Poof!

After a strong feeling of weightlessness, Bai Ye successfully fell into the pool, and there was a series of 'gurgling' water sounds in his ears.

He paddled with his hands and feet, fighting the rapids created by the impact of the waterfall and trying to get his head out of the water.

The rapids carried him downstream to the pool, and from a distance he could hear the angry roar of the burly black figure on the cliff.

After drifting for a while, the water slowed down, and Bai Ye was able to grab a tree trunk that was lying across the water.

Climbing the trunk of the tree, he climbed onto the bank of the river before the last of his energy was exhausted.

Thinking that he was forced to receive a hidden side quest after killing the vicious dog just now, Bai Ye took advantage of the rest to check the content of the task.

- Hidden side quest [Hunt for the House Master].

'You killed the owner's pet, he will never let you go, so run for your life while you still have some strength!' ’

Objective: To get rid of the 'House Master' before dawn comes.

……

He slumped on the muddy ground on the riverbank and rested for a while, and the white physical energy bar also slowly rose back, but this growth rate was extremely slow, and it only recovered a third after resting for about ten minutes.

And when the fitness bar rises to a third, it doesn't go up anymore.

A realistic rush of hunger followed, and a stomach patterned debuff appeared next to the stamina bar.

[Hunger: An empty stomach also prevents your physical strength from recovering.] 】

"Looks like we'll have to find food right away."

However, in the dark jungle at night, where can you find food?

Helpless, Bai Ye had no choice but to get up from the river beach, dragging his heavy legs and continuing to walk deep into the jungle.

……

The dark clouds in the sky cleared a little, revealing a deep blue night sky.

The woods were shrouded in night, and the dark shadows of the branches looked like they were dancing with teeth and claws.

Sultry, humid, and ear-humming mosquitoes......

The holographic game is enough to use the real sensory experience to explain to Bai Ye that this is a low-latitude tropical rainforest area.

From this point on, the game progresses beyond the scope of beginner's teaching, and the hints and green arrows no longer appear in the line of sight.

In order to gain a larger field of vision, Bai Ye switched to a cautious stance.

But unfortunately, he didn't get out much, and suddenly there was a strange howl not far ahead.

With the sound of messy and hurried footsteps, it seemed that some nocturnal creature was rapidly approaching Bai Ye.

"Oops, it looks like I accidentally broke into some beast's territory."

Bai Ye had no choice but to switch back to his active posture and tense his nerves to prepare for the battle.

But at this moment, there was also a sound of feet trampling on the branches behind him, and at the same time, the familiar curse sounded, Bai Ye glanced back and found that the light with torches was approaching rapidly.

The 'owner of the house' actually chased after him at an inopportune time.

"Damn it."

With the 'beast' in front and the chasing soldiers, Bai Ye's situation became embarrassing and uncomfortable again.

However, as the 'house owner' behind him approached, the 'beast' that was approaching quickly in front of him was a little afraid.

It was the first to stop, hiding in the shadows and not daring to show its head.

This gave Bai Ye a chance to escape, and he immediately raised all his strength, found a direction that did not encounter the 'beast', and staggered away.

But he only got rid of the beast in front of him, but he couldn't get rid of the pursuers behind him.

As the movement of the 'house master' became louder and louder, the bright light of the torches behind him made Bai Ye see his distorted black shadow.

The inaudible cursing was close at hand, and the tension returned.

The heart is beating wildly......

Extraordinary speed and nerve response reactivation.

He held back a force in his heart that he would not admit defeat, and almost moved forward with his hands and feet, and reluctantly widened the distance between the two sides a little.

But only one-third of his physical strength is also declining at a rapid rate, and he is about to run out......

At the critical moment, a faint green light suddenly appeared in front of him, flickering at intervals.

Under the dark and monotonous background, this phenomenon was immediately captured by Bai Ye's eyes.

"What is this?"

"Could it be that a mission-related event was triggered?"

Pale Dawn is not a random monster farming game, and all the strange phenomena encountered in the scene will only be related to the game mission.

Bai Ye hurriedly ran away in that direction, and after running a few steps, he found that the voice of the 'house master' behind him was gradually moving away, and the light of the torch that illuminated his figure gradually disappeared.

"Not chasing?"

"Is it because of this green light?"

Although he wondered in his heart, Bai Ye didn't dare to look back, and stumbled and continued to move in the direction of green light.

A few minutes later, when his physical strength was exhausted, Bai Ye, who was panting like a cow and could no longer run, finally came to the vicinity of the green light.

He immediately realized that the flickering green glow was coming from the eyes of a stone statue covered in rattans.

This is a strange-looking stone statue, at first glance it looks like a toad squatting on the ground, with a square head and a square head, a hideous face, a dark green flame from time to time in the round hole-like eye sockets, and a short scimitar with a strange shape in the right hand of the stone statue.

He touched the stone statue with his hand, it felt cold and moist to the touch, but he didn't receive any information.

After looking at the stone statue to no avail, Bai Ye went around to the back of the stone statue to check.

"Huh?"

He noticed an inconspicuous raised dirt slope behind the statue, and a half-human-high black swarthy hole underneath it.

Just as the cat was about to bend down and walk into the hole, Bai Ye's feet took the lead in kicking a bunch of hard things.

When I looked down, I saw that it was an army-green backpack, bulging, and it seemed to contain a lot of things.

Bai Ye's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he leaned down to check.

- You found the item Rick Jones' backpack.

【Rick Jones' Backpack】

[Category: Quite rare mission-related items]

[Introduction: This is the backpack that the famous explorer Rick Jones carried with him, and it was abandoned here for some reason.] When you equip it, your weight will increase by 100 points. 】

- You searched the backpack and you got a number of items.

The long-awaited hint of the game has finally reappeared.

The so-called 'several items' are: 1 forest map, 1 compass, 1 kettle, 2 dried naan cakes, 1 notebook, and 1 pair of flints.

……

Bai Yexian didn't continue to move forward.

He sat down with his back against the strange stone statue, took out the dried naan bread, and began to eat and drink.

During the eating process, the recovery of physical energy is significantly faster than that of dry sitting and resting, and the state of 'hunger' disappears.

It only took about ten minutes, and Bai Ye's energy gauge had also recovered.

During this time, he also checked several other items in his backpack by the way.

On that forest map, you can only see the general mountainous terrain, and there are no basic location and route markings, Bai Ye didn't understand the position he was currently prescribed after looking at it for a long time, and there was no change in trying to switch between cautious and concentrating postures.

The compass's casing looks like it's made of copper, with signs of wear around the edges, and it doesn't look like anything special, and it may need to be paired with that forest map to be used.

In the end, the notebook remained.

- You obtained Rick Jones's expedition log.

The items in the rucksack are the only ones that have a separate hint for the game and an introduction to the items next to it.

【Rick Jones's Expedition Diary】

[Category: Rare Quest-related Items]

[Load: 5]

[Introduction: This is a notepad that the famous explorer Rick Jones carried with him to record his adventures, and flipping through it will allow you to understand the glorious deeds of this great explorer.] 】

[Effect: Makes a slight movement.] 】

"Is the task related......

Bai Ye opened the notepad, and by the faint light, he found that the words written in the notepad were scribbled and blurred, similar to the traces left by accidentally wiping them with his hands when the ink was not dry.

The page automatically turns down, and when the page is stopped, a prompt in the shape of a 'narrator' begins to appear in front of you.

'At the extreme southern tip of the Southeast Asian peninsula, there was a small nation ruled by gnomes, which was besieged and exterminated by the surrounding nations because of their evil skinning rituals. ’

The dwarf king foresaw the coming destruction, and built a tomb for himself in the depths of the rainforest, which was full of dangers, and hid countless treasures in the tomb to accompany the burial. ’

Hundreds of years have passed, and countless adventurers hungry for wealth have thrown themselves into the rainforest, only to fail. ’

……

'We spent years searching for the tomb of the dwarf king, and finally found a clue in an ancient book......

On July 3rd, half a year after coming to this rainforest, we searched every corner of this forest, but still found nothing. Maybe...... We don't have a chance to get rid of the treasure left behind by the dwarf king, and it won't be long before we will be one of the losers...... Damn, it's definitely a stain on my adventure that will never be erased. ’

On September 11th, I was so excited, let me record this historic moment before I enter the tomb! Yes, our efforts have paid off, and we are now standing at the entrance to the dwarf king's tomb—which has been right under our noses all along. My heart was filled with anticipation, and I felt as if I saw a myriad of treasures beckoning to me......

……