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Behind the Great Black Shark were five more of its kind.

Wooden arrows shot out in unison. Within three minutes, the pale bellies of five Great Black Sharks flipped to the surface of the sea.

[Ding, killed Great Black Shark ×5 above level, Experience Points +20, Wow Coins +5, Raw Wood Treasure Chest ×2, Bronze Treasure Chest ×1]

[Decompose Great Black Shark ×5? Yes/No?]

A torrent of blood gushed out, dyeing that stretch of sea crimson.

The smell of blood spread. Before she could dive in to retrieve the bodies, a swarm of Small Fish surged over, devouring the absolute delicacy for them like starving ghosts.

Ji Xinghe's eyes turned cold. She lightly patted Xiao Xi, signaling it to collect the corpses.

The meat she'd killed—no way she was letting other beasts eat it.

The two had worked in perfect sync while exploring the island earlier. One move from her, and Xiao Xi knew the next step.

It quickly extended its Vine, hauling the Great Black Sharks onto the island one by one.

Five Great Black Sharks piled into a stack.

Ji Xinghe glanced at the mangled corpse on top, twitched her eye, and stored the Great Black Sharks into her backpack.

The wooden arrows aimed straight at the group of Small Fish that hadn't fled in time. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

[Killed Level 1 Small Fish, Experience Points +0.5]

[Killed...]

On the other island.

South Brother of Erlong Lake was decked out in a full pink outfit, the clothes making his skin look even darker.

He looked down at the ill-fitting pink high heels on his feet, the back of his heel sticking out. His mouth twitched, hoping this getup would bring some benefit.

Taking a deep breath, he sucked in his protruding Big Belly.

He stood on tiptoe, forcing a stiff smile on his lips, awkwardly greeting Granny Pink.

For a good result, he'd endure it!

As soon as Granny Pink set foot on the island, she saw this grotesque human before her. The guy's toes, painted with pink nail polish, even wiggled.

An awkward look crept into her eyes; her toes curled against the ground.

Especially when he spoke to her in a pinched voice, his breath reeking of halitosis. Smelling that, she nearly threw up the lunch she'd eaten.

When he got closer, a stench of blood mixed with sweat wafted over.

Her whole body radiated resistance. She stepped back, turned her face away, and pulled a menu from her pocket: "Pick your dish from the menu. Pay the Wow Coins first after you choose."

With that, she backed up a few more steps.

For South Brother of Erlong Lake, hearing the system notification, his face darkened further.

[NPC Granny Pink's favorability toward you decreased by 10. Current favorability: -15.]

Seeing Granny Pink urging him on, he thought it over and let his fingertip hover over the Spicy Boiled Fish page.

Handing over 50 Wow Coins, he sat nervously, waiting to eat the dish.

A quarter of an hour later, South Brother of Erlong Lake smiled bitterly at his panel.

[You consumed Granny Pink's Spicy Boiled Fish, gaining the limited-time Flower-Enticing Bee-Luring buff: 12 hours]

[Flower-Enticing Bee-Luring buff: Continuously emits a floral scent from your body, attracting bees to come and temporarily settle.]

[Note: What bad intentions could the little bees have? They just want to collect nectar.]

Even though he'd already sensed the effect wouldn't be friendly, seeing this buff still stung.

After all, he'd paid with both money and looks, and this was all he got?

Waves of floral scent began wafting from his body.

In no time, a swarm of bees drifted over to the island.

They aimed their stinging tips at his face, arms, toes—every patch of exposed skin swelled up from the stings.

[NPC Granny Pink has left South Brother of Erlong Lake's island and uploaded a video to the system.]

[This event has concluded successfully. Let us once again congratulate: Where's My Hair, Pray for the God of Wealth's Love, Unwashed is Sticky, Player 13796, Player 7650, Player Little Fist Wangzai, Old Pickle Cabbage, Player 001, Ruoshui Sanqian, South Brother of Erlong Lake... these ten lucky winners.]

[Finally, I wish everyone a pleasant survival.]

Hearing the system notification, Ji Xinghe didn't stop her arrow-firing.

System announcements rang out by her ear from time to time: [Killed Blue Scale Shrimp Beast, Experience Points +1...]

With all that white, tempting meat laid out, the Sea Beasts came one after another to deliver experience to Ji Xinghe.

Beside her, Xiao Xi's Vines were practically spinning into a blur, occasionally helping to kill minor monsters.

As for Xiao Sha, it stayed quietly by their side. Its branches couldn't reach that far to help, so it could only silently pray that the master and Sister Xi would have smooth sailing.

Now and then, when the black shark blood dried, it would use a branch to reopen a cut, keeping fresh blood flowing and the smell of blood spreading freely along the shore.

Chat channel.

Everyone watched the latest pinned video. Below it was a countdown: 00:29:59.

Though it had only been up for half an hour, that was enough for South Brother of Erlong Lake to become the laughingstock of Area 66 players for life.

Tyrannosaurus Warrior: "Truly the finale act, heavyweight material, hahaha, this made my whole day."

Ou Ou Ou Ou Ou: "How did you guys even finish watching this video? I swear, my secondhand embarrassment is acting up again."

Tang Monk Uses Rejoice to Wash Hair: "Even though we can't see the NPC's expression, just from her stepping back a few paces, it's not hard to tell she was super disgusted!"

Where's My Hair: "Alright, I admit Granny Pink still favors me."

South Brother of Erlong Lake stared at the chat channel messages, his fists tightening, his gaze turning icy: "001! Why do you get to avoid being hung up on that video, while I'm left as a joke..."

Survival Diary, Day 3, 19:00 sharp.

Weather: Clear, Temperature: 43°.