We will pay for your help

"Fatty, are you ready?" Liu Yang was positioned and ready to make my move.

"Yes. I'm ready." Lin Hai also got into a throwing position. He hoped that the two colleagues from his village would not be in the front at the time of the collision.

"I will start." Liu Yang will do the same as Lin Hai, he will throw a rock before charging towards the group.

A rock the size of a football was in his hands.

His attack was just a distraction so he could give them both time to catch their breath.

(AHHHHH!!!!) Using all the strength of his arm, the rock was thrown upwards as if it had been kicked like a football.

After being thrown, it made a parabola before starting to fall.

"WATCH OUT!!!!!!!!!" One of the youths in the trio screamed at the sight of the rock falling towards them.

The stone wasn't very big, but falling from that height would still be painful and deadly.

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" None of the other four understood what was happening, they just walked away to avoid being hit by the stone.

"Who's there??!!! SHOW UP!!!!" One of them yelled in the direction the stone came from.

Neither side attacked again because an unknown enemy appeared.

The most cautious was the trio.

The stone was thrown towards them, so they were the possible targets.

Suddenly, another stone was thrown towards the trio.

"Looks like some ally has appeared. If there's more than one hiding, we're in trouble, we're going to retreat." One of them spoke after quickly analyzing the situation.

If the other side only had one sidekick, they could put up with difficulties because they were already fighting the duo, but if there is more, they would be in big trouble.

The best choice was to retreat.

"OK." The trio jumped back and quickly retreated.

The pair stared at them until their shadows disappeared into the forest.

"That was very close…" The young girl named Sun Bai breathed a sigh of relief. She was already tired and hungry.

If the fight went on any longer, they would lose.

"Sun Bai, we still need to find out who helped us." The young man named Zi Long looked towards the forest before commenting. He didn't know who was helping them.

"I think it's the other idiots. If it was from some other village, they wouldn't have helped us." Sun Bai commented confidently. They were in the middle of a test, and participants from other villages wouldn't help people they don't know.

"I would have preferred it to be someone else instead of them…" Zi Long commented dismayed at seeing Liu Yang and Lin Hai.

"Zi Long, you should thank us for helping you. Otherwise, you would be lying on the floor and covered in wounds." Lin Hai retorted.

"Are you two okay?" Liu Yang asked the pair lying on the floor.

"Yea. Thank you for your help. If not for you, those three idiots from Qing Village would rob us." Sun Bai thanked the duo. She understood that their situation was bad.

Without their help, she and Zi Long could have suffered much more than just a robbery.

"Let's look for a good tall tree to make a shelter first. It's almost dark now and it won't be very good to stay here." Liu Yang looked up at the sky and saw that the moon had already appeared, but the sunlight was still illuminating part of the horizon.

This part of the forest was a small river that was not covered by trees. So it was possible to see the sky.

The group found some tall trees with thick branches close together.

If anything happens, they could be quick to help each other out.

A small fire was lit by the river and some fish were roasted.

The four of them were sitting around the fire talking about what was going on.

"Zi Long, Sun Bai, how did you guys start fighting? The other side wouldn't want to steal from you, right? The challenge started just a few hours ago. You must not have too much of the Devouring Mushroom." Lin Hai did not believe that the other side had an interest in robbing the duo.

In six hours of testing, the amount of Devouring Mushrooms the duo might have defeated could be a bit large, but nothing was worth stealing. In addition to the list items, participants also had to fulfill a hidden requirement, which was to level out.

The Combat School wouldn't accept someone weak and low-level. Also, the second test was a fight with the other participants. Without leveling, how could the participant win a fight? That was impossible.

"..." The duo hesitated a bit before speaking. They were grateful for the help, so they decided to talk about what happened.

"Do you see that white glow over there in the middle of the river?" Sun Bai pointed to the middle of the river.

When the current passed, a small light was reflected.

"What is that?" The two saw the light, but didn't know what it was.

"That must be one of the items on the list, the third item. It looks like it's called the Water Stone. This item is created naturally over time, but it is rare." Sun Bai took the item list and confirmed it.

"Ohh… So, you found it, but the other side also appeared, right? As there is only one item, a fight was inevitable." Liu Yang understood what was happening.

"Yea. That's what happened. At first, the fight was two against two, but another member of their village showed up and the fight turned out to be disadvantageous for our side."

"Liu Yang, you have no interest in passing the test, right? Then you won't want that item. If you help us, we will reward you with some of the things we found in the forest." ZI Long and Sun Bai want to pass the test. So it was more to their advantage to ask Liu Yang for help.

"Why am I being left out? I can help too, but only if you pay me something." Lin Hai spoke up. He only needed to level up to level 4 or 5 to pass the test.

The first part has already been completed.

The items dropped by the Devouring Mushrooms were not yet fully collected, but they weren't far from finished. The rare item has already greatly increased its rank. So it was not difficult for him to pass the first phase.