Chapter Fifty-Six: Strange Land
"What, it's gone?" In the palace, Emperor Yu suddenly stood up, his face showing a rare anger. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
"Yes, all the players who advanced to the second round are gone, and someone saw them enter the inner hall after today's competition and never came out again. A middle-aged man with a scar on his face and sharp eyes was reporting to Emperor Yu with his head down at this time. Beside him, there was another person standing with a serious expression, it was none other than Chen Min, the deputy captain of the escort team.
"Isn't the passage of the Inner Pavilion always closed without the order of the Guards?" the Rain Emperor asked the two of them.
"I suspect there must be a mole. Now that we've locked up all the match referees, as long as we interrogate them one by one, we will inevitably get clues from the players. Chen Min hurriedly explained.
"It must be the ghost of the black-clothed organization again, and they want to wipe out all the seedlings of our escort team, but I don't know how much force they have mobilized this time. In this case, you should go down and investigate, and you must find out this matter thoroughly, and the most important thing is to determine where the current players are as soon as possible. I fear that the more time we delay, the more their lives will be in danger. ā
"Yes!" both bowed and stepped back at the same time.
Zhu Jue slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying among a dense forest. The ground was wet, and it seemed like it had just rained. There was a musty smell in the air. He looked around and found that there was no trace of Qiushui and them, and he was left alone.
"Could it be that the teleportation was scattered?" Zhu Jue muttered. From time to time, there were bursts of howls of unknown animals in his ears, intertwined with each other, making him feel a little panicked. At this moment, the moon has risen, and under the bright moonlight, the surrounding scene gradually emerges in front of you. The big trees rose from the ground, close to each other, and when I looked up, I saw that the criss-crossed branches were entangled like withered claws, and the moonlight penetrated through the cracks in them, forming mottled points of light on the ground. Underneath the trees were low bushes, densely blocking the view, making Zhu Jue unable to distinguish between the southeast and the northwest. From time to time, there was a sound of rustling in the bushes, and I didn't know what was hiding in it.
"Is this the Oninuma Forest outside Rain City, it's different from what I thought. And because of this tree, you can't see the location of the Rain Master Tower and the lighthouse, so it's difficult to do it now. "Zhu Jue was originally a road idiot, and he relied on Qiushui and Lin Lin to identify the direction along the way, but now he is the only one left, and he doesn't know where to go for a while. In desperation, he had to find a relatively dry place, raise a fire to keep warm, and planned to rest here for a while.
"Anyway, this is a capture the flag, even if I don't take the initiative to find people, they will come to me, it's better to wait here for the rabbit. Zhu Jue had an abacus in his heart, lay down on the ground, and snored with Erlang's legs crossed. If he stood high enough, he would find that this was an ancient forest, stretching for thousands of miles, and there was no trace of Rain City.
On the other side of the forest, a gust of wind swept by. I saw that he jumped from tree to tree, and his movements were even faster than on flat ground. It's no wonder that he has the ability to simulate animals, and this forest is a paradise for animals, so it's a big advantage.
"I didn't expect this place to be so big, I've been running for so long, and I haven't met a figure yet. And it's very strange here, there are so many creatures that I haven't even seen before, and they don't look like ordinary groves. Well, you have to be cautious and find some wild fruits to fill your stomach first. He grabbed a vine with one hand and swung towards another tree like a monkey.
"It's a tough road. Qiushui used the heavenly evil to cut off the branches and weeds in front of him, and walked forward at a very slow speed. He was lucky, and he hadn't walked out long before he heard the faint sound of water coming from ahead. He was already hungry and thirsty, so he quickened his pace, and it wasn't long before a clear stream appeared in front of him. He leaned down, put his head to the stream, and began to gulp down the water.
"It's so refreshing!" Qiushui drank the stream water, dipped his head in the water again, wiped his face, and suddenly felt a lot more energetic. At this time, a low roar suddenly came from behind. Qiushui was shocked, and the one under his feet did not stand firmly, and he suddenly fell into the water. Fortunately, the stream was only more than half a man deep, and Qiushui got up from the stream in some embarrassment, and when he looked back, there was a huge blind bear, staring at him.
"Why do you dare to scare your Grandpa Qiu, don't die?" Qiushui said angrily. The blind bear seemed to understand his words, and directly opened his bloody mouth, and ran towards him with a roar.
Later that day, Qiushui took some firewood and made a fire, built a simple grill by himself, and cut off a few pieces of bear meat with Tiansha and roasted it on it. I don't know what he thinks, but he actually brought some condiments with him, and at this time he just took them out and sprinkled them on the meat slices, and after a while, a smell of meat wafted out. The meat slowly changed from red to golden yellow, dripping oil and water seeped out from the surface, Qiu Shui slurred, and sighed: "Brother Xiong, who are you messing with, you are trying to provoke your Grandpa Qiu? No, it's your Grandpa Qiu's dinner." Seeing that the piece of meat was almost done, the autumn water didn't care about the heat, so he hurriedly took off a piece and took it in his hand to eat.
"Big brother, do you know where this is?" A little farther away, two men with explosive heads and strange green leotards were walking aimlessly through the dense forest. Judging from the bracelets on their hands, they are also the contestants in this competition.
"Stupid, didn't the tournament charter say that we're in the Ghost Swamp Forest not far from Rain City. One of them, a pockmarked man who looked a little older, said, "But we were lucky enough to be sent to the same place." ā
"That's not it. It's just that we've been gone for so long, and we haven't seen a single figure. Big brother, I'm hungry right now, why don't you get some game to eat?" suggested another, shorter man.
"Wait, did you smell the smell of barbecue?" the big brother stopped suddenly.
Hearing the eldest brother's words, the other person closed his eyes, took a hard breath with his nose, and immediately said excitedly: "It smells so fragrant, is it someone?"
"It just so happens that now I can have a full meal and get that person's bracelet, which is really killing two birds with one stone. Let's go, hurry up and take a look!" With that, the two of them walked in the direction where Qiushui was.
Inside the Rain City Palace.
"Report to Lord Rain Emperor, after our careful investigation, we found that there was one less shuttle ring in the warehouse, and we suspect that someone used it to transfer the players at the same time. At this moment, several ministers are gathering in the Rain Temple to discuss this accident. Lord Zhao, who was in charge of warehouse management, stepped forward and reported to Emperor Yu.
"Where does that ring lead?" the Rain Emperor frowned.
"Yes.. It is a dark ancient forest located at the junction of the Rain Country and the Yan Country. Lord Zhao said tremblingly. As soon as the words fell, I saw Emperor Yu suddenly stand up and shout down: "Where are the captain of the escort team, Haodong, and the deputy captain Chen Min?"
"The subordinates are here!" Scar Man and Chen Min walked out of the queue at the same time and replied below.
"Immediately take someone to the Dark Ancient Forest in the Winged Wolf, and be sure to bring them back for me. Hurry up, there's something they can't deal with!"
"Yes!"