Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

The seemingly vibrant rainforest actually hides countless dangers. Viruses, parasites, insects, snakes—each a seasoned assassin, lurking in every leaf and every inch of soil, waiting for its prey to slip up.

In such a brutal environment, the survivors each possess their own unique skills. Their cunning and resilience are astonishing, and their secret killing moves are unexpected 'surprises' to their enemies.

When Su Li and her group realized that the Puppet Grass would decompose animal carcasses inside its body, even Sun Lili, who usually accepted any food offered, lost interest in the seemingly tempting banana fruit atop the Puppet Grass. She pouted and said disdainfully, "This thing is disgusting, I don't want to eat it."

Song Mingyu then turned her gaze to another plant—the tree that could spray out green sap.

She crouched down and cast a simple medicinal property identification spell on the green water on the ground.

After a moment, she nodded and said, "Hmm... no toxins, just a few bacteria, probably from when it was sprayed out. It's quite nutritious though."

She walked to the big tree, poked a small hole in the trunk with her cane, then dipped her finger in the green liquid and tasted it.

Su Li didn't stop her, because he knew that Song Mingyu, as the natural science expert in the team, knew far more about plants than he did. Her judgment was far more reliable than his intuition.

"Hmm, it tastes a bit like sparkling water with a herbal flavor, quite refreshing." After tasting it carefully, Song Mingyu continued, "The liquid contains a lot of carbon dioxide. After evaporation, the nutrients will form a heat-insulating film, blocking the air from contacting the flames. This should be a fire-resistant mechanism that plants have evolved specifically for."

She looked around, her brow furrowing slightly. "However, the humidity here is as high as 80%. Do plants really need to evolve this kind of fire resistance? During the dry season?"

Hearing Song Mingyu's analysis, Su Li was also taken aback for a moment, then fell into deep thought. "There are still too few examples, but they are worth our attention. Let's prepare for the flames. Lily?" He turned to look at Sun Lili.

"Yes!" Sun Lili looked up and blinked. "What's wrong, darling?"

"Do you still have any fire-resistant cloaks?" Su Li asked.

“Yes, yes, I have a lot of patience cloaks, four for each person,” Sun Lili quickly replied. “But I didn’t bring them this time, they’re all in the storage room.”

Su Li advised, "Next time you go out, bring a fire-resistant cloak. Better safe than sorry."

After gathering intelligence and materials about the surrounding area, Zuli and his group continued towards their destination. As they ventured deeper into the rainforest, the environment became increasingly harsh. Humidity rose steadily, the ground beneath their feet turned almost into mud, and with each step, rotting leaves oozed murky water. The air was thick with the stench of decay, mingled with the sweet scent of fruit, a nauseating blend of sweetness and stench that was utterly repulsive.

Worse still, the number of puppet grasses around them had increased significantly. Their leaves covered the ground like countless green traps, waiting for their prey. It took Su Li and her companions a long time to cover just a few kilometers.

"We've probably entered a habitat for Puppet Grass. Be careful of Silver-grade Puppet Grass," Su Li warned.

When they encountered the Silver-level Puppet Grass, none of them, except for Sun Lili, were immune to its parasitic control.

After walking a while longer, the ground became increasingly wet, turning from soft soil into slippery mud. Each step felt like the mud was gripping the soles of their shoes, making a squelching sound as they tried to squeeze water out of them. Lifting their feet produced a sticky, squelching sound, as if the ground was trying to hold them back.

Fortunately, the sound didn't last long, as the water gradually submerged their feet. Further on, all they could hear was the splashing sound of wading through the water.

“This place is getting harder and harder to walk in.” Ivan frowned, carefully avoiding the mud puddles under his feet. “Follow my steps, I can sense the condition of the earth.”

Su Li wiped the water droplets from her face and looked around. The density of the trees was noticeably lower, and sunlight could finally penetrate the canopy to reach them. There were many more reeds around, and the air was filled with damp moisture.

“We’ve reached the boundary between the swamp and the forest,” Su Li deduced.

"Be careful of the monsters in the water," Sophia whispered a warning. "I have a feeling I'm being watched."

Su Li thought for a moment, "Swamp... mostly swamp dogs, which are crocodiles, snakes, and mud slimes, right? Also, be careful of the leaves of the puppet grass."

He looked up into the distance; the small swamp was about two kilometers wide. In the center of the swamp stood a monster they knew all too well—a puppet grass that stood six meters tall.

Its enormous banana-shaped fruit atop its head is particularly eye-catching, surrounded by dozens of leaf stalks that resemble cables securing the statue, with the other end submerged in water.

A quick glance reveals at least 50 leaf stalks, indicating that at least 50 leaf blades are spread across the ground in front of it.

Just then, a ripple suddenly appeared on the water ahead, and then several pairs of cold eyes emerged from the water. They were several large crocodiles with dark gray and brown skin. The crocodiles' eyes stared intently at Su Li and his group, like rotten logs covered in mud, blending into the surrounding swamp.

They carefully paddled through the water, slowly approaching Su Li and the others.

But Su Li and the others weren't fools. With so much driftwood converging on them from all directions, how could they not notice something was wrong?!

"Crocodile! Watch out!" Ivan shouted, drawing his longsword and enveloping everyone in a halo of light.

Then he raised his longsword, and a flash of light shone on its blade, “Dazzling Starlight.”

A flash of light swept past, and Su Li and the others skillfully covered their eyes with magical energy, blocking the flash effect that accompanied the attack.

The crocodiles that surrounded them had no way to dodge. This dazzling holy light attack, through its flash, directly attacked their optic nerves and the brain regions related to the optic nerves with its magical energy, causing them to fall into a state of dizziness.