The flames caused by the dragon's breath did not spread very far. It was one of the extreme areas after all, and the stability of its ecosystem would not be affected by forest fires at all. The black smoke gradually became smaller and disappeared completely when it was close to three
Hours later, the silence turned into silence, and the air seemed to be stagnant here, with no movement.
As time passed in the afternoon, this charred place still maintained an unchanging silence. As the evening approached in early autumn, the wind finally picked up, and a rustling sound came from the tree crowns. Maybe someone couldn't help it, and the trees were covered in ashes.
The ground moved somewhere, and then a hand came out and grabbed it aside, and then a man with a black face got up.
His face was covered with dirt and ashes, and it was difficult to cover up the painful expression on it. The man patted his body gently to remove the excess dirt, then turned his head at an unreasonable angle and looked at the severely burned back.
His hair was gone, and there was a hideous black-red scab on his back, as well as the backs of his arms and legs. He looked behind him, and there was still fear deep in his heart. This place was close to the center at least.
Three thousand meters away, in that short period of time, he thought he had made all the preparations possible, but the result was still the same.
"This distance is probably the dividing line. In the closer range, there should be no one who can survive." The man said to himself, looking blankly at the sky, and then glanced around. After taking several breaths, the man stood upright.
He bent down with difficulty to pick up the gun and backpack from where he stood up.
"There's no need to wait any longer. If it's been taking so long, someone would have come down to clean us up long ago. There's no need to wait until now. It's almost night, so I don't think there's a need to wait any longer. There's still a lot of supplies on the airship.
I will go there to replenish the medical supplies. The next step is to leave this forest, but I will wait in the airship until about nine o'clock in the evening. If you want to come, follow them." The man shouted at the top of his voice, "
There must not be many people who can survive, maybe twenty or thirty, I think. Since you can survive, in addition to being less lucky, you are also some capable people. How to judge is up to you."
The sound spread widely. The reason why the dragon knights burned away large areas of the ancient trees in this area was that only glass-like pits and cooled lava between dark red and black were left in the central area.
Going further outside, there are the remains of the stumps of the ancient trees. The sound is not absorbed or blocked, and you can hear the man's words with a little more concentration.
After saying that, the man walked to the opposite side, then went to the other side and said the same words, and then followed the way he came and went to the airship that made an emergency landing.
A few minutes later, the ground moved again. The situation was roughly the same as that of the first man. He was at the left and right sides of the three-thousand-meter dividing line, relying on the cover of the trunks of ancient trees. He quickly dug out a rough pit and filled it with soil.
He buried himself to prevent the extremely destructive flames from burning him directly. After that, people started to get up from everywhere, and the injuries were mostly concentrated on the back.
Everyone is confused and fearful. They are all people who have entered the third stage, and they have some information sources in their hands. Maybe they didn’t know what the blazing white light was at first. But now, everyone who survived knows it.
That is the breath of dragons. Not to mention that some of them have been to the Flame Alliance and are very familiar with the name of Dragon Knight.
The first man's judgment was very accurate. He said they were coming one after another. It seemed like a lot of people, but the number of people really didn't exceed thirty.
Gardner and Feniya were the fifteenth and sixteenth people to get up. The first man's words also gave them the courage to stand up. It was like a beginning. Otherwise, there would be no telling how many people would survive.
How long will many people wait? But they are really afraid, whether it is the breath or the breath of the dragons that landed later, they feel the despair soaking their whole bodies.
"Gammel is dead." Feniya wiped her face. The pain in her back did not affect the calm expression on her face.
"Five years in prison is a long enough time. Whether it's judgment or reaction, a lot of decline can be expected." Gardner sighed, "If I hadn't slowed down that much, I would have accelerated and run with all my strength earlier.
He should have a chance to survive."
"Survived?" Fenia, who had already walked away a few steps, turned her head and looked at Gardner, "Captain, don't talk so early. At the beginning, we analyzed that it would take at least a hundred people, fully armed and supplied, to survive.
There is a chance to go to the edge of the forest. There are no more than thirty people now. Just take it one step at a time. Captain, don’t expect much help from my ability."
“Quality now outweighs numbers.”
"This is the most ideal state." Fenia spoke weakly. Gardner came to her side at this time and headed towards the airship, gradually accelerating. "Those who survive are not necessarily in the same mood and cannot be established.
Trust, fewer people are better.”
"Let's talk about it in the past. If the injury is not treated, we won't be able to go very far in our current state." Gardner seemed very calm. As the captain of a large mercenary army, there were many situations that Fennia didn't need to tell him.
I had already thought about it. I knew it would be useless to say it, so I didn’t say it like Fenia did, just to vent her emotions.
Gardner knew that Feniya's current state was caused by fear. After all, he himself was afraid, and it was impossible for Feniya to maintain a better mentality than him.
Around nine o'clock in the evening, a total of twenty-seven people were scattered around the airship, standing sparsely in seven or eight groups. They all treated their injuries at the highest level possible, but if they wanted to return to their normal state, unless they were
The self-healing ability is excellent, otherwise it would take a week or two without the help of medical machines. It seems that the scabs have formed, but some of the muscles have also been ablated, and the activities of the arms and upper body have been seriously affected. I can almost only lift the gun.
The level of depressing the trigger and the non-existent recoil will also make them feel uncomfortable.
The twenty-seven people were roughly divided into two attitudes. One side believed that after replenishing the supplies, even if the physical condition was affected, they should leave here immediately. They just slowed down the traveling speed and recovered as they went. The other side believed that the airship could be used as a
A steel fortress that is temporarily used here to recuperate from injuries, and then set off after almost recovering.
Whether the Holy Emperor's Hall will let other teams come here, both sides have the same attitude - yes, because more than a thousand of them are just accessories, and what the airship actually transports is the materials piled in various warehouses. There was no discussion.
It's the time for people to come to the Holy Emperor's Hall together.
But tonight, none of the twenty-seven people left, and rested here until early the next morning.
"Should we go or stay?" At nine o'clock in the morning, there was already some light in the forest.
Gardner opened his eyes and looked at Fenia: "How is the surrounding situation?"
"There are still no bugs within two thousand meters, and there are no second-class creatures. You also felt the silence last night. We are still within the radiation range of that lord. The reason why they didn't come to us is because of the dragon knight yesterday.
It's affected. But it won't last long, its sense of danger is much stronger than ours." Fenia tore open a bag of compressed food, threw it into her mouth and chewed it.
"How many days do you think?"
"Tomorrow at noon, no more."
"Then let's go tomorrow. No matter where you are, there is danger. You have to try your luck." Gardner seemed to have compromised and closed his eyes again after finishing speaking.
By noon, there were only twelve people left here. Gardner and others returned to the airship and rested inside. However, by evening, it may have been too quiet, causing great pressure on these people. They left again.
Eight people, the remaining four will continue to stay here.