The swarm chasing them stopped at the edge of the grassland. The insects circled along the boundary for a few seconds, then turned back.
Chen Siyao's legs buckled, and she nearly dropped to her knees.
Yang Wanqing collapsed outright, sprawling facedown in the blue grass with her limbs spread, panting hard.
"I'm never... going into that forest again... as long as I live..."
"You already said that."
"This time I mean it!"
The livestream chat had reached a whole new level.
"That was straight-up half an hour of wilderness survival."
"Ten times more intense than Bear Grylls."
"These two women fought their way through everything. Absolute beasts."
"The Capital Heavenly Thunder Halberd is so useful. Those lightning arcs looked amazing."
"Blue Star's strongest female streamer, hands down."
"Speaking of which, where's the High God???"
"Yeah, Chen Hao went after that eagle and still hasn't come back."
Yang Wanqing quickly took some ointment from her Qiankun Bag and applied it to her wounds. It worked fast—her master had given it to her. Soon, the itching stopped, and the wounds began to scab over.
Chen Siyao pushed herself upright with her sword and wiped the sweat from her face. She began scanning their surroundings... The grassland was wide open, offering a clear view as far as the eye could see.
Then she saw it.
Not far away, there was smoke.
A thin wisp of pale gray smoke rose from somewhere on the grassland.
It looked like a campfire.
Chen Siyao's heart raced.
A campfire? There's a campfire here?
Could there be... intelligent life?
The livestream chat erupted too...
"Fire! There's a fire over there!"
"Aliens???"
"First contact???"
"Yaoyao, hurry over and take a look!"
"We're about to meet aliens!!!"
Chen Siyao tightened her grip on her sword and exchanged a glance with