Ren Xiaosu was very surprised he had actually completed the quest. That was because he had never intended to complete the quest at all. It seemed like the palace was actually trying to make him stronger. Otherwise, why the hell would Wang Fugui thank his eight generations of ancestors be considered as sincere gratitude!
Ren Xiaosu's strength had reached 6.5, which was officially twice the strength of a normal adult. Of course, this "normal" was only referring to the average. Those who had undergone high-intensity training would not fall into this category.
The convoy quickly passed through the canyon and drove forward. Some people had fled to the wolves in a panic and ended up getting bitten to death by them. The face bugs that were chasing after them were also a little strange. They did not want to step out of the canyon at all and slowly retreated when they reached the edge of the canyon.
The wolves and the face bugs — these two species in the wilderness — seemed to mind their own business and coexisted in a unique way.
The wolves looked at the Wolf King, but the Wolf King turned around and slowly walked into the forest. It was as though once it was certain its prey had been lost, it would not linger any longer.
The driver, Sun Junzheng, said as he drove, "I wonder how many people survived this time?"
"It's fine as long as we survived," Ren Xiaosu replied. As for whether the others survived, it was not within his consideration.
In a wilderness like this, it would actually be better if there were more people. After all, there was strength in numbers, and everyone could look out for each other if anything happened.
But based on what Ren Xiaosu saw, the actions of the private troops and band members proved that these people were definitely not people he could trust. Not only could they not be trusted, but they might even get killed if they were not careful.
"Look, there are so many skeletons here!" Sun Junzheng suddenly shouted.
Just as the vehicles were passing through the canyon, they saw dozens of human skeletons lying on the side of the road in a grotesque state.
"I'm afraid this was all done by those face bugs," Ren Xiaosu said calmly.
When Ren Xiaosu recalled the face bugs, he was one of the calmest people there. So he was still in the mood to carefully observe the face bugs as he retreated to the vehicles.
In his memory, not every face bug had a human face on their back. Was it because they were not fully developed yet? Or was it because the bug had eaten humans that it would grow a human face on its shell?
In such a strange place, Ren Xiaosu subconsciously made guesses in the most horrifying direction.
Thinking of this, Ren Xiaosu broke out in a cold sweat. Why did it feel like the face bugs had eaten the souls of the dead? The souls of the dead had their hideous faces on the back of the face bugs.
There were originally six cars in the convoy, but now there were only three left. It took them more than ten minutes to completely pass through the canyon. The moment the cars drove out of the canyon, Ren Xiaosu, Yang Xiaojin, and Sun Junzheng were all stunned.
It was still night time, and the canyon was shrouded in darkness. There was only light in the range of the headlights.
However, the Milky Way in the sky outside the canyon was like a painting hanging above his head, as if it was right in front of him. The vegetation on the ground was abnormally dense, and there were many fireflies flying around in the forest. The surrounding mountains seemed to have intentionally encircled this place into a huge garden. It was like a fairyland.
They slowly got out of the car and looked at everything in the night sky. Sun Junzheng couldn't help but walk into the forest with a look of longing on his face.
But Ren Xiaosu slapped him in the face. "How dare you go into such a strange forest?"
To these important people in the stronghold, "beauty" was attractive. But to Ren Xiaosu, the beauty in nature was inherently dangerous.
To survive in the wilderness, they had to understand that the more beautiful a snake was, the more dangerous it was. The more beautiful a mushroom was, the more poisonous it was, and the more beautiful a spider was, the more deadly it was.
Therefore, Ren Xiaosu was naturally resistant to beautiful things. He called the beauty of the wilderness "strange."
The people in the car had already gotten out of the car. Ren Xiaosu looked around and found that Xu Xianchu, who was the first to react, had indeed survived. What surprised him was that Liu Bu had also survived.
Ren Xiaosu was not looking forward to Liu Bu's death, but he was a little puzzled. How did this contestant, who only knew how to scream and scream when he was frightened, survive?
Luo Xinyu had also survived. From what Ren Xiaosu remembered, Luo Xinyu immediately approached Xu Xianchu after the face bugs appeared. She probably managed to survive because of Xu Xianchu's leadership.
Xu Xianchu checked the number of people with a solemn expression. "There are only 11 people left."
There were 20 people when they came here, but only 11 people were left before they reached the Jing Mountains. No one knew what would happen later on, so it was hard to say how many of them would make it out of the Jing Mountains alive.
"I already told you to turn back, but you insisted on entering this canyon. There were supernatural beings who clearly said that the living shouldn't enter, so why didn't you listen?" Liu Bu complained.
"Shut up," Luo Xinyu said coldly.
Liu Bu seemed to have gained a little more courage at this moment. He even mocked his boss, Luo Xinyu, "I told you not to risk your life outside the stronghold, but you didn't listen to me. Are you satisfied now?"
Luo Xinyu's face turned livid. "You said you were in favor of it!"
"Would I dare say I disagreed?" Liu Bu retorted.
Xu Xianchu frowned and said to Liu Bu, "What's the point of saying this now? Why don't you go back and look for the wolves? We were also forced to enter the canyon. It's all good luck that we survived, so stop arguing. The most important thing for us now is to work together and get through this together! "
Liu Bu and Luo Xinyu also quietened down. Ren Xiaosu felt he had to find another way out. The morale of the group had already dissipated, and the so-called working together was just empty talk.
The vehicles could no longer be driven. No one had expected the plants here to grow almost like a subtropical rainforest, so it was completely impassable.
"Let's get some rest first," Xu Xianchu said tiredly. They had not had a good night's rest. Danger after danger came, and everyone was on the verge of breaking down.
Ren Xiaosu pretended to be very tired and sat down on the ground, far away from the forest. At this moment, not only did they not have any food, but they also did not have any tents or blankets.
Ren Xiaosu suddenly felt a little regretful. He had forgotten to bring the rat along with him. He wondered if the face bug would turn into a rat face bug after eating the rat's meat.
Thinking about it this way, it did not seem so painful anymore. In fact, he even looked forward to it a little.
"Sir." Luo Xinyu looked at Xu Xianchu and asked, "What's the mission for y 'all to enter the Jing Mountains?"
Ren Xiaosu looked at Xu Xianchu. This was also what he was puzzled about!
Xu Xianchu hesitated for a moment and still did not reveal everything he knew. However, Ren Xiaosu realized Xu Xianchu also seemed to have some doubts.
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