Lu Wuyai walked into the tent, glanced at Tang Xin, and found that Tang Xin was already asleep and would not wake up until noon.

"I'm going for a walk around here," Lu Wuyai said to You Li, who told him to be careful.

Although we only encountered two patients with conjunctivitis yesterday, this undoubtedly shows that this forest is not safe.

Lu Wuyai was to patrol the area to see if there was any water source.

“If we can’t find fresh water, we’ll have to go back in a few days,” Lu Wuyai whispered quietly.

Although the freshwater reserves were calculated when leaving Shiqiu, the actual rate of consumption is much faster than expected.

Lu Wuyai circled the base once, increasing his walking speed.

An hour later, Lu Wuyai suddenly stopped, and heard the sound of flowing water in his ears.

"Hey, is there really a water source around here?" Lu Wuyai keenly heard the sound of water and a sense of surprise suddenly rose in his heart.

However, the sound of water seemed very faint, and Lu Wuyai could no longer tell where he was.

So along the way, Lu Wuyai kept appearing nearby.

So engrossed was Lu Wuyai that he lost track of time. By the time he realized something was wrong, the setting sun was already shining through the forest.

"It's so late." Lu Wuyai looked at his watch and realized it was almost five o'clock.

To avoid worrying the women, he temporarily abandoned his plan to find water and rushed towards the station.

When he returned to the station, Lu Wuyai breathed a sigh of relief because all the women had arrived and nothing had happened that he had worried about.

"Where did you go?" Su Xi complained a little. After all, Lu Wuyai had been gone for so long and was only returning now.

Lu Wuyai said embarrassedly, "I was looking for water and lost track of time."

"Have you found the water source?" Su Xi asked.

Lu Wuyai nodded: "I finally found it. I heard the sound of water, but because of time constraints, I didn't continue searching."

Hearing this, the women's eyes lit up. They nudged Lu Wuyai, urging him to lead them to continue searching for water.

"Are you in such a hurry?" Lu Wuyai asked.

“It’s necessary,” Yu Mengrou said. “If we can’t find a water source, our hair will be infested with lice.”

Only then did Lu Wuyai notice that the woman's hair seemed to be covered with a layer of oil, which looked particularly greasy under the sunlight.

Because the fresh water brought this time only included food and beverages.

After dinner, only the last trace of the setting sun remained. Urged on by everyone, Lu Wuyai led them quickly towards the forest.

As time passed, darkness finally fell.

Upon arriving here, Lu Wuyai kept changing directions in the forest. The sound of flowing water gradually grew louder, and even the air was filled with the coolness of water vapor.

“I think I heard the sound of water too,” Song Xiaoyou said. She checked the time; it was exactly eight o’clock in the evening.

As for the others, they seemed to hear the sound of flowing water not far away.

"It should be nearby. You should go look for it, but be careful," Lu Wuyai said.

There was an ancient forest nearby, its leaves a deep green with many branches. When Lu Wuyai arrived during the day, he was immediately drawn to its lush greenery.

Now, the group gradually dispersed, holding iron bars in their hands, poking at the bushes along the way to keep out any lurking venomous snakes and insects.

Perhaps it was due to their numerical advantage, but just ten minutes later, the voices of Jin Xilu and Xia Qingming could be heard in the forest.

"for you."

"Lu Wuyai, the water source is here."

Upon hearing the sound, everyone immediately ran over and became very excited when they saw the water source.

That was mountain spring water, falling from a vertical height of three meters, but because of the dense vegetation nearby, the sound of the flowing water was very faint.

"The water volume of this mountain spring is quite large," Yang Jian sighed.

The spring was located in a secluded valley. If Lu Wuyai hadn't heard the sound of flowing water and confirmed that there was definitely a water source nearby, Jin Xilu and the others might not have been able to discover this place.

Beneath the spring was a pool. Lu Wuyai looked at it and saw that the bottom of the pool was not very deep, but it was surrounded by aquatic plants, making it look particularly eerie.

“Let’s clean this up first,” Lu Wuyai said, picking up a sickle and harvesting a bunch of weeds by the pond. He suddenly felt much more energetic.

Later, everyone sprinkled some medicinal powder in the valley to drive away the poisonous insects and snakes in the crevices of the rocks.

At ten o'clock, the women began to wash their long hair.

Soap and shampoo are also among your belongings, which you can use as needed.

After washing up, it was already eleven o'clock.

At this moment, Lu Wuyai was already standing at the top of the valley. The view here was spectacular; he could see most of the surrounding forest.

“This valley is beautiful,” Lu Wuyai murmured. Not only is it high up, but more importantly, it has a water source.

Moreover, judging from the discoveries in the vicinity, there are not many animals here, so there is not much danger to them.

As a result, Lu Wuyai saw some reflections refracted from the woods, which looked like the pupils of some animals.

"Damn it, what are you afraid of?" Lu Wuyai squatted atop the valley and blew his whistle twice. The woman near the swimming pool immediately realized that danger was approaching.

Soon, a group of wild beasts were slowly approaching the only entrance to the valley.

The darkness had no effect on Lu Wuyai's vision. It remained as clear as day, but fear was often the best thing.

Those beasts turned out to be a group of monsters never seen before.

The black cheetah-like figure was tall and muscular, its sharp claws lightly touching the ground, giving off an aura of death.

But beneath his chin, on either side, grew a cluster of fleshy wings. When he spotted the woman in the pool, he immediately heard the rustling sound of those wings flapping.

"What kind of monsters are these?" Lu Wuyai and the others gasped, finding the group of monsters opposite them completely unfamiliar and strange.

The next second, everyone pulled out their pistols, pointed them at the monster, and were ready to shoot at any moment.

Seemingly sensing a threat, the monsters finally stopped at the entrance of the valley and did not approach any further.

“What strange creatures.” Lu Wuyai took the opportunity to come down from the top of the valley and join the women.

Gu Yuxin's eyes were filled with curiosity. She said, "This thing must be a new species. If this strange appearance had existed before, it would have been discovered long ago."

"There are really a lot of strange things on this deserted island."

"The vanished saber-toothed tiger has reappeared on a deserted island. There's also a monster that's entirely purple and has a body shape like a cheetah..." Gu Yuxin murmured to herself beside him.

*Sobbing*

Suddenly, a piercing sound came from outside the valley. Lu Wuyai covered his ears with a pained expression. The feeling was unbearable.

He was the only one in the team who felt pain, and his keen hearing made Lu Wuyai very uncomfortable.

“Lu Wuyai.” Su Xi suddenly felt a wave of panic. She saw blood seeping from Lu Wuyai’s ear, and he looked like he was in a lot of pain.

"It's alright, just be careful." Lu Wuyai took a deep breath. After the initial pain, he now felt a great sense of relief.

But just now, that was the sound of some wild beast.

At this moment, everyone saw that those cheetah-like animals had vanished without a trace, not even one was seen.

In the dark forest, a somber atmosphere spread outwards like waves.

“Let’s leave here first.” Lu Wuyai felt somewhat uneasy. Song Xiaoyou shared the same feeling.

Soon, the group left and temporarily retreated to the forest behind the valley.

At the same time, a piercing screech sounded outside the valley.

Click it.

Lu Wuyai clearly heard the sound of branches breaking in the valley and realized that animals were entering the valley.

Then, a gurgling sound came from inside.

"So it's drinking water." Lu Wuyai suddenly realized.

Although the island is large, water sources are scarce. The mountain spring water in the valley is probably the only water source in this area.

"This beast must be very ferocious," Su Xi whispered.

Everyone nodded, but no one went into the valley out of curiosity to peek.

Half an hour later, Lu Wuyai heard the sound of drinking water in the valley grow fainter and fainter until it disappeared.

"I'll go take a look." Lu Wuyai waved to the woman behind him, lifted his legs, and walked towards the valley.

Soon, Lu Wuyai determined that there were no animals in the valley, only some traces on the ground.

“These aren’t footprints,” Su Xi asked curiously.

Lu Wuyai frowned and said, "It's the trace of a snake crawling, but it's a bit strange."

Indeed, the marks on the ground are very similar to the marks left by a snake, but upon closer inspection, there are still obvious differences.

Normally, a snake leaves only one track after it crawls, but here there are three tracks side by side. Just by looking at the size of the tracks, you can tell how big the snake is.

"Could it be a mutated venomous snake?" Just as Lu Wuyai was thinking about this, the piercing wail rang out again outside the valley.

Lu Wuyai was about to cover his ears, but quickly realized that the sound wasn't loud, and his eyes turned strange.

"What's wrong?" Su Xi asked.

Lu Wuyai pursed his lips, gestured for everyone to be quiet, and then looked at the only passage in the valley.

Soon, a strange venomous snake appeared.

It was a three-headed venomous snake. Of course, such deformed venomous snakes exist in nature, but what's surprising is that it also had three bodies.

"No, the size of this venomous snake is different from the marks on the ground." Su Xi noticed this problem in time.

“Yes, this venomous snake should be a small one,” Lu Wuyai said.

However, even a small snake, once it entered the valley, had its extremely menacing triangular head staring at each of them.

“This deformed snake isn’t afraid of us.” Su Xi felt enraged by her identity as a human being, so she picked up a stick from the ground and stabbed at the venomous snake.

As a result, the other party not only did not dodge, but also actively entangled himself with the stick when it attacked her, launching an attack on her at an extremely fast speed.

Upon seeing this, Su Xi was immediately terrified, and it was too late to let go of the stick.

Fortunately, Lu Wuyai, standing to the side, was keeping a close eye on his opponent's every move. Just as the venomous snake was about to succeed, Lu Wuyai drew his gun and fired a shot.

The venomous snake was immediately shot in the head.

Because the gun was equipped with a silencer, Lu Wuyai's firing did not produce a loud noise.

However, the women in the valley were startled, especially Su Xi, whose face was as pale as snow. If it weren't for Lu Wuyai, she might have been bitten by a venomous snake, and this snake looked very different at first glance.

"Hurry up and wash yourself clean. I need to get rid of this venomous snake." Lu Wuyai said, urging Su Xi to wash off the snake blood.

The venomous snake was just shot in the head, and its blood splattered all over Su Xi.

After waking up from her panic, the first thing Su Xi did was wipe the stains off her body.

"Luckily, it wasn't a big snake," Su Xi said, still shaken.

Indeed, if it were that giant snake that entered the valley to drink water, who knows what unexpected things might happen.

"Everyone cleaned up and filled all the empty bottles with fresh water. Lu Wuyai said, 'There's still plenty of food, and our return date can be extended for a while longer.'"

It was a rare trip, and likely the last group activity before winter.

That night, everyone slept in a forest near the valley, where the vegetation was dark green and there were almost no signs of animals.

That night, Song Xiaoyou and Yu Mengrou were on guard duty.

Early in the morning, Lu Wuyai was awakened by the urge to urinate. Just as he was about to pee, someone covered his mouth and pressed him to the ground.

“Okay.” Lu Wuyai was about to retort, but he quickly stopped when Yu Mengrou’s voice rang in his ears.

"Don't get up."

Lu Wuyai breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt confused: "What happened? What's wrong?"

"The giant snake is here."

A large venomous snake. Where did the large snake come from?

Lu Wuyai was only dazed for a few seconds before his eyes widened. He knew what Yu Mengrou meant by the giant snake.

“Kill the small one, and the big one will come.” Lu Wuyai swallowed hard. They had just killed a small snake in the valley. Could the big snake be here now?

Remembering the deformed snake with three heads and three bodies, Lu Wuyai immediately grabbed his pistol, shook his head, and looked around. The air seemed to become oppressive.

"Switzerland, whoosh whoosh whoosh."

The leaves were rustling, and Lu Wuyai keenly noticed that the canopies of the nearby trees were also swaying, clearly indicating that something had passed by them.

"Where's Song Xiaoyou?" Lu Wuyai whispered.

Yu Mengrou pointed in a direction where a figure was hiding; it was Song Xiaoyou.

The other person was also holding a pistol, his eyes were constantly moving, his stiff body looked heavy, and his nerves were obviously extremely tense.

“Yingyingying”.

It was that voice again. Lu Wuyai frowned, perhaps because he had become accustomed to the noise, but the bleeding in his ear had stopped.

But this sound ultimately tormented Lu Wuyai.

“The old man is right, snakes are very vengeful.” Lu Wuyai blew on his lips and exhaled.

Lu Wuyai had this thought before when he killed small snakes. However, they had killed venomous snakes on the rocky mountain before, but had never suffered any retaliation from them.

“Not all snakes are sentient,” Yu Mengrou said.

Lu Wuyai paused for a moment, then began to think seriously.

The rustling sound above the trees suddenly stopped, and then both Lu Wuyai and Yu Mengrou felt their scalps go numb.

Lu Wuyai suddenly caught sight of a dark figure. Upon closer inspection, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

"A snake's head, such a huge snake's head!" Lu Wuyai's eyes widened as he saw a ferocious snake's head peeking out from the dense canopy of trees. At first glance, it was at least the size of an adult wild wolf.

"How long can this thing live?" Lu Wuyai took a breath. Logically speaking, this kind of deformed venomous snake wouldn't live for long, so it naturally wouldn't grow too big.

But now, the sight of this three-headed venomous snake coiling in the tree canopy is astonishing.

"He must be insane." Lu Wuyai took a breath, watching the snake's head slowly hanging in front of him. He was already boldly firing his gun.

The bullet flashed past in the dark woods, making it appear exceptionally bright.

This time, Lu Wuyai didn't install a silencer, and the loud noise immediately woke the sleeping woman.

"Let's fight together!" Lu Wuyai roared.

The next second, Song Xiaoyou and Yu Mengrou pulled the trigger one after another, smashing the snake's three heads.

It must be said that no matter how big this venomous snake is, it is still flesh and blood and cannot withstand the attack of firearms.

More importantly, when the other women awoke, a fire quickly spread through the forest. In just 30 seconds, the giant snake lay dead in a pool of blood.

Soon, everyone followed Lu Wuyai into the forest, and Li Ruisi even turned on his flashlight.

When everyone saw the body on the ground, they all showed extremely surprised expressions.

“This big snake really looks like the little snake from before.” Su Xi’s mouth was so big that it was almost a perfect “O” shape.

“But it’s too big.” Kim Seok-rok was also taken aback.

In fact, the size of the snake carcass that fell from the tree canopy was unheard of and never seen before.

Its head alone is as big as an ordinary wolf, not to mention its body, which is tens of meters long.

"That was terrifying. Luckily, the bullets killed it, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable," Su Xi said, clutching her chest with lingering fear.

Lu Wuyai wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. What had just happened was enough to make them think about it for a long time afterward.

They quickly packed their things and left the valley that very night. As for the snake's carcass, they didn't dispose of it. They figured it wouldn't be long before the wild animals in the forest devoured it completely, leaving not even bones.

That night, because of the snake attack, no one could sleep, so they stayed up until dawn.

"How about we rest here for a bit?" Lu Wuyai said, straightening up and pointing to the mountain on one side. The mountainside there was bare, with a raised platform.

The women nodded. They had walked for eight hours on the mountain path without rest. They were exhausted and hungry, and could barely go on.

So, led by Lu Wuyai, they came to the platform, set up tents, laid traps nearby, and finally relaxed and rested.

As dusk fell, Lu Wuyai woke up from his sleep, rubbed his eyes, looked around, and found that many people had also woken up and were washing up and cleaning themselves.

With two hours to go before nightfall, Lu Wuyai took out a heavy longbow from his bag and drove around the mountainside, searching for a hunting target.

It must be said that this bow and arrow would have a significant advantage in this wild and desolate place.