I immediately became alert.

But the others under the tree were still completely clueless.

"Get out of here first, it's dangerous!"

Before I could finish speaking, I saw Chen Jian's face turn pale.

But he had bad legs and walked slowly, so he froze on the spot.

I followed his gaze and saw that there were several red and black snakes coiled on the tree where my male colleague had fallen.

It was flicking its tongue and arching its neck.

My scalp tingled!

Such a vibrant color, this is a damn poisonous snake!

Immediately, his body stiffened, and he looked down at the tree beneath him, his hair standing on end.

Sure enough, there's a snake in my tree too! It's staring at me with great interest right now!

I was holding the bird eggs in my hand, caught in a dilemma.

The people under the tree also spotted the snake. The more timid ones screamed and rushed out, while even Chen Jian, limping, strode towards the edge of the woods.

At that moment, I was hanging from the tree like a monkey, feeling extremely embarrassed.

I didn't dare breathe too loudly, afraid that the snake would find me amusing and shamelessly crawl over to dance with me.

But this stalemate couldn't continue, because my left hand, which was gripping the tree trunk, was starting to go numb.

Even if I wanted to persevere, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.

I couldn't help but curse in my heart.

I should have realized sooner that there must be snakes in the bushes of a tropical jungle like this!

But the events of the past few days have been so chaotic that I completely overlooked them.

Isn't this just like offering yourself up for someone to eat?

I swallowed hard, and started to tremble slightly.

They survived the shipwreck; if they had died at the hands of these little snakes, their deaths would have been utterly miserable.

I took a deep breath and looked at the snake.

It was about six months away from me.

Fortunately, it coiled up beneath me.

If I jump down now, even if it turns around, climbs down from the tree, and chases after me, it will probably take me more than ten seconds.

If I step on the ground within those ten seconds, I should be able to run a long way.

After thinking about it for a while, I decided to use a feint attack.

The snake stared at me intently, its soft body trembling slightly.

It made me extremely nervous.

The bird egg I was holding in my hand had become my lifeline.

I gently raised my hand and threw the bird egg at the snake. The snake indeed moved, reacting very quickly.

It even flicked out its bright red tongue, its body stretched ramrod straight, as if it was about to attack me at any moment!

I tried to calm myself down, and then threw all the remaining bird eggs at the snake.

The snake was startled and bent over to avoid it.

Taking advantage of the opening, I let go and fell to the ground instantly.

Ignoring the sharp pain in his ankle, he turned and scrambled out of the woods.

When I ran outside, I found that my male colleagues were already gone.

Chen Jian had already limped a long way away.

I ran forward like a madman. When I passed Chen Jian, he grabbed my arm, his voice trembling.

"Brother Zhao, Brother Zhao, don't leave me behind!"

Looking at his pitiful state, I couldn't bear it anymore. I sighed, helped him up, and started running forward as fast as I could.

Not knowing how far away it was, I turned my head and saw that the snake hadn't chased after me, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Jian was so exhausted that his face turned pale, and he slumped to the ground.

It took us a long time to catch our breath after taking deep breaths.

"That was close! That was close!"

Chen Jian sighed, trembling.

I didn't have time to pay attention to him; I just felt like my lungs were about to explode.

Just as I was about to rest a while, I suddenly heard a series of wolf howls coming from afar.

They dared not rest any longer and helped Chen Jian stumble towards the camp.

The first few male colleagues who ran back all looked embarrassed when they saw Chen Jian and me return.

We didn't bring anything back from this trip, and Bai Wei's face was as black as coal.

Several women also frowned, clutching their rumbling stomachs.

"So many people need to eat, we can't all go hungry just because there are two snakes in the woods! Think of another way, hurry up!"

Lin Xubo has always been Bai Wei's pawn.

"Go ahead and go, I'm terrified of dying."

I glared at Lin Xubo, then turned and sat down by the campfire.

In the end, Bai Wei scooped out two more bowls of rice from the rice bag and cooked porridge.

They learned that there were snakes in that forest.

The women no longer dared to sleep inside the treehouse, fearing that snakes might also emerge from the woods.

I was also a little worried, but when I told Bai Wei and the others about it, no one paid any attention to me.

In the end, it was Xiao Qiang who spoke up, and Bai Weicai then asked Lin Xubo to take several male colleagues for an examination.

However, they all looked around the camp with fear, holding tree branches as if facing a formidable enemy.

Fortunately, there were only insects in this forest, no snakes.

Since Bai Wei has already arranged everything, I don't need to worry about it anymore. I leaned against the tree roots and took a nap.

The porridge wasn't enough to fill them up, and before the afternoon, everyone's stomachs were empty again.

Bai Wei asked me to go out and find something to eat, and surprisingly, Lin Xubo and Wang Ping also wanted to come with me.

They claimed it was to help me share the burden.

I almost spat in their faces.

However, he endured it and set off for the beach with a few people once again.

"I think you should catch another wild boar, otherwise people can't stand eating only shellfish. There's been no oil in my stomach these past two days."

Wang Ping looked at me with his head held high.

"That's true, why don't we look for that wild boar herd tonight and catch another one?"

When Wang Ping heard me agree, he nodded hurriedly.

"Sure, you and Manager Lin caught one wild boar the other day. Now that there are more than ten of us, we can definitely catch several more. That way, we won't have to worry about food."

I found it amusing, but since Wang Ping had already said so, I had no reason to refuse.

Lin Xubo remained silent with a dark expression.

That bastard is so ambitious and boastful. I don't know how he used to brag about himself, but now that he hears Wang Ping is going to catch pigs, he's chickened out again, though he doesn't dare to be too obviously cowardly.

Seeing him get his comeuppance made me feel really good.

I had clam soup again for dinner, but it was bland and tasteless.

So they discussed it and decided to go out and catch wild boars.

One by one, they carried torches and sharpened sticks and headed into the woods.

Bai Wei naturally refused to go, but Wang Ping and Lin Xubo couldn't shirk their responsibilities.

The two men, each carrying a dagger, followed at the back of the crowd.

After searching for more than an hour, we actually found the herd of wild boars in a grove of trees.