lcionline Chapter 588 Camping Under the Giant Tree
Chapter 588 Camping Under the Giant Tree
Leng Yuexiu's eyes were full of relief and affirmation. He patted Hui's shoulder heavily with a smile.
Hui felt a lump in her throat, her lips involuntarily twitched downwards, and tears welled up in her eyes, almost bursting forth, leaving her eyes red and swollen.
He stepped forward and hugged Leng Yuexiu tightly, his voice choked with suppressed sobs, "I knew it! I knew you would come looking for me!"
Leng Yuexiu tilted his head slightly towards the sky, calming his emotions, and spoke in his usual steady voice, "What if we still don't hear from us?"
Hui's slightly trembling body stiffened. He sniffed, released Leng Yuexiu, took a step back, and hastily wiped away the tears that had streamed down his cheeks. His eyes became more determined than ever before.
"The original plan was to complete the collection and organization of information and data here in another ten days. At that time, there was still no news of the team, so we sealed off this place and went into the city to search."
Leng Yuexiu nodded with a smile, "Hmm, not bad. Don't rush to report on your work; they're probably getting impatient."
With Leng Yuexiu's reminder, Hui looked behind him and saw only Wu Wei with his hands on the spatial barrier, while everyone else looked at him with smiles.
A flash of silver light appeared in Bai Mengyan's eyes, and the spatial barrier that had been blocking her disappeared. Wu Wei lost his balance and stumbled forward, taking a step before regaining his footing.
Snow Leopard, Black Hawk, and the others walked towards Gray and surrounded him. Their words of concern and teasing rang out, and the backpack on his back was taken off by someone else.
The others surrounded Hui and Wu Wei, asking them all sorts of questions, while Leng Yuexiu stared at the pool and the surrounding environment.
The group chatted briefly and soon quieted down. Hui was the first to return to Leng Yuexiu and Bai Mengyan.
He was puzzled by the intimidating wolf howls he had heard earlier, but now he hadn't seen a single wolf.
"Boss, it looks like we won't be able to get back to the camp before dark. Let's set up camp in the border area ahead and go back early tomorrow morning."
Indeed, it was getting late, and some of the shaded areas in the mountains had already darkened.
Leng Yuexiu asked, "Show me the map of the shortest path."
Gray turned on the miniature computer on his arm and quickly brought up a holographic image.
He pointed out several locations: "Here and here, nocturnal animals live. Once we cross the twilight line, they will start hunting and feeding, which is very disadvantageous for our journey."
He hesitated for a moment, then zoomed in on a few specific locations and explained, “There are also these locations. In order to separate these animals, Wu Wei and I transplanted some other aggressive plants to cover them, according to the original ecological environment, to ensure that no serious incidents occur between the animals.”
"There are several types of plants that become unusually active at night, and even release some hallucinogenic gases. I do carry some antidotes with me, but getting infected is still a bit of a hassle."
Leng Yuexiu kept checking and estimating the time, but even with Hui and Wu Wei's familiarity with the environment, they still couldn't return to their camp before it got completely dark.
"Okay, I'll do as you say and set up camp temporarily."
Leng Yuexiu pointed to the giant tree they had just passed, "I think that's a good spot. The ground around it is relatively flat, and it's close to the pool, so it's convenient. Let's set up camp there."
Wu Wei shuddered, and his gaze toward Leng Yuexiu became strange.
"Are we...really going to camp here?"
Gray's expression also turned serious and puzzled. "I didn't even ask how you got here so quickly. Not long ago, the wolf howls carried far. Didn't you encounter any wolves?"
Su Jiancheng crossed her arms and grinned, "What are you talking about? Do you think our boss would even consider those few wolves a threat?"
"If they dare to come, I'll electrocute them until they're charred on the outside and tender on the inside."
Hui paused, then looked back at Leng Yuexiu, "So... that thunder was..."
Leng Yuexiu raised his hand and snapped his fingers. A string of bright purple arcs of electricity flashed as his fingertips rubbed together.
Su Jiancheng smiled brightly, "Our boss has awakened dual elemental abilities of lightning and wind, he's incredibly strong. The Wolf King has backed down and won't cause any trouble."
Hui stared at Leng Yuexiu in shock, "So the information Lan Yu brought back wasn't about the information you collected from the zombies, but that you all awakened superpowers?"
Su Jiancheng snapped her fingers, and a ball of crimson flame leaped in her palm.
"Yes."
"So there's no need to worry about where to set up camp, just leave it to us."
His gray eyes gleamed with excitement. "Okay, Wu Wei and I brought tents."
He then glanced around at everyone again, noticing the unfamiliar faces of Niu Erzhu and Yan Lina, but didn't point them out. He continued, "We also have some emergency treatment medicine. Do you need any?"
The snow leopard put its arm around Grey's neck. "Your medicines are all outdated. We have our own methods. Let's not talk about those things for now. Is there anything good to eat?"
Hui gave a dry laugh, subconsciously touching his neat short hair, and replied perfunctorily, "There's canned meat and dehydrated vegetables—"
The snow leopard showed no disgust whatsoever; its eyes lit up for a moment as it pressed on, "Is it a can of meat chops? Did you bring the lion's head meatballs?"
He patted his gray chest. "You brought the big white biscuit, right? I'm so sick of these compressed biscuits we found, they taste awful."
Gray was carried away by the snow leopard and the rabbit, and Wu Wei was no exception, being pulled away by Su Jiancheng as well.
Yan Lina wasn't used to being with them, so she stayed by Bai Mengyan's side.
Niu Erzhu, Hei Ying, and Cheng Kaixi were among those who didn't join in.
Leng Yuexiu was in a good mood and said to Black Hawk, "Take these frozen fish with you; maybe we can make some fish soup."
As night fell, the living energy emanating from Black Hawk gradually subsided, which was related to his shadow magic and the blood pact with the Blood Slave.
Leng Yue was about to lead the group to the giant tree when Cheng Kaixi stopped her.
"Captain Leng, I have something I'd like to talk to you about privately."
Leng Yuexiu nodded. "Okay, let's go over there."
Bai Mengyan looked at the two of them with some worry. Cheng Kaixi smiled and told her not to worry. Leng Yuexiu also agreed, "You go with them first. We should be there soon."
Cheng Kaixi nodded in agreement, and Bai Mengyan then pulled Yan Lina along, following in the footsteps of Black Eagle and Niu Erzhu.
Leng Yuexiu and his companion arrived at an open space some distance from the pool. It was quiet and deserted.
Before Leng Yuexiu could ask any questions, Cheng Kaixi took a deep breath and said, "I apologize for the accident in the wolf pit just now."
Leng Yuexiu raised an eyebrow: "In my team, no one has ever dared to take the blame. I'll give you a chance to explain."
Cheng Kaixi froze, looking at Leng Yuexiu's smile that didn't reach his eyes, and felt that he had made a mistake by "confessing".
He tilted his head awkwardly before saying, "I saw that Zhang Zhiheng, Deputy Captain Su, and even Brother Black Hawk all had varying degrees of energy back shock injuries. I admit that I didn't think things through."