Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse

He felt that if he didn’t close it, some weird things might come out from inside. And in case the Red Mist, as he speculated, really could cause wildlife mutations, if this place continued to periodically emit Red Mist, that would indeed be a blunder.

Riding the Silver King, Xu Xin swiftly maneuvered through the jungle, occasionally using the crossbow in his hand to shoot down a wildcat.

[Killed a wildcat, earned points: 1.]

Indeed, you can still earn points, though during the previous hunting event, wildcats were worth 5 points, now it has dropped to just one.

Upon dismantling and storing the wildcat carcass into his backpack, Xu Xin suddenly remembered that the spot where the giant crocodile lurked was precisely in the creek at the entrance of the Black Bear Cave.

He had always wanted to try and see if he could ask Brother Crocodile to come to his lake and resolve the issue of the piranhas in the lake waters.

For the gigantic terror crocodile, the piranhas probably aren’t a big deal at all; the piranhas might not even be able to break its defense, and it might be able to devour a herd of them in one bite.

Although he couldn’t see the terror crocodile’s red dot, its power level was very likely on par with the Lake Giant Python’s.

Currently, it seemed not to have any hostility towards him, so why not attempt to build a good rapport with it?

Meanwhile, Xu Xin first returned to the treehouse, carried out two hundred kilograms of wild boar meat left from the previous hunt. Although it might be trivial for the giant crocodile, it was a token of goodwill, in case he really needed to ask for its help.

Soon, Xu Xin arrived near the creek at the entrance of the Black Bear Cave. Despite the turbulent rush, the creek remained crystal clear. If Xu Xin didn’t already know that the creek bed, resembling a rock, was actually the back of the crocodile, he wouldn’t have been able to tell anything unusual.

Xu Xin tentatively called out along the creek, ”Brother Crocodile, are you there?”

The moment his words fell, the creek responded.

A tiny whirlpool appeared in the center of the creek, seemingly greeting him.

It’s still here!

Xu Xin glanced at the map; there was still no red dot displayed, indicating that this crocodile wasn’t considered a hostile force.

Feeling slightly reassured, Xu Xin placed the two hundred kilograms of wild boar meat on the creek’s edge and chuckled, ”Brother Crocodile, I said last time before leaving, that I’d bring you something tasty when I pass by; although this might be a little meager for you, it can at least serve as a snack.”

Two eyes slowly emerged from the water, glancing at the pork on the ground.

Soon after, a giant terror crocodile emerged from the water and slowly approached Xu Xin. To say it was swimming, it was more like wading due to the shallow stream compared to the crocodile’s massive size.

Xu Xin’s facial muscles twitched briefly as he resisted the urge to step back. The gigantic body indeed exerted an overwhelming presence. But since the map didn’t show red, it meant it bore no hostility towards him; retreating might displease the other party.

The Silver King didn’t cower in fear as it did when it saw the Blood Pattern Giant previously, though it clearly seemed a bit frightened, pressing its body tightly against Xu Xin. Keke, on the other hand, wasn’t afraid at all, even ”ying-ying” greeting the crocodile.

The crocodile grabbed the boar meat on the creek’s edge with its colossal mouth, tilted its head back, and swallowed the entire two hundred kilograms of pork in one gulp.

That mouth was indeed huge.

”Ying!” Keke’s eyes widened at the sight, pausing its little claws that were waving a greeting.

After swallowing all the pork, the crocodile let out a low growl towards Xu Xin and Keke, the call was mellow, and Xu Xin could sense a hint of goodwill in it.

Then, the giant crocodile retreated to the creek bottom and submerged, leaving the stream to resume its usual appearance.

Xu Xin waved towards the creek, saying, ”I’m leaving, Brother Crocodile, I’ll come to see you again next time.”

”Ying!” Keke also waved a greeting.

Another whirlpool appeared on the water surface. This crocodile responded to them again.

Does this mean... it gained a bit of the giant crocodile’s favor?

Once this event is over, he’ll ask it to try dealing with the piranhas.

Moving on, it was time for the main event.