These screams came from the depths of the mountain, one after another. The screams hit the stone walls and produced all kinds of echoes. It gave people the feeling that Zuo Zhicheng and the others were surrounded.
Liu Changding said in a trembling voice, "What … what's going on?" Unknowingly, a layer of goosebumps appeared on his back.
On the other side, Zuo Zhicheng used his infrared vision to look in the direction where the screams first came from, "Be careful, something is coming."
Gui Quan's identity and means were obviously trusted by the members of the Shadow Corps. As soon as Zuo Zhicheng said this, all of them had already pulled out their weapons from their waists. Qing Yueqiu also unscrewed the lid of the small pot. A white figure came out of the small pot and surrounded Qing Yueqiu like a ghost.
It was the Blue Moon family's family's Daoist technique, Shadow Soldier Team. Because the Silhouette Being's body contained a large amount of strong alkali, which was extremely corrosive, it could freely change shape and move according to Qing Yueqiu's telekinesis. It was an extremely lethal Daoist technique.
However, although Qing Yueqiu's Daoist technique was powerful, in Zuo Zhicheng's infrared vision, there was no innate Qi in her body. It seemed that this woman only had Life Cluster, but she didn't have any innate Qi, so she only practiced Daoist techniques.
However, just from the Shadow Soldier Team's Daoist technique, Zuo Zhicheng couldn't tell what his Life Cluster was.
Just when everyone was surrounding Qing Yueqiu and Liu Changding, Zuo Zhicheng had already stepped out and disappeared into the black forest.
"I'll go and have a look, you guys stay here and don't move."
"Gui Quan …" Qing Yueqiu called out, but she found that the figure of the man had already disappeared. She frowned and could only ask everyone to stay where they were.
In the dark night, Zuo Zhicheng's left eye began to spin, absorbing the weak light around him, turning the space where Zuo Zhicheng was completely turned into a dark shadow.
Just by absorbing light instinctively, Zuo Zhicheng's already powerful stealth ability had been enhanced to another level.
A moment later, the screams stopped abruptly, and the entire forest returned to its tranquility. Even the cries of some animals disappeared.
Perhaps it was because they were not used to this strange tranquility, but as they looked at the shadows around them and the trees swaying with the wind, everyone became a little nervous.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps on leaves was heard. Everyone looked nervously in the direction of the sound.
"What's that!"
It was a strange black figure. Its upper body and head were extremely large, but its lower body was similar to a human's. The shadow's body seemed to be very heavy. Every time it took a step on the ground, it would sink deep into the rotten leaves.
Just as everyone was on high alert and was even considering whether or not to launch an attack. Zuo Zhicheng's voice rang out, "It's me."
The figure came closer and was finally exposed under the torches in everyone's hands. It was Zuo Zhicheng, who was carrying a man and walking towards them.
Tang Xianghui let out a breath and put the dagger back into the sheath. "You gave us a fright. Who's that on your shoulder?" At the same time, the other members of the Shadow Corps, including Tang Xianghui, looked at Zuo Zhicheng with astonishment.
'What kind of joke is this? Under such circumstances, he's walking around in the dark forest as if he's shopping.'
'This Gui Quan, how long has it been? He's already subdued someone and carried him here.'
'Compared to him, we're just playing house. Is this guy really only at the peak of Qi Refinement? Don't tell me he can still use some Dao Arts? '
Ignoring their thoughts, Zuo Zhicheng had already put the man down.
"He's the one who screamed." Zuo Zhicheng said coldly, "Although it sounds very far away from us, it's actually just because of Huiyin."
The man was put down on the ground. "He seemed to have been provoked. I had no choice but to knock him out."
Beside Tang Xianghui, a round-faced man called Tangyuan said, "I think I've seen this person before." He frowned. "He seems to be the hunter guarding the camp."
Ah Wei said doubtfully, "How is that possible? Why would he rush out so late at night and scream like that? "
"That means there's something wrong with your camp." Zuo Zhicheng put the man back on his shoulder. "Let's go quickly. My intuition tells me that something happened tonight. "
The members of the Shadow Corps looked at each other and followed Zuo Zhicheng on their journey.
As they went deeper into the forest, the surrounding forest became denser and denser. The traces of human civilization had completely disappeared. They were now in the depths of the forest, where herbalists and hunters would never go.
Fortunately, the forest and the new port were located in a location where it would not snow in winter, so the surrounding environment was much better.
Even so, it took them a whole night. They only reached their destination at noon the next day after passing through a forest.
Out of the forest, their vision suddenly widened. A huge lake greeted them, and behind the lake was a stretch of mountains. One of the mountains looked like a big dog lying on its stomach. That was the Dog Head Mountain.
Tang Xianghui pointed to a camp by the river and said, "They should be there."
Liu Changding's face was sallow. He said breathlessly, "We're finally here." He could not keep up with the team. In the end, the men of the Shadow Corps took turns to carry him.
As for Zuo Zhicheng, he had been carrying the unconscious man the entire time, but he did not show any signs of fatigue, causing the members of the Shadow Corps to secretly admire his physical strength.
Seeing the members of the Shadow Corps taking the lead and walking towards the camp, Zuo Zhicheng frowned. In his infrared vision, there were no humans there.
And the truth was as expected.
"There's no one."
"Where did they go?"
"Why are they all gone?"
Zuo Zhicheng put the man on his shoulder down in the tent and looked around the empty camp. The campfire was still burning, and there were neat rations and places where food was stored. Everything seemed to be in order.
"The food is still here. It doesn't look like a beast attack."
"Everything is neat. There are no traces of fighting."
"They didn't bring any weapons or rations. They left in a hurry."
"But he just had to cover up his tracks."
Zuo Zhicheng's eyes scanned the entire camp as he listened to everyone's speculations and discoveries. Suddenly, he walked to the empty shore. He squatted down and looked at a row of strange footprints on the shore.
Qing Yueqiu walked over and asked, "What did you find?" When she saw the footprints on the shore, she was puzzled and asked, "Did they jump into the lake?"
"There are footprints that go in and out. And they're all barefoot … "Zuo Zhicheng touched the layer of white soil around the footprints on the ground and sniffed it.
Tang Xianghui also walked over and saw Zuo Zhicheng sniffing. She was puzzled and asked, "What clues do you have?"
Zuo Zhicheng sniffed and threw the white soil on his fingertips to the ground. "Corpse wax."
"Corpse wax?"
"If a fatter corpse stays in the water for a year or so, the fat under the skin …" Zuo Zhicheng paused. He knew that the people in this world might not understand these technical terms and chemical reactions, so he said, "In short, the corpse will become something like this white candle."
"You can smell that?" Tang Xianghui said in disbelief, "And you're saying that a corpse crawled out of the lake?"
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