Having just woken up, Zhang Zian's mind was still not clear. Coupled with the constant worry in his heart, he thought something had happened. But looking at the time, it was the time to change shifts with Nabari, so everything should be normal.
"I'm awake," he responded as he put on his clothes. "Mr. Nabari, you can go rest."
Nabari's footsteps were getting closer and farther.
Zhang Zian yawned. Seeing that Famous was awake, he said, "Famous, you go back to sleep."
"I'll go with you. I slept a lot during the day, so I'm not sleepy now." Famous turned over and stood up, looking energetic.
"Okay."
Zhang Zian put on his clothes and was about to leave the tent when he suddenly felt that something was wrong.
He used his phone to look around the tent and didn't find anything unusual.
Then his eyes fell on the small moisture-proof mat that Fina was sleeping on.
Fina sometimes slept with a thin blanket, and sometimes not. Today, it was covered, and the moisture-proof mat was bulging.
Zhang Zian had been on the night shift twice before. Every time he was woken up in the middle of the night, Fina would complain impatiently, turn over, and go back to sleep. But today, it was uncharacteristically motionless.
It loved to sleep, and it was impossible for it not to hear Nabari's voice. It was impossible for it to be woken up and not make a sound, so Zhang Zian's intuition worked.
"Fina, do you want to go with us? Life is about movement. Don't just eat and sleep all day, "he said tentatively.
If it was the normal Fina, he would have harvested another hole, but the blanket was still motionless.
Famous also noticed that something was wrong. It lowered its head and sniffed, saying, "Fina is not in the tent."
Zhang Zian picked up the thin blanket with his hands in fear. This was a dangerous action that should not be imitated. If Famous made a wrong judgment, it would not just be the jeans that were torn.
There was no Fina under the thin blanket, only two empty mineral water bottles.
The empty bottles could not have run into the tent on their own, so Fina had deliberately used the empty bottles to pretend that he was still sleeping and sneaked out of the tent.
Where could Fina go after leaving the tent?
Thinking of its recent series of abnormal behavior, the answer was obvious — it had probably run into the Devil's Sea alone.
He secretly blamed Fina. Why didn't she discuss it with him directly and make a decision without authorization?
In fact, he knew that it wanted to go in, but he didn't go with Peter because he wanted to find other more suitable opportunities. Why couldn't it wait a little longer?
"I slept so soundly that I kept dreaming and didn't notice anything …" Famous muttered to himself in annoyance.
"It's not your fault. If it wants to hide from us, there will always be a chance," Zhang Zian advised.
Although he was complaining, he was also very anxious, but he could still maintain his calm.
He looked at the time and analyzed, "It can't drive, so it shouldn't have gone far. It's not too late to chase after it now."
Opening the zipper, he and Famous got out of the tent.
The surroundings were quiet. Nabari had already returned to his tent to rest, so he was the only one still moving around.
Famous lowered its head and sniffed the scents, but Fina seemed to have thought of this. It deliberately set up a trap and left a lot of complicated scents around the tent, making Famous turn around and unable to distinguish which scent was the freshest in a short period of time.
However, it had Zhang Liang's plan, and I have a bridge.
Although Zhang Zian's sense of smell was far less sensitive than Famous', he could guess Fina's thoughts. At this time, if he searched step by step, he would be fooled.
He patted Famous and led it to the side of the camp near the Devil's Sea. Sure enough, it found Fina's fresh scent and footprints here. On the sand, a line of shallow traces disappeared into the darkness in the direction of the Devil's Sea. If it weren't for Famous, he definitely wouldn't have found it.
Fina had set up a trap around the tent to delay Zhang Zian's search, but it didn't work out. This was equivalent to wasting time when it was setting up a trap.
In addition, the footprints had not yet been buried by the fine sand rolled up by the night wind, proving that Fina had indeed left not long ago.
"Should we chase after it?"
Famous stared at the darkness, eager to try. It felt that letting Fina slip away was its responsibility, and it wanted to make up for its mistake.
"Wait."
Zhang Zian looked back at the camp.
If he went after Fina, wouldn't there be no one guarding the camp?
He had volunteered to take over the responsibility of guarding the night, and everyone trusted him. Now that he was absent from his post, what if something really happened?
If it were someone else, they might be in a dilemma, but fortunately, he had elfins to help him.
He faced the open space and released Old Time Tea, Vladimir, Snowy Lionet, and Galaxy. Only Sihwa and Pi were still sleeping in the phone.
Without waiting for the elfins to ask, he explained the current situation in a concise manner.
"Fina ran into a potentially dangerous area, and I'm going after it now! Grandpa Tea, I'll leave the guarding of the camp to you … "
Before he finished, and before Old Time Tea could respond, he felt a pain in his calf, as if it had been pricked by a needle.
"F * ck! I've been stung by a scorpion! " He immediately thought of the Egyptian Pillar-Tailed Scorpion he had encountered before. He panicked, and his legs went weak. He was so scared that he almost peed his pants!
He thought to himself, I, Zhang Zian, have been through so many storms, and today I'm going to die in the Egyptian desert?
The scorpions in the desert were often highly poisonous. Even if he was lucky enough to survive, he would at least lose his ability to move for today. Who would go and find Fina?
If this got out, how could he still have the face to call himself a handsome?
"Bah, bah, bah! Scorpion, you big head ghost! "
Zhang Zian turned around to look. There was no scorpion behind his calf, but Snowy Lionet was standing there.
It licked its claws, and with a fierce look in its eyes, it said fiercely, "Stinky man, you take Old Time Tea and go after Her Majesty. I'll guard the camp!"
Snowy Lionet knew that its legs were short and couldn't run fast. If it followed, it would be a burden, so it volunteered to replace Old Time Tea.
Zhang Zian saw that it wasn't a scorpion, so he returned his soul.
It was unlikely that anything would happen to the camp. Letting Old Time Tea guard it was like killing a chicken with a butcher's knife. Snowy Lionet was good enough.
"Okay, let's go. I'll tell you the details on the way!"
Time waited for no man. He called the elfins to go.
As for Richard, let it continue to sleep in the tent. It had night blindness anyway, so bringing it along would be a burden.
"You stinky man, remember this. It's best to find Her Majesty unharmed. If Her Majesty loses a single hair … I'll cut you into a human swine!" Snowy Lionet threatened, gritting its teeth.
Zhang Zian didn't have time to bicker with it — he hoped that it was just bickering.
Famous was in front, sniffing Fina's scent. Zhang Zian and the other elfins followed behind. In the darkest hours of the night, they didn't say hello to anyone and ran into the Bedouin's Devil's Sea.
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