The four members of Xie Sen's team moved forward. The further they went, the more lush the vegetation became. The island was full of tall trees that reached the sky. They couldn't see the sky when they looked up. All they could hear were the chirping of birds and insects, the roar of wild beasts in the depths of the forest, and the occasional screams of humans.
If there was only one person, this atmosphere would be a bit scary. Xie Sen looked at Maine's tall back in front of him and felt very relieved.
Maine would open his bracelet from time to time to take a look, and occasionally remind people to watch their step to prevent those behind from stepping into a pit.
The ground was covered with a thick layer of dead leaves, and the soil was soft and wet. Every time you stepped on it, you felt a slight sinking sensation. It was very tiring to walk like this, and the air in the forest was stuffy. After an hour, Xie Sen was already sweating profusely, and Maine's back was also wet with sweat.
Xie Sen was panting, trying his best to control his breathing and keep up with Maine's pace. He looked back at Bai Jiao and Long Teng. Bai Jiao was still calm and not sweating at all, while Long Teng was the same as him, with sweat all over his forehead.
Xie Sen looked at Bai Jiao with envy, then turned around, wiped the sweat off his face and looked up at the road ahead.
"Wow! So beautiful."
Not far to the front right, there was a plant half a person's height among the green bushes. On the top of the plant grew a flower as big as a soup bowl. Its fiery red color looked particularly eye-catching. Xie Sen couldn't help but praise it.
As he spoke, Maine walked to the side of the flower, and the flower suddenly opened a big beast-like mouth in the middle of the petals, and bent its branches to bite Maine's arm.
Xie Sen was stunned by this scene. He took a deep breath and was about to shout "Be careful" loudly, but Maine took a step back, raised his foot and kicked sideways, causing Hua to fall to the ground with his mouth facing the ground.
The stem of the flower was bent into a tall and thin N shape, but it did not break. The next moment, it bounced up like a spring, and the flower opened its mouth and spit out red juice towards Maine.
Xie Sen's eyes suddenly widened. He knew without even thinking that this thing must be poisonous.
Maine reacted very quickly and jumped forward to avoid it. Bai Jiao quickly stepped past Xie Sen, and when the juice was about to fall on the tree trunk opposite the flower, he took an umbrella-shaped object in his hand and pressed the umbrella against the tree trunk.
The juice fell into the umbrella. Bai Jiao lifted the umbrella upside down, removed the umbrella from the bracket in a few seconds, closed the umbrella around it, and then took out a thin rope to tie it tightly.
A smile appeared on his handsome face: "I have been interested in carnivorous plants for a long time. This trip is indeed the right one."
Long Teng leaned close to his neck to look at the juice collected in his hand. Just as he was about to ask something, he put his hand on his shoulder and immediately forgot what he wanted to ask. He looked at Bai Jiao in surprise: "Wow, you feel so cool!"
Bai Jiao took his hand off his shoulder: "I am born with a cold constitution."
Long Teng's face was full of envy. He wiped the sweat off his face and simply put his arm around him: "Let's just walk like this. It won't be so hot if I'm next to you."
Bai Jiao put the collected juice into the space, tilted his head to distance himself from Long Teng, and said, "Not good, let go."
Long Teng pouted and estimated the height of the two people: "Are you tired? Otherwise, I can carry you on my back. I'm not tired."
Bai Jiao rubbed his brows and said, "I am a female. If you do this, I can sue you for harassment."
Long Teng blinked his eyes, quickly withdrew his hand, and his baby face was flushed: "I, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"
Bai Jiao was a little surprised to see him like this. She smiled, took out a shovel, dug the whole flower out of the ground, put it in the space, and then said to Maine, "Let's get going."
The group continued to move forward for about an hour. At twelve o'clock, Long Teng shouted at the end, "I'm so hungry. I want to eat!"
Maine looked at Xie Sen. Xie Sen's black hair was wet with sweat and he was breathing heavily. When he saw him looking at him, he said with a bitter face, "I'm tired and hungry."
Maine opened the bracelet and took a look: "Hold on, there is a suitable place to rest not far to the left front."
Five minutes later, the four arrived at the place Maine mentioned, which was a small hill in the forest.
Xie Sen took out the spicy meat jerky, and Long Teng immediately came closer. Maine patted his shoulder and said, "I'm going to go hunt wild animals. You stay here to collect firewood and protect their safety at the same time."
Long Teng patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it."
Xie Sen was a little worried: "Are you going alone?"
"It's okay, I won't go far." Maine said, and disappeared into the forest in a few seconds.
Long Teng moved quickly and collected a pile of firewood in a short while. He continued to look at Xie Sen eagerly. Xie Sen handed him a lunch box and then handed one to Bai Jiao.
"This doesn't matter if you're full, it can just whet your appetite."
Long Teng took out a piece of spicy dried meat and chewed it non-stop, smelt the spiciness, and said incoherently: "It's delicious."
Bai Jiao took a bite and exclaimed in surprise: "It's delicious!"
Xie Sen smiled and said, "As long as you like it."
Maine came back soon with two processed hares. Xie Sen asked, "Is there water nearby?"
"Well, but it's not safe near the water." He skewered the rabbits skillfully, holding one for himself and throwing the other to Long Teng to roast.
While roasting the rabbit, he operated his personal bracelet. Three message prompts sounded from the bracelets of other teammates. He said, "I sent you the map of the surrounding area. If you get separated, follow the map."
Xie Sen clicked on the message and found an attachment which was a very detailed map with four small green dots indicating their current location.
After Maine finished speaking, his brows suddenly furrowed, and he slid his fingers twice on the virtual screen above the bracelet, then looked to the right with a sharp expression: "Someone is approaching."
Long Teng instantly became excited: "I'll go beat them away!"
Bai Jiao stood up and said, "You took advantage of our lunch break to catch up. You are really dedicated." He smiled and tilted his head to look at Long Teng. "You grill the meat and I will take care of them. It's a good opportunity for me to try the medicine."
Xie Sen was a little worried: "I'll go with you."
"No need," Bai Jiao smiled, "I'm fine."
He asked Maine to share the real-time location of the newcomer with him, then rushed into the dense forest on the right and disappeared among the tall plants in a short while.
He came back in less than five minutes. Xie Sen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he was fine. He knew that the rabbit meat still needed to be roasted for a while, so he sat down next to Maine and rested with his legs bent.
He must find time to rest, otherwise his body will be out of control and it will be very troublesome.
Maine tilted his head to look at him, then turned back to continue roasting the rabbit meat. Long Teng gnawed on the spicy dried meat while roasting it, his face full of satisfaction. Bai Jiao sat not far from him and also began to close his eyes to rest.
The surroundings are quiet, relaxing and comfortable.
“Ahhh…it’s itchy!”
"What happened? Were you bitten by a bug?"
Ten minutes later, screams and roars came from the right. Xie Sen was sleeping soundly, and he couldn't help but frowned, turned his head, and asked in a daze: "What's wrong?"
"It's okay, just continue sleeping."
Hearing Maine's voice, Xie Sen felt inexplicably at ease and allowed himself to continue sleeping.
Long Teng looked curiously at Bai Jiao, who had opened her eyes and had a faint smile on her face. He leaned in and asked in a low voice, "What did you do?"
Bai Jiao looked at him in surprise, then looked at the sleeping Xie Sen, with a smile in his eyes, and said softly: "Nothing, I just sprinkled some itching powder I made on the road they passed by, and it seems to be working well."
Long Teng grinned, revealing his bright white teeth, and gave a thumbs up: "You are awesome!"
Bai Jiao smiled and said modestly: "I still need to learn more."
Xie Sen slept for half an hour before being woken up by Maine. He looked at the time and said in annoyance, "I wasted time."
Maine handed him a rabbit leg: "It's okay, the meat is cooked well, it's not good to eat it raw."
Xie Sen took the rabbit leg and while eating it he suddenly remembered the scream he heard while half asleep, so he asked what happened.
Long Teng explained to him very quickly, and Xie Sen gave Bai Jiao a thumbs up: "Great."
The taste of barbecue in the wild was not as good as that made at home, but fortunately there was spicy dried meat mixed in, so the four of them were very satisfied. After eating, they continued on their journey.
The further they went in, the more animals they saw along the way. On the way, they encountered two long-haired wild boar beasts, which were both dealt with by Long Teng.
Maine used a dagger to cut off the best meat from their bodies and put it into the space to save for dinner.
Xie Sen calculated the time in his mind. He had only slept for half an hour at noon, so the time limit was only four hours. When it was almost half past four, he grabbed Maine's arm.
Maine turned his head: "Uncomfortable?"
Xie Sen apologized, "Can you carry me for half an hour?" He didn't want to be a drag at all, but due to his physical problem, he had no way to deal with it for the time being.
Maine squatted down, Xie Sen put his arms around his neck and lay on his back, saying guiltily, "I'm sorry."
His face was close to Maine's neck, and his breath swept over her as he spoke. Maine's body stiffened slightly.
"It's okay, you're very light." Maine took a deep breath and said in a steady tone.
Long Teng raised his hand and patted Bai Jiao's shoulder. Bai Jiao turned around and saw a big smiling face. Long Teng said, "Let me carry you!"
"No thanks," Bai Jiao smiled, "Thank you."
Xie Sen arrived at five o'clock on time, and without caring about anything else, he fell asleep on Maine's back. He thought that he would have difficulty falling asleep because of discomfort, but he fell asleep quickly.
He was woken up by the alarm clock at five o'clock. He rubbed his face subconsciously. When he realized where he was, his face turned red. Fortunately, it had darkened around him.
He patted Maine's shoulder: "Thank you, can you put me down?"
"I can continue to carry you. I won't feel tired." Compared with the beast weighing hundreds of pounds, Xie Sen was too light.
"It's okay. I've rested well."
Maine put Xie Sen down. With someone missing from his back, he couldn't help but frown. He always felt like something was missing. He looked back from time to time and was relieved only when he saw Xie Sen.
By half past five, the forest was so dark that one could hardly see one's hand in front of one's face. The men walked for another half an hour with flashlights. The howling of wild beasts around them became louder and louder, and from time to time they could see green eyes in the darkness in the distance.
Maine said, "We can't go any further. It will be very dangerous if we continue."
They are like obvious targets, and wild beasts may pounce on them at any time.
The four of them found a vacant space nearby and started a fire on the spot. Bai Jiao and Xie Sen grilled the meat, while Maine and Long Teng collected a lot of firewood nearby, enough for one night.
Several people were eating meat when they suddenly heard shouts of humans and roars of wild beasts from the right. At the same time, the ground began to shake.
Maine's expression turned stern and he stood up quickly.
After a while, four tall boys ran to where they were resting, and the one in front shouted, "They ran away!"
"The hyenas are about to catch up with us, what should we do?" someone shouted from behind.
"They must be nearby. We brought the beast here as ordered. We have accomplished our mission! Send a distress signal now!"
"It's over, the signal can't be sent out!"
"Quick, flare!"
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