Live Strong in the Wilderness

The person next to him immediately cut off the vine and pulled him back.

However, everyone heard a voice.

"Team 411, Li Wei, deceased."

No one expected Li Wei to die so quickly.

"This vine is poisonous, everyone be careful."

Li Wei’s face quickly turned a pale blue, startling his teammates. They quickly removed his Star Chart.

The length of the vine was limited, so others weren’t struck.

"What the hell is this plant? It can attack? That’s ridiculous. Are plants going to have telekinesis too?" A teammate cursed, as this completely overturned their understanding of plants.

Plants with telekinesis?

Their scalps prickled with unease. If this were true, the jungle would be extremely dangerous.

"Impossible, right? If so, how are there still animals in the jungle?"

"It can’t be. We’ve been walking for a long time and only encountered it once. Even if plants have telekinesis, it must be just a few of them."

"Either way, this is bad news for us. Plants are harder to distinguish than animals. Who knows if the plants around us might suddenly attack?"

"Maybe it’s not even a plant, but an animal? I kind of miss the point tasks. Back then, when we killed a Fierce Beast, at least we knew its name. Now we have nothing."

"So what do we do now, go around it or kill the vine?"

"I think it’s better to kill it. After all, we have to live in this jungle for nearly 80 days. We should at least understand these dangerous plants, right?"

"Anyway, it can be cut with a knife, and when cut, there’s no venom splashing out. I support cutting it to see what its mother plant looks like."

So, everyone began to take action.

They chopped away segment by segment, and it wasn’t particularly dangerous.

The terrifying part is its unpredictability. You have no idea such a danger exists around you until it suddenly shoots at you, catching you completely off guard.

Plus, it’s poisonous, the attack is powerful, and it’s very sharp. Otherwise, it couldn’t pierce someone’s belly.

But with precautions, it’s possible to avoid being taken by such a plant.

Eventually, they saw the form of its mother plant. It looked unremarkable, and you wouldn’t think it’s an animal killer.

They had just cut down 8 vines, suggesting this plant had only so many vines.

Nearby, there were many animal skeletons, proving that even Fierce Beasts could be killed by them, turning into their nutrients.

To find out more, they dug it up and found a huge tuber underneath.

"Look at this, isn’t this tuber full of starch? It feels like a sweet potato to me, with white liquid," one of them pointed to a spot he had cut.

If what he said was true, then this plant’s tuber could be used as staple food, right?

"But its vine is poisonous. Can you be sure its tuber isn’t poisonous?" another asked, hoping it was edible.

"Let me identify it," Xu Yi stepped forward and said.

After all, he had the ability to identify toxic substances and could determine if the tuber was edible.

So, they made way for Xu Yi.

Xu Yi went over and cut off a piece.

After sniffing it, Xu Yi licked it with his tongue.

"Xu Yi..." Su Yan shouted anxiously. She didn’t expect Xu Yi to use his tongue to identify it, such a risky move.

Lu Ke’s heart also tightened, watching Xu Yi nervously.

But she knew Xu Yi wouldn’t do anything he wasn’t sure about.

If he dared to use his tongue, it meant Xu Yi was quite confident.

Others watched and couldn’t help but admire him.

"A bit sweet, really similar to sweet potato." With that, Xu Yi bit the small piece he had put in his mouth.

"It’s very crunchy, sweet-tasting, even better than sweet potato. It seems the starch and sugar content is higher than sweet potato, definitely suitable as a staple food. This is a good discovery," Xu Yi said, cutting off a large piece.

His Star Chart Space had run out of sweet potatoes, although he still had some in his System Space.

"Everyone shouldn’t try things like this lightly, I’m just experienced in identifying, not being reckless," Xu Yi explained, returning to his teammates. He divided the discovery into several pieces, letting Lu Ke and the others each try a piece.

"Hmm, it really is delicious. What a pity there’s no more," Wang Jin said, glancing over there.

Seeing Xu Yi was fine after eating, everyone else went over to cut some and try it out.

"Xu Yi, since you were the first to eat it, why don’t you name it?" one challenger suggested.

"Let’s call it the ’Killing Melon,’ since it did indeed kill someone, and it has that capability," Xu Yi named it.

"Killing Melon... indeed fitting. Be careful, such Killing Melons aren’t easy to handle," Jerry said amongst the crowd.

"Could everyone help dig a pit to bury Li Wei here? He sacrificed himself, he should at least rest in peace," Li Wei’s teammate requested.

Thus, those nearby joined in to dig a pit, burying Li Wei’s body in it.

This was the first funeral on the Spirit Blue Star, and everyone’s mood was somber.

After a few minutes of silence, they continued onward.

Water, they still needed to find more, as some teams were running out and wouldn’t last long.

After the Killing Melon experience, everyone was even more cautious.

Their walking pace slowed considerably, and their vigilance heightened, watching intently at any movement, even to the slightest breeze.

"Turns out, the jungle isn’t that dangerous. It’s been over an hour, and we’ve encountered no Fierce Beasts. The downside is, we still haven’t found any water sources. I’m parched. Anyone have extra water? I’ll trade a Universal Match for 1L of water."

"Damn, you jinxed it. Look over there," another pointed in the distance, where an animal the size of a deer, covered in earthy brown scales, with a mouth full of sharp teeth, appeared menacing, drool dripping from its mouth, evidently ready to attack.

"Zizz."

Someone equipped with a Thunder Strike Gun decisively fired.

The energy beam from the Thunder Strike Gun didn’t hit the Fierce Beast, veering off to strike the plants nearby instead.

"Holy shit, using telekinesis to alter the energy beam of a Thunder Strike Gun?"