At this moment, Lu Wuyai looked at the corpses on the ground. There were actually the most cats and wild animals there.
"Blood attracts cat-like creatures."
"Could it be that corpses attract felines?" Lu Wuyai took a breath. He suddenly remembered that there was a corpse not far from the cave. The one who died yesterday evening was from the Bangzi Kingdom.
Thinking of this, Lu Wuyai hurriedly took a few steps, picked up the scope, and saw a large number of cat-like beasts gathered in the forest in the distance. These cats and wild animals were frantically digging in the soil, looking particularly excited.
"I don't even pick and choose corpses, no wonder there are so many felines like this in the forest." Lu Wuyai was secretly shocked. They discovered another characteristic of these felines.
At this moment, the number of cats and beasts near the cave began to decrease. Lu Wuyai noticed that a ray of golden morning light pierced through the forest and shone on the rocks on the ground.
The golden light gradually expanded, and the cat-beast finally disappeared.
However, in the old forest where the body was buried, the sunlight could not reach it. A group of golden cats were still frantically digging at the ground, and soon, fierce tearing sounds echoed throughout the entire forest.
When Kim Seok-rok led his men to investigate, they discovered that the buried corpses had been eaten down to the bones.
Lu Wuyai also saw that there was only a red and white humanoid skeleton on the scene, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood, which was disgusting.
Jin Xilu and his companions had never seen anything like it before. They clung to the large tree and vomited on the spot.
Su Xi and Song Xiaoyou also headed this way, but Lu Wuyai blocked their path. Try not to look at this disgusting and horrifying scene.
Back at the station, Jin Xilu approached Lu Wuyai again. Through Song Xiaoyou's translation, they mentioned once more that they could stay in the cave until the rescue team arrived.
Of the seven people, two men died, and now only three women and two men remain in Kim Seok-rok's group, including herself.
However, Lu Wuyai still refused. He told Jin Xilu that it was just an accident.
Finally, Kim Seok-rok left, leading the remaining people toward the stone hill.
Before leaving, Jin Xilu said something that made Song Xiaoyou snort, looking very unhappy.
"What did she say?" Lu Wuyai suddenly felt unhappy when he saw Jin Xilu's cold expression.
Song Xiaoyou said, "She said we were too cold-blooded, that we could even disregard our own lives, and that we didn't deserve to be human."
Lu Wuyai snorted coldly, thinking to himself that these survivors hadn't realized that as time went by, they would always have to rely on themselves.
Su Xi said from the side, "Forget it, let's go check the traps. There are so many cats and beasts today, I wonder how much we can get."
“Cats and wild animals are not edible, and wild cat meat really doesn’t taste good.” Lu Wuyai shook his head and sighed. He just hoped that the traps hadn’t been destroyed. After all, making traps also takes a lot of time.
After circling the forest, Lu Wuyai was furious because most of the traps had been destroyed by the beasts.
But on his way back, Lu Wuyai suddenly saw a patch of trembling bushes. Driven by curiosity, he walked straight over.
Lu Wuyai glanced at the bushes opposite him, holding a harpoon in his hand, and quietly walked over.
Su Xi, who was beside him, grabbed him. She also noticed strange noises coming from the bushes and was worried about what kind of wild animal it might be.
Song Xiaoyou also shook her head, but the more this kind of thing happened, the more curious Lu Wuyai became.
He gently parted a branch that had fallen to the ground, and the sound from the bushes immediately ceased.
Lu Wuyai peeked out, and the first thing he saw was some yellow hair.
"It's a person." Lu Wuyai was taken aback, then immediately poked his opponent with his harpoon and said, "Come out."
As a result, when they saw a blonde, blue-eyed woman walk out, Lu Wuyai and the other three were stunned on the spot.
Anna
"Weren't you captured by your bodyguards?" Lu Wuyai shouted. After the last fight in the cave, he thought Anna had been brutally murdered. He never expected to meet her here.
Anna was also taken aback. The last time she was kidnapped by Chama, she thought she was dead. Who knew that in the pitch-black night, she would escape from Chama's clutches and never find her way back.
Who knew that I would meet this Asian man again today?
Anna immediately greeted them, a hint of excitement flashing in her blue eyes.
During her time in the forest, she lived in fear, narrowly escaping death many times. She was constantly on edge, afraid to take initiative or meet with anyone.
Moreover, she was currently only wearing a top, her beautiful cleavage exposed to the air. Although she came from the Land of Eagles, she still had a shy side.
When Lu Wuyai saw Anna here, he was completely stunned. The woman in front of him had such an exaggerated figure that even anime wouldn't dare to depict it.
They say Mount Everest is the world's tallest peak. If I could reach the summit, I'd probably be the envy of every man in the world...
But soon, Lu Wuyai became excited, and his thoughts returned from the snow-capped peaks.
Over there, Song Xiaoyou had already communicated with Anna and learned what had happened after Anna left the cave.
So the three of them discussed whether or not to accept Anna. After all, one more person would bring more food.
Previously, they were all hoping for the arrival of the rescue team, so having one more or one less person made no difference. Holding on for a few more days wouldn't be a problem.
However, the repeated rescue failures left Lu Wuyai and the others disheartened. They realized that in order to live well on the deserted island, some kind thoughts were not allowed to arise.
For example, Anna's future has become their primary concern.
“Or, leave her here.” Lu Wuyai asked tentatively, his eyes still involuntarily fixed on the two exceptionally majestic snow-capped peaks.
Su Xi glanced at him and said, "Why? I can't bear to leave."
Lu Wuyai smiled flirtatiously. As a man, he always hoped that something would happen between him and Xuefeng in the future.
“Take her,” Song Xiaoyou suddenly said.
Su Xi and Lu Wuyai were taken aback and asked why.
"I think she's very lucky."
Seeing Song Xiaoyou's serious expression, Su Xi burst out laughing, while Lu Wuyai looked helpless. He hadn't expected Song Xiaoyou to be so superstitious.
Just thinking about it, it's incredible that Anna survived the journey and remained pure.
Thinking of this, Lu Wuyai couldn't help but glance at Xuefeng.
Noticing Lu Wuyai's somewhat unrestrained manner, Anna pouted, looking a little unhappy, but then she felt uncomfortable thinking about what she was asking of him.
In the end, Song Xiaoyou accepted Anna on their behalf again and made a few requests.
First, Anna takes responsibility for her own food.
Secondly, the vigil on the second day was mandatory.
Third, you will be responsible for certain tasks each day, such as chopping wood and fetching water. This depends on the actual arrangements.
With these three requirements in mind, the only thing Anna could enjoy was the shelter the cave offered.
For safety reasons, Lu Wuyai and his group did not tell anyone about the pistol, but this matter would be exposed sooner or later.
After hearing the three conditions, Anna readily accepted. Survival was more important than anything else.
Seeing Anna following behind him, Lu Wuyai felt his heart race.
Three failed attempts to save him triggered a change in his mindset.
"What's wrong with me?" Lu Wuyai took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the desire in his heart. Deep down, he didn't want to become someone like Liu Gongming, even if they were on a deserted island.
Anna, following the crowd, remained vigilant. She sensed a threat, similar to that of a horse-riding thief, in Lu Wuyai's eyes.
But when Lu Wuyai turned to look at her again, Anna wondered if she had seen things wrong before.
Anna firmly believed that the eyes are the windows to the soul.
Around noon, they returned to the cave, where three puppies ran out, wagging their tails and melting the hearts of the three women.
Seeing the little dog resting on the snow-capped peak, Lu Wuyai was very unhappy.
He went into the cave, checked the fresh water in the bucket, and found that he could live until tomorrow.
However, going to the stone sphere every other day is really tiring. It takes a long time to go and back, and the chances of encountering danger along the way are high.
"If only we could build a reservoir," Lu Wuyai sighed. This idea would be very difficult to realize.
The best reservoirs are made of cement, but where are you going to get cement on this deserted island?
If you bake it with clay, the reservoir will be too large and difficult to complete; if you make it smaller, it will lose its purpose.
“The water source is still too far from us.” Lu Wuyai came out of the cave and looked at the three women playing at the cave entrance. In terms of both appearance and figure, they were absolutely goddess-level.
For a moment, Lu Wuyai was in a daze.
At two o'clock, the sun's rays shone directly into the forest, and the high temperature distorted the air.
The three puppies were too tired to chase anymore and lay down to rest. As for the others, they had already taken refuge in the ancient forest, wrapped in warm blankets to protect themselves from insect and ant bites.
Before long, everyone was covered in sweat. Even the forest couldn't withstand the high temperatures of midsummer.
Lu Wuyai glanced at the woman beside him, and could vaguely see her fair and firm skin beneath her sweat-soaked shirt, giving him a breathtaking feeling.
Anna, in particular, although she changed her clothes, these clothes were all quite small, and Anna has a rather full figure, so her figure was particularly noticeable when she wore them.
After swallowing, Lu Wuyai stood up, trying to calm the heat in his eyes.
He looked into the cave through his binoculars and discovered that Kim Seok-rok, who had left early that morning, was sneaking into the cave.
What is this woman going to do?
Lu Wuyai was furious. He said something to Su Xi and the others and immediately ran towards the cave.
As he approached, Jin Xilu also emerged from the cave, carrying a bucket, and bumped into Lu Wuyai.
As a result, the bucket fell to the ground, and all the water was lost.
Just as Lu Wuyai was about to scold Jin Xilu, the other party started crying again.
"You're crying so stupidly," Lu Wuyai couldn't help but curse angrily.
As a result, a language barrier arose between the two, and Kim Seok-rok kept crying. The four interns immediately left the forest.
Lu Wuyai snorted coldly, took out a small long knife made of airplane debris from his waist, and brandished it in the air.
At this moment, Su Xi and the others also arrived. Looking at Jin Xilu crying and making a scene, they were all baffled.
It was obvious that the other party was acting secretly, but in the end, he became the victim.
“Song Xiaoyou, go ask her what happened. He even came to steal water.” Lu Wuyai looked at the empty bucket. Although they had water, they couldn’t waste it.
At this point, Song Xiaoyou began to question the weeping Jin Xilu, but during the intermittent exchange, Song Xiaoyou's expression also changed.
When Lu Wuyai saw this scene, he immediately felt that something was wrong.
"Get out, get out, something's happened!" Song Xiaoyou was so nervous she couldn't speak.
"What's wrong?" Lu Wuyai asked calmly.
After calming down, Song Xiaoyou said after a while, "The water source in Shiqiu is gone."
At this very moment, despite it being the hottest time of day, it's so cold it makes you shiver.
"Really." Lu Wuyai took a breath; he could even feel his voice trembling as he spoke.
"How can there be no water source?"
Song Xiaoyou was pale, but still said, "Jin Xilu just said that when they got to Shiqiu, the water was gone, and the water that had accumulated in the middle and lower reaches had almost evaporated."
"We'd better go and see what's going on."
Su Xi also chimed in, saying, "Seeing is believing."
As for Anna, Song Xiaoyou translated what had just happened again, and the other party was obviously startled.
Lu Wuyai quickly went into the cave and poured all the remaining cold drinks into the bucket.
As a result, when he came out again carrying the bucket of water, he was immediately surrounded by four interns.
Judging from their appearance, it was obvious that they wanted to seize the water source.
Lu Wuyai grinned, pulled out a pistol from his pocket, pointed the cold muzzle at the other person, and then fired.
At this moment, Lu Wuyai was not stingy with bullets at all.
With a loud bang, the nearby thugs were terrified and immediately retreated. Even Jin Xilu stared in horror at Lu Wuyai's pistol.
"Get lost." Lu Wuyai spat on the ground, then led the three women toward the rocky mountain.
By dusk, they finally arrived at the rocky mountain, completely out of breath.
But looking at the dried-up riverbed, the four men's hearts sank to the bottom.
“This matter…” Song Xiaoyou and the others spoke almost simultaneously. Before this, they did not believe that the water source was gone.
Lu Wuyai's heart clenched violently. They all understood how vital water was to life; without it, endless troubles would likely follow.
Collecting fresh water was no easy task. Before finding the rocky mountain, Lu Wuyai and his companions relied almost entirely on dew for sustenance. Occasionally, a torrential downpour from God would barely sustain their lives.
Even so, they were almost in despair at the time.
It wasn't until they discovered the mountain stream that Lu Wuyai and the others slowly retreated from the brink of death.
But now, this precious freshwater resource is gone.
Lu Wuyai felt somewhat numb. He drifted downstream, looking at a puddle less than half a meter deep at his feet. Now there wasn't a drop of water left.
"I'll go check upstream." Lu Wuyai took a breath, regained his composure, and told Su Xi and the others to prepare for the evening.
Soon, Lu Wuyai went upstream and found that the stream had dried up, with no sign of water flowing.
Lu Wuyai persisted, and before it got dark, he began moving stones upstream.
What is the source of the river? Lu Wuyai felt that no one should know the answer to this question.
However, water doesn't appear out of thin air.
Soon, Su Xi and the others returned carrying some firewood. They planned to camp upstream. The view was excellent, as the planes had landed right there.
Seeing that Lu Wuyai was looking for water, they came to help.
Beside the campfire, four busy figures kept moving in and out of the pile of rocks, gradually forming a huge pit upstream.
However, no matter how big or deep the pit was, there was still not a single drop of fresh water inside.
In the end, Lu Wuyai and the others gave up.
The only thing that could comfort them was that half-full bucket of water.
But half a bucket of water can't sustain them for long. Eventually, slow death will take them all away.
“No, we need to find a new water source tomorrow,” Lu Wuyai said.
“We can collect dew; there’s plenty lately,” Su Xi said. “There are also wild fruits in the forest, enough to last us a while.”
Lu Wuyai shook his head. He knew that a slow death would destroy all a person's persistence and illusions.
Dew and fruit can indeed quench thirst, but they cannot replace water.
You must find water as soon as possible.
“Tomorrow, I will follow this river to search for even farther places.” Lu Wuyai turned his head and looked into the darkness.
At this moment, nothing is more important than being alive.
They decided to go find water, and Anna and Su Xi were to be on lookout tonight.
Early the next morning, Lu Wuyai took Song Xiaoyou upstream and left the stone mountain, searching for a new water source without stopping.
Before leaving, they took half a bottle of fresh water, some rescue rope, and roasted venison.
The forest at dawn is the dividing line between silence and revelry.
Standing in a thicket of bushes, Lu Wuyai watched the wild wolves passing by in the distance, and his heart sank.
As they ventured deeper, they discovered numerous tracks of wild animals. The most common were wolves and felines. Occasionally, they would spot even more powerful figures, perfectly concealed, whose appearance could be deadly the moment they appeared.
"There's a leopard," Song Xiaoyou warned from the side, gripping the harpoon tightly with both hands.
Lu Wuyai was also very nervous. The reason the wolves hadn't chased them earlier was entirely because there were more powerful predators nearby.
The two walked back to back, cautiously making their way through the bushes.
Seeing the bright golden sunlight outside, Lu Wuyai breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Song Xiaoyou suddenly pointed to the ground and said, "There are water stains here."
Lu Wuyai lowered his head and looked carefully. He found that the soil under his feet was very damp, the stones on both sides were covered with moss, and there was a layer of white powdery residue near the edge of the moss.
It was the same scene they saw yesterday when they first arrived at Shishan, on the dry riverbed.
The water stain kept spreading forward.
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