"This...this isn't a golden treasure chest?"
Ye Feng, who had been extremely excited, almost spat blood when he heard the system's notification.
This treasure chest, still flickering with golden light, was actually just a bronze treasure chest?!
"Whoosh~ Hiss~"
Just then, a gust of wind blew, stirring the parachute on the bronze treasure chest.
Seeing the bronze treasure chest about to be blown away, Ye Feng hurriedly climbed up and hugged it tightly, preventing it from being carried off by the wind.
Afterward, Ye Feng took out the small knife he had obtained earlier, cut the ropes of the parachute, and then slowly descended the tree, holding the treasure chest.
[Coarse Grains Bread x5]
[Braised Egg x2]
[Bagged Instant Noodles x3]
[Sausage x10]
[Cola x1]
[Lighter x1]
"So much food... Huh? A lighter?!"
After opening the treasure chest, Ye Feng rummaged through its contents and was overjoyed to find a lighter.
This item was much more efficient for starting fires than flint, and it was much easier to operate, not requiring as much force as flint, and was very convenient to carry.
However, Ye Feng's attention was quickly drawn to a round metal piece!
This round metal piece was what he had just removed from the clasp of the bronze treasure chest. It looked like a magnified version of a one-yuan coin, about the size of an adult's palm.
The round metal piece had strange patterns and the number 100 on it. In the center, there was a small bonfire emitting a very faint red glow, almost invisible if not looked at closely.
According to the system, this peculiar round metal piece was the 100 survival coins contained within the bronze treasure chest.
"How do I use this thing?"
Ye Feng looked at the number 0 next to "Survival Coins" in the top right corner of the [Shop], which had not changed, and felt a bit troubled.
"Ding~ Detected complete survival coin, absorb it?"
Suddenly, the system's mechanical voice sounded.
"Absorb? You mean absorb the survival coin?"
Ye Feng quickly reacted, assuming this was likely how survival coins were used.
"Yes~"
"Then absorb it~"
"Ding~"
After a crisp beep, the survival coins in Ye Feng's [Shop] became 50.
"What the hell? What's going on? Why is it only 50? System, did you skim my survival coins?!"
Ye Feng was a little angry. It should have been 100, but why did it become 50?
"Non-system survival coins are halved when absorbed into system survival coins~"
"The host currently has 150 system survival coins, with 50 available for use~"
The system replied in its mechanical voice.
"I see~"
Ye Feng was initially displeased but felt relieved when he remembered that system survival coins refreshed daily.
After all, he would have 150 survival coins available tomorrow, not 100, and 150 every day...
Immediately, Ye Feng began organizing the supplies in the bronze treasure chest, preparing to return to the wooden cabin, as it was already nearing evening.
"Ding~"
"Detected host opening a bronze treasure chest for the first time, receiving an additional reward: 1000 survival coins~"
Suddenly, the system's mechanical voice sounded again.
"What's going on? 1000 survival coins?"
The surprise came too suddenly!
Ye Feng had just been upset about the system "skimming" 50 survival coins, and now 1000 survival coins appeared out of nowhere?
"Wait, these 1000 survival coins are a bit strange?"
Ye Feng frowned because he noticed that the survival coins in the [Shop] were 50 + 1000, not 1050.
"System, what's going on now?"
Ye Feng directly asked the question that was troubling him.
"The additional reward of 1000 survival coins is a one-time use, it does not refresh~"
"So that's how it is~ These 1000 survival coins will be gone once used~"
Ye Feng quickly understood and didn't ask any further questions. Instead, he picked up the entire bronze treasure chest and ran towards the wooden cabin.
As the sky was gradually darkening, he was afraid that the dim light would affect his markers and judgment, causing him to get lost in the forest...
"Roar~ Grrr~"
Ye Feng hadn't run a few steps when a low, hoarse, and deep roar suddenly sounded.
Immediately after, a black shadow darted out, blocking Ye Feng's path.
"Black... Black panther?"
Seeing the pitch-black, ferocious-looking animal in front of him, roaring incessantly, Ye Feng frowned, his tone somewhat uncertain.
Because normal leopards, despite their fierce appearance, have a special vocal cord structure with a missing fibrous pad, making them unable to produce deep roars.
Leopards' cries are "meow~ meow~" sounds, which don't match their appearance...
But this black panther in front of him let out a very deep and resonant roar...
"Mutated?"
Ye Feng frowned, speculating.
"Roar~ Grrr~"
At this moment, the black panther intensified its roar and pounced towards Ye Feng.
"So fast~"
Ye Feng abruptly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the black panther's sudden attack.
Glancing at the darkening sky, Ye Feng gritted his teeth, "System, start assigning points. 3 agility, 5 strength!"
Ye Feng had no intention of dawdling with this black panther that had appeared out of nowhere. He wanted to eliminate it quickly.
Because it was getting dark, his markers were not easy to see.
He feared that if he chased and dodged with the black panther in the jungle, he might accidentally get lost in the forest...
"Roar~"
At this moment, the black panther let out a loud roar, interrupting Ye Feng's thoughts, and pounced at him again.
This time, Ye Feng didn't dodge. As the black panther lunged towards him, Ye Feng had already gripped his small stone axe and swung it directly at the black panther's eyes.
"Bang~ Squelch~~"
The black panther's left eye was instantly smashed by Ye Feng's blow, and its eyeball went God knows where.
"Damn, this small stone axe is too much of a rip-off~"
Ye Feng was somewhat speechless. With all his might in that swing, the small stone axe broke.
However, Ye Feng didn't hesitate. He grabbed the bronze treasure chest with both hands, sidestepped to the black panther's other side, and swung it with force.
"Bang!~"
"Roar~ Crackle~"
A dull thud sounded. The bronze treasure chest instantly caved in, and the black panther, with a pained cry, rolled away.
"Hmm?!"
Just as Ye Feng was about to finish off the mutated black panther, he suddenly stopped.
Because a sense of alarm suddenly surged through him, making his back go cold. It felt as if something extremely dangerous was staring at him from behind!
"Run!"
Ye Feng had only one thought in his mind. He grabbed the bronze treasure chest and ran forward without looking back.
Almost simultaneously, a pig-like, shrill scream from the black panther echoed behind Ye Feng...
Ye Feng didn't look back, but instead, he ran even faster with all his might!
...
"Huff! Huff~ Huff!~"
By the time Ye Feng, with a tense expression and panting, reached the small wooden cabin, the sky outside had almost completely darkened.
Ye Feng had no time to rest. He threw the bronze treasure chest on the ground, then, almost kicking, he forced open the wooden door of the cabin, took out his lighter, and ignited the campfire on the ground.
"Ssszzzz~"
A strange sound came from behind Ye Feng, a black shadow.
The black shadow had almost pounced on Ye Feng's back. Upon seeing the campfire lit, it let out a strange cry and slowly retreated from the wooden cabin.
"That was close!~"
Ye Feng patted his chest, still feeling a lingering fear.
After the black panther's screams had ended, not long after, he had felt a chill on his back again, forcing him to run desperately.
The suffocating sense of danger only began to subside the moment the campfire was lit.
"What exactly was that black shadow...?"