45: The joy of childhood

Shen Yi advanced little by little, walking for about ten kilometers, and the previous desert environment was gone.

As far as the eye could see, trees grew densely, with no end in sight.

After entering the forest, strange sounds constantly came from all around.

He looked at his wristband; there was still some distance to the displayed destination.

He was very vigilant along the way; Shen Yi would hide and observe for a long time at any slight disturbance.

"Eh? Is this Snake Lust Fruit?" Suddenly, a peculiar scent wafted over, and Shen Yi cautiously followed the scent.

Snake Lust Fruit—this was included in the high school knowledge rewarded by the system earlier.

This was a good thing; just by its name, one knew that this item had a fatal attraction to snake-type fierce beasts.

It was a fruit beneficial to humans as well.

There were three Snake Lust Fruit trees here, bearing crimson fruits.

Shen Yi didn't dare to act rashly; with so many Snake Lust Fruits, it was impossible for there to be no snake-type fierce beasts around.

He quietly retreated, and just as he exited the small valley, he heard rustling sounds from the opposite side.

He hid behind a large rock next to the valley, staring in the direction where the sound had come from.

"Ye Shao, I heard you got beaten up at Three Middle School, is that true?" A male voice came from that direction.

"Just a clown, that's all.

I was careless at the time; if it weren't for this trial, I would have dealt with him long ago." Another voice sounded.

Shen Yi was very familiar with this voice; Ye Lintian, he had also arrived here.

"What are you doing in that broken Three Middle School?

Our Capital City is much more fun.

That godforsaken place of yours doesn't even have a decent venue."

As the voices got closer, four figures emerged from the forest.

The first one to come out was wearing black tight-fitting clothes, with a feminine look on his face.

The next three included Ye Lintian, whom Shen Yi knew, another who was burly with a face full of flesh, and the last one who was thin with a pale face, giving off a sickly impression.

The sickly man cut off the branches blocking his view and complained, "Even if we don't pass the trial, what Ability University can't we attend?

Why come here to suffer this?"

"My old man insisted I come.

This place isn't fit for humans." The burly man also complained.

"Alright, let's rest here.

The destination isn't too far now.

Let's try to be the first to arrive." The feminine man soothed them and then found a spot to sit down.

"I say, Ye Shao, I heard you ran to that broken Lin City just to chase a woman.

If you ask me, that's all the ambition you have.

Just tie her up at home, give her some medicine, and be done with it.

Why go through all that trouble?" The burly man spoke.

"What do you know?

If it weren't for Su Lanqing's grandfather, do you think I would have chased her like this?" Ye Lintian said helplessly.

"What's so good about this Su Lanqing?

She's an undeveloped bean sprout, with no meat on her bones." The burly man said disdainfully.

"In Capital City, whatever Li Zixiong wants, who dares to say no?

You're just too cowardly.

Not to mention anything else, you were beaten up at Three Middle School and didn't even dare to retaliate, coward."

The burly man's name was Li Zixiong, the eldest son of the Li family in Capital City.

"Ye Shao, you asked us to come to your area, is there something?" The feminine man spoke.

This person's name was Liu Qiong, a third-year high school student from Capital City High School.

Ye Lintian said, "I need you to help me deal with someone."

"It wouldn't be the person who beat you up, would it?" Li Zixiong asked.

"Don't underestimate him.

Even when I pulled him into my Dark Realm, I wasn't his match.

I asked you to come here to help me, preferably to kill him.

He must still be in Blue Abyss.

Once we go a bit deeper, the wristband's monitoring screen won't be able to monitor, only indicating our approximate location."

Ye Lintian spoke to them in a serious tone, unlike his previous childish self at school.

"Ye Shao, you think too highly of him.

Such a person doesn't deserve all four of us to act together.

When we meet him, it will be his death." The sickly man's name was Zhao Zikang, also someone Ye Lintian had contacted for help.

After the four discussed for a while, they prepared to continue towards their destination.

Behind the large rock, Shen Yi's eyes flashed with cold light as he listened to their conversation, his face grim.

He thought it was just a fight between classmates, but he didn't expect Ye Lintian to be so ruthless.

"Then don't blame me." After pondering for a moment, he walked towards the small valley from before.

Ye Lintian and the others constantly moved through the jungle, already very close to their destination.

Suddenly, they heard a "rustling" sound from behind, getting closer and closer.

"Quick, get out of the way, there's a fierce beast behind us!" A person's shout came from afar.

Before they could react, with a "whoosh," they were drenched in some liquid, and a pungent odor filled their noses.

"What is this?" Ye Lintian sniffed, his brows tightly furrowed.

"Not good, run!" Liu Qiong seemed to have thought of something, warned them, and turned to run forward.

The remaining few also quickly followed.

They hadn't run far when they felt the ground behind them shaking.

Li Zixiong looked back and was completely terrified.

"Snakes... snakes..." The three heard Li Zixiong's words and all looked back; it was a shocking sight.

Behind them, countless snakes were rushing towards them.

"Why are there so many snakes?" Zhao Zikang's body trembled.

"Don't ask so much, run quickly!

There are no less than a hundred snakes here, each with at least a second-tier aura." Liu Qiong didn't even look back and ran forward.

Li Zixiong, enveloped in a metallic glow, raised his right hand, conjured a golden sharp sword, and threw it backward, attempting to stop the fierce beasts from advancing.

Ye Lintian, meanwhile, continuously flickered, teleporting forward.

After running for about fifteen minutes, they were almost exhausted.

They gasped for breath but still dared not relax; the snakes behind them had no intention of giving up and were still relentlessly pursuing them.

"Which bastard led a group of snakes here?

Did any of you see anyone?" Liu Qiong asked the people beside him as he ran.

"No, I didn't see anyone, only heard sounds.

Huff... huff..." Zhao Zikang was almost unable to keep going, panting as he spoke.

If he weren't a wind-type Ability user, he would have fallen behind.

Liu Qiong thought of something and said, "We might have been framed.

Quickly take off all the clothes stained with liquid, and let's run towards a place with a river nearby."

When Liu Qiong first smelled that pungent odor, he felt it was somewhat familiar.

With the snake swarm constantly pursuing them, he finally remembered what it was.

Snake Lust Fruit!

The four people in front ran and stripped off their clothes, from jackets to pants.

Shen Yi, meanwhile, followed quietly behind the snake swarm, recording with his phone, clearly amused.

When the four of them were stripped down to only their underwear, the number of snakes pursuing them significantly decreased, but some snakes still didn't give up.

Finally, they hardened their hearts and took off their last piece of clothing.

There was nothing they could do about the scent on their bodies, so they could only run naked, wiping themselves with their hands.

Shen Yi nodded: "How nice, I've brought back your childhood joy.

I'm truly kind."