Ji Yueyao continued forward, suppressing her discomfort. She felt more and more that this forbidden forest was boundless.
Honestly, it was fortunate that Zhu Mu was there this time; otherwise, she would have given up running alone in this boundless darkness at some point.
The trees in the Forbidden Forest have two layers. The lower layer is like an ordinary tree with branches, but the upper layer is like a huge net that covers the Forbidden Forest completely, so that almost no light can get in.
This is why the Forbidden Forest is forever as dark as night.
This is truly... a forest that inspires despair.
"Captain, do you want to rest?" Ji Yueyao, who had been running for a long time, suddenly stopped. Zhu Mu, who was following behind, was stunned for a moment, then jumped over and asked softly.
"Let's rest for a while." Ji Yueyao glanced around and, after confirming that the plant beside her was not an exotic plant, she climbed up it with a few quick steps.
She took a few sips of water, but frowned as she sensed the strange creatures around her.
The sound waves of strange beings were coming from all directions, which meant that strange beings were gathering from all directions... Moreover, she seemed to have underestimated the size of the Forbidden Forest. Now, in this dark and sunless forest, she didn't know how long she had been walking, but based on the food she had brought, she had probably been walking for about twelve days. However, she hadn't even reached the central part of the Forbidden Forest yet.
Taking out the locator, Ji Yueyao narrowed her eyes slightly. The location she set was the very center of the Forbidden Forest. The closer she got to the target, the faster the cursor on the locator would flash. However, the locator was flashing at almost the same speed as when she first entered, with no significant change at all.
"Captain, how much further?" Zhu Mu seemed to sense the long road ahead as well. He hesitated for a moment before asking, "We've been traveling for more than ten days now... If we can't reach our destination soon, Captain, we may have to prepare to turn back."
"I know." Ji Yueyao nodded, looked away and didn't say anything more. She leaned against the tree branch and didn't bother with the tree sap anymore. She wiped her sticky hands on her clothes and took out the two glowing eyes from her pocket.
The two eyes in the sky still shone faintly from within, carrying a hint of warmth.
Gritting her teeth, Ji Yueyao clenched her fist, carefully put the Sky back into her pocket, and then closed her eyes to rest.
She needs to get enough rest now... otherwise she might not be able to hold on for even a moment longer.
Seeing Ji Yueyao leaning wearily against the tree trunk, Zhu Mu sighed softly and looked at the compressed biscuits in his hand, but had no appetite at all... The darkness of the Forbidden Forest is truly boundless.
"Let's go that way." Ji Yueyao got up, rubbed her eyes. Her night vision hadn't recovered yet. She had been having a hard time seeing things lately, and she basically relied on various sound waves in her mind to determine direction.
"Captain...you haven't even had half an hour of rest, have you?" Zhu Mu, with a compressed biscuit in his mouth, turned around and stared at Ji Yueyao. He...he's leaving before he's even finished half a biscuit?
Ji Yueyao rubbed his forehead, shook his head, and walked over the thick branch above. Then he followed the tangled and intertwined branches to another tree. "There are quite a few leopard-type exotic birds coming in this direction."
"..." Zhu Mu's face twisted for a moment, and he quickly tidied himself up and followed behind Ji Yueyao. The leopard-type exotic bird is a strong-type anomaly. Its size is about three times that of its size before the apocalypse. It has extremely fast attack and movement speed, but its strength is also extremely strong. Adult leopard-type exotic birds mostly live alone, but within the first year after they are born, they mostly live in groups. Only after a year will they gradually leave the group and live alone.
If there are many leopard-type exotic birds... then it is very likely that they are a group of juvenile leopard-type exotic birds. Although juvenile leopard-type exotic birds are not as strong as adult leopard-type exotic birds, their speed and numbers... can really make people want to stay away.
So if this were to happen, it would be a real disaster.
"Captain, can we walk down from under the tree now? The leopard-type exotic bird should be far away from us, right?" Zhu Mu gripped the tree trunk with one hand and carefully jumped from one tree to another. The sticky feeling on his palm almost completely killed his appetite; he felt nauseous. "Speaking of which, the stuff on these trees is really something. Although it's not an exotic plant, this sticky feeling... it feels like I've grabbed a pile of poop."
"..." Ji Yueyao was speechless. She turned around and glanced at Zhu Mu, gesturing for him to come over.
Zhu Mu nodded and rushed towards Ji Yueyao, only to have Ji Yueyao smear the sticky resin from the tree all over his face.
He didn't have time to react at all; he just stood there dumbfounded.
“Team... Captain…” Takeki was dumbfounded.
"Look, I have all of this on my hands too, so stop complaining, I'm getting annoyed." Ji Yueyao calmly turned around, then jumped towards the tree next to her. Although the resin was sticky and disgusting, it would at least prevent them from being bitten by the Forbidden Forest's venomous insects.
Of course, even so... she actually felt a little disgusted, but seeing that Zhu Mu looked even more disheveled than her made her happy.
She's incredibly bored right now.
With a tearful expression, Zhu Mu followed behind Ji Yueyao, awkwardly wiping the resin smeared on his face before resignedly catching up. "Captain, can't we really walk down there...?"
“You can go down and try. The leopard-type exotic birds are still some distance away from us.” Ji Yueyao rubbed her aching head. Being in the dark for a long time had put her on high alert… but at the same time, a feeling of boredom and loneliness welled up inside her.
It seems that no matter what world one is in, being in darkness for a long time would be uncomfortable for humans.
"Huh?" Takeki was taken aback and looked down at the ground. Although it was dark around him, he could still see the ground clearly with his superhuman vision... There was nothing on the ground.
Looking up, Zhu Mu saw Ji Yueyao seemingly standing beside him, waiting for him. He gritted his teeth, his curiosity driving him to look down. Zhu Mu tried to open his eyes wide and lean out, but still couldn't see anything.
"There's nothing here, Captain..." Zhu Mu clicked his tongue, grabbed a branch and prepared to turn around, but he ended up grabbing a piece of resin on the branch, which made him slip and fall down.
Ji Yueyao was stunned for a moment, then quickly jumped down, grabbing the branch they had been standing on with one hand and grabbing the bamboo ankle with the other.
The branches they were on weren't very high to begin with, and almost in that instant, Zhu Mu's nose seemed to touch the ground. It was at that moment that he finally saw what was on the ground. (To be continued.)
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