Jiang Xiaowen invited Du Tao to take charge, but in the end, she lost all the belongings of Wang Chao and Jin Shi, and instead let Du Tao have some blood himself. Jiang Xiaowen was disappointed, and when she saw the other party's triumphant appearance after winning the soul gem, she couldn't help but scold Du Tao for being useless. Du Tao just smiled, let Jiang Xiaowen blame, but did not make any rebuttal.

Xiao Yu seems to have known that this is the result, who is Du Tao? Perhaps under the current environment and a small team of more than 100 people, Du Tao's value cannot be fully reflected, but in the future, he will definitely become a rare talent. It is comparable to Zhang Liang and Xiao He first-class characters in the late Qin and early Han dynasties. That is, he can become a strategist like Zhang Liang who strategizes and wins thousands of miles away, or an internal affairs wizard like Xiao He, who can manage the team in an orderly and prosperous world in a complex world.

Du Tao is very affinable, his appearance is very ordinary and mediocre, but he is actually a complete fox-like character. He is also a warrior with enhanced intelligence, and his strength is not inferior to the other party, so he will lose so badly, largely deliberately. Because Du Tao could see the potential of Zhao Changping's team at a glance, the elite group of 100 people was not vegetarian. Among the people who participated in the gambling, including several leading figures of the elite group, Du Tao lost some soul gems to them, won the favor of several people, and exchanged for the friendship of the elite group of 100, which was a very cost-effective deal.

Wang Chao and Jin Shi didn't have so many thoughts and thoughts, they just beat their chests and feet, their faces full of chagrin and regret.

As night fell, everyone had gone down to rest after their meal, because this place was on the most dangerous edge of the forest, and no one dared to be careless at night. The number of people at the vigil has also been more than doubled to avoid unforeseen incidents.

Early the next morning, when Yun Yun's injuries had recovered, everyone packed up their things and set out on the way forward.

Last night's laughter and fun disappeared, Wang Chao and Jin Shi each led their teams, seriously moving forward and opening the way, responsible for cleaning up the monsters encountered on the way. Zhao Changping's elite group of 100 people also assisted in clearing the road on the side, because the distance from the mountain range was getting closer and closer, and the frequency of monsters encountered on the way was very high, and most of them were powerful beginner-level monsters.

After a full half-day journey, everyone finally walked out of the forest and into a mountainous area, which is a rolling mountain range.

There are many mountain peaks, most of them are towering into the clouds, and the mountain walls are close to 90 degrees on all sides, and they are extremely steep, so you can only look up and cannot climb, and finally you have to choose to bypass.

The next few days are formed.

Hundreds of people went deep into the mountains and forests, climbed mountains that spanned dozens of miles, climbed steep cliffs hundreds of meters high, crossed rivers and waded through waters, leaped over mountain streams, and encountered many monsters that were more powerful and strange than the forest areas. In the vast mountain area, I saw the magic of nature for the first time, which is ever-changing.

…………

On the fourth day, Xiao Yu and his party entered a valley area.

It is surrounded by mountain peaks, and in the middle of a relatively low-lying basin, with dense trees and extremely vigorous growth, it looks like it is full of life.

Xiao Yu's hair was messy, the armor on his body was badly worn, and he held the Qingmang Beast Shaking Knife in his hand, chopping open a thorny bush, wiping away the sweat from his face, and waving his hand to plunge the war knife into the ground under his feet.

"Stop!"

Zhao Changping came from behind, there were several wounds on his face, and a layer of skin on his left cheek was almost worn off, but the blood had already coagulated and had scabbed at the moment. The short hair is also messy, and the temples are gray, but there is a little less majestic temperament and more embarrassment.

Zhao Changping asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Xiao Yu replied, "Something is wrong with this valley! ”

As soon as Zhao Changping heard this, his expression immediately became solemn, he had obviously found the problem, "Indeed, we have been walking for so long, and we haven't encountered any trouble. This woods are inevitably a little too calm. ”

Xiao Yu squinted his eyes and looked around and said, "It's not just calm, it's just dead silence, I haven't even heard the sound of birds now." ”

Wang Chao came out of the woods with a big belly and shouted loudly: "Boss, why can't you stop?" Isn't it time for dinner? The fat man's stomach is almost hungry! ”

Han Kexin came up and asked, "Xiao Yu, what's wrong?" ”

Xiao Yu waved his hand and wiped the sweat on his forehead, pulled out the war knife on the ground and said to the others: "We're tired of walking, let's rest for a while." ”

Of course, Zhao Changping had no opinion, and instructed the people around him, "Let everyone rest in place." Then, he found two powerful cronies, "Gao Yin, Chen Long, you take a few people to the vicinity to reconnoiter and see if there is anything abnormal." ”

"Yes!"

The two cronies straightened their waists and answered loudly.

Zhao Changping nodded, "Go and come back quickly, pay attention to safety." ”

The two of them selected a few capable personnel from the elite group of 100 people, and several people quickly sneaked into the woods to investigate.

Zhao Changping himself was born as a scout, and the quality of his subordinates was extremely high, and Xiao Yu could rest assured that he would have them go to investigate.

After a few of the people in charge of the survey left, hundreds of people stopped their advance footwork and found a relatively spacious place nearby to sit down and rest, their weapons placed beside them, almost without leaving an inch. They begin to swim and eat food, or use soul gems to recuperate, repair equipment, close their eyes, and smear their weapons with venom.

Everything is silent, there is a tacit understanding between each other, and everyone knows what to do and when.

Zhao Changping took a kettle from his waist and poured it into the end, and then said to Xiao Yu: "The mountains are too difficult to walk, the journey is slower than I imagined, and our food is not enough, it is estimated that it will only be enough for two days." ”

Xiao Yu said: "There is still a lot of food in my Na Ring, and it should be enough to eat. As for the itinerary, this is no way to do it, the mountainous terrain is too complicated, and it would be good if we could spare the circle. ”

Zhao Changping laughed and raised the kettle in his hand, "Do you want to take a sip?" ”

Xiao Yu smelled a smell of wine, took the kettle and took a sip, the taste of the wine was mellow and pure, it should be a very high-end wine. Xiao Yu's amount of alcohol is very good, but in the wild, he does not have the habit of drinking, on the one hand, because alcohol affects people's reaction speed, and on the other hand, the smell of wine is too strong, which may attract the attention of monsters.

Take a sip of wine and hand it back to Zhao Changping.

After about half an hour, the people who had been sent out to investigate returned.

Zhao Changping asked, "How is the situation?" ”

The man named Gao Yin replied: "Old company commander, a few brothers and I have reconnoitred a large area, and everything is normal. Even the normal is a little abnormal. ”

Zhao Changping frowned, "What do you say?" ”

"There are almost no traces of monsters found in this area, and not even excrement and relics have been found, indicating that there have been no monsters in the nearby area for a long time."

Zhao Changping pondered for a moment, "It is indeed very suspicious. He turned his head to look at Xiao Yu, "What do you think?" ”

Xiao Yu shook his head, "It's hard to say, generally speaking, there are very few monsters in an area, often because there is an extremely powerful monster in the place, or something else that is suspicious and threatens their existence." ”

Zhao Changping: "We have no choice, if we abandon this road, we may have to use ten times or even longer to get around this area." For such a long time, it is easy to get into too many variables, and it is difficult to guarantee that you will not encounter other dangers. Whatever it is, it's just going to go on. ”

Xiao Yu agrees with him.

Since you have come into this world, danger is just a daily occurrence. Once the journey is extended, the longer it takes, the more dangers you will encounter, so it is better to face it head-on!

After enough rest, the people were back on the road.

Hundreds of people cut through the dense jungle, while being vigilant about the movements around them, and at the same time beware of poisonous insects and poisonous weeds around them, so as not to get into unnecessary trouble. However, what is puzzling is that until late at night, there are no monsters in the woods, not even a single hair is seen.

There's something weird in the valley!

Don't talk about Xiao Yu and Zhao Changping this time, as long as you are not a fool, you can find the abnormality.

It's dark.

Hundreds of people found a relatively flat clearing, cut down the surrounding trees, lit bonfires, and set up tents to rest. The first problem to face is that there are no monsters encountered throughout the day, so there is no food supplemented, everyone can only take out the stored food, and by the way, pick some wild fruits nearby, and make do with enough food and drink.

Xiao Yu rested immediately after eating, he and Zhao Changping kept the first half of the night and the second half of the night.

There was hardly any sound that night, and there was a dead silence.

After sleeping for more than four hours, Xiao Yu was woken up.

Xiao Yu got up and looked around, and was surprised to find that he didn't know when a thick layer of fog filled the woods.

Mountain fog?

Xiao Yu thought that the fog in the valley terrain was easy to accumulate, so he didn't pay much attention to it. One made it to dawn in the morning, but the fog around them became thicker and thicker, and by the time the day was completely light, the whole valley was shrouded in thick fog.

It was white in front of me.

Something five meters away, almost nothing can be seen.

Jiang Xiaowen was taken aback when she woke up, "What's the matter?" It's foggy! ”

Wang Chao glanced at his hand and exclaimed, "Oh, damn it, how can you go in such a big fog!" ”

Zhao Changping said: "I have to leave, there is not much food in stock. ”

Xiao Yu nodded and said to the others: "It's just a little fog, at most, it will interfere with the line of sight, it's not a big deal." Let's get closer, don't spread too much, let's go. ”

The crowd immediately formed two long lines and began to march towards the forest.

The thick fog caused great interference to the progress, and it was difficult to maintain even half the speed under normal conditions.

After walking for about an hour, suddenly a clearing appeared in front of me, and the surrounding trees showed signs of being cut down, and the incision was still very new, apparently not long left. Just when everyone was wondering, they suddenly saw many traces of bonfires on the ground, some leftover peels and pits around, and even a few candy or chocolate packages.

"Hell, isn't this where we spent the night yesterday?"

"I cut down this tree."

"Obviously moving forward, why did we somehow return to the same place?"

(There is a change at twelve o'clock in the evening, ask for a red ticket, ask for a collection!) Thank you memory_ Take, karyuu9 for your generous tips! ）