"You can't blame me, Captain. We only have some simple herbs, and I treated him last night."
I guess he must have gotten caught in the rain in the early morning.
At this point, Gnemon stepped forward and touched Ressie's forehead, immediately feeling a burning sensation in his palm.
"Captain, he seems to have a fever."
"vent!"
Okuga rubbed his head in frustration, knowing full well what having a fever in the wild meant.
If he doesn't receive timely treatment, he probably won't live past today.
"I really don't know why you ordinary people come here to suffer. If you want money, you don't even know if you have the ability to make it."
Despite his complaints, he still went over to check on Resie's condition.
The fact that they've already lost members before even meeting Ye Feng is not a good sign.
When I reached out and touched it, my forehead was indeed a little hot, but it was just a low-grade fever and not too serious.
"Hey, Ni-ge, are you still able to walk?"
Lacey squinted, shaking his head weakly...
"I...I'm afraid I can't walk anymore. I feel a little dizzy and my legs are weak."
"Hmph..." Okuga sneered... and drew a sharp dagger from his waist, instantly pressing it against his neck.
This sudden movement immediately made Ressie's listless eyes widen.
Okuga said coldly into his ear:
"Listen carefully, I'm giving you two choices: either keep holding on, or perhaps we'll see Ye Feng and kill him soon."
That way... when the game ends, you can take the money back to get treatment.
Either... I'll kill you right here. You're sickly anyway, so it's better for you to make more money for us than to die naturally.
After I get out, I will go to your grave to pay my respects.
"I'm leaving! I'm leaving!"
No one would willingly choose death, especially when faced with the choice between wealth and glory and death, the former is clearly more worthwhile.
These mercenaries are all money-grubbing people, let alone people he doesn't know well.
They'd even kill their own brothers if the profit was right.
Ressie quickly stood up straight and hurried ahead, afraid that Okuga would use him to fill the prize pool.
Okuga nodded in satisfaction; 500,000 wasn't particularly tempting to him.
But if Rex chooses to die, he wouldn't mind accepting it.
"Rhine, go and support him, don't slow him down."
The tall, muscular black man named Rhine reluctantly grunted in agreement, then took Ressie's arm with a look of disgust and started walking forward step by step.
Meanwhile, from all corners of the forest, the faint sound of bows being drawn could be heard...
After walking more than ten meters, Rhine and his companion had just taken their first step when their brows suddenly furrowed.
Because they both sensed that the depression in this place was far more pronounced than the muddy ground they had walked through before.
This is a huge pitfall, or rather... a trap!
But it was too late. By the time they realized what was happening, they had already seen the sharp wooden spikes in the large pit.
"Aaaaaaah!!!"
A deafening scream echoed through the entire forest, startling birds into flight and causing tree branches to sway violently.
Rainwater seeped down Rhine's throat, but he paid no attention, only shouting to the sky.
At this moment, Rex was covered in blood, sleeping peacefully amidst the blood. Six wooden splinters had pierced his upper body in an instant...
He no longer has to worry about the illness.
Rhine fell into the pit half a second later than him. Half of his body was blocked by Recy, and he lost his balance in the air and landed on his back.
So the splinters didn't pierce him completely; only a few went into his back and his thighs were pierced in two places.
However, given his considerable weight, the fact that this old mercenary was screaming so miserably suggests that he had likely broken a bone.
"alert!"
Okuga didn't pull him out immediately; after all, at this moment, preserving himself was the most important thing.
The remaining six people quickly drew their bows, immediately crouched down to form a circle, held their backpacks in front of them, and carefully examined their surroundings.
It's clear that these men are veteran mercenaries; their on-the-spot reaction speed is extremely fast.
Because there were traps around, they dared not wander off.
However, the group remained in this position for several minutes, and the surroundings remained empty.
All that could be heard was the sound of raindrops hitting the ground and leaves.
They waited for about 5 more minutes before realizing there was no one around.
If there really was an ambush, the best time to launch an attack would be immediately after Rhine and Ressie fell into the trap.
Okuga then realized that there were basically no hiding spots here, so why would Ye Feng be foolish enough to choose to ambush here?
This trap must have been dug by Ye Feng to slow down their pursuit.
He felt a surge of relief; if he hadn't suddenly told Ressie and Rhine to go first, he would be the one falling into the trap now.
I had long heard that Ye Feng was extremely cunning and did things in unconventional ways, but I never expected that he would still have the time to dig traps even when he was seriously injured.
"What a cunning caterpillar! Don't let me catch you, or I'll dig out your brain and see what's inside."
Okuga clenched his fists, gritting his teeth in anger, and quickly went to check the trap.
Rhine's cries had subsided considerably; he was sitting on the mud wall of the pit, groaning softly, his chest heaving as he gasped for breath.
Four splinters were still stuck in his back. The wounds weren't very deep, but he didn't dare to pull them out, fearing that the bleeding would continue and that there would be an infection.
On his lower body, there were two wooden splinters piercing through his thighs, creating penetrating wounds.
It's clearly much more serious than the injuries to my upper body. Even if it heals, I'll probably be left with a disability.
Rainwater mixed with blood flowed freely over his body, leaving streaks of blood.
"Captain... save me..." Rhine stretched out his trembling hand to Okuga, pleading weakly for help.
"Quickly, pull him up!"
After all, they were long-time members of the team. Even if they knew that Rhine was no longer of any use, Okuga couldn't just ignore it.
Otherwise, it would discourage the other team members, and who would be willing to risk their lives for him in the future?
The pit was about two meters deep, and it took several people quite a while to get the two people out.
Ressi was already dead. Okuga had his men strip his clothes off and tear them into long strips.
"Rhine! Cheer up! I'm going to pull these thorns out for you now, or you'll bleed to death."
As he spoke, Okuga handed over the walking stick.
Rhine naturally understood that Okuga was saving him, and he took the stick and bit it.
"Bear with it!"
Okuga grabbed the splinter piercing his left leg and yanked it outwards with all his might! A line of blood instantly appeared.
"Um!!!!"
Rhine's eyes widened in pain, his body convulsing uncontrollably, and even his muffled groans could be heard dozens of meters away.
The teeth were embedded directly into the stick, leaving deep teeth marks on the wrist-thick stick, which showed how much pain it caused.
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