The swaying willow branches shimmered red in the night, and no one had ever asked what kind of radiation had transformed them into this. Although the branches contained deadly toxins, the radiant willows were stunningly beautiful, like a large group of banshees with heavy makeup, twisting their waists in the breeze, showing grace and flamboyance to the young men in front of them.

But the lads didn't have time to take a closer look at these graceful dryads, for they were left behind, and they had to hurry up and salvage back the lost afternoon. They began to march, without reservation, towards Sergeant Qi Lang's goal, and at the same time their own goal—to move forward!

Although this group of corporals was at the bottom of the strength ranking among the first-year recruits, and they all looked thin and weak, closer to Qi Lang's figure, their strength was unquestionable. To be able to become a member of the best of the best, they all have to have two skills, especially in terms of strength and endurance, even veterans of other legions, I am afraid they can't compare to them. Now that they've started to go all out towards the same goal, it's naturally easier.

In Qi Lang's prediction, if those spiritual power ores really existed, they must be hidden in the depths of the willow forest, and they must be in a place that is not easy to find, otherwise the Ministry of Military Affairs would not have to send them to investigate. It was on this judgment that he dared to spend the whole afternoon enlisting the support of the soldiers.

After the operation really began, Qi Lang and the others directly ignored most of the peripheral areas and killed directly into the depths of the forest, compared to the Aus-Wu camp that explored step by step, their efficiency was many times higher.

Of course, if you miss the afternoon sun and start acting at night, the dim sky will bring some trouble. But that's nothing to this group of boys. A common characteristic of white people is that their vision at night seems to be better than that of yellow people, which is probably related to the fact that their pupils are slightly lighter and more receptive to light. In addition, the boys are full of energy, they are happy to participate in this task, and they have tied Qi Lang's goals to their own goals. This is in line with the old saying in Qi Lang's hometown, "sharpen the knife and cut firewood by mistake"!

In the blink of an eye, Qi Lang and the others had traveled for four or five hours and entered the core of the forest. Looking back, in the other direction, a few bonfires could be faintly seen burning there, it was estimated that they had been looking for the Oowu all afternoon, and the soldiers were exhausted and began to set up camp. Now, even if the big strong man grabbed the corporals by the collars one by one and scolded them with all his might, they would not move a step forward.

It is clear that Qi Lang is already ahead!

And now the group of lads has been stimulated to fight, and they all have some excitement and sly smiles on their faces. That's it, they took advantage of it, and the afternoon rest and one-on-one tactics made them feel that they had a chance to win, and this time they won the competition.

Although these corporals did not say anything, Qi Lang could feel that their attitude towards themselves had completely changed, because the words they used when reporting the results to Qi Lang had undergone some subtle changes, such as that they would no longer mention "Sergeant Qi Lang's mission", but "we" instead. That meant that he and the ten corporal had merged into one, and that was exactly what Qi Lang needed!

The indefatigable soldiers continued to march for two hours, and the willows here became thicker, and the bright red became darker. Obviously, the radiation here is much heavier than it came from, and that is probably a sign that the spirit stone deposit is nearby!

Qi Lang knew this very well, he had lived in a slave camp for three years, and he spent his days dealing with spirit stone deposits. Spiritual ore is the elves who are happy to cause trouble for those who are looking for him, and they hide in the most dangerous areas, where the high concentration of radiation can almost make people bleed from the nose without even knowing it, and if they don't know, they can kill people. Fortunately, the soldiers and slaves had received anti-radiation injections, and as long as they did not live in that environment for a long time, their lives could still be saved.

"Everybody be careful. Qi Lang reminded the soldiers loudly, "I need to work in groups of three people, watch the environment under my feet and around me, and if there is danger, everyone needs to take care of each other!"

The nine soldiers agreed, and automatically formed three teams and began to carefully survey the terrain, but the little man Jira was left alone and ran towards Qi Lang with a grin, still joking in his mouth: "Sergeant Qi Lang, it seems that no one wants to be in a group with you except me." I...... Ahh

That's when the unexpected happened!

Gila's figure suddenly vanished, and his scream echoed beneath the ground!

"Corporal Jira!" Qi Lang shouted, and rushed over in a few steps.

It's a sinkhole!

Right in front of him, a pitch-black pit opened its mouth and spewed black gas into the world above.

The entrance to the cave was about three meters wide, and the bottom was bottomless, and the little man must have accidentally stepped on the edge and fell!

The remaining nine soldiers heard Qi Lang's call, grabbed their weapons one after another, and gathered cautiously. "Jira, call back, are you still there?" they shouted together.

"It's still there!" Gila's cry buzzed back, and it must have been a big hollow underneath for such an empty echo, "but my foot is broken, and it's too dark for me to see anything." ”

"What should I do, Sergeant Qi Lang?" the soldiers were helpless and turned to Qi Lang to ask for a way to rescue them.

Qi Lang had already begun to prepare, he quickly took out the arrow and rope, and it only took a second to tie a strong fisherman's knot at the end of the arrow, leaned out towards the entrance of the cave, and commanded loudly: "Jira, give me a voice!"

"What?" replied Jira.

"Good. Qi Lang only determined his position through that stunned reply.

"Whoosh!" the arrow shot out.

"Oh my God!" Gila screamed, "like a snake crawled on me!"

"You're wonderful, Sergeant Zilang!" but the corporals cheered without sympathy, "Hold that snake, Jira, and don't let it slip away, it will take you to heaven." ”

Jira was saved. The lads pulled him up with all their hands. He was covered in charred dirt and smelled stinky, but he didn't care about that, jumping on one leg and hugging his brothers one by one: "I saw it, I saw it!"

Francis dodged his enthusiasm in panic, covering his nose and asking, "Are you crazy? What do you see?"

"There's shiny ore down there!" Gila jumped to Qi Lang's side, proudly announcing her discovery like a glorious explorer, "We have won, Sergeant Qi Lang!"

The boys jumped up! This is indeed a huge catch, they were the first to find the ore, and in this treasure hunt, they won!

"Lower me down with a rope again, Sergeant Qi Lang. "My weight is lighter, so it's easier to pull up and down." Before they arrive, we'll get a piece of ore back, and then we'll rush back overnight to bring back the news, what do you think?"

But Qi Lang shook his head: "This is too dangerous. It was dark and we couldn't tell what was going on down there. Moreover, I cannot tolerate anyone losing their lives in this mission. ”

Jira calmed down, and thought about it carefully, it was indeed dark in the pit that day, and he could barely reach his fingers, and he was really worried that some monster would come out of the shadows and twist his head off. Especially the rope that flew in the air just now, so that he was almost scared out of his soul, and if he was given another chance to perform again, he was not sure if he still had so much courage.

"Follow the orders of the vice-captain. He grinned and retracted his rhetoric, but still suggested for Qi Lang, "Anyway, we've already arrived here first, and if Owuta wants to play tricks, we'll all watch." Now we're going to wait here until dawn to see what happens before we make the next move, you see?"

Qi Lang shook his head again, and once again rejected Jila's proposal: "I think we have to give up this opportunity, because we must withdraw from the Radiant Willow Forest immediately. ”

"Why?!" the corporal shouted together, they couldn't believe that the sense of accomplishment they had just grabbed in their hands was so easily deprived, "We've succeeded, Sergeant Qi Lang, why give up!!"

Qi Lang's eyes were already looking at the sky, and his words were still as calm as water, as if it was no big deal to throw away the glory of the vice-captain: "You probably didn't notice in the afternoon, the catkins have already appeared in advance, and you also know that all the toxins of the radiant willows are hidden in the catkins......"

"But they haven't floated yet!" Gila interrupted Qi Lang and protested loudly, "We're going to give up this whole night for such ridiculous reasons?!

In fact, Jira's anger made Qi Lang very happy, because he knew that Jira's shouting was largely due to the consideration of the vice-captain position. But the reality in front of him dictates that he must make such a decision.

"You don't know that tomorrow at noon, there is a good chance that there will be a strong wind here, and that will make the catkins fly. Qi Lang calmly explained to everyone, "We have gone too deep, and Corporal Gila is now unable to move, if we can't set off now, I'm afraid that no one will make it out of the Radiant Willow Forest alive!"