Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

The three walked forward, and ever since Li Ming broke the silence, they remained completely silent, creating an awkward atmosphere.

The atmosphere was eerily quiet. Li Ming cleared his throat. "Ahem, well, why isn't anyone talking? It's kind of awkward."

Si Yunming: ......

Xu Jiawei: ......

Xu Jiawei's gaze fell on Li Ming, and she said, "Li Ming, what you just said makes you even more embarrassed."

Li Ming opened his mouth as if to say something, but then held back, finally opening his mouth again: "I didn't mean to."

Xu Jiawei sensed the atmosphere was indeed a bit quiet, so she looked at Si Yunming and asked, "Brother San Dian, have you always taken on this kind of job leading people around?"

Si Yunming looked down at Xu Jiawei: "I'm not called 'Three O'Clock Bro'."

"Isn't your nickname 'Three Dots'? Is there anything wrong with calling you 'Three Dots Bro'?" Xu Jiawei asked.

Si Yunming: ......

Si Yunming quickened his pace and walked forward.

Xu Jiawei caught up with him, leaving Li Ming behind. Li Ming jogged a few steps and called out, "Sister, brother, wait for me!"

After walking for a few minutes, a rustling sound came from nearby. Xu Jiawei immediately stopped and looked around warily.

Si Yunming drew the greatsword from behind him. The greatsword was no longer the same as before; in fact, it was no longer the same sword as before.

After all, Si Yunming also obtained a diamond treasure chest in the tower climbing game, which should be the new weapon he opened.

The rustling sound drew closer, and Li Ming felt a chill run down his spine; his hand gripping the weapon was sweating.

This waiting time is just too agonizing.

Suddenly, a dark shadow attacked. Si Yunming cleaved the shadow in two with a single sword strike. The shadow fell to the ground; it was a black rat. Even though it was cut in half and dead, its eyes were still fixed on the three of them.

The first rat is like the Flag Zombie in Plants vs. Zombies; its appearance signifies the arrival of a large horde of zombies—no, a large horde of rats—to launch an attack.

Countless dark shadows swooped down, and Xu Jiawei no longer intended to hide anything. She took out her sword-shaped staff from her backpack and cleaved the rat in two with a single stroke.

[Ding! Congratulations on defeating the mutated rat! You have gained 10 experience points and 1 point.]

These rats weren't strong and were easy to deal with. Xu Jiawei decided to practice her skills, so she abandoned the system's assistance and personally released parasitic spores at the rat swarm to practice her skill proficiency.

Si Yunming had the same idea, so he wrapped the black substance around the greatsword and slashed at the rat.

Seeing his two older siblings in such a state, Li Ming thought of his newly acquired skill, Advanced Fireball Barrage, and began to experiment with it.

Unfortunately, Li Ming's success rate was pitifully low on his first attempt, so he had to activate the system assistance again.

Soon, this wave of rats was wiped out completely. Xu Jiawei eliminated the most rats. After all, after her parasitic spores were greatly upgraded, she no longer had to worry about hurting her companions. She could release as many as she wanted, and they could also attack multiple groups of rats. It was simply a god-level monster-slaying skill.

"Sis, your skill is so strong, it's amazing." Li Ming was genuinely envious. He hadn't forgotten just how high the damage of this skill was. Now it could even target specific locations. It seemed that his lucky talent wasn't so great after all. Sigh.

Si Yunming also gave Xu Jiawei a deep look, as if he was considering what the outcome would be if the two of them fought.

Xu Jiawei was also considering what would happen if she faced Si Yunming. She began to simulate the scene in her mind: she would use several parasitic spores in a row to exhaust her mana, but she would not be able to kill Si Yunming within a second. Si Yunming would then break through her golden body with a single strike, exhausting Si Yunming's health, and she would win.

Xu Jiawei couldn't imagine the possibility of her losing, but it was simply impossible, after all, don't forget, Si Yunming was number one on the combat power list.

That means Si Yunming can definitely beat Xu Jiawei, which suggests that Si Yunming has things and skills that she doesn't know.

Xu Jiawei gave Si Yunming a deep look. What was he hiding? How could he win against her after she had been invincible for 20 minutes? It was terrifying.

The three continued forward, but now they were much more cautious, always carrying weapons in their hands, afraid of being ambushed by something.

After walking for about 20 minutes, the three arrived at an open space.

The surroundings were desolate, with only a few stones scattered on the sand. Xu Jiawei's heart was pounding, as if something was about to happen.

Xu Jiawei has great faith in her intuition, which has saved her many times.

Xu Jiawei winked at the two clueless people and looked around warily. The surroundings were very clear and boundless, with nothing in sight.

Since it's not around, then the danger is in the sky or on the ground!

Xu Jiawei's temple throbbed, and she shoved Li Ming aside, shouting, "Danger!"

Suddenly, a gaping maw appeared beneath their feet. Even though Xu Jiawei pushed Li Ming aside, they were still within the maw's range, so it was completely useless.

Suddenly feeling weightless, the group fell to the ground. With nothing around to hold onto, Si Yunming quickly shielded Xu Jiawei in front of him. The three of them entered the giant mouth together, and then the mouth closed and slowly disappeared back into the sand, as if nothing had happened.

The group plummeted and crashed hard against the solid wall. Si Yunming groaned, but Xu Jiawei was unharmed thanks to his protection.

But Si Yunming had acted as a cushion for Xu Jiawei, and it was unclear how it was going. It was pitch black all around. Li Ming took out a flashlight, and a dazzling light shone through, causing Xu Jiawei to squint. After her eyes adjusted to the light, Xu Jiawei was able to see her surroundings clearly.

This wall wasn't a wall at all; it was clearly a fleshy wall. The fleshy wall kept writhing, and when Xu Jiawei reached out and touched it, the fleshy wall was extremely hard, like a stone.

Li Ming's face was deathly pale, and his hands trembled as he held up the flashlight, causing the beam to flicker. "Sister, were we swallowed by a monster?" Li Ming's voice was almost breaking with tears.

"Give me the flashlight, bro, how are you?"

Si Yunming was in a lot of pain, but he still proved his name: "I'm not called 'Three O'Clock Bro'."

Si Yunming took out the recovery potion, poured it into his mouth, and slowly stood up.

Li Ming handed the flashlight to Xu Jiawei, who examined the flesh wall from all sides, even poking it with her sword, but there wasn't a single scratch.

"Now we should think about how to get out. We just fell into the monster's mouth. Maybe we should try to find a way to climb back up?" Xu Jiawei said this, but the fleshy walls were impenetrable even to a sword. How were they supposed to climb up? Or could they use a levitation spell to fly up?

Xu Jiawei immediately began the experiment.

[Ding, system reminder: Flight is prohibited here.] The method of flying immediately became obsolete.

Li Ming, having recovered his composure, said, "Sister, there's actually another way. Besides the mouth, there's another way out..."

Si Yunming and Xu Jiawei instantly realized what Li Ming wanted to say. Xu Jiawei looked disgusted. This was too filthy. Did he want to go out with poop?

And since monsters eat, they must have a digestive system, so how do they get through the digestive system and out?

Xu Jiawei immediately rejected it. At this moment, the flesh wall began to writhe violently and secreted a green liquid that emitted an unpleasant odor.

"Oh no, it tastes sour! It's going to digest us!"