"Help, quack, finally someone's here to save us, quack, we've been here for 20 minutes, quack."
As the duck leader spoke, the vines binding its limbs tightened, constricting the flesh and seeming to crush the bones.
She quickly closed her mouth and remained silent, not saying another word.
Her own life was the most important thing.
"I knew you would come looking for us."
Xu Jiajia's voice was weak. Although the vines had not physically attacked them, being hung there for a day and a night was extremely uncomfortable.
"Take deep breaths, I will order them to let you down immediately. But be very quiet, don't make a sound!"
Cheng Shiqin instructed.
"If they discover something is wrong, all of us will be finished!"
The people hanging in the trees blinked, indicating they understood.
Cheng Shiqin closed his eyes, and a greenish fluorescent light emanated from his forehead, penetrating the core of all the vines.
A relaxed and pleasant energy was injected, causing the shy vines to feel no tension. They slowly extended their tips—
"Plop!"
With several consecutive sounds, all the people imprisoned in the trees were thrown onto the muddy ground, splashing mud. They were in a sorry state.
Fortunately, their lives were saved.
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Even though they were in pain, the ducklings of the duck team dared not make a sound. They held back tears, covered their mouths, and sobbed pitifully, feeling wronged and afraid of being hung up again.
"Now, let's tiptoe out of here together."
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"Thank you so much. I have nothing to repay you with. If you go out, I will definitely establish diplomatic relations with your planet."
Upon reaching a safe place, the leader of the duck team said.
Cheng Shiqin scratched his short hair, a faint blush appearing on his dark skin: "We are from Xing Fu Star."
The duck leader noted his planet and waddled away.
"You must be hungry. Come, have some snacks to fill your stomachs."
Lu Mingming took out the small biscuits that hadn't been distributed in the morning and offered them to the recently rescued people.
Their bodies were not yet recovered, so they couldn't eat too much. Everyone received a small portion of various snacks, and they felt a renewed sense of vitality and hope.
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To wait for the injured to recuperate, Lu Mingming and her group stayed in the safe area.
During the silence, Hua Xia rubbed his nose and said, "I think I forgot to bring something. I'll go back."
"Why has Hua Xia been so busy lately?"
Cheng Shiqin turned his head and mumbled.
Hua Xia ran rapidly towards the camp, not forgetting to defend himself, "Sorry, I'll definitely correct it next time!!"
Xu Jiajia, having recovered a little strength, managed a smile: "That's just how he is, the same everywhere."
Less than five minutes after the duck team departed, they were resting in a safe area.
The duck leader took out a precious Level 10 crystal token from his pocket:
"Just now, quack, I was going to give, quack, this token to, quack, the Xing Fu Star team. Considering, quack, our need for victory, I didn't hand it over, quack. Will you blame me?"
The team members exchanged glances and calmly said, "We'll compensate them next time."
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Hearing this, the duck leader felt a burden lifted from his mind. He hid in the grass and continued to rest.
Behind them, a dark shadow moved nimbly and lightly through the trees.
On a nearby tree trunk, a small, peculiar insect much shorter than a snake slid down and slipped into the sleeve of one of the duck team members.
Within five minutes, all the ducks collapsed on the ground, foaming at the mouth, a poisonous black hue filling their faces.
"As expected... your bags were not normal, bulging and strange."
A weakened figure descended from the sky and quickly snatched the token from the duck leader's pocket, examining it closely.
The duck leader was the only one with a shred of consciousness left. Seeing his precious token being stolen, he quickly raised his hand to grab it.
Unfortunately, the corner of the newcomer's clothes quickly slipped through his grasp, leaving only cool air behind.
"It's... quack... you."
The duck leader tried hard to open his eyes, but he couldn't resist the poison in his body. In less than three seconds, he fell unconscious.
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"Sorry I'm late, did I delay your actions?"
Hua Xia ran over with his bag.
"No, let's move forward."
Uncle Dragon stood up decisively and said to the dragon team members, "This time, we were in the top four in previous years. The glory of the Dragon Clan cannot be tarnished by us."
The elder brother of the Dragon Clan had excellent stamina. He had also heard the new rule that morning and was ready to "catch prey" at any time.
Ever since Gudeffen made that announcement over the broadcast, the passing teams had become less amicable. The gazes they exchanged were no longer friendly but filled with a strange hostility, as if some team possessed the crystal token they desired.
Everyone rallied and moved towards the central area, while Lu Mingming clutched her backpack uneasily.
Last night, when she checked on her cub, there was no abnormality. So, in the latter half of the night, she had managed to get some sleep.
However, just now, the small cub in her bag had clearly moved.
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As time passed, the cub's movements became more obvious, forcing Lu Mingming to pay attention and check what was happening with the small cub in her backpack.
She couldn't help but mention, "Can we sit down and rest for a bit? The small cub in my bag seems very nervous. It looks a bit uncomfortable."
"Is something wrong?"
The elder brother of the Dragon Clan immediately stopped, asking with concern.
"If there's a problem, please tell us quickly. We Dragon Clan people can help."
Upon hearing this, all the dragon team members agreed.
After the rescue by Xing Fu Star, the Dragon Clan had become completely integrated with Xing Fu Star, indistinguishable from each other.
"Not yet, I'll go take a look. He's a very timid one."
Using the cub's timidity as an excuse many times, Lu Mingming had never failed, and this time was no different.
Lu Mingming, holding her bag, went aside and carefully unzipped it.
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The cub had woken up. Its beautiful rose-colored eyes were fixed on Lu Mingming's face. On its smooth forehead was a strange pattern.
It looked like... a trident of wine red color?
The cub lay obediently within the eggshell beneath it. The previous mucus had all accumulated there, and oddly, none of it had spilled during the repeated movements.
Hidden by the silvery-white mucus, Lu Mingming saw patches of beautiful blue-purple scales, starting from the cub's waist and extending downwards, lurking into unknown depths.