Chapter 96: Hunter's Island (Part 5)
Chapter 96: Hunter’s Island (Part 5)
When Feng Bu Jue returned to the castle, the rewards surprised even him. After knocking once, Yifan answered the door within a minute. After exchanging a few words with the general, Feng Bu Jue casually asked for a torch to light his way. Unexpectedly, the general handed him not just a flashlight but also a knife, advising him not to waste time trying to escape.
In reality, players only needed to ask the Boss for these items—they’d receive the knife and flashlight automatically. One aided jungle traversal, the other provided illumination.
As levels increased, such tools became easier to obtain. Low-tier items like these lost value at higher levels, becoming as disposable as consumables. By level twenty, most players would have at least one or two mid-tier equipments, either found in-game or purchased using currency and skill points earned from leveling up. After all, Terrifying Paradise offered diverse equipment acquisition methods.
With his new flashlight and knife, Feng Bu Jue ventured into the jungle.
He theorized that the dense undergrowth around the castle would be devoid of beasts. Since animals acted on instinct, they’d naturally avoid the territory of the jungle’s apex predator—General Zaroff, not Qinze.
Confident, Feng Bu Jue moved swiftly through the wilderness. He slashed through waist-high grass, leapt over mud pits, and skirted jagged cliffs, only pausing when he stepped in something suspiciously resembling hyena droppings.
【Alert: Zaroff has left the castle】
When this system prompt appeared, Feng Bu Jue checked his task bar: 【Time until sunrise: 240 minutes】.
At that moment, he truly felt swallowed by the jungle’s monstrous embrace.
Unbeknownst to him, leeches had latched onto his neck. He only noticed their presence when his vitality began draining. Scraping them off with the knife cost him more blood. Fortunately, the game manual warned that parasites targeted exposed skin, not clothing—saving him the indignity of stripping bare to check.
Now, he paid the price for his haste. The tropical humidity sapped his stamina at an alarming rate. His 【Jazzy Moves】 skill, which normally aided navigation, faltered in the uneven terrain. Thestuffy heat clung to his clothes, but after the leech encounter, he dared not roll up his sleeves.
Half an hour later, the jungle’s menace intensified. Dense canopy choked out moonlight, forcing Feng Bu Jue to rely solely on his flashlight.
“Back when watching survival shows, I thought they exaggerated,” he mused. “But now I’m floundering like a lost puppy. Watching others work really doesn’t show the struggle…”
Suddenly, guttural snorts and a Wee—Wee—sound pierced the darkness—a wild boar. Feng Bu Jue’s first instinct was to climb a tree. He had no desire to confront a four-legged brute in pitch blackness.
The boar’s crashing footsteps grew louder. Moments later, it burst into view—a muscular black beast, its hackles raised, charging like a tiny tank. Whatever predator pursued it must be fearsome indeed.
As predicted, a giant python emerged. Though not as colossal as the northwest island’s serpent, this eight-meter-long predator was still formidable.
Most underestimated a python’s swallowing power. A five-meter python could devour a two-meter crocodile. An eight-meter specimen? A full-grown zebra posed no challenge.
The boar, panicking, slammed into a tree trunk. The python coiled around it, forming a semi-circular trap. The tree—so thick two adults couldn’t encircle it—became the boar’s prison.
The python reared up, its prey aware of its fate. With a final, desperate charge, the boar lunged, tusks bared.
The snake struck—a lightning-fast bite, hurling the boar midair before slamming it down. Its jaws worked like fingers plucking soap from boiling oil.
As the python began swallowing its meal whole, Feng Bu Jue dimmed his flashlight and edged down the tree. He couldn’t afford to wait hours for the predator to finish. Praying the creature remained distracted, he slipped away—avoiding the southeast direction for now, prioritizing distance over direction.
Yet as he fled, a new sound reached him—a far deadlier threat.
(End of Chapter)
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