It's 40 kilometers, which will take a maximum of 5 hours to walk, so Gong Yunxiao told everyone to go full speed ahead and take down the two teams ahead of them before the finish line.
Fang Xiyue and her group left almost half an hour earlier than Gong Yunxiao and his group, so the difference was still quite significant.
If things continued like this, winning the championship would be a sure thing, but unexpectedly, they encountered the mutated willow tree again at around 2 o'clock.
They didn't find anything strange when they entered the willow grove, but after walking for a while, they realized they seemed to be going in circles.
Because the willow grove wasn't very long—you could see the end of it at a glance—but they had been walking for almost half an hour and still hadn't come out.
"It seems like we've been stuck in the same place."
Jun Nanxuan originally planned to let everyone rest for a while once they left the willow grove.
However, they were unable to get out; the exit was still the same distance away from them.
“There’s something strange about this willow grove.” Ye Zimo and Jun Nanxuan exchanged a glance and quickly approached the nearest willow trees on either side.
"You two keep going." The two stopped where they were, while the others continued forward.
From Fang Xiyue's perspective, they were already quite far away from Jun Nanxuan and Ye Zimo.
From Ye Ziming and Jun Nanxuan's perspective, they hadn't actually gone far; they were just walking in the same spot.
The two quickly approached Fang Xiyue and the others, and sure enough, they met directly.
"Haven't you already fallen far behind us?"
Gao Qi was genuinely surprised to see Jun Nanxuan, even though his boss, whom he had looked back at earlier, was quite far away.
"If I'm not mistaken, this willow grove is moving; it's been moving at the same speed as us."
Ye Ziming shared his conjecture, which meant that they had been following the route that Liu Shulin had planned for them.
They may have already strayed from the main path, and may even have fallen behind Gong Yunxiao and his group.
"Is it really that amazing? I'll go try it."
Gao Qi suddenly darted to the side, hugged a willow tree, and then waved for them to move forward.
Everyone sighed helplessly at first, and then took a few steps forward, hoping to appease the child.
"It's true! It's really true!" Gao Qi ran back excitedly. "Then how do we get out?"
This is a difficult problem, and no one has come up with a solution yet.
"Ahem." Fang Xiyue cleared her throat twice. "I know you can understand. If you don't let us out in 5 minutes, I'll have my team burn you all down. You'd better do what you want."
Fang Xiyue knew they meant no harm and were more like playing, just like the giant baby fish she had encountered before, so she wanted to try threatening them to see if it would work.
Then the scene fell silent. Everyone felt that Fang Xiyue's method was probably useless. How could a willow tree understand human speech?
However, they were afraid that saying it would embarrass Fang Xiyue, so they could only remain silent.
Three minutes later, the willows made no response.
Fang Xiyue waved to the fire-type ability users in the two teams, signaling them to release two fireballs.
Chen Shuai and Jin Ao (Mu Yunfan's Blazing Flame Squad) worked together to create four large fireballs.
Then a magical scene unfolded: the willow trees on either side of them suddenly vanished.
Before long, they were still standing in the same spot, but the willow tree had disappeared from sight.
"Was it really that hasty?" Not only the 20 people present, but even the audience members were surprised that it was resolved so easily.
"Let's go, hurry up and get going, or we won't get first place."
To be honest, Fang Xiyue had some doubts about whether their group could get first place.
Even if this group gets it, it might not be as good as the other group, since they encountered mutated man-eating flowers, mutated wolf packs, and mutated willow trees, while the other side might not encounter them.
However, everything should be done from beginning to end, so we must continue moving forward.
After adjusting their direction with a compass, they continued onward, only to realize how far they had gone astray.
It would take another half hour to walk back, so it would be good if they could reach the destination before 6 p.m.
At 3:10, they returned to the main road, and unexpectedly encountered the Shuicheng team, where Gong Yunxiao was.
Since they were the only team, it meant that the other team either encountered an accident or was eliminated by the Water City team.
I really don't know what they were thinking when they eliminated Jiangcheng team so early. Now, with 2 against 1, Shuicheng team has virtually no chance of winning.
"How about we walk forward together first, and then have our showdown near the finish line?"
Gong Yunxiao exuded the aura of someone negotiating with others.
"OK."
Jun Nanxuan nodded. It wasn't that he was afraid of Gong Yunxiao, nor that he wasn't wary of him; rather, it was because this jungle was fraught with danger.
Fighting here is a waste of energy, and if they encounter mutated plants and animals again, they might not be able to withstand it. So let's travel peacefully together for now and deal with the rest later.
Of course, they didn't trust Gong Yunxiao either. What kind of good person would eliminate their ally before even reaching the finish line?!
Therefore, Jun Nanxuan and his group protected those with weaker combat abilities in the middle, ready to lead others into battle at any time.
For a moment, everyone's nerves were on edge.
At 5 o'clock, with only 10 kilometers left to the finish line, they arrived at a relatively open area.
"It's a bit unfair for your two teams to play against our team. Why don't you choose one of your teams to play one-on-one against us?"
Qi Yang directly stated what Gong Yunxiao had told him earlier.
"Are you a little stupid? We have the advantage, why would we want to fight you one-on-one and have a good battle!"
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