Chapter 477: Beast Disaster. Separate Actions
The four people acted separately. With a car, their goal was clear and their speed was increased.
"Don't drive too fast and pay attention to your surroundings." Wang Guan warned.
"Got it." Chu An replied and released the accelerator a little. In fact, the rocks here were all over the place and the old trees had tangled roots, so it was impossible to drive too fast.
She calculated the time, estimating that Shen Xun and the others would be back soon, wondering what they had gained over there.
"Girl, go slower. My lungs are about to burst." Old Chu grabbed the handrail, his face pale.
She slowed down to 30 miles per hour, and Lao Chu's expression finally eased a little.
She had always known that Old Chu's health was not very good. He spent money recklessly when he was young, and when he got older he encountered the apocalypse of natural disasters.
Sometimes she was really grateful to Situ Hanxin. If it weren’t for her obsession, Lao Chu would have rushed back to City C. Maybe his health would have been worse, and maybe he would have…
Suddenly, she felt energy fluctuations in the space, which should be the return of Shen Xun and others. Shen Xun also took the initiative to contact her as soon as possible, and they made some discoveries during this trip.
Chu An immediately pulled over and handed the steering wheel to Lao Chu, letting him drive however he wanted, and then used his mental power to connect to the space on the passenger seat.
Among the four people, only Shen Xun and Guo Changren found something. What he found was a damaged satellite signal transmitter and radio communication equipment, about one kilometer away from the marked location given by Director Wang, in the opposite direction of the river.
Guo Changren was heading in a similar direction to Shen Xun and found a black fountain pen cap, which did not look like a product of this era and was badly damaged.
Shen Xun analyzed, “The communication equipment must be related to Mou Ci, but the pen cap should have been left by previous explorers and is not very meaningful.”
He tried to bring back the communicator the moment he returned to space, but failed. However, Guo Changren brought back the pen cap.
They are not the masters of space and cannot put things in it as they please, but some small objects can confuse space, such as pen caps, which can enter the space with them.
"Is there any writing or note on the communication equipment?" Chu An asked.
Shen Xun said, "I checked twice, and there is no secret code. However, the satellite signal device should be equipped with a handheld phone, but I didn't find the phone."
Chu An, "Will it be useful to just take the phone?"
Shen Xun, "It depends on the configuration. Maybe it can, but the signal of a handheld phone will definitely not be as strong as this transmitter."
Chu An pursed his lips. No wonder the base didn’t receive any other distress messages. The communicator with the strongest signal was broken, but why were these things in the opposite direction?
Shen Xun analyzed that there were two possibilities. The first was that they felt safe and wanted to return to the original route and leave the forest. However, they encountered sudden danger on the way back and had to abandon the communicator and continue to flee towards the river. The second possibility was that there was an internal disagreement and they finally split into two teams, one returning to the original route and the other heading towards the river.
Shen Xun's analysis is generally consistent with Chu An's inference, and they both tend to lean towards the latter.
But...returning the original route is obviously not a good idea. If we really split into two teams, the people who return may have encountered something unexpected.
Chen Xun, "Today we have searched a total of 12 kilometers, which is better than I expected. If my guess is correct, we will probably find their traces tomorrow. You should be mentally prepared, maybe..."
Chu An understood the meaning of the second half of Shen Xun's unfinished sentence. It could be a living person or a corpse. But she didn't believe that Mou Ci would be stupid enough to go back. Even if it was a corpse, there would be no Mou Ci.
"Thank you." She didn't know what else to say except these two words. At this rate, they would also have something to gain tomorrow.
At twelve o'clock noon, Chu An ended his communication with Shen Xun and turned to look at Lao Chu, who looked very tired.
"Gu Ye, Captain Wang, find a flat place ahead to rest." Chu An said on the intercom.
"Received." Gu Ye replied.
"No need, I'm not tired yet, I can continue." said Lao Chu.
"I'm hungry." Chu An knew he was just pretending to be strong.
Although everyone was eager to find Mou Ci, they couldn't do so at the cost of losing their teammates.
The Hummer followed the Tomahawk across the river and drove forward for another two kilometers. Gu Ye's voice came from the walkie-talkie and they found a flat place.
Lao Chu parked the car by the river. A river branch appeared right in front of them. It should be the place that Shen Xun mentioned that could lead to the Wumeng grassland.
She used the purple willow to send Lao Chu over to rest, and drove forward for a while by herself. As Wang Ce said, this branch had dried up, leaving only a cracked river channel.
"Xiao An, do you need help?" Gu Ye's voice came from the intercom. She looked back and saw Gu Ye standing on a big rock, looking at her.
"No need, I'll be right back."
Since there is no water in this branch, there is no need to search.
Chu An put the Hummer back into the space and was about to leave when he suddenly noticed an obvious scratch on a stone.
She hurried over and looked at it carefully. It was an arrow that was carved repeatedly. Although the lines were messy, the drawing was very three-dimensional. The direction of the arrow was Wumeng grassland.
Why did the mark that had not appeared all the way suddenly appear here? Is it a trap or a hint?
In an instant, countless guesses appeared in his mind, some were Mou Ci's reminder to the rescue team, some were Mou Ci's deliberate confusion for the enemy, some were marks left by other explorers, or there was a traitor in the team, leaving clues for others.
She took a picture of the arrow with her phone, told Shen Xun about it, and asked him to help analyze it.
She continued walking in the direction of the arrow, hoping to get more information.
About ten meters later, Chu An saw another arrow on a tree on the side of the road. It was a very simple single-line drawing, also pointing to the Wumeng grassland.
She still took pictures with her phone and sent them back to Shen Xun.
"Xiao An, where have you been?" Gu Ye's voice came from the intercom again.
"I'm going back now."
Even if Gu Ye didn't contact her, she didn't plan to move forward.
She returned from the fork and used the purple willow to get herself to the other side of the river.
Wang Guan had already built a fire and was roasting the prepared rabbit and was sprinkling salt on it.
"What did you find?" asked the crown.
She told them about the arrow and showed them the photo.
Wang Guan handed the task of roasting the rabbit to Lao Chu, took out the map, and looked at it carefully. "You mean that road will lead to the grassland?"
"Well, I thought before that they would not go to a place without water, but now it seems that everything is uncertain." Chu An said.
"Maybe it's a trap." Gu Ye moved closer to Wang Guan and followed the branch of the river. There was a forest behind the grassland, and it was a real restricted area.
Chu An took out the braised beef and pork elbow that he hadn’t eaten last night, and served them with a pot of rice.
"Everyone, finish eating and take a nap before setting off again." Chu An felt that they would find Mou Ci soon, and would also face a crisis, so he must replenish his strength during this rest.
"I'll set the alarm and leave in an hour and a half," said Gu Ye.
Chu An agreed. She originally wanted to let everyone rest for two hours, but she was very anxious, so she agreed to Gu Ye's suggestion.
She looked towards the branch across the river, thinking about how to search in the afternoon. Normally, the two teams would have to act separately, but she didn't want to let anyone out of her sight.
Shen Xun and the others have already been out today and are unable to help.
"Xiao An, let's act separately this afternoon." Gu Ye suddenly said as if he had guessed her thoughts.
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