After entering the forest, Ren Xiaosu deliberately paid attention to any signs of a struggle. As the mystery of the disappearance of the two soldiers from the private army from last night had not been solved, Ren Xiaosu wanted to see what had happened to them.
The heavy rain had washed away all the footprints of the two soldiers, making it very difficult for Ren Xiaosu to find their tracks.
Without any footprints, he could only observe the leaves and branches.
The density of the forest was very high, and there were dense shrubs under the huge canopies. If the two of them wanted to pass through the forest, they would definitely break some branches and leaves. This was something that the rain could not wash away.
Ren Xiaosu followed some of the slightly broken branches to search. However, the tracks only lasted for about ten meters before disappearing.
When Xu Xianchu realized what Ren Xiaosu was looking for, he asked, "Did you find anything?"
"No." Ren Xiaosu shook his head. "The tracks stopped here. They didn't go any further."
The two of them must have been afraid at the time, so it was normal that they did not dare to go too far away from the cave. But it didn't make sense. The two of them were only a dozen meters away from the cave at the time. If an accident had happened here, it was impossible that the people in the cave would not have heard it.
Even if the sound of the rain had covered it up!
So the most likely explanation was that the two of them had come here to relieve themselves when they encountered something that caught them off guard. They did not even have the chance to make a sound!
Ren Xiaosu looked at the surrounding trees. There was not even a piece of bark missing from the tree trunks. There was no struggle, no struggle, nothing at all.
The fear of the unknown was the true fear.
"Let's go." Xu Xianchu said, "In this situation, we need a safe place to set up camp even more. It's worth it even if we have to end our journey by a day early."
Ren Xiaosu agreed with Xu Xianchu's point of view. "It'd be best if it's similar to what happened in the cave last night. Although we don't know what happened, since we didn't have anything to do in the cave, it'd be best if we can find a similar cave to set up camp in tonight."
The sky did not clear up after the rain. No one knew when it would start raining again. As the saying goes, an autumn rain brings a chill. This rain also temporarily suppressed the heat when they were close to the volcanoes.
The group of people walked in the forest with difficulty. Ren Xiaosu suggested that Xu Xianchu try to walk in a place with no puddles. These days, any ant could become as big as a finger. Even the face bugs had appeared. At this time, if they were to come into contact with things like leeches, it might be fatal.
The clothes they were wearing could not stop the leeches' mouthparts.
"How do you think a bug can grow so big?" Ren Xiaosu asked curiously, "What exactly is a face bug?"
Xu Xianchu thought for a moment and said, "No matter how strange the face bugs are, they can't escape the limitations of insects. Their body structure means that they can't have a huge body like mammals, and their oxygen supply can't keep up. So I suspect that the proportion of oxygen in the air here must be very high to allow them to grow. Have you noticed? Although our bodies are very tired, our spirits are very good, and our minds are clearer. This is clearly the reaction when we breathe in oxygen. "
When Ren Xiaosu heard Xu Xianchu's analysis, he felt it made sense. It was not only due to evolution, but there was also some scientific reasoning behind it.
"Wait a minute." Ren Xiaosu was taken aback. "Is it because the plants are also mutating and evolving? The plants near our stronghold have also grown stronger. Will there also be insect infestations outside in the future?"
"That's very likely," Xu Xianchu said.
As they walked, the differences in everyone's stamina could be seen. Ren Xiaosu was very relaxed. With his current stamina, he could traverse the forest without any pressure and did not feel tired at all.
Although Xu Xianchu was a supernatural being, his physical fitness did not seem to have improved by much. Xu Xianchu himself admitted that his physical fitness had been gradually improving ever since he became a supernatural being.
But it seemed like it was a slow process. As such, Xu Xianchu's physical fitness was not as strong as Ren Xiaosu's yet.
Xu Xianchu said, "Ever since I awakened and became a supernatural being, I realized my physical fitness would improve again every time I train to the limit."
Ren Xiaosu thought to himself, 'There's actually such a thing? Could I try it out in the future?' But he would have to wait until he got back to town. Challenging his limits here might get him killed a little too quickly.
Meanwhile, Liu Bu, Luo Xinyu, and Wang Lei were in a terrible state. Their clothes were a little tattered. When they left the stronghold, they were all clean and neat. But now, their faces were as dark as Ren Xiaosu's.
But they did not dare to fall behind because they were afraid Ren Xiaosu, Xu Xianchu, and Yang Xiaojin would not wait for them. If that happened, only death would await them.
At this moment, what surprised Ren Xiaosu the most was Yang Xiaojin. He was surprised to discover that although Yang Xiaojin was also a little tired, she was in much better condition than Xu Xianchu.
All of a sudden, Ren Xiaosu saw the gray shadow walking out of Xu Xianchu's body. Ren Xiaosu immediately focused his attention and became alert. He thought Xu Xianchu had discovered some danger.
But he watched helplessly as Xu Xianchu climbed onto the gray shadow's back as though no one else was around and let it carry him away!
Ren Xiaosu was dumbfounded by this sight. This was fucking cheating!
Ever since Xu Xianchu revealed that he was a supernatural being, he had become more and more fond of using his superpower. Previously, he was used to hiding it, so he sometimes did not even remember to use it.
This gray shadow's physical fitness was twice that of Xu Xianchu's. It could walk through the forest like it was walking on flat ground. If not for the fact that Ren Xiaosu did not want to expose that he had replicated Xu Xianchu's shadow clone, Ren Xiaosu would have also wanted to use his shadow clone to carry him away!
Liu Bu, Luo Xinyu, and Wang Lei were in despair. Comparisons were odious. Why hadn't they awakened and become supernatural beings?!
Suddenly, Xu Xianchu's gray shadow came to a stop in front of them. This time, Ren Xiaosu really got nervous because he realized Xu Xianchu's muscles were tensed up like a cat with its fur standing on end!
Xu Xianchu slowly got off the gray shadow's back to prevent himself from slowing it down. He whispered, "Look ahead."
Ren Xiaosu looked at the obscure and gloomy forest ahead. Amid the dense foliage of the forest, there seemed to be something white up ahead.
"W-What's that?" Liu Bu asked in a trembling voice. When he asked that question, he had already subconsciously hidden behind Luo Xinyu and Wang Lei, hiding at the back of the group.
Xu Xianchu took a closer look. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Look, doesn't that white shadow look like a woman wearing white clothes scratching at a tree?"
Ren Xiaosu's hair stood on end. This scene was too strange!
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