The white tiger approached quickly, with its upper body upright, and was about to strike down with its claws. One of its claws was as big as Xu Xingchen's head!
Xu Xingchen was unable to dodge and quickly rolled over to create some distance. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and the white tiger only scratched her clothes on her shoulders without hurting her skin.
This roll brought it closer to the edge of the cliff. The white tiger seemed to realize the danger of the cliff and became more alert. It did not fly over again, but paced back and forth to shorten the distance.
Xu Xingchen had no choice but to move her feet bit by bit. In terms of reaction speed, she was definitely not as good as the four-legged white tiger. She turned her head slightly to look at the bottom of the cliff.
It was a vast expanse of white, with no bottom in sight.
Her throat rolled and she swallowed a mouthful of saliva. If she fell down, she would be smashed to pieces.
but...
The white tiger drew closer, so close that Xu Xingchen could smell the animal's distinct, fishy odor. She frowned uncomfortably. Taking advantage of the pause in the standoff with the tiger, she opened her computer and searched her backpack for any useful items.
After turning around, most of them were useless, and the white tiger approached without any hesitation.
Perhaps the white tiger was also betting that she didn't dare to jump off the cliff. It roared to the sky, shaking the gravel on the ground. Xu Xingchen covered her ears with her hands and waited for the roar to stop.
The look in the white tiger's eyes made Xu Xingchen inexplicably see a hint of pride, as well as a sense of mockery towards the weak.
Xu Xingchen couldn't help but complain in his heart that the animals on this dilapidated planet actually had spirituality.
But now was not the time for her to complain. The white tiger opened its bloody mouth, intending to swallow her in one gulp. Xu Xingchen was weighing the choice between jumping off the cliff and being eaten.
That's how it's played out in TV dramas. Oh, if you encounter a cliff, there will be an adventure. Jumping off the cliff may give you a glimmer of hope, but feeding it to a tiger won't. You will only end up turning into a pile of rice in a field.
Xu Xingchen closed his eyes and gave it his all.
She opened her hands and fell backwards, the wind whistling in her ears, the white tiger above her roared in frustration, and the whole cliff was echoing with the tiger's roar.
Amidst the layers of white mist, the light brain beside Xu Xingchen's ear flashed blue light. The next moment, a hook appeared in her hand, and she swung the hook and threw it upwards.
The metal made a harsh sound as it got stuck in the stone wall. Due to the gravitational potential energy generated by the person hanging on it, the rope could not bear the weight and fell for dozens of meters before stopping.
Xu Xingchen wrapped a section of the rope around her arm and suddenly stopped. The force of the fall almost tore her arm off, causing her pain.
She was hanging precariously on the cliff. She could no longer hear the roar of the white tiger above her head. The cold wind blew the cold sweat all over her body, making her shiver.
She grabbed a protruding stone with her other hand and searched for a foothold. Only after stepping on the stone did she feel a little more stable.
Taking advantage of this gap, she wrapped the rope around her waist several times and groped her way down.
Everything seemed fine. Even Xu Xingchen himself felt that if he continued to climb down slowly at this rate, he would be able to land safely on the ground.
However, things happen unexpectedly. The stone under her feet had been eroded by wind and rain for many years and could not bear the weight of a person.
With a "bang", the stones broke into pieces.
Having lost her support point, she fell straight down, and the stone wall that the grappling rope was hooked on also broke into pieces.
Xu Xingchen didn't even have time to scream after the sudden fall.
But before she could die, her back hit the ground. She coughed, her eyes went dark, and she fainted.
It was unknown how long it took before Xu Xingchen slowly opened her eyes. She didn't feel much pain in her body. To be cautious, she lay flat on her back and relaxed for a while before slowly turning over and sitting up. There was a cave in front of her, with vines and dead branches scattered around the cliff.
She looked around. This place didn't look like it was formed naturally. It looked like a secluded place for some hermit.
The cave was quiet, with only the whistling sound of the wind. She stuck her head out and looked out, and could see trees and vegetation on the ground. It seemed that this place was not very high from the ground.
She took out the rope from her computer, estimated its length, tied the hook to the boulder, wrapped the other end around it, and came to the edge.
Before going down, she glanced at the cave again.
Let’s go in and take a look, there shouldn’t be anything, right?
Curiosity took over her mind, and she took out a flashlight and groped her way into the cave. The cave was pitch black, and the beam of light from the flashlight allowed her to see jumping dust.
The interior was very simple, with only a stone bed in sight. Due to the limited light source of the flashlight, she glanced around and was attracted by a box in the corner.
There was a thick layer of dust on the box. She blew on it and the dust flew away instantly.
When the dust settled, she could see the box clearly. The box was brown-red in color, square and without any cracks. Although so many years had passed, the box did not show any signs of being corroded by time.
But how can we open it if there is no gap?
Xu Xingchen took the box out of the cave, played with it for a while, and made sure there was no place to open it. She began to mutter.
Could it be a box with a mechanism?
The sun slowly set and the temperature gradually became colder. Xu Xingchen thought it would be better to go back first, as the night in the mountains could be freezing.
After making up her mind, she climbed down the cliff along the planned route. Fortunately, there was no danger of gravel during the climb, and she reached the ground safely.
When his feet touched the bottom, Xu Xingchen's legs softened and he sat down on the ground.
Damn, I almost thought I was going to heaven.
Oh, no, she just went back to Cocodo Star. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little regretful. It would be so nice to go back...
Suddenly a figure flashed through my mind.
Xu Xingchen shook her head and said, "No, she hasn't completed her mission yet. She hasn't even left Sanwan Village yet. No, no, no."
She murmured, but deliberately ignored the figure in her mind.
With the help of the compass in her backpack, she walked out of the mountain stream and came to the foot of the mountain. It turned out that Sanwan Village was on the back of this cliff.
When I returned to the village, the evening lights had already been turned on and the village was twinkling.
Xu Xingchen dragged his tired body towards his home and saw a person standing at the door from afar.
Jun Haoyue paced on the spot, and frowned when he heard footsteps.
When the person approached, he asked with a sullen face, "Where have you been?"
Xu Xingchen felt a little guilty and gathered the bamboo basket behind him. "I saw some rare medicinal herbs while exploring the wasteland, so I picked them."
Jun Haoyue looked at her face, then at the bamboo basket on her shoulder, and reached out to take it.
Xu Xingchen dodged reflexively and immediately reacted, "I'll get it myself. I need to go to the lab first."
After saying that, she hurried into the backyard. Jun Haoyue still maintained the posture of stretching out his hand, watching her leaving back, and sighed secretly.
After entering the lab, Xu Xingchen removed the remaining weeds from the bamboo basket, revealing the wooden box at the bottom. She was heartbroken, knowing the herbs had vanished when they fell off the cliff.
She scanned the wooden box with the laboratory's scanning equipment, and only its square outline appeared on the screen.
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