Gao Wu: I'll enjoy the benefits, but you'll bear the side effects.

Upon hearing those words, Gao Jie frowned, his mind filled with doubt and his face showing bewilderment.

It's really hard to figure out what Huang Xu is up to.

His curious gaze was fixed on Huang Xu, and as soon as he opened his mouth, a series of questions came out like a machine gun.

"Bro, what are you doing? I have a feeling something's off about you. What do you mean?"

Gao Jie paused, then continued, "It's okay, just tell me the gist of it. What exactly are you doing?"

Huang Xu, meanwhile, stared intently at Gao Jie with a tense expression, determined to get Gao Jie to reveal the truth.

Judging from the situation, something was definitely not right. Helpless, Gao Jie had no choice but to recount his experience in detail, including answering the questions he had asked Huang Xu earlier.

"You have a friend who used to be in a different department, but you two got together and talked about a lot of different things, and eventually became a couple, is that right?"

Gao Jie stared intently at Huang Xu, not missing a single expression on his face.

"And you even went after her best friend, is that true?"

Huang Xu's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly reached out to stop him, but it was too late. Gao Jie's words were like water spilled, and could not be taken back.

Huang Xu could only wipe the cold sweat that kept pouring down his forehead and complain with a wry smile.

"Brother, you're really a good friend. How could you do this to me and expose my shortcomings?"

He sighed softly, then continued.

"However, what you said is absolutely true, and I really have to admit that. To tell you the truth, we just experienced an incredibly thrilling and exciting moment; you can't even imagine how terrifying it was."

As he spoke, he gestured to the name while repeatedly recounting the events of that time, his face filled with terror and a lingering fear in his eyes.

Gao Jie couldn't help but burst out laughing when he saw Huang Xu's expression.

He thought to himself, "I didn't expect this guy to have gone through so much. Fortunately, he's finally out of danger."

Gao Jie's smile faded, his expression turned serious, and he spoke.

"Alright, now we're on the same side. No matter what happens next, I hope we can all stand together and not abandon any of us."

He changed the subject and asked another question.

"Of course, but speaking of which, what exactly did you see back then?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Xu gave a brief, wooden description.

Xu Rourou, who had been standing to the side, just stared blankly at their backs.

At first, no one paid much attention, until Xu Rourou seemed to suddenly come to her senses.

Extending her slender fingers, she cried out in a trembling voice, "Look! It's a rainforest storm!"

Gao Jie and his companions never expected that the rainforest storm would sweep towards them.

You should know that this is the most deadly thing in the rainforest.

This rainforest storm, with its intertwined wind, rain, and thunder, is like a ferocious beast, posing a serious threat to their personal safety at any moment.

Moreover, even if one manages to escape round after round of torrential rain and thunder and lightning, one still cannot escape the torrential rain and the possible raging flood.

Thinking of these terrible consequences, the four of them mustered all their strength and ran away for their lives.

They all had only one thought in their minds: they couldn't just lose their lives here. They were so young, and the outside world was so wonderful. It was so good to be alive.

As Gao Jie ran at full speed, he wondered to himself, "Why did this rainforest storm come so quickly?"

He couldn't help but shout it out.

"Our luck is terrible! How did we run into a rainforest storm so soon? What's going on?"

He shouted as he looked around, trying to find a place to hide.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he spotted a cave.

"Stop running! Come all over here! Look here!"

Gao Jie shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Everyone, come here right now!"

Hearing Gao Jie's shout, the others quickly stopped and ran towards the cave with all their might.

Fortunately, there was a cave nearby, and the group hurriedly hid inside. If they had been any later, they might have lost their lives.

But as soon as he hid in the cave, Gao Jie began to think carefully.

He always felt that something was strange about this matter, as if there was an invisible force controlling everything behind the scenes, but what exactly was wrong?

He racked his brains but couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong. He just had a strong feeling that someone was deliberately working against them.

Xu Rourou suddenly tugged at him.

"Gao Jie, what are you thinking about? Is something on your mind?"

Huang Xu stepped forward, his eyes filled with anxiety and unease.

"We're really stuck here now, and I don't know what we're going to do to get out of this mess."

His voice trembled slightly, tinged with a desperate sob, "I'm still young, I really don't want to die, what about you?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Muran felt uneasy and couldn't help but roll her eyes. When she glanced at Xu Rourou, her displeasure only intensified.

I thought to myself, "That's such a pretentious thing to say. Who wants to die?"

"That's an interesting thing to say. You mean you don't want to die, so we all want to die?"

Huang Muran retorted irritably.

"Please, stop being ridiculous. Things have come to this point, and everyone is trying their best to cope, don't you understand?"

He crossed his arms over his chest, his expression serious.

"In short, the current situation is much more complicated than we imagined. Better safe than sorry."

"Gao Jie, what are you thinking about?"

Huang Xu asked again, his voice filled with eagerness.

Gao Jie slowly shook his head, as if trying to shake the thoughts out of his mind.

"It's nothing. I was just thinking about that storm earlier. What would we look like if it had swept us all into the air?"

Upon hearing this, the faces of the others were instantly filled with terror.

They had just experienced the power of the storm firsthand, and just imagining being swept up into the sky sent chills down their spines.

The wind howled, and my body tumbled uncontrollably through the air before being slammed to the ground...

Just thinking about it sent chills down their spines. They really didn't dare to look back even once, as if the terrifying storm would surge back down the moment they turned around.

Gao Jie frowned, pondering as he spoke.

"Once this storm passes, we need to leave here as soon as possible. I have a feeling that something is not right and that we will get into trouble if we stay here any longer."

A hint of doubt and unease flickered in his eyes.

"But it's strange, why does this test seem to be targeting us?"

Xu Rourou nodded gently in agreement.

"You're right, I also feel like this was a sudden attack on us, giving us no chance to escape." Fear and confusion flickered in her eyes. "Could it be that someone really is planning to harm us?"

She bit her lip, her voice growing even lower.

"But we haven't offended anyone since we arrived here, so why are they treating us like this?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Jie frowned even more deeply, his eyebrows almost forming a knot.

His mind raced with various possibilities, but he couldn't come up with a solution.

All of this happened too suddenly and too suspiciously. It seems that someone really intends to do something underhanded, but who is that person?

What secrets are hidden among the companions?

Or perhaps, deep within this rainforest, some unknown force is lurking in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to deliver a fatal blow?

Gao Jie thought for a moment.

"Why don't we try to lure this guy out? If he keeps going like this, he'll definitely cause us a huge loss."

"We can't keep dragging this out; we have to have a final showdown with him. What do you guys think?"

Hearing Gao Jie say this, the others nodded in agreement, agreeing that the time had come.

So everyone made full preparations and, as they had just agreed, pretended that a fight had broken out, and then they beat each other up, crashing heavily to the ground.

After they lay down, they tried their best to appear as if they were unconscious.

Deep within that mysterious and perilous rainforest, unbeknownst to them, Hou Agui was like a venomous snake lurking in the grass, constantly watching Gao Jie and his companions from the shadows.

His eyes gleamed with cunning and greed, and a barely perceptible sneer played on his lips.

"No way, how did it all turn out like this?"

Hou Agui was secretly pleased to see Gao Jie and the others arguing, but he pretended to be surprised and muttered to himself.

Immediately afterwards, his ugly true colors were revealed.

"But it's good that you guys are fighting. If you fight, I can take advantage of your vulnerability. Otherwise, how can I seize this opportunity to make my move?"

He shook his head smugly, as if everything was under his control.

With ulterior motives in mind, Hou Agui walked over unsuspectingly, swaggering and smugly.

His gaze was fixed intently on Xu Rourou; in his mind, Xu Rourou was the main target of his operation.

His footsteps drew closer, each step carrying an arrogant air of certainty.

However, he clearly overestimated his own abilities this time, while also seriously underestimating the strength and vigilance of Gao Jie and his group.

Just as his wicked hand was about to reach for Xu Rourou, a dark shadow flashed like lightning. Hou Agui felt a sharp pain in his leg and was kicked to the ground with a thud.

"Oh dear, who is this?"

Hou Agui lay sprawled on the ground, his face filled with shock and anger, shouting loudly.

Just as he finally came to his senses and struggled to lift his head...

To his horror, he discovered that Gao Jie, Huang Xu, and several others were staring at him menacingly, their eyes seeming as if they wanted to devour him alive.

Hou Agui felt as if something was choking him.

He couldn't help but swallow hard.

He forced an awkward smile, trying to ease the suffocatingly tense atmosphere.

"Go to hell."

He muttered to himself, but dared not make any further moves.

Huang Xu was undoubtedly the angrier at this moment. His face was flushed red with anger, and his eyes seemed to be spitting fire.

After all, he hadn't done anything wrong, yet he was dragged into this inexplicable conflict for no reason.

Gao Jie quickly calmed down and made a decisive move, directing everyone to drag Hou Agui into the cave like a dead dog.

The atmosphere inside the cave became even more somber.

No one knew what awaited them next...