Chapter 085: Tracing the Trace
Gouie's footsteps went all the way to the east, and the route he took seemed to have been carved out a long time ago. However, for the hundred-plus trackers, the narrow passage hidden in the thorn bushes is still not very convenient to walk, and the speed of the pursuit has never been able to be improved.
Schukin took Gila's place as the Pathfinder of the Spiral Army. She jumped up and down on the tall branches of the nest tree, and even when she waited for the big team to follow, she had time to peck open the burrow of the helmeted hornbill and steal a few eggs to try. As a result, her evil deeds caused trouble, and unfortunately became the target of the big bird, and she was chased and screamed, and fled from the wilderness. Gulf was secretly excited about this for a while, but not far off, and when Shokin poked out her black brain in front of him again, he finally gave up the wonderful fantasy.
Qi Lang didn't have time to pay attention to Gurf's nonsense now, his mind was now full of all kinds of ideas. In the current treacherous situation, Qi Lang's conjecture clearly lacks an element of optimism. The opponent is like a cunning demon hiding in the shadows, every move of the Spiral Blade Army seems to be expected by them, and every decision of Qi Lang may cause extremely serious consequences.
For this ongoing pursuit operation, in fact, Qi Lang himself is not sure if he made a mistake, perhaps with the strength of this team of recruits, withdrawing from the battlefield is a more reliable choice. But at this moment, he had to convince himself that he had to persevere. The command to postpone the departure brought about a turnaround, and gave Qi Lang a chance to learn about Gouie's movements, and now, this third detachment may be the only team that has not fallen into the trap of the other party, and he must be resolute to persevere, because they have become the last hope!
The road ahead was getting more and more complicated, and it seemed that Guy might have realized that there was a pursuer behind him, so he increased his speed and took more care to hide his tracks, and even Gurf chased in the wrong direction several times, thanks to Shokin's repeated reminders, he corrected the route.
Thanks to the experienced hunter, Old Harry seemed to have anticipated that Qi Lang would face such difficulties, fortunately he sent Schukin over, otherwise this team would have to run here endlessly, not to mention fighting with their opponents, and the detour alone would have exhausted themselves.
A morning passed quickly, and now Qi Lang's detachment had deviated from its original route by twenty or thirty kilometers away, and was marching at the current pace, and by the evening it would be difficult for Autran to find them, and it would be difficult for him to pass on the results of the new stage. Although Qi Lang and the others no longer pay attention to the entire competition pattern at this moment, if they can't get in touch with Otrang, it will also mean that they will completely cut off from the big army. They will be in danger of being alone!
"Vice-Captain, there's a problem!" shouted Kira at the back of the group, holding the roadmap for the operation. That ghost boy was a guy who was good at researching information, and his hint immediately caught Qi Lang's attention.
"Soldiers, rest in place and be careful!" Qi Lang shouted to stop the team and walked in front of Jira in a few steps, "What did you find, Jira?"
"There seems to be something wrong with this map. "We should now be about forty kilometers northeast of the Beta target area, according to the signs on the map, this should have been a palm forest, but if you look here, there are karst ditches and burrows everywhere, and it is clearly a karst area. They lied to us, those liars of the Otto Empire!"
Gulf also came over, but he obviously didn't pay much attention to Gila's message: "Of course they are liars, you nerd, I don't need to look at the map to come to this conclusion." Those pamphlets are useless, this is no man's land, of course the map does not have a quasi-score, just throw it away, save you all the fuss. ”
Jira dodged Gulf's palm: "Don't mess around, pockmarked face, this is very revealing!" He turned to Qi Lang again, pointed to the map and gestured: "Look here, all the areas we passed by before, the markings on the map are clear, even the small swamp is accurate, but there is a mistake in such a large area, there must be a ghost in it!"
Qi Lang's expression became solemn. Jira's analysis makes sense, as a military map, such a mistake really should not occur. Judging from Gu Yi's familiarity with this place, the Otto Empire knows everything about the grass and trees here, they must have deliberately done something on the map, there is definitely a mystery hidden in this!
"What do you suggest, Jira?" Qi Lang knew that Jira had the most ghost ideas, and since he had discovered the problem, he must have come up with a corresponding countermeasure.
Jira blinked, as if enjoying the feeling of being taken seriously, but the situation was serious, and his eyebrows were still furrowed: "Personally, I don't like to be taken for a blind person. Since they're blindfolded on us, why don't we remove that black cloth?" said Gila, his eyes fixed on Sulkin on Gulf's shoulder.
Qi Lang nodded, fully understanding what Jira meant, that white-necked crow would definitely be able to play a big role in this matter. "Gulf, I'm afraid you'll have to talk to Schukin. He handed over the task to Gulf.
The birthplace of Rab Volcano, in addition to giving Shukin a dark and ugly appearance, also helped her refine a warm heart. Gurf was happy to lend a helping hand to any trouble. She flapped her wings and spun around the sky, and when she had surveyed an area, she flew back to report. In less than half an hour, the atlas in Gila's hand had been completely altered, and in addition to depicting the topography of the place, she even kindly included a colony of warblers and parakeets, whose eggs were delicious, according to Gulf.
Now that you have your eyes open, the tracking mission can continue smoothly. Sure enough, with the help of the new map, Qi Lang discovered something unusual - Gu Yi was going around in circles here, it seemed that he had discovered the fact that he was being followed, and was trying his best to hide his whereabouts, seeing that his destination must be near this karst area!
Now that it's about to fall into the night, what should I do now? Do I continue to track, or do I find a piece of high ground to rest for a while, and try to contact the flying Autran?
Qi Lang thought about it, but still felt that it was more important for the rear command to understand the changes ahead, so he decisively gave the order, temporarily gave up the tracking, chose a relatively high hillside, and lit a bonfire, hoping to attract Otrang's attention.
More than an hour had passed, and Autran had never arrived, nor had he seen the huge figure of the dragon monster in the sky.
Qi Lang couldn't help but worry. Recalling the order given by the second lieutenant yesterday evening, the command had asked the troops to slow down for no apparent reason, had they also foreseen the enemy's machinations and tricks?
The soldiers also became extremely nervous. The conspiracy of the Otto Empire is like a slowly moving dark cloud in the sky, covering their inner self-confidence piece by piece. Their newborn cubs were now mired in the mire, and although they were still chasing for that glimmer of light, the fear in their hearts involuntarily rose as time passed.
At this moment, a strange smell crept across the tip of the nose, like the smell of rotting animal carcasses in the grass, and like the smell of a freshly slaughtered goat waving goodbye. That made Qi Lang's heart pound.
Could it be the taste of Baggy?!
Qi Lang raised his vigilance and looked around. At this moment, a few ghost fires flashed in the dark jungle, flickering and flickering, flickering far and near, as if the devil was blinking his eyes - the soldiers were frightened!!
Gulf is still trying to explain that it is the result of Donsley aloe vera absorbing too much phosphate fertilizer. But that explanation sounded a trick to the soldiers, who had long since assumed that it was an army of ghosts in ambush by the Otto Empire, about to rush in the darkness of the night and quietly devour their souls.
The soldiers were all suspicious. The state of fear began to spread, and under the control of nervous emotions, the muscles on everyone's face twitched uncontrollably, and if there was any more wind and grass, they would have completely collapsed.
Qi Lang realized that he had to say something. If morale continues to be low, needless to say, they will be destroyed by their own suspicions, not to mention fighting the enemy lurking.
"Soldiers," Qi Lang walked in the middle of the line, his determined eyes scanning the soldiers, and his voice was steady and composed, "I notice that you seem to be afraid...... Needless to deny, Corporal Donner, that is not a shameful thing, for I am afraid, too. ”
Seeing that the corporals had already cast their eyes over, Qi Lang's face became more calm: "I don't know what you are most afraid of, but I know what we Orientals are most afraid of - we are afraid of the dark, afraid of the devil hiding in the dark, afraid of those unseen and untouchable terrifying forces." ”
The corporal began to stir up, and the term ghost was the last thing they wanted to hear right now.
"I remember very well," Qi Lang still said calmly, "I used to be so afraid of the unknown that I hid in the darkness so much that whenever night fell, I would stick to my mother's side and never leave." ”
Qi Lang's voice was a little hoarse. When he mentioned his mother, he also felt like his throat was choking, but he still had enough strength to continue: "Until one day, I finally found that in that dark world, the power that belongs to me has become stronger and stronger!"
Qi Lang gradually raised his voice: "My relatives have left me one after another, making me weaker and more isolated in this world, but I have begun to believe that my relatives, friends, and comrades-in-arms are ...... They are never far away, they are actually standing in the dark corners, silently watching our battle like guardian saints! When the devil in the darkness wants to force us, they will surely stand up and help us resist all the evil in the darkness!"