A person disappeared without anyone noticing, leaving everyone bewildered.
"Let's split the search. A living person can't just vanish into thin air, can they?"
Seeing that everyone was silent, Yuan You, with a slight frown, was the first to speak, "He must be nearby."
"We're here to do bounty missions, not to play hide-and-seek. I disagree with splitting up our search efforts when the situation is unclear!"
Another tall young man in the team directly rejected the idea.
The tall young man shares the same surname as Gu Zifang and is named Gu Yungao. He is the third strongest member of the team and has also broken through to the High Martial Artist level. He usually holds considerable influence within the Dark Star Squad.
"Are we just going to do nothing?"
Yuan You frowned even more deeply. "Giving up without even trying? When did our Dark Star Squad become so cold-blooded?"
“We won’t make meaningless sacrifices; that’s a principle,” Gu Yungao shook his head.
"Sacrifice?" Yuan You sneered. "In a mere Three Heads Town, a place where at most X-level monsters might appear, you're talking to me about sacrifice?"
"you……"
"Enough!"
Seeing that Yuan You was truly angry, He Weichen stopped the two from arguing in time.
"Go ahead and look for it."
He made the decision directly.
“But Captain…” Gu Yungao seemed somewhat unwilling.
He Weichen ripped off his headset, stared at Gu Yun, and said coldly, "I know you used to have some connections with that Wang Shuo. I won't stop you from having any opinions about Shen Qian, and I don't care whether you have ulterior motives or not. But you must remember, this is Jingcheng..."
He Weichen leaned closer and whispered, "The city lord will be watching us."
Hearing this, Gu Yungao was startled. He realized something and ripped off his headset. "Captain, you mean the city lord contacted us..."
“How could we not look for him?” He Weichen glanced at Gu Yungao. “Stop with your little schemes. Remember, unless Shen Qian really makes a mistake, deliberately targeting him will only cause trouble for yourself!”
Gu Yungao's face turned bluish-purple, but in the end he didn't say anything, just lowered his head and remained silent.
He Weichen ignored him and put his headset back on. "New recruits stay put. The rest of you split into four groups and search a three-kilometer radius. Do not go beyond that..."
"Sink forward!"
Before He Weichen could finish speaking, Yuan You's joyful shout suddenly rang out from the side.
Everyone turned to look and saw a figure walking out from the edge of the woods. He was carrying a burlap sack and his face still showed a hint of contemplation.
It was just before the sinking.
Chen Qian looked up and saw everyone staring at him. A look of embarrassment appeared on his face, and he quickly walked over.
"Where did you run off to? Don't you know we're on our way looking for you? Have you forgotten what we told you before?"
Yuan You rushed over first, sternly reprimanding him while giving Shen Qian a wink.
Shen Qian glanced at Gu Zifang and the others behind her, who looked worried, and Gu Yungao and the others, who looked gloomy. He immediately realized that Yuan You's seemingly blaming was actually a preemptive strike to protect herself. He nodded without saying a word.
"Sorry, I suddenly had a stomachache and couldn't hold it in any longer, so I went to the woods to pee."
He explained before sinking in.
"There's a compartment in the armored vehicle where you can relieve yourself. Why didn't you ask me first?"
Yuan You said reproachfully, "Besides, you should have told us. Going alone in the restricted area is a big no-no."
"I'm sorry, Sister Yuan, I'll be more careful next time!"
He sincerely admitted his mistake before sinking into the water.
He didn't actually intend to be a "troublemaker," but he started causing trouble as soon as he arrived at the local system, and he couldn't control himself even before he was slept.
It seemed that Yuan You had said everything she needed to say, which made Gu Yungao, who was holding back his anger and wanted to teach Shen Qian a lesson, feel a little uncomfortable. However, He Weichen's focus was obviously different.
He stepped forward, staring at Shen Qian. "You said you went to the woods to relieve yourself. How did you get there? Why didn't anyone notice you left?"
How the hell am I supposed to know how the system worked...?
"I just walked over there, and I'm not entirely sure why no one saw me."
Shen Qian appeared even more bewildered than He Weichen.
"Yang Ni?"
He Weichen looked at Yang Ni.
Yang Ni shrugged helplessly, indicating that she didn't know what was going on either.
She swore she hadn't let her guard down, but she also hadn't noticed that Shen had gone into the woods.
No, she didn't even notice that one person was missing.
But before sinking, he did indeed walk out of the woods.
Yang Ni felt a little insecure at this moment...
Could it be that I really made a mistake?
"Shenqian, do you think we're here for a picnic?"
Gu Yungao finally couldn't hide his disgust and sneered, "Do you know how much trouble your ridiculous behavior will cause everyone?"
"It was wrong of me not to follow the rules, but to say it's ridiculous is a bit much, isn't it?"
Shen Qian paused for a moment, then dropped his politeness and said expressionlessly.
"Alright, let's leave this matter here."
He Weichen let Gu Yungao say something, which could be considered a warning to Shen Qian, and then waved his hand to stop Gu Yungao from speaking.
"Yes, we've already wasted almost twenty minutes. The mission is more important."
Yuan You also promptly smoothed things over.
"The monster resources in Three Heads Town are relatively scarce, but the soil here is unique and produces a lot of spiritual herbs. Both the Dawn Mission and the Sunlight Mission involve finding the corresponding spiritual herbs. However, the target herbs in the Sunlight Mission may be accompanied by monsters..."
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