As they hurried back, the flames grew smaller and smaller because no one added firewood, and the area illuminated became less and less. The passengers' screams had long since stopped; it was unclear whether they were dead or simply too weak to make a sound.

At first, Yang Zhou said that the earth was attacking them, and everyone thought he was just scared out of his wits. But as time passed and no monster appeared in sight, and more and more blood appeared on the ground, they remembered the scene of the two people who had tried to pull the people away suddenly collapsing on the ground and unable to get up. They slowly realized that the earth was indeed torturing the five passengers.

This situation, where everyone knew who the enemy was yet felt even more helpless, filled everyone with panic and despair.

"Is it possible that the captain and the others won't be coming back?"

"No, don't talk nonsense!"

"They will definitely come back!"

"But the enemy is the land. Even if the captain and the others come back... what can they do?"

The passengers fell silent immediately upon hearing the question.

This enemy appears tangible but is actually intangible; ordinary methods are simply ineffective, and bullets—probably won't work either.

"Waaaaah, what kind of hell is this place?!"

"Alright, quiet down. We've been here for so long and nothing's happened!" Cai Zhongqi immediately interrupted the crying, preventing despair and panic from spreading again. "Maybe the five of them did something to anger the earth, which is why the earth attacked them."

The passengers immediately saw a glimmer of hope and desperately grasped at this lifeline, echoing each other's sentiments. In the end, even Cai Zhongqi, who had brought up the theory, almost believed it. But he knew it wasn't true. If the Earth in this world truly had consciousness, it would definitely be a monster that devours people without spitting out the bones.

The passengers created a pillar of support for themselves and finally gained a little confidence. But their confidence was quickly shattered. Two of the five passengers had their flesh and blood on their legs turn into blood and disappear!

When the Bloodthirsty Vine brought the three of them back to the nearby area, the passengers, who were on high alert, were immediately terrified by the slightest commotion, but thankfully the noise stopped quickly.

Because the Bloodthirsty Vine refused to move forward, Mo Shuwan, Wen Zuo, and Liu Dongcheng had no choice but to get off and walk on their own. After walking for about five minutes, they still hadn't seen any passengers, but they could already smell the strong stench of blood in the air.

The three men's expressions suddenly changed, and they moved forward more cautiously, getting within twenty meters of each other without attracting the attention of the passengers.

They also spotted a group of passengers standing not far away. None of the three made any rash moves. They stood still and observed for a moment to confirm that the passengers were indeed passengers before walking over.

"A monster is coming!"

"It's us."

Mo Shuwan's voice startled the screaming passengers, followed by even more pitiful cries, "Captain! Captain, you're finally back! Waaaaah!"

Yang Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went over to tell them what had happened after they left.

"You said there are no monsters around, but why can't they get up?"

"Yeah, I put on a defensive talisman and went to check, and there really was nothing there. After I fell, I felt a suction force trying to keep me there, but because of the defensive talisman, I escaped unharmed." Yang Zhou still felt lingering fear when he thought about it. If he hadn't put on the defensive talisman, his fate would definitely have been the same as those five passengers!

Listening to Yangzhou's description, Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo immediately thought of the dinosaur they encountered when they went out to find food after the world was shrouded in darkness. However, the situation was different when she and Wen Zuo reached out to grab the dinosaur and there was no suction.

The three cautiously approached the five lifeless passengers and witnessed their gruesome scene. All the flesh and blood of the five people that had touched the ground had vanished, and the white bones seemed to reflect light in the darkness. The scene was so bloody that all three felt uncomfortable to varying degrees.

Without knowing the situation, the three of them didn't linger recklessly. They took a quick look and immediately left, leading a group of passengers to find the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine, which refused to come over. The Bloodthirsty Demon Vine then led everyone away from this dangerous place at high speed.

In the flames, the flesh and blood of the passengers continued to slowly disappear. As time passed, the rate at which their flesh and blood disappeared gradually accelerated, until only a skeleton remained. But after another half hour, even the skeleton disappeared.

The blood-red earth writhed, swallowing up all traces completely.

After being carried away by the Bloodthirsty Vine for more than two hours, the passengers, exhausted, dared not get off to rest. They all said they would rest on the Bloodthirsty Vine itself. Fortunately, the Bloodthirsty Vine didn't care too much because it needed them to recover its vines, so it didn't chase them away.

"They kept shouting for water?"

All the passengers nodded in unison.

Mo Shuwan frowned in thought, "What do you mean? Is it related to water? Otherwise, why would they call for water in that situation?"

The passengers were still terrified by what had just happened and didn't want to recall the tragic fate of the five passengers earlier. They were more worried about whether the unseen enemy was actually the Earth.

"Captain, if... if it really is the ground, wouldn't we all be in danger?"

"No, if it were the earth, could any life survive in this world?"

Mo Shuwan's words clearly reassured the passengers, and several of them, who had been tense, quietly relaxed.

"Everyone, please rest." After saying that, Mo Shuwan lowered her head and pondered the passengers' descriptions repeatedly. Water... must be the key...

The passengers were initially too scared to sleep, and they kept their eyes wide open for another hour. During this time, everything was calm and nothing happened, so everyone was finally able to go to sleep.

The next morning, the group set off again to find water. Perhaps the monsters had recovered from the shock of the last world upheaval, because Mo Shuwan and his companions encountered at least twenty battles that morning. Although they were all ordinary dinosaurs that could be dealt with with ordinary bullets and guns, the sheer number of battles they faced was astonishing.

Even with the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine leading the passengers up and down, it was clearly impossible to remain unscathed in the face of so many monsters. Around 1 p.m., the exhausted passengers found a place to rest. Mo Shuwan left the fire-attribute longsword with Liu Dongcheng, who was stronger in combat, and went out with Wen Zuo. However, when the two returned, they found the passengers gathered together with unpleasant expressions.

Having learned what had happened, Mo Shuwan raised an eyebrow. "They really ran away?"

"I think so? I saw it burrow into the ground and disappear. It's been more than an hour now and it still hasn't come back. It must have run away."

"team leader……"

Mo Shuwan looked at the loose soil not far away and waved her hand, "If it ran away, it ran away. Don't worry about it."