A day later, guided by the Seeker Bird, Xu Jianhua and the others arrived at one extremely dangerous place after another: the black river, Toxic Valley, Rotting Swamp, and more.
They were all in a sorry state. Several returning students were seriously injured and lay on the ground, foaming at the mouth.
"Don't stop me! I'm going to kill that damn bird!" one returning student shouted in a frenzy, trying to take down the Seeker Bird. The others hurriedly grabbed his arm and held him back.
"Chen Wu, don't be so impulsive. The Seeker Bird didn't do it on purpose."
"Yeah, yeah. Why hold a grudge against a bird?"
Several returning students tried to talk him down.
Chen Wu raged, "Impulsive, my ass! Look at what this damn bird has done! What kind of places has it led us to? Death River, Toxic Valley, Rotting Swamp—every single one was extremely dangerous. Once we went in, we were lucky to make it out alive."
"We were chased by piranhas in the river and pursued by Poison Corpses in the valley. We even nearly drowned in the swamp. In all my twenty-something years, I've never been on such a terrifying adventure."
"How is this hunting down an enemy? It's a suicide mission!"
"There's no doubt about it. That damn bird must be a spy sent by that little beast, Xia Ping. It's trying to get us killed indirectly."
He looked up at the sky and let out a long, grief-stricken sigh.
Some of the other returning students shared his feelings. In just one day, they'd probably experienced more adventures than they had in their entire lives. It was all because of that damn bird. If it hadn't led them around at random, they wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state.