The group carried heavy mutton and trudged through the foggy mountains and forests.

They moved forward cautiously along the vague traces left behind, occasionally tripping over branches or stepping on slippery stones, causing them to scream.

Yuan Chao's face became more and more ugly, and the pain in his stomach became more and more severe. He gritted his teeth, endured the discomfort, and followed the team step by step.

"Yuan Chao, how are you?"

Chen Changyuan noticed Yuan Chao's abnormality and asked with concern, "Can you still hold on?"

"It's... it's okay..." Yuan Chao's voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible, "Brother Changyuan, I... am I going to die..."

Chen Changyuan's heart tightened. He knew that Yuan Chao had drunk raw sheep's blood, and now it must be the parasites that were causing the problem.

He patted Yuan Chao's shoulder and comforted him:

"Don't talk nonsense, you will be fine, we will be able to get down the mountain soon."

However, he himself was not sure.

This deep mountain forest is full of dangers. They have lost their way and are carrying heavy mutton. How can it be easy to get down the mountain before dawn?

The fog grew thicker and thicker, and they couldn't see their hands in front of them. They seemed to be in chaos and could only grope their way forward with the faint light of the fire.

Suddenly, Ergouzi, who was walking in front, screamed, and the torch fell to the ground and went out instantly, and the surroundings fell into darkness.

"What's going on?" Chen Changyuan asked hurriedly.

"There's... there's something..."

Er Gouzi's voice trembled, "I... I think I stepped on something..."

"What is that?" Chen Changyuan's heart tightened, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.

“Soft…soft…”

Er Gouzi trembled and said, "It's still... a little slippery..."

Chen Changyuan bent down and groped for something on the ground.

The place where I touched was wet and slippery, and had a fishy smell.

His heart skipped a beat and a terrible thought flashed through his mind.

He felt something hard, cold to the touch, and shaped like a bone.

He traced down the bone and felt more soft and smooth things, and some hair.

"This...this is..." Chen Changyuan's voice began to tremble.

At this moment, a shrill scream pierced the night sky.

"ah--"

It was Ergouzi's voice.

The sound was shrill and piercing. Chen Changyuan calmed himself down and groped for the smelly and slippery stuff, his heart beating wildly.

"Don't move!"

Chen Changyuan growled, his voice distorted by fear, "We...we seem to have stepped on something we shouldn't have..."

Er Gouzi uttered a sob with a tearful tone:

"Brother Changyuan... I... I can't pull my foot out..."

Chen Changyuan groped his way closer to Ergouzi and found that Ergouzi's legs were stuck in the mud. The more he struggled, the deeper he sank.

The ground around them also began to become soft, and a rotten smell filled the air.

"Swamp!" Chen Changyuan felt a chill in his heart.

In these deep mountains and forests, the swamp is the most dangerous place, and I don’t know how many lives it has swallowed.

The others also realized that the situation was not good and started shouting in panic.

"Quiet!"

Chen Changyuan forced himself to remain calm, "Don't move! Back away slowly! Don't get close to Ergouzi!"

The crowd then calmed down a little and looked at Ergouzi who was stuck in the mud in horror.

After the torches went out, it was pitch black all around, and they could only rely on the faint moonlight to barely see their surroundings.

By the moonlight, Chen Changyuan discovered that there were a lot of white bones piled up at the edge of the swamp, which looked particularly creepy in the night.

These are the remains left by people who once strayed into the swamp, silently warning those who came later.

"Er Gouzi, don't move!" Chen Changyuan shouted to Er Gouzi, "We'll pull you out!"

He called on others to help find something that could be used to pull Ergouzi.

Someone found a thick branch and handed it to Chen Changyuan.

"Everyone, pull together!" Chen Changyuan commanded, "One, two, three, pull!"

Everyone worked together to extend the branches to Ergouzi and let him grab them.

Ergouzi held on to the branch tightly, and everyone pulled hard together, but Ergouzi's legs were stuck too deep and they couldn't pull it out for a while.

"Try harder!" Chen Changyuan shouted through gritted teeth, "We must pull him out!"

Everyone pushed again, and finally, Ergouzi was slowly pulled out.

He slumped on the ground, his body covered in mud, his trouser legs and shoes eroded beyond recognition by the mud, and emitting a disgusting stench.

"Thank you...thank you Brother Changyuan..." Ergouzi said with a trembling voice.

"Don't talk yet,"

Chen Changyuan said, "We have to leave here quickly!"

He looked around, but the fog was still thick and he couldn't see the direction at all.

Despite this, they must find a safe place before dawn, otherwise, everyone may die there.

"Yuan Chao, how are you?"

Chen Changyuan noticed that Yuan Chao's face became paler and his breathing became rapid.

"Brother Changyuan... I... I can't walk anymore..."

Yuan Chao said weakly, holding his stomach and curling up into a ball.

Yuan Chao drank raw sheep's blood and now has an attack of parasites. Coupled with the running and fright along the way, he has reached his limit.

He made a prompt decision and asked the others to put down the mutton they were carrying so that they could help Yuan Chao.

"Everyone be careful and follow me!"

Chen Changyuan used a branch to explore the way and moved forward cautiously. The others followed closely behind him, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

They trudged through the swamp, each step being extremely difficult.

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