Chapter 184: Chapter 184: Facing the Threat Alone

“Roar!”

A roar came, startling Wang Jin.

She immediately got up from the bed and struggled to walk to the spiked barrier wall.

There were steps inside, so she could observe the situation outside.

Seeing the animal outside, Wang Jin’s legs grew weaker.

A leopard, a panther was outside the camp.

Wang Jin held a wooden spear in her hand, staring at the leopard outside, not daring to take a deep breath.

Leopards are incredibly agile creatures that can also climb trees. Over two meters is nothing to them.

Fortunately, this barrier wall was covered in spikes.

Perhaps it had already tried.

Wang Jin remembered Lu Yao had said not to actively provoke the beasts.

So, she didn’t aim the spear at the leopard but just held it in her hand, staring at the leopard.

Wang Jin just hoped that the leopard would leave soon.

She currently didn’t have the strength to deal with this leopard, but if it dared to rush in, Wang Jin was willing to fight it desperately.

Wang Jin did have that bit of courage.

However, she was more worried that the leopard wouldn’t leave, which would be dangerous if Lu Yao returned.

So, she could only watch the leopard and pray that it would leave soon, avoiding a confrontation with Lu Yao.

After all, Lu Yao had also run a long distance today and returned with a Raccoon Monkey, with only a machete, an ax, and a slingshot on her to deal with a leopard, which would be very difficult.

“Wanzi and the others are really unlucky. Now a leopard has appeared, how dangerous!”

“The leopard probably came for the scent of blood. If it rushes into the camp, wouldn’t Wanzi be…”

“It would be better if it came in. The wall is all covered with reverse spikes, it would definitely get injured coming in. An injured leopard, Wanzi would have a chance to kill it. Killing a leopard single-handedly, Wanzi could brag about that for a lifetime.”

“If Wanzi’s legs weren’t weak today, I’d believe you. Look at her, her legs are trembling, can she really take on a leopard?”

“It’s too dangerous. They just finished a battle and immediately encounter a leopard.”

“Wanzi has performed well, at least she’s not crying and she’s worried about her cousin’s safety. It shows she’s still quite calm.”

“After all, they’re still in the camp, so there’s some sense of reliance. And now, Wanzi has really improved a lot.”

“Go Wanzi, you can definitely make it through this.”

The leopard was pacing outside, trying to rush over the barrier into the camp.

But every time it tried to climb, its paw pads were pricked by the spikes, preventing it from climbing up.

After half an hour of confrontation, the leopard reluctantly left and went into the jungle.

However, Wang Jin did not dare to relax; she had to stand in this position, waiting for Lu Yao to return.

As soon as she saw Lu Yao’s figure, she needed to loudly remind her that a leopard had appeared and to be cautious.

During this process, she kept lifting and slapping her legs to relieve muscle soreness.

After an hour, she found it somewhat effective.

“Sis, be careful of the leopard. There was a leopard near our camp an hour ago,” Wang Jin shouted towards the distant Lu Yao.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yao immediately drew out her machete, glanced around, and began to jog.

Wang Jin opened the gate, holding the spear, ready to assist Lu Yao.

Finally, Lu Yao safely entered the camp.

After closing the gate, Wang Jin directly collapsed onto the ground.

“Thanks for the hard work,” Lu Yao said to Wang Jin, knowing that being alone in the camp must have scared her terribly, worrying about her safety as well.

“Compared to you, I’m nothing,” Wang Jin said, and she truly believed that in her heart.

Lu Yao patted Wang Jin’s shoulder and went to drink some water before fixing up the fur she brought back on the tripod.

After resting for a while, Wang Jin got up to take over Lu Yao’s work.

After all, there were still two Raccoon Monkeys to process.

The leopard seemed to have left for good and did not return.

The two worked hard until past nine in the evening, having raccoon monkey meat for dinner.

The raccoon monkey meat was a bit tough, not very tasty. Plus, both were exhausted, so they didn’t eat much.

A bit after nine, Wang Jin went to bed first.

Lu Yao worked busily until past eleven, when she finally had all the meat sliced and smoked.

After adding enough firewood to the campfire, Lu Yao also went to sleep.

One could say this was the most exhausting day for her and Wang Jin since they participated in the challenge.

Meanwhile, at Xu Yi and Lu Ke’s camp, Xu Yi was still sitting in front of the campfire, stripping fibers.

From last night till today, Xu Yi had stripped more than half of the flax into fibers and hung them to dry.

The work was quite tedious, but Xu Yi had good patience and rarely stopped to rest.

By ten, Lu Ke had a cup of hot mint tea and went to sleep.

If everything went well, her cold symptoms would disappear by tomorrow.

Xu Yi didn’t go to sleep early because he was waiting for midnight.

The system’s timing followed the local time of this planet, or rather, adjusted to Xu Yi’s survival environment. Initially, the first 5 days were 24 hours each. After arriving on this planet, it became 26 hours.

Glancing at the time, it was nearing midnight.

Xu Yi stood up, picked up a bundle of firewood, and returned to the house.

After setting down the firewood, Xu Yi returned to gather the burning logs from the fireplace outside into the house.

Since there was no one outside, there was no need to keep the fire burning out there for warmth.

After closing the door, Xu Yi added more kindling to the indoor fireplace.

Then, he glanced at the sleeping Lu Ke.

“System, check in.”

“Ding, checked in for 7 days, received a Basic Gift Package.”

Even though he had heard it many times, Xu Yi still cherished it like a first love.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Yi said in his mind, “System, open the gift package.”

“Ding, received Basic Fighting Techniques (Beginner)”

Xu Yi smiled with joy, Basic Fighting Techniques, not bad at all!

Immediately, Xu Yi gave the system an instruction: “System, accept Basic Fighting Techniques.”

Then, countless images flooded into Xu Yi’s mind.

A few minutes later, Xu Yi opened his eyes.

Clenching his fists, Xu Yi quickly threw a few punches.

If it weren’t so late, he would have wanted to show off a bit.

What hot-blooded man doesn’t have a kung fu dream?

Worried about waking Lu Ke, Xu Yi withdrew his fists and went to bed.

Before sleeping, Xu Yi touched Lu Ke’s forehead.

No signs of fever, making him feel more at ease.

After closing his eyes, Xu Yi quickly fell asleep.

The next morning, Xu Yi opened his eyes to the sound of Lu Ke humming a tune.

This indicated that Lu Ke was recovering well and even had the mood to hum a song.

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