Bai Jiao chuckled, and the pilot rolled his eyes with an expression that said, "Are you kidding me?"
Xie Sen ignored them. He summoned the watermelon vine and had it tie him up. Then, he slowly moved towards the door.
Although he was protected by the watermelon vine, he couldn't help but feel nervous.
For the first time, he felt that he might be afraid of heights.
Long Teng reached out and grabbed his arm. "Don't be afraid. We'll go down soon."
Xie Sen smiled at him, took a deep breath, and leaned his body out first. His feet stepped on the ladder, and his hands slowly moved to the sides of the ladder. After making sure that he was steady, he said to Long Teng, "It's done."
Long Teng let go. Xie Sen looked down at the ladder and slowly moved down. The ladder shook because of his movements. He couldn't help but tremble. He looked down and quickly looked away.
It was too scary!
It was too torturous to go down so slowly! He ordered in his mind, "Carry me and slowly move down the ladder."
The watermelon vine pulled him one step away from the ladder. He felt the pulling force and let go of his hand. His hands and feet almost left the ladder at the same time. He was tied up by the vine, and his whole body floated in the air.
The watermelon vine followed his instructions and slowly moved down the ladder.
He stared at the ladder in front of him. In case of an accident, he could quickly grab the ladder.
After he got used to the speed, he let the watermelon vine speed up and quickly fell to the ground.
As soon as he landed, he was hugged by MeiIn from behind. He held MeiIn's hand to catch his breath. It was really uncomfortable to be held by the vine.
He was still okay. He was moving down at a speed lower than free fall. It was like a person hanging from a tree being slowly lowered down.
MeiIn was pulled down by the vine in an instant. It was definitely more uncomfortable to be pulled down by the vine.
He looked at MeiIn worriedly and let the watermelon vine untie him. He reached out to unzip MeiIn's jacket. "Were you hurt just now? Let me see. "
MeiIn grabbed his wrist. "I'm fine. Let them come down first."
Xie Sen glanced at him and ordered the watermelon vines to tie up the Bai Jiao.
The next moment, his communicator rang. Bai Jiao said, "I want to use the same method as you. Climbing down is too exhausting. The situation in the forest is still uncertain. Let's conserve our energy first."
Xie Sen felt that it made sense, so he agreed. Then, he reminded him, "Okay, I'll slowly adjust my speed later. Let me know if you feel uncomfortable."
During the process of Bai Jiao's landing, the two of them kept in contact. Xie Sen directed the vines to change their speed, and Bai Jiao successfully landed on the ground.
When the Long Teng came down, he used the vines as usual. Along the way, he kept asking to speed up. Xie Sen simply let him free-fall to avoid straining himself. When he was about to hit the ground, he let the vines pick him up and slow him down.
After the Long Teng landed, he excitedly jumped in front of Xie Sen. "It was fun!"
Xie Sen asked, "Did you get strapped?" He still couldn't help but look at MeiIn worriedly. "Especially you. You were too fast at that time."
MeiIn shook his head. "I'm fine." Bai Jiao and Long Teng also said they were fine.
MeiIn turned on his wristband and pointed at the map. "This is the highest place in the vicinity. There's only a weak signal. There's probably no signal at all in other places." He paid the rest of the money to the driver and marked the location at the same time.
He looked at his teammates seriously. "Let's go together. We can't get separated."
Xie Sen and the others nodded seriously.
MeiIn asked Xie Sen, "Which way?"
Xie Sen called A Dan. A Dan sensed for a moment and said excitedly, "It's not far from here. It's in the northeast direction."
Xie Sen said, "Northeast."
MeiIn opened the map and drew along the northeast direction on the map. He looked at the cliff in the northeast. "Could it be below the cliff?"
A Dan said in Xie Sen's mind, "It's within ten kilometers."
Xie Sen conveyed his words. MeiIn thought for a moment. "Let's see if we can go down from the cliff."
They walked to the cliff. The cliff was almost vertical and there were many protruding rocks on the surface. It was impossible to go down.
Opposite the cliff was the other half of the mountain. It was as if a complete mountain had suddenly split from the middle, forming a canyon in the middle.
White fog floated above the canyon. They couldn't see the situation below clearly. They could only hear the chilling cries of birds and the fierce roars of beasts.
Bai Jiao said, "It seems like there's a fight below."
MeiIn nodded and looked around. "It's too quiet up there. We haven't seen any large beasts since we landed, except for the black birds."
"They must be down there!" Long Teng said excitedly.
Xie Sen couldn't help but worry. "The beasts have their own bases. It's not right for them to gather together."
MeiIn said, "Maybe it has something to do with the mutation." He said and opened his wristband. "According to the map detected by the detector, the terrain on both our east and west sides is gradually decreasing. Let's go east first. We'll go north when the terrain is lower."
MeiIn confirmed the route and led the way forward. Xie Sen and Bai Jiao walked in the middle, and Long Teng walked at the back.
Not long after, Bai Jiao suddenly said happily, "Wait a minute!"
He said and ran to the forest on the right. He squatted down and took out a shovel from his backpack. He shoveled a plant and walked back to his original spot with shining eyes.
Long Teng curiously leaned closer to his head. "What's this? Is it food? "
Xie Sen looked at the ball-shaped red fruit on the plant and hesitated. "This is … Panax notoginseng?"
Bai Jiao looked at him in surprise. "I've seen a drawing of Panax notoginseng in an ancient herbal book. How did you know?"
Xie Sen laughed. "I don't remember where I've seen it. I just thought it looked familiar. I probably saw it when I was reading my courseware!"
Bai Jiao remembered that he was a botanical student and understood. "That's right." He carefully put Panax notoginseng into his backpack. "This is great. I hope we can find other herbs."
They continued to walk forward. Bai Jiao collected a few more herbs along the way. The flowers and fruits of the herbs were all red.
Xie Sen suddenly thought of A Dan's words. Red energy corresponded to red plants. Were these herbs related to red energy?
They walked smoothly for more than an hour. Long Teng couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you say it was dangerous? Why can't we see anything except for small insects? "
As soon as he finished speaking, MeiIn suddenly stopped. He turned on the audio and video data sent back by the detector and turned the volume to the maximum.
The sound of heavy footsteps came from afar. Even if they just listened, they felt as if the ground was trembling. A huge figure flashed across the screen, and the footsteps gradually faded away.
MeiIn said, "It's a giant tiger."
Long Teng's eyes lit up. "There really is a high-level contracted beast. I wonder if there is a wyvern!"
Bai Jiao frowned. "There is no other movement. It's not hunting or avoiding danger. This speed is very strange."
Xie Sen stared at the screen. "It's running towards the canyon. There might be something there."
MeiIn nodded. "Let's keep walking."
The four of them walked along the edge of the cliff for more than an hour. They still hadn't reached the bottom, but the terrain was much lower. The cries of the beasts became clearer.
They stopped and prepared to have lunch.
Long Teng ran to the edge of the cliff and looked down. After a while, he shouted, "I see a big bird!"
The next moment, a dark gray bird flew up from below. It screamed and attacked Long Teng. Long Teng quickly jumped two steps to the side to avoid it.
The big bird flew over him. Because of inertia, it flew straight towards Xie Sen and the other two who were cleaning the lunch area.
MeiIn's eyes were cold. He picked up a wooden stick and slammed it at the bird. The big bird screamed and flapped its wings to avoid it. It hovered in the air and stared at them.
Xie Sen was shocked and looked at it cautiously.
Long Teng ran to them and pointed at the big bird. "It attacked first!"
Bai Jiao frowned. "This kind of bird usually doesn't attack humans. The color of its eyes is not right. Normally, they should be light gray."
Xie Sen stared at the bird's eyes. "Now there is a red color in the gray."
As he spoke, the big bird suddenly swooped down towards MeiIn and Long Teng.
The two of them quickly took out their weapons from their backpacks. The moment it approached, they attacked its wings and neck at the same time. The blades drew a silver light in the air and brought out red blood.
"Jie!!!" The big bird screamed in pain. It flapped its wings and forced the two of them to retreat. It took the opportunity to fly into the air. It circled in the air a few times and flew away unwillingly.
Long Teng pointed at the sky and chased after it. "Don't run if you dare!"
Xie Sen looked at him in amusement and took out a watermelon. "Come and eat watermelon."
It took too long to roast meat. The watermelon was just right to fill their stomachs and quench their thirst.
Long Teng suddenly stopped and ran to Xie Sen like a gust of wind. He looked at the watermelon with shining eyes. "Is the flesh better than the skin?"
"Of course," Xie Sen said.
Long Teng swallowed his saliva. "I can't imagine." He picked up the round watermelon and opened his mouth to take a bite.
MeiIn grabbed the back of his collar and said coldly, "Put it down."
Xie Sen quickly took the watermelon and took out the fruit knife he had prepared. He divided the watermelon into four portions, one for each of them. "This is all. There will be no more after we finish eating."
MeiIn let go of Long Teng. Long Teng quickly took his portion and sniffed it. His face lit up. "It smells good!" He took a bite. His eyes suddenly widened and shone brightly.
He didn't say anything and continued to eat in big bites. His cheeks were bulging. Together with his baby face, he looked like a little squirrel.
Bai Jiao ate the watermelon much faster than usual. He only said one sentence at the beginning. "It's delicious."
Xie Sen looked at the two notifications of one energy point and smiled. It seemed that watermelons were really popular!
MeiIn sat down next to Xie Sen and quickly finished the watermelon. She said to Xie Sen, "Lean against me and sleep for a while. I will wake you up when the meat is ready."
Xie Sen didn't refuse. He knew that it would be more troublesome if he didn't rest well. He simply leaned against MeiIn's back to rest.
Long Teng finished the watermelon. His eyes were shining as he prepared to talk to Xie Sen. However, he met MeiIn's warning gaze. He looked at Xie Sen, who had his eyes closed. He covered his mouth and blinked.
MeiIn saw that he was tactful and looked away.
Half an hour later, MeiIn woke Xie Sen up. They finished the barbecued meat and were ready to continue their journey.
MeiIn squatted down in front of Xie Sen. "You sleep for another half an hour. I don't know when you will be able to rest after that."
Xie Sen hesitated for a moment, but he still put his arms around his neck and climbed onto his back. He said softly, "Thank you. Remember to call me if you need anything."
His breath rushed to the side of MeiIn's neck. MeiIn's body stiffened for a moment, but she quickly returned to normal. "Okay."
Long Teng couldn't help but ask, "Is A Sen not feeling well?"
MeiIn said, "He needs to rest often."
Long Teng suddenly understood. He raised a bright smile, revealing his bright white teeth. "If you are tired, I can also carry him. I'm not tired!"
MeiIn flatly said, "No need."
MeiIn didn't wake Xie Sen up until an hour later. Xie Sen got off his back and looked around. The current terrain was very low. "Have we arrived?"
MeiIn's face was solemn. She opened the data sent by the detector not long ago.
Xie Sen looked at the screen and saw that it was full of all kinds of birds and beasts. They were fighting in a group. Countless beast corpses were lying on the ground, and the ground was almost covered in blood.
He was stunned. He stared at the screen for a while and found that it didn't seem to be a chaotic battle. He tapped on the screen. "Why do I feel that they are stopping us from entering?"
The beasts were divided into two groups. One group was trying to move forward, while the other group was stopping them.
Bai Jiao said, "I think so too."
MeiIn pointed to the area on the screen where the beasts were fighting. "This is the entrance to the canyon. If we want to enter, we have to pass through here."
Xie Sen's scalp was numb. "It's too dangerous."
Even Long Teng, who was always excited when he heard about fighting, couldn't help but say, "We will definitely be eaten by them!"
Bai Jiao analyzed, "The distance is too far, so there is no resonance. I can't be sure if they are all contracted beasts. But I can be sure that a few of them are, and they are all B-class and above. The Giant Tiger Beast that we saw before is also there. They are all stopping the other group of beasts from entering."
MeiIn was puzzled. "Contracted beasts and beasts have always gotten along well. Why are they fighting?"
Bai Jiao shook his head. He was also puzzled.
Long Teng touched the back of his head. "Is there some treasure inside that they are afraid of being robbed?"
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