Back on the outskirts of Black Cloud Mountain, Lu Wuyai was already hiding in the bushes. When he looked up, he could see several people searching in the forest.

Bright light flashed past, and these people were holding guns.

This discovery made Lu Wuyai gasp.

He quickly retreated and groped his way in the direction the general might have disappeared. As it turned out, all traces vanished into a basin.

Fortunately, Lu Wuyai could still see in the darkness. After a few minutes, he found a mountain path and headed downhill. Along the way, he encountered some venomous snakes. If his hearing hadn't been so sharp, and he hadn't noticed the spitting sounds earlier, he might have been bitten.

They reached the bottom of the basin without incident, and Lu Wuyai immediately spotted the general huddled behind a large rock.

"He's injured." Lu Wuyai took a breath and smelled the blood in the air.

At this point, the general kept grumbling, seemingly very sad. Lu Wuyai's heart sank. Even though he had been bitten by a tiger before, he had never shown such emotions.

He quickly reached the general's side. The smell of blood grew stronger. Lu Wuyai crouched down and carefully examined the general's body. He saw a gunshot wound in the lower abdomen. He carefully opened it; the faint traces of the bullet were still visible.

The general was in so much pain that he clawed at the ground with his limbs and kept using his head to move Lu Wuyai's body away.

"Don't move." Lu Wuyai patted the general's head, trying to calm him down and make him restrain his movements.

But animals are not human. Every time Lu Wuyai touched his wound, the general would groan incessantly.

With no other choice, Lu Wuyai took a rope from his backpack and tied the general's limbs to four nearby trees, leaving his belly exposed in the middle.

The general was very cooperative throughout the process.

Afterwards, Lu Wuyai tied its mouth shut with a rope to prevent an overreaction during the removal of the bullet.

Then, he took out a knife and some alcohol from his backpack. These were essential items for him whenever he went out, along with human anti-inflammatory drugs.

Lu Wuyai gave the anti-inflammatory medicine to the general first. Although it was meant for humans, he was powerless to help them now.

"Just bear with it."

After gently patting the general's body and sensing that he was beginning to relax, Lu Wuyai picked up a sterilized scalpel and cut open the skin and muscle around the bullet hole.

At this moment, the general began to twist his body and struggle desperately. The four large trees bound by the ropes kept making noises.

Lu Wuyai took a breath, gritted his teeth, widened the wound, and pulled out the bullet stuck in his muscle.

When the bullet hit the ground, the general's body twitched briefly, and Lu Wuyai was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe.

Fortunately, the general's breathing eventually calmed down. Upon examination, Lu Wuyai discovered that the bullet had not damaged any internal organs. The sheepdog's muscles were extremely strong, and he had successfully escaped the attack.

Finally, Lu Wuyai applied ointment to the general, then untied the ropes suspending him, allowing him to relax completely.

After doing all this, Lu Wuyai emerged from the basin and once again entered Black Stone Mountain.

At this moment, Blackstone Mountain fell silent again, but Lu Wuyai noticed that there were some rat traps in the forest, and they seemed to be quite effective.

Moreover, the mousetrap has a bell on it. Once triggered, the bell will ring, and the watchman outside the tent will certainly hear it immediately.

Lu Wuyai still doesn't know who these people are, or whether they are friends or enemies.

What's frightening is that these people are carrying a lot of weapons and don't seem very friendly at first glance.

Lu Wuyai quietly left and walked further into the forest to the other side of Black Cloud Mountain.

There, Lu Wuyai successfully found the two bags he had hidden, and was surprised to find that there was no one on this side of Black Cloud Mountain.

Seeing so many stones at the foot of the mountain, Lu Wuyai took out a bag and quickly took away all the rubble.

Just as he was about to leave, Lu Wuyai heard someone coming and hurriedly ran into the woods.

Hiding in the darkness, relying on night vision goggles, Lu Wuyai discovered that they were two blond, blue-eyed men, just like Gu Yuxin.

The two men were talking. In the past, there was too much Lu Wuyai couldn't understand. However, after living with Gu Yuxin for a long time, his vocabulary had improved considerably, and he could understand what she was saying, albeit intermittently.

"Hugo, where is this?"

“How would I know? George, if you want to know the answer, you have to ask God.”

"Well, I'm afraid even God can't control us."

"God has abandoned the world, and we are the abandoned human beings."

"However, God has given us powerful technology. I believe that with Mr. Wu's skills, we will definitely be able to conquer this island and create our own Eden."

"Even if we don't reach the first peak, we can still survive and return to our hometown."

Later, the two men from the Eagle Kingdom found a corner and took care of their physical problems on the spot.

After the other person left, Lu Wuyai slowly stood up, looking thoughtful.

Soon after, Lu Wuyai returned safely to the general's side with three large bags, quietly waiting for the moment of dawn.

The next morning, as dawn broke, Lu Wuyai left the basin and headed towards Black Stone Mountain.

He thought about it all night. The conversation between the two foreigners indicated that there was an advanced technology in the tent that could make people stronger. This aroused Lu Wuyai's intense curiosity.

Moreover, according to them, the deserted island has become a ruin and is not suitable for people without a skill to live on.

"Let's go take a look." Lu Wuyai walked into the forest of Black Cloud Mountain and could see the tents at a glance.

During the day, the forest appears particularly open with excellent visibility, making it almost impossible to hide.

This is why Lu Wuyai took the opportunity to come and find out what was going on.

When the sky is slightly brighter, human vision is most easily overlooked.

Moreover, after a night of vigil, many people were drowsy.

Lu Wuyai hid behind a tent. There were people patrolling nearby, but that didn't matter.

He picked up some stones from the ground and threw them far away from the mousetrap.

The moment the stone triggered the mechanism, the bell immediately began to swing, and the sound attracted the attention of the people.

At the same time, Lu Wuyai slipped into the camp. After a quick glance, he entered a tent near Black Cloud Mountain.

His reason for entering this place was simple: it was the deepest part of all the tents. If it were him, he would definitely put his most important things here.

Lu Wuyai quickly discovered that the contents of the tent were a complete hodgepodge. There were not only a large number of scroll books, but also crystal skulls, scepters, and countless doll models.

With limited time, Lu Wuyai found an empty box, put some things from the surrounding area inside, and then ran out of the tent with the box in his hand.

At that moment, some of the night-watchers were rushing back. When they saw Lu Wuyai, they screamed.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Wuyai ran even faster than usual.

Gunshots rang out, and Lu Wuyai dared not stop. He used all his strength to rush through the forest. Even carrying a box of things, his speed did not slow down.

A group of people were chasing Lu Wuyai, but the more they chased, the more determined they became.

"Is this the World Sprint Championships?" One person could no longer run. In the blink of an eye, Lu Wuyai was no longer visible.

"This speed is too fast."

Just then, a middle-aged man with slightly graying hair appeared, walking with the gait of a tiger. He seemed to possess a peculiar charm as he strode, though his somewhat gloomy expression sent chills down one's spine.

When people in the vicinity saw him, they showed respect, and even some fear.

He glanced in the direction where Lu Wuyai had disappeared, then said nothing and immediately led the others back to the foot of Black Cloud Mountain.

Half an hour later, the group left Blackstone Mountain with all their supplies. However, before leaving, the middle-aged man took a walk around Blackstone Mountain.

“These stones might be useful.” The middle-aged man stopped in a thicket of bushes, which was exactly where Lu Wuyai had set up the buffer zone yesterday.

"Old Wu, how much money do you want?" a young man in plain clothes asked.

"Take as much as you can." The middle-aged man called Old Wu turned and left. Those who remained looked at each other and began to move the black stones.

Upon arriving here, Lu Wuyai ran wildly until he realized that the people behind him had given up chasing him, at which point he stopped to catch his breath.

Looking at the box in his hand, I wondered if the contents were useful.

Lu Wuyai was also confused, but judging from the way the other party pursued him at the beginning, it was obvious that he valued these things.

After circling the forest, Lu Wuyai returned to the basin and found that the general, who had been listless the night before, was now able to stand up.

However, this is a gunshot wound, which is a heavy burden for any living being.

Therefore, Lu Wuyai decided to let the general rest for another day and set off back at this time tomorrow.

The general lay on the ground, ate some watered-down marching rations, and then fell asleep again.

As for Lu Wuyai, having nothing better to do, he squatted down and opened the box he had just received from the other party. Inside were all sorts of random things.

Lu Wuyai looked around and realized that in the rush, he had obtained most of the ancient paintings.

The ancient paintings are in a state of disrepair, seemingly having endured a very long period of time. There's an additional thin film protecting the surface. Moreover, these scrolls are quite strange; they depict animals.

He opened a painting with a brightly colored tiger on it, which gave Lu Wuyai a particularly interesting idea.

“This painting is worse than a child’s doodle.” Lu Wuyai shook his head, rolled up the scroll, and opened another one.

The image shows a brightly colored wild deer grazing on grass, which gives one a very uncomfortable feeling.

Are these items worth collecting?

Lu Wuyai looked at the other items in the box when a ray of sunlight suddenly fell from the layers of leaves, wiping away the crystal skull.

At this moment, Lu Wuyai was deeply attracted by the skeleton.

As the sunlight shone on the skull, the originally transparent material instantly became filled with golden light.

Out of curiosity, Lu Wuyai bent down and took the skull out of the wooden box. He raised his hand in the air, looking at the golden crystal. It was truly hard to tear himself away.

"This skull is really beautiful." Lu Wuyai discovered that when looking at the crystal skull from any angle, there is one spot that never changes, and that is the eyes.

Even though he knew he was seeing the side of the crystal skull, the transparent eyes felt right in front of him.

The hallucination was so strange that Lu Wuyai couldn't help but walk closer to take a look.

“It’s just a piece of clear crystal, nothing special.” Lu Wuyai shook his head. He felt that the skull wasn’t crystal, but just ordinary glass.

It's about the size of a bone, after all. If it really were crystal, how could it have been carelessly left lying in a tent?

Lu Wuyai doubted himself and picked up a pile of garbage.

He originally intended to throw these things away, but then he thought that they could be used to decorate the cave.

Simply put, Lu Wuyai packed these things together with the black stones in batches.

Before he knew it, it was noon. Due to the lack of water, Lu Wuyai had no choice but to go to Black Stone Mountain again. When he filled the bottle with water, he found that there was no one at the bottom of Black Stone Mountain, not even a piece of trash was missing.

Standing atop Black Cloud Mountain, looking at the exceptionally tidy forest around him, Lu Wuyai was filled with curiosity about the origins of those people.

"Curiosity killed the cat."

Soon, Lu Wuyai collected more stones from Black Stone Mountain and filled two more large bags.

By the time he returned to the general's side, it was already six o'clock in the afternoon. The setting sun couldn't reach the basin, and the forest was pitch black.

Lu Wuyai originally wanted to start a fire, but when he bent down to look for firewood, he noticed that several bags were faintly glowing.

Taking the opportunity to open it, the first thing that surprised Lu Wuyai was the crystal skull.

For some reason, it emits a faint glow in the dark, like the tail of a firefly, flickering on and off.

However, after being exposed to air for a period of time, the skull became dull again.

Lu Wuyai couldn't figure it out, so he threw it back into his bag.

But this time, in less than a minute, the bag containing the crystal skull started glowing again.

Who cares?

Lu Wuyai let out a strange scream and took out the crystal skull again, but this time, he also took out a black stone.

When the two were placed together, the crystal bone continued to glow. This scene was enough to make Lu Wuyai's scalp tingle, his hair stand on end, and he felt as if he were sitting on pins and needles.

"This thing."

In the darkness, Lu Wuyai always felt uneasy being stared at by a crystal bone.

However, he set the crystal bone aside and continued opening another bag.

There were many scrolls inside. Lu Wuyai opened one of the paintings, and it was the same colorful tiger he had seen that morning.

At that moment, bathed in the light of the crystal bone, the tiger seemed to come alive. The many lines on it shimmered like streams, beautiful and captivating.

For some reason, as Lu Wuyai stared at these lines of text, he began to calm down as time passed, and even his breathing seemed to stop.

In Lu Wuyai's senses, he felt as if he had become the tiger in the painting, and the lines were the veins of his life. He kept jumping, becoming familiar with the tiger's body, and gradually became immersed in it.

In reality, Lu Wuyai was covered in sweat and showed signs of dehydration.

At this moment, the general who was resting nearby suddenly stood up and bumped into Lu Wuyai.

The scroll fell to the ground, but Lu Wuyai still hadn't woken up. He was drenched in sweat, his clothes completely soaked.

The general opened his mouth and pierced Lu Wuyai's skin with his venomous fangs. The intense pain instantly made Lu Wuyai open his eyes, then slowly close them again.

That night, the basin was completely silent.

The bailiff wasn't asleep. He kept his eyes fixed on Lu Wuyai, occasionally glancing at the long-extinguished crystal skull. Fear flickered in the black beast's eyes.

The next day, Lu Wuyai woke up thirsty. He had never imagined he would be so thirsty.

Even when I first arrived on the deserted island and faced days without water, I wasn't nearly as hungry as I am now.

Lu Wuyai opened his eyes, feeling his eyelids extremely heavy. He couldn't remember what had happened last night.

He only remembered clearly opening the scroll, but what happened afterward was a blur.

"Could he have been attacked?"

Holding him by the back of the neck, he felt a stinging pain on his skin, like sandpaper scraping away a layer of skin.

At that moment, he realized that the general was still beside him, and his anxiety finally subsided.

Reluctantly getting up from the ground, Lu Wuyai ignored the things on the ground and stumbled toward the water source.

When he finally reached the stream, he knelt down, bent over, pointed at the water with his mouth, and drank for five minutes straight before stopping.

"yes."

Lu Wuyai took a breath and stood up. Only then did he truly understand what it meant for a long-awaited rain to fall after a drought.

"Hey, my body feels so light."

Touching his entire body, Lu Wuyai found that his body had become unusually light, but this feeling was gradually disappearing.

Lu Wuyai didn't pay much attention to this, thinking it was just a misperception caused by his thirst.

Back in the forest, Lu Wuyai began tidying up his belongings, but his expression froze slightly when he saw the crystal skull.

"This stuff really does react with black stone."

Lu Wuyai thought for a while, then packed all the bags and placed them on the general's body. He then took out two more black burlap sacks and headed back towards the black stone mountain.

As he came out, Lu Wuyai looked behind him and realized that this was not the last time he would come here.

"Sheriff, let's go."

The man and his dog had spent two days in this forest, and it was time to set off today.

Because I was carrying something, I wasn't moving very fast. It wasn't until dark that I arrived at an unfamiliar hill.

Hmph hmph hmph.

The general was already very tired, and most of the supplies were on his back.

As night fell, the general rested on the open ground on the mountain, while Lu Wuyai stared blankly at the several black bags, unsure whether he should open them to see the crystal bones or the scrolls.

But in the end, reason prevailed over curiosity, because Lu Wuyai remembered what he had done before he lost consciousness last night.

"It would be best to wait until we get back so that Gu Yuxin and the others can study it carefully." Lu Wuyai didn't want to experience the same thirst he felt in this place that morning.

The next day at noon, Lu Wuyai finally spotted the off-road vehicle hidden in the woods.

The car sat idle in the woods for four days. When I opened it, it was still fully functional. However, judging by the fuel mileage, it probably won't last long.