The heavy sound of sniper rifle fire echoed in the dark forest.
High in the sky, a large, colorful bird landed.
Not long after, eight groups of members returned carrying the carcasses of birds and came to Yang Congxian.
"Vital signs have disappeared, species unknown!"
Yang Congxian nodded, waved his hand, and ordered him to send the giant bird to the rear and hand it over to researchers for processing.
More than an hour had passed since they set foot on this land.
Two brief battles broke out during this period.
Four practitioners were injured, but fortunately they were not serious.
"Team Leader Shi."
"exist."
"Have the previous ore and plant samples been shipped out?"
Shi Jin glanced at his cell phone. The signal became worse and worse as he went in. Now there was only the last cell left, which was in danger.
"It has been delivered, but there are too many things that need to be sampled. We can only pick a part. I don't know if it is important yet. It would be great if there are experts accompanying us."
Shi Jin couldn't help but said.
During this hour, the group of people walked very slowly.
The danger here is not very great. There are only some powerful beasts that can control spiritual attacks like practitioners, which is more troublesome. But with Yang Congxian in charge, the problem is not big.
What really slowed down their progress was collecting supplies.
Different from the last ruins, this time the entire mountain forest is full of life, including plants, soil, rocks, water, organisms, etc. They all need to collect samples and transport them back to the rear.
For research by specialized scholars.
At the same time, you should also contact other domestic departments at any time.
After all, there are more than ten "wildernesses" across the country being explored at the same time.
Judgments must be made based on information from various places.
In the internal network used by special agencies in each province, data is refreshed every moment.
Outside the "wilderness", there are many temporary expert teams analyzing the retrieved materials and guiding the exploration.
However, as the network signal weakens, not to mention ordinary electronic equipment, even military equipment and channels dedicated to Special Forces are greatly affected.
The transmission speed of information can barely support the transmission of pictures.
Coupled with factors such as poorly coordinated personnel distribution and complex administrative structures, the efficiency of the entire exploration was extremely low.
This is one of the reasons why Shi Jin had such emotion.
Yang Congxian shook his head, stretched out his hand to dust off his clothes, and said: "Experts are limited. The first and second divisions will divide most of them. If the rest is divided, there will be only a few left."
"But in this case, we won't be able to go in very far when it gets dark. We don't know how long this projection will last."
Shi Jin's tone was a little anxious.
According to the experience of "Ruins", this projection may disappear soon, so he can't help but be impatient.
Why doesn't Yang Congxian know this truth?
He stopped and looked into the distance. The tall and primitive trees in front of him were like a mysterious palace supported by each other. As the sky turned to evening, it was even coated with gold. When the dust came out, the ancient atmosphere hit his face.
In another hour or two, it will be dark.
When the time comes to face those unique alien beasts in the forest, even a third-level master like Yang Congxian must be careful.
What's more, those first- and second-grade monks behind him?
"Don't worry, the headquarters should also consider this issue. If it doesn't work... when it gets dark, we will push back violently.
Now you tell me to go down and contact the Ningcheng government and call in some excavation machinery and trucks. If that doesn’t work, we have to work in the dark and dig him out first!”
After hesitating for a moment, Yang Congxian said with a somewhat harsh tone.
"yes!"
Shi Jin nodded solemnly and was about to leave.
Just then, a small lapel suddenly rushed over, holding a tablet device in his hand.
Expression of excitement.
"Director! Team leader! Look, look at the picture just sent from the Jingli headquarters! After being captured by satellite, traces of human habitation were found somewhere in the mountains!"
Yang Congxian and Shi Jin breathed heavily, looked at each other, and hurriedly took it.
After watching it on the tablet for a while, I raised my head and calculated the location.
Yang Congxian took a breath and ordered decisively:
"Everyone! Stop exploring and act quickly with me. The target...is heading east! Move forward!"
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"call."
Somewhere in the primeval forest.
Cheng Lin stopped with some heavy steps.
Nearly half an hour had passed since they separated from Zhao Ye.
He and Sun Xiao continued to move towards the valley.
Maybe my luck has improved since I separated from those people.
Along the way, I saw two plants that emitted magical light, but there were ferocious beasts wandering beside them.
Cheng Lin and Sun Xiao weighed their strengths and could only leave with regret.
It has been nearly two hours since we entered the mountain.
There were no roads in the mountains, walking was difficult, and his nerves were always tense. Even Cheng Lin felt tired.
Sun Xiao was sweating profusely and started to pant.
Fortunately, the goal is already in sight.
Not far ahead of the two of them was the lake outside the valley.
"Let's go to the front and take a rest."
Cheng Lin suppressed his excitement and pretended to be calm.
Sun Xiao wiped his sweat and nodded.
"Be extra careful, I feel there may be danger around here."
Cheng Lin reminded.
He also remembered that wild beasts often gathered near the lake.
"Yeah. I know."
Sun Xiao nodded, and the two of them groped forward carefully.
But what surprised Cheng Lin was that the surrounding area was actually very peaceful.
"Maybe it's because the temperature drops in the evening, so no wild animals come to drink water?"
Thinking in his mind, Cheng Lin's hand holding the folded baby became more relaxed.
Sun Xiao looked very surprised:
"There is a lake here? Is there a river passing through here?"
"Yes, but let's not get too close. If there are crocodiles or something hidden in the lake, we will be in trouble."
"Okay," Sun Xiao nodded, then thought about it, but suddenly smiled and said, "I'm actually quite curious. You said there is a river in this valley. After the projection of the entire valley materializes, will the water in the river still flow?
flow?"
"If it flows, does it have to flow outside the wilderness?"
Cheng Lin glanced at him and smiled. He didn't expect that Sun Xiao would have time to think about all this at this time.
"We'll find out when we get out."
"Are you going out...Well, when do you think this projection will disappear?" Sun Xiao suddenly said.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. By the way, did you bring a flashlight? It's already evening and it will get dark soon."
"Bring it."
"Okay, let's go."
The two of them said as they carefully walked around the lake and towards the valley.
The valley is still quiet, and the cliffs on both sides are towering, full of the feeling of being chopped with knives and axes.
Sun Xiao came outside the valley, raised his head and squinted his eyes, and found an orange-red sunset hanging just on the tip of the cliff on one side.
The dim sunlight poured down, without a canopy to block it.
The sky was extremely bright for a moment.
"Cheng Lin, the cliffs on both sides are so steep, as if they were split open by a giant sword."
Sun Xiao was bathing in the sunshine and suddenly sighed.
Cheng Lin looked slightly sideways.
He didn't expect that Sun Xiao would also feel this way. He had the same feeling when he first came here.
After looking at each other for a few times, the two of them moved forward.
The wind in the valley was obviously lighter and more peaceful. As they walked there, Cheng Lin and Sun Xiao's tense nerves could not help but relax.
"Let's take a rest first. I feel this place is safe."
Cheng Lin suppressed the excitement in his heart and said.
"good."
The two of them chose a gentle slope, sat down on the ground, threw down their backpacks, took out the mineral water and drank a few sips.
Cheng Lin pretended to look around, but was actually determining the location where he had hidden the Zhu Guo.
Sun Xiao was completely relaxed.
He was obviously tired, his legs felt sore and numb.
As the warm wind blew, he squinted his eyes and said, "Cheng Lin?"
"Well? What's the matter?"
"Last time the ruins only existed for one night and then disappeared. Do you think the same will happen this time?"
"have no idea."
"When it gets dark later, I heard that the beasts become more active after dark, but we have to be restricted."
Cheng Lin retracted his gaze, looked at him, and blinked: "What do you want to say?"
Sun Xiao chuckled lightly, pursed his lips, and suddenly sighed, saying: "We have gone so far and still haven't found anything. Maybe this trip is really in vain."
"There's still more time."
"But I can't see clearly at night."
Perhaps it was the tranquility of the valley that relaxed his nerves, but a feeling called disappointment suddenly spread on Sun Xiao's face.
Emotions were like water, soaking into every pore of him.
Cheng Lin's originally excited mood suddenly became less excited.
The two were silent for a while.
Cheng Lin suddenly asked curiously: "Do you really want to awaken? Why? Is becoming a practitioner really attractive to you?"
Sun Xiao really wanted to practice cultivation.
Everyone in the class knows about this.
The person who forwarded various information about spiritual practice in the group was Sun Xiao.
It was Sun Xiao who was asking around for gossip about spiritual practice.
Now it is Sun Xiao who is taking the lead in organizing the team to enter the mountain.
Cheng Lin sometimes feels that Sun Xiao seems to be much more persistent than him when it comes to spiritual practice.
"What about you? Then why?" Sun Xiao asked.
Cheng Lin hesitated for a moment, looked at the sunset, and the scene of the big fireball appeared in front of his eyes.
"Be safe. In fact, I am a very insecure person. This word does not seem to be accurate. In short... you have lived for more than ten years and suddenly one day you find that the whole world has become less safe. The rest of your life may be
There are many bad variables, so... I just want to grab something."
Cheng Lin rarely spoke such a long sentence. After a pause, he nodded, "That's probably it."
Sun Xiao smiled, showing his white teeth.
"I didn't quite understand what I said. The reason is very simple, because my sister wants me to become a practitioner."
"You still have a sister?" Cheng Lin was surprised.
"No way?"
"No...it's just a bit unexpected."
Cheng Lin smacked his lips.
Isn't it something that only the protagonist should have, like a sister?
I have the ability to deduce civilization, but I don’t even have a sister, but Sun Xiao has...
So angry.
Cheng Lin blinked, "Can you tell me more specifically?"
Sun Xiao scratched his head and said with a silly smile: "Actually, there is nothing to say. You know, I really like watching federal movies. In fact, not only I like it, but my sister also likes it. Sometimes when I am tired from studying, I watch it with her.
As I watched, I started talking about heroes, saving the world, superpowers and the like.
I asked her, do you want to become Superman?
She said she didn't want to, she said she wanted me to become Superman.
That is to say, there is a superman brother who is very handsome, but no one else is. If anyone dares to bully her, just call me by my name."
Cheng Lin was very curious when he heard this: "What then?"
"Then... the spiritual energy was revived. My sister's classmate's brother was awakened. It was said that after entering the relevant department, she seemed very lost and talked to me all day long. Then... I felt that being a practitioner was quite useful.
It's necessary, it will help me maintain my brother's dignity."
Cheng Lin was stunned for a moment: "What happens next?"
"No more, then I will sit here with you."
"It's that simple?"
"How complicated does it have to be?" Sun Xiao looked at him with a serious look on his face.
"..."
The two looked at each other for a while, and Cheng Lin finally retreated.
And once again recognized the fact that he, the squad leader, was the second best in his heart.
This reason...
It's just sloppy enough.
Patting his butt and looking at the obviously drooping sun, Cheng Lin stood up.
"Leave now? I haven't rested enough yet." Sun Xiao wailed.
Cheng Lin waved his hand without looking back and said, "I'm not leaving. I'm just looking for a place to relax. I've been holding it in for a long time. Don't look at it!"
Sun Xiao smiled and scolded: "I wonder what you are doing, I am not a pervert."
Cheng Lin walked quickly and disappeared around a corner in a short time.
Then we walked a few hundred meters more.
Came to a mountain crevice.
Cheng Lin's hand reached into the gap.
After a pause, he picked out a small tree.
On the branches, two red fruits, one large and one small, were heavy.