A Post-Apocalyptic Journey to Another World

Zhang Xi happily carried his little yellow dog and walked towards the farmhouse he rented. Old Liu and Shanwazi had already gone to prepare the hunting party and equipment. He just had to wait to set off with the team in two days.

With his plans going smoothly so far, the middle school student, in a good mood, returned to his rented apartment and started playing with his dog.

Zhang Xi took out a piece of beef from his bag, and the little dog slowly began to eat it.

The puppy's appearance was ordinary, but its eyes were a rare amber color, very beautiful. Whether it's a puppy or any other small animal, young animals always have bright, captivating eyes, and Zhang Xi couldn't help but glance at it a few more times.

As the boy watched, he suddenly let out a strange cry, threw the puppy in his hand away, and then picked it up again, staring at its eyes carefully.

In the amber pupils, Jinxi did not see his own reflection. The pupils seemed like an endless space, unfathomable, with a faint red glow in the far center!

"Warcraft! Damn it, this isn't some kind of mongrel!" Jinxi muttered to himself as he was overjoyed, then suddenly became bewildered.

To his delight, he had actually bought a magical beast for a thousand coins, and a very gentle one at that, one that could be tamed. In his previous life, he had lived for ten years without ever seeing a single tamed magical beast, which showed just how rare they were.

His concern was that the monster must have come from another world, but according to his memory, the first spatial rift in the vicinity wouldn't appear until a week later. This was a variable beyond his control that might affect his plans.

It makes sense when you think about it. The timing of the spatial rifts appearing in this area was posted by netizens from various places in the previous life, so it's understandable that it's not very accurate.

It's impossible to do anything only after you have all the information and are fully prepared.

Now, all Zhang Xin can do is make the most of the information he has and give it his all. He looked down at the little yellow dog's eyes again: "Your eyes are so beautiful, like amber, so let's call you Amber!"

Two days later, a hunting party entered the mountains.

Despite it being early morning, there were still many mosquitoes in the rainforest. The old hunter distributed mosquito-repelling herbs and sulfur to everyone, but the mosquitoes in the rainforest were exceptionally fierce, and people still suffered quite a bit.

Especially the wealthy man from the city; before long, several large red spots appeared on his fair face. However, to the surprise of the rest of the group, this young man with delicate skin and a girlish appearance didn't seem to care at all.

It must be said that the scenery of the rainforest is quite beautiful, and trees with large buttress roots can be seen everywhere here.

Trees that naturally love sunlight grow exceptionally tall in order to obtain ample sunlight and rain. To support their towering bodies, they develop enormous winged roots at the base of their trunks, creating a unique and spectacular sight.

Deep in the dense forest, there are many vines twining around the trees, lying haphazardly. Some are as thick as 50 centimeters in diameter, like small trees; others are as thin as ropes.

They intertwine, hang and twist, forming a vast world of strange vines in the tropical rainforest. Some vines even hang down from the branches to form a circle, like a natural swing.

At the client's request, the group walked for almost a whole day before stopping.

“Alright, this is it. I can’t walk anymore, so let’s dig a trap here.” Jinxi pointed to a clearing and said to Shanwazi, “You lead a few of them to dig, the deeper the better, at least 5 meters deep. Also, have two of them unload the iron rods I brought from the donkey and assemble them into a fence. I’ll use it to seal the trap entrance after we catch the tiger.”

"Boss, you can just use animal traps to catch wild animals, why go through all that trouble?" Shanwazi clearly didn't want to put in the effort.

"I want to catch an uninjured one, take a group photo, and show it to my friends. I'm going to catch a tiger, hmph! I'll make them all admire me!" Zhang Xi said with great bravado, hands on his hips.

"Boss, there are no tigers left here," another villager reminded him.

"Then let's catch a few wolves!"

"There are no wolves in the rainforest." Shanwazi rolled his eyes; these rich kids had no common sense at all.

"What? Not even a wolf? Then let's catch a leopard." The nouveau riche Zhang Xi seemed determined not to give up.

“There are leopards, but they’re so rare. I’ve never even seen one. Uncle Liu has only seen them a few times from afar over the years. Boss, how about catching a wild boar instead? They’re big enough to make for great photos.” Shanwazi tried his best to persuade the clueless city boy.

The villagers who came with them were unhappy. These young masters just like to make trouble by digging such a deep pit.

But when Zhang Xi took out a stack of bright red banknotes and promised that everyone would get 3 banknotes after digging them out, and the best performer would get 5 banknotes, everyone happily got to work.

Old Liu sat on a fallen log not far away, watching all this without doing anything.

He was only here to keep the young master company while he caused trouble. There were no large wild beasts like tigers in these mountains anymore, so there was no danger. Once he was tired of causing trouble, his mission was complete.

With everyone's combined efforts, the trap was finally completed by noon on the second day.

Even Old Liu thought the trap was a waste; the pit was five meters deep, enough to trap an elephant.

Moreover, the trap had a lid and iron pillars as thick as a child's arm, clearly custom-made. They were assembled like building blocks to form a large fence, with two huge locking structures at both ends.

One end of the locking mechanism is fixed to the root of a large tree with a diameter of more than 2 meters next to the pit. The fence is raised high and hung on a side branch that extends horizontally. It is covered with vines and is indistinguishable from low shrubs in the rainforest without careful observation.

Once the hanging vines are cut, the fence will fall down and cover the pit opening. The locking mechanism at the other end will land right next to a large tree with a diameter of nearly three meters. Once locked, the cage will be complete.

After the trap was set, the group waited in vain for a long time, but they didn't see a leopard, or even a wild boar.

Old Liu and Shanwa knew they had chosen the wrong location, but they didn't say anything. They just waited for Zhang Xi to run out of patience so that everyone could happily head home.

Sure enough, as darkness fell, the young master couldn't sit still any longer and went to find Old Liu: "Uncle Liu, why don't you set up some animal traps? But I'll decide on the location."

Everyone was delighted to hear this, as it was a sign that their patience was wearing thin and they would soon be able to go home.

So everyone quickly set up more than ten animal traps together. At Zhang Xi's request, Old Liu even made a lasso.

On the third day, the group returned empty-handed. When they reached the edge of the dense forest, Zhang Xi, true to his word, paid the money and then dejectedly rode away on his donkey. He didn't go to Java Township anymore, saying he wasn't used to staying there and wanted to go to a hotel in the county town. He planned to check back in a few days to see if the traps and snares had caught any prey.

After the hunters all went home, Zhang Xi turned a corner and came to a secluded place. He dug out two large boxes of gasoline, had the donkey carry them, and followed the marks he had left along the way back into the mountains.

……

On the morning of the third day after Zhang Xi went into the mountains again, a sudden tremor came from the dense forest. Countless birds took flight as if they had encountered great danger and fled quickly.

Zhang Xi left the tree hole where he was hiding and climbed up the tree trunk until he reached the top of the tree, which was dozens of meters high. There he saw what he had been waiting for for a long time.

Spatial rift!

It was a ball of light with blue edges, and deep darkness in the center, as if no light could penetrate it.

The crack wasn't large; it looked quite small from a distance, probably only three or four meters high. A crack of this strength could only last for half a day at most, and it couldn't withstand any powerful monster passing through.

This ball of light will summon a troll, a humanoid monster with bronze-level strength, but it is extremely stupid and irritable.

This monster has a tiger-like temperament, solitary and unsociable, always appearing alone. This is precisely why Jinxi traveled thousands of miles to come here; more importantly, the troll's lifeblood is a key item for him to improve his strength.