Asura of Tomorrow's Ark

And because of his status as an infected person, no one in the city will provide him with a job. Although the chance of contracting oriosis from contact with an infected person is less than one in [-], but... what if?

Respectable positions will not take this kind of risk, and those with no technical content... Do you expect those people to understand the infection route of ore disease?In their eyes, infected people are damned sources of infection.

Being infected with ore disease is basically equivalent to being sentenced to a suspended death sentence.

Tianyue City is not an industrial city, and there are no highly polluting factories willing to recruit large numbers of infected workers. Zhao Youcai, who was desperate, could only turn his attention to the Tianyue Mountains nearby.

He managed to survive by collecting herbs growing in the mountains.

It's just that he survived.

With an infected person like him, it is impossible for his family to be unaffected, and he may even be unable to find any job.

Under this situation, most of the money Zhao Youcai earned was used to support his family, and drugs to suppress oriosis were simply not something he could afford.

Over time, when his mineral disease developed to the point where he experienced unbearable pain all over his body, he had only a few years left, and using cigarettes to relieve pain was only a drop in the bucket.

Even according to Zhao Youcai's method of smoking, the ore disease would kill him first.

People's joys are different, but their sorrows are generally the same. From Zhao Youcai, we can see a microcosm of the thousands of infected people in the world.

Once infected with mineral disease, no matter what their previous status was, in the eyes of most people, there is only one common name left - infected person.

Even in Yan Country, the situation of infected people is still worrying... Although the channel for the rise of infected people has not been blocked, the infected people at the bottom are not much better than those in other countries.

Through the reflection in the pond, Li Ang observed the situation outside.

There was no light in the completely dark camp. Only the light of the twin moons in the sky shone through the gaps in the treetops, preventing the place from completely falling into darkness.

Xuancheng sat in the middle of the camp with his eyes closed and calm, alert to possible dangers around him.

There was no special movement in the three hammock tents hanging on the trees, as if everyone had fallen asleep.

However, Li Ang didn't dare to really ignore anything.

He and Adele Sangbao had already pieced together Zhao Youcai's general experience before. Because he didn't have much time left, Zhao Youcai probably accepted Xuancheng with the idea that it would be best to make another fortune before he died. hired to participate in this action, which is not much different from suicide.

This is actually not a bad thing. Xuancheng probably wanted to give Zhao Youcai a large deposit. If he wanted to get the remaining balance, he would do his best to complete his task, even if he lost his life. No matter what.

Such a guide is enough to put people at ease, and Xuancheng probably hired Zhao Youcai because of this.

But the situation changed when traces left by the previous group were discovered.

Only Zhao Youcai knows this road leading to Linghai Peak... I'm afraid that's not the case. His wife and children may also know the existence of this road.

If they were in the enemy's team, they would know who Zhao Youcai would help without even thinking about it. How could a mere amount of money be comparable to that of his family?Wasn't the reason why Zhao Youcai worked so hard to leave a large sum of money to his family after his death?

And a person who has given up all hope can do anything.

That's why Li Ang needs to keep an eye on him.

But in fact, the easiest way is to directly kill this unstable factor, and then follow the traces left by the previous team to catch up, and kill them all, so that all problems will be solved.

Although the lack of a guide would seriously slow down their progress, they also killed the enemy. They did not have to find the tomb of the Han Dynasty in a few days. It was enough for them to be faster than the enemy.

In this case, there seems to be no need for a guide.

But... Adele and Sangberry, they will probably not agree to this plan.

Li Ang could ignore Sangmi, but he couldn't ignore Adele. He could only work harder now, keeping an eye on Zhao Youcai and not giving him any chance to make small moves.

Time passed little by little. The three people keeping watch had completed one shift. The sun was almost rising. There was still no movement in the tent where Zhao Youcai was resting.

It looked like he wouldn't be doing anything on the first night at least.

According to common sense, the most likely time for him to take action would be a few days later, when they were about to catch up with the team in front.

By that time, no one would pay attention to his insignificant guide... This is probably what Zhao Youcai thought.

The sky was getting brighter, and as soon as Xuancheng and Jingzhe, who were preparing to change shifts, returned to the world of the painting, they bumped into Li Ang, who had been waiting for a long time.

PS. It's so hot. The worst thing is that my mother won't let me turn on the air conditioner when she comes. There is a big stove next to me when I turn on the computer to code. It's just torture.

Chapter 67 Showers

"There's something wrong with that guide, did you find out?"

Li Ang didn't waste time and got straight to the point.

Jingzhe and Xuancheng looked at each other, and Jingzhe spoke first, "You mean... the team that Xuancheng discovered yesterday?"

"Yes, you should have noticed that there is probably someone Zhao Youcai knows in that team, and he might betray us because of this."

There is no need to do anything deliberately, just exposing their existence to that team is enough.

They had already lost the advantage of time. That group of people had been secretly studying the tomb of King Han for who knows how long. Even if the information in their hands was not as comprehensive as that of Tianshi Mansion, they wasted a lot of time on those suspicious tombs. It's also far ahead.

However, judging from the fact that they still need to find a guide to enter the mountain, even if those people are ahead, the advantage will not be particularly exaggerated.

The only advantage Li Ang has now is that the enemy is in the open and we are hidden. If even this advantage is lost, they will completely lose the opportunity.

"You found this person, what do you think?" Jingzhe said to Xuancheng.

"...This was my mistake. I will be responsible for keeping an eye on him." Xuancheng took a deep breath and said.

This is just a coincidence. Who would have thought that the enemy would also find this family... Xuancheng has no such excuse. Even if it is just a coincidence, it has now become an established fact. What they need to consider is how to remedy it. , rather than shirking responsibility.

"It's not enough to just stare at him... Let's put it this way, sooner or later we will collide with that team. What should we do then? Swords have no eyes. What if we hurt or even accidentally kill the other party?"

This is the limitation of good people. If they are a group of bad people, they will just kill them. What does it matter?That group of people would definitely not care about such a trivial matter as they do. If they could use this to threaten Li Ang and others, they would definitely not mind doing such a thing.

The three people seemed a little silent. They actually all knew the best solution, but they didn't say it out loud.

"...Let's talk about it later, we still need a guide for the time being."

Jingzhe finally made the decision, and the others had no objections.

"Then according to the arrangement, it will be Nian and Miss Nauman's turn next, right? They haven't woken up yet?"

"Adele shouldn't be awake yet, Nian...she may not have had any rest last night, and she doesn't know where she is now."

Then Li Ang told Jingzhe that Nian said she wanted to build something, and Jingzhe just nodded calmly.

She knew how outrageous the physiques of these year beast incarnations were, and a night without rest was just a trivial matter, and would not affect their actions during the day at all.

Just when they were about to look for Nian, a loud rumbling sound came from the pond, and the reflection turned into a vast expanse of white. They were caught off guard and were startled by this sudden change.

That was... thunder?This is not good news, even worse than a questionable guide.

The guide might just cause them some trouble, and a sudden rainstorm would definitely slow down their progress.

Just a few days after the heavy rain in Gouwucheng, it started to rain again in the Tianyue Mountains not far from Gouwucheng. It can only be said that the weather in the mountains is really changeable. There was no change when they set out yesterday. Signs of rain.

"It is going to rain?"

Before Li Ang finished speaking, heavy rain fell from the sky. Xi, who was waiting outside, fled back to the world in the painting in embarrassment.

After just a few seconds outside, her clothes were soaked through and stuck tightly to her skin.

Wiping the rain off her face, Xi didn't say anything, and just rushed into her thatched hut, probably to change clothes.

I don’t know when the heavy rain will stop, but the good news is that they are not the only ones affected. The team in front is facing a much more severe situation than them. There are nearly [-] of them, and they have not yet painted the world. This artifact is probably running around looking for shelter from the rain, right?

"Zhao Youcai is outside, he seems to be saying something."

At this time, Xuancheng suddenly pointed at the reflection in the pond and said.

The dark clouds outside had already covered the sun, and the reflection in the pond was so dark that nothing could be seen. Only through the flash of lightning could one barely see what was going on outside.

Zhao Youcai was standing in front of the scroll and seemed to be shouting something loudly, but his lungs had long been eroded by the heavy smoke and he couldn't shout very loudly. He was completely drowned in the violent storm outside.

Seeing that his face was ferocious and very anxious, Li Ang said to Jingzhe and Xuancheng, "I'm going to go out to check the situation. If Adele and Nian are here, ask them not to come out yet. I'm enough outside for the time being." ”

After saying that, Li Ang left the world in the painting and returned to reality.

As soon as he came out, the strong wind and heavy rain outside hit Li Ang hard on the face, making him almost unable to breathe.

The falling rainwater gathered into streams, some of which rushed down the mountain and should eventually merge into the Xijiang River not far away, while the other part of the rainwater, if nothing unexpected happened, should flow to the basin in the Tianyue Mountains.

"You finally came out... If it had been a few seconds later, I would have left you alone and left." Zhao Youcai said with a dark face and some reluctance.

Zhao Youcai was still holding on to the hope of getting the remaining balance from Xuancheng, so he didn't just abandon them and leave. Otherwise, seeing such a heavy rain, he would have probably run away long ago when he saw that the situation was not good.

Li Ang didn't argue with him and asked directly, "What should we do now?"

"Get out of here and find a shelter from the rain as soon as possible."

"The rain is not very heavy right now. If a flash flood breaks out later... it will be too late."

Although Li Ang felt that if it was just a flash flood, they would have no problem hiding in the world in the painting.

But... for now, just follow what Zhao Youcai said and find a place to take shelter from the rain.

After tying the scroll to his body, Li Ang saw that Zhao Youcai had run out very neatly, as if he was not affected by the heavy rain. At the same time, he shouted loudly,

"Follow the rain on the ground and stay away from those trees."

Um?Why stay away from trees?And if you move forward in a stream formed by rainwater... isn't it dangerous?There is a possibility of slipping if you are not careful.

Before Li Ke could think about it, he saw the answer to this question with his own eyes the next moment.

Bugs, countless bugs swarmed out from nowhere.

Chapter 68 Flash Flood

"Fuck!"

Li Ang couldn't help but curse.

The scene played out in front of him was simply a mess of demons and good news for patients with trypophobia. Just by taking one look at it, Li Ang felt that the goosebumps he had had for a whole year were about to fall off.

Insects of various colors emerged from the cracks in the surrounding stones and from under the fallen leaves, and swarmed up towards the surrounding trees, dyeing the tree trunks colorful in a matter of seconds.

Among these bugs, there are also some small animals mixed in. In the blink of an eye, the dense bugs crawl all over the body, which makes people feel a little chilling.

In order to escape this heavy rain, these bugs have to find a higher place to take shelter, and the surrounding trees are the best targets.

If you accidentally step on these bugs on the ground, you will be poking a hornet's nest. Walk along the stream formed by the rainwater on the ground. It will be slippery, but at least you don't have to worry about bugs getting into your clothes.

Li Ang didn't know that there were so many bugs in the mountains. Although they posed no threat to him, this scene looked really disgusting. Li Ang quickly closed his eyes and expanded the range of perception to the maximum.

Anyway, you can't see anything in this pitch-black environment, and your eyes don't feel very useful.

After getting used to the feeling of walking in the rain, Li Ang quickly caught up with Zhao Youcai, who was leading the way.

There was no time to pack up the things in the camp, so they had to leave them there. Fortunately, they brought plenty of things this time, and even prepared several sets of spare tents and sleeping bags.

At this time, Zhao Youcai had changed the direction of his advance and led Li Ang to run towards the mountain top.

Although they reacted very quickly and timely, wasting almost no time, they still seemed to be struggling under the wash of rain, especially when climbing up the mountain, their movements became even more difficult.

More than ten minutes have passed, and they have climbed up less than ten meters, almost moving up step by step. This position... has not yet left the low-lying range. If a flash flood breaks out, they will definitely be here. There is no escape.

Just when Zhao Youcai slowly filled his lungs with air and was about to rush up a certain distance with all his strength, there was a loud noise not far away from them, maybe only a few hundred meters away, which even covered the sky. Rumble of thunder.

Hearing this voice, Zhao Youcai showed a hint of fear on his face, and his face turned pale for an instant, "It's over, it's over...how could it be so fast..."

This heavy rain came too fast, and it came a little too urgently. The amount of rainfall reached a somewhat incredible level in a short period of time.

The Tianyue Mountains are the birthplace of the Xijiang River. There are many tributaries here, which together form a developed water system. Once heavy rainfall of this level occurs, the consequences will be catastrophic.

Li Ang's perception discovered this situation faster than Zhao Youcai - there was a river in front of him that was flooding, and a large amount of river water mixed with rain rushed down from the top in a mighty manner, covering a distance of hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye. , all the trees along the way were washed down by this unstoppable torrent.

From their current position, they could already faintly see the khaki torrent. In just a few seconds, the flash flood would reach their current position.

What can a few seconds do?It's impossible to let them run to a safe place anyway.

Zhao Youcai seemed to have given up completely at this time, and his body fell to his knees softly on the ground.

"...you're lucky."

Jingzhe was right, they really needed a guide now.

It is really dangerous in the Tianyue Mountains... The scale of this heavy rain is no less than a natural disaster, but this heavy rain has nothing to do with natural disasters, it is just a natural climate change brewing in the mountains.

Li Ang grabbed Zhao Youcai's collar and carried him directly towards the nearest tree.

The insects crawling on the tree trunks seemed to sense something extremely terrifying, and they fell like raindrops one after another, mixing into the rain on the ground.

With a heavy step on the tree trunk, the tree snapped in half. At the same time, Li Ang rushed out with Zhao Youcai, narrowly avoiding the raging torrent behind him.

Li Ang found a few more suitable footholds, stepped on these trees and jumped all the way up the mountain.