What should I do if my pet loves watching anime?

Gu Beiri opened his backpack and began to examine it.

Two bottles of general-purpose wound medicine, one bottle each of antidote and anti-anesthetic, a fairly sharp multi-purpose camping knife, and a worn-out old-fashioned cell phone, at least ten years old.

Gu Beiri's temples throbbed.

He took out the old phone and pressed the power button.

The screen lights up, showing no signal bars, only a full battery level and a single unread text message.

The sender is a string of gibberish.

Since you enjoy wilderness missions so much, I'll give you one too: survive for seven days using the supplies in your backpack. Food and water must be provided by yourself.

Oh, by the way, I didn't assign anyone to protect you during this mission, which means if you die, you're really dead.

【Good luck】

Gu Beiri stared at the concise and cold text message, a surge of anger rising to his head.

"Zhao Wumian! Are you serious?! Seven days? That's all you have? And you're going to self-destruct?!"

He couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath, looking around at the dense woods.

"Is this training or murder?! Are all the people in the investigation department this twisted?!"

He had just finished cursing when he suddenly remembered Zhao Wumian's unpredictable personality. He thought that Zhao might have arranged for someone to monitor the area, or that there might be some kind of listening device in the forest.

He immediately shut up, cautiously scanning his surroundings again, swallowing back the swear words he was about to say, only managing to squeeze out a few words through gritted teeth.

"...You win."

Just then, the old-fashioned mobile phone rang again. Gu Beiri opened it and saw another text message.

[I forgot to tell you, your phone will initiate a self-destruct program 5 seconds after you see this message.]

Good luck

Gu Beiri stared at the self-destruct notification, curled his lip, and showed obvious disdain on his face.

"Tch, who are you trying to scare?"

Gu Beiri weighed his phone in his hand, muttering to himself with a look of disdain.

"Self-destruct program? You've been watching too many movies."

I stopped playing with this kind of thing when I was three years old, and this is it? Investigation Department?

cut!

It's definitely fake. Either they're just emitting smoke to scare people, or they're completely locked up...

He nonchalantly held his phone up to his eyes, wanting to take a closer look at the text message, or perhaps try to find any other hidden features.

However, the very next second after he finished speaking—

"Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!"

The countdown on the phone screen reached zero, and at the same time, a sharp and piercing continuous alarm sounded!

The sound was so loud that it sounded particularly eerie in the silent forest!

"Holy crap!!!"

The disdain on Gu Beiri's face was instantly replaced by horror, and his pupils shrank sharply.

The next moment, almost as a reflex, Gu Beiri used all his strength to throw the phone away from himself and the sheep as if it were a hot potato!

The phone traced an arc in the air, flying a full ten meters before crashing into a tree trunk and falling to the ground.

"Bang!"

A sound that wasn't loud but was definitely clear rang out!

The phone casing was shattered into pieces, and a noticeable plume of white smoke, mixed with tiny sparks, was billowing from inside. The screen was completely cracked and went black.

A faint smell of burnt electronic components filled the air.

It wasn't very powerful, but it was definitely a real explosion!

Gu Beiri stared dumbfounded at the wisp of white smoke that hadn't yet dissipated, his back instantly soaked with cold sweat.

If he had been half a second slower, or had foolishly held his phone up to examine it...

"He's serious! He actually used real explosives!"

Gu Beiri's heart pounded, and he felt a wave of fear wash over him.

"What a mess!"

"Meow?!" Meowli Sheep was also startled by the sudden explosion. She jumped in front of Gu Beiri and looked nervously at the place where the phone exploded.

However, before they could recover from the shock of the exploding phone, even bigger trouble was on their way.

"Chirp chirp chirp—!!!"

"Gahh ...

The earlier sharp alarm from the cell phone and the subsequent explosion clearly alerted the residents of the forest.

The canopy not far away suddenly shook violently, accompanied by angry and noisy bird calls, and a large group of brown figures suddenly took off!

It's a flock of finches!

And judging by their sheer number, there must be at least a dozen!

They were clearly drawn to the noise, their sharp eyes instantly locking onto Gu Beiri, the conspicuous target below who was making the noise.

This treats Gu Beiri as an intruder who has trespassed on their territory!

"Gah!!"

The lead eagle let out a fierce, aggressive cry, flapped its wings, and swooped down like an arrow released from a bow!

Behind it, the entire flock of Fiery Sparrows, like a brown, angry cloud, swarmed in, accompanied by chilling cries and flapping wings!

"Oh no! Mare the Sheep, run!!"

Gu Beiri's expression changed drastically, and he no longer cared about cursing Zhao Wumian.

He shielded the sheep to his side, and without time to observe the terrain or choose a direction, he could only rely on his survival instinct to turn around and run wildly towards a place where the trees looked relatively dense, in the opposite direction from the direction from which the flock of sparrows attacked!

"Whoosh!"

A sharp blade of air grazed his scalp, severing several strands of hair.

"Mary Sheep, Electric Field + Electromagnetic Wave! No need to maintain it, just deploy it to disrupt them! Then run with me!"

As Mare the sheep ran, it tried its best to release static electricity, and a small but dazzling golden electric net flashed behind it.

The sudden increase in the electric field and the blinding flash of light caused the leading finches to pause slightly, uttering surprised cries and slowing their pursuit.

But this can only buy you a second or two.

Gu Bei didn't dare to look back. He ran desperately through the rugged woodland full of tree roots and vines, having to climb over fallen trees and crawl through bushes from time to time.

The branches whipped against his face and body, leaving bloody marks, but he was completely unaware.

The flock of fierce sparrows pursued relentlessly from behind, their angry cries and the sound of their wings cutting through the wind like a death knell.

Gu Beiri led the sheep, Meili, in a wild run through the forest.

The flock of scorpions pursued relentlessly from behind, their cries piercing the air.

Running away is not the solution.

Gu Beiri thought as he ran.

He looked at a steep slope covered with shrubs and had an idea.

"Mary sheep, run up that hill! Get ready for the electric shock!"

The sheep understood and turned around to rush towards the steep slope.

Reaching the top of the slope, Gu Beiri stopped and turned to face the pursuing Fiery Sparrow.

"Electrical field! Full power electric shock!"

Mareep unleashed its full power, and beams of electricity converged, coalescing into a massive electrical network in mid-air.

The first jay swooping down crashed into the electric fence, letting out a scream as it fell into the bushes.

The Fiery Sparrows behind them lost their formation.

"Keep the electric shocks! Disrupt them!"

Mare the sheep continuously discharges electricity.

Lightning flashed among the birds, and several more fierce birds were knocked down.

The flock of sparrows panicked, their formation scattered, and they began to avoid the electric fence.

Just then, an even louder cry rang out.

A large finless jay, noticeably larger than the others, took flight from a nearby tree and angrily swooped down on them.

Wait a minute? No, that's not right.

It's the evolved form of Spearow – Finch!

"Damn it!" Gu Beiri cursed again.

What else is there to say? Let's run!

In a sorry state, extremely sorry.

Less than five minutes into the game, the appetizer of the seven-day survival mission was served in such an unreasonable way, giving Gu Beiri a heavy blow.

Zhao Wumian's warning came in the most direct and brutal way.