Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

Even from this distance, Xu Jiawei could see the towering lava, which exploded like fireworks and scattered in all directions.

Was the island really not destroyed?

Xu Jiawei looked at the apocalyptic scene, where the lava seemed to be about to devour everything in the world.

At this moment, Si Yunming also felt the ground shaking violently, and even cracks appeared on the ground. He looked in the direction from which the shaking came with a worried expression.

This tremor seemed even stronger, and in that direction, a dark cloud appeared, almost invisible unless you looked closely; it was dark and seemed to be spreading.

He couldn't help but worry. The aftershocks of the disaster had reached his current location. Was Xu Jiawei really alright?

At this moment, Xu Jiawei was running for her life against Rainbow. Every day was truly thrilling. If the teleportation wasn't random, Xu Jiawei would have suspected that the system was doing it on purpose.

Occasionally, a few pieces of lava would crash into the vicinity of Xu Jiawei's waters, stirring up huge waves and generating a cloud of water vapor. Xu Jiawei could feel the seawater temperature rising even without going into the sea.

Because in the sea area, some small marine creatures have already floated belly up on the surface of the sea.

Rainbow quickened her pace, and Xu Jiawei released the support mushroom to heal at any time. When the support mushroom came out, a little bald bird with two short feathers was perched on its head.

The little bird chirped excitedly, seemingly seeing such a grand scene for the first time. Indeed, it had never seen such a grand scene before, but it thought it was some kind of program. Its limited knowledge as a newborn bird made it completely unable to associate it with a natural disaster.

The little bird chirped and chirped, and the support mushroom comforted it while also observing Rainbow's condition. Soon, another piece of lava, with the force of a broken army, hurtled towards Xu Jiawei at an extremely fast speed. Rainbow would have a hard time reacting to it, but the support mushroom had already activated its protective shield.

The protective shield trembled as it covered the rainbow, looking extremely fragile. Xu Jiawei felt that it was beyond her ability to withstand the lava with such a fragile shield.

So it released a photon meteor that crashed into the magma, attempting to intercept it in mid-air, like an anti-aircraft missile.

The magma collided with the photon meteor, exploding into a dazzling display of fireworks. After the collision, they slowly disappeared, but Xu Jiawei looked on with suspicion.

This is not right. Even if the photon meteor is very powerful, it couldn't possibly be this powerful, capable of melting the magma. This is something a photon meteor simply cannot do.

Could it be that the magma of this volcano has a dark attribute?

Although this speculation is crazy, it is also quite reasonable, because the entire island is polluted, so how could these magma eruptions be avoided? Perhaps the volcanic eruptions are caused by dark energy.

However, she didn't have the ability to investigate right now, so she decided to wait until the natural disaster was over. Rainbow didn't know how long she had been running until the volcanic eruption gradually subsided. Rainbow stopped, and she, along with two mushrooms and a bird, stared at the direction of the volcanic eruption. Suddenly, Rainbow seemed to hear a sound.

It scratched its head and said, "Master, a bird has an idea."

Xu Jiawei was a little curious. Was the bird the clan leader?

"Let it out." After Xu Jiawei finished speaking, Rainbow opened its mouth, and sure enough, a familiar figure flew out of Rainbow's mouth. It was the old bird. It first flew around Rainbow once, and then landed on Xu Jiawei's shoulder, its eyes showing nostalgia.

Xu Jiawei asked, "What's wrong?"

"We've been here before," the chieftain said, a look of nostalgia and sorrow on his face.

Xu Jiawei didn't dare to speak. Seeing the clan leader's expression, it was obvious that it was related to the Emotion God.

Sure enough, the clan chief continued, "When I first became the clan chief, the gods brought us here and discovered that the volcano here was showing signs of activity. So the gods used their divine power to seal this place. For tens of thousands of years, the volcano did not erupt, all thanks to the gods' grace."

"Even after the goddess died, her remaining consciousness still protected this place. The moment the goddess's consciousness disappeared, the volcano here erupted." The chieftain's voice was filled with regret and heartache.

"You have protected this place for tens of thousands of years, you have done more than enough," Xu Jiawei comforted her.

The chieftain's voice was filled with anguish: "No, you don't understand. If it weren't for saving us, perhaps the gods could have lived for a few more years and wouldn't have disappeared so quickly. This place might not have been destroyed."

"The goddess must have thought you were more important than herself, which is why she chose to save you. Besides, even if you could survive for a few more years, the goddess wouldn't have the divine power to continue protecting this place. Rather than letting her witness the destruction of what she was protecting, this might be the best outcome."

Xu Jiawei's words of comfort cheered up the clan leader. Yes, it was just being stubborn. The gods are kind; they couldn't bear to see what they were protecting destroyed. This little girl is right; this is the best ending.

If the gods witnessed this volcanic eruption, they would be heartbroken. How could I, as a favored deity, allow the gods to be so saddened?

The clan chief sighed, "Thank you, young lady. I never imagined that even though I've lived so many years longer than you, I still haven't figured things out as well as you. You've lived a very enlightened life."

Xu Jiawei scratched her head and said somewhat embarrassedly, "No, I can't accept that. It's a case of those involved being confused while bystanders see things clearly. You have too deep feelings for the gods. If I were in your shoes, I wouldn't be able to think of this."

If it's someone she knows, no matter what the future holds, she'll still feel it's better to survive.

"Anyway, thank you," the chieftain said, then tilted his head and added, "It seems this natural disaster is about to end; the magma activity has subsided."

Xu Jiawei wanted to go back and investigate, so she said, "Let's wait a bit. I also want to know what's in the lava. Maybe we'll find something unexpected."

The clan chief nodded and said, "You really should go and see; the gods have hidden a secret down there."

Xu Jiawei asked with some curiosity, "What secret?"

The chieftain shook his bird head and said, "I don't know, but it's something very important to the goddess. You can go look for it after the natural disaster ends."

Xu Jiawei nodded. It seemed she had another reason to stay. She waited from dawn till dusk, even idly brewing potions. Finally, after two or three minor magma surges, the volcano went dormant again. Xu Jiawei had Rainbow take her back to the vicinity of the volcano.

The surrounding area was beyond devastating; the entire world was gray and broken. Was this what the world looked like after its destruction? There was no living thing left around; they had all been burned to ashes.

The road was littered with ashes, and wisps of smoke still rose from their bodies.

Smoke was rising from the scorched earth, the scorched creatures, and even the plants. Xu Jiawei brought her hand close to the ground and felt it; the earth was still warm.