"I think it's weird too. Maybe it's because the environment here is the same. It's like a maze," Commander Xia said.
Luo Yuan comforted them, "Luckily we found out early, or else we'd have to stay here for the night. I'll go to the top of the tree to check the direction. We should be able to get out of this forest soon."
Luo Yuan chose the biggest tree nearby and climbed to the top of the tree within a few breaths. The tree was more than 100 meters tall. Standing on the top of the tree, he could feel the heat wave blowing on his face. The intense transpiration from the top of the forest made everything blurry.
However, his vision was sharp, and he was able to identify large objects such as mountains.
He looked at it carefully for a few seconds, jumped a few times, and landed on the ground again.
"How is it?" Huang Jiahui asked as soon as he landed.
"It's okay. The nearest mountain is not far. I think it's only about 20 kilometers away. We should be able to get there before dark. Let's hurry," Luo Yuan said.
Hearing this, everyone felt relieved and hurriedly climbed onto the giant lizard. They really did not want to stay in this strange and scary forest for a second longer. However, things were not as simple as they seemed. After walking for about 10 minutes, Luo Yuan climbed up another tree to check the direction. He realized that the mountain was not getting closer, but it was getting further away.
The mountain in the distance was like a mirage. No matter how they moved forward, they could not get closer.
The new discovery cast a shadow over all of them.
"What should we do? It seems like we've hit a wall, "Zhao Yali said.
"Even if we hit a wall, it's not like we can't get out?" Luo Yuan said. He thought for a while and continued, "Maybe not everything we see is real, and what we hear might not be real either. However, I don't believe that it can deceive all five senses. At least, most of what I see with my eyes is real."
"Do you have an idea?" Zhao Yali asked.
"I have a stupid idea, but I need to test it," Luo Yuan said.
He jumped off the lizard and randomly chose two trees as the starting and ending points. He walked forward step by step, and soon returned with a relieved smile on his face. "I walked about three more steps."
"Are you saying that the distance in this forest is distorted?" Commander Xia was the first to react.
"No, if it was from a distance, we would have noticed it long ago.
It's the direction. There's a force here that distorts our sense of direction. When we think we're walking in a straight line, we're actually walking in a curve. If we don't constantly check the direction and make adjustments, we'll deviate further and further, and we'll never be able to walk out of this forest, "Luo Yuan explained. However, he was shocked by this kind of power. The distance between the two trees was only thirty-five steps, but it actually made him take three more steps. This was the result of him keeping his eyes on the target. Otherwise, who knew how far he would have deviated.
"I'll walk on top of the tree later. You guys ride on the giant lizard and follow me," Luo Yuan said. This was the only way.
Everyone hurriedly nodded.
Then, Luo Yuan jumped up a big tree and moved forward like a monkey. The sky was getting dark, and in order to avoid falling asleep again, he ran at full speed. The giant lizard had to run to keep up with him.
This time, the mountain peak was getting closer and closer. Half an hour later, the strange forest was left behind.
Everyone finally let out a sigh of relief. The power had completely disappeared when they reached this place.
The group of people stopped for a short while before continuing forward. During this time, they passed by a low mountain peak before stopping in front of a pile of rubble. At this time, the sky was completely dark.
There was almost no soil here, so the plants were a little sparse. Other than the weeds that were taller than a person, there were only a few plants scattered around. Compared to the lush plants in the forest, the weeds here looked yellow and wilted under the scorching sun, as if they could die at any time.
Similarly, in such a harsh environment, the danger was greatly reduced. Not to mention mutated beasts, even mutated insects were pitifully rare. The group could finally breathe a sigh of relief here.
… …
After dinner, everyone went to sleep. When it was 11 or 12 o 'clock, the remaining flames of the campfire gradually dimmed. A cold breeze blew through, and the last ray of light was finally extinguished.
Followed by a rustling sound, a shadow stood up. It was Cao Lin. She seemed to hesitate for a while, and then walked towards Luo Yuan anxiously.
"Brother Luo! Brother Luo! "she called softly a few times.
Luo Yuan, who was meditating with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes and looked at Cao Lin. He asked in confusion, "What's the matter?"
"Can … Can we talk somewhere else?" Seeing that Luo Yuan was looking at her, Cao Lin's breathing quickened. She looked nervous, and her rosy cheeks turned slightly pale.
Luo Yuan stood up and walked a few steps away. He asked, "What's the matter?"
"I … I think my chest was bitten by something just now. Can you help me take a look?" Cao Lin said while gritting her teeth. She was not sure if she was nervous or scared, but she was holding the corner of her shirt tightly, her body trembling slightly.
How could they let anyone look at a place like this?
"Is it serious?" he asked.
"I … I don't know!" Cao Lin said with a trembling voice, and then she started to take off her shirt.
Luo Yuan wanted to stop her, but he did not say anything in the end. Then, he saw that she had opened up her shirt. It was completely bare inside, and a pair of snow-white rabbits were trembling and bouncing.
There was a purple bruise the size of a palm on one of them.
It did not look like she had been bitten by something, but more like she had been pinched. Luo Yuan began to understand what was going on, but he did not expose her or reject her, because that would embarrass her. He could see that she had mustered all her courage to do all this. She might have even been tossing and turning for a long time.
He sighed and reached out to gently touch the purple bruises. Under the influence of his Will, the bruises quickly faded, and the skin quickly became snow-white and smooth. He touched it a few times reluctantly and then withdrew his hand.
"Let's go back, we have to wake up early tomorrow."
Cao Lin's face was burning. She lowered her head, put on her clothes, and ran back in a hurry.
Luo Yuan sighed and returned to his original spot to meditate. During the apocalypse, morality was no longer the norm. This was a primeval forest that was rarely visited by humans. For a strong person like him, he could do whatever he wanted without having to pay any price. However, he still felt sad about it.
He did not know why, but he suddenly thought of a saying. A strong person could not be restrained, except by himself.
PS: There will be two chapters tomorrow.
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