The night before, everyone was more or less sad because Xiaobai had left with the group. They tossed and turned in the middle of the night and didn't sleep well. They got up a little late the next day.

When the sun was high in the sky, Zeng Pei was the last one to wake up.

She walked around the camp and asked curiously, "Where's Jiang Ran? Isn't he cooking lunch today?"

Others were even more surprised: "Isn't she still sleeping?"

Of course Jiang Ran was not sleeping. When Zeng Pei woke up, the entire snow house was empty and she was the only one there.

"Something's wrong," Zeng Pei thought for a moment, then immediately realized something was wrong. "When I got up just now, I didn't see Jiang Ran's bag in the house... She usually doesn't take her bag with her when she goes out. She must have gone somewhere very far away."

"Just bring the bag," Ren Xiayang said. "As long as you have the life-saving bag, there won't be any fatal danger."

"You have to think about it the other way around," Zeng Pei's face remained unfazed. "If she hadn't anticipated the danger to her life, why would she have specifically brought such a heavy life-saving bag?"

"So..."

"Is Jiang Ran in danger?"

"Go find it quickly!"

Unfortunately, Jiang Ran was not a novice. She was experienced and had made preparations in advance, so she left no trace when she left the camp.

We searched for a long time but didn't see any footprints. We were so exhausted that we had no idea where to look.

"What should I do?"

"have no idea……"

"Isn't Jiang Ran too cautious?"

"How about...we split up and look for them?"

"If we go into this place separately even though Jiang Ran thinks it's dangerous, wouldn't that be like rushing to the rescue?"

"But……"

Just when everyone was at a loss, Xu Yang just happened to come back from outside after watching the snow scene.

At first glance, I saw several people gathered together. They all had sad faces. It was obvious that something had happened to them.

Zeng Pei didn't shy away from asking him directly, "Mr. Xu, Jiang Ran is missing. Can you get the liaison to contact her?"

"No," Xu Yang shook his head and said, "My contact just spoke to me and said that Jiang Ran took the initiative to cut off communication and is now unreachable. I rushed back because of this incident."

Zeng Pei: "This is really troublesome..."

Xu Yang: "It's not too troublesome."

Zeng Pei: “?”

Xu Yang: "Just because the liaison officer is useless doesn't mean I have no other options."

Hearing this, everyone looked at him anxiously and curiously.

Xu Yang did not explain on the spot, but asked everyone to pack up their things quickly.

"The place we are going to is full of dangers. We must prepare all the protective equipment before setting off."

"As for how to find Jiang Ran... that's not important. We can just talk about it while we're walking."

While everyone in the camp was worried, Jiang Ran had already climbed up the crater of the volcano that was about to erupt, carrying a backpack.

At this time, the volcano was still in the early stages of eruption. The magma had not yet begun to erupt or flow out of the crater. Only streams of volcanic ash were spewing into the sky, forming circles of thick gray clouds.

Toxic gas from volcanic ash filled the sky, completely obscuring its otherwise refreshing azure hue. At first glance, it resembled the mushroom cloud of an atomic bomb, the only difference being that the outer layer of the ash cloud, now illuminated by the lava, took on a fiery red hue, evoking a vivid, almost apocalyptic, feel.

This is the most toxic place on Earth.

Jiang Ran was standing here, above the raging fire, under the poisonous smoke, like a tiny speck of dust, which could be swallowed up by the roaring danger at any time.

She had put on a simple gas mask made of plastic in advance and wore boots that covered the corners of her trousers. Her skin was tightly covered by the protective suit, but she could still feel the scorching air coming from all around her.

The edge of the crater is two hundred meters high, and the white smoke and poisonous gas that are continuously spewed out spread over the mountains, and the visible range is less than two meters.

Jiang Ran controlled the brand new follow-up ball specially provided by Xu Yang, making it fly slowly and steadily in the air, shooting the rolling and roaring lava from above; at the same time, he held his original follow-up ball steadily, adjusted it to manual mode, and shot the thick smoke and volcanic ash cloud from bottom to top.

The magma in the crater was rolling more and more violently and could erupt at any time, but Jiang Ran had no plans to retreat for the time being.

She stuck the button that controls the life-saving bag on the back of the ball. With just a flick of her finger, it could be turned on quickly within a second.

Thanks to the high technology of the interstellar age.

Jiang Ran had witnessed the spectacle of a volcanic eruption before, but this was the first time he had observed and filmed it at such a close distance.

If she hadn't had a life-saving bag that could be used at any time, she would have been much more cautious and it would have been difficult for her to stand in this most dangerous area.

Immersed in this spectacular scene, Jiang Ran's attention was completely drawn to the images on the ball-following screen.

It wasn't until the noise behind her grew louder that she drew her attention back and turned around to listen carefully.

"Jiang Ran..."

"Jiang Ran——"

"Jiang! Ran!"

“…”

Oh no!

He actually came to find her!

Jiang Ran was shocked.

There are only a few living people on the entire earth, so who else could chase her to the volcano at this time?

But how could this happen? She had clearly eliminated all traces and cut off communication with the contact, so how could others find her so quickly?

At first, Jiang Ran deliberately remained silent and did not respond, thinking that the people chasing her would not continue to climb up the mountain because they were not sure whether she was on the mountain. Unexpectedly, after a while, the voices became louder and louder, as if they were heading straight for her with a clear target.

There was no time to hesitate. Jiang Ran immediately packed up his things and turned to walk down the volcano.

She walked while shouting other people's names, and soon she met everyone.

When I saw him, I was even more shocked.

Bai Zhiyong, Zeng Pei...even the financial sponsor was there, no one was missing, and they all followed her to the volcano that was about to erupt.

How could they all...

Jiang Ran was shocked, and the others were angry.

Fu Bo and Ren Xiayang had been troubled by her so much that they didn't speak up at the first opportunity. However, Zeng Pei didn't tolerate her at all and started scolding her: "Jiang Ran! What do you mean? You have such a big heart! You ran here without even saying a word to us. Were you standing on the crater just now? Are you still thinking of jumping in?"

Jiang Ran also felt guilty, so he didn't dare to talk back at this time.

When Zeng Pei's speech slowed down, she whispered, "It's too dangerous here. I was afraid you'd be too worried and had to follow me..."

"Worried? You know we'd be worried?" Zeng Pei's anger, which had finally subsided, suddenly escalated again upon hearing her words. "You're afraid we'll follow you, but why aren't you afraid of getting killed first?"

It's not a matter of seeking death.

I have a life-saving bag with me, at most...

At most, he would be half-disabled.

However, Jiang Ran didn't dare say this in front of Zeng Pei.

She looked at Zeng Pei's face guiltily, knowing that if she angered him again, Zeng Pei's scolding would probably continue until tomorrow.

"Cough, cough cough——"

When Zeng Pei was halfway through scolding, Bai Zhiyong suddenly started coughing.

Zeng Pei's continuous voice suddenly paused, and he couldn't help but cough twice.

Jiang Ran immediately became nervous: "Hurry up and go down, don't stay here! The smoke coming out of the crater is poisonous, don't breathe it in!"

As she spoke, everyone around her took two deep breaths, and the suppressed coughing suddenly became louder.

Seeing that everyone's body was affected, Jiang Ran became extremely nervous.

As she led the group quickly down the volcano, she kept muttering, "Do you have a gas mask? If not, you can just use a cloth or towel soaked in water to cover your mouth and nose! The fumes here are poisonous, so the less you breathe, the better!"

Fu Bo choked badly, tears welling up in his eyes from the smoke. He asked while coughing, "I came here in a hurry and didn't bring any cloth. Are those wools you gave me okay?"

"Okay, okay!" Jiang Ran snatched his bag, pulled out a bag of wool, quickly poured water on it, kneaded it into balls, and distributed it to everyone, "Cover it up quickly! Hurry! Don't delay!"

By the time everyone got to the bottom of the volcano, the amount of smoke had decreased and everyone stopped coughing so violently.

It was not until this time that Jiang Ran had the energy to think about another problem.

She was very confused and asked, "How did you find me?"

The moment he finished speaking, everyone looked at Xu Yang.

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【Small Theater】

Xu Yang: What are you looking at me for? What does it have to do with me?

Jiang Ran: Do you think I believe it?

Xu Yang: The volcano is about to erupt, so we shouldn’t be thinking about this now, right?

Jiang Ran: Okay, you are the financial sponsor, you are right.