If an accident occurs in a city or an area where order exists, Zhang Yu and others, as police officers, will definitely report it to the police as soon as possible and rush to the scene.
But here is an inexplicably dangerous wilderness, and we have lost contact with the outside world. We must first ensure the safety of our own people and material supplies.
Fortunately, basically all the items were properly stored in the backpacks, because after hearing the gunshots, they were not slow to pack up their things. In order to set off as soon as possible, they even ignored the burning pots and tents.
However, in just a few dozen breaths, the gunfire in the distance and the screams coming from the gap stopped.
Once it became quiet, Zhang Yu and others felt even more uneasy.
I really don't know whether Wuwang's group eliminated the risk with firepower or were wiped out by the group, and it's even less clear whether they were facing the monsters Gong Baihe said or Mei Qian.
They did not want to take Gong Baihe with them, and even planned to let Yan Dong stay and take care of him and leave half of the supplies, but they refused verbally.
Zhang Yu saw that Gong Baihe didn't even need support. Although his expression was a little painful, he could barely keep up with them. Considering that it might not be safe here, it didn't matter whether the other party was holding on or his condition had really recovered. As long as he didn't hold him back, he would be fine.
By default.
Since they knew that rushing there now would be of little use, they put out the campfire in an orderly manner, put away the tents, and set off towards the north.
The current location is a wilderness with wild grass. The area is actually not very large. At least from a high place, you can see the dense woods all around at a glance.
It had just rained heavily and the ground was muddy, so it was not easy to move. Moreover, the grass all around was very tall, even the shortest ones were up to their waists, and the potholes in the terrain could block the view.
Because the sun was out, the wind only blew over the tops of the grass, and it felt extremely hot and stuffy before we had gone very far.
This situation is even more unfriendly to the injured.
Others were still indifferent, but Gong Baihe was already sweating profusely and panting.
"Don't you think there's something wrong with this piece of grass?" Even in this state, he could still notice something unusual around him: "How come there aren't even insects that can only bark in such a large piece of grass?"
"It's true!" Yan Dong's observation is also very keen. In fact, after entering the mountain, he discovered the disharmony in his adventure team. For example, no matter how much medicine he sprayed, he was still bitten by bugs all over his neck.
These guys don't have this problem at all.
At first he thought that he was being repelled by inserting himself in, and that others had useful anti-insect medicine and would not give it to him.
But since entering this grassland, the surroundings have been too quiet.
Now when Gong Baihe mentioned it, he couldn't help but say: "There are trees all around, and this grassland is a bit abrupt. There are many descriptions of the Broken Insect Path in Mei Qian's novels, which are very similar to the situation here. It is possible underground
Cinnabar exists to repel insects
Something like that..." He pointed to a stone pillar covered with vines not far away: "Maybe the ancestors added some radioactive minerals to them when they erected these pillars? Not to mention bugs, it's been two days.
, I didn’t even hear the birds chirping.”
Ning Chi and Zhang Yu, who were using hatchets to clear the way ahead, couldn't help but stop and looked at each other in tacit understanding.
As the two people present who have been in contact with Mei Qian the longest, they have experienced such strange situations before, more than once.
But this time there is something different. If it was because of Mei Qian's mysterious ability in the past, they even felt that they were affected by it and were less susceptible to mosquitoes. But in the past, although there were no mosquitoes close to them, there were always annoying sounds lingering.
Nearby. However, since they entered this grassland, they have not heard the sound of insects at all.
All we can say is that the inference of severe winter is very reasonable.
Gong Baihe looked in the direction of Yan Dong's finger and saw that although the stone pillars were dilapidated and had long lost their regular appearance, artificial traces could be clearly seen.
After a long time, he murmured to himself: "This is the right path. It turns out that those people in Wuwei have gone wrong..."
After all, the area of this grassland is limited. No matter how difficult it is, Zhang Yu and others quickly reached the edge of the woods.
However, before they stepped in, they smelled the strong smell of blood. The next moment they saw the tragic scene, even though they were well-informed, they couldn't help but feel sick and scared.
Ning Chi picked up his rifle and observed the surroundings vigilantly, as if he would shoot without hesitation if there was any sign of trouble.
Yandong stared at the human thigh, reached out and pulled off the two rags hanging on it, completely exposing the fracture to everyone, and then couldn't help but curse: "What the hell is this place, even the man-eating monsters are here?"
have."
The thigh's fractures were uneven, with traces of being bitten. Judging from the blood pooling on the ground, the owner of the thigh would definitely not survive. The broken bones and internal organs scattered everywhere were enough to tell where the rest of the parts had gone.
Moreover, judging from the disgusting mucus remaining on it and the teeth marks on the bones, it was definitely not the large beasts they knew.
Zhang Yu looked solemn. Although he had seen strange drag marks on the abandoned camp by the river, experienced strange disappearances of corpses, and even learned from Gong Baihe that there were "monsters" here. But from the side, it was far from clear.
It's not as intuitive as it is now.
In contrast, Gong Baihe, who was weak and pale, could not see any change in his expression.
"What did you encounter by the river?" Zhang Yu asked him.
This could be regarded as a continuation of the conversation in the tent, but Gong Baihe was obviously not in the mood to answer questions at this time. After circling half a circle around the corpses on the ground, he took the lead into the woods.
The other people looked at each other and followed closely behind.
At this time, the inference of severe winter was confirmed. As soon as we entered the woods, we heard the chirping of insects and birds.
But no one paid attention to this at this time, probably because it was on the edge, the trees were not dense, and it was easy to trace the traces of previous battles and escapes.
"Bang bang..." Suddenly Ning Chi seemed to have discovered something, raised his gun in one direction and shot.
The gunfire was mixed with a harsh hiss, and then all the distant bushes shook violently, accompanied by countless crawling sounds, as if something was moving in groups.
All of them raised their weapons and were on alert.
However, the expected attack did not come. Instead, the swaying bushes extended deeper into the woods, and the abnormal movements gradually became smaller.
The four of them looked at each other in confusion. After a long time, they moved together and cautiously approached the impact point of Ning Chi's bullet. However, they only saw green liquid splashing from the tree trunks on the ground, and there was no trace of the imaginary monster at all.
They couldn't be scared away by the gunfire, right?
This kind of doubt flashed through my mind, but normal people knew that this was absolutely impossible. If those things were really afraid of gunshots, they wouldn't be able to see that thigh.
"Have you ever seen this kind of monster?" Zhang Yu faced Gong Baihe and asked again.
As soon as these words came out, the latter was obviously stunned for a moment, and then said something incomprehensible with a half-smile: "So you didn't lie to me, you haven't seen anything, you really walked in peacefully?" Then his expression changed again.
They stared at Zhang Yu and the others strangely: "What are you carrying? What makes those insects so scared?"