"Gu gu gu." The vultures let out threatening cries at night, as if they had already smelled the scent of blood.
Shen Cheng Feng hid on top of a huge tree, taking out his binoculars, he carefully observed the scene in front of him.
Five hundred meters away, there were people moving about.
The night was getting darker. For those who were not familiar with the terrain, they did not dare to move recklessly at night. Especially when they heard the howls of wolves from time to time.
"Ugh …" "Ugh …" The voices of the wolves echoed through the forest, adding to the terrifying terror beneath the moonlight.
A woman was sitting on a rock, wiping her dagger while staring at the man they had tied up.
Xiao Zheng also glared back at them. If it wasn"t for his carelessness, how would he have been caught red-handed by this group of people?
It was fortunate that he was a officer, he did not expect that he would fall into his opponent"s trap the moment he entered the forest, and even more infuriating was that he was captured.
When the woman saw his contemptuous expression, she jumped up from the ground in anger, as if she wanted to rush over.
A man stopped her and comforted her, "Selina, let"s not rush. He is a bait and is very valuable."
The woman, who was called Selina, proudly put down her dagger. She casually cut off a rabbit leg and took a few bites.
"South City, do you think the transaction will succeed if we sneak in this time?" Another man threw a handful of firewood into the fire.
The man called Nan City sat down on the ground, pulled on a rabbit leg, and also took a bite. "This time, we have completely researched it. No matter what, we must succeed and not fail."
"That old fellow Faith always likes to challenge things that are impossible. Even though they know that the Hua Nation is at the heart of the struggle recently, they still want to earn money from this kind of dead person."
"There"s nothing we can do about it. Don"t we want to earn money from these kinds of people?" The two men looked at each other and smiled.
Selna lit up a cigarette, "The viper Scorpions are all dead. It"s time for us vultures to take all the resources."
"This is probably the ancient saying of the Hua Nation. A sandpiper and clam fight will reap the benefits." "I"m going to see the captive."
Xiao Zheng noticed the man approaching him, and struggled to sit up.
Nan Cheng kicked his opponent"s leg, using his c.r.a.ppy Hua Nation language to provoke him: "You won"t be able to escape, right?"
Xiao Zheng gritted his teeth as he roared, "I won"t let you go."
Nancheng shook his head, "I don"t want to let you go now."
Xiao Zheng spat out, "You will regret not killing me today."
Nan City grabbed Xiao Zheng"s neck, and used a bit more strength: "Don"t worry, there will be a day I can kill you, but not now."
"Gu gu gu." The night wind blew violently across the mountain pa.s.s.
"Alright, time to rest. Let"s go." All the leftover meat and equipment on their backs, ready to go.
The vultures smelled something and flew down from the top of the mountain, scrambling to eat the meat these people threw down.
Selina noticed something strange behind her and said cautiously, "Someone is approaching us."
Everyone suddenly stopped and dispersed.
The sound of the wind at the mountain pa.s.s was particularly ear-piercing. The bright moon in the sky was obscured by dark clouds.
A pack of wolves ran out from the forest and deliberately chased away the vultures.
"You heard wrong." Sel patted Selina on her shoulder and said, "Don"t be too nervous, we have yet to enter the Hua Nation."
Selina nodded her head and picked up her weapon before leaving her s.h.i.+eld.
Xiao Zheng looked at the forest behind him. Even though it was pitch black, he still saw a silhouette flash past in that crucial moment just now.
It should be his backup.
Selna stood at the top of the mountain and looked down at the endless mountain forest, his mouth raised high, "As expected of the great Hua Nation, such majesty has really aroused my desire to conquer them."
"Alright, we don"t have much time, so stop wasting it." South of the city jumped three or four meters off the mountain.
Everyone followed suit.
"Thud." A person stepped on a piece of loose rock. The rock could not even admit the weight of an adult. The moment the person stepped on it, it collapsed and fell to the ground.
The companion beside the man didn"t even have time to grab his hand and could only watch helplessly as he fell. A painful scream echoed throughout the entire valley. It was as if his body had been smashed into smithereens on the spot.
"Everyone, be careful."
After witnessing this scene, no one dared to lower their guard and walked step by step towards the ground.
They finally made it past the mountain and looked towards the other forest behind the mountain at the same time. As long as they went out, they would be able to completely infiltrate into the Hua Nation"s capital.
Selna took out the map and studied it carefully.
Nancheng squatted beside him and said, "The Sea Forest is divided into Jinhai and YinHai."
"I know, the golden ocean is this one in front of us, because a few decades ago, a golden pillow was discovered here, and this golden pillow also has an ominous meaning. It"s said that it"s not that no one has obtained it, but those that have obtained it have never left this forest."
"This forest is famous for being a maze forest. The smog never disperses, so the army did not dare to send people to guard it. It formed an empty city, which is also the best location for us to break through."
However, Southern City frowned, "Although we came prepared this time, I think we should reconsider the fact that there were too many brothers who died here last time." It"s fine if I can"t get out, but what I"m most afraid of is dying from deep coma after being poisoned. "
"With Selina around this time, there"s no need to worry about being poisoned."
Southern City looked at the woman behind them, her face was sullen. She was indeed an expert poison master, so they could only rely on her abilities.
"Let"s take advantage of the night, let"s go." Selna ordered everyone to move.
"Wait a moment." Xiao Zheng could not help but to shout after hearing that group of people still wanted to charge in even after a series of loud exchanges.
Nancheng shot a cold glance at the man who spoke, then roared, "It"s not your turn to speak here."
"You should know what kind of place you want to enter. This is a forest maze, even we, the military, do not dare to easily enter it. Aren"t you afraid that you will never return?" Xiao Zheng said.
Nancheng walked up and clicked her tongue. "Are you giving us advice?"
"I don"t want to die in such a useless manner. If I enter this place, I will most likely die without a corpse. You might as well give me a shot and let me die with all my might."
Nancheng pulled him forward a few steps, "Cut the c.r.a.p, go."
The night wind in the entire Golden Sea Forest was bleak. It was unknown when it had begun, but the fog gradually began to rise.
Xiao Zheng looked back at the path they took. The road they took was already completely covered by the fog, and the road at night was already filled with danger, moreover it was a maze of forest, it was dark and it was impossible to discern their position. He couldn"t help but admire the courage of this group of people.
Serna looked around, lost in thought. "Here it comes again, just like last time."
"Big brother, let"s leave before we go deep."
Serna did want to quit, and the sense of crisis was too strong for him to move.
The last time they had entered this forest, they had only walked a dozen meters or so before they had reached a distance of a dozen meters. Previously, they had seen the intersection, but in the blink of an eye, the road had disappeared.
"What are you panicking for? Don"t you still have me?" Selina took out her flashlight and looked ahead. "Continue walking. Looking at the maze at this time is actually just a deliberate trick. Just walk forward."
"Hahaha." Xiao Zheng could not help but burst out laughing.
"What are you laughing at?" South City grabbed him by the collar.
Xiao Zheng taunted, "Do you know why you can"t leave this forest? "He is not a straight line, he is an eight trigram diagram. If you really go on and on, even if I wanted to die, you would not be able to leave."
"You know the way?" Serna asked.
Xiao Zheng glared at the man who asked this question like an idiot. "Will I tell you where to go?" Wait, does laozi have such smart brain cells?
Selina ignored the man"s words and continued walking forward.
The deeper the road went, the colder the air became.
"Achoo." A few people could not bear the pressure and sneezed.
Southern City halted, "We can"t continue. It"s too dangerous, let"s retreat."
Once again, that destructive pressure lingered on Serna"s body. The dark forest seemed to have become thinner, and he felt that even breathing here had become very tight. If he went further in, he would very likely faint due to lack of oxygen.
Finally, Serna raised his right hand high and announced that he would first halt his advance.
Selina did not understand why he had issued such an order. She quickly stepped forward and questioned, "You don"t believe me?"
"Everyone is feeling a bit breathless, let"s rest for a while." Serna said.
"Now is the best time to sneak in. When the sun rises, we will most likely expose our whereabouts."
"Selina, I know you are confident, but there are many people here who are not used to the climate. We can"t rush to get what we want, or else we won"t be able to estimate the number of casualties." Southern City a.n.a.lyzed.
"You are a coward." Selina challenged.
The southern city was infuriated. Taking a step forward, they faced each other with equal harshness. "I don"t want to argue with a woman."
Selina arrogantly raised her head and said coldly, "A coward like him. If it were me, I would immediately kill him. I don"t want any trouble in the future."
Xiao Zheng struggled a bit, but was unwilling to be outdone, "If you have the ability, then kill me."
"Don"t think that I don"t dare to kill you. I"ll kill you right now." Selina took out her gun.
"Come on, if you don"t shoot, you"re a coward. Kill me!" Xiao Zheng encouraged.
With a "pa" sound, the sound of the gunshot was blown into the night, shaking the forest until the leaves began to fall.
Selina looked back at Selna, who had fired her gun, and asked with a frown, "What do you mean by that?"
Serna put the gun back in his holster. "Enough?"
"I"m just thinking about the big picture. With one look, I can tell that this guy is no ordinary person. Letting him go would only be a disaster."
"It doesn"t matter if he is a disaster or not, he is of value to us right now. We must leave him alive in case we need him."
What need do you have for him? Could it be that you all are planning to use him to threaten the Hua Nation?
"There will always be a time when I can use it. If I lose my value, it"s up to you." Selna promised.
Selina sat back down on the rock, took out her bread, and took two bites.
Xiao Zheng also stopped the clamor.
The moon rose high in the sky and gradually fell through the gaps between the trees.
A figure flashed through the forest.
Shen Cheng Feng stood on top of the treetops. The night mist was too dense, he could barely discern the direction, it was worthy of being called Hua Nation"s first maze forest.
He took out the map and carefully studied it. Although the location indicated on the map was very obvious, it was as if his eyes had been blindfolded. He was in a situation where he could just blindly wander around.
"Whap." Gunfire shook the whole forest.
Shen Cheng Feng accepted the map and sped up his teaching towards the direction of the sound of the gunshot.
The night wind blew, dispersing some of the fog.
Hiding in the treetops, Shen Cheng Feng looked down on the group of people who were preparing to leave.
Xiao Zheng"s hands and feet were tied, tied up by two people, one on each side.
The leaves rustled, and the fog that had dispersed began to condense again, as if to strengthen itself.
"Thud."
"What is that sound?" A man looked around nervously.
"Did you hear wrongly? I didn"t hear anything. " Another person replied.
"I really heard something. Goo goo goo." The man looked back in panic. Indeed, there was nothing there.
"Hurry up and leave, we"re falling behind." The two of them had no choice but to increase their speed while carrying Xiao Zheng.
"Thud." The soft voice sounded again.
The man kept his guard up as he turned his head around. A hand covered his mouth, but before the man could react, his vision went black and he lost consciousness.
"What"s going on?" The other man reacted quickly. Before he could counterattack, another hand had grabbed his neck. The next moment, his throat tightened and he collapsed to the ground, choking.
"Shen Cheng Feng?" Xiao Zheng looked at the man who had launched the sneak attack, and the moment the words left his mouth, he carried him and retreated.
"What was that sound just now?" When South City turned around, the fog had already completely covered their line of sight. "Ten men?"
His gentle voice echoed in the forest, but no one replied.
"Not good, something happened." Southside City subconsciously turned back.
The fog was getting denser and denser, completely obstructing everyone"s retreat.
"What"s going on?" Sel stood like a blind man in the middle of the woods, helpless, and the crowd seemed to disperse.
"Big brother, big brother." There were replies from all directions, but he had no direction.
"The prisoner escaped." South of the city.
"I can"t continue anymore." Serna lost his composure. He could still clearly remember the last time, he knew that if he continued to move forward, he would be completely annihilated.
"Alright, retreat." Southern City cautiously moved its feet.
"You bunch of cowards." Selina burst into the woods alone.
"Do you want to intercept her?" Southern City asked.
Serna shook his head. "She"ll regret it."
The night was getting darker, and now there was not even moonlight.
Shen Cheng Feng looked at the map, trying to figure out a way out. The marks he carved seemed to have all been erased.
Xiao Zheng squatted beside him, "This thing is only used by the military to scare people. The fog of the Fog Forest is a thick fog that cannot be dispersed for many years, how can they draw a one versus one real map?"
Shen Cheng Feng glared at him, "So your words are just randomly drawn by the military?"
Xiao Zheng declined to comment, "At the very least, I don"t think they would be that formidable as to casually walk in and out, and then thoroughly understand the terrain inside."
"You"re right." Shen Cheng Feng kept the map, and the two of them squatted on the ground without moving.
Xiao Zheng asked, "What should we do next?"
"I don"t know. Let"s wait for daybreak."
"You didn"t know what to do before you came?"
"My solution is to give up."
Xiao Zheng leaned on a big tree, raising his head and looking ahead where he could not see the exit, "The oxygen here is very thin, we can"t hold on for long."
"So I should stick to my plan and give up on the rescue."
"We are a family, after all."
"So, I still gave up my plan to deal with him. Don"t retreat and follow him into the forest."
Xiao Zheng thought about it, should he show some emotions? But facing this face, he didn"t seem to be able to be moved at all.
"How did you expose yourself?" Shen Cheng Feng broke the silence.
Xiao Zheng wondered if he should ignore this question. Would he look guilty if he pretended to sleep now?
"Judging from the degree of cleanliness on your body, you should have been caught the moment you entered. You don"t even have the chance to resist."
"..." There was no need to hit the nail on the head.
Shen Cheng Feng wiped the dagger in his hand, "This group of people came prepared, the reason they left you alive, is probably because they want to use you as bait after coming out of the forest, with one look at you, at the very least, they can tell that you are not an ordinary person."
"It"s a pity they missed the chance to kill me."
"They"ll catch you the first time. I think they"ll have a chance to catch you the second time."
"..." Can"t you hope for something good?
"Someone"s coming." Shen Cheng Feng lowered his voice.