With Dai Lifen's urging, dinner was over in ten minutes.

Everyone returned to the tent and began to pack, and in a few moments, including the tent itself, was packed and placed on their travel bags.

Looking at the speed of the young people, Dalifen nodded in satisfaction.

However, when he saw Qin Ran, or to be precise, how tall the backpack was, he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes.

After the dinner began, Dai Lifen made up his mind to pay attention to Qin Ran for the sake of his heart.

Can......

That bag was just too big.

Not only is it tall, but it is also extremely wide, and Qin Ran, who is standing there with a bag on his back, is extremely conspicuous, and it is difficult for people not to notice it.

Dai Lifen, who was standing at the front of the team, saw Qin Ran at a glance.

Looking at Qin Ran, who naturally stood at the end of the line, Dai Lifen's original prepared manuscript was completely forgotten at this time.

Because, as soon as he saw Qin Ran, he always recalled the thermos box in the other party's hand in his mind.

It's so fragrant!

Feeling the saliva that began to secrete rapidly again, Dalifen quickly gathered his mind and suppressed the hunger that came from his stomach.

"Let's go!"

The manuscript that has been prepared for several days has become the most direct two words at this time.

Dalifen walked over to the campfire, picked up the torches he had prepared, and turned to leave.

The young man quickly followed.

There was no transportation, and everyone walked on foot.

In the dark night, torches snake in the wilderness, like snakes moving forward in the dark.

The line was not long, but it was not short, there was no sound, all the young people were nervous and expectant on their faces, even when they arrived at the destination of the trip, this emotion did not dissipate, but became more and more obvious, they let themselves not look at others one by one, adjusted their breathing, and tried to make themselves calm, so that they could cope with everything that followed.

Only Qin Ran is an exception.

Qin Ran, who has experienced too much, has no fluctuation in his heart at this moment.

Not only does he have time to look at his surroundings, but he also looks at the people around him.

At this moment, after two hours of hiking, they had come to a real wilderness, with a mountain in front of them.

It's not tall, but in the dark night, it's like a monster crawling on the ground, which makes people's hearts tight.

Dalifen was standing at the foot of the mountain, talking to a middle-aged man.

The voice was low, but to Qin Ran, it was clearly visible.

"The Inhuman Camp and the Weird Camp have already begun to gather, so let's wait for you to enter first."

"Those guys can't wait."

"Of course, this 'Winter Night War' is extraordinary, and it has long exceeded the definition of the previous 'Winter Night War'."

"That's why I don't recommend these young people to participate."

"Dalifen, there are some things that you and I can't stop."

The strange middle-aged man was helpless.

Qin Ran watched as the other party handed over a box to Dai Lifen, then stepped aside, while Dai Lifen walked towards this side with this box.

"Hey, guys."

"This is the last thing I can do for you."

Dalifen stood still and opened the box.

Inside the box, neatly arranged watches appeared.

Dalifen picked up one of them and said.

"This is the locator, your last 'hope', of course, you can also act as a watch, but the most important thing is here - see this white button?"

"When you encounter an unavoidable crisis, remember to press it!"

"Although this will disqualify you from the 'Winter Night War', it will save your life!"

As he spoke, Dalifen's expression was serious.

"Dalifen, are you telling us to admit defeat and surrender?"

In the middle of the team, Lucan's face was dissatisfied.

In the education that this young man from the Northland received, there was no such thing as admitting defeat and surrendering.

"No!"

"This is not admitting defeat and surrendering!"

"As I said, it's 'hope'!"

"Your last 'hope'!"

Dai Lifen shook his head, his voice unconsciously raised a point, and the gray-haired, but still sturdy old man's gaze swept over the young people present one by one.

His voice continued to ring.

"It's also ......"

"Ours."

"I'm not married, I don't have a wife, I don't have children, I'm just a herder who is about to retire and has no offspring."

"Old guys like me abound among herders."

"I'm lucky because I didn't have it from the very beginning."

"But some guys are unlucky, they have it at first, but they end up losing! That kind of pain, believe me, is not experienced personally, absolutely unimaginable. ”

"Thankfully, they have you."

"You call them teacher, uncle, uncle, aunt, etc., different names, but they see you the same."

"You are their children, their hope."

"It's the last light in their lives."

"You don't want this light to go out and plunge them into darkness, do you?"

"So, think about them before you do anything."

"They're waiting for you, go home."

"One piece for each person, come and get it yourself."

After saying that, Dalifen deflected his body as quietly as he could, and threw the watch in his hand to Lucan.

Dalifen watched as each young man came to get his watch.

He didn't know how many of these young men would be able to come back after this 'Winter Night War'.

Although he and a bunch of old guys tried their best to fight for this 'last hope', the battle is changing rapidly, and who can guarantee that there will be a chance to press that white button?

Hopefully, you all will return safely.

Dalifen raised his head, looked at the dark night sky, and silently blessed in his heart.

And then......

A shadow covered the night sky.

Dai Lifen looked at the night sky obscured by a huge backpack and was unconsciously stunned.

Then, an inexplicable emotion rose in my heart.

I can't say what kind of emotion it is.

It's just certain that there's a little bit of hunger mixed in.

"Boy, do you own a restaurant?"

Looking at Qin Ran, who picked up his watch and looked at it, Dai Lifen spoke.

"Hmm."

"Ye no Restaurant."

Qin Ran replied.

"If I have the chance, I will definitely go."

"When the time comes, you're going to give me a discount."

Dalifen laughed.

"There are no discounts."

Qin Ran replied very seriously.

In the face of such seriousness, Dai Lifen thought that Qin Ran was joking with himself again, and immediately, the old herdsman's mood improved.

"Stay safe, let's go."

Dalifen pointed to the mountains in the distance.

Qin Ran didn't say anything more, just like other young people, he walked towards the foot of the mountain.

This time, there was no queue again.

After everyone received their watches, they started to climb the mountain.

The middle-aged man who had talked to Dai Lifen watched the young people, and when the last Qin Ran also began to climb the mountain, he picked up the communicator and prepared to report the situation.

However, he didn't wait for him to connect.

The communicator was snatched up by Dalifen.

"I'm in a bad mood."

"Drink with me."

Dalifen said succinctly.

"Dalifen, you know, it's useless."

"Even if I don't report, headquarters will notify Camp Inhumans and Camp Weird on time."

The middle-aged man pointed to the communicator in Dai Lifen's hand and said with a wry smile.

"And then?"

Dalifen said with a roll of his eyes.

"And then ......"

"I'll have a drink with you."

The middle-aged man looked at Dalifen and sighed.

Then, he took out two bottles of wine from his backpack, threw one to Dalifen, twisted one himself, and poured it into his stomach in a big gulp.

In an instant, the middle-aged man's face turned red.

His eyes were covered with wine, and then, lying straight to the ground, leaning against a rock, looking at the mountain behind him.

"A minute is a minute."

"Good luck to you!"

The middle-aged man held the bottle aloft.

The next moment, the whole person started snoring.

The whole process happened in an instant, and by the time Dalifen came back to his senses, the middle-aged man was already drunk and unconscious.

Dalifen was stunned.

couldn't help but raise his foot and kick the other party lightly.

"Insincere guys."

As he spoke, he sat down beside the middle-aged man and looked at the not very high peak.

At night, the cold wind of late autumn blows.

However, a mist does not know what appeared on the mountain peak.

A thick, cold mist that the cold wind can't blow.

"Here we go."

Dalifen muttered to himself.

After a pause, the snoring next to him became louder.

……

When the mist appeared, Qin Ran frowned.

Not only did the fog appear very abruptly, but also because with the appearance of the fog, his perception was completely obscured.

It's not just the sight, it's the hearing.

In the thick mist, Qin Ran could only see things within a radius of 2 meters from where he was standing, and all he could hear was the sound of his own footsteps.

What's even more peculiar is that the fog always stays within a radius of 2 meters, moving with him as he moves forward and backward.

It was as if there was an invisible force field covering Qin Ran's body.

It's as if the fog comes alive and has a sense of self.

Qin Ran stopped, looking at the endless fog rolling around him, his eyes narrowed slightly.

The next moment, the [Godot Chain] mimic appeared around him, and the [Godot Chain] crawled towards the mist.

This time, the fog didn't move.

[Godot's Chain] easily touched the mist.

It was like an ordinary mist, stirred by the [Chain of Godot], and then tumbled and dissipated.

It was not the stirring that dissipated, but the entire fog.

This thick fog, as if it appeared out of nowhere, suddenly disappeared at this moment.

The sunlight just dispersed and shone on Qin Ran's body.

Sunlight?!

Looking at the warm brightness in his hands, Qin Ran's already narrowed eyes began to flicker with a strange light.

He had just been in the middle of the night.

He was sure that it had only been about 20 minutes at most, and that it was impossible to get dawn.

And it's not just time that has changed, it's also the environment around us.

He had been on a hill in the wilderness.

However, at this time, he saw an abandoned street in front of him.

Mossy and mossy roads.

Buildings that have collapsed or are in their entirety are also shrouded in vegetation.

The nearest trash can to him was already rusty and couldn't tell the color.

There was not a single person around.

There was no sound either.

Quietly.

Qin Ran lowered his head and inspected the moss covering the street, and after confirming that there were only traces of himself, he cautiously moved towards the shadows on the side.

When the shadow obscured his figure, Qin Ran looked around with a more detailed gaze.

Similar to the architectural style of Ai.

But there are slight differences.

The sense of age is very similar.

There are street lights, bus stop signs, garbage cans, etc., but in the location that Qin Ran's sight can reach, there is not a single car, whether it is a bus or a private car.

"Leave in an orderly manner?"

"This is another place?"

"Still ......"

"Another world?"

Qin Ran guessed.

Then, his eyes looked at a building in the distance.

It is a tall building with 50 floors.

Even if he stood in the corner, he could clearly see the tall building.

There is no doubt that it will be an excellent viewing point.

It is also certain that if other people enter the city, they will choose it as a point of observation.

Of course, there are also 'peepers'.

And there will inevitably be ill-intentioned people among them!

You know, it's not just the herders who come here.

And also...... Weird!

Qin Ran didn't want to be the one who was being peeped at by others or weird, so he took the initiative to become a 'peeper'.

For more safety, Qin Ran did not go directly to the tall building.

Instead, the building near the tall building was chosen as an observation point.

That high-rise building should be an office building, and the location Qin Ran chose was a shopping mall.

The reason why I chose this place, in addition to the good observation position, is because this mall is large enough, as long as you find a suitable observation position, even if enough people pour in at once, it will not be discovered.

Qin Ran believes that there are definitely only a few people who want to become peeps, and most people will become 'peeps'.

And after becoming a 'peeper', there are not many locations to choose.

Compared to those buildings that are easy to find, shopping malls are more suitable.

Along the edge of the wall, Qin Ran came to a café in a corner of the mall, and he carefully put down his backpack and shrank behind the bar.

The entire café has floor-to-ceiling windows.

This is true both internally and externally.

To put it simply, Qin Ran's position at the bar counter can be seen outside and inside the mall at any time by slightly adjusting the angle, while people outside want to see Qin Ran, but they must enter the café and get close to the bar.

And the next moment Qin Ran entered the café, a tall and burly figure appeared on the street outside.

Lukan didn't look around, and just strode towards the tall building.

His personality determines his style of conduct.

Moreover, he didn't want to waste time.

He wanted to get everything done before those troublesome guys came in.

As for the possible dangers?

Lucan has absolute confidence in his own strength.

Looking at the tall building in front of him, Lukan walked straight in.

And then—

Bang!

With a muffled sound, Lukan, who had just walked into the tall building, flew out like this and slammed it on a street lamp.

The street lamp creaked and was bent, and Lukan covered his chest, and a mouthful of blood spurted out directly, but Lukan didn't care about his injuries at all, and he looked in the direction of the door of the tall building with a look of surprise.