Escape from Death

Whoosh!

Nan Feng leaped down from the tree, landing steadily on the ground.

Before him stood an ancient gray treasure chest.

I wonder what's inside...

Nan Feng did not hesitate and decisively opened the chest.

Ding! You opened an F-grade gray treasure chest and obtained Superior Water Purifier Blueprint ×1.

"A water purifier..."

Nan Feng felt utterly screwed over!

If he had obtained this blueprint a few minutes earlier, he probably would have jumped for joy.

But now, Nan Feng had fewer than 30 Health Points left and was poisoned. At most, he had a little over a minute to live.

What use was a water purifier when he was about to die?

Nan Feng glanced at the Poison Marsh Toad's corpse beside him—he had not looted it yet!

"That damn thing might drop an antidote!"

With that thought, Nan Feng eagerly reached out and touched the Poison Marsh Toad.

Ding! You obtained Poison Gland of the Poison Marsh Toad ×1.

Ding! You obtained Flesh of the Poison Marsh Toad ×1.

"Poison Gland of the Poison Marsh Toad?"

Nan Feng immediately used Eye of Insight to inspect the item's Attributes.

Poison Gland of the Poison Marsh Toad: The organ in which a Poison Marsh Toad stores its venom. It is highly toxic. (Note: If eaten directly, it may produce unexpected effects.)

Eat it directly...

Nan Feng hesitated.

This thing was obviously full of poison. Eating it might kill him on the spot.

But as his Health Points continued to drop, Nan Feng's face turned pale. Tiny traces of blood began to flow from his nostrils, and dizziness washed over him.

"Even if I don't eat it, I won't live much longer..."

"A few dozen more seconds won't make a difference."

With that thought, Nan Feng decided to gamble—he would bet that directly consuming the poison gland would produce some unexpected effect!

Gulp!

He swallowed it in one mouthful.

The bitter, astringent taste on his tongue made Nan Feng frown.

But the good news was that Nan Feng's poisoned status had been removed!

Ding! You consumed Poison Gland of the Poison Marsh Toad. Poison Resistance +5%, and the poisoned effect has been removed.

"Holy shit, that's amazing!"

"Is this the legendary method of fighting poison with poison?!"

Nan Feng was so happy he nearly jumped up.

He only had 11 Health Points left!

He had been just one step away from dying!

"That was close, way too close. I almost didn't make it."

Leaning against the tree, Nan Feng let out a long breath after escaping death and could not help feeling lingering fear.

That had been far too reckless!

He had actually launched an attack so carelessly against a Level 2 elite beast. He had really been overconfident.

"I have to be cautious, cautious, and more cautious from now on."

"This world is dangerous!"

Nan Feng stood up and warned himself again—he had no idea how many times he had reminded himself to stay careful over the past two days.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck!"

The sound of a chicken crowing made Nan Feng's nerves tighten instantly.

He only had 11 Health Points left. Even a Level 1 beast could potentially kill him!

"Up the tree!"

Nan Feng did not dare hesitate. He swiftly climbed the nearby tree and began observing his surroundings.

Nearby, a Jungle Fowl hopped toward the pool and lowered its head to drink.

Nan Feng drew his Desert Eagle and slowly aimed it at the Jungle Fowl.

After hesitating for a moment, Nan Feng chose not to fire—he did not have much Mana left.

"This place isn't close to the Wooden Cabin. I don't even know whether my remaining Mana will be enough to get back."

If his Mana Points were barely enough, then Nan Feng's Health Points were completely insufficient.

With only 11 Health Points left, any beast could kill Nan Feng with a single hit.

"Damn it, the poison is gone and the wound has scabbed over. Why can't I regenerate Health on my own?"

Nan Feng was extremely frustrated.

This was completely unreasonable, okay?!

Sighing, Nan Feng opened the Chat Channel, planning to chat for a while and see if he could find a way out of this predicament.

"This is fucking ridiculous. It's not even noon yet, but the thirty-some portions of food Boss Nan Feng listed on the trading system have all sold out! I chopped trees all morning for nothing again."

"Hehe, brother, you were too slow. I traded for a portion of Ironclaw Rat Meat ages ago. It was delicious."

Nan Feng raised an eyebrow. He had not expected people to be talking about him the moment he entered the Chat Channel.

"All the food sold out..."

Nan Feng had previously enabled an option for automatic trades whenever the required materials were met, so he did not need to confirm each transaction one by one. That would have been far too time-consuming.

When Nan Feng looked into his backpack, he found that it had indeed gained a large amount of materials: Wood ×231, Stone ×171!

"Nice. I already have enough materials to upgrade the Wooden Cabin, and then some."

"But I don't dare go back right now..."

He could earn money, but he might not live to spend it!

With another sigh, Nan Feng checked the transaction log and discovered that Xiao Luo, the person ranked first on the leaderboard, had actually bought twelve portions of food from him!

No wonder the food had sold so quickly!

"Why is this big shot buying so much food? Where did he get so much wood and stone?"

Nan Feng shook his head and did not dwell on it. He browsed the trading system, wanting to see whether there was anything good to buy.

His main purpose, however, was to see whether anyone was selling items that could restore Health Points.

Besides several food and fresh water trades, a few items caught Nan Feng's attention.

"Vigor Herb: Consuming it increases Constitution by 2 points. Exchange for 5 cups of drinkable fresh water... You Ran? It's her again?"

Last night, Nan Feng had traded for a Might Herb from You Ran. Today, she was selling Vigor Herb.

It seemed there were plenty of herbs near that girl's starting location!

Nan Feng was insanely envious.

"Flame Fruit: Consuming it increases Fire Resistance by 5%. Exchange for any materials ×40..."

"Who needs that tiny bit of Fire Resistance this early in the game? Anyone who trades for it is an idiot."

Weren't forty units of materials better? What could 5% Fire Resistance even be used for?

Drink lava?

Shaking his head, Nan Feng continued looking through the other items.

"Fragrant Bird Meat: Consuming it restores 5 Health Points per minute for ten minutes..."

"Holy crap, this restores Health!"

Nan Feng was ecstatic and nearly laughed out loud!

To him, this was nothing less than a life-saving treasure!

"Let me see... Exchange for any materials ×50? That expensive?"

It restored 5 Health Points per minute for ten minutes, meaning it could restore 50 Health Points in total.

With those 50 Health Points, as long as Nan Feng was more careful, he should be able to return to the Wooden Cabin.

Compared to his life, what the hell were fifty units of materials?

Besides, Nan Feng had plenty of materials right now.

Trade for it!

Nan Feng decisively chose to trade.

The other party had clearly enabled automatic trading as well, and Nan Feng immediately received the Fragrant Bird Meat.

"Huh? The seller is Xiao Luo?"

Only then did Nan Feng realize that the person selling this food was Xiao Luo, the top-ranked player.

"Wait, Xiao Luo sold a lot of food through me, including Coo-Coo Bird Meat..."

"Damn it, could this bird meat be the one I sold him?"