Chapter 95, Important Clues

Zhong Bingxuan was a little anxious; this man wouldn't be killed directly by the wooden figure.

Zhong Bingxuan had no good impression of people who treated human life like dirt, but she hadn't yet asked the questions she wanted to know. If the man died directly, she would lose many important clues for the dungeon.

After walking for so long, we've only found one normal human being. Who knows when the next one will appear?

Zhong Bingxuan wanted to step in and rescue this person, and then try to extract information from him.

However, before she could come out, the man took out a bottle of water and poured it directly onto the drowned wooden figure.

A tiny drop of water, which was clearly harmless, drowned the wooden figure, yet it was so frightened that it kept retreating, which was quite puzzling.

"Come on, if you don't want to die again, come over here."

The man's words made Zhong Bingxuan realize that the water must be related to the location where the drowned wooden figure died. Perhaps the man filled a bottle with water on the spot after killing the drowned wooden figure.

Does that mean the magic weapon against the wooden figures is the object that causes their death?

Zhong Bingxuan guessed the wooden man's weakness, and the man, seeing that he had scared away the doting wooden man, quickly ran away.

The drowned wooden figure hesitated and did not chase after him immediately. Zhong Bingxuan wanted to know more important information, so she followed the man's footsteps and left.

During these three safe days, Zhong Bingxuan stayed behind the man the whole time.

From the drowned wooden figures she first encountered to the buried wooden figures she later saw, Zhong Bingxuan became convinced that the wooden figures' weakness was the very thing that killed them in life.

The other players will be arriving tomorrow. Having received important news, Zhong Bingxuan decided not to follow the man anymore and instead wanted to find the wooden man's trail and kill him when the opportunity arose.

However, she still wants to stay and watch. Is there anything else going on?

This really surprised Zhong Bingxuan. She saw a wooden figure with its body torn apart slowly approaching the man.

Judging from the condition of the wooden figure, Zhong Bingxuan guessed that it had died from a fall.

She hadn't seen this type of product during the three-day safe period and didn't know what its fatal flaw was.

Could the fatal substance that kills a wooden dummy by falling on it be dirt? Just like drowning a wooden dummy.

Zhong Bingxuan wasn't the only one who thought this way; even the man who killed the wooden figure in front of him thought so.

The man threw a pile of dirt at the wooden figure, and said smugly, "Look, this is what killed you. Now get out of here."

Zhong Bingxuan couldn't stand the man's smugness. He had clearly harmed countless people, yet he still had the nerve to laugh at the victims. If God had eyes, he would surely make this beast suffer a terrible death.

Unfortunately, fate was temporarily blind, allowing this man to survive in this perilous forest, while indirectly causing the deaths of so many people.

Perhaps it was Zhong Bingxuan's complaints about God that the other party heard, and she wanted to prove herself. This time, the man did not scare away the wooden man who had been thrown to his death.

The dirt was thrown at the other person, who shook it off and then continued charging towards the man without stopping.

"Don't come any closer, or I'll kill you again."

The man spoke with a fierce but weak tone, "You, the wooden dummy, weren't intimidated like the other wooden dummy this time. Instead, you slowly attacked it."

The man was probably startled by this sudden turn of events and stood still. The wooden figure that had been thrown to its death was then lifted up and slammed down again.

The man let out a bloodcurdling scream, and in an instant, he was reduced to a mosaic of flesh.

Zhong Bingxuan felt nothing for the man's miserable state; scum deserved to die a gruesome death.

But why isn't this wooden figure afraid of its own deadly weapon? Could it be that her guess is wrong?

Zhong Bingxuan watched the wooden figure that had fallen to its death leave after taking its revenge. She then tiptoed forward and checked the only intact piece of clothing on the man's body.

A drop of just over a meter could throw her man into this bizarre state; the force required to kill a wooden dummy by throwing it is greater than the force required to hang it.

It's best to avoid fighting these wooden figures if possible. If you want to rack up points, other types of wooden figures are more suitable, as they have weaknesses and aren't as lethal.

Despite feeling nauseous, Zhong Bingxuan searched the man's body and actually found a box in his pocket. Inside was a small wooden figure and a note covered in small writing.

[Dear adventurer, welcome to the Treasure Forest! Want to get rich quick? Want to become a winner in life? Then follow the rules of the Treasure Forest carefully!]

Rule 1: A player needs the wooden figure chest to begin their treasure hunt.

[Rule Two: There aren't many wooden figures in the forest. If you want to gain more wealth, you need to manually increase the number of wooden figures.]

[Rule 3: One, two, three, freeze! Don't speak, don't move. When you hold the wooden figure and shout these 13 words, the wooden figure will not attack you.]

[Rule Four: Carry the box with the wooden figures; the people you kill will become your wealth.]

Rule Five: Those you kill will be transformed into wooden figures, and those killed by these wooden figures will become part of your accumulated wealth.

[Rule Six: Wooden figures are afraid of the things that killed them in their lifetime. If you encounter a wooden figure who is not thinking clearly and wants to retaliate against you, you can use the things that killed the wooden figure in their lifetime to scare them away.]

[Rule Seven: Each treasure appearance lasts no more than three days. You need to collect the desired amount of wealth within three days and find the treasure using the treasure maps hidden throughout the Treasure Forest.]

[Rule Eight: Anyone who covets the treasure will be attacked by all the wooden figures.]

Looking at the rules on the slip of paper in her hand, Zhong Bingxuan seemed to be deep in thought.

Since the note says that holding a wooden figure and shouting "One, two, three, wooden figure!" will stop the wooden figure from attacking you, you can make it stop attacking you.

Why didn't the man use it earlier? Was there another trap involved?

Unfortunately, the man was already dead and could not answer Zhong Bingxuan's question.

However, thanks to this person's generous help, Zhong Bingxuan has collected a lot of important clues during this safe period, enough to save her life and kill the wooden man when danger comes tomorrow.

But what exactly is this "secret treasure"?

Those who covet the treasure will be attacked by the wooden figures. If you don't want the treasure, can you avoid the wooden figures and successfully escape from the forest?

Zhong Bingxuan had a feeling that this matter was not so simple.

She didn't know which direction her teammates were in, and she couldn't find any way to communicate the information she had gathered with them.

Since we can't find teammates, we shouldn't wander around aimlessly. While the danger is low during this safe period, we should go find the weapon that can kill the wooden dummy and prepare to counterattack it tomorrow.

If she remembered correctly, the wooden figures would always walk back after attacking someone.

She was too busy gathering clues to follow them to find out exactly where they were going.

Now that we've gathered enough clues, we can officially begin staking out the wooden figure and looking for its weaknesses.

Zhong Bingxuan's operation went smoothly, and the counterattack against the wooden figure was also successful.

Her teammates, whom she was worried about, were in a much worse situation and were in deep danger.