Survival Arena

Gu Tianjiao also heard the faint roaring from outside and whispered, "Sounds like a bear, probably the Polar Bear from Hundred Ghosts Rampage."

In terms of the species' innate combat abilities, tigers definitely can't beat a Polar Bear.

But this is the Survival Arena.

"I hope Hundred Ghosts Rampage is forceful," Nangong shivered as he spoke.

So cold!

He lay on the ground, curled up into a ball, trying to warm himself up.

Chu Ge stuck close to Gu Tianjiao. They used to sleep huddled together before, but it wasn't too awkward.

Envious, Nangong wanted to move closer to Xiao Poor Thing, but she ignored him and snuggled up to the other side of Gu Tianjiao, keeping him at bay.

"We still have a good chance of winning. After all, High Mountain is vast, and if we can't beat them, we can always run," Chu Ge whispered.

Even though Ye Wukong had died, overall, their losses weren't severe.

He glanced at Gu Tianjiao and asked, "How many enemies do we need to kill to add another person to our Survival Team?"

Gu Tianjiao answered, "The required kill counts are 10, 50, 200, 500, 1000, 2500, 5000, 10000, 15000, 30000, etc. I'm not clear about the numbers beyond that; I only know this much. The kill count is the cumulative total of all team members' kills since establishing the Survival Team."

Chu Ge was astonished and asked, "We haven't reached ten members yet?"

"In the battle over the Pacific Ocean, I died; my kill count doesn't count," Gu Tianjiao shook her head.

Swallowing nervously, Xiao Poor Thing said, "This means that since the Roaring Tiger Group was established, they've accumulated at least five hundred enemy kills, and that's with passing through the Survival Competitions..."

Thinking about this made their skin crawl.

Nangong shuddered in fear.

The Survivors he had seen probably weren't even as numerous as those killed by the Roaring Tiger Group.

"Don't be scared, that we can fight them now speaks volumes about our strength," Gu Tianjiao yawned lazily.

She was tired too.

Suddenly, Chu Ge thought of the individual kill leaderboard in the Survival Arena.

The top five had all killed over ten thousand.

Just how many Survivors were there in the Survival Arena?

"Wait, think about this carefully, most of our enemies in the Survival Competitions didn't even number over a hundred. How did those monsters on the individual leaderboard kill ten thousand people? Even if they could kill over a hundred each time, it would take a hundred Survival Competitions. Once a month, that's at least eight years..." Nangong suddenly asked.

As he spoke, he became flabbergasted.

Eight years in the Survival Arena, wouldn't that drive someone mad?

Xiao Poor Thing hesitated, "It can't be eight years, right? If it had been that long, how could we not have seen any related news before entering the Survival Arena, with so many people dead and so many bizarre animal fights? How could the nations not notice?"

After many Survival Competitions, they had encountered Survivors attacking humans or even being discovered by humans more than once. Why hadn't it caused a huge stir in reality?

Was it suppressed deliberately by the nations, fearing panic, or was there another reason?

"Don't overthink it. We're just pathetic worms struggling in the Survival Arena. With the abilities displayed by the Survival Arena, what could humanity do even if they noticed? Wipe out the Survivors, or blow up the Survival Arena? So, the question is, where is the Survival Arena actually located?" Gu Tianjiao shook her head with a smile.

Chu Ge nodded.

As far as they were concerned, humanity must have become aware a long time ago. Even if the Survivors couldn't reveal any information about the Survival Arena, human technology should be able to catch some clues.

But even knowing, what could they do?

Kill all the Survivors?

Setting aside the issue of morality, Survivors kept increasing in number. If humanity really decided to exterminate all Survivors, there'd be hardly anyone left.

Destroying the Survival Arena was even more impossible.

The Survival Arena was Beyond Space-Time; its location was entirely unknown.

In front of the Survival Arena, humanity's technological might was a joke.

Letting the media expose it was even less likely; wouldn't that just spread fear to all humanity?

"Alright, let's rest. Xiao Poor Thing and I will keep watch first," Chu Ge got up and ordered, and the three others had no objections.

Chu Ge didn't trust Nangong enough to let him share a watch shift with Xiao Poor Thing.

Chu Ge moved to a corner and lay down, and Gu Tianjiao followed close behind, sticking to him.

"We'll keep each other warm; that's the only way I can sleep soundly," Gu Tianjiao hummed, then directly laid on top of him.

Chu Ge helplessly shook his head, but said nothing.

Seeing this, Nangong had a sudden inspiration, walked over to Xiao Poor Thing, and said, "Let's take from each other..."

Xiao Poor Thing opened her mouth, revealing her fangs, and cursed, "Be careful I don't poison you to death!"

Nangong felt wronged.

I'm a Giant Panda, for heaven's sake!

Aren't I cuter than an African Lion?

Don't you ladies love this sort of thing?

He went back with a mournful face, curled up against the rock wall, shivering.

Chu Ge stared at the tunnel entrance, motionless.

Gu Tianjiao soon fell asleep.

The tunnel sank into quietness, with only the sound of their breathing.

Gu Tianjiao was a restless sleeper, and as she slept, she burrowed into Chu Ge's armpit to draw more warmth.

Chu Ge smiled, pulled her into his arms, and pressed her beneath him.

Xiao Poor Thing watched enviously from not too far away.

"Didn't we agree that in the Survival Arena, we wouldn't believe in love? Miss, you're deceiving me..."

She felt aggrieved and could only lie there, generating heat through shivering.

...

The night passed, and Suicide didn't encounter any attacks.

In the dead of night, they even got selected for the Never Fight Back Rule, fortunately, it ended by dawn.

After everyone had rested well, they got up and left.

Chu Ge was leading the way, with Nangong guarding at the rear, in case enemies attacked from behind.

After walking for about half an hour, they finally came to another cave entrance.

Just as they stepped out, Chu Ge immediately drew back.

"Enemies?" Gu Tianjiao asked in a soft voice.

Chu Ge shook his head, and said, "It's humans."

Outside the cave was a forest, not too dense, with a clear field of vision, where an Adventure Team was setting up camp, Asians, Caucasians, and Africans included, and four men were even holding guns.

Gu Tianjiao peered out, then quickly drew back.

"They have guns."

Her words made Nangong and Xiao Poor Thing tense.

Could they be poachers?

The two of them couldn't help but recall the news they'd seen.

Some wild animals had been injected with sedatives, then skinned alive to make coats or be used for medicinal purposes.

They shuddered at the thought and dared not continue thinking about it.

"We could use them," Gu Tianjiao said with a glimmer in her eyes, speaking softly. She suddenly had a bold idea.

As she spoke, she prepared to go out.

Chu Ge stopped her, speaking gravely, "What do you plan to do?"

Gu Tianjiao chuckled, "Just going out to test the waters, don't worry. If anything is amiss, I will dart away instantly. I've exchanged for survival skills that are impervious to bullets."

Chu Ge rolled his eyes.

Nangong couldn't listen any longer and couldn't help but say, "Sister-in-law, how many abilities have you exchanged for exactly? Is there anything in this world you are still afraid of?"

Xiao Poor Thing looked at Gu Tianjiao in shock.

Survival skills that aren't afraid of bullets?

"I'm just teasing you guys, I know my limits," Gu Tianjiao said confidently, and with that, she suddenly darted past Chu Ge and rushed out of the cave.

After she dashed out, she called out loudly, then stopped.

Three burly men immediately raised their shotguns and aimed at her.