"There is no detailed explanation for this matter in the intelligence." Lin Qiye thought for a moment and spoke slowly.

An Qingyu pondered for a moment, "When I was purchasing equipment in Tianhe City before, I heard some rumors."

"What rumors?"

"There are many treasure hunters around Xing'an Mountains."

"Treasure hunter? Is there a treasure nearby?" Baili Pangpang's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Not really. The treasures here mostly refer to old ginseng or other precious herbs growing in the mountains. Although there are legends about treasure ruins, they are not many, and most of them are horror legends."

"So it's a herb." Baili Pangpang sighed with some regret.

"Horror legend?" Cao Yuan became interested. "Tell me in detail."

Baili Pangpang was startled, and turned to look around. In the dark and gloomy forest, the silence was so chilling that he couldn't help but swallow his saliva, "Listening to ghost stories here? Are you sure?"

"You can give it a listen. Many mysteries come from these rural rumors. You might come across them in the future." Lin Qiye said.

Baili Pangpang grinned, "Why do you sound like you are looking forward to it?"

An Qingyu cleared his throat and slowly said, "There are many horror legends about Xing'an Mountains, such as the fox fairy, the horse monkey legend, and the paper man carrying the sedan chair... But the one I heard seems even more bizarre.

Legend has it that deep in the primeval forest, there is a forest farm..."

"etc!"

Baili Pangpang interrupted An Qingyu and couldn't help asking, "Forest farm? The forest farm we are going to now? Are you sure this is not a story you made up to create a horror atmosphere?"

"Of course not. The forest farm is not the key to this story." An Qingyu shook his head and continued, "Legend has it that next to this forest farm, there is a gloomy ghost forest. One day, a lumberjack working there walked into the ghost forest and prepared to cut down trees. As soon as he finished chopping down the first tree, he saw a shadow vaguely appearing in the depths of the ghost forest...

At first, he thought it was just an ordinary beast in the forest, but when he walked closer, he found that the shadow was in human form, and short in stature, wearing strange bright red clothes, which was very eye-catching, but the most important thing was that he saw the other person's face...

It was a pale face with blurred features, it looked like a human... but more like a dead person."

Baili Pangpang shuddered violently.

"Later, this incident spread out, and a group of young people came to explore the ghost forest, wanting to find the trace of the mysterious figure. After they entered the ghost forest, they didn't feel anything wrong, but they felt that the environment was a bit gloomy. Later, they just walked around in the ghost forest and came out.

It was not until they came out that they discovered... there was one person missing from the team.

The missing person was a guide they found locally. They went back to the ghost forest and searched for a long time but could not find any trace of him. Later, they met the lumberjack who saw the figure and showed him the photo of the missing person, hoping that he would mobilize the surrounding lumberjacks to look for him together.

But when the lumberjack saw the photo, his face changed instantly.

The missing person looked exactly like the dead man he saw in the woods. "

As An Qingyu finished speaking, the surroundings fell into dead silence.

Baili Pangpang's face turned pale. He took out Buddhist beads from his pocket and began to mutter something. His eyes kept glancing at the darkness on both sides. He almost retracted his entire face into his collar, fearing that something would jump out from the side.

After listening to this story, Lin Qiye pondered and said, "So, what does this story want to say?"

"This story is actually about an eternal kingdom in an uninhabited area deep in the Greater Khingan Range, where the dead can be reborn and exist forever. And the missing young man is actually a dead man who accidentally entered the kingdom of the dead. The reason why he wanted to explore the ghost forest with the team was actually to find a way home." An Qingyu explained.

"The kingdom of the dead in the primeval forest...it's quite interesting." Cao Yuan nodded thoughtfully.

At this moment, Lin Qiye, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped.

The four of them were advancing in a long snake formation in the forest. Lin Qiye could sense the surrounding environment, so he walked in the front. Behind him were An Qingyu and Baili Pangpang, and Cao Yuan walked at the end to support them.

As soon as Lin Qiye stopped, the three people behind him also stopped at the same time.

"What's wrong? It should be at least two hours' journey to the abandoned forest farm..." Baili Pangpang asked puzzledly.

Lin Qiye stood at the front, his brows slightly furrowed. The beam of the flashlight slowly moved in the dark forest, and his eyes scanned the surroundings.

He reached for the backpack behind him...

"There's something nearby."

The voice was very low, but the three people behind him heard it clearly. Everyone became nervous and looked around vigilantly.

There was dead silence in the dark forest, with only the sound of their breathing, nothing else.

Every breath they took condensed into a ball of white mist in the dim light. As the mist dissipated, everyone's heart rose to their throat.

Suddenly, Lin Qiye's pupils suddenly contracted!

bite--!!

A soft hum broke the dead silence of the night, and the straight knife in his hand was instantly unsheathed. The light blue blade cut through the branches in the dark and flew straight into the forest beside everyone!

Immediately afterwards, a shrill howl was heard from the forest!

The sound was extremely sharp, not like a sound that a human could make at all. The next moment, a black shadow like a wild bull jumped out from the darkness and crashed into the four people like lightning!

There was no time for any unnecessary movements. The four of them were extremely agile and instantly retreated to the surroundings. The black shadow passed behind Baili Pangpang and directly hit a big tree!

Boom——!

A dull sound was heard, and the big tree was actually broken in half by the black shadow!

At the same time, four flashlight beams converged at the same time, and everyone finally saw the true appearance of the black shadow.

It was a giant blood-red ant!

It was about 1.5 meters tall and at least 2 meters long. Its ferocious mouthparts were like a pair of sharp scimitars. Its six sturdy legs supported its huge body. It quickly turned around and faced Lin Qiye and his three companions.

A strange and harsh sound came out of its mouth again, and its six legs crawled rapidly in the forest, rushing straight towards Baili Pangpang who was closest to it!

"Damn it, why are you coming to me?!" Baili Pangpang cursed angrily, and a golden light flashed between his neck!

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