Live Strong in the Wilderness

Chapter 374: Entering the Jungle

As the crowd engaged with the fierce beasts, all the Thunder Strike Guns had exhausted their energy, requiring 26 hours to recharge.

Lu Ke and Su Yan also gripped their weapons and charged forward.

Telekinesis enveloped the dagger, aiming for the beast’s eye.

Everyone was fighting desperately, frantically attacking the fierce beasts.

Xu Yi led his team, reaching the side of Lu Ke and Su Yan.

"Linlai Jike from Team 015 is dead."

"Carl from Team 465 has quit."

"Locke Zuo from Team 002 is dead."

"Antonio from Team 173 has quit."

From time to time, notification sounds rang out, informing everyone of deaths and eliminations.

The wilderness here is just that cruel.

One careless mistake, and you could die.

"Lu Ke, watch out."

Xu Yi kicked away a fierce beast, then the Black Qilin lunged forward and bit its neck.

Xu Yi was wounded too.

Though not bitten, he was still scratched.

Out of over four hundred people, hardly anyone escaped without injuries.

The battle lasted more than 20 minutes, resulting in five deaths—four eliminators and one challenger.

Altogether, five people quit, over 50 suffered serious injuries, and only nine remained unscathed.

Those who survived had a feeling of relief after a great disaster.

Humanity finally won.

The jungle lay just over four hundred meters ahead.

"Into the jungle." Everyone glanced toward the jungle, ignoring the fallen fierce beasts on the ground.

Supporting the injured, everyone hurried towards the jungle.

Fearful of moving slowly and risking another beast attack.

Without even bandaging wounds, they waited to deal with it after entering the jungle.

"Stay alert, everyone." Xu Yi spoke to his team, since the jungle’s circumstances were unknown.

Furthermore, the fierce beasts seemed reluctant to enter the jungle for some reason.

However, they had no other choice but to enter; there was no other solution.

Everyone nodded; they shared Xu Yi’s worries about the jungle.

Having come this far, even with the danger, they could only forge ahead.

Two hundred meters.

One hundred meters.

Fifty meters.

Ten meters.

On one side were rocks, on the other soil, clearly delineated.

Finally, someone stepped onto the soil.

"We’re here, we’ve reached the Jungle Area!"

Others also stepped into the Jungle Area.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Bandage the wounds, recover your strength." Xu Yi instructed, without intending to go deeper.

"Agreed." Qin Fan nodded, sitting directly on the ground. His waist had a chunk of flesh the size of an egg torn away, with five or six other wounds, yet he managed to walk here.

Others also had varying degrees of injury.

The only one unscathed was Lu Ke, thanks to Xu Yi’s protection.

Other challengers also sat down, assisting each other with their wounds.

Many fierce beasts appeared in their battlefield, attacking the corpses of fierce beasts and the five human corpses left behind.

Their Star Charts had already been collected by their teammates, and the others didn’t try to snatch them.

Xu Yi’s wound was on his back, and when Su Yan lifted his shirt, she saw it had already clotted.

The speed was much faster than the others.

"Xu Yi, your recovery power is amazing. Is it because you’ve awakened spiritual power?" Su Yan asked, accepting the pain relief spray Lu Ke handed her.

"Kind of. I just tried using spiritual power to stop bleeding and pain; it had a little effect." Xu Yi replied; it was his first attempt.

Now that the organizers knew he had spiritual power, he could explore it further.

Spiritual power enhances cellular activity.

Naturally, it can accelerate wound healing.

Xu Yi’s previous acquisition of Healing Hand was inspired, leading to this recent attempt.

"So magical, could you try it on my thigh?" Su Yan asked expectantly, glancing at Xu Yi.

She was very curious about telekinesis and spiritual power and wanted to study them properly.

"Sure." Xu Yi agreed without hesitation.

Su Yan’s thigh had been bandaged but was still bleeding.

So Xu Yi placed his hand gently on her thigh.

This was his first intimate contact with Su Yan’s body, causing his face to flush slightly.

He released his spiritual power, vibrating steadily on her wound.

Su Yan instantly felt a tingling sensation, with the stabbing pain completely gone.

"It’s truly magical; you’re like a healer in a game." Su Yan looked at Xu Yi in admiration, finding spiritual power incredibly marvelous.

"Not that exaggerated; the effect is minimal." Xu Yi shyly withdrew his hand, as the effect was indeed modest. Nevertheless, he thought that as his spiritual power improved, the effect would enhance.

Someday, he might truly enable rapid wound healing.

"As your spiritual power grows stronger, the effect will surely become more evident. I’m so envious; I wish I could awaken spiritual power too." Su Yan said, unwrapping her bandage and discovering her wound had completely clotted.

Xu Yi smiled at Su Yan, unsure of how to respond.

"Xu Yi, I need help stopping the bleeding too." Wang Jin pouted, breaking Xu Yi’s awkwardness.

"Coming." Xu Yi immediately rose to aid Wang Jin, then proceeded to treat his other teammates’ and Qin Fan’s wounds.

"Wonder what’s in the jungle that keeps these fierce beasts from approaching within a hundred meters." Qin Fan commented, observing the outside beasts.

The fierce beasts were eager to attack humans but feared the jungle more.

Qin Fan wasn’t the only one noticing this.

Hence, everyone stayed put without intending to delve deeper.

Even if they decided to go further, they’d wait until their wounds healed and strength and telekinesis were restored.

Given the planet’s nature, their recovery power was remarkable; overnight, their wounds would mostly heal without affecting actions.

"Must be something very dangerous causing them such dread." Xu Yi speculated, looking into the jungle’s depths. He had used spiritual vision to check a ten-meter radius but found no signs of danger.

However, lack of discovery doesn’t mean nonexistence.

Sometimes, plants can be very hazardous.

And these plants were unfamiliar to him.

The plants here were entirely alien, unlike Newbie Village where most were familiar.