Chapter 22

"Students, gather over here, no private actions, follow the school's arrangements!"

Cui Xueren shouted, his voice stern, as if anyone who dared to contradict him would be immediately expelled.

Some students, accustomed to obedience, began to gather around Cui Xueren upon hearing this.

"What should we do?"

Zhuo Wen didn't want to go over.

"Let's do it ourselves, ignore him!"

Shen Jingran had no good feelings towards this middle-aged man.

"Come over, what are you spacing out for?"

Cui Xueren, seeing that some students hadn't moved, immediately scolded them.

Since they had already entered, they could only try their best to pass the game.

Cui Xueren knew that these obedient children were the best tools to use.

"Idiot!"

Tang Tang cursed, heading towards the mushroom forest, with Tang Yan following behind.

Cui Xueren's face changed when he heard someone cursing him, but upon seeing it was these two, he instantly pretended not to hear.

There was no way he could offend this pair of twins, whose parents were high-ranking officials.

With someone leading the way, those students who didn't want to follow the school's leadership and wanted to carve out their own future with their bare hands also set off.

"Mosquito, come, let's add each other as friends!"

Sun Yuan opened the attribute panel.

"Sun Yuan, please add me as a friend!"

Shen Jingran pouted and acted cute, but felt a bit frustrated inside.

I, the goddess of the Foreign Languages College, have never actively added anyone as a friend!

You made me do it twice.

Frustrated!

Wang Xu and Zhou Ze, seeing this, were envious. They had asked Shen Jingran for her phone number but were refused.

As for WeChat, although they had added her as a friend, their greetings to Shen Jingran were like stones thrown into the sea, with no response, not even an emoji.

And Shen Jingran's Moments were set to be invisible to them.

They didn't even have the chance to like her posts.

"Why can't I send messages?"

Zhuo Wen was puzzled.

"I don't know, there must be some restrictions."

Actually, Sun Yuan knew that the communication function in the attribute panel could only be used outside the Tower of God. Inside the Tower of God, to make long-distance calls, one needed to purchase communication props.

"Let's go, we can talk on the way!"

Shen Jingran urged.

"I think we should follow Dean Wang."

Li Wan suggested.

"Each person needs to collect three mushrooms to pass the level. If you follow them, will the mushrooms count as a group effort or individual effort?"

Shen Jingran countered.

Li Wan was speechless.

This was a game where failing to pass meant death, so those dew mushrooms were equivalent to chances of survival.

"Let's go!"

Sun Yuan urged, heading towards the mushroom forest.

"Hurry up, let's go grab the mushrooms!"

Chu Yuntao called out to his friends.

More and more players set off, and many of them moved quickly, their faces showing urgency, with some even running.

Because they knew that with so many people entering the primitive forest to find mushrooms, the competition was intense.

Players who fell behind would likely get nothing.

Five minutes later.

"Sun Yuan, you're too fast, wait for us!"

Zhao Limin pleaded.

Sun Yuan stopped, turned around, and saw that his classmates were panting.

"Zhen Yu, what do you think?"

Sun Yuan asked.

"I... I can still hold on!"

Zhen Yu knew that at this moment, he couldn't lag behind.

"Good!"

Sun Yuan nodded and continued at the same speed.

"Sun Yuan, can't you take care of us a bit?"

Zhao Limin complained.

"Didn't you join Chu Yuntao's team just now?"

Sun Yuan countered.

"Uh!"

Zhao Limin was speechless. Indeed, strictly speaking, it was she who had abandoned Sun Yuan first.

"In this task, the key is to act first. No matter how tired you are, you have to push through."

Sun Yuan said, and his speed increased.

He now had 10 agility and 9 endurance, enough to run a marathon, but for Zhen Yu and Zhuo Wen, he didn't go at full speed.

Another five minutes later, Shen Jingran slowed down.

"Sun Yuan, go ahead, I need to rest."

Shen Jingran, hands on her knees, panted heavily.

Even if they reached the mushroom forest first, what would it matter if they were all exhausted?

In this wilderness, there was nothing to eat or drink to replenish their strength.

"Okay!"

Sun Yuan didn't mind.

"Uh..."

Shen Jingran was taken aback. If you really have a crush on me,

why can't you be considerate?

Even if you don't carry me,

can't you at least let me rest for a few minutes?

"Great Sage, I... I can't run anymore!"

Zhuo Wen, seeing that Shen Jingran had stopped, also decided to give up.

Because he was really too tired.

"Mosquito, hold on!"

Sun Yuan encouraged.

"It's too hard."

Zhuo Wen smiled bitterly. "You go and grab the mushrooms, don't let me hold you back."

"..."

Sun Yuan was silent. Everyone has their own will. If the other party was unwilling to endure the hardship, what could he do? He couldn't carry them forward.

"Be careful, observe how others pick the mushrooms before you act."

Sun Yuan gave a gentle reminder and turned to leave.

He couldn't directly tell Zhuo Wen that this game had a big trap, as it would reveal that he was a beta tester.

Zhen Yu followed silently.

Half an hour later, Sun Yuan entered the mushroom forest.

Thud!

Zhen Yu's legs gave out, and she knelt down.

"Why are you so determined?"

Sun Yuan walked over to Zhen Yu, helped her sit down, and massaged her swollen, sore calves.

He didn't expect this female streamer to grit her teeth and make it to the end.

"Without you, I would die!"

Zhen Yu, being touched by a man for the first time, felt uncomfortable and instinctively pulled away, but then felt comfortable and let Sun Yuan continue to massage her.

"I've learned one thing from being a streamer: once you find the right person and an opportunity, you must seize it!"

Zhen Yu, with big eyes, looked at Sun Yuan. "I'm very pretty, and many of the rich guys on my fan list want to sleep with me, but you're different. You treat me as if I'm dispensable, so to avoid being abandoned, I can't be a burden."

"I suddenly understand why you've been successful!"

Sun Yuan marveled.

Zhen Yu's determination was much stronger than that of their classmates.

"Hehe, Senior, you flatter me!"

Zhen Yu smiled sweetly.

If she had stopped due to the long journey, she would have had to find the mushrooms alone, but following Sun Yuan, with his character, he would definitely help her.

"But Senior, your endurance is too strong, right?"

Zhen Yu suddenly said something flirtatious: "Seven times a night is nothing to you, your girlfriend is lucky."

"You rest here, I'll go find the mushrooms!"

Sun Yuan instructed. "Even if you find the dew mushrooms, don't touch them!"

"Yes, sir!"

Zhen Yu saluted with a military gesture.

Sun Yuan was impressed. This female streamer, being a positive person, even in this environment, didn't forget to joke and flirt, truly the MVP of the atmosphere.

In the forest, giant mushrooms blocked the sky, making the light dim and a bit chilly, causing goosebumps on the skin.

The soil was soft, mixed with dead branches and leaves, making it uncomfortable to walk on.

Sun Yuan saw a dew mushroom but didn't pick it. Instead, he climbed to the top of a large mushroom, took out the owl eye mask, and observed the surroundings.

To the northwest, about three miles away, there was a lake.

Sun Yuan slid down the mushroom and headed towards the lake, while keeping an eye on the ground for animal tracks.

The survival game in the Tower of God couldn't be as simple as just picking a few mushrooms.

In the task announcement, the picture of the dew mushroom given by the Silver Horse was correct, but in this mushroom forest, there was a type of mushroom that could explode. Not only were they numerous, but they also had the ability to mimic the appearance of the dew mushroom.

The most terrifying thing about these explosive mushrooms was that they would explode upon contact.

Sun Yuan had gently reminded Zhuo Wen and Zhen Yu, fearing they would be injured by the explosions.

Boom!

Suddenly, an explosion was heard from a distance. No need to ask, someone had fallen for the trap.

"The person who designed these game levels is definitely a pervert!"

Sun Yuan was relieved. If he wasn't a beta tester, he would have suffered a great loss.

...

"Sun Yuan is really heartless, why can't he wait for us?"

Zhao Limin complained.

"It's our physical condition that's too poor, we can't keep up with Sun Yuan!"

Li Wan said fairly.

"When I strengthen my body, I'll be stronger than Sun Yuan!"

Zhou Ze muttered, eyes wide, staring around. Suddenly, a palm-sized mushroom came into view.

"Damn, a dew mushroom!"

Zhou Ze didn't expect his luck to be so good. Before he could be happy, Wang Xu had already run towards the mushroom.

"Damn, I saw it first!"

Zhou Ze cursed and hurriedly chased after him.

Others also rushed towards the mushroom.

Zhou Ze, with better physical condition, caught up with Wang Xu in a few steps, grabbed his shoulder, and pulled him back.

"What are you doing?"

Wang Xu roared.

"I saw it first!"

Zhou Ze pushed Wang Xu and rushed to the mushroom, eager to pick it. But the moment he touched it,

Boom!

The mushroom exploded.

A ball of flame, the size of a watermelon, burst into the air, the shockwave scattering, and Zhou Ze was thrown to the ground.

Ah!

Zhou Ze screamed.

Swish!

Others froze, a wave of fear washing over them.

What the hell?

How did the mushroom explode?

"My... my hand!"

Zhou Ze cried.

He had used his right hand to grab the mushroom, and now it was left with only half a palm, the flesh torn and blood flowing.

The sight was like holding a lit firecracker that didn't get thrown in time, exploding in his hand.

Wang Xu, after regaining his composure, felt a wave of fear. Fortunately, he had run slowly, or he would have been the one to get blown up.

"What... what do we do now?"

Li Wan panicked, walking over to Zhou Ze, wanting to help, but everyone knew nothing about first aid except calling 120.

Everyone was silent, helpless.

"If Sun Yuan were here, it would be better!"

Li Wan shed tears, feeling helpless.

...

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As players entered the mushroom forest and began picking dew mushrooms, explosions occurred frequently.

Teachers and students were injured one after another.

"Why did it explode?"

Wang Shuyuan, looking at the injured hand of Teacher Li, was stunned. He was certain that the mushroom looked exactly like the picture.

"Could it be the way of picking it?"

Wang Shuyuan, upon finding the second dew mushroom, tried to knock it with a long stick, but it still exploded.

This left everyone feeling lost and helpless.

What should they do?

...

Sun Yuan patrolled around the lake. When he saw a large area of messy footprints on the ground, his expression brightened.

This indicated that this place was where wild animals often came to drink water.

Sun Yuan immediately retreated.

Thirty meters away, there were tall grasses. Sun Yuan hid in them and began to wait for prey.