“It’s just that this woman in green has fainted on the ground, clearly suffering from serious injuries. If no one helps her, and a venomous snake appears from anywhere in the jungle, she’ll be doomed for sure... I can’t just stand by and watch a life slip away right before my eyes!!”

　　James Carter sighed inwardly.

　　Although he had practiced martial arts for ten years, apart from catching fish and shrimp in the river, he had never fought with other martial artists.

　　James Carter wasn’t worried that saving the woman in green would bring him any danger. With such severe injuries, she probably couldn’t even lift her sword. If she didn’t get timely treatment, as a gravely wounded martial artist, she might not survive the night in this jungle.

　　Thinking of this, he jumped down from the dense treetops.

　　With James Carter’s mid-level martial artist strength, a drop of several meters wouldn’t harm him, especially since the ground was covered with dead branches, leaves, and soft mud.

　　Before rescuing the woman in green, he had one more thing to do: bury the corpse of the black-clad martial artist.

　　He quickly walked over to the black-clad martial artist, reached out his right hand, and checked for breath.

　　“Sure enough, he’s gone!”

　　James Carter shook his head and withdrew his hand.

　　This was within his expectations.

　　The black-clad martial artist had his throat sealed by the woman in green with a single sword strike—there was basically no chance of survival. If he were still alive, that would be truly unbelievable.

　　James Carter took the three-inch red-blood vine from the black-clad martial artist’s hand. “I’ll dig a grave for you, so you won’t be left for wild beasts to gnaw your body to nothing! Consider this red-blood vine my burial fee.”

　　He started digging in the jungle.

　　Soon, he dug a pit just big enough to fit the black-clad martial artist. After dragging the body into the pit, he covered it again with soil, dead branches, and leaves.

　　“The night before last, during that big storm, over a thousand martial artists jumped into the sea to survive. This black-clad guy was lucky enough to drift to the island and live, only to die today fighting over the red-blood vine. Talk about rotten luck!”

　　James Carter sighed, buried the black-clad martial artist, and then walked over to the woman in green.

　　A beautiful face appeared before his eyes. The woman in green had a voluptuous figure, long legs, a slender waist, and alluring curves—she was indeed a beautiful woman. Now, gravely injured and unconscious on the ground, her ample chest heaving unevenly, she looked even more delicate and vulnerable.

　　James Carter couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment.

　　He was just a commoner from the royal city of Wuguo, always busy with odd jobs and martial arts training since childhood, rarely interacting with girls, and had never dealt with such a beautiful woman before.

　　He looked up, wondering if there might be wild beasts lurking in the jungle.

　　James Carter felt uneasy.

　　Now, with a gravely injured and unconscious female martial artist needing help, he had to find a safer place.

　　“The beach is definitely out. That young demon crab might still be there!”

　　“The jungle isn’t safe either—no natural defenses. There’s always the risk of being attacked by venomous snakes or other wild beasts!”

　　James Carter pondered for a moment.

　　He remembered that when he first arrived on the island, he saw a small hill nearby. It would be easier to find a cave in the hills. A cave would definitely be much safer than staying in the jungle. If there wasn’t a cave, he’d dig out a hiding place himself.

　　With this in mind, James Carter picked up the unconscious woman in green, cradling her in his arms. Feeling the softness of her delicate body, his face flushed a little.

　　Fortunately, no one else was around to notice.

　　James Carter quickly focused on the path ahead, dashing toward the small hill, eager to find a cave and put the woman in green down as soon as possible.

　　Finally, before the sun set over the sea, James Carter found a cave beneath a cliff on the hillside.

　　The cave entrance was several meters high and about six meters wide, and it looked quite deep inside.

　　James Carter didn’t rush in.

　　The cave was pitch black at the moment, and he didn’t know if there were any poisonous creatures inside.

　　Near the entrance, James Carter set the woman in green down. He found some dry moss, dead branches, fallen leaves, and a few large dead tree limbs nearby, and started a fire.

　　With yesterday’s experience, he was much more skilled at starting a fire by friction this time.

　　The burning moss ignited the dead branches and leaves.

　　Soon, a blazing bonfire was burning about three meters from the cave entrance.

　　As the bonfire blazed, the inside of the cave was illuminated.

　　James Carter held a burning branch as a torch and carefully inspected the cave.

　　The cave wasn’t very deep, about thirty meters. Inside, it was spacious and level, like a large stone chamber. There were cracks in the rock walls, with water constantly dripping down, forming a small puddle. The water in the puddle seeped away along cracks in the ground, who knows where it ended up.

　　“There’s actually fresh water here—fantastic! Not only did I find a cave to shelter in, but also the much-needed fresh water.”

　　James Carter was delighted.

　　He didn’t think any further, carrying the woman in green to the inner part of the cave, placing her beside the bonfire, and checking her injuries.

　　The injury was obvious—the black-clad martial artist had kicked the woman in green hard in the left side of her chest, causing her to be gravely injured and lose consciousness. As for how serious it was, whether her ribs were broken, he couldn’t tell.

　　James Carter couldn’t help but hesitate, feeling at a loss.