You can't stop, you absolutely can't stop. Tang Yi, you have to keep going!

This place is fraught with danger. To fall here would be tantamount to offering oneself up to the beasts' dinner table. Even with armor, it's only a matter of time.

I used the spear as a crutch and gritted my teeth to keep going. The physical pain was also a good sign; at least I could still feel pain.

This proves that I am still conscious. The most dangerous situation would be if my head started to spin, my consciousness became blurred, and I didn't feel the pain anymore.

Perhaps because my first aid was timely, apart from the unbearable pain, I did not experience any abnormal heart rate or dizziness along the way.

After a journey that felt like being in hellfire, I estimate it was around four or five in the afternoon when I finally emerged from the foggy forest.

During this time, I can only say that I was fortunate not to encounter those ferocious wild beasts again, otherwise I really wouldn't know how I would have dealt with them.

After walking for about half an hour, the towering trees gradually became fewer. More trees, similar to those near my residence, appeared, but the grass here was also much denser.

I looked up and saw that the mountaintop was not far away. But now it was getting dark, and I needed to find a suitable place to spend the night.

As for whether we'll be able to see the view from the mountaintop tomorrow, that's up to fate. But I think if we can just get through tonight, tomorrow will be fine.

I started looking for a campsite, and now I have some trees. But I still can't sleep in the trees because my feet are terribly swollen. Walking is already difficult enough, let alone climbing trees, which is physically demanding.

However, I was lucky this time and found a cave. Although it wasn't very big, the dry sand and gravel inside made it a good place to spend the night.

I don't know if it's because I forced myself to travel or what, but now I feel a bit feverish, and my body is burning hot.

Fortunately, the persistent excruciating pain never stopped. Although my body was burning hot, my consciousness remained perfectly clear.

I took a bamboo water bottle out of my basket, drank some water, and then wet my hands with cool water and patted it on my forehead and the back of my neck.

When I was a child, if I had a nosebleed due to internal heat, the elders in my family would pat my nose in this way, saying it would reduce the heat.

As for whether this method will work, I don't know. I have no other choice but to give it a try.

Having learned from my previous experience, even though my foot was in excruciating pain, I still managed to find enough dry branches nearby to put into the cave as fuel for the night.

The excruciating pain made me lose my appetite for cooking meat. I simply took out some jerky from the jackals, ate it, and drank some water, and that was the end of my meal.

I lit a fire, and as long as there was a fire, the wild animals wouldn't dare come near. I felt a bit weak; I hadn't slept well last night, and then I was bitten by a snake on the way out today—it really was one misfortune after another.

The fire crackled and popped as I lay beside it, watching the flickering flames. My face contorted in pain, which seemed to be intensifying and showing no signs of abating.

I've heard people say that many people die from snake bites, but almost none die from bamboo vipers.

They also joked that perhaps the bamboo viper bites so painfully that people are only focused on the pain and forget about dying.

I don't know if I'll die, but this thing hurts, it really hurts. From the moment I was bitten, the wound started to swell and hurt, and the pain kept getting worse.

It has finally stabilized the pain level, probably reaching its limit and unable to increase further. However, the duration of the pain seems to be just beginning.

It was completely dark by now, so I didn't have to worry about my fire going out tonight. This snake venom was probably the best stimulant in the world; I was in so much pain that I couldn't sleep at all.

Just as I was struggling with this, an ominous sound came, which startled me so much that the pain actually stopped a bit for a moment.

The sound didn't come from anywhere else; it came from deep within the cave where I was. It sounded like a roar, and hearing it made my bones tremble instinctively.

Damn, could I be that unlucky? There are other wild animals living in this cave!

A chill ran down my spine. I had kept all the wild animals outside at bay with the fire. Little did I know that I had ended up living inside one of the wild animals' dens.

Since my legs were injured, I could only lie on the ground, and by the light of the fire, I hunched my neck and slowly looked back into the cave.

What I saw there was quite alarming; a pair of eyes shining like flashlights nearly scared me to death.

If it's an animal like a wolf, its eyes reflect green light. The eyes inside are large, and the light they reflect is a bright, dazzling yellowish-white.

Isn't that just light reflecting off a feline's eye? And judging by the size of that eye, it's obvious there's a big cat inside!

My throat tightened, and I dared not move or make a sound. The intimidating power of this thing is etched into our genes; the idea of ​​Wu Song fighting a tiger is pure nonsense.

Then I heard other voices inside, though they sounded very young. This reminded me of another terrifying fact.

This isn't just a place where one tiger lives; it's a mother tiger with cubs. Because of the protective instincts of tigers, they become even more alert and alert.

Any creature that poses a threat within its territory may be mercilessly killed by it.

The saying that female tigers are more powerful than male tigers is not without reason, and now I am sleeping under the same roof as a female tiger with cubs!

No wonder this area is so peaceful; I haven't even found a trace of a wild animal. It turns out this is the home of the king of beasts; who would dare come here to die?

It may have already sensed my presence, but it didn't take any real action against me because it was afraid of my fire.

But before that thought could even linger in my mind for a second, something even more chilling happened.

At this moment, the eyes that had been staring at me flickered, and a deep roar shook the entire cave.

It had never seen anything like me before.

Because I was wearing armor and was lying on the ground, and with the firelight making me look rather large, I did appear quite large.

However, I underestimated the power of motherhood; this tiger was definitely afraid of fire. But for the sake of her cubs, a brightly colored tiger paw slowly emerged from the darkness.