"Rub, who lit the fire at the observation post?" On the way back to the stronghold, Lu Pingchuan found a fire at the location of an observation post located on the side of the poplar forest from a long distance. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoIn the darkness of the night, even without the help of night vision binoculars, the figures of the two defenders sitting around and resting are clearly visible. Such a paralyzing and careless behavior made Lu Pingchuan a little annoyed, and after dialing the call, he asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter with you at point 2?" Didn't you say many times that you should never light a fire after dark tonight? ”

"Report boss, everything is normal, my teammates are a little drowsy, so I'm making coffee, make sure to be in the spirit of the night tonight!" The voice on the other end of the microphone was unimpressed, "Boss Liudao, do you want a drink?" I'll send you to the base after I'm done later? ”

"What nonsense? Hurry up and put out the fire! Seeing that the other party didn't realize the mistake he had made at all, Lu Pingchuan couldn't help but be a little angry. Seeing that Lu Pingchuan turned around and changed his route to go in the direction of the No. 2 sentry post, Bing'er hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Brother Lu, don't go over, you will just quarrel in vain." They're not warriors, they're just players, and it's not easy for them to stay in the open desert for a day, so don't be too demanding. ”

"I know, it's just ......" Lu Pingchuan stopped, glanced at the small flame in the distance, and finally swallowed the second half of the sentence "I don't want to lose" back into his stomach, turned his head and continued to rush in the direction of the stronghold.

Since returning from the "Wandering Circus", everyone around him has felt that something has changed in Lu Pingchuan: he has become more silent, cautious and calm than before, no longer chatting and bragging with his teammates at will, and even after Situ Nan ridiculed him for having idol baggage, he just smiled faintly. Everyone thought that he had been pushed to the peak of praise after experiencing the rescue of people from the lion's mouth, so that he had to start paying attention to the image, and only he knew that he was starting to be afraid.

Since the accident of the Running of the Bull Festival, the indescribable uneasiness that used to be like a nightmare seems to have gradually taken on a substance - if the Black Tower only vaguely ignited this uneasiness, then the tragedy seen at the Running Bull Festival has suddenly expanded it into a wildfire, burning Lu Pingchuan's heart all over the ground, and there is no trace of tranquility at all. Urged by extreme uneasiness and suspicion, he seemed to have gradually touched the dark outline in his heart...... But he couldn't ask his teammates, especially Xia Yan, for something. He was afraid that when this darkness was truly revealed, what awaited him would be a path of Shura with no possibility of return.

To kill or to be killed, you need to be conscious. However, for the current Lu Pingchuan, he is not ready for either of the two. If at first he was just forced by reality and attracted by huge bonuses, then now, he has become a marionette with too many things on his back - it's not impossible to quit, but what about Wenjie's expectations? What about Xia Yan's task? What's more, there are still so many questions that have not yet been answered, can the faces of those who died in unknown circumstances in memory still be able to turn a page without reliving them unexpectedly in a nightmare?

"Brother Lu, what's wrong?" Seeing that Lu Pingchuan's face was not good, Bing'er thought that he was still angry about the situation in the No. 2 observation post just now, and hurriedly followed behind and whispered, "Do you want me to go over and explain to them now?" ”

"No, it's not a big deal." Lu Pingchuan stretched out his hand and wiped his face, and promptly relaxed the solemn expression on his face that he unconsciously produced because of thinking, and said to Bing'er, "You are a girl, don't run around in the middle of the night." Wen Jie is not here, wait until you follow me or Lao Zhu in case of a fight, remember not to follow players you don't know and scatter everywhere, this is no better than the main city, be more vigilant yourself! ”

"Got it, thank you, Brother Lu!" Bing'er nodded crisply in agreement. Although this girl is much smarter and more sensible than Wen Jie, she is the same optimist in her bones, and she is easily moved by some small kindnesses around her every day. Lu Pingchuan looked at the energetic and smiling faces of his young teammates around him, and his mood gradually improved. The two of them inspected the various observation posts and mobile posts along the way, and made their way in the direction of the stronghold.

When I returned to the stronghold's cabin, it was already 1 o'clock in the night, but the cabin was black-lit and blinding—this was also the absolute dark cover that Lu Pingchuan requested. However, when Lu Pingchuan opened the door of the cabin, he saw Situ Nan, Zhu Yaoming and Chen Modi sitting cross-legged under the window, fighting the landlord with flashlights.

"Eh, Lao Lu, why did you come back so soon!" Seeing Lu Pingchuan coming back, Situ Nan hurriedly stroked his big hand, wiped all the cards on the ground, and easily took away the two or three cigarettes that Zhu Yaoming and Chen Modi put next to the card pile. Where did it go? ”

"She stayed on the hill as a lookout post, so as not to come back too early and disturb the pai hoongs." Lu Pingchuan glanced at the "target dignitary" dummy behind the three of them, fortunately it was still intact, but when he was about to speak, the system dial rang. Seeing Xia Yan's request for contact, Lu Pingchuan hurriedly picked it up, and Xia Yan's rapid and clear voice came from the earphones: "There is a situation on the opposite side - the enemy has divided into three groups, and is now slowly marching in the direction of the poplar forest from the north, east, and south...... It was too far away to see the specific features, but two of them were two people, one group was one person, and the lone one was due north and moved the slower. ”

"I know, he'll leave it to you." Xia Yan focused on the team that advanced by one person, and Lu Pingchuan already knew her prediction: Jiang Lan divided the team into three groups in order to create chaos, sent other teammates into the defensive circle first, and then waited for the opportunity to move...... This is a very reasonable and effective infiltration solution. However, Lu Pingchuan would not ignore the possibility that Jiang Lan had a backhand, he waved his hand and called Zhu Yaoming and Chen Modi, "The other side has moved." Lao Zhu, you take Bing'er to the east and add another ambush in the inner layer of the mobile outpost, just in case; The little wolf cub will go south with me, and we will meet the other group...... Lao Nan, you stay in the stronghold, guard the dignitaries, keep the communication open, there may be important tasks for you later! ”

"What task?" Situ Nan wanted to catch up and ask for an explanation, but before he could go out with him, Lu Pingchuan and Chen Modi had already sneaked into the forest again and ran away. Seeing that Situ Nan was muttering a little, when Zhu Yaoming passed by him with Bing'er, he couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder to comfort him: "Don't mind, Lao Lu has a lot of thoughts, just go back and talk to him when the task is over." ”

"What's not serious, don't I also mean to let everyone wait to fight Zhou Gong......" Situ Nan was still muttering quietly, and Zhu Yaoming couldn't help but laugh when he saw this: "I think he noticed something, but it's not good to tell us directly...... Anyway, for now, let's listen to his arrangement first. Lao Lu's ancient and hot-hearted temperament may not necessarily pit us. We'll go first, watch out for yourself. ”