They're so far away, they're definitely out of range of the crossbows, but that's okay.

Xia Ning wasn't fighting alone; she had a tricycle—no, she'd upgraded it to a car.

As Xia Ning drove closer to the bird, she zoomed in through her phone's camera and gradually became able to see its true form.

It's an eagle.

The real Desert Eagle.

Xia Ning stopped the car in the middle of the road, rolled down the window, set up a makeshift crossbow, and then threw a piece of electric eel meat forward with force.

A dark shadow swooped down, its shadow on the ground growing larger and larger.

With its enormous wings flapping the air currents, Xia Ning felt a gust of sand hit her face. In the blink of an eye, the eagle had already grabbed the electric eel meat with its sharp talons and soared back into the sky.

Xia Ning: Oh no!

She underestimated her opponent, or rather, she overestimated herself.

He was blinded by the success of killing monsters for several days in a row.

Perhaps it was because she possessed an aura of intimidation; the lizards and venomous snakes from before seemed to have their intelligence diminished, becoming sluggish and foolishly eating their meat while waiting for Xia Ning to kill them.

This time, the opponent is quite agile.

The sky is the battlefield for birds, and eagles have almost no rivals there.

Xia Ning's archery skills were also unable to hit the moving target.

Xia Ning could only hope that the eagle hadn't eaten for days and that a piece of electric eel meat wouldn't satisfy its rumbling stomach, so it would continue to hunt for food.

This time, she added rattlesnake fangs to the electric eel meat, and the eagle flew away for a moment, so Xia Ning threw it on the roof of the car.

An eagle's eyesight is eight times that of a human. She cannot see a moving eagle, but an eagle should be able to see moving prey.

Xia Ning didn't just stand still; with 10 kinds of animals, it wasn't enough to just keep an eye on one.

Moreover, the most important thing about road trip games is opening treasure chests; we can't put the cart before the horse.

She sipped her iced soda slowly, waiting for the vulture or the eagle to fly back.

If birds are circling around, there must be a water source nearby, and with a water source, there's no worry about finding animals.

However, the next second she almost choked on her own saliva.

"Cough cough cough!"

Anyone who sees a bird over a meter long flying towards them would instinctively raise their arm to shield their head.

Xia Ning slammed on the brakes, and with a loud bang, the whole car shook.

Then, as if a comical scene from a movie had been slowed down, the eagle, stunned after crashing into the glass, slowly slid down.

Xia Ning: "..."

Why does she always kill monsters in unconventional ways, in ways that even she herself can't predict?

Is this her fighting talent?

Xia Ning's mind raced, finding it both funny and bizarre, a true case of dry humor. Yet, she acted swiftly, seizing the opportunity to finish him off.

There were a few feathers left on the windshield, but not a single crack.

A defense value of 64 is terrifying.

The interaction of forces simply does not exist here.

Xia Ning sighed: "You choose the path to heaven but refuse to take it; you choose the path to hell but refuse to come."

— [Desert Eagle x1] crashed and died on the train carriage.

—Princess Phantom obtains [Sharp Eagle Claw x1]

—Phantom Princess gains 2 survival points

Xia Ning didn't even bother with the electric eel meat that had hidden venomous fangs. She realized that her fighting style was just not serious; she was only suited to taking unorthodox methods.

Xia Ning didn't dare to confront the enormous aerial predator head-on. Not to mention that the eagle's talons could tear a person's skin apart, one of the eagle's attack methods was to grab its prey and lift it into the air, then let it freefall, experiencing a parachute-less descent.

Fortunately, even with its immense strength, the Raptor couldn't tow a car, so Xia Ning was safe inside.

Soon, Xia Ning saw signs of life again.

Although it is not an oasis, it is a riverbed on the verge of drying up.

The precious water source nurtures the life around it, but Xia Ning is embarrassed to prepare to ruthlessly destroy the flowers.

Xia Ning threw the Rattlesnake Fang and the Electric Eel Meat into the puddle. It was a pity that Ma Jiayuanqing didn't do the rotten egg trade with her today, otherwise Xia Ning would have liked to try the sewage tactic to see if it would work in the desert.

By noon, all the treasure chests she had opened were white. The biggest enemy she encountered ended the battle with a suicide attack before the sensors even went off.

In the group chat, the murky sewage has been nicknamed Ganges water, like the last bullet in a pistol.

They say everyone should keep a bottle of Ganges water; if you're so thirsty you can't go on, drink the Ganges water and you'll be good brothers in the next life.

Xia Ning felt that they still had the energy to tell jokes, which meant they weren't thirsty enough to die.

She was thinking about how she had seen camel poop before, but hadn't seen any camels for so long.

It's not easy to see 10 different kinds of animals in the desert in a day, let alone collect the remains of 10 different kinds.

Xia Ning tapped on the GPS device's display, thinking that if all else failed, she would have to take the initiative and try to find a red dot on the roadside.

She wasn't worried about not being able to kill ten monsters, but the challenge was to make sure each one was unique.

After Xia Ning finished lunch, she continued driving in the afternoon and saw a skeleton in the distance.

She was delighted, thinking that since they were dried animal bones, it wouldn't be bad to skip the battle and just pick them up.

However, when the car was parked on the side of the road and she took a closer look, Xia Ning was so shocked that she was startled.

That body shape, that skull—no matter how you look at it, it's definitely human.

Even though it was a survival game, Xia Ning still subconsciously uttered, "No offense intended, Amitabha."

Her beliefs were very flexible, and the degree of superstition depended on the actual situation, but she was mainly engaging in self-deception.

For example, if your left eye twitches, it means you're lucky.

If your right eye twitches, there's no such thing as a bad omen. It just means your eyes are tired from staying up late reading novels, and you should do some eye exercises.

Right now, Xia Ning has no intention of touching the corpse.

He muttered something and was about to leave when he noticed a malnourished, scruffy vulture flying over. It circled the bones and landed on the roof of Xia Ning's car, snatching the poisoned electric eel meat in its mouth.

Xia Ning: ...hesitating.

Survival point +1, mission progress +1, feather +1.

It means her biological weapons are running low.

Not enough, not enough.

However, the presence of corpses proves that this map has NPC settings, and there should be tribes gathering in the oasis.

Xia Ning continued driving forward.

The riverbed quickly lost its water level, but some areas were darker in color, suggesting the presence of groundwater.

Xia Ning found a sheep's head a few hundred meters away.

Traces of an eagle's talons remain on the bones.

Xia Ning said, "I also avenged you. Even if it wasn't an eagle, we're still relatives. I won't feel guilty taking this from you."

She actually felt creeped out by the sheep's head in her backpack and wanted to pick up the scattered bones around, but the system wouldn't give her a rating.

Xia Ning muttered to herself, "This game is discriminatory against species."

Both are desert creatures, but to maintain the game environment, plants are simply watered, while animals require their remains to be collected.

Wait a minute... the game isn't just about players collecting bones, is it?

Xia Ning: Oh well, whatever. The planner's copywriting is the problem, so I can't blame her.