The temperature difference here was extremely large. Night had not yet fallen, but it was evening, but the temperature had already dropped.
As the saying goes, a house leaks overnight rain, a heavy rain unexpectedly, intermittent rain, pouring down from the sky, ears filled with the sound of rain hitting leaves. It had to be said that cold and humidity were a deadly combination, and it was unbearable. Cruel and barbaric virgin forest, endless ferocious monsters, harsh and desperate environment, human psychology little by little collapse. This was the first day I entered the Blood Jungle, and the dangers I encountered were far beyond my limit.
Leng Yun's body was getting darker and darker. She was cold, hungry, and afraid. Ever since she was young, she had never been as helpless as she was now.
" Rainwater will wash away traces of aura, making it impossible for monsters to find us, so rain is a good thing instead." Zhang Mu wiped the rain off his face and took out a few chocolates and a box of compressed biscuits from his backpack and handed them to Leng Yun." Eat."
Leng Yun was slightly excited. Fortunately, she had the mysterious and powerful man beside her. Otherwise, she knew how to face everything." Thank you for saving me."
Zhang Mu smiled." We are companions."
Leng Yun was a little touched and nodded vigorously.
Suddenly, her face turned slightly red, a little unnatural.
Zhang Mu asked curiously,"What's wrong?"
Leng Yun lowered her head and said softly," I…I want to pee."
"This…can only be solved in the tree." Zhang Mu shook his head helplessly and said," Hurry up. I'll send food to Qin Min and the others."
Leng Yun felt embarrassed." Thank you."
Not far away, Fatty and Sun Bing were on the same tree. Fatty threw his backpack into the water, and Sun Bing's backpack was cut open during the process of traveling through the jungle. Most of the food fell, but it was enough for the two of them to eat. Qin Min stayed with two strangers because her backpack had been thrown away in the woods and there was no food at all. Fortunately, the two trees were not far apart. Zhang Mu tied his backpack to the vine and swung it to the opposite side to deliver food to them.
When Zhang Mu returned, Leng Yun had finished dealing with him, and her pretty face was slightly red. Zhang Mu didn't feel awkward. After a day of hard work, he was already hungry. He took out a few chocolates and ham sausages from his bag to satisfy his hunger.
Leng Yun saw that half of her backpack was missing. She frowned and said," We don't have much food. We can only last for two or three days."
"Yes, food is a problem." Zhang Mu ate two chocolates and stared at the rippled water surface." Fatty's backpack is submerged. There's a lot of food in it. I'll go and get it."
Cold rhyme very surprised busy said: "but the water is full of monsters ah!"
" Don't worry," Zhang Mu said confidently." The Dreadfish will drive away the monsters nearby. Besides, the rain will also distract them. They won't be able to find me easily."
Everyone was eager to stay away from the water. Zhang Mu wanted to dive into the water. Was this courage or madness?
Leng Yun took a deep look at Zhang Mu. He looked a little disheveled, but on his ordinary face, there was a pair of dark eyes full of wisdom and calmness. It was like a bottomless cold pool that made people unconsciously sink into it. Leng Yun felt her heart beat twice. She couldn't say what she wanted to stop her.
"Stay in the tree." Zhang Mu grabbed a few vines and tried them one by one to find the strongest one. About two thumbs thick, the surface is very rough, not easy to slip.
Leng Yun said,"Be careful!"
Zhang Mu took a deep breath and jumped hard. His feet left the tree and his figure drew a beautiful arc in the rain before he let go and fell into the water.
The underwater world is so peaceful that the senses seem to be deprived. The water was cold and cloudy, unable to distinguish things that were too far away. The bottom of the river was full of broken trees and many aquatic plants grew there. Zhang Mu accurately located the spot where he fell into the water. Soon, he found his backpack, swam to the bottom, picked up his backpack, and was about to leave. Suddenly, something in the water caught attention.
It was a black iron treasure chest that was submerged in the water. The treasure chest was slightly larger than the treasure chest opened the day before yesterday, and its surface was more exquisite.
Zhang Mu knew that the prerequisite was to encounter a normal black iron treasure chest. This was an exquisite black iron treasure chest. Although they were all Black Iron Treasure Chests, the latter was of a higher grade, so the probability of obtaining Skill Books or Special Items was higher.
"I found the treasure chest underwater. I have to say, I'm really lucky!"
Zhang Mu didn't notice any danger for the time being. He immediately swam towards the treasure chest. Ten meters, five meters, three meters…Just as he was about to touch the treasure chest, he suddenly felt a torrent in front of him. A huge black shadow swam past him.
Terror fish, that big damn thing is coming!
Zhang Mu knew that danger was approaching, but it didn't make him retreat. Instead, he swam to the treasure chest and carefully opened it. There were a few bottles of red health potions and a small amount of gold coins in the treasure chest…There were also two items that excited Zhang Mu. One was a thumb-sized red bead, and the other was a skill book!
Another book!
Zhang Mu didn't have time to be happy when the Dreadfish not far away suddenly swung its tail and turned around, creating a strong current and rushing over.
Oh no, they've been discovered by the Dreadfish!
The water was six meters deep, and it was too late to surface. Zhang Mu grabbed his backpack and swam backwards. Just as he hid in an area where the roots were entangled, the ferocious head of the Dreadfish whistled and its huge teeth came biting at him. Zhang Mu hid in the middle of thick roots. The roots were as thick as thighs, and at least dozens of them were entangled together. They were unusually strong. When the big mouth of the terror fish bites the root of the tree, a series of cracks suddenly erupt, and one-third of the root is bitten off, and a large amount of debris splashes into the surrounding waters.
Zhang Mu was inside the big mouth, and his barbed tongue was clearly visible. If the mouth of the Dreadfish could be closed, he would be dead.
The Dreadfish bit three times in a row, but it was unable to bite off so many roots at the same time.
However, Zhang Mu's condition was not optimistic. He began to feel severe hypoxia. His lungs felt like they were exploding. He could not stay like this. Otherwise, he would suffocate and die.
He bent his heart, went out sideways, and began to swim toward the surface. When the Dreadfish saw this, it immediately went around the tangled roots and swam towards Zhang Mu again. Just as its sharp teeth were about to tear it apart, Zhang Mu released seven-colored light, and the nearly ten-meter-long Dreadfish was actually bounced back.
A-rank skill, Heavenly God's Blessing!
Zhang Mu used the temporary invincibility effect to repel the monsters. All his attributes were increased, and his limbs became stronger. Therefore, his speed suddenly increased. Finally, he surfaced and climbed up a big tree before he could catch his breath.
"Whoosh!"
The waves behind him suddenly surged, and the Dreadfish roared and jumped out of the water. Zhang Mu quickly dodged behind the tree. The head of the Dreadfish hit the tree, causing the whole tree to shake violently. Its giant teeth bit off a large piece of bark before finally falling into the water.
Zhang Mu immediately climbed up the tree and finally avoided the disaster.
"Hiss-ho!"
The fear fish did not catch its prey and wandered unwillingly in the water.
Zhang Mu grabbed a vine and swung it to the tree where Leng Yun was. Leng Yun reached out and pulled Zhang Mu up.
"Are you alright?" Leng Yun asked hurriedly.
Zhang Mu panted heavily." Fortunately…there was no danger!"
The others widened their eyes. They were shocked by Zhang Mu's extraordinary courage.
Is he still human?
The fat man shouted at the tree not far away: "Fuck me, boss, play big!" How dare you provoke this damned big guy."
Zhang Mu had already calmed down. Hearing Fatty's teasing, he immediately scolded,"How dare you say that?" If you didn't throw your backpack into the water, would I need to go into the water?"
Fatty didn't care at all. Instead, his eyes lit up and he said,"What, my backpack? Hey, boss, let me discuss something with you. Those sausages are my favorite. Don't eat them."
This guy was really a weirdo. He still cared about sausage at such a critical moment.
After Zhang Mu escaped danger, the first thing he did was to check the skill book and the red bead.
[Explosive Orb], FF, Special Item, Activates at 10 MP cost. Can produce an explosion with a damage range of 1 meter. Deals at least 30 damage. 50% chance to stun the target for 2 seconds.
This was a one-time combat consumable.
[Ice Arrow LV1], F+ skill, maximum level LV3, range 50 meters, deals 10 + 100% spell damage, 50% additional mental damage, has a certain probability of reducing target movement speed, costs 5 MP, cooldown time 30 seconds.
This was an Elementalist skill book.
" Depressed, it's not my book!" Zhang Mu's gaze fell on the Dreadfish that was faintly visible in the water. He suddenly nodded and said,"Perhaps we can kill this guy!"
Leng Yun was shocked when she heard this." This monster is a Level 9 Bronze Elite monster. It's much stronger than the Deinonychus. With our strength, can we really kill it?"
The Dreadfish was a very powerful elite monster. However, Zhang Mu had discovered several weaknesses through his brief contact with it. Although it was big, it was not flexible. In addition, it had a violent personality and only knew how to attack blindly. This fear fish should be the Dunklea fish that appeared on Earth. There must be a reason why they were eliminated during evolution and eventually let the weaker sharks become the overlords of the ocean. Darwin said,"The species that survive are not the strongest, nor the most intelligent, but those most able to adapt to change." Dunklefish are evolutionary losers, and the biggest reason is that they are not flexible enough.
"Of course there is a way." Zhang Mu handed the skill book to Leng Yun." I opened a treasure chest underwater and found the Elementalist skill book. Take it and learn it."
Leng Yun naturally understood how precious skill books were. Ever since she was young, she hated to owe others, but now it seemed that she owed Zhang Mu more and more.
Zhang Mu said,"Dreadfish is a Level 9 Bronze Elite. If you can kill it, your experience will be very high." But first, think of a way to gather everyone together."
These trees are very large, and many of them are close to each other and can be crossed through their branches. Fatty, Sun Bing, Qin Min, and the others used a lot of strength to gather together through the branches and vines. Apart from Zhang Mu and the others, there was also a couple.
The male was a young man who looked like a high school student. He was half a head shorter than Zhang Mu. He was very thin, his eyes were slightly sunken, and there were dark circles under his eyes. He looked a little dull, and his appearance was very ordinary. He was the image of a standard otaku. The woman was a young woman in her thirties. She had a oval face, a tall figure, fair skin, and a good appearance and temperament.
They were probably too frightened, and the two of them were still trembling.
"This is our captain, Zhang Mu." Qin Min introduced each other. She pointed at them and said," His name is Liu Yao. This sister is Chen Ling."
Zhang Mu was only concerned about levels and skills.
The two of them were only Level 3. Although they weren't high, they were still passable.
Liu Yao was a Thief, and the initial skill he obtained was [Charge]. This was originally an F-rank Swordsman skill, similar to Zhang Mu's Speed Skating. It aimed at straight line attacks and had a short cooldown. It was good for attacking or escaping.
Chen Ling was a Swordsman. She had obtained the initial skill [Sprint], which was an F grade skill for Assassins, Thieves, and Shooters. After activating it for a period of time, her movement speed would greatly increase.
No wonder the two of them ran so fast. It turned out that they had the help of a speed increase skill.