72: Hero Trial Begins

[Congratulations, you have entered the Hero Trial Hard Mode! The trial has officially begun.

Now entering the trial preparation phase.

Tip one: There are Savages wandering in this world, they are not very friendly.

Tip two: There are Barbarian settlements in this world, they are not very friendly.

Tip three: There are wild beasts in this world, they are very dangerous.

Tip four: There are Demons in this world, they are extremely, extremely dangerous, and will never ally with you; you will be killed by them.

Tip five: You can find an ally during the preparation phase, which is very important for your subsequent missions.

Tip six: Within twenty-four hours, you will not be attacked. If you have not found an ally within twenty-four hours, you will face the trial alone.]

Han Huohuo looked for a long time and found that none of the tips were friendly.

Who should he find as an ally?

Han Huohuo gave a wry smile, stretched his shoulders, and adjusted the backpack on his back to make it more comfortable.

Holding the Ice Dagger in his hand, he looked at the sky, surveyed the surrounding terrain, and saw that he could either go deep into the Great Canyon, or bypass the Great Canyon and cross the plain ahead to the mountains like a stone forest.

He knew nothing.

But terrifying sounds came from the canyon, like Demons muttering. Han Huohuo thought to himself, if there are Demons, they are probably in the canyon.

Demons will absolutely not form alliances.

Therefore, he decided to bypass the Great Canyon and walk towards the stone forest.

Wearing the boots Mu Jiu had specially prepared for him, he stepped on the sandy path, making a crunching sound.

The sun was setting, casting Han Huohuo's shadow long. Walking alone on the Wasteland, he appeared particularly solitary.

The Wasteland was too vast. It took an hour just to bypass one end of the Great Canyon, and he didn't see anything along the way.

He walked towards the stone forest for over another hour. Darkness began to envelop the world, and the sun finally set.

There were no Stars or moon at night here, but the sandy ground emitted a strange glow, like the fluorescence from the stones.

Han Huohuo calculated in his mind. In two hours, at his speed, he should have covered dozens of kilometers, but the stone forest still looked far away.

This was truly a case of 'looking at a mountain and running a horse to death'.

He sighed. He didn't need to think about allying with anyone; it would be good enough if he could find anyone within twenty-four hours.

Such a vast plain, he didn't even know how large the area was. He had walked dozens of kilometers, yet it felt like he was standing still. To walk all over this place, unless he had transportation, he didn't even have a horse now.

If only he had a car.

Han Huohuo naturally knew he was dreaming.

Or, later, when his city's technology is a bit higher, could he make a bicycle? That shouldn't be difficult. He wondered if a bicycle would count as a treasure.

After dark, the temperature began to drop sharply. The wind, which was scorching hot just moments ago, turned into a biting cold wind in the blink of an eye.

Fortunately, Han Huohuo had entered wearing winter leather clothes. If he had come in wearing thin clothes in the summer, it would have been a joke; he wouldn't even need the trial, he would have frozen to death.

The ground beneath his feet became hard, and the moisture within it turned into ice.

The Stone Mountain pillars looked close, within sight, but Han Huohuo walked for four consecutive hours before reaching the foot of the mountain.

He was very tired, but Han Huohuo's physical recovery ability was extremely strong, allowing him to persevere.

The towering Stone Mountain beside him, with its layers of rocks, looked like layers of umbrellas stacked together, somewhat resembling the peaks of Zhangjiajie.

He heard footsteps; clearly, someone was approaching.

He didn't know if they were Savages or Barbarians, but Han Huohuo was cautious and didn't want to go over and interact directly; he wanted to observe first.

He looked left and right and saw a recessed part of the mountain on the cliff face. He leaped into it, crouched down, and hid.

Before long, over a dozen Savages walked over in a group from the other side of the mountain.

The Savages were very tall, each over two meters high, covered in thick fur, with thick lips, looking a bit naive and lovable.

Seeing no one around, these Savages stopped, right in front of where Han Huohuo was hiding.

"Everyone be careful. We heard a Hero has entered our world. Don't give yourselves away. We need to act a bit naive and lovable, so that Hero will actively seek an alliance with us."

"Right, then when the Demons come out, we'll immediately offer the Hero to the Demons. Once those terrifying guys eat the Hero, this trial will be over, and we'll be safe."

All the Savages showed naive and lovable smiles.

Their teeth were very white.

Han Huohuo's heart turned cold. The system was really right; this group of potential pig teammates was indeed not friendly at all. Fortunately, he overheard their plan.

He didn't want to come out, and these Savages didn't leave either.

Han Huohuo took out his dry food, ate his fill, and simply slept in the recess.

He slept until the next morning.

The Savages ultimately failed to wait for Han Huohuo to appear. With faces full of surprise, they had no choice but to leave.

Han Huohuo's face was pale blue from the cold last night. It was probably below zero during the night. Even wearing leather clothes, he felt the biting cold.

But as soon as the morning sun came out.

The temperature quickly began to rise.

He glanced at the time. In fact, he hadn't slept for long. Since entering this world, only a little over nine hours had passed in total. He had walked for about five hours earlier, meaning he had only slept for four hours.

His physical strength had completely recovered.

Jumping out of the recess, Han Huohuo walked among this group of stone forest mountains. The ground was covered in large stones and was uneven everywhere.

His senses were sharp. The Savages were huge, and their footsteps were heavy when they walked. He could hear them from afar. Not wanting to deal with these guys, Han Huohuo skillfully avoided all the Savages.

He walked in the stone forest for another two hours, and besides the Savages, he didn't encounter anything.

Han Huohuo muttered to himself, could it be that this entire stone forest is filled with Savages?

He didn't want to keep wasting time; there wasn't much left of the twenty-four hours.

He arrived at the foot of the tallest Stone Mountain pillar in the middle, looked up twice, then took a deep breath and began to climb.

Han Huohuo's physical fitness was excellent now, like an ape, climbing towards the mountaintop effortlessly.

He knew now that by tonight, the Demons would come out from the Great Canyon, and the foot of the mountain was full of Savages. If he could climb to the top of the mountain, he would be safer!

Let the Savages go first; he absolutely couldn't ally with the Savages.

Han Huohuo climbed rapidly like a monkey. As time passed, the sun rose, the temperature got higher and higher, and heat waves rolled in.

Two hours later, Han Huohuo had climbed to the middle of the Stone Mountain, but the sun was too hot, and he was covered in sweat.

He discovered a large hollowed-out platform halfway up the Stone Mountain pillar. It seemed there was something moving inside.

He quickly flashed and hid in the shadow of the rock.

While drinking water to recover his strength, he observed cautiously.

Before long, rustling sounds came from the hollowed-out platform, like the sound of boots stepping on sand.

Han Huohuo immediately sat up, pricked up his ears alertly, listening as the sounds from outside got closer and closer.