Two hours later, Yun Luohe finally found the fluorite cave.The cave entrance was extremely well hidden—thick with poisonous weeds. At first glance, the plants looked unremarkable, even blooming with pale violet flowers. But they were highly toxic. Just a slight touch would result in poisoning.If Yun Luohe’s [foraging skill] hadn’t recently leveled up, allowing her to distinguish poisonous plants, she would’ve brushed against them the moment she entered the cave.She spotted warning red flashes on the plants, so she first used her [multi-function entrenching tool] to clear out all vegetation from the entrance before going in.The cave itself was small. She had to crouch, almost crawl—standing upright wasn’t possible.It was Yúntūn that had detected a strong fluorite presence here. Yun Luohe would never have found it on her own.As soon as she entered, she saw the inner walls of the cave were studded with countless pieces of [fluorite].The blue-violet crystals embedded in the rock glimmered like stars in the night sky.[Fluorite] left faint traces of glowing residue when it came into contact with skin. The marks from earlier were still visible on Yun Luohe’s hand. Now, in the pitch-dark interior, her hand emitted a soft, conspicuous glow.This trait could be useful for marking paths—or even placing [fluorite] near the shelter for illumination.But for now, her priority was mining as much as she could.Once the number of [fluorite] in her backpack surpassed 100 pieces, her [Points] shot past 500.It seemed [fluorite] awarded a significant amount of points.There were only a bit over a hundred [fluorite] chunks in the whole cave, and Yun Luohe had already mined most of them.She planned to knock down the remaining few and then leave.She didn’t know how many points other players had. The leaderboard wouldn’t be published until the morning of the third day, so Yun Luohe wasn’t sure whether her current [Points] would rank her at the top.Just as she was about to leave, Yun Luohe suddenly felt tightness in her chest and discomfort.She grabbed the wall for support, nausea rising. Her face went pale, and soon she vomited.Not good—she’d been poisoned.Opening her personal status window, she saw her [Health] had silently dropped by 30 points.It was still gradually decreasing. The system now showed a [Poisoned] status.Yun Luohe didn’t waste time looking for the cause—she immediately retreated from the cave.Even after exiting, she still felt awful. She gasped for breath, inhaling the fresh air outside.Thinking back, she recalled detecting a sour smell inside the cave.Most likely, the bottom of the fluorite cave had accumulated a dangerous amount of hydrogen sulfide gas. Inhaling too much had led to poisoning.This kind of gas has little smell at high concentrations, but at low concentrations it has a strong rotten-egg odor.No wonder she had noticed a stench earlier and assumed it came from an animal’s droppings inside the cave.She had spent two full hours inside—no telling how much hydrogen sulfide she’d inhaled. The gas was highly toxic. Any later, and she might have died right there.High concentrations of hydrogen sulfide are instantly lethal. Even low concentrations are hazardous to humans.Yun Luohe had been expending [Stamina] mining the entire time, which accelerated the rate of inhalation. Now her [Health] and [Stamina] were both dangerously low.She quickly took out a cup of [mist veiled tea] and drank it to restore some [Stamina].But to recover [Health], she would need to use a healing potion.She had only one bottle.And she had intended to save it for when she was in real danger.So Yun Luohe hesitated.Yúntūn noticed something was wrong. It looked at her worriedly. “Hehe, what’s wrong?”“Are you hungry?”It had just eaten a piece of [fluorite] and was completely full. Its body was covered in fine [fluorite] powder and softly glowed.Seeing Yun Luohe sitting on the ground, it assumed she was just tired and hungry from not eating.“I’ll go find food for you!”Yun Luohe immediately stopped it with a weak voice. “No, wait.”She couldn’t let Yúntūn wander far. In her current condition, having it nearby gave her some peace of mind.Yúntūn quickly settled down, hopping into her lap. “What’s wrong?”Her condition was worsening—she felt like she couldn’t even keep her eyes open.A headache had set in. She was coughing, too.This wasn’t sustainable.Without hesitating any longer, Yun Luohe pulled out the healing potion and drank it in one gulp.——It was still early in the day, but Yun Luohe was in no shape to do anything more.It looked like she'd have to go back and rest. If she felt better later, she could consider searching for petroleum. If not, then she’d wait until her body fully recovered.This proved that even her [Perception] trait couldn’t detect every type of danger.For example, toxic gas in a cave—clearly a special kind of hazard. And this time she hadn’t brought a gas mask. There had been no warning at all.Still, at least she had gained something. She’d collected a large amount of [fluorite], and her [Points] had increased significantly.Even after resting a bit, she still had a headache. The healing potion restored her [Health], but it hadn’t detoxified her.She tore a strip of cloth from her clothes and coated it with [pine resin], making a crude breathing filter and covering her nose with it.Her nose had gone numb—everything smelled off.Personal Status[Health]: (Poisoned)[Stamina]: 35/100 (Barely able to move)Her vision blurred, eyes tearing up uncontrollably. With the fog already obscuring her surroundings, this only made things worse.“We need to go back,” Yun Luohe said softly to Yúntūn.Yúntūn: “Okay. Hehe goes back and eats food.”It still thought Yun Luohe was just hungry.She forced a smile, not bothering to explain.On the way back, she walked slowly—not just due to her condition, but also to keep an eye out for anything that might help detoxify her.Hydrogen sulfide poisoning was serious, but not hopeless.Yun Luohe had learned emergency treatment methods. If it came to it, she would need to perform bloodletting to purge the toxin.——Earlier that morning, Yun Luohe had taken down four enemies alone, stolen plenty ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) of supplies, and scored big with the [fluorite] cave. Zone 2 viewers thought she was a serious contender for top ranks.But now, her sudden poisoning left many livestream viewers worried she wouldn’t make it. If the system detected that she was unfit to continue, she’d be ejected and sent back to the Reef.Yun Luohe herself was concerned and kept a close watch on her status the entire way back.The [Poisoned] status still hadn’t gone away. That gnawed at her with a sense of foreboding.She passed by a spring.It was a sulfur spring—undrinkable water.But Yun Luohe had an idea.She strode over and began gulping the sulfur water down.Just looking at the color of the spring, anyone could tell it wasn’t potable.Viewers thought Yun Luohe had lost her mind from the poisoning.“Has she gone crazy? That water’s not safe!”“She’s drinking sulfur water? That’s it, she’s throwing in the towel.”“Maybe she’s hallucinating?”“This is getting scary. I think she’s done for.”“Damn shame. I really thought she was top material. I guess luck matters too. Ugh, I’m switching to the Luck Association player’s stream.”“Same. I’m going to watch Du Ruan Tian. She’s already got a ton of points, found a hot spring, and even found petroleum.”But Yun Luohe wasn’t hallucinating.She was forcing herself to vomit—to purge the toxins in her stomach.She retched violently for a long time, nearly bringing up bile.Then, gritting her teeth, she took out her [Night stalker hunting knife] and sliced into her own fingertip.Blood instantly gushed and rippled into the water below.The viewers, not understanding what they were seeing, assumed she had gone mad and was now self-harming.Yun Luohe released 10 milliliters of blood, then used [oil moss] to wrap her finger and stop the bleeding.This was an old emergency method used by primitive tribes to counter gas poisoning. Brutal, but effective.After the bloodletting, her [Poisoned] status finally disappeared.Yun Luohe let out a slow breath.Now her [Health] and [Stamina] could slowly begin to recover.At least she wouldn’t be eliminated yet. She still had a chance to continue.She rested by the spring for a bit longer, then resumed her return.——Just before reaching the shelter, Yun Luohe suddenly felt a dangerous presence nearby.Her brows furrowed as she stopped to scan her surroundings.The forest was deathly quiet. But the deeper the silence, the more unnatural it felt.She whispered a warning to Yúntūn and didn’t move forward. Instead, she found a hidden spot nearby and sat down cross-legged to rest.She opened her backpack and pulled out a piece of roasted meat, devouring it to rapidly restore [Stamina].Then she drank another cup of [mist veiled tea].The cut on her finger had stopped bleeding.Aside from nausea and dizziness, she didn’t feel any major discomfort.If she really had to fight—she could still manage it.Yúntūn quietly returned to the shelter. Yun Luohe sent it to check whether the traps she’d left behind had been triggered, or if the markers had been disturbed.Yúntūn was small and nimble—not easy to spot.The moment Yun Luohe sensed danger, her first thought was that someone might’ve taken over the shelter. If there were too many intruders, she’d abandon it. But if it was just one or two, she could take it back.She needed Yúntūn to scout and report the situation so she could make her next move.Yúntūn found that much of its silk webbing around the shelter had been broken. Unhappy, it hissed in frustration.The shelter was empty—but unfamiliar scent traces remained. And they were nearby.So it followed the scent.Its nose was sharp, and it quickly located the source—a person perched in a tall tree right next to the shelter.Yúntūn immediately shot out silver silk threads, aiming to bind the intruder.But before the silk could reach them, a gleaming, razor-sharp blade slashed the threads apart.The next instant, a net woven from twigs, vines, and leaves dropped over Yúntūn.It tried to escape, but was entangled by fine tendrils and completely immobilized.“This is the little spider you wanted?” Su Misheng looked back at the man behind her and smiled. “Looks pretty ordinary to me.”Yúntūn, unable to break free, cried out in panic.“HSSS! HSSSS!!”Though the sound was faint, the moment it rang out, Yun Luohe felt it through their bond.She snapped her eyes open mid-rest, her expression darkening.She had already sensed the danger Yúntūn was in.She immediately stood, checked her physical state—decent enough—and sprinted at full speed toward the shelter.She hadn’t expected Yúntūn to encounter danger so quickly upon returning.

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