Asura of Tomorrow's Ark

But yes, if they were not interested in money, no one would accept Xuancheng's employment and go deep into the Tianyue Mountains to seek death.

Herb collector... is a profession that is somewhat out of touch with the times in all aspects.

Although the herbs grown in the special environment of the Tianyue Mountains are cherished, they are not irreplaceable. At most, they are less effective.

Although the middle-aged man in front of him looks like he is in his prime, the dangers in the Tianyue Mountains cannot be explained in a few words. His physical condition may be similar to that of those 80 or [-]-year-olds.

Time is running out... Is this the last chance?

Gradually, Li Ang roughly guessed some details about Zhao Youcai.

"Okay, I was overthinking it," Li Ang shrugged and said, "But according to the plan, it should be my turn to go out now."

"And mulberries."

Sang Bao's body trembled slightly, but she said nothing, acquiescing to what Li Ang just said.

In reality, Xuancheng and Zhao Youcai have left the mobile city and entered the Tianyue Mountains.

PS. ORZ is stuck again... This chapter doesn't feel right no matter how I write it.

Chapter 62 Woodland

According to Jingzhe's plan, they will be divided into three groups.

Li Ang, who is the most powerful, takes on the role of Mulberry. He does not seek merit but no fault. As long as he can ensure the safety of the only doctor, Li Ang is the most suitable candidate with his wide range of detection capabilities. .

Jingzhe, Xuancheng and Xi were divided into a group. Since Jingzhe was injured, the three of them were actually not very suitable for head-on combat. However, with all kinds of abilities added up, the three of them should be considered to have the strongest overall ability. Yes, if it's just vigil at night, there shouldn't be any problem.

Although they can take turns to rest in the painted world in three shifts, there is only one guide, and he also needs to rest.

The real core among the three groups is Nian and Adele. Their rich experience in outdoor adventures cannot be matched by others. If you want to go deep into the Tianyue Mountains, you still need to look at these two.

Although Jingzhe's plan is full of flaws from all aspects, it is indeed a workable plan.

If it weren't for the fact that Xi's painted world would be in danger of being assimilated if he stayed too long, Li Ang had no doubt that Jingzhe would let everyone stay in the painted world, leaving only the strongest person to act in the real world.

If an unexpected situation occurs, other people waiting in the picture world can instantly return to reality to provide support.

In the real world, after the two people left the development scope of the mobile city, they were like a drop of water blending into the sea, and their figures suddenly disappeared into the mountains and forests.

After finding a relatively remote place, Xuancheng opened the scroll on his back. Li Ang walked out with Mulberry. After briefly communicating with Xuancheng about the future arrangements, he sent Xuancheng into the world of the painting.

Carrying the two scrolls behind his back, Li Ang walked to Sang Bao who was retching and stretched out his hand to pull her up from the ground.

"are you OK?"

"T-Thank you...I'm fine."

After wiping the non-existent saliva from the corner of his mouth, Sangmi said reluctantly.

Ever since she was kidnapped by Li Ang, she has basically been staying in the world of paintings. It has been a long time now, which means...she has been assimilated to Xi's world of paintings.

After suddenly leaving the world in the painting, the exceptionally fresh air in the suburbs actually made her feel breathless.

The assimilation of the world in the painting... is actually a very idealistic thing. Leon and Adele stayed in Sagazaki City for almost half a month and were not affected at all. The assimilation ability there is comparable to what Xi can easily draw. The painting is much more terrifying.

Although there are no specific criteria for judging, Sangbai is undoubtedly the one with the least resistance among them. In terms of strength and character, she is just a little girl who has just walked out of the greenhouse, and has not experienced a few people in society. He was beaten severely.

There is no need to worry about Jingzhe. Even if she is trapped in that painting for several years, she will not be affected at all.

After calming down his breathing, Sangmi began to take stock of his surroundings.

The area where they are now is still within the activity range of Tianyue City residents.

A dirt path dotted with gravel spreads towards the distance, leading to an unknown place. Tall pine trees stand on both sides of the path. The bark is as uneven as scales. The ground is covered with a layer of dead leaves and a slight trace of moisture. If you step on the pine needles, you can clearly feel the soft soil underneath.

Perhaps because she had been in that false world for so long, she actually felt that everything around her had an unreal and illusory feel.

After Mulberry had almost recovered, they headed deeper into the woods under the leadership of Zhang Youcai.

This man, who had been rolling and climbing around the Tianyue Peak for half his life, walked skillfully through the forest without any pause in his movements. On the contrary, Li Ang, who was following him, seemed a little strenuous.

Naturally, the physical fitness that is far beyond ordinary people does not come without any price. The density of Li Ang's muscle tissue and bones in his body is much greater than that of ordinary people, so he is much heavier than he looks on the surface.

On such soft soil, even wearing special boots will not have much effect. As soon as Li Ang steps down, the boots will sink deeply into the ground.

Although it is a bit physically demanding, it is nothing to Li Ang. He seems to have never encountered a situation where his physical strength has been completely exhausted.

But this also made Li Ang feel very uncomfortable. He really didn't like the environment here. The soft feeling when stepping on the soil mixed with rotten leaves and other messy things made Li Ang feel as if he was stepping on feces.

But there was nothing he could do. Li Ang could only use more strength to pull his boots out of the mud, and struggled to keep up with the guide walking in front.

This guide is indeed not easy to get along with, but he is also doing his job conscientiously. He will sometimes warn the two of them in a hoarse voice along the way that there are any dangerous animals or plants nearby. Although this is fine for Li Ang Threats, but if they are ordinary people, these strange things are a fatal threat to them.

The Tianyue Mountain Range is indeed well-deserved, and this is only the periphery of this mountain range. No wonder no one has touched its core for such a long time.

No... can't say no.

At least in history, the King of Han really arrived at the foot of Tianyue Mountain. However, after learning about the legend of "Xi'e Flying to the Moon", Li Ang also began to wonder whether it was the tomb of the King of Han.

In history, the King of Han used a lot of manpower and material resources to build several tombs for himself, but these were all under the guise. Dayan had eliminated many wrong options, and finally all the remaining clues were in the right place. to the Tianyue Mountains.

Li Ang suspected that it was also a suspicious tomb, but anyway, they were not really here to dig the tomb of King Han. They were just here to prevent the resurrection of the Sui Beast. This time, the location of the resurrection of the Sui Beast happened to be in the tomb of the King of Han.

The terrain in the mountains and forests is very complicated, and coupled with the poor condition of the ground here, Li Ang thought that the little girl Sangbao would slow down their progress.

Facts have proved that Li Ang was a little worried. Sang Bao seemed to be very adaptable to the current situation and seemed to be at ease. Li Ang was not even as relaxed as she appeared, which made him look at Sang Bao a few more times.

But that's it. Apart from relieving some of Li Ang's burden, Miss Sangbao's performance has no meaning.

As time passed, although the sun had not completely set, it was already dark in the woods.

Zhang Youcai led them to a relatively empty woodland and said,

"We'll spend the night here today."

Chapter 63 First Night

It was getting late, and it was very dangerous to continue moving forward without seeing anything. An inconspicuous poisonous insect might bring serious consequences. Even if they were fully prepared, they would not be able to consider it. All conditions.

So they found a suitable location in the forest and began to set up a tent for camping at night.

Find three trees arranged in a triangle and fix the three corners of the hammock tent on the tree trunks, and it is ready.

Compared with ordinary tents, this kind of tent suspended in mid-air does not contact the ground and can avoid many crawlers on the ground.

This is not a place suitable for outings. Even the outer reaches of the Tianyue Mountains cannot be underestimated, and they have to adapt to the feeling of moving in the mountains in advance.

Although there are not many trees around that meet the requirements, it is not too difficult to find. If that doesn't work, they can cut down a few of them to artificially create an environment that meets the conditions.

Others also came out of the painted world to help, and soon they found a suitable location and set up three tents.

Xuancheng used talismans to set up several warning spells nearby, and at the same time sprinkled medicine to repel insects and beasts. After doing all this, they seemed to have nothing more to do.

They brought enough instant food to feed several of them for several months without risking the risk of searching for food in the mountains and forests.

There is no need to collect dead branches to keep warm. They have prepared and convenient heating equipment. Throwing in a small Originium can last a whole day.

Although campfires can drive away some wild creatures that are afraid of fire, the flames may also attract more troublesome ones, so it is safer not to light a fire after all considerations.

Only they who carry a whole warehouse of supplies with them dare to waste like this. If an ordinary scientific expedition team dares to do this, they will be in a dilemma of insufficient supplies within two days.

Li Ang has personally experienced a similar situation. When he and Adele traveled across the Arctic Icefield, they ate dry compressed biscuits every day and drank purified and filtered snow water. It was only after accidentally breaking into the Ursus' military base that they could change their taste.

Of course it’s still compressed biscuits.

They finished today's dinner hastily in the open space in front of the tent. As the sun set, the temperature in the mountain forest began to drop rapidly, and it didn't take long to reach the point where people felt a little cold.

"Jingzhe, I have a question for you." In his free time after dinner, Li Ang approached Jingzhe.

"what do you wish to ask?"

Perhaps it was because Sang Bao had just used an analgesic spell on her, but Jing Zhe looked pretty good now.

"What did you think about it? Although it all makes sense logically, I still think your plan is a bit strange."

Li Ang had been thinking about this issue along the way. Although there was no evidence, Li Ang's intuition told him that something was not right.

If they were a regular scientific expedition team with a large number of non-combatant scientific researchers in the team, there would undoubtedly be no problem with Jingzhe's arrangement, but now... even the weakest Mulberry seems to have a lot of people in the wild. Survival experience shows that they are a little too careful.

The moment he asked this question, Li Ang noticed that Jingzhe's brows furrowed slightly. There was indeed something hidden in this.

Jingzhe pointed to the woods on one side. Li Ang understood instantly and pushed her wheelchair to temporarily leave the camp.

"Actually, I don't know the specific reason. This is the master's arrangement."

"Ok?"

As soon as Jingzhe opened her mouth, she gave an answer that surprised Li Ang.

"I guess... this may be to deal with the danger behind Linghai Peak."

Jingzhe thought for a while and said, "Master once went deep into the Tianyue Mountains. He said that there is a huge basin behind Linghai Peak, and many plants with hallucinogenic effects grow in it."

"I think it should be a completely unknown toxin. The anti-virus equipment in our hands may not work. If we divide everyone into three teams, at least they will not be wiped out in one go. No matter how powerful that kind of toxin is, it will not work. Can't you pass through different dimensions?"

Jingzhe expressed his guess.

As long as the scroll itself is not destroyed, the world in the painting is the most perfect defense.

"A hallucinogenic toxin..." Li Ang nodded thoughtfully, "That is indeed a bit troublesome."

But now that the threat is known in advance, there's nothing to worry about.

Li Ang, Nian Youxi and Xi were equally divided into three teams. Their physiques were different from ordinary people, and ordinary toxins would not affect them.

"so be it."

Li Ang was too entangled in this matter and simply threw the issue behind him, "But then again, do you really not need to rest?"

Then Li Ang brought the topic to Jing Zhe, "I think it's better for you to go back to the world in the painting to rest. If you stay vigil... I can completely replace you."

"No, just let me do it."

Shaking his head, Jingzhe declined Li Ang's kindness, "You are the strongest among us, so you need adequate rest to preserve your strength."

Perhaps because of previous exchanges with Nian, Jingzhe already knew the fact that Nian was not Li Ang's opponent.

"And with my current physical condition, this is all I can do."

There was a trace of imperceptible bitterness hidden in Jingzhe's expression. This feeling of being held back was really uncomfortable for her.

"Alright."

Li Ang said indifferently, since Jingzhe insisted, he didn't plan to say anything more.

Jingzhe and his team were tasked with tasks that were not very dangerous, but definitely very difficult.

Sleeping in that hammock tent was not a good experience. After fixing the tent, Li Ang also went up to experience it, but in that situation where the whole person was suspended in the air, Li Ang thought that he would not be able to sleep.

Since Jingzhe refused, there was no need for Li Ang to suffer in the hammock.

As for why Xi is not allowed to draw a house in reality... I can only say that her ability is actually not that convenient. It must be combined with a special kind of ink to work. They have to rest for one night and still have to leave the next day. , This kind of consumption is a bit too much for Xi.

After finishing the conversation with Jingzhe, just as Li Ang was about to retreat Jingzhe, Xuancheng's shout suddenly came from the camp.

Something happened over there at the camp?

No, something else must have happened. Li Ang's perception did not detect any danger.

When the two of them returned to the camp, they saw other people forming a circle in the middle of the open space, not knowing what they were doing.

"What happened?" Li Ang asked.

Xuancheng walked out of the crowd and said, "We found traces of other people's activities not far away."

Chapter 64 Traces

Li Ang saw the object Xuancheng was holding in his hand.

It was an empty tin can. Such an obvious man-made object could not have grown from the ground.

"Canned food? But this is a place where ordinary people can come. There's no need to make such a fuss, right?"

Wasn't it just that he found an empty can?Xuancheng's expression looked like the sky was about to fall.

"No... I found traces of the camp there. Judging from the remaining things, it was a team of more than ten people, no more than 20 people at most."

The expression on Xuancheng's face was not relaxed at all, "Besides...it hasn't been long since they left, only two or three days at most."