Only Yang Zhou felt a tightness in his heart. In this silent environment, he subconsciously lowered his voice and said, "I also think it's too quiet. This is a primeval forest. Even if the captain blew this place into ruins, and people on the ground dare not come near, surely people in the sky wouldn't be like this."
"...Stop talking nonsense, what could be wrong?" Lu Xingkai retorted angrily to Yang Zhou, but silently shrank back.
Several regular passengers sat together, while the new passengers stayed away from them. This was at Lu Xingkai's request, as he was worried that if any problems arose, the new passengers would be implicated. He didn't allow them to get too close, and the other regular passengers didn't object. Even if the new passengers were unhappy, they didn't dare to show it and obediently squeezed to the distance Lu Xingkai had requested.
When will your captain be back?
"What's the rush? It's only the first day. The captain said he won't be back for two days."
The new passenger shut his mouth and stopped talking.
In this unfamiliar environment, no one had any desire to communicate. They all fell silent, and then the words of the person who had said that the surroundings were too quiet kept echoing in their minds. It would have been better if they hadn't thought about it, but once they did, they realized that it was indeed too quiet, eerily quiet.
But everyone seemed to be holding back, and no one dared to speak. Finally, Lu Xingkai couldn't stand the atmosphere any longer and spoke first, "It's fate that we've all gathered together. Why don't we all introduce ourselves?"
This is fear.
Everyone knew the truth, but no one called it out on it, because they were afraid themselves! It would be good to be able to talk for a while.
"My name is Cai Zhongqi, and this is my second mission world."
After Cai Zhongqi's introduction, the other passengers also introduced themselves. Surprisingly, Qi Hao, who was only ten years old, was the calmest besides Yang Zhou. Unfortunately, everyone was so engrossed in the quiet atmosphere that no one noticed Qi Hao's resilience.
After the veteran passengers introduced themselves, the new passengers also started introducing themselves, and the lively atmosphere temporarily dispelled the eeriness of the surroundings.
If someone were to stand at a high enough vantage point and look down, they would discover that this vast forest, which has existed for an unknown period of time, is not actually boundless...
Darkness enveloped the land, slowly and gradually eroding this ancient primeval forest from its edge, all in the midst of silence.
"roar!"
A huge dinosaur with enormous wings perched on a giant tree, its massive head cautiously approaching the small wooden house. It affectionately swished its tail and let out a low growl.
A hoarse voice came from inside the cabin, "You've encountered three prey?"
"Roar~"
"If we don't catch them, so be it. There's something wrong with this world. You'll stay with me for the time being."
The dinosaur obediently rested its head on the tree trunk above the wooden house, its huge wings slowly enveloping the giant tree.
As dawn broke the next day, Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo set off. Liu Dongcheng didn't leave that night either, and silently followed behind them when he saw them depart.
Don't be fooled by the fact that you haven't walked a long distance; finding your way back is not easy. Sometimes you'll find yourself going the wrong way, and a whole morning can be wasted in the process. You've also encountered some dangers, but they were all manageable.
As the sun rose high in the sky, Liu Dongcheng, who had been starving for a day and a night and then a whole morning, could no longer bear it and turned to leave without a word.
Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo, who had been treating Liu Dongcheng as if he were invisible, stopped and turned to look in the direction Liu Dongcheng had left. They exchanged a glance and continued to look for signs to mark their way, but at a much slower pace than before.
Liu Dongcheng left alone on an empty stomach, not daring to go too far, afraid that he might not be able to catch up with Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo. He wasn't stupid; he had figured out one thing along the way: only by sticking with Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo would his chances of survival be greater.
As for some things he couldn't understand, Liu Dongcheng just kept them to himself and didn't intend to bring them up, since it was just a relationship of mutual benefit anyway.
The sudden noise from not far away made Liu Dongcheng immediately focus his attention. He gripped his broadsword tightly and stared intently at the source of the noise. Not long after, a baby dinosaur stumbled out of its nest. Liu Dongcheng glanced at it and then looked away. His target was not the baby dinosaur, but the fruit tree next to the baby dinosaur's nest.
The little dinosaur stumbled a few steps, making childish cries. Soon, a large dinosaur came galloping over, snatched the little dinosaur up, and flew away quickly.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Liu Dongcheng immediately left his hiding place, rushed over as fast as he could, picked seven or eight fruits, and without lingering, turned and ran. Not long after Liu Dongcheng left, the large dinosaur that had left with the baby dinosaur suddenly returned. Smelling the scent of something that didn't belong to him and his cub in the nest, the dinosaur roared furiously.
Not daring to look back, Liu Dongcheng, carrying a handful of bright red fruit, ran back to the place where he had parted ways with Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo not long ago. He heard the dinosaur's furious roar, but he had to stop and carefully observe his surroundings to avoid getting lost and separated from Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo.
Fortunately, Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo had deliberately left some traces, so Liu Dongcheng didn't have to spend much effort to immediately follow the direction in which the vegetation had been damaged. He ran all the way, and since Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo had already slowed down, he caught up with them in no time.
The moment Liu Dongcheng caught up, Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo sped up. Liu Dongcheng, who had already noticed, took a big bite of the fruit. His face changed slightly from the sourness, but he didn't spit it out. Instead, he continued to eat it bite by bite, and soon finished the whole fruit.
Accompanied by Liu Dongcheng's crunching sounds, the three of them finally returned to the place where the passengers had gathered as dusk fell.
Upon seeing Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo, the passengers were moved to tears and rushed forward, recounting their terrifying experiences over the past two days and one night.
Mo Shuwan couldn't discern any information from the chaotic noise, so she quickly shouted for a halt. Fortunately, the passengers listened to her, and the noise disappeared instantly. The group of people quieted down and stared at her expectantly.
"Captain, this place is too eerie, let's leave quickly."
Mo Shuwan shook her head and refused Cai Zhongqi's suggestion, "It's too late, it's not safe to travel now, let's stay here for another night."
Hearing that they would have to stay another night, the passengers' faces paled even more, but they quickly felt a little relieved when they thought of the terrifyingly lethal weapons in Mo Shuwan's hands. "Okay, we'll listen to the captain."
Liu Dongcheng left the crowd without saying a word and cut a large piece of meat from the dinosaur carcass next to him. It was nighttime and a bit chilly, so the dinosaur carcass was not suitable for spoiling. What was even stranger was that so many dinosaur carcasses were placed here, and they not only did not spoil, but looked as if they had just died.
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