The entire school embarks on a survival journey, starting from a primeval rainforest.

"I can try to find the key in the dorm manager's room, but on one condition."

Jiang Fan's words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

Qi Ran walked over, clutching his "injured leg." His gaze swept over Jiang Fan's calm face and his own bandaged leg, a barely perceptible hint of darkness flashing in his eyes. But he advised, "Brother, the piranhas are too ferocious. I advise you not to be reckless. There's no cure for injuries here."

Lin Feng quickly grabbed Jiang Fan, saying, "Fanzi, don't go down there and risk your life! Underwater visibility is poor, and it would take at least two or three minutes to hold your breath going up and down. Plus, there are piranhas. It's too dangerous!"

Nangong Yue frowned slightly: "You just escaped from the first floor, why risk it again? The key is important, but your life is more valuable."

Jiang Fan thanked everyone for their kindness, glanced at the crowded corridor, and said in a deep voice, "I'm not being reckless. In the wild, shelter is of paramount importance. Sleeping in the corridor without any cover, if a dangerous creature climbs up at night, we won't even have time to react."

He paused, then continued, "Moreover, the empty room contains blankets, clothes, snacks, and even medicine and tools—all necessities for survival."

"As everyone knows, many people on the first floor haven't come up yet. The best time to go into the water is probably now... at least those piranhas have passed their hungriest period."

This statement is also one of the main reasons why Jiang Fan has only come forward now.

"Most importantly," Jiang Fan said firmly, "everyone needs a relatively safe private space. Otherwise, no one can sleep well when they are extremely insecure, and they simply can't last long in a place like this."

"My condition is: if I can bring the key up, I have the right to choose one item from every empty room that is opened. This agreement must be followed, whether it is an empty dormitory or a dormitory that is locked and cannot be opened."

This condition is reasonable.

Everyone present understood that without the key, they would be trapped in the corridor and waiting to die. Jiang Fan had taken such a great risk, so it was only natural that he would receive some reward.

"I agree!" Nangong Yue was the first to speak.

"We agree too!" the others chimed in, with no one objecting.

Qi Ran nodded in agreement, but in her heart she was convinced that Jiang Fan could not possibly bring the key back.

Lin Feng wanted to go into the water with Jiang Fan, but Jiang Fan refused, saying that "someone needs to be on top to control the safety rope."

Jiang Fan put on Li Wanneng's swimming goggles, fastened the safety rope, and handed the other end to Lin Feng: "After I go into the water, slowly let out the rope and pull it every ten seconds. I will respond. If there is no response, pull me up quickly."

"Okay! Be careful!" Lin Feng gripped the rope tightly, his palms sweating.

Jiang Fan ran his fingertips over the beaded bracelet on his wrist, silently thinking, "Two chances left... I must succeed."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he did not hesitate at all. He took a deep breath and jumped into the water, his figure instantly swallowed by the turbid flood.

"That was too impulsive!" Qi Ran raised his voice. "The underwater conditions are unknown; jumping in like that could easily result in injury!"

He deliberately tried to guide everyone's thoughts, not wanting others to think that Jiang Fan was braver than him.

But the next second, everyone saw the safety rope slide down at a steady speed, without any signs of stopping or struggling.

"The rope is set down so steadily, how is he moving underwater?" Nangong Yue asked, her eyes full of worry.

Lin Feng was also nervous, but he trusted Jiang Fan. As agreed, he gently pulled the rope every ten seconds, and each time he could feel a slight response from the other end.

Underwater, Jiang Fan activated the water-repelling bead.

A faint blue light flashed, and the water within a meter around him was instantly pushed aside, forming an invisible barrier of dryness.

His feet were dry, he could breathe freely, and he could clearly see his surroundings.

In the murky water, various fish swam outside the barrier, occasionally bumping into the invisible wall before frantically swerving away. A few electric eels huddled in a corner, emitting a weak electric current, but unable to penetrate the barrier.

With a firm resolve, Jiang Fan quickened his pace toward the dormitory manager's office.

The fish along the way ignored him as if he were invisible.

Soon, he arrived at the door of the dormitory manager's office on the first floor.

The door had been blown open by the flood, and the room was filled with water, but thanks to the water-repelling beads, Jiang Fan walked in easily.

There are four sets of keys hanging on the wall, corresponding to the first to fourth floors respectively, and the dormitory number is clearly marked on the key labels.

Jiang Fan took the keychains from the third and fourth floors and then looked at the half-empty box of mineral water in the corner.

Although he wanted to drink it right away, he was worried that the water would spill out because the water-repellent beads would prevent it from flowing out, so he put the bottles of mineral water into a suitcase in the room one by one.

After placing the keychain inside, Jiang Fan untied the safety rope from his body and secured it firmly to the handle of the suitcase.

Just as I was about to leave, I suddenly heard a rustling sound behind me.

The sound was like sandpaper rubbing against bones, making your teeth ache.

Jiang Fan turned around abruptly, his hair standing on end.

A giant anaconda, as thick as a person's waist, swam in from the stairwell entrance, its long body meandering in the water, its scales reflecting a cold, eerie light.

It was at least seven or eight meters long, with a head bigger than a basketball, and a pair of cold, vertical pupils swept across the dormitory manager's office door, sending chills down one's spine.

A foul, fishy odor wafted from the water, making one almost nauseous.

The vibrations from the snake's body rolling over the door frame traveled down the ground, causing Jiang Fan's spine to straighten as if electrocuted.

He held his breath, too frightened to move.

The anaconda swam slowly past the dormitory supervisor's office door, its thick body scraping against the door frame with a harsh scraping sound.

Only when the thick, tree stump-like tail completely disappeared into the depths of the corridor did Jiang Fan dare to breathe heavily, his palms already covered in cold sweat.

On the third-floor corridor, everyone was waiting anxiously.

Lin Feng paced back and forth anxiously, his forehead covered in sweat.

Just when Qi Ran thought Jiang Fan would never come up again, a head suddenly popped out of the water.

Lin Feng quickly pulled Jiang Fan out of the water, hugged him tightly, and excitedly shouted, "Awesome, Fanzi! You're fucking awesome!"

Nangong Yue looked Jiang Fan up and down and smiled, "It's good that he's alright."

Qi Ran noticed that Jiang Fan didn't have the key, and his lips twitched almost imperceptibly. He then changed to a tone that was a mixture of regret and relief, saying, "You're lucky, classmate. Although you didn't get the key, it's a blessing that you came back alive."

"Yes, it's good that you're back..." The others also offered words of comfort, but their faces couldn't hide their disappointment.

Jiang Fan's failure means that many people will have to spend the night in the corridor.

The feeling of unfulfilled hopes is more agonizing than mere disappointment.

"Oh no, what am I going to do..." A girl who couldn't get back to her dorm because she forgot her keys was on the verge of a breakdown.

Jiang Fan didn't rush to explain. Instead, he calmly took off his swimming goggles and pulled Lin Feng away from the water's edge.

The scene underwater left him with lingering fears, terrified that the anaconda would suddenly leap out and swallow him whole.

Then, he reached out and took the safety rope from Lin Feng's hand, and began to pull upwards little by little.

As the rope was retracted, a suitcase was slowly pulled out of the water.

The container was soaked, and water splashed everywhere when it landed.

The soft click of the latch popping open drew everyone's attention. Inside the box, besides a few bottles of mineral water, were two large bunches of keys for the third and fourth floors.

The corridor fell silent for a moment as everyone stared at the key in disbelief.

Immediately afterward, Lin Feng was the first to react, shouting, "We really found it! Fanzi, you're practically a superman!"

Nangong Yue's fingers, which were twirling the ends of her hair, stopped at her temple, and a strange light flashed in her beautiful eyes: "The people I brought up are indeed extraordinary."

"The key! He really got the key!" The girl, who had just broken down, burst into tears of joy.

The disappointment on everyone's faces vanished instantly, replaced by shock and ecstasy, and they cheered.

Only Qi Ran's smile froze on his face, his nails digging deeply into his palms, even drawing blood.

He looked at the keychain in Jiang Fan's hand, then looked down at his own tightly bandaged "injured leg," his face turning pale and ashen.

He just couldn't understand how the other person could come back from underwater unscathed!

Jiang Fan finally smiled and said, "Everyone, our previous agreement still stands, right?"