeed hidden a strange fruit. However, even if there was a strange fruit down there, he couldn¡¯t just rashly take it. Down there was the lightning rat¡¯s nest. Gray didn¡¯t know whether this beast lived alone or in groups. He first cautiously extended his machete into the cave. In order to avoid accidentally damaging the strange fruit, his movements were very gentle. However, this was enough. If there really were other lightning rats in the cave, the sudden appearance of the machete would be enough to make them react. The machete disturbed the cave for a while. Although there were a few times when it seemed to hook onto the soft roots of plants, there were no other sounds. It was basically enough to ensure the safety of the cave. ¡°Thump!¡± Suddenly, Gray¡¯s machete seemed to have collided with some metal creation, emitting a sharp collision sound. Gray paused and tentatively waved his hand in that direction. The machete in his hand made a sound of collision again. There was something in the nest of the lightning rat! Based on the feeling of the machete, Gray could sense that the collision should have hit a dead object. What made him curious was, what could be in the lightning rat¡¯s nest? Gray pulled out his machete and put it aside. Then he lowered his body and reached his hand into the cave. The cave was warm and humid. Gray tilted his body completely. One side of his fingertip could barely reach the bottom. He began to feel around. The cave of the lightning rat wasn¡¯t big. Soon, he felt that his fingertip seemed to touch a round object. It was about half the size of a fist. It was wet and smooth. This familiar feeling made Gray realize what he had touched. It was the strange fruit! Gray suppressed the joy in his heart. Calmly, he pinched the strange fruit and began to take it out. This process was not smooth. Gray felt a sudden resistance as if it was being taken back. The strange fruit seemed to be pulled by something. Gray was surprised. He looked inside with his finger and found that one section of the strange fruit was still connected to a vine. Gray was stunned. Did he directly find the strange fruit¡¯s plant? This was an unexpected surprise. Gray did not stand on ceremony. He increased the pulling force and carefully controlled the vine so that it didn¡¯t snap. He wanted to pull out the entire strange fruit plant! This was not the time to think about sustainable development. If he missed this in the deep mountains and forests, it would be extremely difficult to find this place again the next time. The dragon egg was able to sense the mana crystals, not the strange fruit plant. Strange fruits were extremely precious resources for Gray. If he could take them away, he would have to take them all. Moreover, the violent ape was so far away from here, yet it could still obtain a strange fruit. There was no doubt that although strange fruits were rare, they weren¡¯t that rare. Even if Gray directly picked one, it wouldn¡¯t be so rare that it would disappear without a trace. Gray pulled with great effort. The vines of the strange fruit were unexpectedly heavy. It was unknown whether it was because its roots were too complex, or because its body was very large, but Gray was unable to do anything to it. With no other choice, Gray had to increase his strength. Gray¡¯s physique and strength had improved by leaps and bounds after reaching tier 2, and this force finally caused the strange fruit plant to loosen up. The strange fruit plant was also astonishingly tough. Although it was just a thin vine, it showed no signs of breaking under Gray¡¯s full strength. Gray increased his strength again. His center of gravity suddenly sank, and the expression on his face gradually distorted. As the soil loosened, Gray felt the strength in his hand loosen, and he finally pulled out a winding vine from the hole. He finally succeeded. Gray let out a sigh of relief. The veins on his arm had already bulged due to the excessive force. Gray stood up and completely pulled out the strange fruit plant. This time there was no obstruction, and the process was very smooth. However, just as Gray was pulling out the last section of the vine, a strange object appeared. The object was rusted, and its originally smooth surface should have been covered with exquisite patterns. However, at this moment, it was covered with the tempering of time. Only a small section at the tip still flickered with a soul-stirring glow, as if it was telling the story of its former glory. How did this thing appear here? Gray looked at the object wrapped in vines, and a wave of doubt rose in his heart. It was an arrowhead. Chapter 20 - Guesses About The Arrowhead And The Healing Fruit Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Gray took the arrowhead off the vine and held it in his hand to observe it carefully. He recalled the metallic sound made by the machete when he used it to explore the cave. It seemed that the machete had touched this thing at that time. The arrowhead was obviously man-made. It was a little heavy to hold, and it was forged from some kind of metal that Gray had never seen before. Through the scarlet rust spots, it could be seen that the base color was golden yellow. The arrowhead¡¯s blade was not sharp. There were complicated patterns and some hollowing on several of the faces. This kind of thing seemed to have a symbolic meaning that was far greater than actual combat. The complicated patterns carved on the arrowhead might have very well affected the final deviation of the arrow during combat. But who would carry such an arrowhead in such a dangerous forest? Gray looked around. The tall trees gave off the damp smell of trees and dew. Rotten leaves piled up on the ground, turning the soil into black mud. The arrowhead seemed to be out of place with everything. Obviously, it couldn¡¯t be the possession of the Guardians. Even without mentioning the rust spots on the arrowhead, it was only the second day after the Guardians came to this world. Even if some Guardian had lost this, it was also impossible for the strange fruit plant to bind the arrowhead so tightly. Then there was only one possibility. It was something that existed before they came to this jungle. It was something that was created by a civilization before they came. The civilization that could create arrowheads had probably come to the feudal era. It was a civilization that possessed knowledge inheritance. It had long lived past the life of a tribe that ate raw meat and drank blood But now, why did the Guardians in the jungle not find any traces of civilization, or even traces of life of other intelligent creatures? What happened to that civilization? Where were they now? Did they know about the existence of the Guardians? Were they¡­ still living in this jungle? For a moment, Gray felt that he still did not know much about the jungle in front of him. The pride and joy that he had accumulated from the continuous hunting disappeared in an instant. There were still countless secrets hidden in this forest. The Guardians probably had to deal with more than just beasts. In fact, why did the Will of the World choose this world to be the front line of the Guardians¡¯ fight against the Void Undead? After a long while, Gray shook his head. It was still too far to talk about this. He forcefully pulled back his thoughts that were wandering further and further away. Although the news he received at this moment was shocking enough, it was not something he should be concerned about right now. Right now, he was only a tier 2 Guardian with a dragon egg by his side. He was far from being able to care about the conspiracy of the civilization. His first task was to continuously increase his strength so that he could work hard to survive in this dangerous jungle. Gray first used appraisal on the arrowhead. In the end, the system actually displayed the word ¡°Unable to appraise.¡± This was really rare. This was the first time the system was unable to appraise something. However, this also explained the uniqueness of the arrowhead. Gray tried to put it into the system¡¯s backpack, and this time it went very smoothly. Next, he took the strange fruit plant and found a hidden place to hide and count the harvest. After temporarily hiding, Gray put down the dragon egg with ease and opened the attribute panel. Under the aggrieved and anxious urging of the dragon egg, he took out the mana crystal and handed it over. After ¡®eating¡¯ the mana crystal, the dragon egg was satisfied. Only then did Gray begin to study the strange fruit plant. The first thing he did was, of course, to appraise it. [Vitality Vine] [Strength level: Tier 2] [Classification: Mutant Plant] [Ability: None] [Species description: Grows in areas rich in mana. It can accumulate the mana in the air to produce a fruit with healing effects. When a wild beast devours its fruit, it will bring its seeds far away. The larger the golden area of the fruit, the more ripe it is. When the fruit is fully ripe, it will be golden in color, and its effect will be the strongest.] [Please note: The healing effect is less effective on higher-level lifeforms.] After reading the description of the vitality vine, Gray recalled the vitality fruit he had eaten back then. Back then, only a portion of the vitality fruit had turned golden, and it already had the magical effect of eliminating fatigue. In the end, he didn¡¯t receive the effects of a ripe fruit. A fully ripened vitality fruit could actually produce a healing effect. A healing effect! This was good news. The Guardians¡¯ greatest fear when exploring the forest was actually getting injured. Compared to dying directly, getting injured was undoubtedly more tormenting to a Guardian¡¯s body and mind. In this forest with limited medical access, if there weren¡¯t any troops with healing abilities, then getting injured would definitely be a nightmare. Not to mention slowing down the progress of the exploration and becoming stronger, as the strength of the body gradually weakened and the wounds worsened, the Guardians could only watch themselves die miserably in the end. So what if you had a strong troop? If you didn¡¯t have your life to use, it would all be for naught. Gray was sure that if he dared to put the vitality fruit into the trading hall to trade, the scene would definitely be explosive. It would definitely be better than the first day¡¯s beast meat market. After all, although beast meat was a necessary material for survival, hunger could still be endured through willpower. In fact, if it wasn¡¯t for the fact that hunger would reduce the loyalty of the troop, Gray believed that the amount of meat sold in the end wouldn¡¯t be that exaggerated. However, vitality fruits were different. They were life-saving items. The Guardians could disassemble the furniture of the safe house to trade for meat for the loyalty of the troops. In that case, how crazy would they be for their own lives? This had a healing effect personally guaranteed by the system. He believed that even if they were to spend their entire worth, some Guardians would feel that it was worth it! Naturally, Gray wasn¡¯t stupid enough to trade these vitality fruits. These were all treasures, and even if they weren¡¯t used to heal injuries during hunting, the chances of survival during the Beast Tide in six days with these vitality fruits were practically skyrocketing. Gray began to count the fruits on his vitality vine with excitement. The entire vitality vine was very long, but the fruits were very sparse. There were only seven fruits on the vitality vine, and there were only two ripe fruits. Although one of the other fruits was very close to maturity, there was still a small piece of red left. Naturally, the more vitality fruits one could obtain, the better. However, Gray was already very satisfied with such a harvest. Unripe vitality fruits could be used to eliminate fatigue. A total of four fruits could greatly increase Gray¡¯s exploration progress in the jungle. As for the two ripe vitality fruits and the one that was about to ripen, Gray carefully stored them away. These would be Gray¡¯s final trump card in surviving in the jungle. After packing up everything, Gray looked at the cooldown time of the dragon egg. The one-hour cooldown time was almost up. Soon, they would be able to proceed with the next hunt.. Chapter 21 - The Second Day Was Over Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The next day, Gray returned to the safe house at dusk. The reason was that he was getting more and more trapped while hunting the beasts with mana crystals. Even though he tried his best today, he only found two beasts with mana crystals. In the end, Gray gritted his teeth and used an unripe vitality fruit. He went to the deeper part of the forest and found two more beasts with mana crystals. This also caused them to almost not be able to rush back to the safe house before dark. On the way back, Gray basically jogged all the way. Running in the forest and running on flat ground were two different concepts. The slightest carelessness could result in injury. Along the way, Gray was careful and stretched his nerves to the limit. He did not want to get injured and use the ripe vitality fruit that he had obtained with great difficulty in such a stupid place. As soon as he entered the house, Gray only had time to untie the dragon egg from his back. He hugged the dragon egg and fell onto the bed. He was really too tired. The dragon egg protested because of Gray¡¯s rude actions. It did not have a body yet, so it could not understand what fatigue was. Gray had to reach out and gently touch its outer shell to comfort it. However, although it did not have a tiring body, the dragon egg still sensed that Gray did not seem to be very comfortable. Coupled with Gray¡¯s appeasement, it quickly stopped and obediently fell silent. Gray laid down for a while, and after his body had finally recovered a little strength, he struggled to get up. Today¡¯s matters were not over yet, so he could not just rest like this. Gray first went to the fireplace in the dark and lit a fire. The light from the fire gradually dispelled the darkness and the cold and dampness in the room. Gray took a comfortable breath, and the burning fire also warmed him. He took out a piece of the meat he had harvested, cut it into strips, and then cooked dinner with ease. If only there were some seasonings, Gray suddenly thought. After getting out of the predicament of having no food, he suddenly missed all the delicacies he had tasted in the old world. On top of that, perhaps hunger had stimulated the memories in Gray¡¯s mind. Once this was opened, there was a tendency to not be able to close it. All sorts of flavors began to emerge from Gray¡¯s mind. Along with the aroma of the roasted meat, even the taste seemed to become a little more real. It wasn¡¯t that Gray was tired of eating roasted meat. The Guardians had already begun to head to the jungle on a large scale. However, there were still many people who were fighting for a mouthful of meat. Gray wasn¡¯t that pretentious. It was just that there were times when one¡¯s consciousness couldn¡¯t be controlled. Gray was actually unable to stop his thoughts from running wild. In the end, when the roast meat was cooked, Gray made up his mind to pay attention to any potential seasonings in the future. He had even found the vitality fruit. There was no reason that he could not find a seasoning plant that could be eaten. He did not have to try one after another like the ancient people. There was a system. Once he opened the appraisal, the effects of all kinds of plants would be easy to grasp! Putting down his complicated thoughts, Gray put the roasted meat into his mouth and opened the attribute panel. As usual, he scrolled through the chat channel. ¡°Did everyone notice that there are some beasts that are obviously stronger than others of the same level?¡± ¡°I noticed it! Moreover, the deeper you go into the jungle, the easier it is to meet them.¡± ¡°Has anyone killed such a beast before? Come out and let me have an eye-opener.¡± ¡°You must be planning on sticking with whoever killed one, right? Those big shots who left the safe house on the first day must have killed a beast like that.¡± ¡°I heard that killing a beast like that can let you obtain a type of material called a drop¡­¡± ¡°A drop? What¡¯s that? Is it edible?¡± ¡­ The chat channel was still bustling with activity. Unlike the exorcism dance in the morning, the chat channel now finally looked like a gathering place for information. However¡­ Gray shook his head disinterestedly. Most of the information was lagging behind his own, and even the sender of the information did not seem to be sure of its accuracy. He did not know from which powerhouse that person had heard the rumors. Whatever it was, it had nothing to do with Gray. After watching for a while, Gray lost interest. He was too lazy to share the gains of the past few days with the Guardians. After all, his experience was too special, and others could not refer to it even if they wanted to. Most importantly, Gray hated trouble. He opened the trading hall again. Just as he had expected, there were more Guardians selling meat today, and the price had been drastically reduced. The cheapest ones only required one unit of wood and one unit of metal. In contrast, the value of wood and metal had increased. There was already news of people seeking to buy them. Gray flipped through the trading hall, wanting to see how the ¡®big business¡¯ he was working with Aikasha was doing. However, after a while, he couldn¡¯t find the interface for selling weapons. He felt strange. Could it be that Aikasha didn¡¯t have any weapons on the shelves today? Thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense. Aikasha needed time to make her own weapons. Wouldn¡¯t it be good to have this time to improve herself? Selling weapons was only a side business after all. The ultimate goal was to become stronger and survive. After thinking about it, Gray decided to contact Aikasha and ask about the situation in detail. His two-pronged plan was still waiting for this deal. He opened his friends list and sent a message to Aikasha: ¡°Miss Aikasha, are you there? How¡¯s the sales of the weapons today?¡± He had thought that he would wait for a while, but he did not expect to receive an immediate response: ¡°You came at the right time, Mr. Gray. We¡¯re all out of weapons!¡± All out of weapons! There was an unconcealable excitement in Aikasha¡¯s words. Gray understood Aikasha¡¯s words and was equally surprised. In order to avoid misunderstandings, he asked, ¡°Miss Aikasha, did you make all the drops into weapons?¡± ¡°Of course!¡± The other party¡¯s firm answer made Gray feel puzzled. That wasn¡¯t right. There were seven drops. Even if a weapon was forged in an hour, that would still be seven hours. In addition to resting and eating, could it be that Aikasha hadn¡¯t gone out to hunt for a whole day? Was she really blinded by money? Gray hurriedly asked: ¡°Miss Aikasha, could it be that you¡¯ve been forging for the entire day? Then what about your jungle exploration? Seven days later, we can¡¯t just rely on the safe house to resist the Beast Tide!¡± Aikasha was silent for a moment before strangely replying: ¡°Mr. Gray, hunting beasts to resist the Beast Tide should be more efficient, right? The ability to forge weapons is my responsibility.¡± Gray finally realized that he had thought wrongly. So far, it seemed like he was the only one who needed to fight against the beasts.. Chapter 22 - The Enhanced Big Business Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation However, as a partner, Gray still reminded her: ¡°Miss Aikasha, in order to deal with the dangers in the jungle and all kinds of unknown things in the future, I think it¡¯s necessary for us to train ourselves.¡± This was what Gray said from the bottom of his heart. All kinds of signs indicated that there were many secrets hidden in the jungle that the Guardians did not know about. Training oneself was also better for dealing with accidents that would happen in the future. ¡°Got it. I have my own plans. Thank you, Mr. Gray.¡± Then it was fine. Since she had her own thoughts, he would not say anything more. The two of them began to discuss the sales of weapons for the day. According to Aikasha, she had succeeded in making six tier 1 weapons for the day and failed with one. She had put all of these weapons up in the trading hall, with a price tag of twenty units of wood and ten units of metal. The price tag was actually the amount of materials needed for an upgrade of the safe house! Gray clicked his tongue and secretly sighed at Aikasha¡¯s bold price. What was even more difficult for him to understand was that Aikasha had actually sold all the Tier 1 weapons at such a price! Aikasha continued to explain. When the weapons were put on the shelves at the beginning, it had indeed caused a sensation. There was an endless stream of people who came to check the details of the trading items, but most of them were scared by the price. Aikasha did not have the slightest intention to change the price. She clearly knew that once weapons appeared, it would become a commodity that the Guardians yearned for. This kind of thing could protect the Guardians and directly increase their strength. There would never be a shortage of buyers. She only needed to wait quietly. The turning point was in the afternoon. Perhaps half a day of exploration and exchange in the trading hall was enough for some Guardians to gather materials. At first, only one weapon was sold. After a while, the second weapon was sold too. Then, as dusk approached, the speed of the sale increased. In the end, Aikasha had just finished forging the last weapon, and once it was on the shelves, it got sold out. In total, they had collected a hundred and twenty units of wood and sixty units of metal in a day. This meant that each of them could get sixty units of wood and thirty units of metal. Even Gray, who had thought of this proposal in the beginning, was a little surprised at the success of this business. It seemed that he had underestimated the Guardians¡¯ speed of gathering resources and their need for their own safety. However, it seemed normal when he thought about it. Just like how his dragon egg could sense mana crystals, Aikasha¡¯s Golden Lion would give her the ability to forge. What if someone¡¯s troop could quickly gather resources? This result was already very satisfactory to Gray. However, from Aikasha¡¯s words, he could tell that she was still somewhat dissatisfied. Gray couldn¡¯t help but ask curiously, ¡°Miss Aikasha, are you still not satisfied with today¡¯s transaction?¡± ¡°Of course!¡± Aikasha¡¯s reply was a matter of course. Without giving Gray a chance to speak, Aikasha began to explain herself. ¡°Mr. Gray, you might not know this, but every upgrade to the safe house requires double the amount of materials needed. Compared to the materials needed for the safe house, the materials we have now can be said to be a drop in the ocean.¡± Gray instantly understood Aikasha¡¯s difficulties. She was the one who had thought of using meat to exchange for wood and metal in the first place. Her safe house must have been strengthened once or twice. From the looks of it, the amount of materials sold today was indeed not enough to meet her needs. This was not her problem alone. Gray would soon face the same problem after getting the materials to upgrade his safe house today. What should he do? Aikasha¡¯s one day was limited. Obviously, it was impossible to increase production. However, if they raised the selling price again, making the Guardians feel that it was better to upgrade the safe house than to buy weapons, then the business would be done for. Perhaps after the Beast Tide, the Guardians who didn¡¯t have the urgent need to upgrade the safe house would come back to buy weapons. However, by then, it would be too late, and Gray and Aikasha wouldn¡¯t need to sell weapons anymore. ¡°Let¡¯s raise the price tomorrow!¡± Aikasha suddenly said. Clearly, she realized the problem. ¡°After a day of gathering materials and fighting with beasts, weapons will become more and more important. Tomorrow, there will be more Guardians who are willing to pay a high price to buy weapons!¡± This was clearly the truth, but Gray felt that there should be a better way to maximize the benefits of both of them. After some thought, he replied: ¡°Miss Aikasha, I have an idea. From tomorrow onwards, we will only sell two tier 1 weapons, and then double the price. This will be the case every day from now on.¡± This would at least guarantee that the two of them could upgrade their safe houses at least once a day. ¡°Only sell two?¡± Clearly, Aikasha had yet to catch up with Gray¡¯s train of thought. ¡°The main point is after that.¡± Gray¡¯s words pushed back Aikasha¡¯s displeasure and doubt. ¡°Let¡¯s forge a tier 2 or higher weapon. This way, we can raise the price of weapons in one go. Of course, we can also keep a few tier 1 weapons.¡± ¡°Next, on the day before the Beast Tide, we¡¯ll raise the price of all of them in the trading hall!¡± There was no response from the other side of the screen for a long time. Clearly, Aikasha understood Gray¡¯s train of thought and was confused. ¡°Wonderful!¡± In the end, Aikasha could only reply with this word. Of course, it was wonderful. According to the characteristic of the safe house¡¯s required resources doubling, there would definitely be many people on the last day who would not be able to bring out the resources needed to continue upgrading the safe house. However, not being able to bring out the resources to upgrade the safe house did not mean that they would not have the resources in their hands. The amount of resources that they would be desperately saving up before the final moment would reach a very considerable amount. Moreover, when the time came, after a few days of jungle exploration by the Guardians, their strength would definitely soar. A tier 1 weapon might not be enough for them, and a tier 2 weapon that was much stronger than a tier 1 weapon would be what they were after. They had to give up the materials that they could not use for the time being in exchange for a trump card during the Beast Tide. Moreover, the weapons would be the helpers on their future exploration journey. The Guardians would have their own judgment on which was the better option! Gray¡¯s plan had indeed maximized the benefits of the two of them! There was one more thing that Gray did not say explicitly. As the number of weapons manufactured decreased, Aikasha would have a lot more time to improve her own strength. This could be considered as a little favor from Gray to his partner. ¡°Let¡¯s do it this way then, Mr. Gray. Wait for my good news!¡± ¡°I wish us a prosperous business!¡± Gray traded all the items that he had obtained today. Today¡¯s harvest was even more than yesterday¡¯s, with a total of eight drops. Following that, Aikasha also sent over the materials that she had received today, along with a compensation for the failed weapon. Gray had gotten a total of sixty-five units of wood and thirty-three units of metal. Satisfied, Gray planned to upgrade the safe house the next morning. He was tired enough tonight. After watching the chat channel for a while, Gray returned to his bed and closed his eyes.. Chapter 23 - The Approaching Of The Void Undead Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Rumble!¡± A loud shocking sound woke Gray up from his sleep. He suddenly opened his eyes, feeling as though the entire world was shaking. The table, chairs, benches, boards, walls and everything else seemed to be emitting a dangerous sound of being unable to bear the burden. Outside the window, although there was already a hint of whiteness on the horizon, the overall color of the sky was still dark gray. Rumbling sounds kept coming from all directions, as if there was an unknown giant beast roaring, making people¡¯s hair stand up in fear. An earthquake! The scene made Gray suddenly wake up. His first reaction was to rush out of the safe house with the dragon egg, and find an empty place to stay. In the face of danger or natural disasters, people always had the instinct to flee to an open place. However, he quickly realized that the safe house had an invincible protection, so the earthquake probably could not damage the safe house! Just like now, even if the ground shook again and the safe house appeared to be unable to bear the load, in reality, the main body of the safe house still showed no signs of damage. Moreover, it was not necessarily safe outside. It was obviously difficult to find an open area to hide in the jungle. Not to mention that at this moment, the beasts were probably running around after being disturbed by the earthquake. The usually cruel and bloodthirsty beasts were not much better than humans in front of the natural disaster. With a burst of thoughts in his mind, Gray quickly calmed down. He moved the table to the corner, then picked up the dragon egg and hid under the table with the machete in his hand, quietly waiting for the earthquake to subside. The dragon egg was obviously frightened by the sudden movement. It was still inexperienced, and it was trying to convey its pitiful fear to Gray. Gray felt that if the egg had a body, it would have already gone into his embrace. As the dragon egg swallowed more and more mana crystals, its actions and emotions became more and more sensitive. Gray felt like he was holding a frightened child. With no other choice, Gray could only hug the dragon egg tighter, using his chest and body temperature to give it a sense of security that was better than nothing at all. This trick worked, and no one knew what kind of impression the dragon egg had of Gray. The natural disaster¡¯s ferocity was still ongoing, but the dragon egg gradually quieted down under Gray¡¯s comfort. It was as if it was already in the safest place in the world. The earthquake continued for quite some time. It lasted until daybreak before it finally stopped. Although the earthquake this time was fierce, it was fortunate that they weren¡¯t hurt. Gray was glad that he did not leave the safe house. Just as Gray sensed that the earthquake had weakened and was about to crawl out from under the table, the system¡¯s voice sounded: [Due to the approaching of the Void Undead army, the space-time continuum has become unstable. The current phenomenon is unknown. Please be careful, Guardians.] Gray¡¯s heart sank as the Void Undead army approached. He had thought that this was the first time that a threat that was far away in the horizon had appeared in front of him in such a close distance. Gray still couldn¡¯t understand the instability of space-time, but it didn¡¯t matter. On the surface, the Void Undead could actually cause such a large-scale earthquake just by getting close. This was Gray¡¯s first time facing the terror of the Void Undead. An enemy that was originally just a vague concept had revealed its existence to the Guardians in an intuitive and astonishing manner the moment it appeared! The Void Undead had arrived! It was believed that at this moment, Gray was not the only Guardian that was shocked by the cause of this earthquake! Gray moved the table away with a slightly heavy heart and then sat back down on the bed with the dragon egg in his arms. He silently opened the chat channel, wanting to see the situation of this earthquake. ¡°Help! A huge crack has appeared on the cliff where I¡¯m at. I suspect that it¡¯s about to collapse. My troop is already unwilling to return to the house.¡± ¡°A tree that¡¯s bigger than a truck has fallen on the safe house. Fortunately, the safe house has the protection of invincibility, so it didn¡¯t collapse. But what about seven days later? What level of safe house can withstand such a big tree?¡± ¡°Sob, sob, sob, stop talking. I ran out of the safe house after the earthquake. Now the terrain has completely changed. I can¡¯t find my way back. The sad thing is that I left my troop in the house¡­¡± ¡°Does anyone know what the system means by saying that space-time is unstable?¡± ¡°The Void Undead actually has the power to trigger a natural disaster! How exactly are we going to fight against such a monster a year from now!¡± ¡°Fuck, triggering an earthquake? How many ranks of troops does it take to do that? My scalp is numb!¡± ¡­ Everyone had a feeling that they had survived the earthquake this time. From Gray¡¯s point of view, the disaster wasn¡¯t relatively serious. It seemed that most of the people had made the right choice. They did not leave the safe house rashly. With the safe house¡¯s invincible protection, at least their lives were guaranteed. What made the Guardians even more uneasy than the earthquake was the system¡¯s broadcast. A tiny fraction of the Void Undead¡¯s power had shocked most of the Guardians, allowing them to understand the gap between themselves and their future enemies for the first time. At this moment, Gray noticed that his friend icon lit up. Opening it, he saw that it was Aikasha: ¡°Are you alright, Mr. Gray?¡± He didn¡¯t expect that there would still be people who cared about him in this world. It was only now that the earthquake had just subsided, and Aikasha had immediately contacted him after settling down. This warmed Gray¡¯s heart . Gray replied: ¡°I¡¯m fine. How about you, Miss Aikasha? How are you doing?¡± The other party¡¯s reply was also very fast, and it was obvious that she was still in shock: ¡°I¡¯m fine as well, but this time, it was really dangerous. The Void Undead¡­ After all, they are more than I imagined.¡± That¡¯s right, Void Undead. Even Aikasha, who had always been confident, calm, and powerful, let out a sigh. One could even imagine what the other Guardians, who had realized the problem, would think. However, looking at the dragon egg that had yet to hatch beside him, recalling all sorts of unimaginable encounters in the past two days, Gray couldn¡¯t help but feel a burning passion that he couldn¡¯t suppress. ¡°We¡¯re still too weak.¡± Facing Aikasha¡¯s true feelings, Gray couldn¡¯t help but reveal what he was thinking. ¡°Mr. Gray?¡± Ignoring Aikasha¡¯s doubts, Gray continued. ¡°This is a world completely different from Earth. ¡°We have powers that we could never have imagined before, ¡°And we can continue to become stronger. ¡°Miss Aikasha, we have unlimited potential. After a year, I think we might not be weaker than the so-called Void Undead!¡± Gray¡¯s calm yet vehement words were transmitted to Aikasha through the system. It was unknown how Aikasha felt upon seeing Gray¡¯s words, but it was clear that she was not calm either. After a moment of silence, Aikasha replied: ¡°What a reassuring reply. It¡¯s very like you, Mr. Gray.¡± In her words, Aikasha didn¡¯t give too much of a reaction, but it could be seen that her panic seemed to have been alleviated. That was enough. Gray felt that the reliable Aikasha from before seemed to have returned. Only then was she qualified to be his partner! After chatting with Aikasha for a while, Gray closed the chat channel. Although they had experienced the shock of the earthquake, as he said, they had only just begun. The most important thing was to consider successfully passing the test of the Beast Tide in seven days. Today was still a race against time.. Chapter 24 - Upgrading The Safe House Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation For the first thing to do today, Gray chose to upgrade the safe house. After experiencing this accident, Gray once again realized the importance of the safe house. It was obvious that as the Void Undead continued to approach this world in the future, similar natural disasters or abnormal phenomena would definitely increase. The value of a safe house would definitely not be limited to just defending against a single Beast Tide. As for the preparation for exploration, there was no rush to do it later. Sharpening an axe would not delay the work of chopping wood. Since this was the first time he had strengthened a safe house, Gray was not sure if there would be any danger in staying in the safe house. Hence, he picked up the dragon egg and walked outside. Opening the building interface, the safe house¡¯s entry popped up. Gray clicked on it: [Safe house] [Current level: 1] [Functions: Invincible (remaining 4 days)] [Upgrade requirements: Wood * 20, metal * 10] [Architectural description: An ordinary small house in the forest. It can slightly resist the intrusion of some weak beasts.] [Do you wish to upgrade? Upgrading will consume the corresponding materials: Yes/No] Gray did not hesitate to choose Yes. The moment his fingertip touched the safe house, it began to tremble. The sound of metal colliding and the sound of friction from wood rose and fell. If Gray did not know what had happened, he would have thought that the earthquake had started again. A moment later, the movement ended. Gray found that the appearance of the safe house did not seem to have changed much. It was just that the area seemed to have become larger. Originally, there was only a small window facing the bed. Now, there was one in the middle of the house and one at the front and back. Gray pushed the door open and walked into the brand new safe house. He found that the furnishings in the safe house had also changed a lot. The originally crude table and chairs had become more sophisticated. The table had become significantly longer. There were a few carved decorations on the corner. A new set of cutlery and a metal kettle had also appeared on the table. On the wall, the fireplace seemed to have grown larger, and new kitchen utensils had appeared in the iron pot. They looked like iron poles for barbecue, and there were also spatulas and spoons. The wooden bed on the side had also grown significantly wider, and although it had not reached the level of a double bed, at least it did not look so uncomfortable. There were also some minor changes, but they were not too big. Gray did not bother to investigate further. After all, the safe house was just a place for him to rest and settle down. There was no room for the Guardians to enjoy life in this jungle. Looking around, the safe house seemed to have been upgraded to a whole new level. This change satisfied Gray. This material was absolutely worth it. The only problem was that the wooden house¡¯s defense didn¡¯t seem to have improved much. He didn¡¯t know when the safe house would have the ability to defend against the enemy. Gray opened the safe house¡¯s panel, and the new properties of the safe house appeared before his eyes: [Safe house] [Current level: 2] [Functions: Invincible (remaining 4 days)] [Upgrade requirements: Wood * 40, metal * 20] [Architectural description: A completely prepared cabin in the forest, able to avoid certain disturbances from wild beasts.] [Do you wish to upgrade? Upgrading will consume the corresponding materials: Yes/No] As expected, just like what Aikasha said, after upgrading the safe house once, the materials needed to upgrade it would be doubled. However, even so, Gray¡¯s remaining materials were still enough to upgrade the safe house to another level. Gray walked out of the safe house once again and chose to continue upgrading. Immediately after, the safe house underwent a major renovation, both inside and outside, as expected. After two upgrades, the safe house was no longer as shabby as it had been in the beginning. It now looked more like a residential house. What made people happy was that this time, Gray noticed that the walls of the safe house were visibly thicker. The layer in between the walls even had a metallic luster. Clearly, the defense of the safe house was gradually increasing. Although this kind of defense still made Gray feel insecure, it was at least a good start. After completing the upgrade of the safe house, the next step was naturally to prepare for today¡¯s trip. Gray went into the safe house, put the dragon egg aside, and began to prepare as he had done yesterday. Cutting meat and barbecuing, Gray¡¯s movements were becoming more and more skillful and straightforward. After preparing the dry food for today, Gray wrapped the food like yesterday and put it into his backpack. Then, he carried the dragon egg on his back. After thinking for a while, he brought the new kettle that appeared on the table. He was fully prepared. Due to the hunting during the last two days, it became harder and harder to find beasts with mana crystals. At the very least, the nearby existences that could be sensed should have been eliminated. Today, Gray planned to go to the deeper parts of the jungle. Bringing his knife, Gray pushed open the door. The third day of jungle exploration began. ¡­ Gray trudged deep into the jungle. With his previous exploration experience, he was now much more familiar with traversing through the forest. After the previous two days of hunting, the dragon egg now only needed to collect the last two mana crystals to successfully hatch. If nothing unexpected happened, tonight¡¯s dinner would need an extra portion. With such expectations, Gray felt that today¡¯s footsteps were particularly light. Due to his thoughts from last night, Gray would occasionally check the surrounding plants to see if there were any edible species. This was not only a craving, but also practical considerations for his health. After all, the body of a person who only ate roasted meat would not be able to support itself. As he was about to bid farewell to the first phase of his transmigration mission, Gray began to think about his future life. At this moment, Gray suddenly sensed that the dragon egg seemed to have discovered something. A strange feeling came from the dragon egg. It didn¡¯t feel like it was hungry or craving something like when it sensed the mana crystal. Instead, it felt like it was confused, as if it was unable to distinguish what it had discovered. This was the first time it had experienced such a phenomenon. Gray recalled the description of the dragon egg¡¯s ability. It should be able to distinguish the gathering of mana within eight hundred meters. Although it wasn¡¯t a mana crystal, there was no doubt that the dragon egg must have sensed some kind of gathering of mana. But what kind of gathering of mana could make the dragon egg feel strange and confused? For some reason, Gray suddenly remembered the exquisite arrowhead he picked up yesterday. That obviously man-made object had announced to him the tip of a secret iceberg in this forest. With that in mind, Gray decided to see what the dragon egg had sensed. Perhaps it was another secret in the jungle.. Chapter 25 - The Mana Gathering Place Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Following the direction of the dragon egg, Gray deviated from his original direction and began to approach the strange place where mana was gathering. Along the way, Gray found that this area seemed to have been affected by the morning earthquake quite a lot. There were collapsed trees and new soil that had been overturned from the ground. The trees that had collapsed at the beginning were still of normal size. What was most strange was that the closer Gray got to the magic gathering place, the taller the fallen trees seemed to be, and the deeper the soil that emerged. These trees, which were obviously much taller than those in other places, seemed to have been stimulated by some kind of power. Gray stopped in front of one of the giant fallen trees to observe, and discovered another strange phenomenon. Although the roots of these giant trees were huge, they were abnormally thin and fragile, just like a burly man with the legs of a child. They looked very out of place. Gray looked at several other trees that had collapsed as well. In the end, regardless of the species, every one of them had the same problem. This also answered some of Gray¡¯s doubts. Logically speaking, the taller and more developed the roots of the giant trees, the less likely they would collapse due to an earthquake. Now, there were so many trees that had collapsed along the way. It turned out that they were a bunch of plants with uneven growth! They were both prosperous and fragile. Such a strange contradiction actually appeared on so many trees. As Gray watched, he gradually had a guess in his heart. The existence of these strange trees probably had something to do with that mana gathering place. To be able to affect such a huge area and so many trees, no matter what was at the mana gathering place, it was not that simple. With many questions and increasing caution, Gray¡¯s footsteps did not stop. Finally, after a long journey, the dragon egg hinted that Gray had arrived. Actually, without the dragon egg¡¯s reminder, Gray already had a premonition that this was the place they were looking for. This place was too strange. In other words, the trees that once existed in this place were too strange. There was a huge pit, and the pit was created because a ¡®giant tree¡¯ had fallen. That was a real giant tree. Gray roughly estimated that the radius of this giant tree was about thirty meters, and its height was about two hundred to three hundred meters. Compared to it, the other trees in this jungle were like grains of sand. It must be said that Gray was shocked when he first saw the giant tree. He had only seen the roots of the tree when he was checking the trees by the roadside. The twisted and slender roots stretched into the sky. At that time, he thought it was the branches of some tall tree. Because it was so big, Gray didn¡¯t think much of it. However, as he walked closer, he found that the branches of the trees had no leaves and were covered with soil. He felt that something was wrong. Only when he got close enough did he realize that they weren¡¯t tree branches at all. They were just the roots of a huge tree! The main body of the huge roots was even stranger. The twisted prosperity and fragility were vividly displayed on its body. From a distance, although the huge tree was exceptionally huge, its lush branches did not have a single leaf on them. In this forest of exceptionally lush plants, this was the first time Gray had seen a tree without leaves. Moreover, the bark of this tree seemed to have been sucked dry of water and nutrients, appearing to be unnaturally dry. However, its root system was clearly very healthy. At least when it turned over the soil, it was very moist and full. Prosperity and death appeared to be a strange coexistence on the big tree. If it was not for the strange earthquake in the morning, this strange coexistence might have lasted for a long time. There was not much time left for Gray to observe the appearance of the giant tree. The dragon egg reminded Gray that at this time, the magic accumulation was in the giant pit that the giant tree had fallen over and formed. Gray replied that he knew it, and then he prepared to go down. From the last time when he hunted the lightning rat, Gray had noticed that the mana sensitivity of the dragon egg did not seem to be that sensitive to things underground. Or it could be said that the mana sensitivity could sense the mana gathering underground, but it could not flexibly distinguish its depth. The dragon egg clearly knew this. Although it did not say it out loud, Gray could feel it. It was still fearful from almost letting Gray get injured last time. This time, the precision of sensing the gathering of magic energy was obviously improved. The pit caused by the fall of the giant tree was very deep. Gray slowly climbed down the edge of the pit. With the help of the broken roots around him, Gray arrived at the bottom of the tunnel safely. At this time, the dragon egg suddenly became excited again, urging Gray to get closer to the center of the pit. Gray did not understand why the dragon egg¡¯s mood had changed so much. Wasn¡¯t the dragon egg still confused by the mana accumulation? As if seeing Gray¡¯s reaction was half a beat slow, the dragon egg directly transmitted its feelings to him. It was a wonderful feeling of ¡®familiarity.¡¯ It was like the lights in the house, the food in the kitchen, parents¡¯ old clothes¡­ Gray couldn¡¯t describe exactly what it was like, but there was no doubt that the dragon egg felt something that caused it to have a strange feeling of ¡®nostalgia.¡¯ This was obviously incredible. After all, it was only an egg. It had not really seen this world, so how could it miss this world? The dragon egg kept urging him, and with many questions, Gray walked step by step to the center of the pit. It was full of gravel and soil. Under the instructions of the dragon egg, Gray moved the debris away, and a half-buried object was revealed. Gray was surprised to see what it looked like. In front of Gray was an arrow shaft, a metal arrow shaft.. Chapter 26 - First Contact With Fear Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation However, their technological development path was obviously different from Earth¡¯s. Driving machinery required energy, and the dragon egg could feel the concentrated magic energy from the arrow shaft. The developmental path of this civilization was obviously to drive machinery with the supernatural existence of mana. What was this? A combination of mana and technology? Using the appearance of a cold weapon to do the work of a hot weapon? Thinking of this, Gray came to a realization. No wonder the dragon egg could only sense mana from the shaft. In this arrow, it was clear that the shaft was the main body that stored energy and activated functions, and the arrowhead was a switch to start it! Gray also looked at this arrow from Earth¡¯s perspective and almost did not follow the train of thought of this civilization. Now that he understood it, he was also amazed by the unique culture of this civilization. There was no doubt that compared to outsiders like himself, this civilization¡¯s creation was more suitable for this world. Gray¡¯s mind became active. If there was an opportunity, he might as well seriously search for clues about that civilization. Perhaps he could find an opportunity to strengthen himself. After all, how could a civilization that could think of using mana to drive machinery not have the technology to strengthen themselves with mana as well? This time, he had only found a broken arrow, but there was no guarantee that he would be able to find a powerful weapon next time, allowing him to take a huge step forward in his fight against the Void Undead! The dragon egg was still showing interest in the arrow shaft. This made Gray even more determined. Even if it was not to uncover the history of this world, the dragon egg¡¯s inexplicable good impression of this civilization was worth exploring. Although the arrow had been pulled out, the small hole where the arrow had been pulled out was still there. Gray looked into the hole to see if there was anything left behind. Sure enough, following the weak light, he saw a flash. Clearly, there was something else in the hole! Gray was instantly somewhat excited. Could it be that there were more of the civilization¡¯s creations below? Had he found a lost ruin? The hole where he pulled out the arrow was extremely small, and his hands could not reach in. If he wanted to obtain the thing underneath, Gray could only remove all the soil on the surface. He did it without hesitation. This task was not difficult for Gray, who had already upgraded to tier 2. He did not use any special tools either. Gray held the machete in one hand and the metal arrow in the other. First, he used the metal arrow to loosen up the soil around the hole. Then, he used the machete to stab into the ground, lifting up the soil bit by bit. In less than ten minutes, the hole had expanded quite a bit. This was originally the place where the roots of the big tree were rooted. The soil was not compact to begin with. In addition to the big tree¡¯s toppling, the entire ground had basically been turned over. It could be said that Gray expanding the hole was effortless. At this moment, the thing that was shimmering with light could already be seen clearly. It was a faint black transparent crystal that was on the verge of shattering. The surface of the crystal was covered with cracks that looked like spider webs. The cracks converged at the center of the crystal, and there was a small dent there. It was clearly damaged by external forces. Upon closer inspection, the black color of the crystal did not seem to be that pure. One could only see that its entire body was actually transparent. Only its outer shell emitted a faint black color. Looking from afar, it was inevitable that people would misunderstand. The entire crystal seemed to be some kind of stained glass product that had been broken. And the strangest part was the place where the cracks in the center of the crystal gathered. That should have been transparent, but there was actually a mass of thick ink-colored black substance. That substance was like a liquid surging within the crystal, and it looked extremely strange. Gray looked at the crystal, and his heart stirred. He immediately compared the size of the depression in the center of the crystal to the size of the tip of the arrowhead. It looked exactly the same. It seemed that the Arrowhead was the one that had shattered the crystal. What exactly were these crystals and arrowheads? From the looks of it, the crystal seemed to have been filled with that kind of black substance before it shattered. It was probably because of the destruction of the arrowhead that the black substance was completely drained, leaving only a little bit of what was left in the center. Gray tried to open the appraisal, but the system once again popped up with ¡°Unable to appraise.¡± This way, he could see that the information was very limited. Gray moved closer, intending to see the crystal clearly, especially the rolling black substance. Gray vaguely seemed to see something inside. And just as his gaze locked onto the center of the crystal, the dragon egg on his back suddenly sounded out loudly. An urgent intention to refuse surged into Gray¡¯s mind, but it didn¡¯t wait for Gray to respond. In the next moment, Gray¡¯s consciousness seemed to be quickly pulled out of his body along with his gaze! A loud voice rang out: Destruction! Death! Eternal Glory! Gray suddenly realized that his hands and feet were no longer at his beck and call. Thoughts that obviously didn¡¯t belong to him seemed to be trying to occupy his mind. He opened his eyes and found that he seemed to be floating in a space that was similar to the universe. In the distance, there were many planets shining with strange colors, and there was nothing under his feet. He lowered his head and did not see his body. It seemed that only his consciousness had come here, and now he was just a perspective. Gray clearly realized that he was dreaming, but how could there be such a real and strange dream. Suddenly, Gray¡¯s vision turned black, and a wall with twisted scales suddenly fell from the sky, covering the starry sky in front of Gray. In a short while, the wall slowly rose, and the starry sky appeared again. Gray felt something was wrong. He tried to move back a little, and now he seemed to be able to move. Ten meters, twenty meters, fifty meters. It was not until this distance that Gray saw something clearly. It turned out to be a ferocious and terrifying giant eyeball in front of him! The wall covered with scales was only its eyelids, while the boundless starry knight was actually just a reflection in his eyes! That eye revealed a vicious light, but the deepest part was arrogant and cold. It looked as if it was cursing everything in this world, yet it also seemed as if it did not care about anything at all. From a distance, Gray found that the owner of the eyeball looked like some kind of fish. This was not Gray seeing its entire appearance, but because Gray found that there seemed to be a mountain-sized fin moving in the distance. Suddenly, the eyeball moved, and it seemed to have noticed Gray. This made Gray¡¯s heart thump. In front of such a monster, his strength was too weak. As if seeing Gray¡¯s nervousness and surprise, the eyeball revealed a teasing emotion. The monster was laughing! Even though he could not see the monster¡¯s full appearance, the monster¡¯s huge eyes clearly had the joy of playing with the weak. ¡°Buzz buzz buzz¡± The monster seemed to have said something, and the surrounding space began to tremble. The restlessness directly reached the depths of Gray¡¯s soul. Then, Gray suddenly felt that his surroundings seemed to be getting colder and colder. His soul seemed to be about to freeze here. He felt that he was about to die. During the gap between life and death, Gray suddenly understood what that huge voice was saying. It was the name of the monster, or monsters. ¡°March to the glory of death, Void Undead!¡± Chapter 27 - The Battle Of Consciousness Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation However, just as Gray¡¯s consciousness was about to dissipate, he clearly sensed a warm current surging into his consciousness. This made him a little more awake. The source of the warmth was his right hand, which had regained the sensation of his limbs. This undoubtedly surprised Gray. This was not the end. Next, there seemed to be some kind of force guiding the warm current through Gray¡¯s body. As the warmth continued to flow into his body, Gray found that the other parts of his body seemed to gradually become aware, and his body finally felt real. ¡°Ow!¡± A tender cry sounded in Gray¡¯s soul. Calling it a voice was obviously a little biased, because this voice directly sounded in Gray¡¯s soul. At most, it was some kind of magical feeling that Gray had. It was a magical feeling that something was making a sound in his consciousness. Although he had never heard this sound before, Gray felt that it was especially familiar. He inexplicably thought of the dragon egg that he had spent the past few days with. There was no real reason. Gray just had an intuition. ¡°Dragon egg?¡± Gray subconsciously tried to ask. It was only when he opened his mouth that he reacted. In this state, it was obvious that he was unable to make a sound. Then what should he do? He did not know how to transmit emotions like the dragon egg. Fortunately, the other party¡¯s response came back very quickly. It seemed that even if there was no sound, Gray¡¯s meaning still seemed to be accurately conveyed to the other party. The other party¡¯s reaction was very fast. It was still the same kind of sound that directly resonated in the soul. This time, it was filled with excitement and joy. Gray instantly understood the other party¡¯s meaning. The other party was obviously happy that he could recognize it. Gray gradually began to grasp the tricks of communication in this state. This magical state of communication was a bit like the dragon egg¡¯s usual sense of directly sending emotions to Gray. But the obvious difference was that this sense was obviously more accurate than the information that the dragon egg usually sent. After confirming itsidentity, the doubt in Gray¡¯s heart could no longer be concealed. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with me? Why are you here?¡± ¡°I seem to have seen¡­¡± Gray¡¯s question came to an abrupt end because he found that some of the memories in his mind seemed to be gradually melting like ice and snow. However, in a short moment, he actually couldn¡¯t remember what he had experienced. He should have clearly seen something huge and terrifying, but now, only the huge and terrifying impression was left behind. He could no longer recall the actual thing. Gray sank into silence. However, he discovered that no matter how hard he tried, the only thing he could recall was the shock and fear of death that the other party had brought to him. Of course, there was also that last sentence: ¡°March to the glory of death, Void Undead!¡± Thinking of that sentence once again, even though his body was now wrapped in a warm current, Gray couldn¡¯t help but shiver. That sentence seemed to have some kind of magic power, engraving some terrifying information into Gray¡¯s soul. Void Undead! He didn¡¯t expect that this nightmare that was pestering all the Guardians would actually appear before his eyes in such a bizarre manner today. Gray wasn¡¯t afraid because of this. His fear stemmed from the strength of his enemy, but he knew that he hadn¡¯t truly faced them yet. If he wanted to be afraid, then he would leave his fear for when he was powerless! He still had a chance to become stronger! ¡°Roar!¡± As if sensing the change in Gray¡¯s emotions, the dragon egg¡¯s cry was tinged with a faint worry. Immediately after, the dragon egg transmitted a message. The gist of this message was roughly: Just now, the dragon egg suddenly felt a wave of energy that made it loathe it. That wave of energy was very evil. It originally wanted to warn Gray, but immediately after, it could not sense Gray¡¯s consciousness. This made it extremely anxious. Then, Gray¡¯s body began to be corroded by the evil energy. The dragon egg immediately realized that something was wrong. Just as the dragon egg was anxious, the familiar mana cluster began to move. It seemed that the appearance of evil activated some mechanism in the mana cluster, and the energy in the mana cluster became active. The instant the evil energy touched the mana cluster, the mana cluster actually flowed along Gray¡¯s body and reversed the evil energy that was devouring him. Seeing that the mana cluster was about to retreat after destroying a small portion of the evil energy, the dragon egg made a prompt decision and wrapped the mana cluster with its own consciousness, then, it guided it to continuously clean up the evil energy within Gray¡¯s body. After cleaning up almost all the evil energy, it finally found Gray himself, who was suppressed at the bottom of his consciousness. After listening to the dragon egg¡¯s explanation, Gray recalled his last experience before he became like this, and he more or less understood it. The key to this accident should be the strange black crystal, or the strange substance in the black crystal. Gray did not know what the ultimate purpose of that thing was, but it was clear that its purpose was not just to kill Gray. To suppress Gray¡¯s consciousness and erode Gray¡¯s body. Such actions sounded like it was looking for a puppet that could be manipulated. Gray had some guesses about this. The first was the characteristics of the black substance, which would automatically infect and control other lives, making them carry out certain actions. And Gray had an even scarier guess, which was that the black substance in the crystal was actually conscious. Even though he didn¡¯t know how long it had stayed in this forest, that thing was still alive. The world had changed, and the sun and moon rotated. In the long years when a small tree that happened to take root and sprout on it had already become a giant tree in the sky, it had been waiting for the moment to see the light of day again, and had been waiting to obtain a physical body, to complete the task that it had yet to complete. To be honest, compared to the immense terror of the unknown, such an existence was clearly more frightening to Gray. With such a will and vitality, it was difficult for Gray to imagine how he could completely destroy an existence like the Void Undead. Fortunately, this was perhaps only Gray¡¯s guess. Gray could feel that as the dragon egg¡¯s consciousness carried the energy from the arrow and continuously circulated it in his body, his consciousness had become clearer and clearer, and his body¡¯s perceptive ability was gradually recovering. Compared to the arrow¡¯s energy controlled by the dragon egg, the evil energy of the Void Undead was gradually retreating. It did not look like it was being controlled by an intelligent existence at all. Finally, as his body became hotter and hotter, Gray suddenly felt a heavy and earthy smell. His five senses were back online. He took over his body once again.. Chapter 28 - Ending With Lingering Fear Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Huff, huff, huff¡­¡± The moment Gray returned to his body, he realized that he was still in the same position as before he was pulled into the space of consciousness. He hurriedly dodged, wanting to move his body to the side to avoid being controlled by that strange crystal again. What surprised Gray was that his actions actually failed. Although he had returned to his body, he was unable to move his four limbs. This was not because the Void Undead energy was still affecting him, but because Gray found that his body was now extremely weak, and he had to exert all his strength to even move slightly. This feeling was like having a heavy cold while doing an Ironman Triathlon on Mount Everest. How could he be so tired? After reacting, Gray began to pant intensely. The humid air brought with it the smell of decay from the jungle and it poured into his lungs, making Gray feel a little better. As he breathed heavily, Gray realized that it was obviously impossible to continue like this. Whether it was the passing beasts or the exhaustion of his physical strength, it might end his life. Realizing the danger, Gray quickly opened his backpack and took out an unripe vitality fruit that he had found some time ago. He put it into his mouth with difficulty. As the soft skin of the fruit was bitten off, the sweet juice spread in Gray¡¯s mouth. Gray swallowed the juice of the vitality fruit with great effort. He did not care about enjoying the wonderful taste. Finally, after the vitality fruit was swallowed clean, Gray finally felt that his body gradually recovered some strength. He freed himself from the uncomfortable position and turned his body to sit on the ground. It was obvious that this experience had taken an unexpected toll on him, and be it mentally or physically, it was a huge test. The invasion of the Void Undead, the terrifying impression, and the final message. If it wasn¡¯t for Gray¡¯s strong will, he might have already gone insane. The same was true for his physical body. An unripe vitality fruit had no immediate effect on him currently. This was the first time Gray had seen such a situation. Although there were no wounds, it was clear that fatigue had caused damage to his body that could be recovered normally. After feeling that the vitality fruit¡¯s effect was completely exhausted, Gray took out another unripe vitality fruit. This time, he held it in his mouth and slowly sucked it. At this time, the concern of the dragon egg was transmitted in time. It was obvious that it was also very worried about Gray¡¯s situation. This time, the crisis was extremely dangerous. It could be said that without the help of the dragon egg, Gray would most likely have died. Therefore, no matter how tired Gray was, he still tried his best to touch the eggshell of the dragon egg with his hand. He said, ¡°Thank you. If it weren¡¯t for you this time, I might have died here.¡± Immediately, a joyful emotion came from the dragon egg. Clearly, being thanked by Gray made it very excited. While feeling the pure joy of the dragon egg, Gray felt that his body was recovering. Only then did Gray have the spare energy to start organizing the information and dealing with the aftermath. The first was the culprit that caused all of this. The black crystal, or the black substance within the crystal, to be exact, that was most likely left behind by the Void Undead. When Gray escaped from the state of being corroded, he did not immediately leave the spot where he was when the accident happened due to his fatigue. However, he was not affected by the black crystal again. Clearly, the black crystal had not been completely unharmed after Gray had escaped from its control. That thing was too dangerous. He could not just leave it there. This time, Gray was lucky. With the help of the arrow¡¯s mana and the dragon egg, he had been able to avoid danger. However, if this thing continued to be exposed in this world, it might accidentally be discovered by some wild beast and cause the Void Undead to successfully corrode it. Then, who knew what kind of monsters would appear. The Guardians would also face the threat of the Void Undead in advance. At the same time, this was also related to Gray¡¯s safety. It was impossible for him to just stand by and watch. After regaining some strength, Gray stood up and once again approached the hole where the black crystal was located. He had learned from his mistakes, and this time, he was very careful. Gray also instructed the dragon egg to pay attention to sensing the evil energy. After leaving the space of consciousness, their communication became difficult again, but the dragon egg clearly understood what Gray meant, and he could feel that its attitude had become much more serious. Recalling how he had been taken advantage of by the Void Undead, Gray came up with some lessons. First of all, he could not look directly at the center of the Black Crystal, especially the part with the strange substance. Then, he could not get too close. The last time, Gray had fallen into the trap precisely because he wanted to observe the black crystal up close. Gray strictly followed his experience and carefully approached it. He only used the peripheral vision of his eyes to observe the state of the Black Crystal. The result surprised Gray a little. The black crystal seemed to have shattered! Originally, the black crystal was only filled with cracks. At the very least, it could still be seen as a whole. However, it had now become a pile of debris, and the black substance in the center had disappeared without a trace. Gray took two steps forward to confirm that the black crystal had indeed turned into debris. The size of the debris was not much bigger than a flea. Seeing this, Gray did not seem to relax. The crystal had broken, but the strange black substance in the crystal had disappeared without a trace. At most, the crystal was just a container to carry the substance. Even if the crystal had broken, if the black substance was still there, then the next victim would still appear sooner or later. Gray held the fletchings of the metal arrow with one hand and used the tip of the arrow to pull the crystal fragments in the hole. The metal arrow contained energy that could resist the evil power of the Void Undead. Any trace of evil power beneath the shattered crystal would cause it to react. With the dragon egg, it was impossible for it to hide such a reaction. In the end, after searching around, Gray did not find anything else. There was no reaction from the metal arrow, and the dragon egg indicated that it did not sense anything wrong. It seemed that it was indeed safe. Perhaps the black substance had already been destroyed by the dragon egg and the arrow. After all, it was clear that the arrow had already broken the crystal countless years ago. The remaining black substance was probably its final strength. Gray let out a sigh of relief. Finally, he cautiously used the arrow to search the hole. After confirming that there was nothing valuable or dangerous, he began to fill the hole back up. This was a precautionary move. If there was anything dangerous beneath this, then with the current strength of the Guardians, they would definitely not be able to deal with it. Perhaps one day, he would come back to explore, but that was definitely not now.. Chapter 29 - Spreading The News Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Gray cleaned up the hole he had dug with his own hands, but he still couldn¡¯t help but think about it. The matter with the Void Undead had come to an end, but it was hard to guarantee that such a dangerous situation wouldn¡¯t happen to other Guardians. It was hard to imagine what would happen if the Guardian was corrupted by the Void Undead. Would the corrupted Guardian still have their own consciousness? Or would their consciousness change and become a puppet of the Void Undead? Or would they become one of those slow-moving, contagious zombies from TV shows and novels? ¡­ There were too many possibilities. The scariest thing was undoubtedly that the corrupted Guardian would hide and wait for the Void Undead to attack before giving the other Guardians a heavy blow. At that time, under the pincer attack from both inside and outside, the Guardians who were suddenly stabbed by their own people would definitely collapse! The Will of the World¡¯s defensive line would probably collapse on the spot. Judging from what had happened today, it was obvious that Gray encountered the metallic arrow and the Void Undead crystal today because of the calamity-level earthquake that gave them the opportunity to appear in this world. The metal arrow had shattered the Void Undead crystal, and the energy contained within it could even suppress the Void Undead. The existence of such a weapon was definitely meant for fighting against the Void Undead. This also seemed to explain why this place had become a jungle, or rather, why the Guardians could not find any other intelligent life forms in this world. The answer was obvious ¡ª they had been wiped out. It was war, the same thing that the Guardians would do in the future. The former owners of this land had fought against the Void Undead countless years ago and eventually disappeared in that battle, while the Guardians wanted to survive. They want to survive after successfully defeating the Void Undead. Gray found it hard to comment on the success of the ancient civilization¡¯s struggle. It was clear that this world was not under the control of the Void Undead. The warriors of the ancient civilization had clearly succeeded in stopping the invasion of the Void Undead. They did not give up their own world. But at the same time, they must have paid an unimaginable price, causing the destruction of their race and civilization. Only the weapons that had once killed the enemies were buried in the forest, along with the growth of trees, still battling with the corpses of their enemies. This was once the battlefield between the Void Undead and the ancient civilization, and it was likely that even now, there was still the legacy of both sides buried in this land. In the long run, it was almost inevitable that something like what happened to Gray today would happen again. But fortunately, the Void Undead were not the only ones who left behind relics. The ancient civilization also had their own relics. Those were powerful weapons specifically used against the Void Undead. They were relics of a civilization that could effectively defeat the Void Undead. Gray seemed to finally understand why the Will of the World had chosen this place as the front line to resist the Void Undead. It was because there was probably something buried here that could kill the Void Undead and prevent their invasion. Besides wanting to become as powerful as possible within this year, the Guardians also had another mission, which was to excavate and make use of the remains of their predecessors buried under the earth. Gray had made up his mind to inform the other Guardians of the existence of the Void Undead remains, reminding them not to blindly come into contact with the black crystals. As for the relics of ancient civilizations, Gray did not know much about them, and there was a limit to what he could tell the Guardians. He did what he thought about. Gray left the huge pit and randomly found a thicket to burrow into. Putting down the dragon egg and loosening his shoulders, Gray opened the chat forum: ¡°May I ask someething? I have a yellow-skinned mouse with little red circles on its cheeks. Will I be sent a lawyer¡¯s letter if I kill it?¡± ¡°Damn, you are amazing! You can encounter anything!¡± ¡°I want to see the mouse discharge electricity.¡± ¡°I want to see it 2!¡± ¡°What are you guys doing? It¡¯s jungle survival, be more serious!¡± ¡°I heard from the boss that the troops have special abilities after reaching tier 3. My troop is an extremely large wolf dog. After leveling up, it might be able to spit fire!¡± ¡­ It was already the third day, and more and more Guardians were able to leave the safe house. Unlike the depression and despair of the first day and the second day in this foreign world, those who were able to survive until the third day were at least people who had the ability to solve their food problems. After being far away from the haze of the morning earthquake and having no worries in life, the atmosphere in the chat channel was much livelier than the previous two days. However, Gray knew that this was probably only temporary. With the approaching of the Beast Tide on the seventh day, the tense atmosphere would only become more and more tense. Many people had just stepped out of the safe house on the first day today. At this time, their troops had developed much more completely compared to the previous two days. Perhaps the fully developed troops had brought them a sense of security and made them temporarily not realize the cruelty of the jungle. But after they had really fought against beasts that were stronger than them, they would be able to put away their temporarily inflated mentality. Under such an atmosphere, Gray did not know how much effect his reminder would have. However, with the mentality of saving them one by one, he decided to reveal his discovery. Before sending it, Gray was surprised to find that the public chat channel could actually allow nicknames. This was a good thing, as it could save Gray a lot of trouble. Gray thought for a moment and changed his nickname to ¡°Jungle Raider G.¡± This nickname didn¡¯t have any special meaning. It was just something Gray had casually thought of. Then, he used this nickname to send it in the chat channel: ¡°Today¡¯s earthquake revealed some ancient relic. I found traces of the Void Undead in it. It¡¯s a black crystal that has the power to corrode people¡¯s souls. Do not approach it! Do not look directly at it! This world is a world that was once invaded by them. Among the ancient relics, there are clues that can resist the Void Undead.¡± After saying that, there were no splashes in the world channel. After thinking about it, it made sense. It would be better to believe that there really was a yellow-skinned mouse that could discharge electricity in the forest than to believe that such a made up story. Gray was not in a hurry. The earthquake was not limited to the vicinity of his safe house. It was estimated that more and more Guardians would witness the ancient relics. When enough people recognized the ancient civilization, they would come back to search for the information Gray sent out. Having done this, Gray felt that he had done his best. Finally, the matter was settled. More than half a day had passed. It was time to continue searching for the mana crystals needed to hatch the dragon egg. Gray wanted to have barbecued meat with the dragon tonight.. Chapter 30 - Spreading The News Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Gray cleaned up the hole he had dug with his own hands, but he still couldn¡¯t help but think about it. The matter with the Void Undead had come to an end, but it was hard to guarantee that such a dangerous situation wouldn¡¯t happen to other Guardians. It was hard to imagine what would happen if the Guardian was corrupted by the Void Undead. Would the corrupted Guardian still have their own consciousness? Or would their consciousness change and become a puppet of the Void Undead? Or would they become one of those slow-moving, contagious zombies from TV shows and novels? ¡­ There were too many possibilities. The scariest thing was undoubtedly that the corrupted Guardian would hide and wait for the Void Undead to attack before giving the other Guardians a heavy blow. At that time, under the pincer attack from both inside and outside, the Guardians who were suddenly stabbed by their own people would definitely collapse! The Will of the World¡¯s defensive line would probably collapse on the spot. Judging from what had happened today, it was obvious that Gray encountered the metallic arrow and the Void Undead crystal today because of the calamity-level earthquake that gave them the opportunity to appear in this world. The metal arrow had shattered the Void Undead crystal, and the energy contained within it could even suppress the Void Undead. The existence of such a weapon was definitely meant for fighting against the Void Undead. This also seemed to explain why this place had become a jungle, or rather, why the Guardians could not find any other intelligent life forms in this world. The answer was obvious ¡ª they had been wiped out. It was war, the same thing that the Guardians would do in the future. The former owners of this land had fought against the Void Undead countless years ago and eventually disappeared in that battle, while the Guardians wanted to survive. They want to survive after successfully defeating the Void Undead. Gray found it hard to comment on the success of the ancient civilization¡¯s struggle. It was clear that this world was not under the control of the Void Undead. The warriors of the ancient civilization had clearly succeeded in stopping the invasion of the Void Undead. They did not give up their own world. But at the same time, they must have paid an unimaginable price, causing the destruction of their race and civilization. Only the weapons that had once killed the enemies were buried in the forest, along with the growth of trees, still battling with the corpses of their enemies. This was once the battlefield between the Void Undead and the ancient civilization, and it was likely that even now, there was still the legacy of both sides buried in this land. In the long run, it was almost inevitable that something like what happened to Gray today would happen again. But fortunately, the Void Undead were not the only ones who left behind relics. The ancient civilization also had their own relics. Those were powerful weapons specifically used against the Void Undead. They were relics of a civilization that could effectively defeat the Void Undead. Gray seemed to finally understand why the Will of the World had chosen this place as the front line to resist the Void Undead. It was because there was probably something buried here that could kill the Void Undead and prevent their invasion. Besides wanting to become as powerful as possible within this year, the Guardians also had another mission, which was to excavate and make use of the remains of their predecessors buried under the earth. Gray had made up his mind to inform the other Guardians of the existence of the Void Undead remains, reminding them not to blindly come into contact with the black crystals. As for the relics of ancient civilizations, Gray did not know much about them, and there was a limit to what he could tell the Guardians. He did what he thought about. Gray left the huge pit and randomly found a thicket to burrow into. Putting down the dragon egg and loosening his shoulders, Gray opened the chat forum: ¡°May I ask someething? I have a yellow-skinned mouse with little red circles on its cheeks. Will I be sent a lawyer¡¯s letter if I kill it?¡± ¡°Damn, you are amazing! You can encounter anything!¡± ¡°I want to see the mouse discharge electricity.¡± ¡°I want to see it 2!¡± ¡°What are you guys doing? It¡¯s jungle survival, be more serious!¡± ¡°I heard from the boss that the troops have special abilities after reaching tier 3. My troop is an extremely large wolf dog. After leveling up, it might be able to spit fire!¡± ¡­ It was already the third day, and more and more Guardians were able to leave the safe house. Unlike the depression and despair of the first day and the second day in this foreign world, those who were able to survive until the third day were at least people who had the ability to solve their food problems. After being far away from the haze of the morning earthquake and having no worries in life, the atmosphere in the chat channel was much livelier than the previous two days. However, Gray knew that this was probably only temporary. With the approaching of the Beast Tide on the seventh day, the tense atmosphere would only become more and more tense. Many people had just stepped out of the safe house on the first day today. At this time, their troops had developed much more completely compared to the previous two days. Perhaps the fully developed troops had brought them a sense of security and made them temporarily not realize the cruelty of the jungle. But after they had really fought against beasts that were stronger than them, they would be able to put away their temporarily inflated mentality. Under such an atmosphere, Gray did not know how much effect his reminder would have. However, with the mentality of saving them one by one, he decided to reveal his discovery. Before sending it, Gray was surprised to find that the public chat channel could actually allow nicknames. This was a good thing, as it could save Gray a lot of trouble. Gray thought for a moment and changed his nickname to ¡°Jungle Raider G.¡± This nickname didn¡¯t have any special meaning. It was just something Gray had casually thought of. Then, he used this nickname to send it in the chat channel: ¡°Today¡¯s earthquake revealed some ancient relic. I found traces of the Void Undead in it. It¡¯s a black crystal that has the power to corrode people¡¯s souls. Do not approach it! Do not look directly at it! This world is a world that was once invaded by them. Among the ancient relics, there are clues that can resist the Void Undead.¡± After saying that, there were no splashes in the world channel. After thinking about it, it made sense. It would be better to believe that there really was a yellow-skinned mouse that could discharge electricity in the forest than to believe that such a made up story. Gray was not in a hurry. The earthquake was not limited to the vicinity of his safe house. It was estimated that more and more Guardians would witness the ancient relics. When enough people recognized the ancient civilization, they would come back to search for the information Gray sent out. Having done this, Gray felt that he had done his best. Finally, the matter was settled. More than half a day had passed. It was time to continue searching for the mana crystals needed to hatch the dragon egg. Gray wanted to have barbecued meat with the dragon tonight.. Chapter 31 - Decisions And Plans Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After sending the message, Gray did not rest any longer. He carried the dragon egg on his back and immediately set off on his journey. Due to accidentally coming into contact with the Void Undead crystal, he had already wasted quite a bit of time today. If he could not seize the time to find the mana crystals, the worst-case scenario would be that the dragon egg still could not hatch today. Thinking of this, Gray¡¯s mood was a little heavy. A powerhouse like Aikasha had already evolved her troop to tier 3 on the first day. Although, based on experience, as the level increased, the amount of life force required would also increase. However, by the third day, it was likely that there were already people trying to reach tier 5. Gray did not want to compete with other people in terms of levels. It was obviously meaningless to do so. Other than temporarily satisfying the vanity of the Guardians, it would not bring much value. Moreover, his troop was the strongest SSS-class troop recognized by the system. As long as he could survive the initial period, the advantage of his troop would only become more and more obvious as time passed. Sooner or later, he would stand at the peak of all the Guardians. However, the prerequisite for all of that was that Gray had to be able to survive the Beast Tide in a few days. In the beginning, due to the special circumstances, it wasn¡¯t scary to be left behind by the powerful Guardians. However, Gray couldn¡¯t allow the gap to be too big that he couldn¡¯t even keep up with the standard of the normal Guardians. It was already the third day, and most of the Guardians would be leaving the safe house by the end of the day. If Gray hatched the dragon egg by the end of the day, that was barely enough to catch the last train of the first echelon Guardians. He was trying his best to rely on the special characteristics of the SSS grade troop, and perhaps he and the dragon egg would be able to catch up with the group of powerhouses who had started hunting on the first day. However, if the dragon egg still didn¡¯t hatch today, Gray would have to consider focusing his activities on collecting materials for upgrading the safe house. After all, the most important thing at the moment was to survive the Beast Tide. Compared to the continuous hunting and catching up progress in the last two days, where the strength of his troop and the safe house were both at a lower and middle level after seven days, if during the last period of time, the focus of his activities was on gathering resources, it was obviously more beneficial to strengthen the safe house to the extreme. After all, the Guardians only had a few things they could rely on to survive the Beast Tide. With focusing only on the safe house, the chances of success were much higher than if the strength of the troop and the defense of the safe house were both mediocre. However, it was unknown whether it was because of the earthquake in the morning, but the beasts were startled and fled from their familiar territory. Gray and the dragon egg trekked in the jungle for a long time, but the dragon egg did not sense the presence of a mana crystal. To be honest, the position Gray and the others were in was already very dangerous. Today, because they did not hunt at all, they were basically still moving . This also allowed Gray to travel much farther than during the previous two days. In other words, if he continued his search, Gray would most likely not be able to return to the safe house before nightfall. This would require Gray to make a choice between taking a risk and moving forward or retreating for the time being. After nightfall, the beasts would enter a berserk state, and their attack power would increase. It would become troublesome, and even the strong Guardians who had started hunting on the first day would not choose to spend the night in the jungle. But now, Gray was really unwilling to return to where he came from. Just like what he had thought earlier, if he missed today, Gray would have no choice but to change the direction of his next course of action. Moreover, if he returned now, the entire day¡¯s journey would become a waste of effort. Not only would he waste a day¡¯s time, he might not even be able to find traces of the mana crystal at this distance the next day. It was very likely that things would turn out like this. On the seventh day, it would not be that the safe house and the troops would barely be able to bring out their strength. Instead, it would be that the safe house would barely acceptable in defense, while the strength of the troop would be a complete mess. Thinking of this, Gray made up his mind. He would continue to search! No matter what, he had to find the remaining two mana crystals today! Originally, considering that he would be heading deep into the forest today, Gray had brought a little more food and water than usual. If he used it sparingly, he could persist until the next day. As for whether he could rest safely at night or deal with wild beasts, Gray had his own calculations. At the very most, he could find a sufficiently safe and secretive place to hide for a night. With the Dragon¡¯s Might of the dragon egg, he believed that it was enough to help him avoid a lot of trouble. Most importantly, once the dragon egg hatched successfully, Gray would have an additional fighting force by his side. Moreover, Gray had always guessed that only the strongest batch of tier 2 wild beasts would produce mana crystals, which were simply materials used to hatch the dragon egg. Once the dragon egg hatched, its strength would definitely not be too weak! With the combined strength of the two of them, it should not be difficult for them to survive in the jungle for only one night. As the saying goes, wealth comes from danger. What¡¯s more, this time, there was no choice for him to avoid it. Gray didn¡¯t stop walking as he pondered. But in a short while, he had already gone quite a long distance. Just then, the dragon egg¡¯s sensing came. It had finally found a target. Gray¡¯s spirit was roused. He thought that his decision to go deep was worth it. He didn¡¯t expect to get something so quickly. He hurried to confirm the exact location of the mana crystal with the dragon egg. The dragon egg pointed to a location in the east. Gray was about to set off when the dragon egg¡¯s sense shifted slightly toward the south. Gray realized that the situation might not be right. Although the direction indicated by the dragon egg was only a small deviation in his perception, Gray knew that it was because the dragon egg could only transmit the approximate location of the mana crystal, and it could not share the specific location of the mana crystal with him. If this deviation was proportional to the forest in front of him, then it meant that the beast was moving at an extremely fast speed! Gray hurriedly confirmed with the dragon egg. ¡°The beast on the other side is moving?¡± The dragon egg gave a confirmation, and at the same time, it revealed an anxious look. In its perception, the beast¡¯s movement speed was too fast. If this continued, it was very likely that before they could find the it, it would have already fled. Gray clearly knew this, but he had to be calmer. He continued to instruct the dragon egg: ¡°Tell me the direction and speed of movement you feel.¡± The dragon egg indicated the location where the mana crystal appeared in Gray¡¯s mind, and then changed it every second to show the speed of the other party. Gray used his eyes to roughly confirm it in the forest, and then compared his own footsteps, making a decision in his heart. The path of the beast on the other side was basically a straight line, and Gray had to walk in the direction that would intersect this straight line. Stop the beast before it arrives! Chapter 32 - Unseen Enemy Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation In the forest, Gray¡¯s figure flashed as he used his maximum speed. He jumped over a small hill in front of him. The moment he landed, he only supported himself with the trees beside him for stability. Then, he continued sprinting forward without slowing down. Such a good physique was due to Gray¡¯s tier 2 body strength. Although it couldn¡¯t be compared to wild beasts, they were clearly on par with each other in terms of the system¡¯s evaluation criteria. With a physique that far exceeded that of an ordinary person, coupled with the fact that he had been trekking through the mountains and forests every day for the past few days or fighting with wild beasts, Gray couldn¡¯t be said to be walking on flat ground as he traversed through the mountains and forests, but he was very comfortable with it. However, this wasn¡¯t enough! While Gray was traversing, the dragon egg was constantly updating Gray on the location of the wild beast. The wild beast¡¯s position constantly flickered, and it was getting closer and closer to Gray¡¯s position. Obviously, even if Gray was running at his fastest speed, the beast¡¯s speed was still faster than his. If this continued, when Gray arrived at the rendezvous point that he had initially estimated, he would probably only be able to touch the beast¡¯s tail. This wouldn¡¯t do. Its speed was too astonishing. If he were to meet it at such a speed, the dragon egg¡¯s Dragon¡¯s Might might not even be able to take aim. He had to get ahead of it. Gray changed his direction and ran in a way that was almost on par with the beast¡¯s route! Only by running ahead of the opponent and reaching the intersection of the two tracks would there be hope of victory! However, at this moment, a violent roar that sounded like thunder tearing through the sky rang in Gray¡¯s ears. ¡°Boom!¡± The sound sounded very far at first, but after a moment, it actually started to grow. Gray quickly noticed that it was the sound of something approaching. What was surprising was that the source of the sound was basically the same as the beast¡¯s route as indicated by the dragon egg. This sound came from the beast! This shocked Gray. What exactly did that beast do to cause such a sound? He had fought quite a number of type 2 beasts, but even the most dangerous ones had not been able to produce such a sound! What kind of beast was that, and what had it done to cause such a ruckus throughout the forest? For some reason, Gray suddenly remembered what Aikasha had said when her troop had evolved into a tier 3 troop. ¡°It has broken away from the category of beasts, and possesses supernatural powers¡­¡± Maintaining his high-intensity running, Gray unconsciously muttered. Immediately after, his tensed nerves tensed up even more. In the past, he and Aikasha had guessed that whether it was a beast, a troop, or even a Guardian, in this world, under some kind of mandatory power system, all of them were treated equally. Since a troop could possess supernatural powers after advancing to tier 3, then there was no reason why a beast couldn¡¯t! Gray¡¯s heart sank. If his target this time was really a tier 3 existence, then did he really have a way to beat it? It could even be said that when facing a tier 3 existence, he was still running with the goal of hunting it. Wasn¡¯t he courting death? However, even with such a terrifying guess, Gray¡¯s footsteps didn¡¯t show any signs of stopping. He didn¡¯t even have the intention of slowing down. On the first day, the only things he could use after transmigrating were a kitchen knife and an unhatched troop. Even under such desperate circumstances, he still dared to take a step into the unknown world with a brave heart. Compared to that, Gray now had the strength of a tier 2. He had a sharp weapon, and with the beasts he killed with his own hands, he could probably rank at the forefront among the Guardians. With such preparations, Gray was even more unlikely to retreat! Compared to hesitation, confusion, and retreating, he believed in fighting head-on! When facing a narrow path, the brave would win! Even if the beast on the other side was really an existence that was beyond common sense and could not be defeated by force, he should not retreat just because he heard the voice created by the opposing side! The rumbling sound was getting closer and closer, and Gray and the beast¡¯s future was also getting closer and closer to the same path. They were quite close to the target location. By now, the roar had reached his ears. Gray turned his head slightly, and he could already vaguely see something from the corner of his eye. Just looking at it made him extremely surprised. The huge trees and lush foliage of the jungle did not hide the figure of the beast. Above the canopy of the jungle trees, a dark, bald outline was constantly moving up and down. Gray finally understood what that deafening roar was. It was the sound of the other party pushing down and trampling on the trees! What was even more inconceivable was that it was actually using such a method that was close to going berserk, and was actually able to maintain such a rapid speed at the same time. It was impossible to face it head-on! Gray instantly knew that he was facing a terrifying opponent that he had never faced before in his life. Such an opponent wasn¡¯t something he could face head-on. He could only rely on his wits. After thinking about his strategy, Gray told the dragon egg, ¡°Later, I¡¯ll approach and try to attack from behind. However, I¡¯m afraid that there will only be an instant for the opening. You have to seize the opportunity to launch a Dragon¡¯s Might attack. It doesn¡¯t matter that the opponent this time is very fast. Its body is very large, after all¡­¡± As he spoke, Gray suddenly felt that something was wrong. He and the dragon egg had never dealt with such a huge beast before. Would there be a problem with the dragon egg¡¯s Dragon¡¯s Might? The description of the dragon egg¡¯s ability was very vague in this aspect. However, based on Gray¡¯s experience with the dragon egg during this period of time, the dragon egg¡¯s attacks seemed to be aimed at the beast¡¯s head. It was hard to say whether this was a coincidence or the dragon egg¡¯s instinct. In order to ensure that nothing went wrong, Gray asked the dragon egg in advance: ¡°When facing an enemy with a large body, can your Dragon¡¯s Might be effective no matter where you hit?¡± Unlike how it had answered quickly in the past, the dragon egg actually hesitated this time. Gray had a bad premonition in his heart. Dragon¡¯s Might was the absolute trump card that he and the dragon egg had relied on to survive in the jungle for such a long time. If Dragon¡¯s Might lost its effect, then their hunting would only end in failure. Seeing that the dragon egg was in a dilemma, as if it was also thinking about the answer to this question, Gray changed the way he asked: ¡°I noticed your previous attacks. You seemed to aim the opponents¡¯ heads. Can you confirm that after your Dragon¡¯s Might hits the opponent¡¯s head, the Dragon¡¯s Might will have an effect?¡± This time, not long after, a certain voice came from the dragon egg. With the dragon egg saying this, Gray felt confident. It seemed like he had no choice but to have a head-on encounter with the opponent. Gray took a deep breath, and a sense of valor surged into his heart once again.. Chapter 33 - Giant Ancient Elephant Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The simplest method was for Gray to directly block the opponent¡¯s path, and then have the dragon egg shoot out its Dragon¡¯s Might to stun the opponent the moment it closed in. Having experienced several battles, Gray had already figured out that the range of the Dragon¡¯s Might shot out by the dragon egg was around three to four meters, which was why Gray had to engage in close combat with the wild beasts at an extremely close distance every time he used the Dragon¡¯s Might tactic. Three to four meters. This distance was undoubtedly quite dangerous, especially when facing such a huge and ridiculously fast opponent. Such speed and size meant that even if Gray let the Dragon¡¯s Might from the dragon¡¯s egg hit the beast¡¯s head from in front and caused it to faint, he definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to dodge the beast¡¯s body falling forward due to inertia. It would be great if there was a place where the opponent could stop. That way, not only would it be easier to aim the Dragon¡¯s Might, but it would also eliminate the terrifying might of the opponent¡¯s continuous running. Gray stopped where he was. There was still some distance to go before the wild beast arrived. It was an area where he could advance, attack, retreat, and defend. As the wild beast gradually approached, Gray knew that there was not much time left for him to make a decision. He only had one chance. If he failed after one attempt, then based on the speed and size of the beast, he would either not be able to catch up to it, or he would be directly eliminated by it. What should he do to make the opponent stop? Or rather, what should he use to make it stop? Gray watched as the beast plowed across the ground like a huge hammer, using its body¡¯s advantage to push down and break the trees wherever it passed. His ears were filled with the incessant loud noise. Destruction¡­ huge¡­ Gray narrowed his eyes, and an idea came to his mind. Since the opponent was relying on its huge body and unparalleled speed to crush everything, then he only needed to bring the other party to a place where it could not crush him! Gray was thinking of the strange jungle that he had passed by in the morning, which was created due to the interaction between the metal arrow and the crystal of the Void Undead! The trees there were unusually large, enough to stop the beast from moving forward. Moreover, the place was full of pits because of the uprooted trees. It was a perfect terrain to trap the beast! Now that the location had been decided, it was time to use the method to guide the beast to that location. Right now, the direction the beast was heading towards was still a little off from the direction of the forest where the giant tree had fallen, so he couldn¡¯t just let it be. Should he attack directly? Gray shook his head inwardly. He was here to hunt, not to seek death. If he were to randomly attack such a monster, it might not feel anything. If he were to use all his strength to launch a sneak attack, he might injure it, but he would definitely fall into a situation where he couldn¡¯t escape. After all, with his small body, there was a high chance that he would not be able to take a hit from the opponent. Moreover, his physical strength when escaping was worlds apart from the opponent¡¯s. If he wanted to lead it to their destination like this, Gray estimated that he would probably be able to become a world champion after running the entire distance. While thinking, Gray raised his eyes to look at the progress of the beast. He found that the beast had already arrived in front of his eyes. At this moment, the beast had already shown a relatively clear appearance. The crazy giant beast was actually a giant elephant. Its skin had a grayish-white luster that was like frozen cement blocks. When the elephant stomped on the ground, it could stir up a circle of fine dust around it. The giant elephant¡¯s ears, which were as big as two advertising signs, flapped crazily, pushing away all the dust and debris from the trees in front of its eyes. One of its tusks seemed to have been broken by an external force. Gray guessed that it was probably because it had experienced some battles. Because of this, its ferocity seemed even more genuine. The other side of his tusk was curved and slender. Gray estimated that it was probably four to five meters long. It was definitely a lethal weapon. Terrifying! Ferocious! Crazy! ¡°Wu¡­¡± The giant elephant howled towards the sky as it advanced. Its gaze was like thunder, as if everything before its eyes was so tiny. It was the owner of this piece of land! Gray opened the appraisal window. Very quickly, the information of the giant elephant appeared in front of him: [Ancient Elephant] [Strength level: Tier 2] [Classification: Beast] [Ability: None] [Species description: A race that has existed since ancient times. It contains a trace of the powerful bloodline of the ancestors from ancient times.] Seeing this, Gray¡¯s worries dissipated a little. Fortunately, it seemed that the opponent wasn¡¯t a tier 3 beast. If such a body size and brute strength could still possess supernatural strength, then Gray really couldn¡¯t think of a way to defeat it. It was also at this time that Gray suddenly discovered that the left leg of the ancient elephant seemed to have a slight incoordination. It seemed that some kind of liquid was sprinkling down from there. Gray looked closely and found that the left leg of the ancient elephant had been dyed with a large amount of red, and the liquid that was sprinkled down was the culprit that dyed the left leg red! It was injured! What could hurt such a monster? Gray did not see any traces of other wild beasts after the elephant, but when he recalled the terrifying earthquake in the morning, Gray suddenly understood. He seemed to understand why the elephant was so crazy. It was probably because the earthquake had disturbed the elephant, causing it to be injured in its habitat. Under the drive of pain, it had led to the elephant¡¯s meaningless rage and destruction. Under the divine might of nature, even if it was an unrivalled and terrifying behemoth, in the end, it was just a pitiful ant that it could knead. This was not going to be easy. An injured beast was the most difficult to see through. Any contact with it could easily cause it to go berserk. Gray¡¯s options seemed to have decreased a little. Suddenly, an idea flashed through Gray¡¯s mind. He suddenly thought of something, and then quickly opened his backpack to take out the last unripe vitality fruit. Thinking back to the strong and sweet smell he had smelled on the lightning rat, and the scene of the violent ape carrying the vitality fruit, Gray had a bold plan in his mind. Perhaps this time, he could lead the elephant to the giant tree pit without contact. Gray didn¡¯t hesitate any longer. He bit down on the vitality fruit, and the rich juice bloomed in his mouth. The energy he had lost from running at full speed was gradually recovering. Then Gray lifted the remaining half of the vitality fruit above his head and squeezed it hard. The juice with a strong fragrance immediately dripped on his head. Gray spread the liquid evenly around his body. At this moment, his fragrance was very strong, and he smelled like a huge vitality fruit. He was completely prepared. Next, it was time to invite it into the trap! Chapter 34 - Decoy Plan Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The plan was simple. Gray recalled that the reason why he discovered the existence of the vitality fruit was because the violent ape had brought a vitality fruit with it. The reason why he was able to obtain the vitality fruit was also because the lightning rat had placed its nest in the cave where the vitality fruit vines grew. Obviously, compared to Gray, who was still exploring the jungle, the wild beasts who had lived on this land for an unknown period of time were already familiar with some of the hidden secrets of the jungle. Water sources, food distribution, resting places, dangerous areas, and of course, precious fruits that could save one¡¯s life when in danger! As long as the current ancient elephant still had a shred of basic reason, it should know that its injuries needed to be treated, and the smell on his body was precisely the smell that could help it get rid of the pain! As long as it was willing to follow the smell on his body, the plan would be half-successful. Gray looked for the upwind outlet around him, trying to control the distance and keep himself safe in front of the elephant. The airflow generated by the running threw Gray¡¯s strong fruit fragrance into the air, and the wind in the jungle spread the fruit fragrance to the distant elephant. Gray saw the running ancient elephant¡¯s body clearly pause for a moment. It worked! Gray was a little excited. His plan had obviously worked. The ancient elephant smelled the vitality fruit! Next, he just had to lure it to the giant tree. But what Gray did not expect was that the next change completely exceeded his expectations. It seemed that the elephant had smelled the vitality fruit. Although the elephant was stunned, it quickly recovered its violent appearance and began to charge along the road of destruction. What was going on? Why didn¡¯t the elephant chase after him? Didn¡¯t it already smell the vitality fruit? The elephant¡¯s illogical behavior made Gray unable to make up his mind for a moment. He even suspected that he had seen wrongly. Seeing that the elephant was destroying again, Gray didn¡¯t believe it. He wanted to try again. This time, Gray dared to get closer to the elephant. At this time, they were very close to each other. If he got closer, Gray would definitely find the elephant¡¯s attack. It was truly the limit of the distance he could keep. Here, Gray once again fanned the air around him, allowing the smell of the vitality fruit to spread out. Then, he carefully observed the behavior of the ancient elephant. Sure enough, after a gust of wind and dust swept over, the ancient elephant clearly sensed something. This time, its pause was even more obvious. Gray was sure that he had not seen wrongly. Gray even felt that the ancient elephant seemed to have tilted its head toward his position. However, this was obviously useless. After a moment of pause, the ancient elephant moved again. The dust from the collapse of the giant tree almost smeared Gray¡¯s face. How could this be? Why was the elephant not interested after sensing the taste of the vitality fruit? Didn¡¯t it want to heal its wounds? Gray pulled away from the elephant and kept thinking about the elephant¡¯s true thoughts and the reason for his failure. After thinking about it, Gray couldn¡¯t help but think of a possibility. Could it be that the unripe vitality fruit was not what it wanted at all? Some of the feelings of animals were hundreds or even thousands of times that of humans. In addition, the ancient elephant had lived in this forest all year round and had eaten countless vitality fruits. It probably already knew the taste of vitality fruits. The ancient elephant was probably stunned when it smelled the scent of vitality fruit. It was already aware that the vitality fruit that Gray had taken out was unripe, so it was impossible to relieve its pain. Thinking of this, Gray opened his backpack and painfully took out the vitality fruit that was almost fully ripe. This vitality fruit had basically turned into a golden color, with only a small piece of light red. Its effect was only slightly weaker than a fully ripe vitality fruit. It was also a precious tool that could save a person¡¯s life at a critical moment. Should he use it? Gray was caught in a struggle. In this jungle, there was a trump card that could save his life. It was an additional chance to survive, and an additional chance to survive the crisis. Was it really worth using this vitality fruit here? Perhaps sensing Gray¡¯s struggle, the dragon egg emitted a comforting feeling. Waves of warmth flowed into Gray¡¯s heart, as if it wanted to remove all of his worries. The young dragon egg could not understand how difficult the choice Gray was facing now, but it sensed the pain in Gray¡¯s heart, and it clearly did not want Gray to continue suffering. Feeling the warmth in the depths of his heart, the corners of Gray¡¯s mouth curled up slightly. What was there to be troubled about? For something like the vitality fruit, if he could find it once, he would definitely be able to find it a second time. However, there was only one partner on his back who was dependent on him for life and death. What to choose had already been decided from the start. Gray cut the vitality fruit into two halves. Half of it was placed back into his backpack, and the other half was raised high above his head like the last time. Then, he squeezed it into fruit juice. This time, the smell that was much stronger and sweeter than before gushed out, and Gray was almost intoxicated by it. Gray did the same thing again, and the smell spread out. The rich fragrance immediately spread everywhere. The ancient elephant immediately stopped its movements. It turned its head around, and its bloodshot eyes stared blankly in Gray¡¯s direction. Its long trunk spewed out a scorching breath, causing Gray to involuntarily gulp. But before Gray could turn around and escape, the ancient elephant let out a low growl and turned its head back, as if nothing else could attract its attention. How could this be? It had failed again! Gray looked at the unusual reaction of the elephant, not understanding what this big fellow was doing. Was there something at the end of the road it was going to take? Obviously, Gray¡¯s plan had completely failed. Although the elephant had indeed reacted to the vitality fruit, he did not know why it could throw away such a temptation and forcefully move in the direction it had decided. This left Gray with only one solution. What kind of beast would chase its prey desperately? It was either a hungry beast or an enraged beast. Gray did not know whether the ancient elephant had eaten its fill or not, and he did not care. He had to do it the hard way! Now he could only try to completely infuriate the ancient elephant! Chapter 35 - A Risky Move Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation First, it was a test. It would be great if he could attract the ancient elephant¡¯s attention without launching a fierce attack. Gray tried his best to lift a stone from the ground. The stone was bigger than Gray¡¯s waist. This size was the maximum he could lift. He used all the strength in his body to throw the stone toward the ancient elephant. The huge stone let out a whistling sound as it directly smashed into one of the elephant¡¯s front legs. The elephant groaned and raised its leg to shake. Clearly, Gray¡¯s attack was effective. But very quickly, the elephant put its foot back on the ground and continued to move forward. Based on the elephant¡¯s reaction, Gray¡¯s attack just now was more like a small surprise to it than an actual attack. Gray looked at the elephant¡¯s foot that had been attacked. There were no signs of damage on its Grayish-white skin. The mark left behind by the giant stone was at most some shallow white gray marks, and with the primitive elephant¡¯s movements, these gray marks quickly disappeared under the other marks. Although he had expected it, seeing that his long-range attack did not even have the ability to attract the attention of the opponent still made Gray feel uncomfortable. Clearly, although they were both tier 2, the opponent was much stronger than humans in terms of anatomy. Gray took a deep breath and relaxed his shoulders. He stretched his limbs to ensure that he had reached his best condition. The vitality fruit¡¯s medicinal effect was still there, but Gray still cautiously took out the half-ripened vitality fruit that he had just put into his backpack and put it into his mouth. He didn¡¯t chew or suck it, but just let the sweet and delicious juice flow in his mouth as a safety measure for later action. Gray dared to say that what he was going to do next was definitely the riskiest and most dangerous thing he had ever done in his life. Gray held his machete in his hand and looked at the wound on the elephant¡¯s thigh. He was going to attack there next. Moreover, in order to ensure that he could infuriate the elephant and damage its ability to move, his attack had to be fierce enough to make the elephant¡¯s wound expand further. The operation began. There were no shocking slogans or repeated self-hypnosis. Gray silently and quickly circled to the back of the ancient elephant. This was the first time he had seen the wound on the ancient elephant from such a close distance. At first, Gray had not been able to see it clearly before. Only when he circled to the back did Gray truly feel the pain that the ancient elephant was experiencing. He saw a huge wound spread out on the left hind limb of the ancient elephant, from its butt to its back. The ancient elephant¡¯s grayish-white skin stretched loosely around the wound. It seemed to have been torn off by some kind of force. The crimson muscles and white tendons were exposed to the air, and the blood was flowing like a river. Gray could even see the muscle fibers continuously contracting and expanding along the movements of the elephant. It was terrifying. Even just looking at such a wound made it difficult to not feel any physiological discomfort. It was hard to imagine how the elephant was able to maintain such a powerful state of activity despite the pain. However, Gray felt that it was not an exaggeration to classify the ancient elephant as a tier 3 creature with such ridiculous vitality. The huge wound was a good thing for Gray. It made it easier for him to attack. However, he still needed some additional damage to create enough restrictions for the opponent and enrage it. Gray fanned the air behind the ancient elephant, and the sweet scent of his body once again filled the air. Having such a huge wound was definitely not an easy task for the elephant. It was fortunate that it was able to resist not searching for the vitality fruit, but it definitely did not feel good. Every time it smelled the scent of the vitality fruit, it was undoubtedly a torment for it! Sure enough, things were just as Gray had predicted. As the vitality fruit dispersed, the elephant¡¯s attention was once again attracted by the scent of the vitality fruit, and the intense movement of the elephant stopped in an instant. A good opportunity! Gray had been waiting for this moment. The moment the ancient elephant stopped moving, Gray leaped up and swung his knife down at the ancient elephant¡¯s wound! ¡°Awooooo!¡± In an instant, the ancient elephant¡¯s heart-wrenching cries of pain reverberated throughout the entire forest. Gray only felt as if his machete had just stabbed into its opponent¡¯s muscles. Before he had the time to mash up the flesh inside the opponent¡¯s wound, a tremendous force suddenly attacked, it turned out that the ancient elephant was in pain and began to swing its hind legs wildly. The ancient elephant¡¯s strength was so great that Gray could not withstand it, let alone the other party¡¯s furious attack. Immediately, Gray was flung away and slammed into the trees on the side of the road. A sweet smell gushed out of his mouth, but he was forced back by Gray. At this time, Gray finally began to swallow the juice of the half vitality fruit in his mouth He had already expected that this sneak attack would definitely attract the wild ancient elephant¡¯s crazy counterattack. However, in order to achieve the goal of guiding the wild ancient elephant to the giant tree pit, he had to survive the first round of attacks. This was the best time to use the vitality fruit! As the sweet juice entered his throat, the feeling of powerlessness and intense pain in Gray¡¯s entire body was somewhat alleviated. He did not know whether it was because Gray¡¯s injury was too severe or because the half fruit was not fully ripe. in the end, the effects of the vitality fruit didn¡¯t completely heal Gray¡¯s injuries. However, this was enough. Gray had already successfully recovered his mobility. The moment he recovered his mobility, Gray immediately opened his backpack and took out a fully ripened vitality fruit. He then bit open a small mouth and kept it in his mouth. This time, along with the vitality fruit¡¯s juice, the strength in his body gradually began to refill, and the pain in his body showed signs of weakening further. However, without giving Gray a chance to fully recover, the ancient elephant that had suffered an attack on its wound was clearly enraged. It rammed into two trees and turned its head around violently. The first thing it saw was Gray who was trying to stand up. It was this little thing that was attacking it! The ancient elephant¡¯s left hind leg was in so much pain that it could not touch the ground. However, seeing that its enemy was right in front of him, it still resolutely launched an assault. Good timing! Gray knew that the plan had already reached the second stage. With the help of the vitality fruit¡¯s emergency treatment, his body regained its mobility. He turned around and ran. Gray did his best to lift a stone from the ground. The stone was even bigger than Gray¡¯s waist. This size was already Gray¡¯s limit of being able to lift it. Gray used all his strength to throw the stone towards the elephant. The huge stone let out a whistling sound as it directly smashed into one of the elephant¡¯s front legs. The elephant groaned and raised its leg to shake. Clearly, Gray¡¯s attack was effective. But very quickly, the elephant put its foot back on the ground and continued to move forward. Based on the elephant¡¯s reaction, Gray¡¯s attack just now was more like a small surprise to it than an injury. Gray looked at the elephant¡¯s foot that had been attacked. There were no signs of damage on its Grayish-white skin. The marks left behind by the giant stone were at most some shallow white Gray marks, and with the primitive elephant¡¯s movements. these Gray marks quickly disappeared under the other marks. Although he had expected it, seeing that his long-range attacks did not even have the ability to attract the attention of the opposition still made Gray feel uncomfortable. Clearly, although they were both tier 2 creatures. however, the opponent was much stronger than humans in terms of biology. Gray took a deep breath and relaxed his shoulders. He stretched his limbs to ensure that he had reached his best condition. The Vitality Fruit¡¯s medicinal effect was still there, but Gray still cautiously took out the half-ripened vitality fruit that he had just put into his backpack. He put it into his mouth. He did not chew or suck on it, he just let the sweet and delicious juice flow in his mouth as a safety measure for later action. Gray dared to say that what he was going to do next was definitely the most risky and dangerous thing he had ever done in his life. Gray held his machete in his hand and looked at the wound on the elephant¡¯s thigh. He was going to attack there next. Moreover, in order to ensure that he could infuriate the elephant and damage its ability to move, his attack had to be fierce enough to make the elephant¡¯s wound expand further. With his determination, the operation began. There were no shocking slogans or repeated self-hypnosis. Gray quickly went behind the elephant in silence. This was the first time he had seen the wound on the ancient elephant at such a close distance. Gray had not been able to see the wound clearly before the elephant. Only when he had gone around the back did Gray truly feel the pain the elephant was experiencing. He saw a huge wound on the elephant¡¯s left hind limb, from its butt to its back. The elephant¡¯s Grayish-white skin was loose and dragging around the wound, it seemed to have been torn off by some kind of force. The crimson muscles and white fascia were exposed to the air, blood flowing like a river. Gray could even see the muscle fibers continuously contracting and expanding along the movements of the elephant. It was terrifying. Even just looking at such a wound made it difficult to feel any physiological discomfort. It was hard to imagine how the elephant could maintain such a powerful state of activity under such conditions. However, Gray felt that this ridiculous vitality was not an exaggeration to classify the ancient elephant as a Tier 3 creature. The huge wound was a good thing for Gray. This made it convenient for him to attack. However, in order to create enough restrictions and enrage the opponent¡¯s damage, he needed some additional opportunities. Gray fanned the air behind the ancient elephant, and the sweet smell of his body once again filled the air. Having such a huge wound was definitely not an easy task for the elephant. It was fortunate that it was able to resist not searching for the vitality fruit, but it was definitely not an easy task, every time it smelled the scent of the vitality fruit, it was undoubtedly a torment for it! Sure enough, as Gray had predicted, as the vitality fruit dispersed, the elephant¡¯s attention was once again attracted by the scent of the vitality fruit, and the intense movement of the elephant stopped in an instant. A good opportunity! Gray had been waiting for this moment. The moment the ancient elephant stopped moving, Gray leaped up and swung his knife down at the ancient elephant¡¯s wound! ¡°Awooooo! ! !¡± In an instant, the ancient elephant¡¯s heart-wrenching cries of pain reverberated throughout the entire forest. Gray only felt as if his machete had just stabbed into its opponent¡¯s muscles. Before he had the time to mash up the flesh inside the opponent¡¯s wound, a tremendous force suddenly attacked, it turned out that the ancient elephant was in pain and began to swing its hind legs wildly. The ancient elephant¡¯s strength was so great that Gray could not withstand it, let alone the its furious attack. Immediately, Gray was flung away and he slammed into the trees on the side of the path. A sweet smell gushed out of his mouth, but it was forced back by Gray. At this time, Gray finally began to swallow the juice of the half vitality fruit in his mouth. He had already expected that this sneak attack would definitely attract the ancient elephant¡¯s crazy counterattack. However, in order to achieve the goal of guiding the ancient elephant to the giant tree pit, he had to survive the first round of attacks. This was the best time to use the vitality fruit! As the sweet juice entered his throat, the feeling of powerlessness and intense pain in Gray¡¯s entire body was somewhat alleviated. He did not know whether it was because his injury was too severe, or because the half of the fruit was still not fully ripe, in the end, the vitality fruit¡¯s medicinal effects didn¡¯t completely heal Gray¡¯s injuries. However, this was enough. Gray had already successfully recovered his mobility. The moment he recovered his mobility, Gray immediately opened his backpack and took out a fully ripened vitality fruit. He then bit open a small mouthful and continued to hold it in his mouth. This time, along with the vitality fruit¡¯s juice, the strength in his body gradually began to refill, and the pain in his body showed signs of weakening further. However, without giving Gray a chance to fully recover, the ancient elephant that had suffered an attack on its wound was clearly enraged. It rammed into two trees and turned its head around violently. The first thing it saw was Gray who was trying to stand up. It was this little thing that was attacking it! The ancient elephant¡¯s left hind leg was in so much pain that it could not touch the ground. However, seeing that its enemy was right in front of it, it still resolutely launched an assault. Good timing! Gray knew that the plan had reached the second stage. With the help of the vitality fruit¡¯s emergency treatment, his body regained its mobility. He turned around and ran.. Chapter 36 - The Race Between Life And Death Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Gray was the first to dash, sprinting towards the giant tree¡¯s pit. Some things in this world clearly had magical effects that far exceeded Gray¡¯s common sense, just like the vitality fruit which juice was slowly spreading out in Gray¡¯s mouth. The vitality fruit¡¯s effects, especially the ripe fruit¡¯s, were undoubtedly more effective and overbearing than all the potions in his previous life. According to Gray¡¯s feeling, its effects were probably tens of times more effective than the unripened ones. Along with Gray¡¯s rapid running, he actually felt that the pain in his body was decreasing bit by bit. His physical strength even showed signs of continuing to recover. Compared to the unripe vitality fruit, which could recover Gray¡¯s body¡¯s fatigue, the ripe vitality fruit wouldn¡¯t be able to completely heal Gray¡¯s injuries in an instant. Gray could feel that as his body moved vigorously, some parts of his body that withstood the impact would still feel a faint pain. However, there was no doubt that the current Gray had already possessed a movement ability that was comparable to his ability in his best condition. Even his injuries from being sent flying by the ancient elephant could be healed in such a short period of time. The fully ripened vitality fruit¡¯s effect was simply amazing. But even so, it was still far from enough! Just as Gray ran, the ancient elephant also reacted. Without a doubt, Gray¡¯s attack had already touched the most intolerable part of it! At this moment, it could no longer care about crushing and trampling. Gray could only see that terrifying might rushing towards his direction! The ancient elephant was extremely fast. Its legs were extremely long, and its explosive power was terrifying. Every step it took was twice the distance of Gray¡¯s. Without a doubt, if this continued, before they reached the giant pit. The ancient elephant would have caught up to him and trampled him to death! Gray was clearly aware of this. He had already made such a guess long before the sneak attack. After all, anyone who saw the scene of the ancient elephant trampling on the jungle wouldn¡¯t think that it would be easy to escape under the pursuit of such an existence. However, Gray also had his own guess regarding this situation. As long as this guess could be verified, Gray had an 80% chance of successfully luring the ancient elephant to the pit of the giant tree, and he wouldn¡¯t be caught by it. Gray immediately activated his own response. Using his left foot as the axis, his right foot stomped on the ground, and his body changed direction to the left. The direction of his movement immediately changed. Deviating from the previous straight line, he changed the direction of his running with a sharp turn of nearly ninety degrees. The ancient elephant chasing after him was not stopped by Gray¡¯s turn. With a low growl, it naturally followed Gray and changed its direction. The wild ancient elephant¡¯s inertia to change direction was very great, which also led to its actions being great when changing directions. The ancient elephant turned its body toward Gray, using its left forelimb as the center to support its entire body. Immediately, a wave of sand and dust rose up crazily from the elephant¡¯s left forelimb. However, this was clearly not enough to offset the inertia of the elephant¡¯s body. The elephant then tilted the uninjured part of its body to the front, and leaning to the side of the inertia, the elephant actually used its thick body to hit the trees along the way to weaken the inertia. The scene was filled with sand and stones. The broken branches and tree debris that flew off from the inertia could even break the trees in the distance! As expected. While running, Gray had been paying attention to the actions of the ancient elephant. Naturally, he had also noticed the ancient elephant¡¯s massive turn. This undoubtedly confirmed some of his conjectures. The ancient elephant had always been running in a straight line through the jungle. Gray had not thought about this when he first saw it. After all, Gray had still been amazed by the elephant¡¯s huge body and powerful strength. However, when he started to think about how to escape after angering the elephant, this image once again appeared in Gray¡¯s mind. What if the elephant had been moving in a straight line not because it wanted to, but because it had to? Gray¡¯s train of thought suddenly opened up. Perhaps it was because the elephant was too big, it gave it unparalleled strength and absolute defense, but also a weakness that was not considered a weakness. It was fated that it would not be able to make agile turns while speeding. In particular, the greater the angle of the turn and the faster the running speed, the easier it would be for the elephant to roll over due to the inertia. Before all of this happened, Gray was also extremely apprehensive. However, the reality proved that Gray¡¯s idea was correct. In fact, the actual situation was even better than what he had imagined at the beginning. Because of the injury on the left hind leg, the ancient elephant¡¯s degree of agility had plummeted. As a result, it had to rely on its left foreleg to support itself when making a turn, making it even more difficult for it to move. This was his chance. Gray felt confident. Next, every time Gray sensed the elephant approaching him, he made an emergency turn. Relying on his small size and the advantage of his agility, he constantly changed the direction of his advance, and he guaranteed that he would eventually gain distance. Then, when the elephant could only turn its body with great effort, he would pull away once again. This action undoubtedly angered the elephant to death. When Gray had first turned twice, it had thought that this was just the normal flustering of its prey. Soon, he would be destroyed under its iron hooves. However, as Gray had repeatedly turned when it was about to approach, it had also seen through that this was Gray¡¯s strategy, but it could not do anything about it. This almost playful chase made the blood vessels in the eyes of the elephant thicken, and the stomping movements became larger and larger. Its brain, which was already not very clear, became even more muddled. There was no doubt that this way of running was far beyond Gray¡¯s ability to move. However, Gray relied on the strength of the ripe vitality fruit in his mouth to constantly replenish his strength, in order to ensure that his ability to move would not decline, as well as to ensure he was able to maintain his movement pace. However, there was a limit to this kind of extreme state. The vitality fruit was only half the size of a fist. Once it was eaten up, Gray¡¯s ability to move would definitely decline in a straight line. This was a race of life and death. Either Gray arrived at the giant tree pit before the vitality fruit was eaten up, or he would have been crushed by the ancient elephant because the vitality fruit¡¯s effect disappeared! Gray couldn¡¯t lose! Chapter 37 - Fighting Back With Courage Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The chase did not last for only a short period of time. As the vitality fruit in his mouth became smaller and smaller, Gray¡¯s expression became more and more anxious. There was no other way. In order to rush to the giant tree pit as fast as possible, Gray had to reduce the number of times he changed his sprinting angle in order to reduce the distance. Unless it was absolutely necessary, Gray would not easily change his direction. This change made Gray¡¯s escape instantly dangerous. Of course, at the same time, the ancient elephant wasn¡¯t having an easy time either. Its injuries got worse by leaps and bounds. Along the way, it had destroyed countless trees. Although it seemed very easy to use its huge body for this kind of crazy behavior, it was definitely not without wear and tear. Gray still had vitality fruits that could be used to recover his strength and injuries. However, it could only let its blood and strength drain away bit by bit. The pain turned out to be more and more severe. In addition, Gray had also stabbed his wound, which was already quite serious. It made its injury worse, and its left hind leg could no longer bear the load. Now, the movement ability of the ancient elephant had also begun to drop significantly. The next part of the journey could almost be considered a competition of willpower. Although Gray had the vitality fruit to recover his strength, he didn¡¯t dare to use it recklessly. He only dared to take a small gulp of juice when his strength was about to be exhausted, and he maintained the state of having a small amount of juice in his mouth. On the other hand, the ancient elephant had long since exhausted itself. At this moment, it allowed the anger to drive its body. It only relied on the breath in its heart to continue, unwilling to give up. Finally, the exaggerated giant tree that had collapsed appeared before Gray¡¯s eyes. He realized that this long life-and-death race was about to come to an end! Gray instantly felt as if his body was once again filled with strength, and he couldn¡¯t help but increase the speed of his feet. In contrast, the ancient elephant had no idea what was going on in front of it, what kind of fate it was going to face, and why the little fellow in front of it was speeding up. Maintaining its own pace, it was crushing everything around it. ¡­ ¡°Bang!¡± With another loud bang, the ancient elephant once again crashed into the trees blocking its way. However, this time, it was surprised to find that the obstacles in front of it were not crushed by it like the previous obstacles. The ancient elephant was shocked. This was the first time it had encountered a tree that could withstand its impact. It stopped in its tracks and could not help but carefully look at the large number of trees in front of it. This was actually a giant tree that had already collapsed! Its size and length were things that it had never seen before. Comparing its past experience, the ancient elephant suddenly felt that if this tree was still standing, then it would not have rushed towards it at all. At this moment, the ancient elephant felt a little uneasy. Perhaps it was because of the intense exhaustion of its physical strength that made it extremely exhausted, or perhaps it was because it had chased after him for a long time without letting its anger dissipate completely. In short, at this moment, the ancient elephant¡¯s consciousness suddenly regained a trace of clarity. It looked around and was surprised to find that its surroundings had unknowingly been filled with such tall trees. Most of these trees had already collapsed, but they were lying on top of one another in a disorderly manner, which further restricted its movements. The ancient elephant took a step back. It keenly sensed that something was wrong. The environment here did not seem to be very favorable for its ability to display its strength. Not far away, Gray slowed down after sensing the loud noise. He looked back and found that the ancient elephant had actually stopped running, and had even started to retreat. Could it be that this beast had sensed something! Gray cursed inwardly. This was only near the entrance of the giant pit area. If he were to fight the elephant here, there would be plenty of room for it to move around. If he were to let it escape, then it would be even more difficult to lure it again! What should he do? Gray subconsciously looked at the machete in his hand. This sharp tier 1 weapon still had a little bit of scarlet blood on the tip of the machete. One more time! Gray made up his mind. He had already consumed so many vitality fruits and spent so much time. It was impossible for him to let this matter fall apart here. He wanted to infuriate the ancient elephant again! This was not some fantasy. In a short time, Gray also analyzed the pros and cons in his mind. Although they hadn¡¯t reached the best hunting area yet, it was obvious that he could already restrict the wild ancient elephant¡¯s ability to move. In addition, the ancient elephant had been injured for so long, yet it was still maintaining a high-intensity dash forward, so its consumption was definitely not small. It wasn¡¯t like he didn¡¯t have a chance! Thinking of this, Gray turned around and turned around. He swallowed the last bit of juice of the vitality fruit into his stomach. The juice of the vitality fruit turned into a warm current, instantly restoring a lot of his physical strength. Although it was already impossible to return to his peak, this was still enough! This time, his goal was not to kill his opponent, but to provoke it. In other words, as long as he could make the ancient elephant angry, even if the attack had no effect, he could still be considered to have achieved his goal! Gray dragged his machete and rushed towards the ancient elephant. This time, his target was still the ancient elephant¡¯s old injury. Because of the injury, its reaction speed was slow, and it was the easiest place to succeed. The ancient elephant wanted to retreat, but in the end, it was surprised to find that the little guy it was chasing actually turned around and rushed towards it. What was he trying to do? The ancient elephant felt that something was wrong, but without giving the ancient elephant any more time to think, Gray¡¯s attack arrived in front of it! The two of them were originally in a chasing state, and the distance between them was extremely limited. Gray¡¯s turn-around attack came suddenly, which caught the ancient elephant somewhat unprepared. Realizing that its opponent was targeting its wound, the ancient elephant hurriedly wanted to retreat. In its panic, the ancient elephant actually used its left hind leg to exert force. Instantly, a burst of intense pain surged up from its left hind leg! ¡°Awoo!¡± The wild elephant cried out in pain. Of course, Gray would not let go of such a good opportunity. He had originally been worried that the wild elephant would dodge the attack, but he had not expected that the opportunity would come so suddenly. Gray leaped up and held the machete upside down with both hands, hanging upside down above his head. When he jumped as high as possible, he slashed down with his machete! Blood and flesh splattered everywhere! ¡°Awooooo!!!¡± The roar of the elephant exploded once again, but this time, Gray, who was prepared, had already flipped over and barely dodged the elephant¡¯s counterattack. He rolled a few times on the ground in a sorry state to dissipate the force, and then immediately jumped up. After recognizing the direction, he rushed toward the giant tree pit without looking back! Behind him, the crazy sound of running echoed once again. Gray had already seen the figure of the giant tree.. Chapter 38 - The Plan Was Successful Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The second round of provocation was more successful than Gray had imagined. Gray was surprised to find that the elephant¡¯s speed was still accelerating. On the contrary, it was he himself who found it much more difficult to make a sudden turn due to the obstruction of the surrounding giant trees. He just needed to hold on for a little longer! Gray made up his mind. At the same time, the dragon egg behind him was silently cheering him on. Although it could not see everything along the way, it was able to roughly understand him through his magical perception. It knew that Gray¡¯s current situation was very dangerous, but it was disheartened that it couldn¡¯t do anything about it. The ancient elephant was too fast, and it had been moving all along, and it couldn¡¯t guarantee that its Dragon¡¯s Might would be able to concentrate on the opponent¡¯s head, so it could only wait for Gray¡¯s instructions. At this moment, the dragon egg could only continuously convey its encouragement and worry to Gray, relieving Gray¡¯s nervousness and anxiety. Gray naturally felt the dragon egg¡¯s care. To be honest, it was thanks to this kind of care that he was able to persevere through the entire journey. ¡­ Gray gritted his teeth and persevered, while the ancient elephant behind him pursued closely. The distance between Gray and the ancient elephant was getting closer and closer, and the ancient elephant felt as though it was about to hear the sound of Gray¡¯s bones being crushed by itself. However, at this moment, Gray suddenly made another sharp turn. The ancient elephant felt a burst of displeasure in its heart. Along the way, it had seen the other party use this move countless times. It was truly extremely annoying. It was just a small trick. It was merely delaying the time of his death! Having already been injured twice by Gray, the ancient elephant clearly did not intend to let Gray off easily. This annoying little thing must die this time! With the intention of killing Gray, the moment the ancient elephant saw Gray turn, it began to consciously change the direction of its charge. During this chase, it had gradually become familiar with this mode of action. However, its earlier change of direction had instead caused it to be trapped. The ancient elephant, which was about to change direction, was just about to find a turning point to disperse its strength like before, but it discovered that there was actually nothing to borrow from its side! ¡°Awooooo!¡± The elephant cried out in alarm. Only then did it realize that there was actually a huge pit on its side. A huge tree that it had never seen before had toppled over on the side of the huge pit. It was very clear that this huge pit had appeared because of this tree¡¯s toppling. Anger narrowed its field of vision, locking its attention onto the little guy in front of it. After a long period of running, it had lost its focus, causing it to lose its sensitivity and vigilance towards its surroundings. Under the huge inertia, the ancient elephant¡¯s body began to tumble uncontrollably into the huge pit. It desperately tried to stabilize itself. Its four limbs frantically scratched the ground in an attempt to stabilize its body. However, the ground here was already extremely soft due to the continuous tumbling of the trees. Its scratching could only lift up some soil in the end, but it could not be used to stabilize itself. It was already difficult for it to control its body when one of its legs could not bear the force, not to mention the situation it was facing right now was already beyond its control. What made it even more difficult to accept was when it clearly saw the little guy that it had been chasing all this time, who after hearing the sound of itself slipping, stopped and slowly turned around. The ancient elephant did not know what a smile was, however, it could feel the expression on the little guy¡¯s face making it extremely uncomfortable. It was like an expression that only a successful hunter should show. ¡°Hahah~¡± Following the sound of rolling rocks, the ancient elephant¡¯s huge body slid down the giant pit. A large amount of soil was brought down into the hole because of it, forming a small landslide. Seeing that the elephant was finally tricked into the pit of the giant tree, Gray couldn¡¯t help but heave a sigh of relief. The first step of the plan was to anger the elephant. The second step was to lure the elephant into the hole in the giant tree. The third step was to kill the elephant. Compared to the last step, the difficulty of the first two steps was obviously of different levels. The most difficult parts had already passed, and only the final part was left. The giant tree pit would restrict the ancient elephant¡¯s ability to move. Even if it was able to escape, this was already the center of the giant tree forest, and there were countless giant trees everywhere, so it was basically impossible for it to force its way out. Its exaggerated strength was no longer useful, and the ancient elephant was now only a strong man with his hands and feet tied up, and could only be manipulated by others. After the sound of the soil and rocks had completely calmed down, Gray cautiously came to the edge of the giant tree pit and looked down. At the bottom of the giant tree pit, the ancient elephant lay on the ground in a miserable state. At this time, its tusks had been broken, and the wound had become larger because of the accident. The blood had dyed the soil under its body red. Gray noticed that its left hind leg should be unable to move¡­ After this fall, a white bone stubble protruded from the wound on its left hind leg. It was obviously broken, causing the lower half of its left thigh to appear as a soft puddle. The ancient elephant was clearly stunned by the fall. It raised its head and looked around blankly before violently shaking its head, as if it was still not clear-headed. Gray guessed that it might have hit its head when it fell, However, as time passed, it seemed to finally feel pain. It began to wail fiercely regardless of everything. ¡°Awoo! Awoo!¡± Amidst the wailing, the elephant panicked and wanted to stand up to take a look at the situation. Unfortunately, as soon as it used its feet to support itself on the ground, a wave of pain seemed to immediately spread through its entire body. Its wailing immediately became louder. This wailing was different from the angry cries of the elephant when Gray had ambushed it. The panic in it was very obvious. It was very clear that it was aware of its own injuries. It repeatedly tried to prop its body up with great difficulty, but the pain caused it to fall heavily again and again. This caused its injuries to gradually worsen. After Gray confirmed the elephant¡¯s condition, he did not let his guard down. He found a safe and gentle slope, clung to the tree roots, and slid down to the bottom of the slope. His movements were heard by the ancient elephant. The ancient elephant raised its head and discovered that the little guy that it had been chasing had actually followed it down to the bottom of the pit. Recalling that it was this little guy that had caused it to be in such a state, the ancient elephant roared angrily at Gray. It used its intact forelimbs to pound the ground crazily to vent its anger. Then, it discovered that the little guy, who had been chased by it until he was in a sorry state and was frightened by its anger to the point of fleeing in all directions, actually did not have any extra movements in the face of its angry roar. There was a fierce light in his eyes. It was the same just now. The ancient elephant recalled the uncomfortable expression on the little guy¡¯s face when it fell to the bottom of the pit. Recalling that expression, the elephant shivered. Even its anger weakened a little. It knew what the little guy¡¯s eyes meant. He saw itself as prey.. Chapter 39 - A Neglected Greater Danger Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation He, actually treated itself as a prey? He actually dared to treat itself as a prey? This kind of identity change obviously caught the ancient elephant somewhat unprepared. It was immediately unable to contain its anger and once again roared at Gray. Its voice sounded a few times louder, and even its limbs began to scratch the ground, raising a large pile of dust, as if it wanted to display its strength. However, it was precisely his actions, coupled with its miserable appearance, that made it seem especially strong on the outside, but weak on the inside. Perhaps even the ancient elephant itself didn¡¯t notice that its voice had unconsciously become somewhat lacking in confidence. Gray wasn¡¯t disturbed by the ancient elephant¡¯s roar or actions. He avoided the area where the ancient elephant¡¯s four limbs were, and then proceeded towards the area where the ancient elephant¡¯s head was at an absolutely safe distance. His steps were steady and powerful. As he approached, he had an unbreakable power, which made the elephant panic. The elephant¡¯s roars became more and more urgent, and the movement of its limbs became more and more violent. It dragged its entire body toward Gray. However, Gray remained unmoved. It was as if there was no elephant in front of him. As it struggled, the ancient elephant discovered that Gray¡¯s goal had always been very clear. Coupled with Gray¡¯s gaze, the ancient elephant felt a trace of coldness. It couldn¡¯t help but move back a little. This obviously touched its wound again, causing its entire body to tremble. It was this moment that allowed it to finally wake up and realize that it had now become the prey. The hunting relationship had changed unconsciously. Knowing this, it began to struggle crazily. It stepped back in pain, making threatening sounds. In its opinion, Gray had to go behind it and use its wound to make itself bleed slowly, just like he had done before. How could it let this plan succeed? It watched Gray¡¯s movements vigilantly, making sure that once Gray made a turn, it would be able to react immediately and adjust its body so that Gray could not approach the wound. However, to its surprise, Gray did not seem to be as it had expected, constantly trying to bypass it, but went instead straight for its head. What exactly was this little guy trying to do? The ancient elephant could not guess Gray¡¯s thoughts, but this did not prevent it from trying its best to stick out its tusks as a means of threat and attack. Of course, now that both of its tusks had been broken, the remaining part was only less than two meters long. However, the broken crack was still sharp. The ancient elephant believed that if the little guy continued to approach, then it could use its broken tusks to cut open his stomach and intestines. As expected, Gray stopped about three meters away from it. This made the elephant feel a little more at ease. As expected, even though it was already injured, the other party was still afraid of it. For the first time, the hunter and prey entered a confrontation. The elephant knew that the current situation was the best outcome. Perhaps the other party would leave just like that? Although the possibility wasn¡¯t high, it was a matter of life and death, so it had to try it best. Right at this moment, the man standing still suddenly spoke. ¡°Is this distance okay?¡± After a moment of silence, he seemed to have received an answer. ¡°Then make your move.¡± Then, in the eyes of the ancient elephant, the little guy in front of him seemed to have suddenly become a terrifying vicious ancient beast with sharp teeth, sharp fangs, and endless power. In front of the ancient beast, it was even inferior to an ant. When the ancient elephant realized this, it immediately sank into darkness. ¡­ ¡°Hu¡­¡± After finally subduing the ancient elephant, Gray¡¯s tensed body immediately relaxed. This battle was extremely dangerous. It could be said to be the most difficult one since he transmigrated. There were all sorts of situations along the way. Several times, he almost lost his life when he was on the verge of failure. Even at this moment, thinking back, Gray felt his hands and feet go cold. Fortunately, everything was over now. Gray approached the elephant and instantly sensed a problem. Although he had successfully made the giant beast faint, how was he going to kill it now? This was an extremely awkward question, and it was a situation that Gray had never encountered before. The outer skin of the elephant was the hardest he had ever seen. Even after trampling through the forest for so long, there wasn¡¯t much damage. Gray took out his machete and tried to cut the elephant¡¯s neck, but it didn¡¯t work. Then he increased his strength so that he could see that it had sunk in a little. It didn¡¯t work. Gray thought to himself. This was like a blunt knife cutting flesh. In the end, the elephant could only wake up from the pain. He had to think of other ways. Looking at the elephant¡¯s eyelids, Gray gestured the length of his machete. He found that the length was a little unsafe, and it couldn¡¯t reach straight into the elephant¡¯s brain. Then, Gray turned his gaze to the wound on the elephant¡¯s back. It seemed that he would have to rely on that place to think of a solution in the end. Gray walked towards the elephant¡¯s wound. This time, there was no life-and-death situation, and there were no enemies to stop him. This was the first time he was able to observe the wound properly. This wound, which had caused the elephant to suffer greatly, appeared before Gray¡¯s eyes without any reservations. This wound was obviously torn out. Something had directly torn a layer of skin from the elephant¡¯s left hind limb to its back. However, what Gray had not noticed before was that there seemed to be potholes and bumps in the exposed flesh, as well as large patches of missing pieces. Gray was stunned for a moment. This kind of wound was clearly beyond his expectations. He had originally guessed that the ancient elephant had gone mad because of the shock of the earthquake, but the wound looked like another kind of injury. A bite wound! Could it be that something had bitten the ancient elephant and caused it to go berserk? Gray hurriedly checked the wild ancient elephant¡¯s torn skin, and sure enough, he found some similar bite marks on the edge of the elephant¡¯s skin. Gray immediately felt that something was wrong. What kind of existence could tear the tough skin of the elephant? Could it be that its teeth were better than his tier 1 machete? Thinking of this, Gray immediately recalled the various abnormal actions of the elephant along the way. Why was it completely unmoved when he used the vitality fruit to lure it when it was clearly seriously injured? Was it really not interested in treating its injuries? Why was it trampling all the way through the jungle at such a high speed? Was this a move that an injured wild beast should make when it was mad? ¡­ There was an answer that might answer all of this. It was being hunted by some kind of existence. At this moment, the dragon egg suddenly sent a message to Gray. A mana crystal was approaching at an extremely fast speed! Chapter 40 - Predator And Hiding Place Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation A mana crystal was rapidly approaching! Gray instantly realized that things were not looking good. If the ancient elephant was trying to escape from the hands of the hunter, then it had crazily crushed its way through the jungle to survive. Then what kind of monster would have the ability to force a wild beast like the ancient elephant to such an extent! A tier 3! A faintly terrifying answer appeared in Gray¡¯s mind. To be honest, Gray felt that the ancient elephant was one of the most terrifying beasts that could cause such serious damage in the jungle, even if it wasn¡¯t the strongest among the tier 2 wild beasts. Although he had never seen a Tier 3 wild beast before, Gray¡¯s intuition told him that a Tier 3 wild beast couldn¡¯t be like the ancient elephant, rampaging through the jungle and ignoring all obstacles. At the very least, he had never heard of Aikasha¡¯s Golden Lion having such an ability. To be able to force such a ancient elephant into a desperate escape, the wild beast hunting it must not be an ordinary one! Without waiting for Gray to think clearly, the dragon egg¡¯s reminder came once again. The other beast was already very close, and could arrive at any time! What speed! This speed was even faster than that of the ancient elephant! The dragon egg¡¯s maximum range of perception towards the mana crystal was eight hundred meters, yet the enemy was able to cover the distance of eight hundred meters in the blink of an eye. This speed made Gray¡¯s scalp tingle. Should he escape? It was very likely that the enemy would let him off for the ancient elephant. After all, the other beast had been chasing the ancient elephant since the beginning. Perhaps it didn¡¯t even know of his existence. But what if the other beast had the means to detect him? The smell, traces, and injuries. He had left too many things on the ancient elephant to prove his existence. Once he was discovered, he would definitely not be able to escape. Gray did not have the ability to cover a distance of eight hundred meters in an instant. There was only one vitality fruit left. That was something that Gray had for saving his life. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he could not use it. After protecting himself from the ancient elephant previously, Gray was already exhausted at this moment. In such a state, he was destined to not be able to escape even in his peak condition. Once he was targeted by the other beast, there would only be death. Then¡­ fight? Gray¡¯s heart was filled with a wave of denial. At this moment, the Dragon¡¯s Might of the dragon egg had already entered a cooldown state. They no longer had any means to kill it in a single strike. In terms of close combat ability, Gray¡¯s close combat ability was no match for a normal beast of the same level. This was the limitation of the human body. If he couldn¡¯t fight or escape, what should he do? Gray¡¯s scalp went numb, and cold sweat ran down his face from the top of his head. The warning from the dragon egg on his back said that it was getting closer and closer. Gray felt as if he was about to smell the foul wind carried by the predator. Gray looked around him. There was the huge tree pit, soft soil, huge trees, and the dead ancient elephant¡­ What could help him escape and avoid danger temporarily? Wait, avoid danger temporarily? Gray suddenly had an idea. Then, he began to look for a place to carry out the plan¡­ Got it! Gray found his target in his sight. A fierce smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. It was a brave smile. This time, he was 80% sure that he could survive! He quickly went through the details of the plan in his mind. After making sure that there were no big loopholes, he decided to carry out the plan resolutely! When two people meet on a narrow road, the brave will win! ¡­ As if a breeze was blowing silently, a huge shadow fell on the lower end of the giant tree pit. The huge height difference that was enough to trap the ancient elephant did not bother it at all. The shadow landed on the ground cleanly and gently. If one wasn¡¯t paying close attention, they would have noticed the soft sound. After landing on the ground, the shadow looked at its prey and the surrounding environment warily. The prey that it had been chasing for a long time seemed to have fainted. Blood flowed out from its body. The wound that it had torn open seemed to have expanded a lot during its escape. As for the reason why the prey fainted¡­ The shadow raised its head to look at the corner of the giant tree pit. Along the corner, a large amount of soil was now piled up beside the prey. Was it in a panic? It was not that the shadow had never seen a prey that had forced itself into a desperate situation during its escape. It seemed that these weak creatures were all the same. No matter how big they were, they would still make such a low-level mistake when they encountered the shadow. The shadow approached the unconscious prey step by step. It was not afraid that the opponent would launch a sneak attack. Firstly, based on its experience, the opponent should have really fainted. Secondly, it was confident that even if the opponent launched a sneak attack on it, it would have the ability to react and dodge in an instant. The opponent¡¯s heavy body would not be able to hinder it even when it was in perfect condition. Therefore, it would be even more impossible for it after suffering such a serious injury. The first thing was, of course, to kill the target. Although it was not afraid of the target struggling, it had the interest of asking for trouble, ¡­ Gray was hiding in his hiding place. The warm and humid air was constantly being sucked into his lungs along with the foul wind, making him feel nauseous. However, compared to death, he could still endure this discomfort. Although through the cracks in his hiding place, Gray did not see the shadow of the enemy¡¯s arrival, through the dragon egg¡¯s notification, he already knew that the enemy was here. Gray braced himself and went through his plan again in his mind. First of all, there was a high probability of failure in both fighting and escaping, so there was only one way left, which was to hide. And the location of the hiding place was very crucial. From Gray¡¯s observation, the hunter who had bitten the elephant was probably larger than him, and the bite marks from its teeth were very obvious. Such an animal was like a cat or a dog hunter, so its sense of smell would probably be very sensitive. This required Gray to hide in a place that could at least block his own scent. At that time, the situation was critical. It was obviously not reliable to dig a hole to bury himself. There was only one thing that could be used nearby ¡ª the body of the elephant. Gray guessed that the first thing the other party would do after they arrived was to kill the unconscious elephant. Although Gray didn¡¯t know what kind of method the other party would use to kill the elephant, it was obvious that he couldn¡¯t hide near the elephant¡¯s wound. After all, that was the most vulnerable part of the elephant, and it would also be the best choice for the other beast to open the wound. It wasn¡¯t reliable to hide in the stomach. In such a short time, Gray¡¯s machete couldn¡¯t make a hole that was enough for him to drill into the elephant alone. He could not move under the elephant¡¯s body. Gray could not move the elephant at all. If the hunter hurt the elephant, and it struggled, Gray would be done for. Shelter, space, safety¡­ After considering all kinds of things, Gray chose a slightly dangerous place to hide. He was now hiding in the ancient elephant¡¯s mouth..