Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 371 - 369: Why is he so fierce?!

Chapter 371: Chapter 369: Why is he so fierce?!

Triggered Rare Treasure Hunting Task: Deep in the Mountain!

Task Description: Find the entrance to the cave within the designated area, and reach the deepest part of the cave!

Acquired Tool: Strong Light Flashlight. A powerful flashlight with large battery storage and good lighting effect.

Acquired Tool: Outdoor Watch. A high-performance electronic watch that records the surrounding temperature, humidity, oxygen concentration, and other data, capable of withstanding pressures within 500 meters underwater, and has excellent waterproof performance.

Task Reward: Random Skill*1

Dave’s Shop is now open.

Note: Dave’s Shop sporadically sells seeds for crops. The attributes of these seeds are better than ordinary seeds.

After Xu Yang chose to accept the task, the task information emerged.

Seeing the task prompt, Xu Yang was a bit taken aback.

What’s this?

Dave’s shop?

Isn’t that the place where you buy tools in Plants vs. Zombies?

Where you can also buy Four-Peat Shooters, Twin Sunflowers, and such.

This reward is pretty interesting.

Looking at it like this, I have to complete this task.

"The task is to find a cave, and there are many cave landscapes around here, full of stalactite formations."

"It’s normal for there to be one in the deep mountains."

"But trying to find an entrance to a cave in a mountain is not that simple," Xu Yang thought to himself.

The difficulty of the task is still not low.

But it’s because of the challenge that it’s interesting.

Thus, Xu Yang headed toward the task area.

Checking the time, it was about time to go in and find a spot for camping.

Walking down the road, he saw a few small birds flying around Xu Yang.

Upon closer examination, they were all bulbuls.

There are quite a lot of bulbuls in the mountains, not as many as sparrows, but still a large population.

They tweeted merrily, and the sound was quite pleasant.

Continuing on, Xu Yang could see from a distance that there were large groups of Bulbuls in the trees and on the ground ahead.

If they were all attracted over, it’d be overwhelming for him.

Not easy to explain.

He’d be surrounded by these birds.

Fortunately, the affection ability of the bulbul also had a temporary cancel button, which could be used for the time being.

Seeing several bulbuls flying towards him, Xu Yang chose to temporarily cancel this skill.

At this moment, a few bulbuls were chatting with each other in their tweets as they flew.

"That two-legged beast seems very attractive!"

"Let’s circle around him!"

However, the very next moment, they suddenly felt danger and, with a deft turn, flew off to the side, skillfully avoiding Xu Yang.

The intelligence of birds is low; they didn’t think much of it.

Xu Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, he had avoided it.

If a whole flock of birds were around him, it would be really hard to explain.

More exaggerated than all birds paying homage to the phoenix.

Soon, Xu Yang arrived at the designated area of the task.

Looking carefully, this place wasn’t much different from other mountain ranges, still full of lush green trees and fragrant bird songs.

The vegetation was thriving.

Yet the quest marker for the cave was here, so he still had to look.

As it was getting late, Xu Yang found a suitable place nearby and set up his tent.

"Let’s rest here today, there are no tigers, nor Brown Bears around, so it’s not dangerous."

"It can be more leisurely."

After setting up the tent, he said to his viewers.

The live stream was still lively.

People watched his live stream to see the real outdoors.

Without any fakery.

While it was still light, Xu Yang explored the surroundings.

Sadly, he found nothing.

Finding an opening was really not easy.

Occasionally seeing a cave, Xu Yang’s heart would surge with excitement, but upon entering, it would turn out to be a dead end.

He could only return disappointed.

The task wasn’t that simple.

Just waiting until evening, Xu Yang ate something simple and then returned to his tent to sleep comfortably.

He didn’t need to worry too much about danger here; there might be Black Bears, but he wasn’t afraid of Black Bears at all.

With his current physical condition and abilities, there wouldn’t be much of a problem handling a single Black Bear.

Until the next day.

Xu Yang got up early and started the live stream.

"This is the deep mountain, and I always feel that there is abundant spiritual energy here; the color and charm of the mountain are quite nice."

"There must be good things here."

Xu Yang looked off into the distance, speaking to his audience.

He checked the map and moved forward according to the planned route.

He had a plan in his mind; if there was really a cave, it would definitely be downward, so the likelihood was greatest near the foothills.

Moreover, the surroundings of caves often have water.

So, he had to look for places with rivers and lakes.

Xu Yang’s experience in the mountain was indeed extensive.

After a short walk, a recession in the valley appeared ahead, with a river running gently through the middle of it.

Xu Yang looked at the river, and the more he looked, the more it resembled a hidden passageway on the map.

It was like a game of exploration, where the map is generally hidden behind such peculiar passages.

"This river is a bit unusual."

Xu Yang, now by the river, gazed into the depths of the canyon and said.

"Generally speaking, mountain rivers originate from the water cycle, or from melting snow and ice, in addition to underground water surfacing."

"There’s not much snow or ice here, and rainfall is scarce, so it’s probably underground water."

"The mountain acts like a sponge, incessantly absorbing water."

"With so much underground water, there might be some extraordinary scenery inside."

Hearing Xu Yang’s words, everyone suddenly became curious.

[Scenery? What kind of scenery?]

[Could there be any tombs?]

[I’ve always watched his live broadcasts as if they were about tomb raiding!]

[Old Xu says there’s something strange, so there must be something strange.]

Xu Yang stood by the river, contemplating how to get in.

Currently, there were no boats, and the mountainous banks on both sides of the river were too slippery to walk on.

It was indeed not easy to get in.

"Want to get in, but no boat..."

"Forgot to bring an inflatable kayak."

He took out his map and scrutinized the terrain here, then picked up a stick from the side and started making calculations in the dirt.

His satellite map was very precise.

Therefore, he could roughly calculate the distance from the river to the deep mountain.

[What is Old Xu doing?]

[Looks like he’s drawing?]

[Feels like he’s calculating something.]

Seeing him like this, everyone grew even more curious.

Then, they heard Xu Yang casually say:

"I’ve calculated the length of this river to the deep valley, it’s about 1.3 kilometers."

"Not too far."

"The current of the river isn’t fast."

"That means, I can swim in."

With that, he placed his backpack into a hollow in the mountain and settled it there, then sat down to consume some high-energy foods and water to replenish his strength.

The netizens were stupefied as they listened.

What are you doing?

Swim in?

Seriously, you’re that brave?

[Old Xu, you’re not joking, right?]

[So fierce, who’s as formidable as you are!]

[Is this really happening?]

Xu Yang ate his fill and drank plenty, then tidied up the trash into his backpack. Next, he put items like his flashlight and dagger into his pants pockets and secured them.

Following that, he walked along the river until he could go no further, then dove into the water and began to swim forward slowly using the freestyle technique.

Thanks to the drone live broadcast, the footage captured was exceptionally clear.

Everyone watching felt only two words surge in their hearts:

Awesome!

The scene was indeed fierce.

Xu Yang swam forward, gradually picking up speed.

It was evident to everyone that his swimming technique was professional.

Very steady.

[Seriously, is he even good at swimming?]

[You can tell who isn’t an old fan, Old Xu said he used to catch fish in the river as a child and learned to swim back then.]

[He didn’t need lessons, purely self-taught as a kid!]

[This must be pretty simple for him!]

The barrage became livelier and livelier.

Xu Yang continued to swim deeper in.

The mountains on both sides did not provide any place to land.

After swimming out for more than a kilometer, finally, a shallow beach area appeared ahead.

Xu Yang swiftly approached and then climbed onto the shore.

He took out his phone from the waterproof bag.

Thankfully, the phone was fine.

"I’ll wring out the water from my clothes, please move the camera away."

"I’ll adjust it back in a bit."

Xu Yang addressed the audience, then operated the drone with his phone to move the camera away.

The comments exploded at his words.

[Old Xu, what can’t we see?]

[Afraid we’ll see your Little Xu Yang?]

[Isn’t this a bit of a treat?]

[We’re all men, what’s there to be afraid of, broadcast it and let us see!]

Everyone was impatient.

But impatience was futile.

Of course, it was not to be seen.

Otherwise, the broadcast would be banned.