After waiting for a while, Gu Mian still hadn't replied to the message, and Xu Kun got a little anxious: "Little sister, why haven't you replied yet? Did something happen?"
Gu Mian: "There was a small problem, but it's been resolved."
Hearing her say that, Xu Kun didn't think much of it: "Oh, okay, send me your location so we can see how far you are from us."
Xu Kun brought it up again, so Gu Mian had no choice but to open the coordinates and send them over.
Xu Kun: "It's alright. It's not too far away, only about 10 kilometers. If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to meet up in about 2 hours."
Gu Mian: "...Send me your coordinates, and let's try to meet up in the middle."
Xu Kun: "Okay."
Gu Mian did not immediately begin her journey. Having just experienced a battle, she needed to rest and recover her energy as quickly as possible.
Gu Mian found a large rock, sat down on it, and rested while eating an apple.
Apples are great; they replenish fluids, increase satiety, and most importantly, they're easy to eat.
After you finish eating, just throw the pits directly onto the ground.
After eating the apple, feeling that her energy had been restored, Gu Mian didn't linger. She got up, checked her bearings, and plunged into the woods.
The woods are lush with vegetation, and besides the melodious chirping of birds, you can also see squirrels leaping back and forth on the tree trunks overhead.
"Smack!"
A peanut hit Gu Mian on the head.
She looked up at the culprit: a squirrel clinging to its bright red tail, standing on a tree branch in front of her, tilting its head and staring at her expectantly.
Gu Mian: ...
No malicious attempts to look cute!
Seeing that Gu Mian didn't react excessively, the squirrel squeaked twice and quickly jumped to another tree branch, repeating this several times until it disappeared from sight.
Seeing this, Gu Mian couldn't help but complain, "He can even read people's expressions, what a clever little guy."
But seriously, besides the pollutants, are there any normal animals on this island?
Gu Mian was somewhat surprised; she had thought the island was filled with nothing but pollutants and players.
Moreover, this is a moderately polluted area. How did that squirrel manage to stay rational and avoid being contaminated?
Gu Mian thought with some curiosity that if she encountered such a rational animal again later, she would definitely catch one and study it carefully.
Ignoring this, Gu Mian continued on her way.
After walking for about ten minutes, Gu Mian faintly heard voices coming from ahead. She immediately slowed down and, after a moment's hesitation, quietly went over.
The woods are full of flowers, grass and trees, which can easily conceal one's figure.
Gu Mian found a corner between a tree and a rock, which would allow her to hide her figure without obstructing her view.
In the distance, four men and one woman were fighting two moose.
[Mutant Moose: Tier 2 Pollutant, Health 500, Attack 50, Speed 20, Defense 30.]
The moose, nearly three meters tall, has antlers as long as an arm on its head. The antlers are thick and look like they could easily lift a person up without any effort.
Looking at the players fighting them, the weapons they wield are either iron spears or iron swords.
The disparity in combat strength between the two sides is so great that it's simply overestimating their own abilities.
Upon closer inspection, these people look somewhat familiar.
Um?
Gu Mian frowned slightly and stared at the pale-faced man with half his face swollen, carefully observing him.
After a long while, he lowered his head with a strange expression and silently grinned twice.
Isn't this her beloved younger brother who's always been treated like royalty by his stepmother?
How come you're doing so badly now?
Why isn't his good mother with her eldest son anymore?
"If this doesn't work, let's retreat! This second-order pollutant is beyond our current capabilities!"
Gu Mian looked up and saw the woman in the five-person team retreating in a panic, looking like she was about to run away at any moment.
"Tsk," Gu Mian quietly smacked her lips.
What a day it is today! I've run into so many acquaintances.
The woman who was backing away in a panic was none other than Wang Xuanyi.
With the combat strength of these five people, it is obvious that they cannot deal with two second-level pollutants. If this continues, the final result is obvious.
As Wang Xuanyi finished speaking, the others also became restless.
I definitely can't win by fighting, so I can only run away.
But in a race, who goes first? Who comes last?
Those who bring up the rear are basically destined to bear the brunt of the attacks from both pollutants. Who would be so kind as to sacrifice themselves to benefit others?
Wang Xuanyi feigned tears, looking at Gu Junjie with a hesitant expression: "Ah Jie..."
"What's wrong, Xuanyi?" Gu Junjie looked silly, and his swollen cheeks were quite an eyesore.
Wang Xuanyi hesitated, too embarrassed to openly suggest that he take the last place, so she could only look at him hesitantly.
Unfortunately, Gu Junjie wasn't good at reading people's expressions. Seeing that Wang Xuanyi was just staring at him without saying a word, and was anxiously asking, "..."
"Xuanyi, just tell me what's wrong! Don't be afraid, I'll protect you!"
Wang Xuanyi's face turned red from holding back her anger, but she didn't open her mouth. Her gaze was clearly directed at someone who was blind.
"What kind of time is this? You two are still in the mood for flirting? Are you afraid we're not dying fast enough?"
A man dressed in a gray tracksuit, holding a high-grade longsword, spoke coldly.
"Yes! Yes! Judging from your calm and unhurried manner, you think you're out of danger, right?"
A bald man, nearly 1.9 meters tall and with a muscular build, was fighting with a moose while gruffly echoing his words.
Being criticized by two people at the same time, Wang Xuanyi hesitated for a moment as if she wanted to say something, but finally lowered her head in shame.
They neither spoke nor took out weapons to help.
Gu Junjie looked indignant, but it was really unreasonable for him and Wang Xuanyi to hide on the side while everyone else was fighting.
Moreover, if the other three people are killed by the mutated moose, he and Wang Xuanyi will not be able to escape either.
Looking at the enormous mutated moose, Gu Junjie swallowed hard in fear, but finally gritted his teeth, gripped his iron spear, and charged forward.
Huh?
Gu Mian raised an eyebrow, noticing that the atmosphere among these people didn't seem very harmonious.
Could it be that they just happened to meet on the road, and weren't from the same group?
These people are really unlucky. They ran into two second-tier pollutants right away. Now they can't fight them and they can't run away. They're really having a terrible time.
The battle in the arena quickly came to an end. Gu Junjie was kicked in the chest by a moose, and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward.
The remaining three also looked seriously injured, and it seemed they would soon be wiped out.
"Do you need help?"
A cold voice suddenly appeared in the woods, startling the group and clearing their dazed minds.
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