No matter who it was, as long as a group entered the Sacred Mountains, they would be wary and fearful of the place. Even Ren Xiaosu was no exception.
This was because no one knew what was in the mountains, and the outside world had already demonized the Sacred Mountains.
So now that someone had mysteriously died in such a strange manner, everyone could not help but feel a little creeped out.
Seeing their dead teammate's tears of blood quickly freeze and his face turn ashen, many people subconsciously distanced themselves from the shrine. They did not even dare to look at the expression and eyes of the person on the shrine. They were afraid that if the person on the shrine opened his eyes again, they would be the one dead.
But there were also some hooligans in the group who were born with no respect for ghosts and gods. Luo Lan walked up to the shrine while cursing, "I don't believe in ghosts and gods. Back then, when our ancestors defeated all the ghosts and gods, I didn't see any of them step forward to protect their own shrines."
As she spoke, Luo Lan actually kicked the shrine and caused it to collapse!
The people around him looked at Luo Lan speechlessly. They hoped that if the god in the shrine blamed someone, they would not be implicated.
But after the shrine collapsed, a strange sound rang out. Following that, a black tide gushed out. When Ren Xiaosu took a closer look, he realized they were strange little black bugs that he had never seen before.
When Cheng Yu saw this, he immediately called over a fire-type supernatural being to use his flames to burn the bugs. The black bugs made strange squeaking sounds in the flames.
But the bugs were too afraid of fire. No matter how they struggled, they would only die a quick death.
This supernatural being had already been exposed when they were facing the tarantulas, so everyone knew he was a supernatural being.
Luo Lan laughed out loud next to the pile of bug corpses. "I knew there weren't any ghosts or gods in this world. Look at how scared y 'all were just now. If you were so timid, why would you have come to the Sacred Mountains?"
Cheng Yu looked at Luo Lan. "Boss Luo already knew that it was the insects?"
"I really don't know about that," Luo Lan chuckled and said, "but didn't you guys notice it? The man who just died was the first one to reach behind the statue to touch the treasure. At that time, I thought that there must be some kind of poison hidden behind the statue. That's why he was hallucinating and thought that the altar would open its eyes. Then, he died because the poison from the insects had spread in his body."
It had to be said that although Luo Lan was usually carefree, there were many times when he could display his extremely sharp and meticulous mind.
At this moment, everyone in the group heaved a sigh of relief. Although people had died this time, it sounded more reassuring to hear about insects killing people than ghosts and gods killing people. At least there was a way to deal with it.
"Are there any of you here who have survived in the wilderness all year round?" Cheng Yu asked, "I'm guessing that most of us lack this kind of experience. If there's anyone who's good at surviving in the wilderness, please come forward and share with us how to avoid poisonous creatures in the wilderness."
A lot of people thought that supernatural beings should be proficient in everything. But the reality was that most of the supernatural beings here did not even have any military experience. They were still normal people when they became supernatural beings. Later on, they were discovered by the consortiums and taught them combat skills.
But under normal circumstances, they would usually be picked up by special vehicles and even protected by ordinary soldiers. It would not be too much to say that they were provided with everything they needed.
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu took a step forward. Cheng Yu looked at Ren Xiaosu and said, "If it's a talent show, then forget about it."
"What talent show?" Ren Xiaosu snapped, "I just wanted to tell y 'all that from tonight onwards, everyone must mow the grass around you before you go to bed. It'd be best if you can sleep on the ground that's been roasted by the campfire. I think there'll be quite a lot of poisonous creatures around here, so don't sleep until you wake up."
"I thought you were going to say something strange." Cheng Yu's assistant muttered, "As you can see, there's a lot of weeds here. If we have to mow them clean before we can sleep, we'll probably have to mow them for an hour or two. It's already tiring enough during the day, so we won't be able to sleep well at night."
What Cheng Yu's assistant said was very true to the situation. The weeds here were too lush, so it would be too troublesome to mow them up. Not many people were willing to spend another two hours setting up a temporary campsite for themselves after a day's travel. Moreover, everyone's tents were quite airtight, so there was no need to put in so much effort.
Someone next to him said, "I brought some insect repellent with me. It should work."
"I brought quite a lot with me too. I can share some with everyone, but I can't give it away for free. Those who use my insect repellent will keep watch for me tonight," someone said.
Over the past two days, the threat from within the group was not too big. At the very least, there was a high chance that there would not be any infighting before they saw the real benefits.
Therefore, some of the especially tired people wanted to use the insect repellent in exchange for some time to rest. After all, keeping watch during the night was also very tiring.
Ren Xiaosu glanced at them and said, "Don't be superstitious about insect repellents. You have no idea if the bugs these days are afraid of these things."
He knew very well that most of the insect repellents on the market were actually mosquito repellents. Many poisonous creatures were not afraid of them.
Moreover, after the bugs evolved, their bodily functions were different from before. The amount of insect repellents they had in the past might not be enough to deal with the poisonous creatures in the Sacred Mountains.
When it was time to set up camp at night, Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin tirelessly cut away all the weeds. Ren Xiaosu told Yang Xiaojin to rest for a while, but Yang Xiaojin said she was not tired. Moreover, she even found it enjoyable to clean up the campsite together with Ren Xiaosu.
Only a few people in the campsite followed Ren Xiaosu's lead. Ren Xiaosu had thought that Luo Lan and Zhou Qi would complain that they were tired and slack off. However, the two of them turned out to be the most meticulous ones.
In Luo Lan's opinion, it was better to listen to Ren Xiaosu's opinion when they were out in the wilderness. There was no harm in being farsighted.
Ren Xiaosu looked at Zhou Qi and said, "Later, secretly empty all the water around our tents. Don't leave any water in the ground either. It'll be safer that way."
Zhou Qi did not act pretentious and immediately agreed.
When the others in the campsite saw how busy Ren Xiaosu and the others were, someone mumbled, "Aren't these people tired? They've been working for almost an hour."
As he said that, he sprinkled insect repellent on his tent and used it to draw a circle around himself.
Luo Lan asked in a soft voice, "Xiaosu, I haven't had a chance to ask you this. Why do you insist on going to the Sacred Mountains?"
Ren Xiaosu glanced at Luo Lan. He thought that if he had not insisted on coming to the Sacred Mountains, Luo Lan would probably have already left. Back then, Luo Lan had been clamoring to leave, and he had really wanted to leave.
But when Ren Xiaosu decided to go, he immediately changed his mind.
Without mentioning anything else, Luo Lan was impeccable when it came to treating his friends. So he did not intend to keep it a secret. "I suspect that the person the Pyro Company has captured this time might be Liuyuan."
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