CHAPTER 925: CHAPTER 901: LIFE-AND-DEATH TRIBULATION

Jiang Xiaoxiao and Bai Xiao were washing sweet potatoes.

"Xiao Xiao, you’re amazing. How do you know everything? Even if you showed me these things in the woods, I wouldn’t know they were edible."

Bai Xiao’s flattery was endless.

This girl was quite childish, with a face full of admiration and eyes sparkling like stars.

"I learned this from other places in China before, that’s why I recognize these."

Suddenly, there was a loud crash.

Jiang Xiaoxiao instinctively pulled Bai Xiao to hide behind a big rock.

Then they saw a black bear breaking through a tree obstructing its path, arrogantly striding towards them step by step.

Jiang Xiaoxiao surveyed the surroundings.

This was the worst situation, as they were by the creek.

Apart from a few rocks for cover, the trees were far away, plus this bear was clearly an adult black bear, and just from the power it used to break that tree, they knew its strength was beyond anything they could handle.

Normally, when encountering a black bear, climbing a tree would be an option.

But even if there were a tree nearby, would climbing help?

A bear could snap a tree with a single swipe.

So, the best strategy now was to stay hidden as much as possible; if they couldn’t hide, then they had to leave it to fate.

Bai Xiao was already pale with fright.

As Jiang Xiaoxiao saw the black bear appear beside the creek, where they had just washed the yams and sweet potatoes, she pulled Bai Xiao to the other side of the rock, tightly covering Bai Xiao’s mouth.

The girl was so scared, she nearly screamed. If Jiang Xiaoxiao hadn’t covered her mouth, they would have been exposed to the bear.

The black bear saw the yams and sweet potatoes, curiously paddling them around with its paw.

Soon those sweet potatoes and yams were smashed into pieces, but surprisingly, it picked up the pieces and tasted them.

Apparently, the taste didn’t suit its palate; it took a few bites and then gave up.

Then it drank some water by the creek and played with the fish for a while.

Finally, it slowly walked away.

Watching the direction the bear left, ensuring it was completely gone, both of their hearts pounded with fear.

Who knew what would have happened if the bear had spotted them?

They quickly washed all the sweet potatoes and yams in their backpacks and stuffed them back in, then ran away, dripping wet.

Halfway back, they ran into Wu Yang, who was heading out to fetch water. Seeing them running as if chased by ghosts, Wu Yang laughed at them.

"Chased by ghosts?"

Then Jiang Xiaoxiao froze.

Bai Xiao, terrified, pointed behind Wu Yang.

Wu Yang sensed something was wrong and slowly turned his head, seeing the massive creature standing behind him, gazing down at him like a tiny ant.

He was so scared he could hardly speak.

The bear was clearly curious about this strange new prey and swung a paw.

Yes!

A single paw.

Wu Yang felt like he had been hit by a crane and was thrown backward, crashing into a big tree.

Wu Yang felt he was going to die; his insides were in turmoil.

But he knew he couldn’t groan in pain or make a sound; when facing a bear, the only option was to play dead.

This bear was stronger than he had imagined.

The black bear approached Wu Yang.

Jiang Xiaoxiao knew fooling this bear wouldn’t be easy; bears were animals but not stupid.

It simply didn’t have human intelligence.

If the bear reached Wu Yang, it would likely torment him to confirm if he was dead.

During this process, any fatal injury would mean Wu Yang’s end.

How to save Wu Yang?

Bai Xiao was already scared stiff.

She couldn’t even cry.

Something flew out, landing with a smack behind the black bear.

The loud noise caught the bear’s attention.

Its mountain-like body slowly turned, sweeping a nonchalant glance around.

Bai Xiao fell to the ground in terror.

The black bear ignored them, rushing over, sniffing the ground, and began devouring something joyously.

Jiang Xiaoxiao grabbed Bai Xiao and rounded past, struggling to lift Wu Yang, "What did you give it?"

Wu Yang felt like he had miraculously survived.

"Honey, I had a jar of honey in my backpack. Otherwise, we’d all be dead."

Jiang Xiaoxiao and the rest didn’t waste time, supporting Wu Yang as they retreated.

This path was no longer safe.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was anxious; they had no weapons, facing a black bear bare-handed, who knew what could happen.

This was life-threatening!

The honey was an accident; without it, there would have been casualties.

The Medicine God Association treated new students like this?

Was it really aiming for lives?

Jiang Xiaoxiao was starting to question what the Medicine God Association was doing; it was disregarding human life.

Back at the camp, yes!

Camp!

Now only the five students who were with them last night remained; everyone else had left.

Jiang Xiaoxiao glanced at the five, surprised they hadn’t left.

The five flushed with embarrassment.

"Someone came back to report that a bear was around, and everyone hurried to evacuate, we... we..."

They hadn’t left because they couldn’t agree, wasting time.

Actually, some of them wanted to leave.

But others couldn’t agree to just abandon their companions.

"Don’t say any more, let’s leave quickly. That bear could return at any moment."

Jiang Xiaoxiao didn’t want to argue. Everyone here was essentially a stranger with their own ideas, prioritizing themselves wasn’t wrong.

People hastily gathered their things, stuffed cooked sweet potatoes and yams into their backpacks, along with fresh fruits, using washbasins again as tools.

The eight of them started climbing the mountain.

Suddenly, a plane appeared in the sky, appearing infuriatingly.

As it flew overhead, it dropped boxes one by one.

Silver metal boxes, and then the plane left, ignoring their shouts.

"This must be our new student trial. I heard from my grandpa every new student faces a trial upon registration, and the methods vary each time.

This trial appears to be a life-and-death ordeal unheard of in a century. It tests everyone’s survival and adaptability. Of course, the final results mean either survival or elimination.

I didn’t think it was true. Those silver boxes should be our supplies. If I’m not mistaken, my grandpa said the supplies have food, water, medicine, and weapons.

We must find the boxes quickly. Without weapons for defense, facing the bear again next time is unfathomable."

Wu Yang, after taking a pill from what he carried, was already recovered.

He pointed out the silver boxes that had fallen in the distance, sharing his insights; here, no one else had such experience.

Jiang Xiaoxiao frowned.

It seemed they had to face life and death this time.

Her skills were barely sufficient, but encountering a black bear repeatedly wasn’t favorable.