The Otherworldly Adventures of a Super Naive Girl

433: Can’t Leave the Woods

Food became a big problem for Feng Wu’s party, but fortunately they still had enough rations for three days.
They began searching for a way of the woods.

At first, they didn’t think it would be difficult, but after walking in circles for five hours, they changed their minds.

Feng Wu quietly listened to the wind.

“Look, those guys are back again.
The lord is indeed the most powerful.
These guys don’t even know they entered the maze set up by the lord.” The mangrove tree with red fruits talked loud and proud.

“It’s impossible for these foolish humans to escape these woods,” said another big tree with purple fruits.

“The lord is powerful and domineering!”

“The lord is the best!”

“Let these foolish humans wander the forest for the rest of their lives!”

Many flowers, plants, and trees gloated nonstop about their lord.
This was the first time any of them had seen any humans since their lord moved them to their new home here.
They were all happy about and interested in the new arrivals.

Boss-level creatures and plants, excepting mob plants that refreshed at intervals, were self-aware.
They existed with their own set laws inside the virtual world.

The excited words from the plants soundlessly entered Feng Wu’s ears.
She stared curiously at them.

While inside the sea god’s tomb, she had seen many plants, but none of them had any self-awareness; it made her happy to see so many plants with a sense of consciousness.
She felt they were very cute and a sense of familiarity flooded her.

“We’re back here again!”

“Damn it! What’s going on?!”

“I think we’re trapped in a formation and if we don’t get out soon, we’re all going to die here.”

The others in the group felt the same way.
There were poisonous plants everywhere, and now they were stuck in a formation.
If they didn’t find a way out and resolve their food problem soon, it was going to become a crisis situation.

It was frustrating being trapped in the woods for so long.
They eventually found a spot to sit down so they could snack on their dried goods.
They didn’t eat much because they were trying to conserve their supply and make it last more than just three days.

Feng Wu’s party wasn’t the only one caught in a crisis.
Many of the other teams had also fallen into the same trap prepared by the school.
They would be eliminated if they didn’t pay attention and stay on alert.

In fact, some unlucky ones had already been eliminated in the short period of time since the challenge started.

According to the rules of the team competition everyone in the team had to make it to the end.
If even one person were to be eliminated, the entire team failed.

Feng Wu’s team set out again after finishing their small snack.
It was already noon and they had to find a way out before night fell.
The woods at night would be far more dangerous than the woods during the day.
They wanted to find a place to safely rest before nightfall, but an hour later and they were still no better off.
Feng Wu asked the plants for directions but it was useless.

The plants were tasked with trapping the humans inside the forest, so even though Feng Wu gave them a familiar feeling, they would not go against their lord’s order.

Their lord was the master of the virtual world.
If it had not gone against his direct orders, the plants would have gladly helped Feng Wu, but the two requests were in direct conflict, so although they wanted to help Feng Wu, they could not.

Feng Wu was a little frustrated at not being able to find a way out, but she wasn’t angry with the plants for their refusal to help.
She still thought they were adorable.

The sky got dark quickly so the group started a fire before turning in for the night.

Feng Wu took out her tent and swiftly set it up.
Everything in the tent, from the pillows to the quilt, would be warm and cozy to sleep in.

There was a chill in the night air, something the group of magic and qi practitioners were unaccustomed to.
No matter how cold or windy, they had always used magic or qi to create a barrier and shield themselves from the worst of it.
But now, as ordinary people, all they could do was pull their collars a little higher and edge closer to the fire.

The other nine in the group looked in admiration at Feng Wu as she set up her tent.
Earlier, when they were choosing their start up items, they felt a tent was useless.
They only realized now how useful it was for maintaining stable body temperature.

Camille, a student from the magic division, sidled over to Feng Wu and spoke coquettishly.
“Feng Wu, it’s so cold.
Why don’t us girls squeeze in together?” Camille had exhibited talent for magic at a young age, so she had grown up pampered by her family.

It sounded like she was making a request of Feng Wu, but really it was a foregone conclusion in her mind.
Feng Wu wouldn’t dare refuse.
How could Feng Wu take a whole tent to herself when there were three other girls in the group?!

It never crossed her mind all their items were individual chosen nor that there was anything wrong with her using other people’s things.

“Camille, forget it.
Don’t make it difficult for Feng Wu.
The tent can sleep three people at most.
There are four girls; how are we going to all fit in there?” Sandy was a little envious, but she was practical and knew the tent wouldn’t fit all the girls.

Camille was indifferent to the logic.
“What does that matter? Feng Wu is in the Sword division so she must be in good physical shape.
Neither of my two senior sisters are, so our health is more delicate.
We’re a team, so Feng Wu shouldn’t mind giving us use of her tent right?”