236: Chapter 236 Treasure Land 6

If they relied solely on the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket to climb the tree, he might run out of stamina, resulting in him being unable to reach the top for a while.

Then the time they would take to confirm their position and subsequently find the Treasure Site would be delayed.

This was very advantageous for Luo Yuejian to stall for time.

Unfortunately, because of the reminder from the slacker system, Luo Yuejian knew clearly that she could climb trees, so she couldn't pretend she didn't know how to climb and just watch the other players operate.

Damn it, she knew that dog was up to no good.

Luo Yuejian couldn't be bothered to argue with the slacker system now, but she actually felt that, given her physical strength, wanting to climb a fifty-meter-tall tree was a bit wishful thinking.

Didn't she see that in the last game, she had used all her effort just to climb a thirty-meter building? Wouldn't Climbing a tree be even more strenuous?

She might not even climb as well as the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket.

Because of this, Luo Yuejian did not hesitate when she nodded.

Seeing Luo Yuejian nod, the Plump Boss nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll leave it to you two to try Climbing the tree. Don't feel too much pressure; if you feel like you can't do it, come down immediately, and we'll think of another way."

Luo Yuejian didn't speak; she turned her head, found a random tree, and started Climbing.

The Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket had a conflicted expression.

Recalling the words of the Plump Boss just now, he finally made up his mind, found a tree that looked like it had many grooves and was suitable for Climbing, and started to climb up.

Luo Yuejian's Climbing process was much easier than she had imagined. This was thanks to her possessing super high Climbing skills, always finding the most suitable spots for her footing, making her Climbing actions twice as effective with half the effort.

By the time Luo Yuejian had climbed mindlessly all the way up and felt that something was wrong, she looked down and realized she was already very far from the ground.

And the distance between her and the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket was also very far.

The other person had barely climbed less than twenty meters, while she...

Luo Yuejian looked up and was astonished to discover that she was now less than 10 meters away from the top of the tree!

However, at this moment, Luo Yuejian was only just starting to pant, completely unlike the exhaustion she had expected. But since she was already up here, and things had come to this, Luo Yuejian had no other choice but to bite the bullet and climb to the top of the tree.

Standing at the top of the tree, she gazed into the distance, and her field of vision suddenly opened up. Even so, she still could not take in the entire forest below. This forest was vast and boundless; looking at it, it seemed to have no end.

Due to the previous reminder from the Doctor with a low ponytail, Luo Yuejian knew that their current location was downstream of the river. Therefore, when she observed the direction, she naturally cast her gaze in the direction opposite to the river.

Many areas above the river were blocked by dense foliage, and the exposed sections of the river were faint and indistinct. However, looking further into the distance, one could faintly see a winding, flowing large river with a significant portion exposed, disappearing into the green in the distance.

Judging from the width of the exposed part of that river, Luo Yuejian estimated that it was the main river channel shown on the map.

She took out the compass from the backpack behind her. After confirming the direction, Luo Yuejian returned the way she came, stepping very steadily, one step at a time. When she was still more than two meters above the ground, she used the tree trunk to lightly leap onto the ground.

Seeing her come down, the other players immediately gathered around. The man with a mole on his face asked, "How is it? Can you identify the direction from up there?"

Luo Yuejian nodded, "34° north of east."

The Doctor with a low ponytail looked at her, "Alright, let's proceed in this direction first. Once we find the main river channel, searching for the Treasure Site later will be much simpler."

After putting the maps back into their respective backpacks, the few players all took out their compasses. It was proposed by the Doctor with a low ponytail, mainly because she was afraid that someone's compass might be broken, and if it pointed in the wrong direction, that would be bad.

Once this proposal was made, it immediately gained the approval of the other players, especially the Plump Boss: "Everyone be cautious. There are many traps in the Miracle Escape Live Stream Game, and it's very easy to get caught in one."

Fortunately, however, the players' compasses were all normal; at least the direction the needles pointed was consistent.

The journey was very boring, especially since the players only had three days. After three days, if they still couldn't find the final treasure, they would all be finished. Therefore, the few players were all burying their heads and hurrying along, their steps rushed, and there was not much communication.

The path in this forest was somewhat difficult to walk on. Because the forest was densely covered with rivers, the ground was of the muddy kind, and it was covered with a layer of grass and leaves, so one never knew when they would step into a puddle. The temperature was also humid and hot, likely leaning towards a tropical rainforest.

The only thing to be fortunate about was that they hadn't encountered a swamp; otherwise, that would have been troublesome.

However, although they hadn't encountered a swamp, even bigger trouble arrived unexpectedly.

After walking for about an hour, just as the few players were following the compass and hurrying along, they suddenly heard the ghostly howling of something in the distance.

"Woo oh~ Ho ho ho——"

Although this sound was separated by a distance, it seemed exceptionally abrupt in the originally quiet jungle. Before, they could only hear the crisp chirping of birds in the dense forest, but at this moment, this sudden strange howling made everyone's expressions instantly turn solemn, and their footsteps stopped involuntarily.

What made people feel even more uneasy was that this strange howling did not come from one direction, but seemed to be many creatures gathered in this forest, echoing one after another. Moreover, as time passed, these howls became increasingly dense, as if they were summoning other companions from all directions.