The plane suddenly took off into the air, making a loud roar, attracting the attention of several groups of people near the Santong Mountains.
These people included the leader of the Menglan City guards who had just entered the mountains and searched two hilltops, people from the Killer Hall, and Tianhong, the leader of the secret guards sent by Emperor Tianwu.
The leader of the Menglan City guards and the people from the Killer Hall, who had just entered the mountains and searched two hilltops, suddenly felt a earthquake.
The leader of the guards rushed out of the cave and looked at the surrounding mountains in panic.
The people from the Killer Hall also ran out right after him, with surprised expressions on their faces.
"Just now---was there an earthquake?!" the guard leader asked in horror.
His voice trembled slightly, and he was obviously frightened by the sudden change.
The people from the Killer Hall were also bewildered. One of them said, "Damn it! The Santong Mountains have never been shaken before. What the hell is going on?"
His tone was full of doubt and uneasiness.
Everyone looked at each other, and a sense of foreboding welled up in their hearts.
Santong Mountains has always been a peaceful place and nothing like this has ever happened.
This sudden earthquake made them very confused and worried.
When the guards and people from the Killer Hall hurriedly ran out of a winding cave, the plane had already landed. They didn't even see the plane and just thought there was an earthquake.
They looked around with fear on their faces.
"Damn it, I was scared to death." The leader of the guards fell to the ground with his legs weak.
When he felt the earthquake in the cave, he was scared to death.
This was probably the fastest time he had ever run in his life.
If he is buried in a cave, he will not be able to escape no matter how high his martial arts skills are.
Fortunately, it only vibrated a few times and then stopped.
"Boss, what should we do now?" asked a guard.
The guard leader gasped for breath and finally recovered. He looked around and found that the surrounding environment had not changed much, but he still felt a lingering fear in his heart.
"First, check if anyone else is injured, then find a safe place to rest."
Everyone nodded, and they all sat down on the ground with pale faces, and began to check each other for injuries.
They had just been nearly buried in the cave.
Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. Only a few of them had some scratches on their bodies because they were too anxious to run out of the cave.
The people from the Killer Hall were breathing heavily, sweat dripping down their foreheads and soaking their clothes.
The leader of the Killer Hall looked at the head of the guards with tired eyes and said in a hoarse voice,
"We searched the caves of two mountains in a row, but there were no traces of them. Perhaps they have already left the Santong Mountains."
After saying this, he looked towards the mountains, frowned slightly, and continued,
"Those people shouldn't continue to go deep into the mountains. Why would they go deep into the mountains with so much gold, silver and jewelry?"
Who knows if there will be another earthquake in the Santong Mountains? No matter how powerful a person is, he cannot fight against natural disasters. He doesn't want to let his brothers die in the Santong Mountains for that little bit of silver.
After hearing this, the chief guard glanced at the people from the Killer Hall and muttered to himself, this guy is really a coward.
They were the ones who said before that those people went into the mountains, but now they say that those people would not go into the mountains. Isn’t this a contradiction?
He didn't even need to guess to know that these people must be afraid that the Santong Mountains would shake again and they would not be able to escape.
Thinking of this, the leader of the guards curled his lips speechlessly.
However, the guard leader took a deep breath and replied calmly,
"Indeed, there's no need to go any further into the mountains."
He knew in his heart that if those people really went into the mountains, it would be very difficult to find them.
If we don't conduct a thorough search, we might miss those people, but a thorough search is too slow.
Moreover, the sudden earthquake in the Santong Mountains, which had never experienced earthquakes before, increased the difficulty of their search.
After a moment of silence, the guard leader continued,
"Rest here for a while, then we'll go back. Maybe they've already gone back."
"It's very dangerous in the deep mountains. No matter how many people there are, they won't go there..."
Although the chief guard looked down on the people from the Killer Hall, he did not dare to go further into the mountains.
Since the people from the Killer Hall have suggested it, he can just take advantage of the situation.
"Okay, let's take a break." The people from the Killer Hall were also exhausted and panting at this time, and quickly nodded in agreement.
Running wildly in the cave just now had consumed a lot of their physical energy, and everyone felt exhausted.
The feeling of surviving a disaster is so exciting, as if I had experienced a life-and-death test.
After resting for a while, the guard leader stood up, stretched his numb legs and feet, and said,
"After a good rest, let's go back to this deep forest..."
However, before he could finish his words, everyone suddenly felt the mountain begin to tremble violently, accompanied by a huge roar.
They had heard similar sounds in the cave before, but at that time they thought it was just tinnitus and hallucinations caused by earthquakes.
But at this moment, they really heard the huge roar.
The guard leader's face turned pale in an instant. He stared at the shaking mountain with wide eyes in horror.
His pupils trembled, and his voice was filled with fear: "Oh no, there's going to be an earthquake. Quick, find a spacious place to hide."
"Don't hide under the rocks, run away!"
Before the guard leader finished speaking, everyone started fleeing in all directions.
They desperately searched for a place to hide, hoping to find a safe haven.
The view on the mountain road is relatively wide, and if rocks fall from above, they can immediately notice it and react accordingly.
Therefore, many people chose to run towards the mountain path, trying to find a safe hiding place there.
The people in the Killer Hall looked at each other and shouted in unison, "Get up the tree!"
They tiptoed at the same time, leaped lightly into the air, and directly landed on the tree.
They thought that hiding in a tree was not as safe as hiding anywhere else.
Even if rocks fell and the tree was knocked down, they still had enough time to jump to another tree.
In addition, if an earthquake occurs and the ground cracks, they can react quickly and avoid being put in danger.
The leader of the guards originally planned to lie on the ground, but when he saw the killer's actions, he hesitated.
Finally, he decided to follow Killer Hall's lead and jumped onto a tree.
Soon after, the other guards followed suit, jumping onto the treetops one after another.
For a moment, the entire forest was filled with an atmosphere of tension and panic, and everyone was trying hard to climb higher trees.
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