Chapter 64: Bones Everywhere

"I am working on a solution," Qin Chuan comforted.

"Working on a solution?" Shangguan Ruoyun could not see any sign of thinking on Qin Chuan's face at all, and asked, "Then have you figured one out yet?"

"Not yet, we need to walk around a bit more." Qin Chuan said.

"We need to walk around more?"

Shangguan Ruoyun was speechless. Had she not known that Qin Chuan was extraordinary, she would have suspected he was just joking.

"Is there really a way out?" Shangguan Ruoyun asked.

"There really is. Trust me, we will definitely be able to get out."

At Qin Chuan's request, they headed toward the forest once again.

As time passed, the sky grew progressively darker.

Throughout this day, several more lucky participants discovered a few one-star resource rewards, but to Qin Chuan, one-star resources had completely lost all appeal.

However, for those countries, they were extremely precious.

After all, not everyone possessed Qin Chuan's strength and luck.

"Qin Chuan says there's a way, but why can't I see it?"

"I only see Qin Chuan still admiring the forest scenery; I really can't see anything else."

"I believe in Qin Chuan. Since he said there is a way, there must be one."

"Qin Chuan is observing the terrain, don't you understand? Weren't you watching carefully?"

"Qin Chuan always brings us miracles, so everyone just wait and see."

......

Another day passed, and no one knew whether Qin Chuan had actually found a way out today.

Seeing Qin Chuan carefree, eating meat, and playfully bickering with Shen Gongbao—or more accurately, watching Shen Gongbao being bullied by Qin Chuan—they felt that Qin Chuan simply did not care whether they could get out or not.

Shangguan Ruoyun was different, however.

She genuinely wanted to leave but could find no way out.

"We'll leave tomorrow." Before going to sleep, Qin Chuan said these words to Shangguan Ruoyun.

"Tomorrow?"

Shangguan Ruoyun had no idea whether Qin Chuan had actually found a way out. She had tried countless methods today, and as luck would have it, none of them worked.

After midnight, a Forbidden Land announcement appeared.

[Forbidden Land Announcement: The National Resource Rankings are now distributing resource rewards.]

[Rewarding the first place on the National Resource Rankings, the Flame and Yellow Country: 30 times gold-tier resources. This resource reward has appeared within the territory of the Flame and Yellow Country.]

[Rewarding the second place on the National Resource Rankings, the Beautiful Country: 20 times silver-tier resources. The resource reward has appeared within the territory of the Beautiful Country.]

[Rewarding the third place on the National Resource Rankings, the Eastern Island Country: 10 times bronze-tier resources. The resource reward has appeared within the territory of the Eastern Island Country.]

[The Forbidden Land National Resource Rankings have been updated. Countdown: 7 days.]

As soon as this announcement came out, it once again sent the entire world into a frenzy.

"Has it already been 7 days? It feels so fast. I didn't expect that the National Fortune had been open for so long."

"At the beginning, there were lucky participants from three hundred countries, a full nine hundred people. After seven days, the remaining number of people is already less than half."

"Yeah, more than half of the people have died. And as the dangers increase, many more among them will die."

"That's not even the most serious part. The lucky participants of these countries died, leading to the collapse and division of too many nations. That's what matters most."

"Seeing the miserable reality of those countries makes me feel so distressed."

"First place rewards gold-tier resources, truly wonderful."

"With the Flame and Yellow Country leading by a gap of several hundredfold, it is simply too difficult for people from other countries to surpass them."

"I hope that Qin Chuan from the Flame and Yellow Country remains trapped in the forest forever and can never get out."

"I am so envious of the Flame and Yellow Country's thirty times gold-tier resources for first place. This is far superior to silver and bronze-tier resources."

......

"Qin Chuan, you've once again won a thirty-fold gold-tier resource reward for the country."

Shangguan Ruoyun picked Qin Chuan up and planted a fierce kiss on his little cheek.

"These are just minor matters. Rest up, we still need to leave this place tomorrow."

Qin Chuan snuggled into Shangguan Ruoyun's warm embrace and went straight to sleep.

Many people could not sleep this night, primarily because the gap between the Flame and Yellow Country and other nations on the National Resource Rankings was simply too vast.

This left them deeply wounded.

The only good news was that Qin Chuan was trapped in the forest and had lost his way.

Baideng from the Beautiful Country even left a message directly on Twitter: Wishing the lucky participant of the Flame and Yellow Country remains trapped forever.

This showed just how desperately they did not want Qin Chuan to get out.

The next day, Qin Chuan woke up refreshed and full of energy from within Shangguan Ruoyun's soft embrace.

He loved the feeling of holding Shangguan Ruoyun like this every day when he slept.

After breakfast, Qin Chuan said, "We can leave this place today."

"Did you really find a way?" Shangguan Ruoyun asked in surprise, having thought Qin Chuan was just casually joking yesterday.

"Follow me."

Qin Chuan walked deep into the dense woods, drew the Tiger-Slaying Sword, and arrived at a spot blocked by a patch of forest.

"What are you doing?" Shangguan Ruoyun asked curiously.

"Cutting out a path."

After speaking, Qin Chuan channeled the Tiger-Slaying Sword, causing it to erupt with a brilliant golden light, and then swept it horizontally with a single stroke.

"Boom!"

Under the infusion of magical power, those giant trees fell to the ground with a resounding crash.

"Let's go."

Qin Chuan strode through the forest with absolute confidence.

Shangguan Ruoyun asked curiously, "Can we really get out this way?"

"I observed it yesterday and found a problem. The paths we walked before were all walkable, but every single path ultimately led back to the exact same loop."

"Therefore, no matter how long we wander around in the forest, it is impossible to find the correct path. Only by carving out a path of our own can we truly leave this place."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Ruoyun found it made a lot of sense: "That really seems to be the case."

Regardless of whether it worked or not, they had to give it a try.

Qin Chuan instantly transformed into a forest lumberjack, chopping every giant tree blocking his path cleanly in half.

The livestream audience was left completely speechless.

They had never expected Qin Chuan's method yesterday to be this.

They had never thought of such an approach.

Seeing how easily Qin Chuan cut down those giant trees, this method was only suited for Qin Chuan; even if others wanted to do it, they lacked the strength.

However, half an hour later, Shangguan Ruoyun did not spot a single tree she had marked the day before, which meant this was entirely a new path.

"Qin Chuan, you really something else. I never expected you to actually have a way."

Shangguan Ruoyun hurriedly praised him.

"Of course, I am extremely formidable." Qin Chuan said with smug pride.

Qin Chuan's adorable demeanor made countless netizens chuckle.

Still not a single monster appeared. After another forty-something minutes passed, Shangguan Ruoyun spotted something ahead.

"What is that?"

"Let's go take a look."

Shortly after, they beheld a gruesome scene.

They saw skeletal remains scattered all over the ground.

"These are the skeletal remains of monsters, but why are there so many? What on earth is this place?"