49: Chapter 49 The Cave Behind the Waterfall

Suspended above the sea of clouds, Lin Ye had his right arm hoisted high by the cable.

"Hum—"

He pressed the switch.

The cable retracted, pulling him upward.

As he approached the rock layer at the bottom of the Floating Island, he dug his fingers into a crack in the rock and plastered his entire body against it.

Lin Ye tilted his head and scanned the area above.

He estimated he still had to climb seventy or eighty meters before he could clamber over the edge of the Floating Island.

He drew his dagger with his left hand.

"Click!"

The blade drove into a rock fissure.

He fixed his eyes on a rock five meters diagonally above.

He retracted the claw and shot it out again.

The grappling hook bit into the rock.

As he pulled out the dagger, the cable retracted, swinging his body upward.

"Click!"

The dagger chiseled into the rock wall once more, steadying his figure.

Lin Ye relied on this primitive and brutal method to ascend alternately.

In the Great Xia Live Stream, the viewers' hearts tightened with every leap he made.

[Looking at how smooth this rock climbing is, I suspect Brother Eye was a gecko in his past life.]

[Damn, my palms are covered in sweat; I'm about to crush the tofu in my hands!]

[Shut up and don't talk! What if you distract Brother Eye? Let him focus on climbing!]

On his seventh leap.

The rock layer caught by the grappling hook suddenly crumbled!

Lin Ye's body sank downward!

His entire weight pressed onto the dagger in his left hand.

The blade scraped against the rock fissure with a harsh sound, and he swayed twice.

"Damn! Are you messing with me!"

Lin Ye let out a low growl, the muscles in his left arm bulging as he pressed his body back against the rock face.

The strength gains from the past few days were fully displayed at this moment.

If it were his physical constitution from the first day of his arrival, he would have been done for just now.

He found a new position and fired the grappling hook.

"Bang!"

The grappling hook bit in, and Lin Ye gave it a hard tug.

No problem; he pulled himself up.

The edge of the cliff was right before his eyes.

The ninth time.

His left hand finally hooked onto the rock at the edge of the Floating Island!

Lin Ye folded at the waist, heaved himself up, and flopped onto his back on the ground.

"Phew... finally made it up."

Great Xia Live Stream.

[He made it! He actually freaking made it!]

[A leap of faith! An epic-level maneuver!]

[This core strength! This mental fortitude! It's got me all worked up!]

[Hey lady above, Brother Eye is a man you can't have!]

[Brother Eye: Basic operation, no need to hype.]

The overseas IDs collectively played dead.

Those expats waiting to watch Lin Ye fall to his death were silent now.

At the commentary desk.

Xu Mingyuan's mouth was agape, and he had even forgotten to screw the lid back on his thermos.

Commentator Chen Guofeng stood up abruptly.

"Perfect! Not a single wasted movement, and his muscle exertion was spot on!"

"Lin Ye's current physical fitness is definitely more than a notch above what it was when he first arrived!"

Su Qinglan was also flushed with excitement, shouting to the camera:

"Lin Ye has successfully crossed the abyss and officially landed on the Level 3 Floating Island!"

...

At the edge of the cliff.

Lin Ye lay there for a long while before slowly sitting up.

He took out his dagger and cut the cloth tied around his hands and feet.

The fishing line was ruined, but these two pieces of cloth might still be useful, so he stuffed them into his backpack.

He took out his thermos, took a few gulps, and then pulled out a piece of smoked meat to bite into.

Lin Ye looked around while eating the meat.

The Level 3 Floating Island was far larger in scale than the ones below.

Before his eyes lay a vast wilderness and towering jungles.

In the distance, mountain ranges stretched and rolled, lying across the edge of his vision.

And on the horizon, several giant vines emerged from the sea of clouds, leading to higher places.

"The place is bigger, and the dangers are more numerous."

Lin Ye narrowed his left eye.

Eye of Destiny, activate!

Deep in the jungle, there were dense clusters of red light points.

Not a few, nor a dozen or so.

But a vast expanse.

There were huge, stationary clusters of light, as well as swarms of tiny red lights moving in groups.

They were distributed over a vast range, extending all the way to the edge of his vision.

Lin Ye swallowed the meat.

"The monster density on the Level 3 Floating Island is likely several times that of the Level 2 ones."

"The top priority is to find a shelter."

He put his backpack back on, grabbed his fire axe, and ducked into the edge of the jungle.

Lin Ye moved quickly through the forest, his left eye scanning frequently.

No direct confrontations, no recklessness.

When encountering areas with dense red points, he would rather take a detour than get close.

While passing a thicket, his left eye caught a few glimmers of green light.

The halos were pure, with no gray spots.

Lin Ye walked over and proceeded to strip a few handfuls of wild berries and stuff them into his mouth.

One bite and they burst with juice; they were tart, sweet, and thirst-quenching.

[Here it is, seeing this bizarre yet familiar movement! I can finally rest easy!]

[Brother Eye still has such a good mindset, eating while walking!]

[I get it! With movement like this, he's definitely hacking!]

After walking for more than half an hour, Lin Ye caught a hint of damp air.

He slowed his pace and listened intently.

A faint sound of water drifted in with the wind.

There was running water!

He perked up and crept toward the direction of the sound.

Pushing aside a patch of broad-leaved forest, a clear stream appeared before his eyes.

The stream flowed from deep within the mountains, splashing as it hit the rocks.

His left eye flashed.

The surface of the water shimmered with a faint green light, mixed with some thin gray spots.

Not bad.

He looked upstream toward the higher ground.

Following the water upstream would lead him to the source, and the terrain would get higher, providing a wider view.

Lin Ye set off, moving upstream.

Half an hour later, he rounded a bend.

"Rumble—"

A stream of water poured down from a fifty or sixty-meter-high cliff, creating a mist.

Below the waterfall was a Water Pool a dozen or so meters wide.

By the pool, three alien beasts as big as cows were drinking water.

Lin Ye immediately crouched down, hiding behind a bush.

His gaze turned toward the top of the waterfall.

"If I want to keep going up, I'll have to climb up this cliff."

He avoided the gaze of the giant beasts and approached the side rock wall.

He raised his hand and fired the Wind-Chasing Claw.

The grappling hook bit into the giant rock above the waterfall.

He stepped on the slippery moss and climbed upward.

When he climbed to the middle of the waterfall, Lin Ye hovered in mid-air, looking for the next handhold.

Just then, his ears twitched.

Amidst the sound of the waterfall, there seemed to be a hollow echo.

Lin Ye turned his head and looked through the water curtain at the inner side of the rock wall.

Through the mist, the rock wall was actually recessed, vaguely revealing a shadow.

"Behind the waterfall... is there a cave?"

Lin Ye's eyes lit up.

Holy crap, this terrain is something else!

He stamped his right foot hard against the cliff, using the tension to swing toward the waterfall.

Then...

"Splash!"

His body pierced through the water curtain and landed on the flat ground behind the waterfall.

Lin Ye shook the water droplets off his head and looked around.

This was a natural karst cave.

The entrance was about three meters wide and a little over two meters high, hidden by the water curtain.

Walking inside, the interior of the cave was very large, easily the size of half a basketball court.

In the depths, there were several natural fissures, allowing for airflow, and there was no musty smell.

The rumbling sound of water outside muffled all noise.

Lin Ye held his dagger and circled around the inside; there were no other creatures and no other exits.

He clenched his fist in excitement.

The water curtain was a natural barrier, not only blocking the view but also washing away all scents.

There was an inexhaustible supply of running water right at the entrance.

And the Water Pool below was a large buffet restaurant that refreshed its prey every day!

Most importantly, this place was dozens of meters above the ground, and the cliff was covered in moss.

Unless they could fly or had a long grappling hook like his, it would be as hard as ascending to heaven for other creatures to get up here!

This place was simply perfect to use as a shelter!

This was a huge win!

Great Xia Live Stream.

[Holy crap! The Water Curtain Cave! Great Sage's Flower-Fruit Mountain branch!]

[What kind of heaven-defying luck is this! He really just forced his way into a home!]

[He can go out to hunt and grind monsters, and retreat to hang out and sleep! Brother Eye really is a Child of Destiny!]

[Others are playing battle royale with monsters below, and Brother Eye is already living in a luxury apartment?]

Lin Ye took off his backpack, taking only his fire axe and dagger.

"I need to go out first to get some dry firewood and wood."

Lin Ye's infrastructure and hunting plan officially kicked off!