Jia Lai stabbed the red-hot wooden stick in his hand into the coyote's mouth, and the latter let out a series of screams. Jia Lai frowned and tossed the severely injured coyote aside.
After resolving the danger on his side, Jia Lai turned his head to look at Zhang Heng. He found that Zhang Heng had already ended the battle. What made Jia Lai regret was that Zhang Heng moved too quickly. When he turned his head, all he saw was two coyotes with scorched fur running into the darkness with their tails between their legs.
He didn't see how Zhang Heng won the battle, and Jia Lai's desire to know more about Zhang Heng fell through.
At this time, the sound of helicopter propellers came to everyone's ears. They had to admit that after a series of accidents, NASA's response to emergencies was much faster, and they had also increased the level of protection for the astronauts.
In less than five minutes, the captain jumped out of the helicopter and asked, "Are you all okay?"
Zhang Heng and the others nodded. Even Bruno, the one who was in the most danger, wasn't injured. At most, he was a little frightened. The worst that could happen to him was that the coyote spat on his face, and it smelled a little bad.
"I didn't expect to encounter a pack of wolves here. There haven't been any wild wolves around here for a long time, but this does remind us. I will report to the higher-ups to see if we can add some wolf repellents to the emergency backpack. But it's best not to get your hopes up. By the time they approve it, you might have already traveled to the moon twice. So … let me ask you again. Do you still want to continue this training?"
Jia Lai and Bruno nodded without hesitation. Although they had just experienced a frightening scene, the three of them hadn't decided the winner yet. They didn't want the training to end here. So the captain turned to look at Zhang Heng, who said, "I respect the team members' opinions."
This answer was somewhat unexpected to Jia Lai and Bruno.
Logically speaking, Zhang Heng should have chosen to stop training at this time. With his previous results, he could directly get the final spot. There was only one reason why he made such a decision now, and that was that he wanted to use this opportunity to eliminate all the threats in one fell swoop. He wanted to avoid other situations during the quarantine period.
"Well, then we'll see you at the finish line. And be careful." Since the three of them were of the same opinion, the captain did not say anything else. He got into the helicopter and left the campsite.
After teaming up to repel the coyote attack, the atmosphere between the three seemed to be a little better, but the three knew very well that this was just a facade.
When the number of people who could pass was reduced to one, there was no room for compromise between them.
Jia Lai didn't know if it was because of the unexpected interruption, but he seemed to have given up. Nothing happened until the sun rose in the east and the temperature began to warm up.
Just like that, the three of them passed the night peacefully by the fire.
Early in the morning, they used the campfire that had not yet extinguished to have a hot breakfast. If nothing unexpected happened, this would be their last meal in the desert.
Because they were less than 30 kilometers away from the destination, if everything went smoothly, they would arrive in seven hours.
Jia Lai still hadn't come to Bruno to discuss the next step of the plan. At this point, Bruno had completely given up. He knew that this meant that Jia Lai never took his alliance seriously, and he didn't think he was of much use to him.
However, Bruno found it strange that Jia Lai didn't seem to be in a hurry. He even had the leisure to tidy up his emergency backpack before setting off. They were not far from the finish line, and they didn't have much time left.
If they couldn't make a move in the last seven hours, they might never have the chance to do so again.
Bruno was the most anxious of the three, but his anxiety was useless. Losing the game item was tantamount to abandoning him. He didn't know how to get rid of the two competitors who were obviously stronger than him under NASA's surveillance. All he could do was wait passively.
Just like the day before, the three of them continued their journey in silence after breakfast.
This time, it was early in the morning, and the sun had just risen. At this time, the temperature in the desert wasn't too high, and their stamina consumption wasn't as intense as before. At the same time, the three of them unexpectedly received a system prompt, telling them that they had completed a "Desert Camping" achievement. Each of them received two game points.
At this point in the game, the importance of game points had long been self-evident. How to obtain game points had always been the focus of major guilds' research. There were all kinds of research results, but no matter what method they used, they could only improve the efficiency of obtaining game points to a certain extent. Because of the uniqueness and non-repetition of a quest, theoretically, the game points obtained from one quest couldn't be directly applied to other quests.
For example, the 30 food achievements Zhang Heng obtained in Tokyo Drift didn't take effect in subsequent quests. No matter how many famous American foods he ate in the 1960s, he couldn't get any more game points. However, in the previous transition quest, he did get the achievement of "Fast Food & Music" by pairing a vinyl record with a burger and chicken taco.
He was very fascinated by this combination.
However, there were certain rules hidden under these randomness. For example, he discovered that the probability of obtaining game points after encountering danger and successfully surviving it was very high. This rule, however, wasn't very useful. After all, players wouldn't risk their lives for game points.
After all, if the players died, there was no point in obtaining game points.
That was how Bruno felt right now. The joy of obtaining game points was completely diluted by anxiety about the future. He wiped the sweat off his face. Three hours had passed since the three of them finished breakfast. The temperature in the desert had been rising, and the uncomfortable heat had returned.
But what made Bruno even more anxious was that Jia Lai still showed no signs of making a move. Bruno had no idea what Jia Lai was waiting for. What made him so willing to give up on the rare opportunity last night?
What better time to strike than when the first mate's vision was lowered at night?
Just when Bruno was puzzled, he felt the oncoming hot wind seemed to be getting stronger. So he raised his head and looked at the distant skyline.
The next moment, he finally got the answer he had been longing for.
The captain's voice came from the walkie-talkie. "Attention, team. There's a sandstorm ahead. Training is canceled. Stay on standby. Don't move. Our car will pick you up soon."
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