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Chapter 774: Chapter 778: The Third Test 11
The first Beastman sneered, "Coward. If you’re too afraid to drink, give it to me. After all, I’m not the one who’s uncomfortably thirsty."
As he spoke, he pretended to snatch the white pearls from the hands of the two Beastmen.
Already plagued by hunger and thirst, their minds began to grow confused.
Sensing their items were about to be taken away, they instinctively consumed them.
Too absorbed in their own thoughts, the two Beastmen hurriedly shoved the white pearls into their mouths and bit down. 𝚗ov𝚙𝚞𝚋.c𝚘m
A sip of incredibly sweet and cool liquid slipped down their throats, soaked their internal organs and spread to their limbs. The sensation was indescribably refreshing!
Thirst met sweet relief.
Once they tasted such sweetness, the two Beastmen quickly joined the quest for more white pearls.
Only after quenching their thirst completely did they start to sober up.
Looking at the white pearl shells they had spat out on the sand, the two Beastmen, their faces pale as gold foil, slumped down and leaned against each other in defeat.
The first Beastman, his face flushed, stepped forward and patted their shoulders.
"No worries! Look, we’re doing just fine, those white pearls are definitely no trouble!"
The two Beastmen paled even more, not bothering to respond to him.
Who could they blame?
They themselves had succumbed to temptation.
Like deflated balloons, they hung their heads in silence.
The Beastman who had reassured them, wore a faint, almost nonexistent smile on his face.
Su Tang was watching all this.
With a sigh of helplessness, she turned to Gaiyin and said, "Just think about what an evil plan a Beastman could come up with."
Since Su Tang didn’t lower her voice when speaking, Yadang heard her as well.
He looked a little puzzled.
"Huh? What?"
Su Tang waved her hand dismissively, while sporting an ’I’m an expert, you wouldn’t understand’ expression.
Yadang: "····"
Gaiyin quietly laughed and tussled Su Tang’s hair.
"Although he says it’s safe, he must be scared, or else he wouldn’t have convinced the other two."
That’s just human nature.
When you undertake a task that everyone is skeptical about, even if you’re confident, doubt from others can shake your conviction.
At times like these, you’ll want to find someone who is in the same predicament, turning anyone around you into your accomplice if you can’t.
Put simply, it’s dragging others down with you.
Su Tang nodded approvingly.
"Ayin is the smartest!"
Gaiyin laughed modestly.
"Tangtang is very smart too."
"Then we are equally smart!"
"Yes, equally smart."
Yadang subtly moved aside, glancing at them both with a speechless expression.
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Another two hours passed.
The desert sun hung high in the sky as always, showing no sign of setting.
They had been in the third challenge for exactly eight hours now.
Although they didn’t feel hungry or tired, the feeling of thirst was unbearable.
Xi Ye’s superpower was almost depleted, churning out a portion of small Water Balls to relieve their parched throats.
The dry heat of the desert, the oppressive atmosphere, constantly weighed on everyone, making it almost impossible to breathe.
The group led by the Beast Soldiers seemed to have reached their limit.
Their eyes were bloodshot, their lips covered in cracked blisters; they were severely dehydrated.
The three who had taken the white pearls earlier were constantly persuading the others, having suffered no ill effects. In the end, everyone couldn’t put up any resistance.
They hastily gathered the white pearls around them and shoved them into their mouths, not caring about the sand adhering to the surface.
