416: Chapter 460 Entering the Giant Forest is Like a Vacation?

Under the lead of the Blazing Fire Bear, their giant mount,

An Ke and his party began to delve deep into the Giant Forest.

Massive tree roots crisscrossed, making the ground here rise and fall unevenly.

Beneath the giant tree roots lay the ocean.

Because the root systems anchored everything, the ocean became exceptionally calm, like a large lake.

The Little Tiger and Little Wild Leopard felt quite good as they watched these peculiar sights.

The little butterflies they used to chase were now actually larger than they were.

It left them clicking their tongues in wonder.

While the two little ones were playing around, the "adults" gathered together to eat barbecue.

That's right! Eating barbecue on the back of the Blazing Fire Bear.

As for whether the fire would burn the Blazing Fire Bear's fur, An Ke's group wasn't worried at all.

The level of this ordinary fire was only Level 1.

With An Ke's [Natural Affinity] level, he could easily influence it.

So there was absolutely no need to worry that the flames would harm the Blazing Fire Bear.

To the side, Oufu watched this scene, finding it utterly ridiculous.

How did it feel like An Ke entering the Giant Forest was just like coming for a vacation?

He remembered when he and Three Hairs first teamed up to enter the Giant Forest; they were trembling with fear.

Terrified of encountering danger, but looking at An Ke...

He sat on the bear's back, relaxed and at ease, and the animals didn't need to worry about danger either.

Everyone just needed to gather around the campfire and listen to the "storyteller" Jingang tell tales; if they got hungry, they could take out food to eat themselves.

Cooked food, or raw meat to grill themselves.

Was this really an exploration?

Oufu then noticed Three Hairs sitting on An Ke's head, happily eating Dinosaur meat.

At this moment, it was eating until its mouth was greasy, its face full of joy, and its cheeks bulging, looking silly and cute.

It didn't consider whether they would encounter danger at all, nor did it care.

Oufu finally understood why Three Hairs liked staying by An Ke's side.

Never mind Three Hairs, even he felt a great sense of security staying near An Ke.

There was no need to think about encountering danger; as long as An Ke was there, even if they met danger, they could get through it.

The Dragon Country has truly been blessed by heaven!

To have such a top-tier National Destiny Bearer like An Ke.

Among the other National Destiny Bearers, only Oufu had followed along.

Some of the White Goose Contestants chose to leave that night, and Oufu didn't know how they were doing now.

Presumably, after hearing that the Dragon Country was ranked first the next day, they must have been full of regret.

But there is no medicine for regret in this world.

Since they chose to leave, they had to bear the consequences.

It was impossible for An Ke to take them in again.

The reason Kata hadn't followed was that he had an agreement with An Ke.

He only needed to handle the construction of the Camp, and a portion of the rewards from exploration would naturally be given to him.

But An Ke hadn't given White Goose such terms, so Oufu could only choose to follow on his own.

Essentially hitching a ride to see if he could secure some benefits for White Goose.

Under the lead of the Blazing Fire Bear, An Ke's party didn't encounter any major dangers.

The animals they met were all ones they could easily hunt.

Because of this, An Ke's party even harvested quite a bit of food.

Jingang, wrapped in bandages, let out a sneer: "As expected, no matter where This Muscle Man goes, I am invincible."

"Sigh! Being peerless is so lonely!"

The animals didn't want to pay it any mind at all.

This guy had been watching from the sidelines during all the battles just now; how did he have the nerve to say such things?

Utterly shameless.

At this time, the Blazing Fire Bear chuckled: "There really aren't many dangers in the outer reaches of the Giant Forest."

"Occasionally one might have bad luck and encounter something, but in most cases, it's safe for me."

"However, the middle section of the Giant Forest is different; it's extremely dangerous."

"Oh?" An Ke became interested.

"What kind of danger specifically?"

The Blazing Fire Bear shook its head as it walked: "Grandmaster, I'm not sure what the specific dangers are."

"Because when I was little, my parents strictly forbade me from entering, and I have always strictly obeyed."

"So, I've never ventured in lightly."

"However, my father's brother once went in—that is, my uncle."

"After he went in, he never came back."

"Never came back after going in?"

The animals were all incredibly surprised.

Outside, the viewers in the live broadcast room were similarly terrified by what they heard.

"What on earth did the Blazing Fire Bear's uncle encounter?"

"Yeah, a giant beast was actually unable to return?"

"It's inexplicably scary."

"Could there be even more terrifying fierce beasts?"

"..."

A shadow loomed over the viewers' minds regarding the middle and deep parts of the Giant Forest.

They felt it would be best if An Ke didn't step foot there lightly.

Inside the broadcast.

An Ke didn't plan on stepping into the deeper parts lightly either; after all, at least ninety percent of the outer area hadn't been explored.

It wouldn't be too late to explore the deeper parts of the Giant Forest after the outer area was finished and the animals had received a wave of enhancements.

An Ke then looked up at Three Hairs on his head. "Three Hairs, have you sensed a [core]?"

With its cheeks bulging, Three Hairs shook its head frantically: "master, Little Mouse hasn't sensed one either."

An Ke nodded slightly.

He had heard Oufu say before that they found three or four [cores] in a single day.

Why did it feel like his luck had turned bad now that he had come personally?

Three Hairs stopped playing around and began to sense seriously.

With An Ke by its side, it had to perform well to earn his praise.

Unfortunately, until evening, Three Hairs hadn't sensed any [cores] nearby.

This made the "fractured" Jingang unable to resist chirping: "Little Mouse, can you actually sense [cores]?"

"How come you haven't sensed one yet?"

Three Hairs also felt very wronged. "Little Mouse doesn't know either."

"Could it be that Little Mouse can't sense them anymore? Have I become a little useless?"

Seeing that Three Hairs was about to burst into tears,

An Ke gave a helpless smile and quickly comforted it:

"It's only the first day, don't worry."

"Yeah! Three Hairs, don't pay attention to that Flirty Bird." Tiger Mom, Leopard Mom, and the other animals also came over to comfort Three Hairs one after another.

"This Flirty Bird hasn't done a thing all day; he's in no position to talk."

Hearing this, Jingang immediately became unhappy. "Isn't This Muscle Man nourishing his spirit and accumulating strength?"

"When This Muscle Man displays his heroic prowess again, that will be the day you are all shocked!"

An Ke ignored Jingang.

He looked at the surroundings.

The light in the Giant Forest wasn't very good to begin with.

Now at evening, it was almost pitch black.

An Ke planned to rest here for the night and continue setting out the next day.

Just as An Ke and his party got down from the Blazing Fire Bear's back,

Three Hairs on his head suddenly had its eyes light up.

It said in pleasant surprise: "master, master! Little Mouse has sensed something good!!"

Sensed a [core]?

An Ke's eyes flashed.

In the live broadcast room outside, the Dragon Country Masses also became excited.

"It's been a whole day; finally, a [core] has been sensed."

"Do you know how painful it is to watch Boss An and the others eating and drinking well all day?"

"..."

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