Lu Xingkai, who had been kicked by Liu Dongcheng, was clearly injured and lagged behind the group. He was running unsteadily, and his face was visibly getting paler and paler. Seeing that he was getting further and further away from the last person in front of him, Lu Xingkai panicked and ran a few steps to catch up. He immediately grabbed the person's clothes.
He said weakly, "I can't run anymore. Help me. I still have a defensive talisman on me. If we encounter danger, it can protect you."
The passenger who was about to push him away withdrew his hand upon hearing this, saying, "Don't put all your weight on me, I can't carry you."
Lu Xingkai pursed his lips and didn't speak. He was dragged along with unsteady steps. He didn't know how long he had been running when he heard a cry of surprise.
"Man-eating flower! Activate your defense talisman now!"
Lu Xingkai reacted a beat too slow. By the time he came to his senses, it was too late. The man-eating flower's leaves, full of sharp teeth, were already above his head. In this life-or-death situation, his first thought was not to activate the defensive talisman, but to push out the passenger who had carried him all the way.
"ah!!!"
The screams ceased as the fang-filled leaves closed; the carnivorous plant, having caught its prey, didn't linger and slipped away before Wen Zuo's bullets arrived.
The passengers could only watch helplessly as it carried the man's remaining half-body away into the depths of the forest.
This man-eating flower is too cunning. From the moment it appeared, it clearly targeted Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo, but in reality, that was just a decoy. It never intended to attack the two of them; its plan was to kidnap one of them while the chaos was at hand.
"They...they've left..."
The man-eating flower had run away and hadn't attacked anyone else, which should have been a cause for celebration. However, since someone had just died at the hands of the man-eating flower and hadn't even left behind a body, the people couldn't really be happy.
Wen Zuo also sighed silently and put down his gun.
"Everyone, please be careful. Don't panic if you encounter danger. If you can help, then help; if you can't, then stay away." Mo Shuwan gave a few instructions and turned to continue on her way, but suddenly a furious curse came from behind her.
"Captain! I just saw it! He pushed that person out! If he hadn't pushed him, the man-eating plant definitely wouldn't have been able to eat anyone!"
Lu Xingkai immediately exploded, "What the hell is this? When the hell did I push anyone?!"
“I saw you push him with my own eyes.”
"Uh, I saw it too."
The passengers testified one after another, and Lu Xingkai's face grew increasingly ugly. Knowing that he couldn't deny it this time, his attitude instantly changed from vehemently denying it to taking it for granted. "Hmph, it's only human nature to sacrifice your fellow Daoists rather than yourself. I don't believe that if you were in my position, you would make a different decision than me. You would still have to push someone out to be a scapegoat."
Lu Xingkai's arrogance stunned everyone. After a moment of silence, the people closest to him suddenly rushed up and tackled him to the ground. "Damn it, just because you're a dog doesn't mean everyone else is one!"
"I've had my eye on you for a long time. What are you so arrogant about? If it weren't for the captain and the others protecting you these past few days, would you still be alive?"
"Kill him. It's too dangerous to leave him alive. He might stab us in the back at any time."
Unfortunately, before the fist could land on Lu Xingkai, it was bounced back by an invisible barrier. Lu Xingkai rushed forward with a dagger, ready to stab someone, and the people who had tackled him earlier were forced to retreat.
"Hahahaha, come on! Come on! Why are you too scared to come forward? Weren't you so arrogant just now!"
The passengers dared not approach, since Lu Xingkai was now protected by a defensive talisman. Not only could they not get a real hit, but they might also be injured by him. For the time being, they could only curse him verbally.
Lu Xingkai sneered and walked through the passengers with the dagger in his hand.
The passengers quickly made way, and Lu Xingkai soon reached Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo. Instead of attacking them in a fit of rage, he sneered and asked, "It's one thing for them to be stupid, but I don't believe you're that stupid too. Did I do something wrong? No! I just wanted to survive!"
Wen Zuo frowned and shielded Mo Shuwan behind him.
Mo Shuwan turned her head and looked at Lu Xingkai. "You're right, you just want to survive."
Lu Xingkai smiled, but before the smile could fully bloom, he heard Mo Shuwan say, "Our team doesn't need someone like you who sacrifices others to survive."
After saying that, he tugged at Wen Zuo's sleeve, turned around and left. The passengers behind him, who hadn't yet recovered from this sudden reversal, subconsciously followed. After walking a short distance, they realized that their captain had sent Lu Xingkai away. With their captain backing them up, the group felt much more confident. As they passed by the stiff-bodied Lu Xingkai, they all showed mocking smiles.
However, some individuals who initially harbored certain ideas finally abandoned them entirely after learning from Lu Xingkai's example.
"Mo Shuwan!"
Mo Shuwan didn't turn around, but her voice turned cold, "Don't force us to do it ourselves."
Lu Xingkai's face stiffened, his steps faltered, and his eyes finally welled up with tears. He roared maniacally, "What's the difference between leaving me here all alone and killing me!"
Mo Shuwan didn't respond, and no one turned to look at him. Liu Dongcheng, however, thought to himself: The difference is that he didn't have to get his hands dirty.
However, Liu Dongcheng didn't care about getting his hands dirty. Looking at Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo, who were cautiously observing their surroundings, he secretly suppressed the idea of turning around and killing them.
A thousand points are far less than the fighting power of Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo; we can't afford to lose the big picture for small gains.
With Liu Dongcheng filled with regret, the group quickly disappeared from Lu Xingkai's sight. Lu Xingkai wanted to chase after them, but remembering Mo Shuwan's warning, his feet felt as if they were glued to the ground. He collapsed to the ground in despair, his resentment growing stronger.
He resented Mo Shuwan, resented Wen Zuo, resented Liu Dongcheng, resented everyone. He resented even more the bus that led him down the road of no return.
"Why, why, why do I have to endure this? I should be comfortably at home enjoying the air conditioning right now..."
Gradually, Lu Xingkai changed his posture, hugged his legs and buried his face between his knees, and stopped moving.
Around five o'clock in the afternoon, Fang Min, who had returned to the pond, frowned and sent a message to Mo Shuwan.
Mo Shuwan: We're on our way, we should be there in about an hour. You guys start grilling the meat first.
Fang Min suppressed the slight unease in his heart, "Get ready, they'll be back in an hour."
"Hehe, their captain must be a fat sheep. As long as we take her down and retrieve her bracelet, we should be able to get at least 10,000 points, right?"
Lan Chengzhou sneered, "You don't know anything. The unassuming sword hilt in her hand costs 10,000 points. Although the bus will lower the price, it can still be exchanged for 7,000 points. And that gun can be exchanged for at least 2,000 points. If you include the bullets, it will be even more. Plus, she may still have some hidden trump cards. It's hard to say."
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