Four Level-One Treasure Chests

Everything that happened to Zhao Rui had naturally been noticed by Lu Xingyuan and Bai Xiao.

However, the two of them tacitly chose to ignore it, withdrawing their gazes and focusing on the battle before them.

There was no helping it—the Poison Guano Bats were simply too numerous.

Even if they were fragile, they still had to be careful.

After more than ten minutes of fighting, the Poison Guano Bats in the cave were completely wiped out.

"Brother Lu, your strength is exceptional. More than half of these monsters were killed by you. Without you, exploring this platform would probably have been difficult."

Bai Xiao clasped his fists repeatedly, expressing his admiration.

Just then, Zhao Rui staggered over to the two of them.

If she had previously been delicate and rather pretty, then now, only the words ugly and hideous could describe her.

Her head was bald, with only a few strands of hair hanging down from either side. Deep, ugly scars covered the top of her head. Her entire face had twisted into a knot from the pain, utterly bloodless, while her lips were terrifyingly pale.

"Give me medicine to heal and detoxify me..."

Her voice was hoarse.

She stretched out her hand toward Bai Xiao first.

After a brief silence, Bai Xiao shook his head.

"I'm sorry, but I don't have such a valuable item on me."

She hurriedly turned and stretched out her hand toward Lu Xingyuan.

Lu Xingyuan looked at her coldly.

"Was I the one who did this to you?"

Zhao Rui instantly froze. Her lips moved as she was about to say something, but then Lu Xingyuan's tone turned several degrees colder.

"Since I wasn't the one who harmed you, why are you coming to me!?"

With that, he turned and left directly!

Bai Xiao opened his mouth beside him, then gave a bitter smile. "Perhaps... this is the difference between him and me!"

Then, he hurried after Lu Xingyuan.

Trembling all over, Zhao Rui clenched her fists and reluctantly pulled out a tube of green potion from her chest.

This was the most valuable thing she had. She had been reluctant to use it, which was why she had wanted to get something from Lu Xingyuan and Bai Xiao instead.

Yet she had never expected them to be so selfish, so irresponsible!

Suppressing her heartache, Zhao Rui swallowed the potion. The pain in her body immediately eased. The only pity was that her fallen hair did not grow back as she had hoped, and she still looked somewhat terrifying and hideous.

Watching the two figures gradually disappear into the distance, she could not help but wonder whether it was possible that they had done all this on purpose. They had deliberately let those Poison Guano Bats through to harm her. After all, their firepower had been so fierce that, under normal circumstances, the Poison Guano Bats should never have been able to break through to her!

Yes, yes, that had to be the truth!

Damn it! How could they be so evil!

Bat Cave had only that one wave of danger.

After all the Poison Guano Bats had been cleared out, light gradually appeared ahead. Unknown ores embedded in the cave ceiling gave off a faint glow, illuminating the passage.

The path beneath their feet also became much easier to traverse, no longer as muddy as before.

In truth, the so-called mud was formed from Poison Guano Bat droppings that had accumulated over the years.

Fortunately, Lu Xingyuan had been prepared. He had remained cautious the entire time and had not allowed the droppings to touch his skin.

Otherwise, he would have ended up as miserable as Zhao Rui.

He did not know about Zhao Rui's malicious suspicions.

Even if he had known, he would not have taken them to heart.

Deliberately targeting her?

Was she worthy?

Three minutes later.

They reached the end of the cave.

It was much more spacious here. Several treasure chests were piled up directly ahead, flickering with faint light.

Just as he had guessed, the reason this platform was still green-tier was because its mechanics were different—the treasure chests could respawn repeatedly.

"Treasure chests!"

Bai Xiao's face lit up with joy.

"Brother Lu, there are treasure chests!"

"I see them."

Lu Xingyuan nodded, but instead of keeping his gaze on the chests, he began searching the surroundings.

Very quickly, he spotted a figure hidden in the darkness.

It was not large, about the size of an adult, and lay there lazily. It paid little attention to their arrival.

This should be the Kobold Gu Wanqing had mentioned.

They would split the treasure chests first, then deal with the kobold.

Lu Xingyuan estimated that there should still be enough time.

After all, he had modified the train to delay its departure.

He had an extra hour compared to everyone else, more than enough.

However, relying solely on estimates when it came to time felt prone to mistakes.

What if his estimate was wrong and he missed the departure time? If the train left, would he not be stranded on this platform forever?

He needed to find a way to get a timekeeping tool.

Lu Xingyuan pondered this, planning to check the trading channel after this stop ended to see whether there was one.

Zhao Rui also caught up at this time.

Especially after hearing the words "treasure chests," she quickened her pace.

At the same time, she summoned her chains.

Now Lu Xingyuan saw clearly. Those chains had appeared out of thin air. They were probably not an item, but her talent. Otherwise, how could a woman wield chains so skillfully?

"There are four treasure chests in total!"

Bai Xiao finished inspecting them.

"They're all level-one treasure chests."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Rui's aggression immediately dropped somewhat.

"Four level-one treasure chests?"

"One each for us."

After a brief moment of thought, Bai Xiao made his decision.

"As for the remaining one, give it to Brother Lu!"

The moment Zhao Rui heard that, she was displeased.

"Why give it to him?"

Bai Xiao glanced at her and explained calmly.

"Because he killed the most Poison Guano Bats and contributed the most."

During the process of clearing the Poison Guano Bats, Bai Xiao had not held back either. He had done his best to attack, since this was an excellent opportunity to gain combat experience.

Yet even so, his efficiency was still far inferior to Lu Xingyuan's.

So what was wrong with giving the extra treasure chest to Lu Xingyuan?

He thought it was perfectly reasonable.

And even taking a step back, even if there really were objections, it was not her place to voice them.

After all, Zhao Rui had been scheming from beginning to end, always making her own little calculations.

"As a weak woman, shouldn't I receive preferential treatment?"

Zhao Rui spoke with complete confidence.

She did not feel there was anything wrong with what she said.

"We women already have it hard enough. Especially in this dangerous Train World, we're at a disadvantage. What's wrong with you taking a little more care of us? It's only a level-one treasure chest. Do you really have to be so petty?"

Bai Xiao: "..."

"Are you sick?"