[Chapter 33: Over the Hill] did not want to accept his kindness

Ye Zhao only felt that his current self was like a chicken in the soup that had lost all his momentum.

He was lying on the ground in a "big" shape, and the sun was coming up at this time, so that it was convenient to dry the close-fitting clothes on his body. On a stand made up of a few branches next to him hung a soaked coat that had been taken off, and Sefir was drying him on both sides.

The Maltang team had already left not long ago, and the other party had done their best to help get Ye Zhao up, and now of course they were hurrying to the destination.

It was sunny here, and Tonya kept watch for the other two to dry their clothes. When the clothes were not so soaked, Ye Zhao put them on his body and the three of them continued to set off.

Ye Zhao didn't speak all the way, and hurried forward with his head down.

The farther they went, they reached the same wet swamp as they had when they first entered the forest, and the barbed and slime branches reappeared in their path.

After walking forward for another three hours, Ye Zhao felt that his head was a little up.

His limbs were already sore, his mind was groggy, and he soon fell far behind the other two.

"Ye Zhao!" Tonya, who was walking in the middle, was the first to notice that something was wrong with him, and he stopped and turned his head and shouted.

Hearing this, Sai Fei also stopped moving forward, and he rushed to Ye Zhao's side: "Are you okay?" ”

Ye Zhao shook his head: "I'm fine." ”

Having said that, his face was full of exhaustion, and his cheeks were an abnormal red, as if he were tired after being drunk.

Seiffel put his palm on his forehead and touched it, and was immediately shocked: "You have a fever!" ”

Ye Zhao's words were a little weak: "I'm fine...... Hurry up and keep going, you should be a lot behind......"

Safir looked around, and the humid swamp was indeed not a good place to rest. He was ruthless: "Okay, let's go further, and when we get to a place where we can rest, I'll see if I can get you some hot water." ”

Ye Zhao nodded: "Let's go." ”

The next journey didn't go wrong, Ye Zhao's legs were already fluttering, but he kept gritting his teeth to keep up with the footsteps of the other two.

"Tonya, look how far you are from your goal."

"It's less than a hundred kilometers, but it is estimated that there will be a small hill in front of it, and it will take a little effort to climb over it......"

Safir shook his head after hearing this: "Hold on, it's not far off!" ”

They had been in the forest for a day and a half for nearly two days, and so far they had not met any of the new students who had participated in the test, except for the Dragon Trick team and the other Maltang team, who had not met any more of the new students who had participated in the test, and they did not know how many of them had already reached their destination, nor how many of them had already been ambushed near the finish line, ready to ambush them.

When he was about to walk out of this wet swamp, Ye Zhao's physical strength was almost exhausted, his legs seemed to be filled with lead at the moment, and it was difficult to lift it up and move another step. The eyelids kept drooping, and it looked like he might faint at any moment.

The clothes that had not dried just now were now sticking to the skin that had become hot from the high fever, and there was an indescribable stickiness and discomfort, and his will was close to slackening, almost relying on a kind of inertia and instinct to move forward. His subconscious told himself that he couldn't fall, and that there were many people waiting for him, Ludwig, Yeminson, Dior, Qianer, and this empire......

"Ye Zhao, are you okay?" He heard Sefir's worried voice ringing in front of him, and he tried to cheer himself up, and looked him straight in—

"I'm fine."

I can't, drag anyone back anymore.

Tonya couldn't help but hold Ye Zhao's arm: "I really can't hold on, don't be strong, it's a big deal......"

"I'm fine!" Ye Zhao gritted his teeth, "Let's keep going!" ”

Hearing the firmness in his words, Safir frowned fiercely.

He felt that he finally knew why he was willing to follow Ye Zhao so desperately.

When he first met Ye Zhao in the auction house, he was attracted by the desperate effort of the other party. He wants to be a "chilling cicada", and Ye Zhao also wants to be a "chilling cicada", but he is up to the point, but Ye Zhao will not give up until he reaches his goal. Whatever the obsession, Sixir felt that the boy next to him was shining brightly.

He glanced at Ye Zhao deeply, and finally said in a low voice, "Let's move on." ”

It was nearly five o'clock in the afternoon, and they had already walked out of the wet swamp and came to the bottom of a small hill. In fact, it looks like a hillside, but it's not small anymore, at least standing at the foot of the mountain is the point where you need to look up nearby. Like the river just now, this hillside is just across the path of the three of them.

Not surprisingly, they met again with Martang and his party, who had only parted at noon.

"Again?" Martang didn't react much, and after saying a joke, he continued to mind his own affairs.

"Are you going to climb the mountain in the middle of the night?" Ye Zhao's lips were a little chapped at the moment, and he asked in a weak voice.

"Or else? Are you still planning to spend the night here? Martang said sarcastically, "Time is pressing, young master, we are not as worried about this and that as slowly as you are. ”

Ye Zhao seemed to ignore the sarcasm in his tone, and walked back without any fluctuation in his face.

Saifer was trying to light a bunch of branches to boil some hot water for them, especially since Ye Zhao had been burning all afternoon, and he didn't know what the situation was now. The water they had brought was almost finished, and they had drunk some casually by the river, but they didn't dare to drink too much because it was raw water.

"Sefir, do you think we're going to spend the night here today?" He crouched down next to Seffir and asked in a whisper.

After trying for a long time, Safir still couldn't light the pile of wood, which was still wet. With some annoyance, he threw aside the matches that the school had prepared for everyone at the beginning, and said, "We are a little behind in our progress. ”

"What then? We're also on our way overnight? Tonya, who was bandaging her wounds on the side, raised her head and asked.

Ye Zhao looked at Maltang's side: "I'll think about it again......"

After a few minutes, Safir stood up calmly: "You think slowly, I'll go over there and borrow a fire first." ”

Ye Zhao X Tonya: "......"

Finally, the firewood was lit, and the three of them boiled hot water.

The preparations of the Maltang team seemed to be almost done, and each of them tightened their backpacks and looked like they were ready to go.

"Ye Zhao?" Tonya was a little anxious when she saw this, and she couldn't help but urge.

"Let's go too!" Safir also said.

Ye Zhao drank all the hot water in his hand, and looked at the direction of Martang, his eyes that were originally full of tiredness shone brightly: "Okay, let's go too!" ”

***

The way up the mountain was not as difficult as expected, and each of them broke a relatively thick branch to support it, and soon climbed halfway to the top of the mountain.

Walking not far in front of them, Maltang occasionally turned his head to look at the three of them, and unconsciously curled the corners of his mouth.

"I said that landlubber guide! You can't do it, I see why you walk so slowly, huh?! ”

Ye Zhao gritted his teeth and did not answer his words.

Naturally, he was not a landlubber, but he was too shocked when he fell into the water today, and he was very tired at the time, so he forgot to save himself for a while, thanks to Martang who went into the water with him.

However, since then, the other party has been a "landlubber" one by one.

Martang smiled even more when he didn't answer, and even the whole team with them laughed.

"I want to shut up those guys." Said, who was already a little tired.

After a little more walking, the situation changed a little.

The trail, which had been considered gentle, suddenly became steeper and steeper, and it was almost vertical when you reached it. Martang and his party took out the ropes from their backpacks and made a climbing stance.

Seeing this, Ye Zhao and the three of them also followed suit, preparing to follow them to climb up.

Martang, who had been the first to start, suddenly turned around at this time and walked to Ye Zhao's side: "A few of you will climb ahead of us later, and we will take care of it." ”

Ye Zhao was stunned for a moment, and then said, "No need......"

"Don't be pushy!" Maltang's tone could not be refused, "This is not a joke, I can still rescue you in the river today, and if you fall later, no one will be able to save you!" If you break your leg, you just have to wait to give up this admission. ”

"Or do you think you...... in your present state can climb this mountain with great ease?" ”

In the end, Ye Zhao still accepted Martang's help.

In fact, the other party may just be a sentinel's instinctive protection for the guide, but Ye Zhao subconsciously always resisted the other party's kindness for some reason.

Maybe it's because he's on the opposite side...... Ye Zhao thought to himself.

When they climbed ten meters, they could already see the top of the mountain.

The further he went, the more Ye Zhao felt powerless, and the fatigue that had just been deliberately suppressed all came up at this moment, his limbs were a little weak, and he felt that he might not be able to hold on anymore......

Suddenly, he felt someone pinch him the thigh.

"What kind of god, do you want to die?!" Martang gritted his teeth and cursed beneath him.

"Hold on a little longer, everyone! Soon to reach the top of the mountain! This is said to other people.

Tonya, who was right next to them, shook her head to make herself more conscious, thinking that it was good that it was almost dark now, if she could look under her feet during the day...... After all, he was a bit afraid of heights.

Ye Zhao's fingers that were clinging to the stone wall were already bleeding, he gritted his teeth and continued to climb up with all his might.

Nearing the top of the mountain, Maltang climbed to his level. After the other party took the lead in flipping up, he stretched out his hand and pulled Ye Zhao up first.

"Thank you." He said apologetically, but the other party ignored him completely.

When everyone reached the top of the mountain, they were so tired that they were stuck on the ground.

"We spent the night at the top of the mountain today!" Maltang was one of the few people still standing.

Few people responded to him.

Sefir turned himself over and muttered weakly, "Great...... If anyone were to let me down now, I would have to kick him to death. ”