Fewer players were left.
Two players were tied for first place in the scores, and Qin Mubai was one of them.
Ye Nianchu was in second place, with three players tied for that spot.
The difference between first and second was only 5 points, making the competition fierce.
In this game, the difficulty was unknown. The rewards were high, the points were many, but it was dangerous!
They lit torches to scare away the face spiders, running as far as they could before the torches went out.
The trees around them were much sparser, and they finally found a place to rest.
The face spiders didn’t follow them.
Ye Nianchu leaned against Qin Mubai, both of them hurt, but thankfully not seriously.
She had a noticeable cut on her arm, with dried blood that looked bad, while her other injuries were less visible.
Her face showed no emotion, calm as if she wasn’t hurt at all.
Qin Mubai looked down to clean her wound. Seeing the exposed skin, he paused, “Sister.”
Ye Nianchu turned her head and smiled, “It doesn’t hurt. Your method is quite good.”
Even if she said it hurt, it still would; it was better to think positively.
In this game, getting hurt was normal; the goal was to survive until the end.
Qin Mubai’s worst injury was on his hand, cut by spider silk while he was slicing it. The wound was deep, and a piece of silk was stuck inside.
Seeing Ye Nianchu worried, he explained, “There’s no deadly poison.”
Ye Nianchu felt relieved and gently wrapped his wound.
After taking care of each other’s injuries, they changed clothes, rested for a moment, and ate something before moving on.
Just because it was safe now didn’t mean it would stay that way; sometimes, calmness meant hidden dangers.
Walking for so long without seeing a face spider was strange.
Qin Mubai thought this game not only had shelters but probably other supply points too, which they hadn’t found yet.
The rainforest was big, with no clues, so they had to rely on luck.
Ye Nianchu didn’t think she could find supplies, so she followed Qin Mubai, hoping he would succeed.
Their condition wasn’t good enough to fight at Shelter 1; their gear was not strong enough.
Suddenly, Qin Mubai stopped, and Ye Nianchu almost bumped into him. She leaned forward and saw a body eaten by insects.
The skin was full of holes, with black bugs crawling around, making her uncomfortable.
Qin Mubai glanced at her hand gripping his arm. “Let’s go around that way.”
“Okay,” Ye Nianchu nodded.
They changed direction to avoid the body.
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Ahead, the trees were very tall and thick, needing many people to hug one. The ground was tangled with roots, and the branches blocked all sunlight.
A drop of clear water fell from a leaf above.
This place was even more humid than others.
Both of them were alert.
“A tree hole?” Ye Nianchu looked at the dark opening ahead.
She wondered if this hole could be the supply point they were looking for.
But she felt that if they went inside, the chance of danger was very high.
“There’s something there.”
At Qin Mubai's signal, Ye Nianchu noticed a raised area of ground near the tree hole, surrounded by tangled roots.