At first, I was able to sit still, but as it got darker and darker, my panic intensified.

By the end, it was completely dark, and all that remained was the flickering light of the campfire.

I turned to look at the women cooking in the cabin and gritted my teeth.

"Now I'm giving you two choices. First, you go to my cave and wait for me to find them and come back. Second, we'll go out together to find them."

One of the girls, who seemed rather refined, glanced at me, then looked at the group of foreigners' ships outside, her expression turning somewhat unpleasant.

“Let’s go with you. That way, there will be more of us and we’ll be safer. Most importantly, if Lin Xubo finds out that the camp is empty and only a few of us girls are left, I’m afraid he’ll come looking for trouble, and we definitely won’t be able to hold him off.”

When I first said I was going to visit them, one of my female colleagues looked rather grim, as if she wanted to refuse.

I know it's already so dark outside, it's not safe for us to go out. If we encounter any wild animals, and I've already given my gun to Xiao Qiang and Wang Ping, then we'll just have to wait to die.

But after this woman finished analyzing the situation, the other two girls fell silent.

So we immediately picked up the pointed stick that Wang Ping had sharpened earlier and the only knife left in the cabin, and then prepared to set off.

But when I saw those foreigners eating on the deck, I felt that if we left the camp openly like this, then my cave and Bai Wei's cabin would definitely be lost.

So even if we leave, we must do it secretly.

I looked at the side of Baiwei's boat; it wasn't far from my cave. We could only go around into the woods from the other side of the mountain.

However, because the cannibalistic natives of this deserted island had previously appeared in that forest, I was still somewhat worried.

But when I thought about how Xiao Qiang and Wang Xiaoxiao might really be in danger, I couldn't care less about those things anymore.

So I told a few of my female colleagues to be careful, and we lined up one by one and carefully made our way through the ship's hold to the other side of the mountain.

We dared not light torches, but each of us carried a torch rolled with grease.

We walked quite a distance until we could no longer see the light of the campfire near our cabin. Only then did I take out the lighter I had found under the wooden bed where Bai Wei was sleeping and light the torch.

The four of us each had a little something to play with. Although the light wasn't very bright, it was still better than being completely in the dark.

When Wang Ping and the others went out, they went to the grove of trees.

Because those short-legged birds are only found in low-lying groves.

Moreover, the jicama that Wang Xiaoxiao and the others had been longing for was also in the shrubbery.

So now our destination is that grove of shrubs.

During the day, it takes us about three hours to walk from the camp to that grove of bushes.

But the nighttime brought a lot of trouble.

First, it had been a long time since the women had walked such a long distance. Second, as we walked through the woods, we could occasionally hear the faint howling of wolves, which kept us on edge.

After walking for nearly four hours, stumbling and carefully, the women were all exhausted.

It was probably past 11 p.m. at this point.

But when we walked into the grove, we couldn't find any trace of Wang Ping and the others, as if they had never been there at all.

One of the female colleagues was terrified, her voice trembling slightly: "Do you think President Bai and the others might have perished? Otherwise, why is there no one here at all? I'm so scared, what should we do now?"

To be honest, I was scared too, but my worries outweighed my fears.

Although we didn't find Wang Ping and the others here, I found some dug-out sand dunes on the ground, so I'm sure Wang Xiaoxiao and the others must have been here today. But what made them leave, and why haven't they returned to the camp yet?

"You guys be careful and stick close to me. Let's take another look ahead."

I was the only man among them, and everyone had witnessed my abilities during our time on the deserted island, so these women immediately stuck to me like glue.

Holding the campfire, I carefully continued walking into the grove of trees, calling out Xiao Qiang and the others' names softly as I went.

But after searching for another half hour, there was still no sound from the surroundings.

"What do we do now? We haven't found anyone. If we keep going in, what if there are wolves?"

That complaining woman is starting to undermine morale again.

But I also know that what she said is true.

But I felt very uneasy if I didn't continue the search.

Just when we were at our wits' end, I suddenly heard a gunshot to my left front.

The woods were so quiet that the gunshot rang out like a thunderclap from a clear sky.

After careful examination, I realized that the gunshot I heard just now was from that revolver!

Xiao Qiang and the others are right there!

I froze for a moment, then immediately mustered all my strength and turned to look at my female colleagues around me: "Those who don't want to die, hurry up and follow me!"

After saying that, I took the lead, holding a torch, and quickly ran towards the place where the gunshot had just come out.

When I got closer, I found that Bai Wei and his group had all huddled together. Chen Jian was clutching his arm and being supported by a male colleague; he seemed to be injured.

Xiao Qiang, Wang Xiaoxiao, and the others huddled together tightly. The night was too dark for me to see clearly, but I could sense that they were very vigilant about their surroundings.

I knew immediately that they were in trouble.

But after looking around, I didn't find anything.

I called Xiao Qiang's name softly. Xiao Qiang turned her head to look for me in the crowd. The moment she saw me, she waved to me excitedly.

But after she waved her hand twice, I heard Wang Xiaoxiao, who was standing behind her, suddenly shout: "Sihai, run! There's a bear here!"

Before I could react, I heard the sound of a branch breaking from the woods behind me, and then my female colleague standing next to me screamed and dashed out like an arrow.

Before I could even turn around to look behind me, I felt a gust of wind sweep over my head. Almost reflexively, I bent over, curled up, and rolled away.

When I looked up again, I realized that there was a bear standing behind me!