The speed at which it got dark was far greater than Duan Mo could have imagined, and when he walked out of the dense forest, the sun had completely set.

He was nervous along the way, fearing that the blood-stained carcass of the Dilophosaurus would attract other carnivores. Fortunately, what he was worried about did not happen, and the whole journey was quite dangerous.

The harvest of this expedition greatly exceeded Duan Mo's expectations, not only did he find a large number of black berries, but he also killed a Dilophosaurus, and now Zhu Xingxing's injuries and food problems could all be solved.

This is a good indication that the greater the danger, the greater the reward. Duan Mo couldn't help but start thinking about whether he wanted to explore the center of the island in the future?

This island is very huge, and Duan Mo has only been active in a very small area for more than half a month since he came to the island, and other places are completely unknown to him. If he wanted to reach the magnificent obelisk in the future, he would have to have more powerful equipment and companions, which obviously could not be found in the safety of the beach area.

Now that the Ark system has provided him with methods for crafting equipment such as animal skin coats and bows and arrows, as he levels up in the future, he will surely unlock more powerful weapons, and even build guns, no matter what, it is imperative to go deep into the interior of the island.

Thinking of this, Duan Mo quickened his pace. He wanted to hurry back to the camp and discuss it with Zhu Xingxing.

If you want to enter the depths of the island, you can't do it by relying on Duan Mo alone, you must have the help of Zhu Xingxing.

However, when he returned to the camp, he did not find Zhu Xingxing.

The bonfire by the lake was as usual, and near the bonfire were Duan Mochen's neatly stacked wood, as well as some scattered materials. Duan Mo reached out and touched the extinguished bonfire, and found that the ashes and charcoal had lost any temperature, and had obviously not been lit all day.

This means that Zhu Xingxing had left the camp before dark.

"Did you go foraging?" Duan Mo was a little puzzled, the injury on Zhu Xingxing's leg was so serious that he couldn't go far at all. What's more, that little girl is so timid that she would never dare to go anywhere else when it gets dark.

Duan Mo roared a few times, but no one responded, the surroundings were pitch black, the mountains were towering in the distance, and the forest sea was surging.

He had an ominous premonition in his heart - could it be that when he was leaving, a fierce beast was coming?

However, the location of this new camp was chosen by Duan Mo after a long time, and there were no large predators around at all, at best, there would be some small carnivores, and Zhu Xingxing should not be unable to resist.

He relit the bonfire, sat in place and waited for a while, but still didn't see Zhu Xingxing come back, his heart became more and more anxious, and he couldn't help but pace back and forth around the bonfire.

As he walked, he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be different footprints on the soft sand.

These footprints were scattered and disorderly, and they were of different shades, as if they were left during strenuous exercise, and the most important thing was that these footprints did not belong to Zhu Xingxing, let alone Duan Mo.

In an instant, Duan Mo's hairs stood on end.

In the time he's gone, other humans have come to their camp!

Zhu Xingxing's disappearance is obviously related to them!

Duan Mo immediately grabbed his spear and looked into the darkness around him. After a long time, when he was completely convinced that there was no one around him to ambush him, he climbed to the ground and began to study the footprints carefully.

Based on the footprints, it can be concluded that these are two people. As long as the depth of their footprints is compared with Duan Mo, it is easy to distinguish - one of them is fatter than Duan Mo, and the other is thinner than Duan Mo.

The footprints stretched in the direction of the woods, becoming a clutter near the campfire, and finally walking in the other direction. When they left, they left only the footprints of two people, but one of them was significantly deeper, indicating that he was carrying a man on his back.

In this way, things are clear.

During the day today, Zhu Xingxing was sitting alone by the campfire, perhaps knitting linen clothes, and these two uninvited guests came from the woods, easily subdued the injured Zhu Xingxing, and then carried her on his back and took her away.

There was no blood around him, which was a good thing, at least it meant that Zhu Xingxing was not killed on the spot - but what would happen after those two people took Zhu Xingxing away, Duan Mo couldn't guess.

For Duan Mo, Zhu Xingxing is a helper, but for others, what is the use of Zhu Xingxing as a weak little girl?

There are only two possibilities – as food, or as a tool for venting.

"Bastard!" Duan Mo smashed his fist on the sand, he couldn't help but follow the footprints now, but reason persuaded him again.

If it is too late today, it is very dangerous outside, and Duan Mo does not know the strength of the other party, in case the other party is well-armed, he can only be sent to death in vain. What's more, if Zhu Xingxing and the enemy reveal their existence, then the enemy will definitely set up an ambush and wait for him to take the bait.

No matter how anxious he was, Duan Mo could only obediently wait for dawn.

This night, Duan Mo couldn't sleep anyway. He had already entered a state of battle, and every cell in his body was boiling at the thought of what Zhu Xingxing might encounter—no matter how much he insulted and bullied Zhu Xingxing, he never thought of hurting her, not to mention that Zhu Xingxing had been extremely well-behaved since he met Duan Mo, which strengthened Duan Mo's idea of saving Zhu Xingxing.

He forced himself to calm down - the other party was two people, one of them was stronger than himself, Duan Mo had to be fully prepared.

At this time, Duan Mo thought of the Ark system.

So far, most of the drawings that the Ark system has unlocked for itself have not been completed, and the most important one is the grinder.

The grinder is a container for processing some basic resources, with which Duan Mo can make anesthetics and ignition powder, both of which are incredibly useful.

In addition to this, Duan Mo also needed to make a large number of bows and arrows, and when needed, he would drag the opponent into the jungle to engage in a guerrilla war. He believed that the other party definitely did not have a long-range weapon like a bow and arrow, and as long as he found the right opportunity, he could completely consume the other party slowly.

The worry about Zhu Xingxing stimulated Duan Mo's full potential, he had no experience in surviving in the wilderness before, but now he was thinking quickly like a seasoned hunter.

Fortunately, the raw materials for these things are very simple, only stone, flint and wood are needed. In the shallow area of the lake, there are many river rocks scattered there, these river rocks have been soaked in water all year round, and have become round and fragile, Duan Mo only needs to smash them with a stone axe a few times, and they will shatter.

And there is no shortage of wood, the trees he cut down before were originally for the purpose of building a camp, but now he doesn't care about any bullshit camps, and they are all used to make stone arrows.

The more anxious he was, the clearer Duan Mo's mind became, and he methodically completed these preparations one by one, and even chopped off one of the legs of the two-locophobic dragon by the way to roast it - as the so-called soldiers and horses did not move, the grain and grass went first, and after he was full, he cut the remaining meat into slices of meat that were easy to carry, and was ready for a protracted battle.

The principle of the grinder is also very simple: hollow out the inside of the stone, make it into the shape of a pounded garlic tsubaki, and then round a small stone rod, which can be used to grind berries and other things.

Aside from the time-consuming task of making grinders, other tasks are a breeze. At the dawn of the day, Duan Mo had already made a large amount of anesthetic from black berries and the flesh of the Dilophosaurus, made some ignition powder from flint, and made dozens of stone arrows by the way.

Duan Mo brought all these things with him, and then made a torch by the way, and under the reflection of the fire and the morning light, he couldn't wait to set off.

The night's work did not make him feel tired, and all his attention was on Zhu Xingxing's body, for fear that he would be one step too late, and he could only find Zhu Xingxing's body.

It was only about four or five o'clock in the morning, and the sun was just a third of the way above the sea level, but the island was not so dark anymore. Duan Mo followed the footprints little by little, but soon encountered a ** annoyance.

As the men walked farther and farther away, away from the soft sand of the lake and into the jungle, the footprints disappeared.

The jungle is covered with carpet-like moss, and it is impossible to leave footprints.

Duan Mo was anxious, and he wandered around the place where the footprints disappeared like a headless fly, hoping to find some clues.

Unfortunately, there is nothing left here except for the crazy growth of plants.