Along the way, the bushes and thorns blocking the path were effortlessly slashed down by the long saber.
Without expending any effort, she soon reached the supply point.
Up close, it was even more stunning… crates of all colors were stacked neatly in rows.
Good heavens, there were more than twenty, and there were even more behind the big tree.
Jiang Li gripped the long saber, watching her surroundings warily as she waited for the giant snake to emerge.
After quite a while, there was still no movement around her.
Jiang Li cautiously stepped up to the crates and put away a wooden crate.
Still no movement.
If not now, then when? Jiang Li quickly started collecting crates… wooden, iron, white, red, glowing ones… stuffing them all into her backpack.
Just as Jiang Li stepped around to the back of the tree, a strange rustling sound came from behind her. In the shadows, a snake monster as thick as a water tank slowly crawled out from beneath the dead leaves. Its triangular head was held high, and its scarlet tongue flicked in and out, releasing a nauseating stench.
“Finally appeared.” Jiang Li took a deep breath, her knuckles turning white from gripping the hilt so tightly.
The snake monster seemed to sense the prey’s alertness and did not rush to attack. Instead, it circled slowly around Jiang Li, its tail sweeping across the fallen leaves with a rustling sound.
Jiang Li quickly turned and jumped behind the big tree. Behind it was a row of golden crates.
The long saber spun deftly in her palm. Taking advantage of the snake monster’s hesitation, she defended herself while putting away the crates.
Seeing all the crates disappear, the snake monster suddenly went berserk and charged at Jiang Li.
Jiang Li dodged sideways, and her blade swept toward the snake’s body.
The snake monster reacted incredibly fast. Its tail lashed out like a steel whip. Jiang Li narrowly avoided it, but her foot slipped and her back slammed hard against the tree trunk.
Seeing this, the snake monster’s tongue struck fiercely at Jiang Li’s throat.
At the critical moment, Jiang Li brought the long saber across horizontally, blocking the fatal blow.
The tremendous impact numbed her hand, and the long saber nearly slipped from her grip.
Jiang Li seized that opening, kicked off the tree trunk for leverage, and twisted her body toward the snake monster’s vital point.
The long saber slashed down viciously.
The snake monster howled in pain and thrashed wildly.
Jiang Li gripped the hilt tightly, letting the snake’s body coil around her.
Her entire body was immobilized. Jiang Li could feel the snake tightening around her, and the foul stench made her retch repeatedly.
There seemed to be little snakes underfoot as well, and she was bitten several times.
The cracking sounds from her bones hurt so much that tears sprang to Jiang Li’s eyes.
After hurriedly swallowing an antidote pill, she gritted her teeth and drove the long saber deep into the snake monster’s body.
With a shrill shriek, the giant snake collapsed to the ground, twitched a few times, and went still.
The snake monster disappeared, and a diamond crate appeared where it had been.
Jiang Li drew the long saber and finally cut down the little snakes on the ground one by one, also collecting 3 wooden crates.
Covered in blood, she sat down on the ground and stared at the sky as it gradually turned yellow. Then she slowly picked up the long saber and limped back to the vehicle.
Under the pitch-black night sky, the girl slowly used a towel and water from the dish basin to wipe her body clean. She had just traded for the basin on the trading platform with 1 Wood.
The bloodstains were gradually cleaned away, revealing broken skin. Jiang Li changed into clean underwear and pajamas, then slowly crawled into the compartment. Every bone in her body ached.
The chat channel was unusually lively that night. Jiang Li scrolled through the messages one by one. Unlike her previous life, when she spent every day lying low in her comfort zone, this time it had been a long while since she had quietly read chat messages like this.
Ali Meow Meow: “Did you guys see that pile of crates today? Is it real? What’s inside them? Just curious, cat-face emoji.”
Iron-Blooded Vanguard: “The crates are real, and so is the danger.”
Space Folk Remedy: “I only managed to pick up the 2 silver crates at the very edge. I nearly got bitten by a snake. Good thing I used a hundred-li teleportation card.”
Fairy Sister: “Space brother, do you still have a hundred-li teleportation card? Give me one.”
Space Folk Remedy: “Private message me, sis.”
Village Informant: “Does anyone have an antidote pill? I dodged the snakes under the tree, but I didn’t expect snakes to be inside the crate. I got bitten, and now my whole body is starting to run a fever and feel dizzy.”
Jiang Li looked at the informant’s symptoms and felt relieved that she had an antidote pill. Otherwise, she would have died again on the fourth day.
There were actually snakes inside the crates too. This really was a snake nest.
Sector 222 chat channel: population 7000/10000. This time, 2000 people were gone all at once.
Only Thinking of Him: “My boyfriend avatar has turned dark. Waaaa… It’s all my fault. If only I had told him not to go.”
Savoring the Wine in the Cup: “My condolences to the person above. This is just a broken game. We went to sleep normally and woke up here.”
User 7778965865: “I really miss the previous world. Mom, Dad, where are you?”
Village Informant: “Thanks to Iron-Blooded Vanguard’s antidote pill, I’m alive again.”
Ali Meow Meow: “Everyone, keep it up! Let’s work hard and survive together. As long as we’re alive, there’s hope.”
…
Her wound started bleeding again. At a time like this, nobody was willing to trade medical supplies, so she directly sent a private message to Iron-Blooded Vanguard.
Li Taibai: “Excuse me, do you have any medicine to stop the bleeding?”
Iron-Blooded Vanguard: “Yes. Hemostatic agent. Trade it for an energy stone or a crafting table blueprint.”
Li Taibai: “May I ask whether your medical supplies came from today’s crates?”
Iron-Blooded Vanguard: “Yes.”
Li Taibai: “Okay, thank you.”
Jiang Li checked her attributes and found nothing unusual.
Aside from the pain all over her body, there were no other symptoms of poisoning.
The next day, Jiang Li was woken up by the system announcement. She glanced at the time. It was 7:00 a.m.
『Player has not completed yesterday’s driving task. Resources cannot be obtained today!』
This was the game’s punishment for failing to complete tasks, lasting 24 hours.
Jiang Li calmly got up and washed up, gnawed on a baguette, and took all the crates out of her backpack at once.
Crates of all colors instantly occupied half the road. There were 42 crates in total.
Wooden crate ×2, iron crate ×12, silver crate ×8, gold crate ×10, diamond crate ×6, purple-gold crate ×1, and 1 each of red, blue, and green crystal crates.
Jiang Li leaned against the edge and peered over at them. Truly, this was the empire she had conquered.
So satisfying.
Jiang Li began opening crates in bulk. She stretched her limbs where she stood and gripped the long saber tightly.
Groups of snake monsters scrambled over one another, slithering quickly toward the roadside.
Jiang Li was puzzled. Was there something good by the roadside?
She followed them over, but to her surprise, the snake monsters scurried even faster.
Jiang Li froze for a moment, then burst into laughter.
The snake monsters that had just crawled out of the crates saw that female demon chase after them and did not dare look back. They only wanted to leave this place as fast as possible.
Waaah… It was too terrifying. Yesterday, they had been forced to watch a brutal fight.