Du Ruan-tian ran for her life, knowing that once she was caught, she would be finished.As soon as the leaderboard appeared, she became a target.She had no choice but to flee toward Yun Luohe, who was closer.On the leaderboard, the only person she recognized was Yun Luohe. Though she wasn’t sure if Yun Luohe would help her, she had no choice but to try.Fortunately, they were in the same zone.When she was almost caught, Du Ruan-tian saw Yun Luohe.She hurriedly called out for help.“Yun Luohe, save me!”She stumbled and fell. The pursuer was only a few meters behind, and her face turned pale in an instant.Just then, an arrow flew through the air and landed beside Du Ruan-tian’s feet, blocking her pursuer.Yun Luohe hadn’t expected Du Ruan-tian to be the one in trouble. Seeing her being chased, she immediately fired an arrow to help.Du Ruan-tian scrambled to her feet and rushed to Yun Luohe.“Thank you! They’re chasing me. Please help me! I can give you half of my resources.”Yun Luohe glanced at Chen Jin and asked, “She’s in my zone. What do you think?”Since they had already agreed to cooperate, Yun Luohe had to ask his opinion before deciding whether to help.Chen Jin: “It doesn’t matter. You decide.”Yun Luohe: “Then let’s add her to the team.”She thought for a moment and then spoke to Du Ruan-tian: “With two people protecting you, give us more resources, and I’ll team up with him to be your bodyguards.”Du Ruan-tian initially only wanted Yun Luohe’s help, but now with another expert joining, she readily agreed.“Okay, I’ll give you three-fifths of my resources.”Compared to her life, resources were secondary. Besides, she was worried that Yun Luohe alone might not be strong enough. Now, with Chen Jin, she felt much safer.Yun Luohe wanted Du Ruan-tian to join the team for another reason: Du Ruan-tian had very high luck. With her around, the chances of finding more resources would be higher.After all, both Yun Luohe and Chen Jin had been unlucky.Yun Luohe had heard from Chen Jin about how he was dropped into the deep gorge when he first landed on the island, and how he barely made it out only to fall into a toxic insect cave.He was even unluckier than her, and two unlucky people together were bound to encounter more bad things. So, bringing in Du Ruan-tian, who had such good luck, would be beneficial.Plus, they could get more resources—why not take the chance?After the three of them officially teamed up, Yun Luohe and Chen Jin worked together to eliminate the two players chasing Du Ruan-tian.The two players weren’t top-tier experts on the leaderboard. They had just been nearby and saw Du Ruan-tian’s coordinates, so they came after her.This also showed that Du Ruan-tian’s combat ability was really lacking—two small fry had forced her into running for her life.Yun Luohe didn’t kill the two players chasing Du Ruan-tian. Instead, she forced them to hand over all their resources, and the three of them split them equally.Unless necessary, Yun Luohe didn’t want to kill people indiscriminately.Once the area was secure, the three of them continued walking and talking.Originally, Yun Luohe planned to go straight to the gorge where Chen Jin was to collect oil and stay there until the end of the competition. But the gorge was deep, and getting there wasn’t easy. Besides, she and Chen Jin didn’t know any other places with oil.Now, however, Du Ruan-tian had provided information about oil.“It’s near this coordinate. If those two hadn’t chased me, I would’ve already gotten the oil.”Yun Luohe: “Are you sure?”“Yeah, my pet’s sense of smell is extremely sharp. It led me to it, and I used a detector. I’m sure there’s oil there.”“You brought a detector?”“Yeah, because I knew there was oil on Mist Veil Island, so on this trip, I specifically brought an oil detector.”With double confirmation, it seemed reliable.“Let’s go check it out then.”Yun Luohe said this and opened the leaderboard, checking the coordinates of other players in real-time.She found that several of the players from the leaderboard were very close to their position—about five hundred meters away.And the distance was getting smaller.There were only two possibilities: either those players were coming after them, or their destination was the same.Yun Luohe told Du Ruan-tian and Chen Jin about this discovery.“Should we hide and observe, or go directly?”Confronting them head-on or waiting for an opportunity…Both choices had their advantages.Chen Jin: “If you ask me, I’d suggest we go straight. Get the resources, then take the best position.”Hiding and waiting might allow them to take advantage of the chaos, but if more people showed up, it would just become a mess.It was better to use Du Ruan-tian’s advantage and quickly secure the oil resources for themselves.Besides, it was uncertain.Yun Luohe nodded. “Alright, we’ll have to hurry.”She looked at Du Ruan-tian. “Release your pet and let it guide us.”Du Ruan-tian took out her pet carrier and released her pet.It was a bloodhound, its fur a reddish-brown, looking like a small puppy. It was very alert and cute, and Yun Luohe wondered how long Du Ruan-tian had raised it.“Dudu, lead us to the stinky stuff,” Du Ruan-tian patted the hound’s head.The hound’s nose was sharp, so it could easily pick up the scent.The hound licked Du Ruan-tian’s palm, making a cheerful sound before running quickly ahead.“We’ll follow it.”Yun Luohe thought to herself,Perhaps because it responded to her thoughts, and since she kept staring at the hound, Yúntūn voiced its protest: “Hehe, don’t you like Yúntūn? Yúntūn is better!”Yun Luohe smiled. “Yúntūn is the best. Of course, I like Yúntūn the most.”Yúntūn: “Hss hss, I can find what Hehe wants. I’ll go look now. My nose is sharp too!”Yun Luohe: “Alright, you go with it. Let’s see who finds it first.”Du Ruan-tian was surprised to see that Yun Luohe’s pet was actually a spider. “Your spider looks great… it’s special.”Du Ruan-tian was a bit afraid of Yúntūn. It looked quite intimidating.Yun Luohe: “Don’t worry, it won’t bite you. It’s very friendly.”At this point, Yúntūn did look quite strange. Its body had several different colors, and its pincers and venomous fangs had grown much larger. It was understandable that Du Ruan-tian was scared.After all, only Yun Luohe could hear the soft and cute sounds from Yúntūn.“Mm.” Du Ruan-tian nodded and secretly observed Yun Luohe and Chen Jin.It was her first time meeting Yun Luohe. Since then, she had been very curious about her. This first meeting was just as she imagined—graceful, beautiful, and heroic.She perfectly matched her image of a female warrior.If only she could become that strong too.Du Ruan-tian sighed to herself. Unfortunately, her combat ability was too weak, and she was relying entirely on luck. After this, she planned to focus on physical training. If Yun Luohe was willing to teach her, that would be great.She wondered how much [Points] it would cost to have Yun Luohe as her teacher.But, no matter how much it cost, Du Ruan-tian was willing to pay if Yun Luohe was willing to teach. ****The three of them moved through the dense forest, following the bloodhound.The trees around them were tall and thick, sunlight filtering through the layers of leaves, casting patches of light on the ground.After the rain, the sun was now out, and the air was thick with the smell of damp earth.The pines were full of pine resin, and many unknown plants grew around them.If it were any other time, Yun Luohe would’ve stopped to examine the plants on the trees and collect them, but now, there was no time for that.Occasionally, distant insect and bird calls echoed. Yun Luohe could sometimes feel the presence of other people.But they were still too far, and the others hadn’t noticed them yet.Suddenly, the bloodhound stopped and started barking at a bush.Yúntūn also hissed, circling above the bush.“Hehe, found it! I smell it too!”Yúntūn had just caught the scent, but the bloodhound was able to track it from the faintest traces, showing a clear difference in their sense of smell.Du Ruan-tian rushed forward and comforted the hound. “Dudu, what’s wrong? Did you find it?”Chen Jin frowned and gripped his weapon tightly, scanning the surroundings vigilantly.“Be careful.”Yun Luohe also drew her hunting knife, her gaze sharp. “There’s a dangerous vibe.”Du Ruan-tian knelt down and took out the oil detector.She inserted the detector into the ground and checked it, “Yep, it’s right here. Dudu, keep looking.”The bloodhound sniffed around and suddenly ran into a bush.“Woof woof!”The three of them hurried to follow.Du Ruan-tian pushed aside the bush, revealing a cave. “There’s a hole here. The oil must be inside.”Chen Jin: “Indeed, I can smell a strong odor coming from inside.”Yun Luohe nodded. “I smell it too.”“That smell must be oil,” Du Ruan-tian said excitedly. “Let’s hurry inside.”Yun Luohe grabbed her arm, furrowing her brow. “This cave looks a bit strange. I feel like there’s something down there.”Chen Jin paused for a moment. “I’ll go down and scout the way.”With that, he pulled out a rope from his backpack, tying one end to a nearby tree and the other to his waist.“I’ll go with you,” Yun Luohe said, preparing to follow him down.Du Ruan-tian, slightly anxious, spoke up. “What about me? I want to go down too.”Yun Luohe [N O V E L I G H T] glanced at her and thought for a moment. “You stay up here and keep watch. If anything happens, pull the rope to signal us.”“But what if someone comes? I can’t fight them off alone…”Du Ruan-tian said awkwardly.If they went down and someone showed up, Du Ruan-tian would be left alone above, which wasn’t safe. Plus, there might be a treasure chest down there. It was better for her to follow them.“Alright, you come too. Stick behind Chen Jin, and I’ll take the rear.”Du Ruan-tian let out a sigh of relief. “Okay, okay.”The three of them descended slowly using the rope.The cave was dark and damp, with moss covering the walls, making it slippery.They hadn’t expected the cave to be this deep. The rope clearly wasn’t long enough.Just then, Chen Jin took out some climbing gear. “You two wait here. I’ll go check how much further it is.”With a torch in his mouth, he began climbing down carefully, taking extra care not to fall.After about ten minutes, Du Ruan-tian’s hands were sore, and she could barely hold on to the rope. She quietly asked, “Why is it so quiet? I hope he’s okay.”Yun Luohe: "The lack of sound actually means there's nothing wrong."Soon, Chen Jin’s voice came from below.“It’s about 20 meters down. Let Yúntūn spit some silk. You two just need to grab the silk and climb down.”Yun Luohe sighed in relief and quickly instructed Yúntūn to spit the silk.The 20 meters of silk should be enough; any more, and it wouldn’t work.Luckily, bringing Yúntūn along this time had been crucial. It had played a big role when needed.Yun Luohe: "Yúntūn, baby, I’m so glad I have you."Yúntūn was thrilled to be praised.Du Ruan-tian began descending, and Yun Luohe suddenly heard some quiet noises above. She whispered to Yúntūn, “Baby, go up and bite the rope, don’t let anyone find it.”If anyone found the cave, they couldn’t leave the rope for them to climb down.This was a competition, and not all players had ropes on hand. ****After descending a little further, Yun Luohe finally stepped onto solid ground.Using her resin torch, she illuminated the bottom of the cave.They discovered that it was a huge underground cavern, with stalactites hanging from the ceiling and walls. The ground was covered in pools of thick black liquid, and a pungent garlic-like smell filled the air, making it hard to breathe.All the players from Zone 2 were watching the live broadcast. Although all three of their perspectives were the same, most people were watching Yun Luohe's view.“This place is too intense! They really found oil!”“That cave looks dangerous. There might be something lurking inside!”“See? Letting Du Ruan-tian join them was the key to finding oil. The luck of the European Emperor really helps.”“Ridiculous, without Yun Luohe, Du Ruan-tian would have been dead, but even without her, Yun Luohe and Chen Jin could have found the oil.”“You guys who support the European Emperor are hilarious. Everyone can see Yun Luohe is much stronger, come on.”The oil environment on Mist Veil Island was extremely unique.Inside the underground cavern, oil was scattered across the ground in random pools, forming sticky, unrefined puddles.The oil emitted a sharp, pungent odor, not only irritating the nostrils but also making breathing difficult.The surrounding stalactites, eroded by the oil over time, had a thin oily film covering them. In the torchlight, they shimmered with a strange glow.“Doesn’t the smell of oil here cause poisoning?”Yun Luohe was already feeling unwell.Chen Jin: "Inhaling high concentrations of oil fumes is toxic. We better hurry up."Yun Luohe made cloth masks out of spider silk and handed them to Du Ruan-tian and Chen Jin. “Put these on to cover your noses and mouths. It should help a little.”“Let’s gather the oil quickly now.”Just then, they heard a strange noise from the depths of the cave, like a low growl from some large creature.“What’s that sound?” Du Ruan-tian said, surprised.Yun Luohe tightened her grip on her hunting knife, her expression cautious. “It sounds like there’s a beast in the cave.”Chen Jin: “You two stay here and collect the oil. I’ll go take a look.”Yun Luohe: “I’ll go with you.”Chen Jin: “No need. You two will gather the oil faster.”He cautiously moved in the direction of the sound. ****Although the oil in the cave was abundant, collecting it was extremely difficult because the ground was slippery, and the oil was very viscous. Ordinary tools couldn’t be used.Fortunately, Du Ruan-tian was prepared. She took out some thin metal sheets and a small pipe from her bag.“This is a simple collector that can suck up the oil,” Du Ruan-tian said, inserting the metal sheet into the oil and connecting one end of the pipe to the sheet. She handed the other end to Yun Luohe. “You just need to suck, and the oil will come up.”Yun Luohe grabbed the pipe, took a deep breath, and tried not to suck too hard to avoid pulling the oil directly into her mouth.It turned out the collector worked quite well. With a light suck, the black oil flowed up the pipe. As long as she controlled the force, it wouldn’t spill into her mouth.“Success!” Du Ruan-tian exclaimed excitedly.Yun Luohe took out a metal bucket and started sucking the oil into it, bit by bit.Du Ruan-tian quickly grabbed her own container and joined in.Meanwhile, Chen Jin had reached the far end of the cavern.He saw a huge dark shadow slowly moving.As he got closer, Chen Jin could finally make out the true form of the shadow.It was a massive mutated lizard, its body over two meters tall, covered in sharp scales, with glowing red eyes that flickered with a bloodthirsty light.The creature was jet black, and as it opened its mouth, it released a foul stench. Chen Jin nearly passed out from the smell.Luckily, he had the spider silk cloth Yun Luohe gave him earlier, which he quickly used to cover his mouth and nose, not daring to breathe.Even facing this enormous lizard, Chen Jin didn’t dare take it on alone. He locked eyes with the creature for two seconds before pulling out the cooked meat Yun Luohe had given him and tossing it to the creature...The lizard paused, sniffed the meat at its feet, and seemed confused by the unfamiliar food. It grabbed it with its claws and chewed a few bites. Its blood-red eyes grew even brighter, like two rubies.Seeing the lizard eat the meat, Chen Jin threw another piece to it.The giant lizard seemed pleased, picking up the meat to continue eating.But the piece was too small for it, so it quickly gobbled it down. Within moments, all the meat in Chen Jin’s backpack was gone.He still had a bit of roasted yam left, which he threw to the lizard.But the lizard only sniffed the yam and kicked it aside in disdain.Chen Jin: “...”Alright, alright, picky eater. Only meat, huh? ****The players in Zone 1 watching the live broadcast were shocked by the scene.“That lizard and Chen Jin are a perfect match—one loves meat, the other only eats vegetables!”“LMAO, the lizard’s picky. The situation’s not as scary now.”“Stop joking, the lizard’s a carnivorous beast, it eats people!”“That giant lizard... I wonder if the three of them can deal with it.”“It looks like a dinosaur. So terrifying. Doesn’t it resemble a Komodo dragon, except with red eyes? It probably mutated because of the oil underground.”Soon, the giant lizard began to grow agitated and started roaring.Chen Jin sensed the lizard was upset because he hadn’t given it any more meat.He immediately rushed at the mutated lizard.But no matter how hard he struck, the lizard’s skin was as tough as steel. His attacks couldn’t break through, and he couldn’t find its weak spot.However, Chen Jin was good enough to avoid the lizard’s attacks. The giant creature, though powerful, was clumsy, and it couldn’t land a hit on him.Hearing the commotion, Yun Luohe stopped and told Du Ruan-tian to continue collecting the oil while she hurried to help.“What’s that noise!” Yun Luohe exclaimed.The mutated lizard’s attacks were extremely powerful. Each swipe of its claws created a gust of wind.But with the cooperation between Chen Jin and Yun Luohe, they didn’t fall behind.Chen Jin: “It looks like a giant mutated lizard. This must be its territory. Can you see its weak spot?”Yun Luohe quickly activated her scanning vision to examine the lizard’s body.“Only its head is vulnerable. The rest of its body is nearly indestructible.”“That’s a problem,” Chen Jin hesitated. “Wait... it seems like it likes the meat you roasted. Do you have any left?”Yun Luohe: “...”She took out some roasted meat from her bag. “Is it this one?”“Yeah, throw it to it. It’ll eat it.”Yun Luohe was surprised, but she still threw a piece of meat to the lizard.Sure enough, the lizard stopped, grabbed the meat, and began eating it. It must have been confident in its tough skin, knowing no one could hurt it, so it ignored Yun Luohe and Chen Jin’s attacks.Seeing this, Yun Luohe tossed ten pieces of meat at the lizard all at once.The giant lizard froze, staring at the pile of meat. It seemed a bit confused.Then it let out a sharp cry and stomped on the ground with its two feet. It gathered the meat into a pile, hugged it close, and turned around to leave.Yun Luohe: “?”Chen Jin: “...”What was that?It just left after being fed meat?The players in the live chat were dumbfounded.“No way, that’s it? It just solved everything with meat?”“Chen Jin didn’t succeed because he didn’t give it enough meat! Two small pieces? No wonder it got angry.”“Yun Luohe is the real MVP, throwing ten pieces of meat. That lizard must have been so happy.”“The lizard: She gave me too much!”“Unbelievable, I learned something today. Next time, bring meat.”“Next time I go to Mist Veil Island, I’ll just bring meat and collect oil from the lizard.”“If everyone just brings meat, the lizard’s appetite will be spoiled.”After dealing with the lizard, the three of them began to gather oil together.Just as they were almost done, they suddenly heard noisy footsteps coming from above the cave.“Is someone coming?” Du Ruan-tian whispered.Yun Luohe nodded. “No, they shouldn’t be coming down that quickly.”Chen Jin: “No rush. Let’s fill up the buckets first.”Yun Luohe agreed. “We still have time. Let’s fill the buckets and then find somewhere to hide.”Du Ruan-tian: “But what if someone comes down after us?”Yun Luohe smiled. “Don’t worry, we don’t need to lift a finger. Ten pieces of meat... that lizard should finish eating soon.”Du Ruan-tian didn’t quite understand, but since Yun Luohe and Chen Jin didn’t seem worried, she didn’t feel as tense anymore.“Finally, down here. Damn, how deep is this cave?”“Be careful, those players’ coordinates are here, so they must be inside.”“There’s an oil smell in the cave. I bet we’re too late, the oil’s already gone.”“From the coordinates, it’s still inside. Even if they took some, we can just kill them and take their points and resources.”Kade and You Guoyuan were both from Zone 6. After seeing Kade’s coordinates, You Guoyuan went straight to find him. They knew each other and immediately decided to team up.To help Kade get first place, they decided to take out the nearest players. But soon they realized that Yun Luohe, Chen Jin, and Du Ruan-tian’s coordinates were the same, so they guessed that something valuable was there and quickly headed over.

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