Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 481 - 476: The Final Match (Part 3)
Bai Xiaotang has an innate talent for plant identification.
Others might be overwhelmed by so many green plants, even if they were drilled with some knowledge about poisonous plants before departure, they would still be confused during practical application.
But Bai Xiaotang can quickly memorize and speak knowledgeably about them.
This is also why Huang Ying ultimately chose her.
She’s simply the best assistant for wilderness survival.
With Bai Xiaotang’s reminders, everyone avoided one poisonous "trap" after another, arriving in front of a bush thicket.
"This tree is so beautiful..." Bai Xiaotang’s eyes lit up with genuine admiration.
A short distance in front of her was a tricolor tree, its bark appearing as if it were dyed with paint, the colors transitioning very systematically.
Lin Yuanyang pulled her body back, reminding her, "The tree is covered with butterflies."
Bai Xiaotang was shocked.
Such a beautiful tree was actually made up entirely of butterflies?
The Superpower Teacher then spoke up: "Ahead is Butterfly Valley. You all need to collect rare butterflies. Warriors, good luck."
"What are rare butterflies?" Xu Jiaying asked.
But the Superpower Teacher just smiled without answering, clearly leaving them to find out for themselves.
There are hundreds of kinds of butterflies in this Butterfly Valley, and to find the target butterfly, they need to try one by one.
The six immediately separated and quietly collected different kinds of butterflies.
In just 20 minutes, they found the mission target.
The Superpower Teacher was amazed and asked, "How did you find such a rare butterfly?"
Lin Yuanyang glanced at Bai Xiaotang, "Butterflies that like poisonous flowers and plants, isn’t that rare enough?"
The Superpower Teacher’s gaze towards Bai Xiaotang changed slightly, associating her with You Le in his mind.
After completing the task, the group was preparing to move to the next mission area when Bai Xiaotang suddenly stopped them.
"Wait, I want to collect some of this plant’s sap."
Everyone was surprised, and the Superpower Teacher asked with a trembling voice, "What do you need that for?"
What Bai Xiaotang held was none other than the rainforest killer, known as the Poison Arrow Wood, notorious for its lethality with even the slightest contact with an open wound potentially fatal in less than 20 minutes.
Bai Xiaotang blinked her big eyes, saying, "We’re going to pluck fur from a Mutant Beast later; using this will make the task a bit easier."
Upon hearing this, everyone’s eyes lit up instantly and stopped rushing, actively stepping forward to help.
"Xiao Tang, this idea is great, I’ll help you."
The Superpower Teacher: ...
What kind of students are at Anhe Middle School?
Taking down poisonous snakes and collecting poisonous plants without fear.
He felt his career was in jeopardy.
His voice rose with a tremble, "You all stop! Let me do it..."
To protect his promising salary, the Superpower Teacher could no longer care about the potential accusations of cheating and quickly stopped these students from continuing their "dangerous acts."
He possessed a Wood Element Ability mutation, skilled in controlling various toxic Mutated Plants; otherwise, he would not have been dispatched here for this assignment.
"All of you, step aside."
The Superpower Teacher raised his hand, and the originally stationary Poison Arrow Wood suddenly started shaking by itself, dripping highly toxic sap into the small bottle prepared by Bai Xiaotang.
"Is this much enough?"
Bai Xiaotang quickly nodded.
The Superpower Teacher carefully capped the bottle and wrapped it securely with a long, thin plant stem, cautiously placing it in his own bag.
The students: ...
The Superpower Teacher remained expressionless, "I’ll give it to you at the next location."
...
The journey from Butterfly Valley to the area where the Mutant Beasts reside was quite far, requiring them to pass through several mission zones, and they encountered students from other schools during the trek.
Familiar students from other schools approached them to inquire about information.
"Lin Yuanyang, what task are you guys doing?"
Lin Yuanyang glanced over their equipment and adjusted his glasses, "Searching for a rare plant."
The student’s face instantly showed some wariness, clearly indicating their task might be the same.
Lin Yuanyang, with a teasing intention, said, "Are you guys doing the same task as us?"
"How could that be? We’re looking for a certain insect." The student immediately played it off with a laugh.
Lin Yuanyang smiled, "Well, good luck with your search. We’ll be on our way now."
Seeing them genuinely leave the area, the student sighed in relief inside.
He genuinely didn’t want to do the same task as Anhe Middle School.
Who knows if Lin Yuanyang, this super brain, might pull some tricks behind the scenes?
The short conversation made the Superpower Teacher even more worried about his fleeting career.
What kind of school did he bring with him?
Wasn’t it said that Anhe Middle School students were strong, obedient, and easy to manage?
Turns out the rumors were not to be trusted.
Throughout the journey, the Superpower Teacher was on edge, even letting slip his hometown accent.
"That thing is sketchy, don’t touch it..."
"Oh dear, my ancestors, that thing is ridiculous."
Life is full of surprises, but his life was just full of shocks.
Finally reaching their destination with difficulty, the students put down all their backpacks and began taking things out.
Ropes, hooks, daggers, harpoons, awls, small iron shovels, military shovels...
One might think they were going to commit a crime and bury bodies.
"Let’s set a few traps first, then lure them over."
As they spoke, a deafening tiger roar came from not far away.
The group quickly looked over, "Is another school also doing the task here?"
"Go check quickly, don’t let them beat us to it."
The six quickly packed up the "weapons" on the ground, running while swiftly assembling, their nimble hands hinting at trained expertise.
The Superpower Teacher watched nervously.
Could the guide from Anhe Middle School once have been in the same trade?
As they neared the sound’s origin, they slowed their pace, hiding to observe from the shadows.
Here was a small hill, just enough for them to hide in the grassy high ground and look down below.
They saw six students plus a Superpower Teacher engaged in combat with two Mutant Tigers.
The Superpower Teacher was mainly holding off the Mutant Tigers, allowing the students to move forward for the task.
Ensuring students’ safety while training students was not an easy job.
The Superpower Teacher below could only use two iron chains to restrain the Mutant Tigers’ hind legs, as if walking tigers, controlling part of their actions.
But these six students were too slow, gathered around pondering strategies on how to complete the task.
The leading Superpower Teacher was also frustrated.
Honestly, if it weren’t for the high-paying job, he would never willingly play babysitter.
Suddenly —
A Mutant Tiger’s hind leg broke free from the chain and charged toward the nearest student with a roar.
"Oh my God—"
"Ah..."
That student was petrified at this point, but a nearby Superpower Student reacted quickly, manipulating the earth element ability to block the Mutant Tiger.
However, they neglected the fact that an enraged Mutant Beast’s strength could be several times its usual, and the Mutant Tiger shattered the small earth wall in front with a paw swipe, continuing its pounce on the student.
Blood sprayed from its mouth, eager to tear apart these hateful humans before it.
Just as it was about to pounce on a student, its hind leg was once again entangled by something, causing its body to crash heavily onto the ground from mid-air.
Immediately after, they saw the Superpower Teacher responsible for Anhe Middle School’s safety pulling hard on a vine-like plant, dragging the ensnared Mutant Tiger away.
The six students stood in shock: ...
