Survival Arena

After a dizzying spin, Chu Ge opened his eyes once more.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Before him lay a dense forest blanketed with snow.

A lynx, a giant panda, a chimpanzee, a honey badger, and a Teddy dog appeared around him.

A tiny earthworm wriggled in the snow, just like a saury on a hot pan.

"It's so cold, it's already January!"

Ye Wukong trembled, shivering as he spoke.

How could it feel colder than the high mountain region?

"Everyone spread out, be careful, and keep an eye on those insects— they might be Survivors too!"

Chu Ge instructed. As his voice fell, Nangong, Ye Wukong, Arno, Gu Tianjiao, and Xiao Poor Thing immediately dispersed, each watching over a direction, maintaining a distance of about four to five meters.

Chu Ge turned to the Local Snake and stretched out his lion's paw, saying, "You go first, I'll take you to a higher spot before letting you down."

The Local Snake was overjoyed and quickly climbed onto his forelimb.

"There are no animals nearby; we can move on."

Gu Tianjiao looked back and said, her gaze continuously scanning around.

Chu Ge commanded, "Follow me!"

He took a step forward.

Looking out from the forest, there was no sign of human figures or tourist paths—I guessed this was a no man's land.

"Don't let your guard down, everyone. Be cautious of the Vengeful Ghost. We know nothing about them, especially Xiao Poor Thing, you have to be extra careful."

Chu Ge reminded as he walked.

Xiao Poor Thing had exchanged for a snake's sense, which would allow her to detect the Vengeful Ghost if it were only invisible.

Of course, the vengeful ghosts might also have exchanged for Survival Skills that allowed them to evade such senses, after all, they came for revenge.

The group nodded and continued to look around cautiously.

The Survival Competition began, and everything was calm at the start.

With the rule of Vengeful Ghost's Revenge in place, a thrilling atmosphere pervaded beneath this calmness.

They hurried towards the mountain top.

Amid the peaks of Huashan, to reach the highest point, you had to discern which mountain was the tallest— the mountains were connected only at the mid-levels, not from one peak to another.

The survival rules stated that there were no flying Survivors, which meant that this time the Survival Team was made up entirely of land animals.

In that case, they didn't have to watch out for threats from the sky.

The forests of Huashan were rich and diverse, earning its reputation since ancient times as the most precipitous mountain under heaven. In the forest, the paths were steep, and the underbrush thick and entangled.

Chu Ge and the others did not walk fast since they had five days' time, and it was certain that they shouldn't reach the peak in the first four days.

Whooosh—

A gust of cold wind suddenly blew, growing stronger, as if ghosts were wailing and wolves were howling.

The group became tense.

Ye Wukong, gripping a stick he had picked up, asked cautiously, "Could this be a sign of the Vengeful Ghost's appearance? The Survival Arena surely won't allow them too great a hope for revenge; there should be a hint of their presence."

"That's possible, just be careful, everyone," agreed Gu Tianjiao with a nod.

Continuing to climb for over ten minutes, they were stopped by a steep cliff with no path forward. If they wanted to climb, they needed to ascend twenty to thirty meters, which for them, was an extremely physically draining and dangerous task.

They started walking around to find another way.

Rustle—

The bushes ahead suddenly shook, and immediately after, a wild boar charged out ferociously.

The wild boar was robust, resembling a barrel on legs, and very fast, intent on smashing the group of seven to death.

Arno rushed forward first, quick as lightning.

Thud! The wild boar was sent flying, and with a crack, it broke a small tree in half upon impact before landing on the grass, its limbs twitching.

One-hit kill!

Arno briskly ran over and bit the wild boar to death.

During the whole process, Chu Ge and the others did not intervene.

"Truly fierce," muttered Ye Wukong, his face full of shock.

That wild boar weighed at least a hundred and fifty pounds, yet it was sent flying by Arno.

Too terrifying.

"It seems we really did add a formidable warrior," marveled Gu Tianjiao.

It was only against foes that Arno truly held nothing back.

Arno came back, looking quite pleased with himself, and said, "Indeed it was a Survivor, a swift 200 Survival Points in the bag."

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To face death as if returning home has a rule: if an opponent can be dealt with in a one-on-one fight, teammates may not interfere.

Poaching kills is a big taboo, after all, Survival Points affect the chances of survival.

"Let's continue on our way."

Chu Ge said with a smile, meeting survivors so quickly indicates that there are indeed many in this supreme battle to ascend the peak.

Walking along the mountain wall, after about three hundred meters, they found an uphill slope.

"Survival Team 'Survive' has been wiped out by Survival Team 'Roaring Tiger Group'!"

A cold female voice suddenly rang out.

Here it comes!

King Kuihu has begun to kill!

Chu Ge's expression instantly turned cold.

Xiao Poor Thing hesitated, "Survive... is this the third time they've been defeated right at the start?"

"I think so? The Pacific Ocean also seems to have them," Gu Tianjiao pondered.

They didn't feel much for 'Survive'; the topic quickly shifted to the Roaring Tiger Group.

"Speed up, I can't wait to fight the Roaring Tiger Group! Watch me kill them!"

Arno lowly growled excitedly, looking eager to get started.

Nangong reminded, "Hey, don't be reckless, King Kuihu is really strong."

Arno ignored him.

Chu Ge didn't say a word and continued to lead the way.

Half an hour later.

They emerged from the forest and arrived on a cliff, where the cloud-enshrouded peaks of Huashan loomed like a fairyland.

In the distance, one could faintly see the cable car's cables.

"There really are tourists."

Xiao Poor Thing muttered, which for her was a good thing.

She could blend perfectly into the crowd.

She was a pet dog after all.

Among them, only Chu Ge faced the greatest danger when encountering humans.

A lion appearing at a tourist spot would certainly cause panic.

"The highest peak of Huashan is the South Peak. From here, it looks like we're not at the South Peak, but no matter, we can wait until nightfall and then move to the South Peak," Gu Tianjiao analyzed.

Chu Ge looked around for a while and then said, "Let's go..."

"Something is approaching us! And it's not just one thing!"

Xiao Poor Thing suddenly exclaimed, pointing her paw towards the slope below.

"How many Vengeful Ghosts?" Gu Tianjiao immediately asked.

Everyone else got ready for battle.

"Three! One of them is moving very fast, about to run up here! Judging by its shape, it must be a giant python!"

Xiao Poor Thing rapidly replied, trembling with nervousness.

Arno charged downhill, wildly shaking his head, trying to bump into something blindly.

Nangong and Ye Wukong quickly followed him.

Gu Tianjiao sniffed the air, while Chu Ge looked down from above, not taking action.

As long as there weren't too many enemies, he could give others the chance to earn Survival Points.

Bang!

Arno seemed to hit something and stumbled, then suddenly he was lifted into the air.

He was entwined off the ground by the python, which was invisible, creating the illusion of Arno flying.

Nangong immediately rushed towards Arno.

He caught an invisible object and began to tear and bite.

The python's hissing sound followed, raising goosebumps.

"The other two Vengeful Ghosts are coming too! They might be a leopard and a bear!" Xiao Poor Thing continued to alert.

Ye Wukong swung his long stick, displaying Wing Chun stick techniques, confidently hitting in all directions.

Handsome!

Mighty!

"They're seven or eight meters away from you, what are you hitting? They're pouncing on Nangong!" Xiao Poor Thing urgently warned.

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