Chapter 478

Inside the cave, Su Xiao held several native seeds in his hand; there were four in total.

"How do you use these? Don't tell me to eat them."

Su Xiao had already reached a consensus with the Daughter of the Sun; he, Old Lao Baer, and two Some Qiyuezhe would delve into the Black Forest.

If conditions allowed, the Daughter of the Sun would certainly go into the Black Forest herself, but she could not leave the red soil region; her current body would collapse after just a few hours.

"Of course not by eating them. Give them here."

The Daughter of the Sun reached out, signaling Su Xiao to hand over the native seeds.

Su Xiao tossed the four native seeds over. After the Daughter of the Sun caught them, she took out several more.

The native seeds in the Daughter of the Sun's hands gradually changed, turning from their original black to a pale red, with emerald green sprouts growing on their surfaces.

"After entering the Black Forest, you must carry the native seeds with you at all times, and pinch one open every two hours. Each native seed can protect you for about two hours. You must leave before the ten native seeds are used up, or else that will be your burial ground."

The Daughter of the Sun handed the ten native seeds to Su Xiao.

"Only ten?"

"Do you think modifying native seeds is simple?"

Su Xiao shook his head.

"Twenty."

"Impossible."

Su Xiao didn't speak, just looked at the Daughter of the Sun.

"Twelve at most."

"Eighteen."

After some bargaining, Su Xiao obtained fifteen native seeds.

"Time is short. When are you planning to set off?"

"Now."

Su Xiao stood up and looked at Old Lao Baer, while Old Lao Baer looked at the Daughter of the Sun.

"Goddess of the Sun, my native seeds..."

The Daughter of the Sun scrutinized Old Lao Baer: "My servant, use them cautiously."

"As you command."

Old Lao Baer's performance was extremely obedient. Seeing this, a smile appeared at the corner of Su Xiao's mouth; perhaps this old guy would burst forth with a different kind of 'radiance.' At the very least, he had never underestimated Old Lao Baer.

"Where are the other two people?"

"They have already headed toward the vicinity of the Black Forest. I will notify them to wait for you."

Su Xiao and Old Lao Baer walked out of the cave together. Once outside, Su Xiao looked at Old Lao Baer.

"So obedient?"

"The Goddess's commands cannot be disobeyed."

Old Lao Baer's attitude was devout, as if he had truly become an obedient priest.

"A clumsy act. If I were you, even if I had to dig the seed out of my body, I wouldn't grovel before that plant."

Su Xiao didn't believe Old Lao Baer would become a dog for the Daughter of the Sun.

"That is the Goddess of the Sun; how could one disobey the Goddess's words? However, god-slaying is a decent choice, but it's too early for that now. Let's survive the Cold Disaster first."

Leaving the cave, Old Lao Baer's true personality was revealed: he knew how to endure, how to seek advantages and avoid harm, was insidious and cunning, and his methods were ruthless. This was Old Lao Baer.

"Let's go. We need to carry plenty of food and fresh water."

Old Lao Baer nodded, said "I'll go prepare," and walked briskly toward the tribe.

Half an hour later, Old Lao Baer, carrying a large amount of meat and fresh water, found Su Xiao, and the two walked out of the tribe.

Previously, Su Xiao had wanted to leave the red soil region and reach the ordinary area, but who would have thought that things would change so unexpectedly? Now he had to head to the even more dangerous Black Forest.

The survival of the island had nothing to do with him, and Su Xiao didn't care about any Cold Disaster. If what the Daughter of the Sun said was true, he only needed to endure the 'Cold Disaster' for one day; the possibility of survival was high.

He was delving into the Black Forest to become stronger and complete the hidden mission. Hidden missions were rare; if all stages were completed, the harvest would surely be unexpected.

No one had stipulated that one must hide during a survival trial; if there was an opportunity to become stronger, one should certainly seize it.

Su Xiao was riding on Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's back. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was running a bit slowly because it had eaten too much.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang had been terrified by hunger; once it had sufficient food, it gorged itself. But after traveling for several hours in the red soil region, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's stomach began to rumble again.

With the compass pointing the way, finding that stone bridge to leave the red soil region wasn't difficult.

After traveling for several hours, the sky gradually darkened. Su Xiao found a tree without snakes or insects to rest in. The red soil region at night was very lively, with the roars of various wild beasts echoing one after another.

Lying on a tree branch more than ten meters above the ground, Su Xiao closed his eyes to rest, while Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang lay on the branch with its belly down, its four legs dangling naturally.

The next morning.

"Awoo~."

A miserable howl startled Su Xiao awake. He immediately stood up, hand gripping his sword hilt.

There were no enemies; the one howling was Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang. This guy had slept too soundly and fallen from the tree early in the morning. With Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's sleeping posture, it would be strange if it hadn't fallen.

After a simple breakfast, Su Xiao continued forward. After traveling for seven hours, a cliff appeared ahead.

"The stone bridge is nearby; we can reach it in half an hour at most. After crossing the stone bridge, we need to continue for three days to reach the Black Forest."

Today was already the fifth day of the survival trial, meaning Su Xiao would reach the Black Forest on the eighth day.

Old Lao Baer was right; the stone bridge was indeed nearby.

Bang, ding-ding-ding!

A roaring sound came from the stone bridge. Even from a distance, Su Xiao could see people fighting on it.

The stone bridge was dozens of meters long and over ten meters wide, naturally formed, with no protective measures like railings.

An armored vehicle was blocking the stone bridge, with several Some Qiyuezhe hiding behind it. The other side of the armored vehicle was sparking from bullet impacts, and dense gunfire came from across the bridge.

Someone in the ordinary area was blocking the bridge, stopping Some Qiyuezhe trying to leave the red soil region.

This tactic could be called ruthless. Although the ordinary area was also dangerous, food and fresh water weren't too scarce; if you had the strength, you could seize them.

The red soil region was different; food was scarce here, and Some Qiyuezhe escaping from here were generally in very poor condition, with significantly reduced combat effectiveness.

At this moment, Old Hei and his group hiding behind the armored vehicle were in this situation. Although the armored vehicle was bulletproof and they would be fine for a while, the enemies would soon charge up.

On a dirt slope far from the stone bridge, Su Xiao was observing how many Some Qiyuezhe were on the other side of the bridge.

Just the Some Qiyuezhe he could see numbered eight; the total number should be no less than ten.

Su Xiao couldn't quite figure it out: why were these Some Qiyuezhe blocking the bridge? The drop rate of Scarlet Cards in survival trials was very low, and most Some Qiyuezhe escaping from the red soil region were short on food.

However, Su Xiao understood one thing: to cross the bridge, he had to eliminate those Some Qiyuezhe on the other side first, otherwise, he would be a target on the bridge without any cover, just like Old Hei's group.

The gunfire continued, and Old Hei and the others were too afraid to poke their heads out. From Su Xiao's direction, he could see several Some Qiyuezhe on the other side of the bridge charging toward the armored vehicle.

A minute later, Old Hei and the others were in close-quarters combat with the Some Qiyuezhe from across the bridge.

There was a sniper and two mages on the other side, and having been forced out of cover, Old Hei and the others were bound to lose.

The facts were exactly as such. Washinoki Washinoki Jishi of seconds later, Old Hei and the others fell in a pool of blood, and that forging master was kneeling on the ground, seemingly begging for mercy from the Some Qiyuezhe across the bridge.

Not long after, those Some Qiyuezhe across the bridge clearly fell into chaos, seemingly realizing they had provoked someone they shouldn't have.

Bang.

A gunshot rang out, Master Tie was shot in the head, his body thrown into the cliff, and the Some Qiyuezhe across the bridge began to argue, seemingly shifting responsibility onto each other.

Bang.

A very low gunshot rang out, the sniper across the bridge was shot in the head, and a mist of blood exploded.

Su Xiao turned the muzzle of the Spider Queen, aiming it at a mage across the bridge.

These Some Qiyuezhe had to be eliminated, otherwise, Su Xiao couldn't cross the stone bridge, and that armored vehicle was a decent means of transport.