No Wonder It's You...

One by one, giant mice about thirty centimeters long and covered in earthy yellow fur appeared, surging forward like a tidal wave. The giant trees shook loudly from their impact, and the ground trembled violently.

Their mouths revealed two sharp large teeth that reflected metallic light under the sunlight.

At the front of the mouse tide, two middle-aged men fled in panic, their eyes filled with despair.

Xu Xiaoyu's face showed pity as she looked toward her uncle, Zhou Shi.

Zhou Shi just shook his head coldly and made a shushing gesture.

Chen Shu remained silent as well, tightly holding two ice rabbits to prevent dropping them.

He had already given up two to take off smoothly; these two could not be let go easily.

"No!!"

One of the middle-aged men lagged half a step behind and was instantly swallowed by the steel-toothed mice, reduced to a pool of blood with no bones left.

The other climbed a large tree to escape, thinking he could catch a break for a while.

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But what happened next shattered his courage.

Below the tree, a circle of steel-toothed mice surrounded it, opening their mouths wide and furiously gnawing on the tree.

"Chh chh chh…"

Like a chainsaw constantly cutting the tree, it soon became unstable and about to collapse.

"Xiaoyu, get away!"

Zhou Shi's sharp eyes saw the tree was very likely to fall on the Firebird and shouted immediately.

Boom!

The tree crashed down, and the Firebird narrowly dodged it.

But Zhou Shi's shout also revealed his location.

"Someone?! Save me!"

The middle-aged man clung to a branch, his eyes full of despair, screaming hoarsely into the air.

However, there was no response at all.

Furious and filled with resentment, the man shouted, "If I die, I'll take you all down with me!"

A green silkworm appeared, fiercely leaping toward Zhou Shi's direction.

As an experienced beast tamer, Zhou Shi was prepared and dodged in advance.

"No!!!"

The man's expression was desperate as he fell into the steel-toothed mouse swarm, and the outcome was predictable.

His body was devoured entirely, leaving only a golden fruit behind.

A giant steel-toothed mouse approached, its eyes fierce, tightly holding the fruit while letting out a roar upward full of provocation.

"A lord-level steel-toothed mouse!"

Zhou Shi's expression changed in surprise; he did not expect to encounter a lord-level beast on the first day, but he had no other thoughts.

As long as the eight dared to land, the steel-toothed mice dared to eat them all.

Finally, the steel-toothed mouse leader let out a roar, and the massive mouse tide quickly left and disappeared from the scene.

A black crow appeared, scouting around to confirm the mouse tide had dispersed, and the eight returned to the ground.

Xu Xiaoyu's face looked heavy as she asked, "Uncle, why just now..."

Zhou Shi's expression was serious as he said, "You saw it too; he wanted to drag us down with him."

Old Deng sighed beside them and said, "Blue Star is different from the other space. There are strict laws and powerful enforcement agencies there, but this place is lawless. Even if you get killed, no one would know."

"I hope you don't become a bad person, but also don't be a good person—learn to be a bystander."

Zhou Shi looked deeply at Xu Xiaoyu and advised her.

Chen Shu clenched his fists and couldn't help but say, "Damn it!"

Seeing Chen Shu's expression, Zhou Shi shook his head and said, "Little Chen, life and death are fate…"

"My two ice rabbits were eaten by that bunch of groundhogs!!" Chen Shu looked heartbroken.

Zhou Shi's words of warning immediately stopped. Just as expected of you…

Also, what the heck is a groundhog? Can we stop giving fierce beasts random nicknames…

"Let's go. Whether it's good luck or bad luck, we actually encountered a lord-level creature on the first day."

If it was a one-on-one fight, Zhou Shi could hold his own against a lord-level beast with his two black-iron-level contracted spirits,

But the enemy had too many minions, and Rending Claw wolf definitely couldn't feed so many steel-toothed mice.

To avoid running into another mouse tide, the group changed direction.

Night quietly fell, stars sprinkled across the clear night sky.

Even at night, Qingyuan Forest remained as beautiful as a paradise, but occasional howls of fierce beasts echoed around.

Crackle crackle…

Chen Shu specially set up a simple barbecue rack, threading two giant ice rabbits through several iron skewers.

The campfire burned, releasing fragrant oils that soaked into the ice rabbits, making the meat crispy.

Salt, cumin, and pepper were sprinkled on, and as the flames rose, an enticing sizzling sound came.

When the aroma spread, the old driver Lao Wang swallowed hard.

"Little Chen, Uncle Wang was wrong; what you brought isn't useless."

Everyone wore heatproof gloves and quickly tore the ice rabbits apart.

When the tender meat entered their mouths, smiles appeared on everyone's lips.

Without a doubt, at this moment, Chen Shu had won over the entire beast taming team, albeit with food.

"Too bad there's no sauce or wine."

Chen Shu shook his head, feeling a bit regretful.

In the alternate dimensions, everyone could only eat compressed food; survival was all that mattered.

Who would have thought to bring a bunch of spices and a barbecue rack?

The two giant ice rabbits were soon devoured by the eight people, even Xu Xiaoyu patted her belly, looking satisfied.

After dinner, the 666 Beast Taming Team arranged for night watch, and Chen Shu and Xu Xiaoyu were no exception.

They weren't brought here to enjoy themselves but to familiarize themselves with the survival rules of the other space.

Zhou Shi took out a packet of yellow powder and sprinkled it around them; it was the feces of a silver-level lord beast, worth thousands for just a small packet, and it effectively deterred low-level fierce beasts.

The Rending Claw wolf was not recalled either but lay crouched by the campfire, eyes half-closed, alert for any danger nearby.

The night passed safely.

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Early the next morning, the group set out again.

Chen Shu carried his marching backpack and very conscientiously climbed onto the Firebird's back, causing it to hiss in discontent again.

As they ventured deeper into Qingyuan Forest, the number of fierce beasts they encountered increased.

The Rending Claw wolf unleashed its power, annihilating all invading fierce beasts.

The group also successfully captured three green-eyed snakes, sealing them in special pouches and putting them in their backpacks.

They moved deeper into the forest, hoping to find a level-two iron core fruit.

But even by the sixth day, they had not found it; instead, they gathered medicinal herbs worth over 200,000 Huaxia coins.

The ticket price to enter Qingyuan Forest is 30,000 Huaxia coins per person; by now, they had almost broken even.

"Uncle Zhou, over there…"

Chen Shu climbed onto the Firebird and suddenly spoke.

In the distance, giant trees displayed striking flags with the characters Spirit Control.

"That's a supply point of the alternate dimension."

Zhou Shi also looked to the side and said, "We don't need supplies now. Let's head forward."

Because supply points have no medicinal herbs or fierce beasts nearby, they changed direction again.

On the second day, when the group reached a fork in the road,

Chen Shu's expression suddenly froze; another option appeared before his eyes.