The sun had already disappeared into the east shrouded in mountains under the heavy cover of the branches and leaves of the trees, and the distance between the newcomers and the veterans in the Illusory World Team was constantly lengthened between the rolling hills, and the last few people were already approaching the limit of one thousand meters limited by infinite space. k update

"It's been three hours since we started! It's getting dark! Although he always brags to his friends, he is a traveler who never goes to the scenic spots, but only loves to walk silently alone in the wilderness in search of different scenery! But Nima! That's just chatting, farting, bragging, and bragging! The world newspaper is not used so quickly! My brother is only twenty-four years old! ”

Zhou Zhichao insisted on moving his already sore legs, he squinted his eyes and focused his gaze as much as possible, looking for the footprints left by the leaders on the ground attached to the vegetation, and suddenly raised his right hand to look at the time on his watch, estimating how much time had passed with his memory, and then he complained a little emotionally uncontrollably.

The veterans of the Phantom World Team had disappeared into the forest that had gradually become dark with the dim environment, but the traces of their activity routes still guided and supported Zhou Zhichao, allowing him to continue to follow the ramp with no road at all, between the seemingly secluded hills and forests, constantly moving forward mechanically.

As a verbal solo traveler, in order to fool all kinds of interrogations from friends, Zhou Zhichao naturally inevitably appeared in various travel magazines and books during his rest time after work. It is these professional or semi-professional knowledge that made Zhou Zhichao, who suddenly switched from self-driving to otherworldly hiking, and his spirit and will were greatly tested, under the condition of giving priority to other newcomers, through the judgment of the growth and distribution of the surrounding vegetation, determined the premise of believing the statements of Mu Yuchen and others.

Zhou Zhichao was the first newcomer to walk down the hill and follow in the footsteps of Mu Yuchen and others, and when he left, the remaining newcomers were still arguing, discussing what team or countermeasures and other issues. Zhou Zhichao was very sure of the lead he had, at least as long as he could still see the veterans, and this confidence supported his will when he walked comfortably in the woods.

"One second ago, I was still dozing off comfortably on the Sichuan-Tibet line, and the next second, I came to the hilly area in front of me inexplicably. Nima! Can anyone tell me! For what these trees in front of you! The thinnest one also needs a person to hug with his arms together! Can anyone tell me! For what the hell, there are traces of wild beasts everywhere! Can anyone tell me that those people are still not ahead! ”

Zhou Zhichao never felt how nagging he was, you must know that Lu Dao was a very taciturn guy whether he was at home or at work, and even at a certain time in college, he once had the experience of staying in a rental house for ten days and half a month, neither communicating with others nor talking to himself, but even so, the repeated scenery in front of him made him a little unbearable.

"The book says! The primeval forests can become dangerous at night! Zhou Zhichao, who insisted on continuing to move forward, slowed down a lot of his movements, and from time to time he looked up at the surrounding trees, and continued to murmur in his mouth: "The best choice to climb to the tree for the night!" I brought a hammock and sleeping bag in my bag! ……。 ”

Zhou Zhichao, who used to breathe accustomed to mixing all kinds of pollution, felt that the fresh and natural smell of the forest was gradually becoming gloomy with the disappearance of light. As a result of two years of hard work in the office after graduating from college, the level of physical movement dropped rapidly to below normal levels, and the rapid pace of breathing lingered on the tip of his nose like an alarm. …,

"Damn! Damn it!! Damn it!!! Zhou Zhichao suddenly recalled that before he came, he barely ate two bites of lunch because he disliked the small shop in the mountains, and his biggest thought now was to give himself two mouths, and the young man who was full of all kinds of regret muttered to himself: "There are chocolates and mineral water in the backpack!" A must take a break! Grab a bite to eat! Half an hour! Just rest for half an hour! ”

The sweet chocolate taste lingering on the tip of his tongue made Zhou Zhichao's wandering heart settle down a lot, and all kinds of uneasy feelings and emotions of walking alone were temporarily abandoned by him to the clouds, and the unknown confused clouds ahead were also inadvertently thinned in the fog that surrounded his heart, and Zhou Zhichao's breathing slowly calmed down.

However, immediately after hiking in the primeval mountain forest, the fatigue accumulated after walking for at least four hours poured out of the limbs and swarmed into Zhao Zhichao's thinking, the feeling of lightheadedness and soreness in his limbs was extremely strong, and he began to use deep breathing to adjust his physical state, resist the excessive fatigue signal with his will, and try to make his physical strength recover faster.

In Zhou Zhichao's feelings, half an hour of time, he has never been as lightning as at this moment, he kept looking at the hands of the watch, and kept urging himself to set off in his heart, but another thought full of inertia and discouragement still couldn't stop pouring out from the bottom of Zhao Zhichao's heart, nailing his ass to the backpack like a nail.

"It's time to go! …… Those people have gone far...... There is hope if we keep going...... You should continue to rest! Replenish your strength! …… Find those who will be able to get out! …… You've been abandoned! ……。 The chaotic thoughts kept changing in Zhou Zhichao's mind, and what was even worse was that the sky was completely towards the end of darkness.

"Damn it!" Zhou Zhichao, who recovered a little from the chaotic thinking, finally noticed the change in the environment, although he carried a flashlight in his luggage, but now to identify the traces left on the road, the difficulty is undoubtedly many times higher than just now, and the new shadow of getting lost with the darkness shrouded Zhou Zhichao's heart at this moment.

The fear of the unknown environment was swelling sharply, and the determination to continue to act had just been inadvertently shaken at this moment, and the idea of setting off again after spending the night on the tree was swelling sharply in Zhou Zhichao's heart, but at this moment, a shout shook him off his backpack suddenly.

"Someone! Someone!! Anyone!! Help!!! ......" mixed with the different voices of men and women in the cry for help, mixed with a choked taste just after crying, Zhou Zhichao found that the source of the shouting voice was not from the rear of his own journey, but slightly towards the west.

Zhou Zhichao's first thought at this moment was that the caller for help was a person who came to the same hill as him, but accidentally deviated from the road in the tailgating, and he was tormented by the lonely environment, so he did not have more thoughts at the moment, and instinctively reacted to the most direct original response.

"This way! There's someone over here! ……。 Zhou Zhichao knew very well what the final possible outcome would be if he got lost in the undeveloped forest in front of him, he had just been in the society for two years, and he still maintained some simplicity in his nature, he put his hands together into a barrel shape, and shouted continuously towards the side of the cry for help.

The echoing shouts are passed in the forest, and the hoarse voice gradually exalts from the emotions revealed, the expectation, longing, hesitation, fright, comfort, etc., are compiled into a rhythm full of life thirst, which is not called the sound of life, stimulating the most essential survival of human beings**, and the power of hope is germinating between the two sides. …,

The rhythm of the running footsteps changed from faint to fast-paced, and the three people who were running in the forest supported each other, and along a pure white pillar of light, the image appeared very embarrassed in front of Zhou Zhichao, who was holding a flashlight to guide the way, but after the initial excitement subsided, the relationship between the two sides began to be delicate.

"Hello! I'm Tan Jian! This year's junior year at Capital University! These two are Yu Wenwei and He Qin! It is a new student of the Capital Academy of Arts! The four-eyed boy with black-rimmed glasses took the initiative to introduce himself and the two girls next to Zhou Zhichao, and then made a tactful request with a sense of responsibility. This big brother! Look at your outfit! I guess I brought food and water! ”

"Hello! I'm Zhou Zhichao! A small clerk! Amateur travel enthusiasts! ......" Zhou Zhichao, who was a little flustered, introduced himself politely.

"What nonsense are you talking about! There is no food! Walked like this for a long time! I'm starving! The girl named He Qin in Tan Jian's introduction interrupted Zhou Zhichao's self-introduction very impatiently, and her eyes were directly aimed at the backpack placed on the side.

"Xiaoqin!" Yu Wenwei tugged hard at the corner of He Qin's clothes, and then continued in a slightly apologetic tone: "I'm sorry! Walked all afternoon! I'm hungry! I'm really sorry ha! ”

"It's okay! I've got some cow**, chocolate and purified water ...... here. ”

The dry food carried by Zhou Zhichao is calculated according to calories, which can roughly maintain a normal perennial person, about four days of exercise consumption needs. However, Tan Jian, He Qin and Yu Wenwei, who were very hungry, obviously could not replenish their energy according to consumption, and Zhou Zhichao, who understood that the food stock would definitely be exhausted, couldn't help but sigh and bow his head and think.

"What! Why don't you just eat a little broken chocolate and beef**! This bargain! If I go back, I will lose you ten times and a hundred times! He Qin, who had accumulated all kinds of tempers all day, was obviously a lady who did not have strong endurance, and she understood the meaning of Zhou Zhichao's sigh as being stingy with food, and whispered.

"I saw a lot of animal footprints on the way here! We just shouted at each other all the way! It should arouse the idea of the animals in the forest! Zhou Zhichao, who had just come out of that stage, was very aware of the various thoughts of people in the school, and he did not directly refute He Qin's words, but just followed his own thinking and said: "If there are any big beasts...... ”

"What age is it now! What a beast! It's not a zoo or a game restaurant! ......" He Qin, who couldn't see his face clearly in the dark, had a terrifying white color in his eyes, and the girl who was not confident as she spoke unconsciously leaned closer to her companion Yu Wenwei, and her voice gradually changed from being straightforward to whispering.

"Whew!!!!" At this moment, a terrible howl full of desolate taste woke up Tan Jian, Zhou Zhichao, Yu Wenwei, and He Qin, and was filled with the memories of Zhao Zhongxiang's deep voice.

"Ah......h Woowoo!! He Qin, who was suddenly frightened, couldn't help it, and screamed out with the horror in her heart, but then Yu Wenwei, who was reacted to, covered her mouth with both hands.

"Don't be afraid of godlike enemies! I'm afraid of pig-like teammates! Zhou Zhichao, who was completely dissipated after the most luthied luck in his heart, muttered to himself and grabbed the backpack next to him, turned on the flashlight and shone it on the most lusk place, the traces left by the veterans of the Phantom World Team, and trotted with his feet as he spoke. If you don't want to be eaten! Just get out of here! ”

The four-person group of newcomers who will get up unexpectedly re-embarked on the road of continuing to track and the tracks of the veterans of the Phantom World team. Zhou Zhichao, who was walking in the forefront, kept shaking his flashlight, looking for various traces left on the ground, Tan Jian, Yu Wenwei, and He Qin followed closely behind him, constantly groping forward with difficulty in the dark road. …,

"Hey! What are your flashlights dangling? Can't you follow the road well! He Qin, who had fallen several times in the dark in a row, was once again tripped directly on the ground by the roots of the trees growing vertically and horizontally on the ground, and suddenly her emotions that had accumulated for a long time exploded again.

"I'm looking for my way! It's not lighting the way! Zhou Zhichao, who has been concentrating on identifying the road, is also under very great pressure, after all, now the four people, including himself, can be said to have handed over their lives to his choice, and Zhou Zhichao, who was not interested in being criticized in vain, said in a cold tone without looking back.

He Qin, who didn't expect to be robbed of white at all, suddenly stood in place as if she was stunned, and Yu Wenwei, who helped her up, stopped the steps she had just taken. Tan Jian, who heard the sound of footsteps behind him pause, couldn't help but stop at the same time and look back, while Zhou Zhichao continued to bury his head in search of traces of progress.

"I'm not leaving! My feet hurt! After walking for such an old day, I have been grinding out blisters for a long time! I want to go home! I want to take a car! Woo woo woo ....... He Qin was like an unstable time bomb, bursting out with all the accumulated emotions in her heart, she sat down directly on the ground, and then cried in the forest very aggrieved.

"Xiaoqin! Now is not the time to lose your temper! I know you're very wronged! But aren't we all the same! ……。 Yu Wenwei persuaded He Qin as softly as possible, and tried to pull her up from the ground, but unfortunately the body that had not recovered was not enough to support it, a human body weighing at least forty-five kilograms, but He Qin seemed to cry even more vigorously.

Tan Jian, who was a few meters away from He Qin and Yu Wenwei, kept looking back and forth in a bit of a dilemma, Zhou Zhichao, who was leading the way in front, did not look back, and continued to move towards the hill in front of him.

In a mountain forest where there are dangerous beasts, you will choose a male guide who can bring you a way to live and have experience in mountain walking, or two beautiful girls who are full of helplessness, well! For Tan Jian, this is obviously not a problem! Tan Jian, who is a sedan chair at Capital University, didn't think that he would lack the favor of beautiful girls, so he decisively chose to be able to live as a guide.

"What a temper tantrum at this time! Your cry will attract the beast! Tan Jian, who had not yet evolved into a wild animal, shouted at He Qin and said, "You have the strength to cry!" Why don't you go the extra mile! Just find those veterans! Maybe we'll be able to get out of this place! Back to the city where we used to live! ”

"Quick! Fast! Look over there! Firelight! It's the glow of a bonfire! Tracing the footprints along the way that became clearer and clearer, as if someone had stepped on the ground, Zhou Zhichao climbed to the top of the hill, and then the extremely surprising picture attracted his loud shout: "There is another hill!" There's still a hill where we're catching up with the veterans! ”

"Whew!!!! Whew!!!! ……”

The newcomer quartet who were suddenly hit by surprise didn't even have the slightest time to immerse themselves in happiness, and the howl of the wild wolf, which had disappeared for about an hour, reappeared in everyone's time, and the voice full of desolation was at least several times clearer than before.

Still lying on the ground, He Qin continued to sob, frozen for a moment by the chill contained in the howl in her heart, and Yu Wenwei also burst out with some kind of potential at this moment, pulling her up from the ground at once. At the same time, Tan Jian had already taken a step forward and ran wildly, of course, compared to Zhou Zhichao, he was still a little slower.

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At the end of the approaching dusk, Mu Yuchen and the others met Ning Caichen who was carrying a bamboo and wood basket on his back on a narrow and rugged mountain road. However, to the great surprise of the reincarnations, the matching of the facial features of the scholar in front of them was not as different from the level of the little white face, although there was a huge difference of 108,000 miles, but there were still 54,000 miles.

After taking out a large amount of gold and silver and other finances to prove that he and the others were not thieves, this kind of profession without technical content, Ning Caichen, who was somewhat 'two' or kind, happily agreed to the proposal of walking with Mu Yuchen and others in this mountain for a while.

After exchanging dishes with each other at dinner and camping and getting closer to the initial unfamiliar relationship between the two parties, Song Yan, who was the best at small talk among the reincarnations, began to knock on the side in front of the campfire, and asked Ning Caichen about all kinds of possible information related to this mission in the seemingly insipid gossip and homely topics.

However, this time Song Yan encountered a cold bench, as a traditional scholar, Ning Caichen's classmate seemed to be very uncomfortable with chatting with women, so that the communication between the two sides has always been fragmented, and it seems to be quite a bit of a bull's head and a horse's mouth, which made Song Yan frequently take advantage of Ning Caichen's inattention, and expressed helplessness to Zhao Xin and Meng Huo.

"Looks like there's a living creature making supper tonight!" Mu Yuchen, whose face was very calm in the jumping firelight, reopened his eyes from his knees closed, and then said with a smile.