Survival Arena

Chu Ge and Gu Tianjiao had been in the cave for quite a while, resting and keeping an eye on the lake surface.

"Have you killed any enemies?" Chu Ge asked.

Gu Tianjiao nodded, "Lucky catch, trapped a fox."

Upon hearing this, Chu Ge immediately felt relieved.

This round of the Survival Competition not only required staying alive but also killing enemies.

If you hadn't killed any enemies and merely survived to the end, you would still lose.

In the blink of an eye.

Half an hour later.

The Peacock came flying over from the trees outside, circling in the air. From his perspective, there was a massive object in the center of the lake, still and unmoving.

It was the corpse of the Saltwater Crocodile.

After a struggle with the Wild Boar, the Saltwater Crocodile had sustained severe injuries, succumbing to death in the end.

"What on earth happened?"

The Peacock thought to himself with amazement, also noticing the Wild Boar's corpse.

He could not believe his eyes.

How could Chu Ge and Gu Tianjiao have killed the Wild Boar and Saltwater Crocodile?

He had fought those two beasts himself.

He had exerted all his strength but still couldn't kill the Wild Boar or the Saltwater Crocodile.

For a moment, he began to doubt the strength of Chu Ge and Gu Tianjiao.

Could these two have been "playing the pig to eat the tiger?"

Chu Ge and Gu Tianjiao also noticed the Peacock's arrival. Without lifting their heads, they lay on the ground, quietly watching the Peacock, indistinguishable from real animals.

The two sides stood in silent confrontation.

Minutes later, the Peacock chose to leave.

Gu Tianjiao stretched lazily, smiled languidly, and said, "Finally, it's over. Now we can start thinking about the Survival Team."

Chu Ge nodded. He had been hit by the Wild Boar many times, not feeling much during the fight, but after resting for a while, all his internal organs ached, and he didn't have the strength to stand up.

If the Peacock had attacked, he feared he would be done for.

"A Survival Team can initially accommodate five members. It's best if you can invite five people at once, as it will be helpful for the upcoming random species competition. Also, the position of deputy leader is unquestionably mine, don't you dare hoard it for yourself," Gu Tianjiao said with a laugh.

Chu Ge laughed, "Of course, you are our team's financier after all."

Being able to put up five thousand Survival Points all at once, he suspected that Gu Tianjiao had saved some Survival Points from every Survival Competition.

This woman couldn't be middle-aged, fond of saving money, could she?

With this thought, the image of Gu Tianjiao in his mind began to collapse.

"Why don't you create your own Survival Team with so many Survival Points?" Chu Ge asked curiously.

He didn't believe that Gu Tianjiao was head over heels in love with him, determined to help him unconditionally.

This woman definitely had her own agenda!

"Trust issues. Those friends I've made are mostly interested in profit, not worth entrusting my back to. I've joined a Survival Team before and got betrayed," Gu Tianjiao answered. She didn't go into detail because it wasn't worth mentioning.

Chu Ge laughed proudly, "It seems my personal charm is quite strong after all."

Gu Tianjiao said seriously, "Although you're very cunning and bold, you are indeed good to your companions. In the last Survival Competition, you had many opportunities to kill me, but you didn't. Also, look at how you treated the Chimpanzee; his help to you wasn't that significant."

Chu Ge's integrity wouldn't have meant much in reality, as most people could afford it.

But in the Survival Arena, it was quite valuable.

Of course, the guy wasn't a Holy Mother; when it was time to make a move, he was utterly ruthless, which was also an important reason why Gu Tianjiao chose him.

Companions required trust!

Enemies must be dealt with ruthlessly!

Facing any formidable foe, dare to battle!

That was the demeanor a qualified team leader should possess!

Chu Ge was somewhat embarrassed by her praise.

Am I really that pure and good?

The two chatted this way, their relationship growing a step closer.

Time silently passed.

Night fell.

Chu Ge and his partner entered the forest, climbing up a large tree to rest.

The branches here were dense, making it difficult for the Peacock to catch them.

Everything seemed to have settled down.

But they didn't let their guard down.

After all, many Survivors had not seen the bodies with their own eyes.

They took turns standing watch and resting alternately.

Late at night.

"Roar—"

A terrifying and thrilling tiger's roar suddenly sounded, startling Chu Ge awake.

A tiger?

He widened his eyes, subconsciously looking around.

"It's not a Survivor, but a wild tiger," Gu Tianjiao said softly.

Her expression was grave.

With Chu Ge's current state, it would be very hard for him to defeat a fully-grown tiger.

Which meant, she would have to face the tiger alone.

"Are there tigers in this area?" Chu Ge asked with a strange expression, puzzled.

Gu Tianjiao nodded, "There used to be South China Tigers in Shennongjia, and now they are very rare to see, but no one can guarantee that there are absolutely no tigers here."

Chu Ge narrowed his eyes.

For some reason, he felt an instinctual repulsion towards tigers.

It felt like an innate enmity.

In nature, lions and tigers are two kings that are extremely unlikely to cross paths.

They no longer spoke out loud, waiting in silence.

Soon, a strong South China Tiger approached.

Beneath the cover of night, it sniffed the air, drawing closer to the large tree where Chu Ge and Gu Tianjiao were.

Tigers could climb trees.

Chu Ge wasn't far from the ground; this creature could attack him.

The South China Tiger arrived at the base of the tree, looking up at Chu Ge and Gu Tianjiao.

In its eyes, they saw hunger.

"Wuu wuu—"

Just then, a series of strange cries came. A tall shadow rushed forward, scaring the South China Tiger into turning tail and fleeing.

Chu Ge focused his gaze.

Wasn't this the wild man?

Stopping at the base of the tree, the wild man called out to Chu Ge continuously and waved his hands excitedly.

"The wild man?"

Gu Tianjiao's eyes widened, clearly seeing him for the first time.

Chu Ge, meanwhile, was somewhat dazed. Did the wild man remember him?

He had already encountered the wild man twice, never having been up close, and now the wild man was here to save him?

How could he not find that absurd?

The wild man did not climb up the tree. Instead, he sat down against the trunk after calling for a while, as if he intended to guard Chu Ge and Gu Tianjiao.

"Tsk, tsk, has my charm made the wild man submit the first time he saw me?" Gu Tianjiao narcissistically said.

Chu Ge did not respond; instead, he sized up the wild man, observing carefully.

He suddenly felt that the wild man's scent was somehow familiar.

It was very much like Big Hair's, yet fundamentally different.

Wait a minute!

The scent was like that of Big Hair after having eaten the Purple Mushrooms. Could it be that this guy had also eaten those mushrooms?

That would explain it; no normal person could be so strong and fearsome to scare away a tiger, even if they grew up in the wild.

The more Chu Ge thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.

Could it be that Purple Mushrooms existed not only in Africa but also on the Huaxia land?

The rest of the night was safe.

With the wild man's protection, they faced no threats.

In the early hours of the morning.

"This round of Survival Competition has ended. You have successfully completed this mission and have been awarded 200 Survival Points,"

"You total 2,700 Points for enemies killed during the competition,"

"As you are the top killer in this round of the Survival Competition, your Survival Points will be doubled,"

"You now have a total of 5,800 Survival Points,"

Accompanied by the cold female voice, Chu Ge, who was half asleep and half awake, felt the world spinning, and the next second, he disappeared from the tree.