Chapter 26 Slingshot Tree
The swaying in the woods became more and more obvious, shadows flashed by, and leaves fell from several trees.
Qiao Yu kept staring at the woods in front of her and didn't notice that the woods behind her were also starting to sway.
A pair of narrow eyes peeked out from the woods behind them, noticing that the people in front had noticed the commotion. After a moment of concentration, a red cross suddenly appeared on the ground.
The cross moved from the ground, climbed up Qiao Yu's back, and stopped at his heart.
The crosshair stopped and zoomed in. At the same time, a black iron ball suddenly appeared in mid-air. The iron ball was wrapped in a vine. An invisible force pulled the two backward, extending backward and aiming at Qiao Yu's back.
"call out--"
The iron ball shot out, carrying a few leaves as it flew rapidly toward Qiao Yu.
Five meters, three meters, one meter...
The eyes in the woods revealed a triumphant smile, as if they could already see Qiao Yu's blood splattered on the spot.
However, the smile in its eyes suddenly vanished the next moment.
Qiao Yu, who had been squatting on the ground unaware of the danger, rolled precisely behind the car a second before the iron ball was about to reach her, as if she had eyes in the back of her head.
The iron ball, having lost its target, fell straight down from the air and rolled gurglingly to the outside of the road.
The target disappeared, and a look of panic crossed his eyes. He couldn't understand why the person had suddenly vanished.
It quickly searched for any trace of its target, but found nothing by the roadside, under rocks, or under cars.
My eyes panicked. How could the person disappear in the blink of an eye? They were right under my nose just a moment ago.
"Hi, are you looking for me?"
A teasing voice came from above.
Its eyes quickly locked onto the source of the attack, and there stood the human it had been searching for, now holding a strange object.
Qiao Yu stood by the roadside, smiling as she held a large, rusty pair of scissors. She looked up at the strange tree branch slingshot in front of her and ruthlessly broke the scissors apart.
The slingshot panicked, and another black iron ball suddenly appeared out of thin air. The vines at the top of the branches stretched into a bandage, carrying the iron ball out again.
It's fast, but Qiao Yu is even faster.
Without the slightest hesitation, he swiftly cut the base of the slingshot with a single snip.
Don't be fooled by the rusty scissors; they're still incredibly useful. The blades are so sharp that even a thick tree can't withstand a single snip.
Clang!
The tree slingshot was cut off at the base, and its upper body crashed backward with a thud, along with the iron ball that hadn't yet been launched, falling onto the rocks.
Its eyes closed reluctantly, and the taut vines slumped to the ground.
Qiao Yu bent down and picked up the iron ball. It was very heavy, weighing at least ten pounds.
It's strange, where did this iron ball come from? I didn't see any ammunition on the slingshot.
She glanced at the tree slingshot that had broken in two, gathered the few iron balls that had fallen together, retrieved the silver treasure chest, and used the chest to smash the iron balls with the coins.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The sound of blacksmithing echoed along the highway.
Sparks flew everywhere. Compared to the iron ball, the silver treasure chest was much tougher. Qiao Yu tried to smash it for a long time but couldn't break it open.
As her arm grew weaker, she simply grabbed the scissors again and slapped them down with the back of the blade.
Snap—
All five iron balls were smashed, and a card and a small slingshot fell out from two of the iron balls.
[Congratulations to the survivor for defeating the Slingshot Tree! You have obtained the item "100% Accuracy Slingshot" and 1 completion card.]
Qiao Yu picked up the small slingshot and played with it. The tree trunk was smooth, and the vines and leather ropes on it were like a miniature version of the tree.
He tentatively bent the slingshot, pulled the leather strap, and a black marble appeared out of thin air in front of the slingshot.
With a whoosh, the marble shot towards a rock ten meters away.
The marble entered the body, and the stone instantly exploded, shattering into pieces that flew everywhere.
Qiao Yu was delighted; there was an unexpected surprise.
After getting into the car with the items, she drove to the location of the next treasure chest.
Throughout the morning, Qiao Yu didn't see a single service area, nor did she encounter any strange stops, and she didn't even see the little dwarves setting up stalls on the highway.
The only dangers that appear are those carried by the treasure chests.
The bronze chests almost always contain shrimp monsters, the silver chests contain slingshot trees, and the wooden chests are full of octopuses covered in suckers.
Octopuses have very strong suction cups, and they can easily slip away and climb onto your face and into your nostrils.
Qiao Yu quickly pressed the last octopus back into the box, took out a knife, and slashed it open, instantly splitting the octopus's head open.
Having cleared all the treasure chests for the day, she now has ten chests of shrimp meat, three slingshots with perfect accuracy, and twenty-seven octopuses.
Thirteen hundred-dollar coins and three pass cards.
Qiao Yu parked the car on the side of the road, took out the barbecue grill she had gotten a couple of days ago, put some wood on it and lit a fire. She washed the octopus with water, skewered it with iron skewers, and grilled it over the fire.
The shrimp monster was also placed on a plate and heated, with water bubbling around the outside. It smelled amazing, even without adding a drop of salt.
The octopus only had a few edible legs; its head was smashed open and inedible, so Qiao Yu found it disgusting and threw it away.
After the octopus legs changed color from grilling, she flipped them over, sprinkled them with barbecue seasoning, and ate more than ten skewers in a row.
It smells so good, so delicious!
Not to brag, but with this skill, one could easily set up a street stall.
[Ding!]
I was enjoying my meal when my private chat notification went off.
Qiao Yu wiped her mouth and put down the iron skewer.
[Champion of all-nighters: Hello, I have twenty people here who need a water collection system. Is it convenient for you?]
[Survivor #1: You found out so quickly, aren't you going to do the quest?]
[The champion of staying up all night: (bitter smile) We wanted to too, but we were all too hungry to walk. Many of us didn't even have the strength to pedal a bicycle. We were about to become dehydrated if we didn't drink some water soon.]
[Survivor #1: Didn't Sunset send a message? You haven't found food yet, have you?]
[Champion of all-nighters: I found it, but I was too weak; my hands were shaking from hunger and I let the shrimp monster escape.]
Survivor #1: Wait two minutes, I'll give you the water collector.
[Champion of all-nighters: Thank you.]
After replying to the message, Qiao Yu temporarily put down the fragrant kebabs in her hand, returned to the car, threw in the necessary materials for the water collector, and quickly processed and manufactured ten units.
She sent a total of twenty water collectors to the champion of staying up all night, and the other party immediately sent a large amount of materials, along with about ten empty batteries.
[Survivor #1: Empty battery? Do you have any empty batteries over there?]
[The champion of staying up all night: There are a few. Most of us drive gas trucks, and we can't bear to throw away any supplies. We thought we could just make up the numbers before sending them over. Is that not acceptable?]
[Survivor #1: If you have empty batteries or oil cans in the future, you can come to me, and I'll trade you food for them.]
[Champion of all-nighters: Really, friend? Thank you so much! I'll definitely save it for you.]
Qiao Yu replied with an "okay," closed the panel, and continued her barbecue business.
Grill all the octopuses and put them in your backpack so you can take them out and eat them immediately whenever you want.
After eating and drinking her fill, she continued driving to complete her mileage task.
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