Qingshan felt a little relieved and agreed with Yin Zheluo's analysis. Wen Yuan had three powerful superpowers, so even if he confronted the orc warriors head-on, he would have a great chance of winning. His sudden loss of contact did not seem to be due to an attack.
"Captain Yin, I want to go to the other end of the passage and try to find the five students first. What do you think?"
Yin Zheluo had the same idea. Since both groups could not be contacted and the situation was unknown, it would be best not to act separately. They should find one side first and then decide on the next course of action. They were now closest to the students in Group A, so of course they had to find them first.
"Yes, Consultant Chen, I thought so too. According to the markings on the map, there's a small village called 'Wujia Village' at the other end of the passage. A census was conducted in the 1960s, and the village only had twelve households and about forty people. Later, the young people all went to the city to work, and only a few lonely elderly people were left in the village. It's almost deserted, and I don't know if anyone still lives there."
Qingshan nodded, waved his little hand, and said, "Yin'er, lead the way!"
Yin'er agreed and led the team into the dark passage. When they were almost at the exit, Yin'er suddenly stopped.
"Master, I feel something strange..."
"What's wrong?"
"There used to be a lot of rats in the cave, hundreds of them, but now there's not a single one left..."
Silver Ear lowered his head, his pointed nose like a mine detector, carefully distinguishing the smell on the ground. After sniffing for a long time, he raised his head and said to Qingshan in a confused tone: "Master, besides those five people, it seems that there were two other people who appeared nearby. I... I'm not sure..."
"Is it a nearby villager who happened to pass by?"
"I don't know...the smell on these two people is very strange. One smells like a rat, and the other smells very foul. I have never smelled it before..."
After hearing Yin'er's words, Qingshan's eyebrows furrowed. While rats don't hibernate, this passageway lacks food and offers no protection from the wind. How could hundreds of rats appear in such numbers? Yin'er's sense of smell is unmistakable. The mysterious man smells of rats. Could he be controlling these rats? It seems the disappearance of the five students is closely linked to these rats and the two mysterious individuals. Could the mysterious individuals be in Wujia Village?
Qingshan's mind moved, and using the tactical pack's cover, he summoned Hong Deng from space. He held it in his palm. Although Hong Deng was a spiritual insect between heaven and earth, it was only at the third level and not yet immune to cold or heat. The temperature of over 20 degrees below zero made it shiver.
"Master, it's so cold—!"
Qingshan felt distressed and quickly used his spiritual power to wrap the red light. The green spiritual power of the lake was like hot spring water, bringing a comfortable warmth.
"Deng'er, I'm sorry, it's too cold. I didn't want you to go out, but now we need someone to go scout the village ahead. After thinking about it, you're the most suitable person! Could you please make the trip?"
Hong Deng had long been overwhelmed by the pure spiritual power, and with the spiritual power wrapped around it, it could not feel the cold temperature and obediently flew out to investigate.
Qingshan squatted down and tightened the deerskin boots on Yin'er's feet. Yin'er's thick fur was very cold-resistant, but its feet were tender. Qingshan was afraid that its feet would get frostbite, so he specially sewed four deerskin boots for it to wear.
Yin Zheluo signaled the soldiers to remain on guard, awaiting the results of Consultant Chen's spirit insect reconnaissance. The young soldiers in the team excitedly winked at each other and secretly communicated in code: "Did you see? Consultant Chen is not only an insect master, but also a beastmaster. Isn't that amazing!"
"That's right, generally speaking, a person with mixed attributes can only have one relatively strong ability, but Consultant Chen's abilities are all very balanced!"
"Advisor Chen is not only beautiful, but also has powerful supernatural powers. I want to give birth to a baby with her!"
"Hush! Don't say that. If Captain Luo hears this, he'll send you to the mountains to be a monkey. Believe it or not!"
“…”(#→⌒→) You’re right, how could I forget that Consultant Chen also has a ghost-seeing flower-guarding messenger? I’m so angry!
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