Chapter 52

Survival is tough, especially when one is surviving in a dangerous wild jungle, it's even more challenging!

After struggling in the suffocating depths of despair for so many years, Er Dongsheng transformed from a housebound martial artist with no wilderness survival experience into an expert who can survive in any dire situation without giving up!

Survival, survival, what is survival? It means life, existence! The first and foremost prerequisite for wilderness survival is to ensure the safety of one's life, to be constantly aware of the dangers around, and even the choice of where to stay is a matter of great importance! There can be no carelessness!

Er Dongsheng cautiously explored his way, slowly passing through the extremely troublesome area of ground fissures, but it seemed he had encountered new trouble!

This was a secondary forest, and it was here that Er Dongsheng ran into trouble!

What is a secondary forest?

A secondary forest is a plant community that develops from secondary bare land through a series of secondary succession stages. It is also a forest that has naturally recovered after being destroyed by logging or other natural factors, and is sometimes referred to as a natural secondary forest.

Clearly, this secondary forest was caused by the last large-scale volcanic eruption! Countless abyssal trees were destroyed, and later, vines, abyssal bamboo, and other plants rushed in, quickly occupying the area!

Because volcanic ash is rich in nutrients, the vines and abyssal bamboo began to grow densely, intertwining with each other, covering vast areas, almost filling all available space!

"Bang!"

"Crack!"

Tearing a vine blocking his path, Er Dongsheng stopped and looked ahead speechlessly!

It was impossible to move forward; the vegetation was too dense, and he had to clear the way at every step, or he wouldn't be able to proceed, rapidly depleting his energy!

The plants here had also undergone mutations, making the vines and bamboo even tougher. Each time he broke a plant, Er Dongsheng had to expend a large amount of the essence stored in his cells!

"This won't do!" Er Dongsheng stopped beside an abyssal tree. With this surviving abyssal tree, the vegetation coverage around it had slightly decreased, but only slightly!

"This place is not bad. I'll camp here first, rest and recover my strength, and think of a way to continue tomorrow!" Er Dongsheng observed his surroundings and nodded in satisfaction!

The first secret to surviving in the deep mountains and old forests is to always keep your strength full. Facing unknown emergencies, without strength, you are just courting death!

Therefore, finding a good campsite to rest a bit and think about the next plan is a good choice!

However, let's eat something first; Er Dongsheng was almost starving!

From his backpack, he took out the giant abyssal scorpion and a wooden cup, shook it, and frowned; there was no water left!

Was he going to eat it raw? Or roast it? Looking at the scorpion's black, shiny armor, Er Dongsheng hesitated; he couldn't guarantee that eating it that way wouldn't poison him!

Forget it, for his own safety, he should find some water! Generally, when animals are boiled, the internal toxins are completely destroyed, leaving almost no residual toxins. In the past, Er Dongsheng had always boiled the abyssal scorpions before eating them!

However, this forest is very short of water resources. How should he find water?

This old site of a volcanic eruption, with its loose and porous limestone and similar volcanic rock soil, and dangerous magma flows underground, has a stronger surface water storage capacity than the forest. Usually, the surface here is always damp and moist, even during the dry season! The vast heat underground continuously evaporates water vapor, which enters the surface soil layer!

If your plane has plants similar to bamboo, then these bamboo plants are your best source of water!

"Bang, bang!"

No, he shook his head; it was empty!

"Bang!"

Still not...

...

Bamboo is a plant that Er Dongsheng has always found very magical, tough, and strong. Some bamboo leaves can even be eaten. Although he had never seen abyssal bamboo sprouts, this thing could almost be considered a treasure in its entirety! Especially...

"Bang, bang! Bang~"

A low, muffled sound came out! Different from the other bangs, a smile appeared on Er Dongsheng's face. Yes, this section of bamboo was definitely full of water!

Looking at the abyssal bamboo with a diameter about the size of an adult's fist, Er Dongsheng was very satisfied. It was a small bamboo, almost a small one among abyssal bamboos! He wouldn't have to exert much effort to extract the water-filled section!

Actually, this bamboo is a rather peculiar plant, growing in sections and storing water in sections, not the entire bamboo. It might only be one or two sections, usually in the middle!

Like the bamboo in front of Er Dongsheng, the water storage part was in a small section in the middle. He knocked on other parts again, but they were all empty!

Crack, crack, in a few quick moves, Er Dongsheng removed the section of bamboo. Looking closely, there were some white, fibrous nets at the joints of this section, which absorbed water but prevented it from leaking out!

Er Dongsheng, holding the water-filled bamboo section, thought for a moment and found a thicker bamboo. After a great deal of effort, he extracted another section!

"Later, I'll dig open this larger bamboo section, pour in the water, and it will be a natural bamboo pot!" The abyssal bamboo is not afraid of heat, especially these fresh sections!

"Today, I'm going to have a feast and reward myself! Come on, Er Dongsheng, those difficulties won't defeat you!"

In the deepest pain, finding that ray of light, why not enjoy life even in hardship!

Even the cruel demons are just pitiful creatures struggling in the depths of despair!

"Forget it, I need to finish exploring quickly; there's a little girl waiting for me at home!" At this moment, the lonely him especially missed that simple cave, that home that wasn't really a home! And that little creature that always mumbles!

Survival is so tough! Please allow him this last moment of weakness!

He is just a demon!

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In the difficult survival, to avoid being defeated by hardships, one must learn to stay happy and optimistic, even if you know there is no way forward, you will still bare your feet and forge a path through the thorns!

Survival is bitter, but we need to find joy in the bitterness!

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(The above is actually Si Xue's inner thoughts, shared with everyone to taste together. Even in hardship, we need to face it optimistically!)