NOVEL NEXT Chapter 372: The Chatty Sea Turtle
The person being trampled was in utter disarray, without any chance to fight back.
Those in front of the screen couldn't help but gasp at Yun Ran's unreserved face-slapping.
"This is too presumptuous, that kid seems to be from the Xiahou Family, she's clearly slapping their faces!"
"Her actions are akin to directly tearing the face off; isn't she worried about the Xiahou Family members giving her a hard time later?"
"Goodness, a newbie from the Special Administration Bureau, so bold and fierce, no wonder she's highly valued by Director Xie..."
People from the Xiahou Family sat in the stands, their expressions unchanged, seemingly indifferent to Yun Ran's provocation.
However, occasional heart-wrenching comments from around them made the Xiahou Family members significantly raise their guard against Yun Ran.
Yun Ran was completely unaware of how much resentment she had drawn, but even if she knew, she wouldn't care.
She withdrew her foot and dropped another line: "If you dare get in my way when I'm bound to win, I won't mind taking you down early!"
Watching Yun Ran finally turn and leave, Xin Fu followed her.
The remaining two hurriedly helped their companion up.
They hadn't been trampled by Yun Ran, so they couldn't understand the extent of their friend's suffering.
Seeing the grimacing pain on their companion's face, if it wasn't for the cameras each of them was wearing,
They would've liked to say: "You're acting a little too convincingly!"
The trampled person was in a plight unspeakable; though their initial role was of an insider, if they were to clarify things directly in front of the camera, they couldn't continue in the Xuan Sect.
But now, all three of them knew that playing the role of the insider was going to be tough and they could only look for chances.
They wanted to stay away from Yun Ran, unfortunately, she had tied a gauze around them, and a few meters after Xin Fu,
Due to the pull of the gauze, they could only passively follow.
Previously, the person who fell into the sea finally struggled back, collapsing breathlessly on the shore covered with small stones.
Fortunately, his stamina was good, otherwise, being dragged into the sea by the parachute could have drowned him.
His peripheral vision caught the group gradually moving away, yet he didn't follow them.
However, his glance landed on the parachutes abandoned on the roadside by Yun Ran and others.
This Reef Island wasn't large, visible at a glance, and when the Big Competition Committee set up the competition venue, they hid Magic Artifacts and small boats on various islands.
Only those who found them could smoothly leave and head to another island in search of items.
However, those Magic Artifacts were not easily visible to the naked eye.
A gigantic sea turtle was leisurely sunbathing on a rock.
Suddenly, it opened its eyes wide and turned its head directly towards the direction Yun Ran and her group were coming from.
Feeling the aura of Dragon Spirit on Yun Ran, the sea turtle was terrified, wanting to hurry into the sea to escape.
Unfortunately, the more nervous it got, the more likely an accident would happen.
Originally, it was a perfect spot for sunbathing, but the sea turtle, anxious to escape, lost its balance all at once, causing its entire body to flip over, landing on its back.
[It's over, I can't escape, I'm going to die, I'm only 300 years old, I'm really going to die, what should I do, she's coming, she's coming...]
Yun Ran had initially planned to assess the situation here before starting to search for Magic Artifacts and other things.
Suddenly, she heard a string of muttering voices close by.
So much so that the words 'I'm going to die' seemed to linger constantly by her ears.
Following the direction of the sound, about 200 meters away, Yun Ran finally saw the sea turtle flipped onto its back.
[She has seen me, oh no, I'm doomed, she will chop me into pieces, and even pull off my turtle shell, I'm going to be eaten...]
The more Yun Ran listened, the darker her expression became. Good grief, she hadn't even done anything yet, and already so many accusations were pinned on her.
She had never seen such a grumbling sea turtle before, and wondered how this creature usually communicated with its peers, and whether its peers got annoyed by it.
As Yun Ran drew ever closer, the sea turtle, maybe too frightened of humans or scared by its own tragic predictions, now frantically struggled to right itself.
But its flailing efforts abruptly ceased as its eyes rolled back, and it fainted from sheer terror.
Yun Ran: ...
Dragon Spirit, who was drinking tea, saw that Yun Ran merely approached the sea turtle, and the mere approach frightened the creature into unconsciousness, nearly causing him to choke on his tea.
Impressive, while the mere presence of him sent marine creatures fleeing for their lives, Yun Ran had outdone him.
Xin Fu also noticed the previously lively sea turtle suddenly becoming lifeless as they approached.
"This sea turtle, could it be stranded, away from water for too long..."
Under circumstances that did not obstruct their way, Xin Fu did harbor a bit of kindness towards ordinary Life.
Just as he thought about whether or not to help push the sea turtle back into the sea.
The sea turtle that had fainted from fright began murmuring again, heard by Yun Ran.
[Ah, am I dead? Is this the heaven everyone talks about? Huh, why is that terrifying human still here?]
Yun Ran couldn't take it anymore, she looked at Xin Fu: "Go flip it over."
Xin Fu immediately nodded and briskly walked up. This sea turtle was bigger than a washbasin and obviously not lightweight; a normal person would need at least two people to lift it.
But Yun Ran and her group were clearly no ordinary people, and Xin Fu's strength was considerable. Feeling the weight of the sea turtle,
Xin Fu stood in a horse stance, pinpointed the best leverage point, exerted force with both feet, and skillfully directing his strength.
He flipped the sea turtle over with a loud 'bang'.
But for the sea turtle, this action felt like the world was spinning, its entire world turned upside down.
Fortunately, for the turtle, this inverted world was easier to adapt to.
The sea turtle moved its legs a bit, its beady eyes staring straight at Yun Ran, realizing at 300 years old, that these people were led by Yun Ran.
It started muttering again:[So I'm not dead, then why is she helping me, does she want to eat me alive?]