Night fell, and the rainforest came alive. The croaking of frogs and roars of beasts rang out without end. Nocturnal animals awoke, famished after sleeping through the day.
Two kapok trees had grown across each other. At the point where they crossed several dozen meters above the ground stood a temporarily constructed treehouse.
Inside the treehouse, Xibeier huddled in a corner, occasionally glancing at Su Xiao, who lay not far away with his hands behind his head and legs crossed, taking a nap. Xibeier worried that he might suddenly pounce.
"If you don't put away the scroll in your hand, I'll kill you in five seconds."
"I'm just protecting myself. What if you suddenly pounce?"
"..."
Half a minute later, Xibeier crouched beneath the kapok tree. Several nearby Apex Creatures were eyeing her. If they hadn't been wary of Su Xiao's aura inside the treehouse, they would have already charged over.
In the latter half of the night, Xibeier secretly climbed back into the treehouse and fell asleep curled up in a corner.
Crack!
A sharp snap startled Xibeier awake. When she opened her eyes, she saw a gigantic eyeball outside the treehouse's ventilation opening, observing what was happening inside.
"Giant Apex Creature attack!"
"What are you screaming about? This is Bubu's new friend."
Baja's voice came from outside the treehouse. It was followed by Sisi's scales scraping against the trees. The sound made Xibeier's hair stand on end. She had never heard of anyone becoming friends with a Tier 7 mini-boss.
Below the treehouse, a giant python more than ten meters long coiled around several kapok trees. The python flicked its forked tongue, while Bubu Wang stood right in front of it.
"Woof."
"Hiss~"
After glancing at Su Xiao, the giant python turned and crawled into the dense forest.