Next, the Shell Lady didn't dare to fly around recklessly anymore.

The radius of her movement quickly shrank to within five meters centered around Chen Shouyi. She cautiously looked around in all directions.

Sometimes when a strange little insect crawled out from the ground, it startled her so much that she screamed and yelled, acting all jumpy.

Since she grew up on that deserted island, where living creatures were pitifully few—not to mention animals, even insects weren't numerous—the most common were the shells on the beach and some crustaceans from the ocean.

However, she was so used to seeing those creatures that she was no longer surprised by them. Even though they seemed like giants to her, she wasn't particularly afraid. But most creatures in this forest she had never encountered before.

At first, every time the Shell Lady was startled, Chen Shouyi would help her by stomping the insects that scared her.

But after doing it repeatedly, he got quite annoyed. These insects were about the size of flies at their smallest and dung beetles at their largest.

Even with the Shell Lady's physique, as long as she was a bit braver, she could easily kick them away.

Finally, Chen Shouyi simply broke off a small tree branch, sharpened one end with his sword, then handed the slightly over ten-centimeter-long stick, which could barely be called a spear or a sword, to the Shell Lady:

"Next time you see an insect, stab it."

"But, good Giant, the insects are fierce and will bite me!" the Shell Lady said timidly, taking the small stick.

You've never seemed this timid when you lost your temper before.

Chen Shouyi, silently expressing his thoughts, encouraged her: "You even helped me kill the evil Giant before, you're the bravest!"

Perhaps recalling her past achievements, the Shell Lady became excited, her breathing quickened, and her small face blushed a bit as she exclaimed loudly: "Hmm, I'm Prepared, I'm not afraid of bad insects, I'm the bravest."

Holding the small stick, she bit her lip hard and silently steeled herself.

"Yes, you're the bravest. Look, there's an insect crawling out over there," Chen Shouyi pointed to an insect in the distance to motivate her.

It was a larva of some unknown insect, fluffy, with frightening patterns all over its body, and its dozen pairs of legs slowly crawled. Although its size was a bit large and somewhat scary, it posed no threat to the Shell Lady.

She looked over quickly and clearly hesitated.

"Go on!" Chen Shouyi urged, "Aren't you Prepared? Prepared is the bravest."

"I'm Prepared, I'm Prepared, I'm not afraid of bad insects, I will kill it, smash it, never let it bite people again." The Shell Lady mumbled fiercely to herself. But her feet wouldn't budge an inch.

All show, no go.

The mental victory method seems to work quite well for her.

Chen Shouyi couldn't help but give her a little push with his finger, resulting in her taking a step forward but retreating three steps.

After a long while, the Shell Lady suddenly made a crying face and turned back, saying, "Good Giant, I'm so scared, I'm really scared, boo-hoo!"

Chen Shouyi was at a loss for words in his heart.

This courage is smaller than a mouse's.

"Alright, alright, if you don't want to kill it, then don't." Seeing the teary-eyed Shell Lady, Chen Shouyi quickly comforted her, then walked over and stepped on the insect with a "splat," killing it.

After returning, the tears on the Shell Lady's face had mysteriously disappeared, and she mimicked Chen Shouyi's action, awkwardly thrusting her stick forward, raising her head and confidently said: "That bad insect was too big, too fierce. Next time I encounter a smaller one, I will definitely kill it."

Chen Shouyi no longer had any expectations for her. As long as she's happy.

He nonchalantly nodded: "Yes, you're the bravest."

Then, he walked to the side and stopped paying attention to her, continuing to practice the 36 Body Refining Techniques.

After one round, the dense Mysterious Power soaked through every part of his body, the intense numbness faded away, making him feel as comfortable as soaking in a hot spring, which worked far better than practicing on Earth.

He continued practicing, going through it twelve times until most of his energy was spent before he finally stopped.

At this point, he suddenly noticed that it seemed like the Shell Lady hadn't been startled for quite a while.

Alarmed at this thought, he immediately looked around and let out a sigh of relief when realizing it was just a false alarm. He saw the Shell Lady holding a small stick, patrolling around, when suddenly she seemed to catch a subtle noise. She quickly ran to a nearby pile of fallen leaves, gripping the stick with a vigilant look.

A few seconds later, a small black beetle the size of a fingernail crawled out from under the leaf. The Shell Lady screamed and dashed forward.

She swung the stick at the beetle relentlessly.

With just one strike, she cracked the beetle's shell, and with a second strike, its insides splattered, rendering it immobile. She continued to hit it over a dozen times until the beetle was thoroughly smashed and unrecognizable before stopping excitedly.

Chen Shouyi was stunned.

Did she take some kind of stimulant?

How did she become so fierce!

At this point, the Shell Lady noticed Chen Shouyi and quickly ran over to show off: "Good Giant, I've already killed a-a-a... a bad insect."

Chen Shouyi didn't bother to count how many "a's" that was, and asked curiously, "Why aren't you afraid anymore?"

The Shell Lady proudly stated: "I'm not afraid of those bad insects anymore!"

Look at her go!

Nevertheless, when thinking about it, given the Shell Lady's size, she really wouldn't fear any small insects. The fear was merely because most of the insects here were completely new to her.

...

When Chen Shouyi arrived, it was already afternoon in this other world.

He only stayed for five or six hours, and the sun began to set gradually. As the light rapidly dimmed, he checked the sky and immediately packed his bags to head back.

The forest darkened faster than outside.

Before setting off, the light inside was still quite bright, but after walking for a few minutes, it was already pitch black.

A sinister air, like mist, gradually rose from the ground and spread in all directions.

Deep in the forest, it seemed as though pairs of glowing green eyes were greedily staring over.

Chen Shouyi gripped the sword hilt tightly, scanned coldly around, quickened his pace, and headed toward the passage. Before long, he could see the passage entrance from afar, and he quickly stepped up onto the passage stairs.

At that moment, a beast's roar, like a steam whistle, echoed from afar.

The Shell Lady shivered in fear, clinging tightly to Chen Shouyi's hair.

This sound was deep and prolonged, as if even the air was resonating, clearly indicating that this creature was colossally large.

Standing on the stairs, Chen Shouyi looked into the distance, but unfortunately, apart from the forest leaves vibrating slightly, he couldn't see anything.

The roar lasted more than a minute before stopping, and once it ended, the previously noisy forest fell into an absolute silence, with not a sound to be heard. Listening intently for a while, he couldn't pick up any particular noises.

He breathed a slight sigh of relief, certain that the creature was still very far away from here.

The danger assessment of the passage was only a rough evaluation made based on the Explorer's exploration within a five-kilometer radius centered on the passage. Even if there is no oversight, it will change over time and circumstances. "Medium Danger Level" may become "High Danger Level" anytime, or even disaster level.

"Next time I come, I have to be more careful, definitely cannot venture deep into the forest," he mused to himself: "However, as long as I stay near the passage, it shouldn't be too dangerous."

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