Volume One, Chapter Seven: The Silver Treasure Chest!
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The once lush and vibrant forest was now shrouded in a layer of white frost.
“What’s going on?” Li Chuan looked up sharply.
Above, two orange-red suns had yet to disappear completely, each glowing on either side of the sky.
“The sun hasn’t set yet? No, even if the sun sets, it can’t be summer by day and winter by night, can it?”
Two suns, two suns...
Li Chuan’s eyes widened.
It was indeed possible!
If daytime was summer because of the two suns, then the nights here must be freezing cold!
“Cold, cold, cold... System, task panel.”
[Novice Task 2: Open a treasure chest]
[The Chaotic Forest hides numerous treasure chests; find and open one within six hours!]
[Task Rewards: 20 copper coins, 20 experience points, 1 job transfer book, and system shop access unlocked.]
[Task Penalty: Eradication!]
[Task Completion: 0/1, Time Remaining: 1 hour 39 minutes]
“Only a little over an hour left? Where’s Little Green? Little Green hasn’t gotten lost, has he?”
Li Chuan hurriedly jumped down from the branch, and before he could open the map, he spotted Little Green standing blankly beneath a tree.
“You scared your old man to death; turns out you’ve been here all along.”
Patting Little Green’s trunk, Li Chuan drew his dagger from his backpack and fixed his gaze on the massive lion not far away.
“Alright, let’s get to work!”
In the strange forest coated entirely in frost, Li Chuan clutched his blade and took small, careful steps, inching toward the giant lion.
Little Green’s position wasn’t close enough to awaken the lion; Li Chuan had to lure the beast over himself.
Ten meters.
Nine meters.
Still no sign of waking?
Seven meters!
Flap!
The giant lion seemed to receive some signal and raised its ferocious head with a roar.
Li Chuan turned and ran!
Whoosh!
After only a few steps, he heard the sharp rush of wind behind him.
He dared not look back, instead rolling sideways with a swift tumble.
The lion leapt over him, skidding to an abrupt halt, then lunged again before Li Chuan could regain his footing.
Unable to dodge, Li Chuan gritted his teeth and slashed at the lion!
Boom!
A muffled thud!
The lion, midair, never got the chance to battle Li Chuan; a massive flower bud swung like a giant hammer and struck it, sending the beast flying and crashing into a towering tree, breaking it before finally coming to rest.
A painful roar escaped the lion.
Li Chuan clenched his fist.
“Nice hit, Little Green! Keep smashing!”
The vines swung the bud again toward the lion.
But this time, prepared, the lion dodged the bud and counterattacked fiercely, pouncing on the only vine Little Green could move, clawing and biting.
Li Chuan grew anxious.
“Hairy beast! Let go of my Little Green!”
Bounding forward, Li Chuan reached the center of the fight, gripping his wolf-tooth dagger backward and slashing at the lion’s rear end.
Squelch!
The sharp blade plunged in fully.
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Blood sprayed wildly!
[Weak Point Attack—999]
A howl!
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