390: Chapter 422 Dinner with a Giant Bear?

In the Giant Forest.

While Shalu and Jimny were leading the Indian and Philippines contestants to hunt Three Hairs, they spotted firelight not far away.

A fire in the middle of a forest was undoubtedly terrifying.

The fire could very likely spread rapidly, leading to a horrific forest fire.

Any creature inside that moved too slowly would stand no chance of survival.

Even the arrogant Shalu, after obtaining a transcendent gene core, paled slightly upon seeing the flames.

The contestant who had just been secretly spying on Three Hairs and Oufu swallowed hard. "Lo... Lord, what should we do now?"

"That Hamster is right over in that direction."

He was terrified; if it turned into a forest fire, there was still time to run now.

Otherwise, by the time it reached them, it would be too late to escape.

"How about we observe the situation from here first?" Jimny suggested.

He was scared too; how painful would it be to be burned to death by a massive fire?

Shalu was strong after getting the transcendent gene core, but before a Great Fire, he was vulnerable.

Fire could devour everything!

Just as Shalu was planning to observe the situation, someone cried out in surprise, "Look, the fire has disappeared!!"

"Eh? Disappeared? How is that possible?"

Many people looked over in astonishment.

The light from the fire was so bright just now; how could it just vanish?

It wasn't as if the Giant Forest had a self-extinguishing function, right?

However, when Shalu, Jimny, and the others looked toward where the flames had been soaring, they were shocked to find the light really had vanished.

Darkness descended upon the Giant Forest once more, and the chirping of insects and the cries of various unknown animals echoed through the dark woods again.

Everything had returned to how it was at the start.

"What's going on?" Jimny was full of questions.

"Such a big fire, gone just like that?"

"Could it be that a contestant over there obtained a transcendent gene core?" someone speculated.

"Considering An Ke's Hamster is also over there, it's very likely that the Hamster sensed it, and it's a new core."

A transcendent gene core related to fire!!"

This discovery made the contestants from India and the Philippines excited.

Elemental transcendent abilities like fire, lightning, and ice were all considered extremely powerful in people's minds.

Because they belonged to the great power of nature, and mankind had lived for so long without ever truly conquering nature.

Therefore, humans held a sense of awe toward nature.

"Go! Let's hurry over and take a look!" Shalu said with joy.

If it really was a fire-attribute transcendent gene core, his strength would become even greater if he obtained it.

His status would be even more secure.

If he could also fuse with An Ke's Hamster that could sense cores...

Then he could practically announce in advance that the Indian Country was number one in the second stage.

With the experience from the first stage on the island.

Now, contestants from various countries wouldn't deliberately try to increase their exploration progress.

After all, as long as they found a hidden dungeon and completed it, they could directly increase their exploration progress.

Since that was the case, why bother intentionally increasing exploration progress?

The contestants had a tacit understanding to focus on survival, construction, and searching for cores.

The stronger they were, the more they could stand out in future hidden dungeons.

And then take first place in the second stage.

Outside, in the Indian live broadcast room.

Quite a few Dragon Country Masses entered the Indian live broadcast room.

The reason was simple: after Oufu left the tree hollow, they could no longer know what was happening in the National Fortune Game, as they had lost Three Hairs' first-person perspective.

Now they were very concerned about what had happened to Three Hairs.

Could it hold out until An Ke arrived on the scene?

"Why did the firelight disappear?" some citizens worried.

"Could it be that the battle is over and something happened to Three Hairs?"

"Impossible, how could anything happen to the steel-like Three Hairs?"

"No matter how hard something is, it has a melting point, and Three Hairs is no exception..."

"Please don't let anything happen!! I still want to see Three Hairs sit someone to death!"

"Is the person above a poet?"

"Don't overthink it; Three Hairs definitely won't be in trouble.

When it's by An Ke's side, it looks silly and cute, appearing not very bright.

But these past few days without An Ke, we've all seen Three Hairs' wisdom."

"That's right! If Three Hairs really can't win, it will definitely choose to run away."

"It's so tiny; if it runs, that Prehistoric Giant Bear will have a hard time finding Three Hairs."

"It must be that Three Hairs left, and then the Prehistoric Giant Bear went back to hibernating."

"..."

The Indians watched as people from the Dragon Country, the Dog Tycoon, and the White Goose chattered in their live broadcast room, and they got angry.

"This is the live broadcast room of our Indian Country; what are you Foreigners doing here?"

"Exactly! Did we ask you to speak?"

"Even if that Hamster can escape the Prehistoric Giant Bear's palm, can it escape our Shalu's palm?"

"Hilarious! Are you praying Three Hairs is okay just so it can be fused by our Shalu?"

"If you aren't crying now, you'll be crying in a moment."

"The first place in the second stage will definitely be ours!"

"..."

In another live broadcast room, Oufu had been running toward the island after leaving the tree hollow.

However, when he saw the firelight behind him disappear, he couldn't help but stop.

He looked back, speechless for a long time.

"Is that Cute Mouse okay?" Oufu's face was full of worry.

The scene of Three Hairs facing the Prehistoric Giant Bear to buy him time was still vivid in his mind.

Did it successfully escape danger?

It should have; after all, it has an Indestructible Body...

Oufu comforted himself, intending to continue his journey back to the island.

But soon, his footsteps stopped again, and then he gritted his teeth and took another step.

However, this time the direction was not toward the island, but the direction he had just fled from.

Oufu intended to go and confirm how Three Hairs was doing.

He hoped it had already escaped.

The reason he didn't just send the insects around him to check the situation and report back.

Was because the range of the Insect Master ability was limited; he had to get a bit closer.

When Oufu got within about fifty meters, he immediately commanded an Aphid to go take a look.

While he himself waited in a hidden spot.

The cave entrance was quiet now, pitch black.

Coupled with the fact that Oufu was off to the side, it was hard to determine the situation inside the cave.

He prayed in his heart, hoping Three Hairs was unharmed.

Outside, most of the Dragon Country Masses had actually re-entered the White Goose live broadcast room, praying that Three Hairs was safe.

Time passed exceptionally slowly at this moment, and everyone felt a bit worried.

But the moment the final answer would be revealed would eventually arrive.

The Aphid that went to investigate returned, and at the same time, it made a special sound to tell Oufu what it had seen.

Since An Ke wasn't there, the audience had no way of knowing what the Aphid was saying.

But Oufu had the Insect Master ability, so he knew what the Aphid was saying.

It said that the Hamster and the Prehistoric Giant Bear were having dinner together.

Oufu: "?"

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