Upgrade

Great Black Shark had four others of its kind behind it.

The Wood Arrows shot out in unison. In less than three minutes, five Great Black Sharks were floating belly-up on the surface.

[ Ding! You killed 5 Great Black Sharks above your level. Experience Points +20, Wow Coins +5, Raw Wood Treasure Chests +2, Bronze Treasure Chest +1 ]

[ Dismantle 5 Great Black Sharks? Yes/No? ]

A large amount of blood gushed out, staining the sea red.

The stench of blood spread through the air. Before she could even dive in to retrieve the carcasses, a school of Small Fish swarmed over, ravenously devouring what was an absolute delicacy to them.

Ji Xinghe's gaze turned cold. She gently patted Xiao Xi, signaling for it to retrieve the bodies.

She wasn't about to let other beasts eat the meat she'd hunted.

While exploring the island together, the two of them had developed perfect teamwork. One gesture from her was all it took for Xiao Xi to know what to do next.

It quickly extended its vines and hauled the Great Black Sharks onto the Island one by one.

The five Great Black Sharks were piled atop one another.

Ji Xinghe looked at the battered carcass on top, the corner of her eye twitching, then stowed the Great Black Sharks in her backpack.

The Wood Arrows pointed straight at the Small Fish that hadn't had time to escape. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

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

[ Killed... ]

On another Island.

South Brother of Erlong Lake was decked out in pink. The outfit made his skin look even darker.

He looked down at the pink high heels that didn't fit him. His heels stuck out, and the corner of his mouth twitched. He could only hope that this outfit would earn him some benefits.

He took a deep breath and sucked in his protruding belly.

He went up on tiptoe, a stiff smile on his face, awkwardly welcoming Granny Pink.

He'd endure it for the sake of a good result!

As soon as Granny Pink stepped onto the Island, she saw the bizarrely dressed human before her. The person's toes, covered in pink nail polish, even wiggled.

Her eyes betrayed her embarrassment, and her toes curled against the ground.

Especially when the person spoke to her in a falsetto, breath reeking as he talked. The stench nearly made her throw up the lunch she'd eaten.

As he approached, a mix of blood and sweat stench wafted over.

She was utterly repulsed and took a step back, turning her face away as she pulled a menu from her pocket. "Pick whatever you want from the menu. Pay in Wow Coins first."

After saying that, she backed away a few more steps.

On South Brother of Erlong Lake's end, he heard the system notification, and his face darkened further.

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

Seeing Granny Pink urging him again and again, he thought for a moment, then stopped on the Spicy Boiled Fish page.

He handed over 50 Wow Coins and sat down, his heart pounding as he waited for his food.

Fifteen minutes later, South Brother of Erlong Lake looked at the panel with a bitter smile.

[ You ate Granny Pink's Spicy Boiled Fish and received the limited-time Attract Bees and Butterflies buff: 12 hours ]

[ Attract Bees and Butterflies buff: Your body continuously gives off a floral scent, attracting bees to come and stay. ]

[ Note: What harm could little bees possibly have in mind? They just want to collect nectar. ]

He'd already expected the effect to be less than pleasant, but seeing this buff still made him feel awful.

After all, he'd paid with both money and his looks, only to end up with this?

A floral scent began wafting from his body.

In no time, a swarm of bees flew over the Island.

They aimed their stingers at his face, arms, toes—every bit of exposed skin—and stung him until it swelled up.

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

[ This event has come to a successful conclusion. Let us once again congratulate the ten lucky winners: Where's My Hair, Pray for the God of Wealth's Love, Unwashed is Sticky, Player 13796, Player 7650, Little Fist Wangzai, Old Jar Shan Cai, Player 001, If the Water Is Three Thousand, South Brother of Erlong Lake... ]

[ Finally, we wish everyone a happy time surviving. ]

Hearing the system notification, Ji Xinghe didn't stop shooting arrows.

Every so often, a system announcement sounded beside her ear: [Killed Blue Scale Shrimp Beast. Experience Points +1...]

With all that white meat lying there, the Sea Beasts came one after another to deliver experience points to Ji Xinghe.

Xiao Xi's vines were almost tying themselves into flowers as it helped kill the smaller monsters now and then.

Xiao Sha, however, quietly stayed beside them. Its branches couldn't reach that far, so it couldn't help. All it could do was silently pray for its master and Sister Xi to stay safe.

Now and then, when the Black Shark's blood ran dry, it used a branch to reopen a gash, keeping the fresh blood flowing and the stench spreading along the shore.

In the Chat Channel.

Everyone looked at the latest pinned video. Beneath it was a countdown: 00:29:59.

Though it was only up for half an hour, that was more than enough to make South Brother of Erlong Lake a laughingstock and a source of conversation for the players of Area 66 for the rest of their lives.

Tyrannosaurus Warrior: "As expected of the grand finale. What a heavyweight! Hahaha, he just provided me with a whole day's worth of laughs."

Ou Ou Ou Ou Ou: "How did you manage to watch that whole video? I seriously—my secondhand embarrassment is acting up again."

Tang Monk Uses Rejoice to Wash Hair: "Although we can't see the NPC's expression, it's easy to tell from how she backed away that she was absolutely disgusted!"

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

South Brother of Erlong Lake looked at the messages in the Chat Channel, his fists clenching as his gaze grew colder. "Player 001! Why didn't you get posted in the video, while I ended up a laughingstock..."

Survival Calendar, Day 3, exactly 19:00.

Weather: Sunny, temperature: 43°.