I work as a security guard at a cemetery, and I overhear the dead chatting about getting rich quick.

The sounds coming from both sides of the valley were getting closer.

The first to rush out were wild boars.

Three mutated wild boars, nearly the size of buffaloes, crashed through the bushes, white steam billowing from their nostrils, and charged directly at the seven nearest wounded.

"Gather!"

Cheng Fang stepped forward to block the stretcher.

Tang Zhi simultaneously lashed out her silken threads, entangling the right foreleg of the wild boar at the very front.

She didn't pull hard; she simply swerved to the side as the wild boar landed.

The wild boar lost its balance and crashed into its companion.

The two wild boars rolled around in a ball.

The third head, however, bypassed from the side and rushed right between the Seven Places and the Candle Yin Meeting.

Jiang Zhaoye raised the black stick and smashed it into its nose.

The immense force pushed him back two steps, and the wild boar's head was knocked to one side.

Cheng Fang followed closely behind, his shoulder pressing against the side of the wild boar's neck, slamming it against the mountain wall.

Qin Zhao raised his hand.

The dark red embers burned along the wild boar's belly.

The wild boar screamed and tried to turn around, but Jiang Zhaoye's second blow landed on the back of its head.

The sound of bone cracking was very clear.

The wild boar fell to the ground, its limbs twitched a few times, and then it became still.

The two exchanged a glance across the corpse.

No one spoke.

On the hillside, the wolf pack had already begun to move downhill.

The fallen leaves are even more troublesome.

Large patches of dead leaves were slowly undulating along the ground, and snakes were lurking inside.

Cheng Fang quickly glanced around the valley.

The eastern exit was blocked by wild boars.

There are at least a dozen pairs of wolf eyes in the woods to the west, so the Candle Shadow Society will not be able to leave either.

If we continue fighting our own separate battles, we'll only die here together.

He raised his voice.

"Before leaving the valley, you are not allowed to lay a hand on anyone."

"Whoever moves first, kill them first."

Jiang Zhaoye glanced at the wolf pack behind him, then looked at Feng Jin on the ground.

"Can."

There was no handshake, and no other small talk.

Cheng Fang pointed to both sides of the valley.

"Seven positions guard the left flank and rear."

"You guard the right flank and the front."

"Leave a five-meter gap in the middle, and don't cross the line."

Jiang Zhaoye nodded, then turned and gave the order.

"Do as he says."

The temporary ceasefire was thus agreed upon.

It's not because of trust.

It was simply because of the circumstances.

The people from the Seventh Division quickly moved the wounded and Jiang Yue's body to the center of the valley.

Two folding stretchers were placed side by side.

The team member whose abdomen was cut by the steel cable had his bleeding stopped, while the person whose right leg was crushed had his knee immobilized. Another gunner who was shot in the shoulder was still able to move and could only grit his teeth and keep up with the rest of the team for the time being.

Tang Zhi stretched the tendrils into several low, blocking lines to prevent the snakes from easily entering.

Qin Zhao lit a ring of intermittent fire around the perimeter of the stretcher.

The fire should not be too big.

The vegetation in the mountains is too dense; if things get out of control, they will be the first to be trapped and die.

Xu Mian lay prone behind a sloping rock, her gun barrel constantly following the movement of the wolf pack.

"The German Shepherd isn't here."

She whispered.

The black-backed wolves that attacked the camp earlier did not appear.

The several packs of wolves that have now surrounded each other are acting independently, and they are even growling at each other to scare each other away.

They are not a team.

But at the same time, I smelled blood.

"Let's go out from the east side first."

Cheng Fang said, "Clear the way with firepower, don't chase."

The seven points moved rapidly to the east.

The Candlelight Society also kept its distance, pressing forward as well.

The first round of gunfire rang out.

The two wild boars blocking the exit did not retreat after being shot; instead, they lowered their heads and charged forward.

A bullet pierced his shoulder and neck, splattering blood everywhere.

They were only a little slower.

Tang Zhi pulled the silk thread back, trying to deflect the wild boar at the front off the stretcher.

Just as the tendrils tightened, a stone suddenly fell from the tree canopy.

boom!

The stone hit her right shoulder.

A sudden numbness shot through the old wound, and the thread in my hand almost came loose.

"There are macaques in the trees!"

Xu Mian raised her gun and fired a series of shots.

The first shot broke a tree branch.

The macaque hiding above screamed and leaped to another tree, but before it could throw the stone, a second shot grazed its arm.

It tumbled into the tree canopy and quickly disappeared.

The remaining macaques, however, threw stones down from different directions.

Stones of varying sizes fell into the line, forcing everyone to constantly dodge them.

The wild boar at the front had already charged close.

Cheng Fang met one head-on.

Jiang Zhaoye also blocked the other end.

Both of them were pushed backward, their shoes leaving deep marks in the mud.

Qin Zhao's embers burned the wild boar's belly from the side.

At the same time, a member of the Candle Shadow Society threw out two black nails, which drove into the foreleg joint of another wild boar.

The two wild boars fell down one after the other.

The wolf pack behind them took the opportunity to close in.

A gray wolf pounced out from a crevice in the rocks on the right, its target not being people, but Jiang Yue on the stretcher.

It wanted to drag the corpse away.

Lin Ye stayed by the stretcher the whole time.

The moment the gray wolf pounced, he gripped the protective spirit stone.

The pale white light membrane had just unfolded when the wolf's claws slammed down heavily.

The light film is concave inward.

Lin Ye was knocked back a step by the impact, his shoulder bracing against the stretcher, almost knocking over the person and the body together.

The gray wolf pounced again after landing.

Gunshots rang out.

The bullet entered its mouth, and a burst of blood erupted from the back of its head.

Xu Mian lowered the gun barrel again.

"Look behind you."

Lin Ye took a breath.

"I'm watching."

As soon as he finished speaking, the light patterns on the spirit-protecting stone dimmed.

It's okay to block it once.

If a few more come, we definitely won't be able to handle it.

More wild boars appeared outside the east exit.

There were at least seven or eight more shadowy figures in the woods.

Cheng Fang abandoned his original plan after only one glance.

"We can't get out to the east, so we'll retreat back into the valley!"

The team shrank back down.

The Candlelight Society also attempted a breakout from the west.

Jiang Zhaoye sent out Lizard Shadow to scout ahead.

As the lizard shadow approached the woods, its mimicry began to fade.

His gunshot wound on his shoulder had not yet completely stopped bleeding, and after using his abilities repeatedly, he was no longer able to fully blend into his environment.

The three-headed wolves quickly smelled his blood and surrounded him from different directions.

Jiang Zhaoye led his men to bring him back, and the western side was also forced to abandon it.

Both sides retreated back to the center of the valley.

The herd of beasts did not rush to attack.

The wolf pack roamed along the edge of the forest.

The wild boar kept rooting at the ground.

The snakes were getting closer and closer, and several had already slipped through the cracks in the rocks and crossed the fire.

A black snake as thick as a wrist suddenly raised its head from under the stretcher.

Qin Zhao didn't have time to turn around.

A member of the Candle Shadow Society nearby stepped on the snake's neck, and a short knife immediately followed.

The snake writhed wildly, its tail whipping against his calf.

Tang Zhi's silk threads then wrapped around the snake's body, dragging it out of the group.

The man drew his knife and glanced at Tang Zhi.

Thanks.

"Don't thank me yet."

Tang Zhi pointed to the spot at his feet.

"There are two more."

The flames swept across again.

The burnt smell quickly spread.

Lin Ye helped the medical staff move the stretcher while observing the surrounding valley.

Both the east and west sides are blocked.

The area to the south is where the giant bear was just killed. The containment equipment is damaged, the terrain is the most chaotic, and there are the most wild animals.

Only the section of scree slope on the north side remained untouched by any animals.

That slope wasn't steep.

The ground was covered with grayish-white gravel, and low shrubs grew on both sides.

Several wolves tried to approach, but they stopped as soon as they reached the bottom of the slope, sniffed the ground, and quickly retreated.

Wild boars will also deliberately avoid that area.

Lin Ye stared at it for a few seconds.

"Perhaps we can go north."

Cheng Fang followed his gaze.

Why?

"They dare not approach."

"Is there a trap?"

"It doesn't look like it."

Lin Ye looked down at the slope below.

Huge handprints were left among several clumps of wet mud.

The handprint was very new, with blood still clinging to the edges.

It was left by that bear.

After escaping the hunting area, the giant bear must have passed through this scree slope.

Lin Ye took a few steps forward and activated his spiritual hearing.

The first sound heard was the struggle of wild beasts.

There were the howls of wolves and the dull thuds of bones breaking.

The sounds were mixed and likely came from different times.

That bear passed by here more than once.

The surrounding animals have also suffered losses here more than once.

Lin Ye put away his spiritual hearing.

"This is the path that bear often takes."

"The animals in the vicinity are afraid of the scent it leaves behind."

Jiang Zhaoye also came over.

He glanced at the bear paw print.

"The wound is still bleeding, and it smells very bad."

Cheng Fang asked, "What's behind the slope?"

"have no idea."

"At least there are no wild boars or wolves now."

Cheng Fang hesitated for only two seconds.

"Go north."

If we stay in the valley, our ammunition and spiritual energy will eventually run out.

The north side may lead to the area where the giant bear is located.

Danger.

But right now, the safest path is precisely the most dangerous one.

The team readjusted its formation.

The seven men, carrying the wounded and Jiang Yue's body, walked slightly to the left of the middle.

The candlestick will be on the right.

Jiang Zhaoye led the way with two others, while Cheng Fang and Qin Zhao brought up the rear.

The two sides remained five or six meters apart.

Neither of them completely entrusted their backs to the other.

As soon as we entered the scree slope, the wolf pack caught up with us.

They dared not get too close, and just kept wandering around at the bottom of the slope.

A young gray wolf, unable to resist the scent of blood, suddenly charged up the slope.

It stopped after running only a dozen meters.

It sniffed the ground twice with its nose, then tucked its tail between its legs and ran away.

The other wolves did not continue the chase.

The herd of wild boars knocked down several bushes at the bottom of the slope before finally stopping.

Only a few macaques remained, following among the trees.

But the further north you go, the fewer trees there are, and they gradually disappear.

No one dared to relax.

That giant bear could return at any time.

The gravel slope is not long.

After walking more than 200 meters, the terrain suddenly sloped down.

An old quarry surrounded by trees came into view.

Its area is more than ten times larger than the previously discovered training rock wall.

The ground is divided into different areas.

On the left stand several broken stone pillars, covered with dents left by repeated impacts from wild boars.

There are numerous claw marks on the right rock face, located from low to high, as if they were specifically designed for macaques and felines to climb.

Further away is a circular route that has been repeatedly trodden and compacted.

The wolf claw marks overlapped in circles.

Dozens of animal bones are nailed to the rock wall at the innermost part of the quarry.

Some have already weathered away.

Some of them look quite new.

Each bone is engraved with a different path for the flow of spiritual energy.

After entering the quarry, both sides stopped at the same time.

Jiang Zhaoye looked at that rock wall.

"This is the real training ground."

Cheng Fang ignored him.

"Clear the area first, and confirm the exit."

Xu Mian and Xi Ying explored from both sides respectively.

Neither of them approached the other.

Lin Ye stood at the edge of the quarry and heard layers of animal panting.

The wolf is running.

The macaques are climbing.

The wild boar repeatedly rammed into the stone pillar.

That familiar voice weaved through them, constantly correcting their movements.

The time span is very long.

Some of the remaining sounds were so faint that only a few words remained.

Finally, the sounds of beasts around them gradually quieted down.

The voice said:

That's all for today.

"Go back, all of you."

The footsteps gradually faded away.

Light, heavy, fast, slow.

Finally, only the heavy sound of a bear's paw remained.

It didn't leave.

The voice paused for a moment.

"You stay."

Deep within the quarry, a very soft sound of a stone rolling suddenly rang out.

Lin Ye suddenly opened his eyes.

Cheng Fang and Jiang Zhaoye turned around almost simultaneously.

A pair of huge bear paw prints extended from the other end of the quarry into the woods.

The bloodstains were still wet.