After seeing Luo Kai fall, the remaining people looked at each other in confusion.
"Go and see how Luo Kai is doing!"
Following Zhang Fan's instructions, Chen Ming walked to Luo Kai and squatted down.
First, he checked Luo Kai's breathing.
"Lord Barbarian King, you are still alive."
Chen Ming said with a smile.
Then, Chen Ming covered Luo Kai's body with his hand, and a ball of white light appeared, lingering around Luo Kai's body as Chen Ming's hand moved.
"How about it?"
Zhao Qiang asked, leaning his head.
Chen Ming checked again and determined that it was here.
"It's probably poisoning, but it's not a big problem. He took detoxifying medicine before. I'll help him run a little more to detoxify and it'll be fine!"
Zhang Fan knew in his heart that this was Chen Ming's ability and didn't question it much.
Chen Ming said while helping Luo Kai detoxify.
"It seems that the milky white secretion seeping out from the broken parts of the branches and leaves is highly toxic!"
"Luo Kai has already taken antidote medicine before, but he still passed out, which proves that the poison is very strong!"
Zhang Fan also nodded.
"When walking through the woods later, everyone, please be careful! Not only should you be careful not to touch the trunk of the tree, but you should also be careful that no branches or leaves fall!"
"Yes! Lord Barbarian King!"
Everyone said in unison.
Under Chen Ming's treatment, Luo Kai woke up faintly after a while!
When Luo Kai opened his eyes, he found that everyone was surrounding him in a circle!
"Mushrooms... mushrooms..."
Although Luo Kai opened his eyes, he seemed not to be very conscious.
Zhang Fan thought for a while and turned to look at Zhao Qiang.
"Zhao Qiang, you stay here and take care of Luo Kai. Let's go to Qianqian Lake Center to explore the situation."
"Lord Barbarian King..."
After Zhao Qiang looked around at everyone, he hesitated to speak.
"What?" Zhang Fan asked calmly.
Zhao Qiang took a deep breath and said again.
"Lord Barbarian King, I don't think it's a wise choice for me to stay!"
Zhang Fan smiled and asked again...
"Oh? Really? Then what do you say?"
Since Zhang Fan had already asked, Zhao Qiang opened his mouth and said.
"Lord Barbarian King, if I stay to take care of Luo Kai, then there will be fewer people in the team who can fight at close range!"
"When driving in the woods, when danger suddenly occurs, even if Su Jili and Yu Xinzhi react, they will not have time to take action. Doctor Chen Ming and Professor Qiao are not good at close combat..."
After Zhao Qiang said this, he stopped talking and expressed his meaning very clearly.
While Zhang Fan was bowing his head in deep thought, Yu Xinzhi took the initiative to stand up and speak.
"Lord Barbarian King, what Zhao Qiang said makes sense! Su Jili and I are indeed not good at close combat. So, let me stay and take care of Captain Luo Kai! Zhao Qiang should go with you!"
Yu Xin Zhi took the initiative to say this, and Zhang Fan certainly had no objection.
He originally asked Zhao Qiang to stay simply because Zhao Qiang and Luo Kai were in the Po Bamboo team, and the two had a very good relationship in private.
Chen Ming was not allowed to stay, on the one hand, because Luo Kai was no longer seriously injured, and on the other hand, if any more mission personnel were injured, Chen Ming would need to be by his side at all times.
"Okay! Then just stay and look after Luo Kai, Yu Xinzhi! The others will go to the center of the lake with me!"
Zhang Fan arranged for Zhao Qiang to put Luo Kai under a pavilion, and then walked into the woods with everyone!
"Be more cautious this time!"
Zhang Fan ordered.
Of course everyone understands in their hearts.
Fortunately, the tree is stationary, so if you pay more attention, you won't get hurt!
After a while, everyone finally arrived at the artificial lake Qiao Ran mentioned without any danger!
There was a slight wind blowing that day, and there was a layer of water vapor on the lake, but strangely there was no ripple!
Obviously, the lake seems a bit too calm!
"Lord Barbarian King, there is something strange in this lake!"
Qiao Ran whispered.
Zhang Fan was quite calm.
"There may be mutant beasts in this lake."
Qiao Ran also nodded in agreement.
"It's very possible that there were fish in this lake in the past!"
Zhao Qiang took a step forward and asked.
"How about it, Lord Barbarian King, do you want to force out the creatures at the bottom of the lake?"
Zhang Fan hasn't figured it out yet.
He came to the center of the lake and was driven by a strange thought.
But after we actually arrived at the center of the lake, that strong bewitching feeling disappeared again!
Only a faint uneasiness remained.
"Don't worry yet, we don't know what's at the bottom of the lake yet."
Zhang Fan said in a deep voice.
"Let's go around and see if there are any abnormalities or clues..."
After Zhang Fan gave his instructions, everyone dispersed to investigate the surroundings.
Chen Ming followed Zhang Fan...
"Lord Barbarian King, why do you want to investigate here? In fact, even if there is a mutant beast here, it will have no impact on us as long as it is trapped in the lake and cannot come out..."
Chen Ming expressed his confusion, but Zhang Fan could not give Chen Ming an accurate answer.
Zhang Fan thought for a while and then said.
"It's nothing, I just feel like I need to come and take a look to put my mind at ease."
Chen Ming didn't say anything more and just followed Zhang Fan to look around.
After a while, Qiao Ran called Zhang Fan not far away.
"Lord Barbarian King! There are some discoveries here!"
Zhang Fan and everyone walked towards Qiao Ran.
At a small intersection, broken clothes were scattered, and the large amount of dried blood stains on the clothes proved that the owner of the clothes was a human being, not a zombie.
"There are no zombies here...and that strange tree attack will not leave such blood stains..."
Chen Ming whispered...
Then everyone turned their attention to the lake...
The blood-stained clothes are still a certain distance away from the lake. If it is really the work of creatures at the bottom of the lake...
So, it proves that this creature can come ashore!
Everyone was still guessing that the lake surface, which was very calm just now, suddenly started to surge!
"Lord Barbarian King! Be careful!"
Everyone first surrounded Zhang Fan with vigilance.
Zhang Fan couldn't help but feel a little funny when surrounded by everyone.
"You all get out of the way!"
Zhang Fan said and pushed the person in front of him away.
"Sujili, be careful of what's going on around you!"
Before Zhang Fan finished speaking, Su Jili's bow and arrows were set up.
"Zhao Qiang, protect Qiao Ran and Chen Ming first if something happens!"
Qiao Ran and Chen Ming are the weakest in combat power among everyone.
Zhao Qiang nodded heavily and stood in front of Qiao Ran and Chen Ming, facing the lake.
Qiao Ran and Chen Ming took out their weapons.
Although their combat power is not as good as others, they are not useless people who can only wait to be protected!
"coming soon!"
Zhang Fan stared closely at the surging lake surface. Su Jili had already fully drawn the bow in his hand, waiting for the monster to reveal its head and shoot it with an arrow!
Zhang Fan had no expression.
There is no way to fight him in the lake, it is best to wait for the monster to come ashore before dealing with it!
Qiao Ran and Chen Ming were already sweating nervously!
The lake has been rolling for a long time, and Zhang Fan and the others have also been waiting for a long time.
But time passed by, Sujili's arm holding the bow was a little sore, and nothing came out of the water!
Zhang Fan frowned and turned to look at Chen Mingwen.
"Is there any poison or something that can be thrown into the lake to force the creatures from the bottom of the lake to come out?"
Chen Ming frowned.
"Yes, yes...but I don't have it with me..."
After finishing speaking, he said tentatively.
"Lord Barbarian King, why don't we wait until we clean up the zombies in the university town and then slowly deal with the creatures at the bottom of the lake..."
Zhang Fan knew in his heart that what Chen Ming said made sense.
But he has come here now. Even if he doesn't deal with the possible monsters here, he must at least figure out what kind of creatures are in this lake!
Qiao Ran thought for a while and suddenly said.
"Didn't we already know just now that the broken branches and leaves of those trees are highly poisonous?"
"Yes, that's right. At least it proves that for humans, that kind of secretion is indeed highly toxic!"
After Zhang Fan heard this, he jumped up amidst everyone's exclamations without waiting for anyone to stop him!
To be on the safe side, Zhang Fan wrapped his coat around his hands, and then pulled off a vine branch with force.
Soon, the milky white secretion we just saw oozed from the broken part of the vine branch.
Zhang Fan didn't hesitate much and directly threw the vine branches into the lake.
The small vine branches look so thin on the large lake...
If the person who made such a move was not Lord Barbarian King, Chen Ming would definitely ridicule him!
But the person who did this was Mr. Barbarian King. Chen Ming couldn't say a word. He was speechless and couldn't show it too obviously...
I could only remind him in a low voice.
"Lord Barbarian King... Judging from the size of this lake... if we want to pose a danger to the creatures in the lake, we have to fill in at least half of the lake's branches..."
Zhang Fan didn't feel embarrassed at all, he just smiled faintly, and then ordered Su Jili to shoot arrows at the ripples in the center of the lake to see if he could force out the creatures at the bottom of the lake!
Su Jili had been waiting for Zhang Fan's instructions for a long time, and then Zhang Fan finally gave the order.
Sujili shot several arrows into the lake!
But the moment the arrow feathers entered the water, they seemed to have been relieved of their strength and floated directly on the water!
Su Jili couldn't believe it, so he walked in a little further and shot an arrow with all his strength!
Same situation...same situation...
Su Jili was a little dumbfounded and turned to look at Zhang Fan...
"Lord Barbarian King...this..."
Zhang Fan saw it all, just smiled, and then said.
"It seems that the creatures at the bottom of the lake are afraid of us! If this is the case, it may not affect our efforts to clear the university town."
Chen Ming also breathed a sigh of relief. He had just been worried about what the Lord Barbarian King would do if he had to force this strange creature from the bottom of the lake to come out. Fortunately, Lord Barbarian King was not that stubborn person.
"Lord Barbarian King, if that's the case, I will mark this place and wait until we clear out all the zombies in the city before we deal with the monsters here!"
Qiao Ran took out his map and spread it out.
Zhang Fan raised an eyebrow, then smiled and nodded.
While waiting for Qiao Ran to perfect his map, Qiao Ran walked around the lake again.
There is still no hairstyle this time.
Just when Zhang Fan and his party thought they would not have to fight any more weird creatures today.
The lake surface that had become calm suddenly started rolling again!
This time the lake was even more turbulent than last time!
Not only that, the gentle breeze suddenly became biting!
And the layer of water vapor rippling on the lake surface also spreads in all directions!
Until Zhang Fan and others were enveloped, they couldn't see each other clearly!
Water vapor turns into mist!
"Everyone gather together!"
Zhang Fan said loudly.
Everyone quickly gathered around Zhang Fan!
Sujili set up his bow, but because he couldn't see his surroundings clearly, he didn't know where to shoot.
Zhao Qiang took out his sword and raised it in front of him, protecting Chen Ming and Qiao Ran behind him.
And Zhang Fan is even more vigilant, always ready to activate the invincible mode!
The fog in front of us is very inconvenient for everyone to fight!
Zhang Fan suddenly remembered Shen Mengyun unconsciously.
Zhang Fan couldn't help but feel agitated at the thought of facing Shen Mengyun when he went back!
It's the time when I want to vent, but due to the fog, I don't know where my opponent is!
It's like a vicious cycle!
Zhang Fan couldn't help but feel even more upset!
Chen Ming was the first person to discover that everyone was wrong!
He was surrounded by everyone, and all around him was the sound of people breathing heavily!
This kind of wheezing only occurs when a person is extremely irritable and depressed!
Chen Ming paid careful attention to everyone and found that there was something wrong with everyone except himself!
"Everyone, calm down! We may be under the influence of some kind of substance! You are all very emotionally unstable!"
Chen Ming reminded him loudly.
When everyone heard Chen Ming's words, they realized that it wasn't just their own emotions that had changed.
"Hold your breath and concentrate!"
Zhang Fan also realized that something was wrong and reminded him aloud.
At the same time, I quickly adjusted my emotions.
Although Chen Ming didn't know the specific reason why everyone was affected, he still took out the antidote from the medicine box and distributed it to everyone.
"This is an antidote. Although I don't know if it is useful, everyone should take it!"
Everyone took the medicine and swallowed it.
Qiao Ran suggested.
"Lord Barbarian King, the situation is not good for us now, otherwise we should retreat first!"
Chen Ming also agreed.
"That's right, Lord Barbarian King. The fog is so thick now. This monster may have the ability to confuse people. It will be very easy for us to suffer losses if we continue here!"
Zhang Fan thought for a while and finally nodded.
Everyone saw Zhang Fan nodding and discussed how to retreat.
"The fog is so thick, if we go into the woods, we may accidentally touch the trunk of a tree and get injured!"
Qiao Ran said...
"Then what should we do? Go empty? It doesn't seem to be realistic!"
Zhao Qiang said.
Zhang Fan frowned.
It is true that a foothold is needed to go short, but the strange tree obviously cannot be used as a foothold.
Zhang Fan thought for a while and then said.
"Go back the way we came! I will lead the way, and you will follow me closely behind!"
Saying that, without waiting for anyone to object, he took the lead and retreated!
Zhang Fan deliberately remembered the way when he came in.
Even if the fog is thick at the moment, Zhang Fan can still walk down based on his feeling.
"Zhao Qiang! You are responsible for cutting off the queen!"
Zhang Fan ordered, mainly because he was worried that the monster in the lake would come ashore and attack them from behind!
"Yes! Lord Barbarian King!"
Zhao Qiang heard this and took the initiative to walk to the end of the team.
Su Jili was a little ahead of him, reminding him to be careful of the tree trunks, and helping Zhao Qiang to be careful behind him!