After the signal flare fell outside, I soon saw the bright beam of the flashlight shining over.

Wang Ping and a few others stood beside me, still not daring to relax.

I gripped my gun tightly, not daring to move. Soon, I saw those people with powerful flashlights walk over the tall bushes and approach us.

Upon closer inspection, I realized that these were the same people I had seen behind the woods that night.

In addition to carrying powerful flashlights, they also carried very modern backpacks.

Judging from their expressions and appearance, I knew they hadn't been stranded on the deserted island for very long.

These indigenous people were initially eyeing us with hostility, and it seems that if they can't capture us all tonight, they'll definitely surround us and leave us no survivors.

But now that these people have come here, it's a way for us to change our fate.

I immediately whistled at the man walking in front.

These locals weren't fools. Seeing us like this, they assumed we might know each other, and their expressions instantly turned panicked.

The man I had just greeted was taken aback, and then, over the hot pot, I saw his brows furrow quickly.

However, I don't know them at all, and I'm just trying to get on their good side by saying hello.

After all, we're all at our physical limit. We were just fighting those lynxes, and if we were to have a fierce conflict with these indigenous people now, our chances of survival would be slim.

Wang Ping and the others stood beside me, holding kitchen knives and our guns, watching these indigenous people.

The old indigenous man standing at the back suddenly started making a series of gibberish noises, and then he raised his hand and made a gesture.

I almost instinctively raised my gun, but he didn't attack us. He just slowly withdrew from the crowd and then turned and entered the dark woods.

Then it disappeared...

I was startled by his action, but when I came to my senses, I was relieved.

It seems these indigenous people thought they couldn't beat us, so they ran away.

I took a deep breath, thinking that we could be considered to have escaped a disaster.

However, what followed was not so easy, since our physical strength had reached its limit.

Although the indigenous people have left and their threat is gone, these people who suddenly appeared are still here.

If they were to attack us, they would be much more difficult to deal with than these indigenous people.

Because the guns and cannons they have are simply beyond our current ability to withstand.

The group of seven, armed with flashlights, stood not far from us, poised in an attack stance.

Wang Ping and I exchanged a glance, and then I looked at the leader.

This is a man wearing a camouflage hat and dressed in camouflage from head to toe. Even in daylight, he would be difficult to spot with his gear, let alone on such a dark night.

I don't even know how long they've been watching us from the shadows, but in this situation, there's no point in continuing the stalemate, so I have to go and ask them what they're up to.

Moreover, the reason we set off from their camp with the foreigners this time was to find them.

The man leading the group didn't look very old. He was holding a military dagger in one hand, a high-powered flashlight on his other wrist, and a gun in his other hand.

"Thank you all so much for saving my life!"

They really saved our lives, because without their intervention, we would still be fighting with these indigenous people.

I nodded to them, but the man in the lead waved his hand at me with a wary look on his face and asked suspiciously, "Are you also modern people?"

I nodded: "We are modern people, and we have no choice but to be stranded on this deserted island. However, this is a long story. Instead of staying here, why don't we go to the beach and find a safe place to talk about it in detail?"

This statement was a clear test, because if the leader wanted to cause trouble for us, he would definitely not give us a chance to escape from the woods.

If he truly intends to befriend us and discuss how to deal with these indigenous people, then we can be considered safe.

After I finished speaking, the man in the lead quickly turned to his group and whispered a few words to them.

They seemed to be discussing the opinion I had just raised.

After they whispered to each other for a few moments, the one in the lead quickly nodded at us.

"Let's get out of here first."

They then turned nimbly and led the way, seemingly carrying guns in their hands.

Judging from their actions and demeanor, they were clearly an organized, well-prepared, and highly disciplined group.

So it seems they really did plan to come here. But the question is, did they really come here to mine for gold when they said there was gold here?

I whispered to Wang Ping, "Even if we go out later, we must be vigilant, because we still can't tell whether they are friend or foe."

Wang Ping nodded, then called to the people behind him and counted their numbers.

The number of people was correct, but everyone had sustained injuries to varying degrees. After all, those lynxes were extremely fast and their bites were fierce. On a dark and windy night, it really dealt us a heavy blow.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief after we quickly left the woods and arrived at the beach.

Wang Ping was ultimately wary of these people, so he kept our group at a distance from theirs.

Upon reaching the seaside, Wang Ping quickly gathered his men to collect firewood for a campfire. Just as they were about to start a fire by rubbing sticks together and build a bonfire, the man who had led the group earlier handed him a tinderbox.

Seeing this thing brought tears to my eyes. After all, being stranded on this deserted island, our lives were practically back to ancient times.

Seeing so many people and things intertwined with the city has rekindled my hope, which had almost made me give up.

Perhaps their appearance this time is God giving us a chance to return to the city.

If we can seize this opportunity, we can escape this awful place and return safely to the city to see our families, finally freeing ourselves from this inhuman, ghostly existence.