Chapter 125: Grand Exercise 3 [Update 1]

During the large-scale military exercises, Ruan Xi would definitely go to bed at 11 o'clock every day at the latest. He usually wouldn't do things like sneak attacks in the middle of the night. We were all students and still growing. We were already tired enough during the day, so how could we not sleep well at night!

Ruan Xi's sneak attack will only happen before 10 o'clock in the evening, between 10 and 11 o'clock, and he still has to prepare for bed!

As for whether others would sleep uneasily because they were afraid of his presence, he couldn't control that. After all, psychological quality was something that had to be developed by oneself and could not be given by others.

Having just completed a sneak attack and successfully killed five students from the blue camp, Ruan Xi contentedly climbed up the big tree he had found in advance, crawled into the sleeping bag he had prepared long ago, said "good night" to the small tree in his mind, and then closed his eyes and fell asleep in seconds.

Xiaoshu deliberately lowered his voice and gently replied in Ruanxi's mind, "Good night, Xiaoxi."

If Ruan Xi heard this voice, he would definitely recognize it. It was not the voice of a small tree at all, but the voice of a big tree. That kind of calm and gentle voice did not belong to a lively small tree.

As long as there was no external interference, Ruan Xi could sleep peacefully until dawn, but this night was destined to be uneasy.

"Hiss...hiss...hiss..." Ruan Xi heard a hissing sound, sometimes near and sometimes far, as he drifted off into a hazy state. It was a familiar sound, a familiar one. However, when he tried to open his eyes, he found that his eyelids felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and even a crack of them wouldn't do. His mind was inexplicably hazy. He tried to concentrate, but his thoughts kept drifting away without him noticing. The feeling of not being able to control himself was truly awful.

"Little Tree..." Ruan Xi knew that he might be in danger, and this was definitely not a danger that the students could create.

This danger must come from this primeval forest.

"Little Tree..."

Ruan Xi murmured to the little tree, and after calling five or six times, the little tree's response slowly sounded in his mind.

"Xiao Xi... I feel a little dizzy... The branches are all limp..."

Ruan Xi was startled by Xiao Shu's words. It was fine if he was affected, but was it possible that Xiao Shu, hidden in the plant encyclopedia space within his consciousness, was also affected? It couldn't be just a coincidence that Xiao Shu had problems while he was affected?

As it turned out, it was such a coincidence that the little tree quickly gave him the correct answer.

"Xiao Xi, there's something wrong with my main body. Someone's attacking..." If the main body is in trouble, how can the small tree, as a branch, be safe and sound? Ruan Xi's heart suddenly alarmed. Thinking of the danger that the big tree might encounter, he couldn't help but feel furious.

It must be that damn Presbyterian Church!

What should he do? How can he help the tree?

Ruan Xi's worry and anger soon burned fiercely, and as a result, the strangeness that was entangled in him suddenly lost its effect bit by bit, just like rust being peeled off.

"Get out of here!" The moment Ruan Xi felt something touching his back, the anger in his heart erupted like a volcano, breaking through the last bit of restraint. He turned around and punched it, no matter what it was, he would beat it up first.

The attacker seemed to be completely caught off guard by Ruan Xi's quick recovery and the fact that he attacked without hesitation. Ruan Xi's punch was so powerful that the attacker fell backwards uncontrollably, but in the end, he did not fall from the tree.

When he turned around, Ruan Xi saw clearly what had attacked him.

It was a giant black python with brown and grey markings. It opened its bloody mouth and angrily hissed threateningly at Ruan Xi, making chills run down one's spine.

That bloody mouth looked like it could swallow Ruan Xi in one gulp. Ruan Xi's breathing froze for a moment and he swallowed subconsciously.

However, he was not afraid. Although he had never seen such a big snake, he had seen too many snakes in his previous life.

"Hiss... hiss... hiss..." The giant python continued to make threatening hissing sounds, its tail wrapped around the thick tree trunk, and its head shook irregularly from side to side, as if it was waiting for the right opportunity to rush forward and swallow Ruan Xi in one bite.

Before going to bed, Ruan Xi would always apply enough snake and insect repellent juice around the camp. In this case, most snakes and insects would not dare to approach. After all, the juice he prepared was not just for repelling snakes. Anyone who dared to go against their instinct would only die a more miserable death.

But it was obvious that the medicine he prepared had no effect on the giant python in front of him.

"You want to eat me?" Although he knew that it was impossible to communicate with a snake, Ruan Xi still couldn't help but want to talk back.

Sneak attacks and the like are definitely cheap tricks, and he's not even allowed to get back at them with some verbal attacks?

“Hiss, hiss, hiss…”

The python's reaction surprised Ruan Xi slightly. Could it really understand him? Was it a spirit? Or was it similar to the mutant vine he encountered on Funong Star? Could it also contain an energy core?

Thinking of the energy core, Ruan Xi immediately became alert. There was an invisible contractual connection between him and the big tree, and there was also a small tree serving as a transit station. Did this mean that while he absorbed the energy from the energy core, the big tree would also benefit?

But at the moment, no one could give him an accurate answer, so his eyes turned cold and he pounced on the giant python without hesitation.

"Then I'll have to try it on you."

In a flash, Ruan Xi was entangled with the giant python. Snakes have an innate advantage in trees, and with the help of their tails, as long as they are not exhausted, there is basically no need to worry about the danger of falling from the tree.

But Ruan Xi could only rely on his hands and feet, and he had to defeat the giant python in front of him, which could crush Ruan Xi to death with just its body. It was an impossible task no matter how you looked at it.

But Ruan Xi had no time to assess the battle situation at this moment, he just had to fight head-on!

At the beginning of the battle, Ruan Xi had no upper hand at all. As soon as he touched the giant python, he was often whipped away by the giant python's tail. He wanted to attack the giant python's tail to make it unable to stay safely on the tree, but he was always too close to the giant python's bloody mouth and it was difficult to avoid it. He was really in a dilemma.

It didn't take long before Ruan Xi was exhausted and out of breath. The giant python was no longer in a hurry to eat Ruan Xi. Instead, it began to tease Ruan Xi, making him even more tired. Finally, when he was no longer able to resist, it ate him in one bite.

Unfortunately, the giant python didn't understand Ruan Xi at all and could not detect Ruan Xi's plan hidden under his fatigue and anxiety. What he wanted was the extremely brief moment of negligence when the giant python was at its most arrogant.

“Go to hell!”

Ruan Xi finally waited for the opportunity and gap he wanted, and suddenly a green shadow appeared in his hand. It was the branch of the small tree that was stretched out with difficulty. The moment Ruan Xi grasped the branch, it became as hard as a knife. With Ruan Xi's movement, it pierced into the seven inches of the giant python. The moment it pierced into the giant python's body, he began to stretch frantically again. In a blink of an eye, countless branches pierced out of the giant python's body, bringing up a splash of blood.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss..." The giant python's wailing sound, accompanied by a surge of energy, caught Ruan Xi off guard. His eardrums felt as if pierced and the pain was unbearable. Ruan Xi subconsciously covered his ears, his feet slipped, and he almost fell off the tree. He struggled to hold on to the branch and climbed back to the fork. After a long time, he gradually recovered.

When he came to his senses, he found that he was bleeding from all seven orifices due to the shock of energy and his body was covered in blood.

"Xiaoshu, are you okay?" Ruan Xi didn't have time to think about whether the giant python was dead or not. He hurriedly asked about Xiaoshu's condition and repeated the question several times. He was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Only then did Xiaoshu's voice sound weakly in Ruan Xi's mind.

"Not dead... I'm okay..." However, this weak voice made Ruan Xi's heart tremble.

The small tree is so weak, what is the condition of the big tree now?

"Giant python!" At the moment, he had no way to go back to the big tree directly, so he could only pin all his hopes on the giant python. No matter whether it was dangerous or useful, he had to absorb the energy core in the giant python first!

Having made up his mind, Ruan Xi climbed down the tree without hesitation and landed next to the giant python's corpse.

The giant python was dead beyond dead. Ruan Xi closed his eyes and felt it for a while, and determined that the location of the energy core was exactly the seven-inch position where the small tree had almost pierced it into a funnel. Without using any tools, he started working directly and soon found an energy core the size of an egg in a mess of flesh and blood.

The energy core was not big, but the energy contained in it was shocking when Ruan Xi sensed it. Ruan Xi swallowed unconsciously, and without worrying about his own safety, he sat down cross-legged and began to absorb the energy in the giant python's energy core.

However, just as he started, he was hit by a powerful energy and flew backwards. He vomited a mouthful of blood instantly, and his head was buzzing. It took him a long time to come back to his senses.

"Oh shit..." He had just taken the first breath, and it felt like he was hit in the chest by a thousand-pound hammer. He almost died. He didn't know what level this giant python was. Judging from the force of its rebound, it had to be at least two levels higher than him, right?

How could he absorb the energy? He was practically courting death!

But the tree...

"Are you crazy? This giant python is three levels higher than you, and you're just absorbing it like that? Are you going to die?" Xiaoshu's spirited words suddenly echoed in Ruanxi's mind. Ruanxi was a little dazed when he heard them, and it took him a long while to recover. He hesitated and said, "Xiaoshu, are you okay?"

In fact, what he wanted to ask more was what was happening with the big tree, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back subconsciously.

"Ahhhhhh... How did you get hurt like this? What should I do? What should I do? What should I do?... Just chew some of my leaves and eat them. My leaves can save your life..." When the little tree saw Ruan Xi's miserable condition, it suddenly became confused. Without waiting for Ruan Xi's response, it scooped up a handful of leaves and almost buried Ruan Xi's head.

Ruan Xi: "..." Why does his little tree seem to be getting more and more silly? Has he been led astray by those two funny guys Mao Haoyang and Liang Hong?

"Xiaoshu, you are exaggerating. It's just some spitting up blood..." Ruan Xi originally wanted to comfort Xiaoshu in a lighter tone, but he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest. He felt something was wrong, but there was no way to hide it. He let out another "wow" and spit out a mouthful of blood.

After vomiting blood, he felt that the tightness in his chest was relieved a lot. However, in his mind, Xiaoshu was already crying loudly, and Ruan Xi suddenly felt a headache.

What should I do? How can I coax her...