After bidding farewell to the Skeleton Queen and Eric, who had come to record the level information, Yang Tao walked deeper into the forest.
He hadn't walked too far when a large amount of mist appeared in the forest, but Yang Tao showed no surprise.
Because he knew this was a normal phenomenon when leaving the Forest of the Skeleton Queen.
The mist became denser and denser, eventually making it impossible to see even a few meters ahead.
Suddenly, as if reaching a critical point, the dense mist around him abruptly vanished.
Yang Tao abruptly appeared in a tropical rainforest. Compared to the cold Forest of the Skeleton Queen, the air in this tropical rainforest was filled with stuffiness.
He took out his explorer terminal.
Hmm, no signal.
The Forest of the Skeleton Queen had a signal, but here there was none. He wondered how the Backrooms' wireless signal was calculated.
Just then, a rustling sound came from the woods. Yang Tao looked in the direction of the sound, and a Clump, at least three meters in diameter, was rushing towards him through the dense rainforest.
Its entire body was covered in human hands and feet, a sight that made one's scalp tingle.
Bang!
Yang Tao pulled out a Warhammer 40k bolter from his backpack and pulled the trigger. The muzzle roared, and a single bolt exploded the suicidal Clump into a shower of minced meat.
This thing was a sharp weapon against Warp demons; the Clump was no different from paper in front of it.
"Is this level so enthusiastic? So exciting right from the start?"
The dense jungle around him was too obstructive to his vision. Holding the oversized bolter in one hand, he took out the Red Matter Hammer with the other and struck it against a tropical evergreen tree beside him.
Bang...
The entire tree vanished, transforming into blocks of wood that flew into his backpack.
He set off in the direction of a tall mountain, Yang Tao striking down trees and bushes that blocked his path with the Red Matter Hammer...
From time to time, he picked up some fruits and put them in his mouth to taste, but he hadn't walked too far when he saw many strange fruits growing on a giant arborescent tree.
The fruit was a standard cube shape, similar in size to a common apple, but no matter what kind of fruit it was, it couldn't possibly grow on the arborescent tree in front of him.
He walked over, just about to strike the tree trunk with the Red Matter Hammer in his hand, but he forcefully stopped his action.
'Almost, I can't be impulsive. What if it's a unique item? That would be troublesome!'
Ignoring everything else, he used Mage Hand to pick a red cube. After waiting for a while, no 'guardian beast' appeared. Only then did Yang Tao carefully examine this fruit, which was even more perfectly square than the fruits in the Minecraft Pam's Harvestcraft mod, and couldn't help but exclaim inwardly:
'The world is full of wonders... Minecraft is indeed a realistic game.'
Mekaberry
Restores 6 Hunger
Increases 6 Saturation
Seeing the description that popped up on the fruit, Yang Tao wondered, 'Mekaberry? Is this thing considered a berry?'
He poured a bucket of water, washed it, and then directly shoved it into his mouth, taking a big bite. Sweet! Very sweet!
But this sweetness didn't make him feel cloying at all. The texture was very much like a cucumber, but it was even more delicious and juicy.
It tasted very good.
It had an addictive quality.
Addictive?
Yang Tao's heart was on alert!
He quietly put all the fruits into his backpack. Their perfectly square shape was indeed appealing.
He continued his journey.
From time to time, ordinary animals would dart out of the rainforest. Besides some animals Yang Tao could recognize, there were also many creatures he had never seen before.
Maximum Health + 1
Maximum Health + 1
...
This rainforest actually delayed him for over a day.
Stepping out of the rainforest and looking back, he had left a straight path through it. The trees, rugged mountain paths, and even the moss on the ground had all disappeared, leaving only an uphill slope.
There were also occasional clearings specifically for resting, with traces of charcoal proving Yang Tao's rich experience.
Outside the rainforest, it was desolate. What met his eyes was a large amount of heath-like vegetation, covering the surface of this wilderness.
The relatively higher parts were barren, and the overall area was a complete wasteland.
Additionally, there were some dilapidated buildings and paths leading nowhere on the wasteland.
"Seeing a mountain makes a horse run to its death; the ancients truly did not deceive me... It's still so far!"
In reality, the rainforest area was already within the range of this tall mountain. Yang Tao continued towards the summit like a mountaineer.
'I wonder what else there is to eat later...'
He glanced at his health: 2145 / 2145. It wasn't high, but for vanilla Minecraft, this was already a terrifying number.
Just as he approached a temple-like building, Yang Tao saw a pair of large, captivating eyes in the dark entrance.
Slowness I: 00:05
An Entity that can apply buffs right off the bat? That's rare...
Upon closer inspection, Yang Tao realized there was no entrance at all; what he had seen earlier was merely the Entity's mouth.
Entity 121, also known as the Bone Thief, is a large, potato-shaped creature with an uneven and withered yellow skin surface.
Bone Thieves are stationary predatory creatures that can mimic human and Entity sounds to attract prey and cause their bones to disappear.
A Bone Thief has a large, open mouth with a pair of eyes inside.
The fleshy interior of its mouth is smooth and close to nanocarbon black, making it impossible to discern internal textures or structures.
The Entity's lower jaw has immense power, but since it lacks any gums or teeth for chewing, it can only consume creatures whose bones have been removed.
Small pores on either side of its head exude a fluid that helps keep its skin moist and has a unique blue hue.
Yang Tao looked at the Bone Thief and smiled.
"Steal my bones? Well, I need to have some first!"
With datafication activated, his body was a human-shaped hitbox with a texture layer. He walked up to the Bone Thief; this creature moved extremely slowly. Although it had four limbs, they were limp like rubber without any support.
When this Bone Thief saw Yang Tao approach, it wriggled its body like an insect, extending its neck, clearly preparing to swallow him with its large mouth.
However, this sloth-like speed was truly frustrating.
"No wonder your ability is to steal bones... If you didn't steal bones, you would have starved to extinction by now, right?"
Looking at the gaping maw with eyes.
Yang Tao, being kind-hearted and unable to bear seeing a 'hungry person,' pulled out a bright red cherry and tossed it into the Bone Thief's mouth.
The Bone Thief was not picky at all and swallowed the fresh, translucent cherry directly.
"3... 2... 1..."
Poof...
The Bone Thief's body was blown into two halves by the explosion. It didn't die immediately, but its maximum health was directly halved and it was still bleeding continuously.
A piercing shriek rang out, then gradually became weaker.
Yang Tao squatted down, looking at the Bone Thief whose eyes were gradually losing focus. He gently patted its gaping maw and said, "When you're out and about, remember not to eat things given by strangers. You won't have a chance in this life, so be careful in the next..."
The Bone Thief's health reached zero.
Yang Tao silently converted its corpse into energy value.