I asked you to dig wild vegetables to pay off your debt, not go up the mountain to pick up money!

Chapter 256: Darkness before My Eyes

"Master, don't be afraid. If there were someone there, Xiangxiang would have made a sharp explosion.

A monkey, a super ugly one."

"Whoa whoa."

Speaking of monkeys, Song Anning quite likes them. In her previous life, she had seen monkeys begging for food from people in the zoo, as well as the golden monkey in the video, a small, furry one that looked super cute.

Except for the monkeys in some individual mountains, which are famous far and wide, they are no different from bandits.

Thinking of this, she adjusted the range of the protective shield to five meters. Since coming to this world, she had never seen a monkey before, and she wanted to see how ugly it was.

After walking forward for a few dozen meters, I saw a small black creature lying quietly on a branch with its back to Song An Ning.

"A black monkey? A hairy one? I've never seen one like that before."

Out of curiosity, Song Anning lowered her voice and spoke in a gentler tone.

"Little black monkey, turn around, let me see you..."

"Uh-huh-huh..."

"Master, suck suck suck is for changing dogs, you..."

The little guy in the tree heard the sound and turned his head instantly. The moment he saw the face, Song An Ning hurriedly took a few steps back, his eyes went dark, and the curse was particularly harsh.

“Damn…*$%*…”

What the hell is this! Whose monkey looks like this? It scares me to death!

The monkey on the tree is black all over and about 40 centimeters long. It is not big, but has a big fluffy tail.

These are all fine, except that the monkey's face is white and looks like a human.

“Hahaha… you’re sweating profusely, Master.

This is the white-faced monk monkey, also known as the white-faced fox-tailed monkey.

Although he is a little ugly, he has a very gentle personality.

It's adept at leaping between trees, earning it the nickname "Flying Man." This monkey is also known for its strong survival abilities and exceptional resistance to poisons, making even highly toxic plants a delicacy for it.

"Okay, my goodness, this ugly monkey has a face on its butt. Let's go and let it fly."

The monkey's fright had not yet worn off Song An Ning wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. Curiosity got the better of her.

Fortunately, she didn't go into the forest last night. If a white face suddenly appeared in the pitch dark environment, she would be scared to death.

"Hahaha, there are thousands of species in this world, and they look all kinds of different.

If you had the chance to go to the deep sea and see fish that can't see sunlight, how would you describe them? They're so ugly they're bizarre."

Song An Ning shuddered just thinking about it. It's okay. We are all living beings. No one should look down on anyone else. It doesn't matter if someone is ugly.

After some mental preparation, she walked forward a few kilometers. For some reason, the grass and trees here became sparse, and she could only occasionally see the sunlight above her head.

Is it eerie and scary when you first enter the forest, but the further you go, the better it gets? Song Anning always felt something was wrong. After asking Xiangxiang, she learned that there was a swamp two kilometers ahead. It was so large that even if No. 1 and Wei Shisan used their Qinggong skills, they couldn't get her there.

"Master, I'm afraid this adventure has come to an end. The swamp is the depression we saw on the mountain yesterday.

It may not look big from a distance, but it’s actually huge, and Xiangxiang can’t do anything about it.”

"It's okay. We've achieved our goal and successfully reached level three. Let's go and see what happens. Maybe there's a solution."

"Okay, but...

Ah, someone is coming!"

"?"

"No, there's a group of monkeys, big monkeys!"

"Big monkey?"

Song Anning's head was full of questions. The last time he heard of giant monkeys was when he was a child in his previous life. When he didn't sleep at night, his grandmother would say that when it got dark, there would be giant monkeys outside the window catching children who couldn't sleep.

She lived in fear of giant macaques throughout her childhood.

Not long after Xiangxiang finished speaking, Song Anning saw a group of sturdy monkeys attacking her, making creepy and strange noises from their mouths.

Seeing this, she immediately adjusted the range of the protective shield to twenty meters. When she saw the monkey's appearance clearly, she just wanted to close her eyes.

She had just entered the fairy tale world in the morning and transformed into a little girl picking mushrooms. In the afternoon, everything she saw was black and dark in front of her eyes.

The old saying is that it is better to encounter jackals than mandrills. What we see before us is exactly the prototype of some horror stories: mandrills.

"Oh, a wild mandrill. It's the largest monkey in the world, up to one meter tall and weighing over 100 kilograms.

He has bulging eye sockets, a red nose bridge, blue and white stripes on both sides of his nose, and a goatee on his chin.

Its canine teeth are extremely sharp, its temperament is violent, and its arm strength is immense."

The strange-looking mandrills bared their fangs and their eyes were full of hostility. It was obvious that Song Anning had become the target of their attack.

“They’re just a little ugly, but they have protective shields and can’t hurt their owners.

Look, the mandrill’s butt is rainbow-colored, and it’s prettier than its face.”

"Hahaha...it's really pretty."

The colorful butts formed a sharp contrast with the ferocious faces. They were constantly scratching the protective shield, and because of the obstruction of the protective shield, they looked even more violent.

"Mandrills are Green-level animals. The owner can randomly select an unlucky one, practice their marksmanship, and then take it in."

"it is good!"

Just when Song An Ning was worried that he had no chance to use his gun, they came up to him. Judging from their posture, if Song An Ning didn't have the protective shield, he would be torn to pieces by them in minutes.

After browsing in the mall, she finally chose a pistol worth 25,000 taels. After taking it out of her backpack, Song An Ning looked at it carefully.

It doesn't look big, but it feels heavy in the hand. It was her first time touching this thing, so she only dared to hold it in her hand for fear of an accidental discharge.

"Xiangxiang teaches the master how to use a gun. Listen carefully."

The mandrill's attacks became more and more fierce. Inside the protective shield, Song Anning calmed himself down and followed Xiangxiang's instructions strictly.

"boom!"

After a gunshot, many birds flew up into the sky above the woods. Unfortunately, Song An Ning missed any of them with this shot.

The group of mandrills were also startled by the gunshots and took two steps back vigilantly. Seeing that there was no danger, they started a new round of fierce attacks.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two more shots were fired, and this time Song Anning finally found some feeling, and one bullet hit the arm of a mandrill.

"Don't be nervous, we have endless bullets, try a few more times."

Xiangxiang kept comforting Song An Ning. This time, she aimed at the baboon leader who was rushing in the front. She breathed a sigh of relief, and bang!

"Yeah, Master succeeded!"

This time, the sturdy mandrill leader fell to the ground with a thud after being hit in the head. The mandrills were leaderless, and as Song An Ning moved forward, they were also separated by the protective shield.

Sensing danger, they no longer lingered, but after a few strange howls, fled deep into the woods.

"It's dead, let's take it away."

Song Anning kicked the mandrill on the ground, and Xiangxiang immediately took it back.

"Ting, I retrieved a completely dead mandrill. Four hundred and thirty-two taels of silver."

The farce finally ended, and Song An Ning did not stay here for long. He walked a few more kilometers. The trees became fewer and fewer. In front of him was a green meadow, and not far away was a watery swamp.

“Master, it looks like grass, but underneath it’s all mud.

Unlike the swamp we encountered last time, there is dozens of centimeters of water on it. Some people may think that the water is not deep and they can just walk across it, but once you go in, you can't get out.

But the system has a small task here. If the owner passes through this swamp, he will get a small gift package.

It's okay if this isn't completed. Safety is paramount. Xiangxiang still suggests that the owner return the same way."

Opening the system map, it shows that at the end of the swamp is a lake, and in the center of the lake is a small island covered in green.

Usually, in such an environment, some exotic flowers and plants would grow. Song Anning really wanted to go over and take a look. She had finally come here, and she really didn't want to go back like this.

Moreover, the gift packages given by the system are all good things, and they are delivered to your door. Why wouldn’t you want them?

But how do you get through a swamp like this? I was thinking of laying out planks and moving through it bit by bit, but now...

Want to go floating on water?

Just when Xiangxiang was trying to persuade her to go back again, Song Anning suddenly had an idea and put her hands on her hips in a proud manner.

"Hahaha... I'm such a clever kid!

There is a way!"