Before everything goes out

"Snake Uncle? At a time like this?"

Li Fei jumped up from the ground with a whoosh.

The incident happened so suddenly that he didn't have time to think about anything else. He could only stomp out the fire and quickly catch up with She Qingqing.

"My stewed beef!"

Niu San almost cried out in agony.

He glanced at the beef that was already sizzling on the fire, and then at She Qingqing's anxious departing figure. He gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and followed closely behind.

The three people and one dog set off in a hurry.

"Two of a kind, slow down!"

She Qingqing shouted.

Ertong, who was about to run out of sight, slowed down slightly to wait for the three to catch up.

This is natural.

After all, mountain roads are complex, and humans are far less agile than dogs.

Moreover, Ertong was a strange dog raised by Liu Yongxiao.

They possess immense strength, are agile and clever, and their fur is so thick that it can almost protect against bullets, or at least small caliber bullets.

"Did it suddenly smell Snake's scent?"

During the frantic run, Li Fei asked about She Qingqing.

As the new owner of the two-tube set, she is probably the only one who truly understands the current situation.

"It should be."

She Qingqing ran in front, her eyes filled with undisguised excitement.

"How far can it smell something?"

"I'm not sure, it could have heard it; its ears are very sensitive."

"this..."

Li Fei remained silent for a moment, his thoughts racing.

After running nearly a hundred meters, he grabbed She Qingqing and called out to Ertong, who was running fast ahead.

The three people and the dog stopped there.

"What's wrong?"

She Qingqing turned around, her eyes showing slight dissatisfaction.

"I understand how you feel, but don't rush into it."

Li Fei explained while panting.

It is clear.

She Qingqing was so eager to save her father that the clues about Snake Seven made her lose her usual composure.

That's not right, or at least not safe enough.

"Since they ran so far and couldn't catch up, Ertong was most likely tracking them by scent, so they might still be quite far away..."

So we don't need to run all the way. If we run and exhaust ourselves, we'll run into trouble if something happens..."

"In trouble? Aren't we chasing Snake?"

Niu San raised a question.

"Yeah, that's true, but who knows what kind of monsters we might encounter if we chase after them, like Grandpa Tree, or a giant hornet, or maybe..."

Li Fei paused here.

He originally wanted to say "Snake Uncle after the zombie transformation", but considering She Qingqing's feelings, he didn't say anything more.

"I understand, I was too hasty."

At this point, She Qingqing had calmed down.

The conditions in the mountains are complex, and reckless travel will only lead to more harm than good.

"Let's follow Er Tong and let it lead the way. That way, we'll have time to react if we encounter anything."

As Li Fei spoke, he slung the short rifle across his chest.

Niu San and She Qingqing followed his example, each carrying a gun as they advanced.

Adjust your pace and slow down.

The group set off again.

After switching from a sprint to a brisk walk, the three of them felt much more relaxed, and even though they were each carrying a large pack, they didn't expend too much energy.

soon.

An hour passed.

Just as the tense nerves of the group were beginning to relax, the situation changed...

Ertong, who was originally jogging forward, lowered his body and almost crawled forward after realizing something.

This action instantly put the group on alert.

There's something there.

The three exchanged a glance and slowed their pace.

really.

Before he had taken more than a few steps, Li Fei spotted something familiar near a clump of bushes not far away.

"Tree Man".

Stiff limbs, blurry sculpted shapes.

He had certainly seen this thing before; it was the monster that besieged them under Grandpa Tree's banner that night.

The only difference was that the tree-man in front of them was all alone and showed no intention of attacking them.

even.

He hadn't noticed the group at all; instead, he was walking in another direction with his back to them.

"Shh..."

The three of them fell silent in unison.

Niu San lowered his gun, pulled out his axe, and silently approached the tree man from behind.

One step, two steps, three steps.

Just as he entered the attack range and raised his axe, but it was not yet ready to fall, shouts and curses came from a distance.

It was faint and indistinct, and I couldn't quite make it out.

The only distinguishable sound was that of a human.

Swish!

The axe fell, splitting the tree man in two.

"Walk!"

Without further ado, the three of them took off running, rushing towards the direction of the sound.

As they got closer, they gradually heard the shouts and curses more clearly.

"Oh shit!"

"This monstrous thing is endless!"

"Brothers, shoulder to shoulder, charge out from the right!"

It wasn't Snake Seven's voice, but several different timbres.

Following behind Ertong, the three of them passed through a small patch of bushes, and suddenly the view opened up before them.

Look down.

A valley unfolded before them, and the voices came from a group of people within the valley.

To be precise, it was a group of people being besieged by tree people.

"Why are there so many tree people in broad daylight?"

"I don't know, aren't they supposed to be afraid of light?"

"Where's Uncle Snake? I haven't seen him."

"It's too messy to see clearly."

"They're probably trapped inside. Let's rescue them first?"

"OK!"