Regardless of who Gu Yunzhen and Qin Yiheng are to their junior sister, from the day they set off, they have been comrades-in-arms!

Gong Wujue ordered, "Kui Qiang, you personally lead a team to the other side of the cliff to meet them."

After saying that, he added, "Remember to dive over there."

"yes."

Knowing the gravity of the situation, Kui Qiang immediately went down and ordered Team B to dive with him to the southern cliff to meet Gu Yunzhen and the others.

Originally, what Gu Yunzhen and Qin Yiheng were supposed to do was to be carried out by their special forces team, but plans can't keep up with changes. They accidentally entered Tianlong Fortress, so they took the lead.

This was not their responsibility, yet they did it without hesitation.

He Kuiqiang admires such a person.

Even if it means death, he will save them!

It was an hour later when Gu Yunzhen and the others noticed the strangeness in the forest.

Gu Shier and Meng Wen, who were responsible for cutting off the tail, hurriedly caught up with the main force.

"Fourth Young Master, they set us on fire."

The others' expressions changed instantly.

Then they all looked at Gu Yunzhen and Qin Yiheng.

Gu Shier took a breath and drank some water, then continued, "Given the current fire intensity, they should be able to catch up with us in about two or three hours. We even encountered a large, running animal on the way."

Upon hearing this, a collective gasp rippled through the crowd.

Qin Yiheng clicked his tongue: "So, in other words, we're now caught between a rock and a hard place."

"Roar~"

"Aww~"

The roars of tigers and howls of wolves echoed from the Black Forest, chilling everyone to the bone.

There really are tigers and wolves here!

What should we do now?

Qin Yiheng looked at Gu Yunzhen and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "Luckily you stopped us from resting earlier, otherwise, the consequences would have been unpredictable."

But it's still not safe right now. Gu Yunzhen said in a low voice, "Let's go."

Qin Yiheng grunted in response, then yelled at the others, "What are you all standing around for? Hurry up and get going!"

Next, Gu Shier and Meng Wen led the way.

There were no roads in the Black Forest to begin with; everyone had to take turns clearing them to create a path, which in turn made things easier for the animals behind them.

Hearing the commotion, Gu Yunzhen shouted, "Make way!"

At the same time, he stepped into the bushes on the left.

Qin Yiheng followed closely behind.

Hearing the noise, everyone else scattered to the sides, and when they turned around, they saw a group of animals rushing towards them in the path they had just walked.

Among them, there are many animals such as deer, roe deer, wolverines, and wild boars.

Although they weren't ferocious beasts, they were all social animals, arriving in large groups. In the end, there was even a python five or six meters long, which made people's scalps tingle and their hearts tremble with fear.

They immediately retreated dozens of steps.

With a raging fire behind them and a group of wild animals in front, they were caught in the middle, hoping to avoid becoming the "sandwich filling."

"The injured should follow them first."

Gu Yunzhen trusted the animals' instincts. She couldn't control those animals, but she could at least try to slow down the fire.

"Everyone else, follow me and cut down all these trees around here!"

"Fourth Young Master, we don't have a saw!"

The trees here are as thick as an adult man's waist. Even with a dagger, they probably couldn't cut down a single one, even after the fire spread.

"I have a long sword!"

"I have a soft sword!"

Gu Twelve and Gu Eleven spoke at the same time.

“If you can’t cut down the tree, you can cut off its branches!” Gu Yunzhen scanned the area with a deep look in her eyes and took the lead in drawing her dagger to clear the bushes.

Qin Yiheng then used a dry branch to make a makeshift broom and swept up the fallen leaves.

Meng Wen then used a shovel to dig a ditch in the cleaned area.

Half an hour later.

They cleared out an area of ​​nearly 100 square meters.

However, the Black Forest is too vast; even if the fire is contained on one side, it will still spread all the way to the edge of the cliff on the other.

However, this place can be considered a last resort.

Some people prayed, "If only it would rain."

yes.

It will be fine after a rain.

Unfortunately, this place receives little rainfall, and now it's the hot summer, with periods of ten days to half a month without a single drop of rain.

It's better to rely on yourself than on Heaven.

They threw unnecessary equipment into a one-meter-wide ditch to reduce their load, followed the tracks left by animals, and avoided the hard work of clearing a path, saving energy and increasing their chances of survival.

Meng Wen planned to dig a hole in the ground.

If things go wrong, at least you can hide underground and escape unscathed.

But there wasn't enough time.

"Master Heng!"

The injured people helped each other run back.

"The area ahead was wolf territory. They were blocking the way, so the animals couldn't get through and fled in other directions. We were worried that killing one would provoke a pack of wolves to retaliate, so we retreated."

"Now we either wait for the wolves to leave, or we retreat in another direction."

The injured person reported.

Qin Yiheng's brows furrowed deeply.

Damn it! This is leaving them no way to survive!

Because retreating from other directions means that everything they did to stop the fire became useless.

They cannot start over from another place.

There's no time left.

Just then, someone ran over, their face flushed: "The fire is over a hundred meters away!"

Everyone instinctively looked at Gu Yunzhen and Qin Yiheng.

Hopefully, they can come up with a plan to get everyone out of here and home alive!

Qin Yiheng's handsome face was tense.

Changing direction is easier said than done; what if there are other large animals around, like tigers or black bears?

If we make the wrong decision, we'll all die here.

He was caught in a dilemma.

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