256: Chapter 257: Monster!
256: Chapter 257: Monster!
And at this moment, within the Forest of Death, fog had already started to rise, the black and green interweaving trees looked exactly like sinister ghosts, giving off a chilling sensation.
The pouring rain continued without end, but it still couldn’t dispel the grey mist.
Occasionally, from far away, the sound of gunfire would echo, followed by shouting.
This forest was like a labyrinth; once inside, no matter who it was, even if they knew the direction at first, they would gradually get lost.
This is the Forest of Death.
Once you enter, the ultimate direction is death.
And at this moment, within the woods.
A group of people were fleeing ahead.
It was Monkey and Xia Yuqing and their group, running tirelessly forward.
What was originally a group of several hundred people was now reduced to mere dozens, all of them panting heavily.
Behind them, gunfire and booms continued to sound, along with crazed laughter: “You little brats, stop right there for me, aren’t the people of Zhan Long least fond of running away?
Don’t you dare run now!”
Suddenly, not far away, a group of well-built men emerged, a cigarette dangling from their mouths, dressed in military gear, carrying rocket launchers and powerful firearms like rifles.
“Boss, why don’t we just blow them up?” asked a Nether underling to their leader.
That leader, with a cigarette in his lips, sneered: “Don’t you think driving this world-renowned organization into play is very interesting?
If we killed them so easily, what fun would there be?
Besides, we’re on a mission this time.
We need to get the thing inside the Forest of Death, but right now that thing is in their hands.
If we blow them up and lose the item, we won’t be able to answer for it when we get back!”
“Boss, is it that ssss-level mission?” The underling’s eyes gleamed.
enjoy the pleasure of crushing them!” the boss laughed wildly and then continued to fire the rocket launcher toward the front.
The rocket launcher fired, sweeping away a swath of trees.
The black and green trees, once hit, would break apart directly.
Flames began to rise.
Originally, the path was obstructed by trees, but as they fell, the path widened and was ignited by the flames, creating what looked like a trail of fire.
Despite the heavy rain falling, it couldn’t extinguish these
Then a large group of people stepped forward and proceeded.
But what they didn’t notice was that when the tree trunks broke, not a single drop of sap oozed out; they were like dry wood, and when stepped on with a foot, they would directly turn into powder.
Without water, the trees were devoid of life, and despite the heavy rain, not a bit of the trees got wet.
And at this moment, up ahead.
Monkey, Xia Yuqing, and their group were still doing their best to escape.
They had been running for three days without a bite to eat, their bellies rumbling with hunger, backs loaded with dry food, but they couldn’t eat; any hesitation would get them killed.
The individuals from Nether were quite high in status.
So there could be no negligence.
Luckily, they were all holding up.
“Damn it, I, Monkey, am almost exhausted to death!” Monkey cursed, as raindrops hit his face, smearing the soot on his face into a blur.
“Don’t stop here, keep moving, we must escort this ‘Shi Tou’ out, it’s our mission!” Xia Yuqing’s face was also very dirty, but it couldn’t hide her natural charm.
The others dared not disobey Xia Yuqing’s orders.
Monkey looked up, suddenly noticing Xia Yuqing’s long hair had gotten dirty: “Yuqing, your hair…”
Xia Yuqing looked down and noticed that her hair was covered in mud, presumably splashed up during their run.
For some girls, dirty hair can truly drive them crazy.
For Xia Yuqing as well, but at this moment, she pulled out a knife and hacked off her muddy hair with one swift cut.
Graceful movements flowed like water.
A lock of hair, slightly muddied, whisked off, and fell to the ground.
Xia Yuqing, with her long hair, was now short-haired.
The monkey was stunned; that hair was Xia Yuqing’s favorite.
“Hair can grow back, but life must persist.
You are all his people; if I take you on this mission and you all get injured, how can I explain it to him?
Let’s go!” Xia Yuqing said.
Not just the monkey, everyone else was also stunned.
They had never thought that Yuqing would cut off her favorite hair.
In an instant, everyone’s blood was boiling.
“Yes!” the monkey shouted, leading the charge.
They had to complete the mission.
And there might be someone who was still worried about them right now, mightn’t there?
Thinking of this, the monkey couldn’t help but sigh.
If that person were here, perhaps this situation wouldn’t have arisen, would it?
Besides these people, watch out for the Man-eating Flowers and the other native species here!” Xia Yuqing instructed.
Then, the group proceeded forward slowly.
“We absolutely, cannot die!”
In the Forest of Death, besides these dark green trees, there were Man-eating Flowers and many other strange species.
They didn’t belong to normal species!
Xia Yuqing and her group, fleeing through the Forest of Death, actually, weren’t killed most by the Nether organization’s bombardments, but rather, they were often hunted by the fierce creatures around them.
Netherbeasts with human-like fur, carnivorous ants, Titan Pythons, Five-Headed Snakes, Six-Winged Blood Bats—the infamous creatures circulated in stories—could all be seen here.
This was the terror of the Forest of Death, no one could explain why these things existed here, but they were the greatest threat.
And at this moment, in the pouring rain, a parachute descended from the sky.
From above, the massive parachute unfolded, revealing a figure plummeting down.
With a thud, the figure landed on both feet—it was Tang Zhong who had arrived.
Clad in a black combat suit.
As soon as he landed, he warily surveyed his surroundings, holding a compass, trying to determine his bearings, but he found the compass needle randomly swaying, never coming to a stop.
With a bang, the compass in his hand exploded from spinning too rapidly, bursting into sparks.
Tang Zhong simply tossed the compass aside.
“There’s a strong magnetic field here, different from Earth’s!”
What on earth was going on?
Earlier, on the plane, Golden Dragon had already shown Tang Zhong the direction where Xia Yuqing and the others were, towards the south.
Now, unable to use the compass, the difficulty of finding them had significantly increased.
But he had to find them.
Tang Zhong picked a direction and started walking straight ahead.
The Forest of Death was filled with a chilling coldness.
Tang Zhong was nervous; it felt as if there were eyes watching him, forcing him to stay on edge.
His only task now was to locate their tracks so he could meet up with them.
“Brothers, hold on a little longer, I’m coming soon!” Tang Zhong muttered to himself.