I don't dare to oppose a protagonist anymore

Chapter 13.3

Dense trees everywhere kept out the light. Only a little bit of sunshine passed through the trees’ cracks… However, the entire forest had a gloomy atmosphere…
Members of the last group were small in number, in fact, only ten people were left. Among them, some young schoolgirls revealed their fear on their faces.
Lin Xiao felt terrified too. Ling Luo, who was standing beside him, was instead poised. When looking at him, Lin Xiao also calmed down by a lot.
{tl: yes, working in pairs in time of distress~}
All in all, Ling Luo had Xuan Ye inside his body. Since he was unperturbed, it meant that Xuan Ye has told him that there were no problems present in this area. Besides, according to the plot, Ling Luo wouldn’t meet danger that quickly.
In this short period of time, the people divided themselves into teams. The majority chose to stay with the one who had the highest rank of cultivation, Huang rank. However, Lin Xiao felt that that person’s cultivation was inferior to his. But he also didn’t flash his own cultivation level, because after all, sometimes operating with too many people wasn’t a good thing.
In the plot, Ling Luo was by himself. When he saw that many people were standing near that person, he asked at the motionless Lin Xiao: “You aren’t going with them?”
That Middle-level high ranked person also looked the best. One could say that he was a nobleman with genteel manners. In fact, when he heard Ling Luo’s question, he smiled while looking at the pair: “You two, won’t you choose to stay with us… More people, the better.”
Ling Luo immediately shook his head: “I don’t like to team up”
Lin Xiao agreed with Ling Luo: “Me too. I will pair up with Ling Yu {n} and that’s enough. Thanks for your kindness…”
{the author didn’t explain that because Ling Luo is wearing a mask, Ling Luo had to change his name, so theoretically, Lin Xiao shouldn’t recognize him}
That person shrugged his shoulders and didn’t comment, because it was their own choice. Lastly, he led the group away.

Lin Xiao and Ling Luo were left in the same spot, not moving at all.
The new students‘ task was to survive in this forest for an entire month. It looked simple, right?
Wrong.
This forest was filled with unknown dangers. The safest place might actually not be that safe. Perhaps, a crisis might be hiding here, wanting to get your life. Plus, the forest was huge, which was a good hideout.
“Let’s go in that direction”, Lin Xiao proposed. However, he didn’t know which path was the correct one, because the plot didn’t mention it too. It only described that Ling Luo would encounter danger, and hardly crash his way through. At the same time, the rest was being ignored.
After walking for a while with tensed nerves, everything seemed safe. When they noticed a lake in front of them, they finally loosened up a bit.
Lin Xiao wanted to reach the lake, but he reconsidered it. What to do if there were magic beasts inside the lake? Thinking about it over and over, he finally gave up. However, in this moment, Ling Luo straightforwardly walked towards the lake