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Doug was surprised by the answer. He asked, "Why? Shouldn't we go into town to search for missing teenagers?"

"That's normal, but we're in an unconventional place. Common sense doesn't apply here. Believe me, anything can happen in the misty realm, and my duty is to lead you in to save people. Of course, based on the agreement between me and your big daddy, I'll also take you to search for possible treasures. All of this is based on the premise of ensuring your safety, haha..."

Lucas rinsed his mouth again and gathered his personal belongings.

"You mean to say that there is danger in the town ahead?"

"Obvious"

“I don’t quite understand”

Lucas explained to him: "We lit a bonfire before. I think as long as there is no blindness or obstruction, the fire can be seen within a few kilometers. Lighting a bonfire in such a deserted place is itself a signal to seek assembly;

In particular, I had Ed and Green sitting in front of the campfire, two residents of the town who must have been known to one of the missing teenagers;

On the premise that they went out and ventured into this place,

"If it were you, what would you think?"

"Hmm..." Doug thought for a moment and replied, "I think they are most likely here to look for me, right? Or maybe they heard about it and came here to look for treasure?"

Lucas was in a leisurely mood. He packed up his things, picked up the telescope, and observed carefully in the distance before speaking again:

"But we waited all night and didn't see anyone, so I had to make an assumption that something happened to those teenagers in the town ahead. Either they encountered a monster and couldn't get closer to us after seeing the fire, or they had some problems themselves and didn't dare to get close to us easily. They might even be dangerous and might attack us secretly, so we have to wait here."

Doug might be the kind of "muscle" who is only responsible for specific actions, rather than the "brain" who uses the mind. He didn't quite understand what Lucas said, "What kind of problems could they have? Why would they attack us?"

There was nothing to do now. Lucas had a good night's sleep and was in a good mood, probably because of the little animal. He patiently explained:

"It's a very common plot. The teenagers discovered something in the town, and because of the uneven distribution of the spoils or some other bullshit, an internal conflict broke out. I think you are also very clear that children of that age are always impulsive. They have weapons in their hands. Once they break the boundary of peaceful life, the next development will go in an uncontrollable direction. I think you must have seen a lot of this kind of thing, right?"

"Uh..." The explanation was so straightforward that Doug finally understood it, but he didn't understand it completely. "I still don't understand why we have to stay here."

"We are now guarding the main road leading to the exit of this space and back to the normal world. There are mountains on both sides that vehicles cannot pass through. So no matter what, no matter what they do, when their supplies reach the limit, they must pass through here to return to the real world.

If they didn't do anything out of the ordinary, then everyone will be happy. We can pick them up and return the same way, or we can give you half a day to try your luck at the ruins ahead. Anyway, I don't plan to go there myself.

If they do something out of line, we have more experience and firepower than them, and we are well prepared to defend against sneak attacks. I really can't think of any reason why they would succeed in their sneak attack. So, I think if we can bring the people back intact, their parents and Officer Merry won't mind them having a few more bullet holes in their bodies and recuperating in the hospital for a few months."

Doug understood it all now. He sang with the natural rap sense of black people: "Oh man, what's wrong with your brain? No wonder Big Daddy makes us obey you completely."

Lucas just smiled at this.

……

As time goes by, the scene in this space is still a full moon night, but the time outside has already come to early morning.

The personnel of each crew woke up one after another, and under Lucas' command, they quietly lurked in their original positions, sorted their luggage and took care of their personal affairs. Two new sentries replaced Lucas and Doug on guard.

It didn't take long for Doug's conversation in the early morning to spread throughout the entire convoy.

Naturally, the members of the Dad Gang had no objection. The two townspeople, Ed and Green, whispered to each other for a while, and also felt that Lucas' analysis was correct, so they did not come to him to make a fuss.

After dinner, some team members still took tools to cut wood in the woods, while the others stayed behind.

In the open space in front of the woods, there were still traces of the large bonfire from the previous day. A new pile of firewood was set up, but this time not all of them were lit at once. Instead, only one of them was lit, and the others would be lit later. Ed and Green still acted as tools sitting in front of the bonfire to attract any missing persons who might appear.

After doing this, Lucas randomly picked a team member, took their respective weapons, and patrolled the blank areas on both sides of the defense line.

The woods were mottled with light and dark, but after getting used to the brightness here, the moon in the sky, whose real or fake color it was, still provided enough illumination. At least Lucas could see clearly within a dozen meters without the help of any lighting tools.

The environment was just too dry. The dead branches and leaves on the ground showed no signs of decay and were very well preserved. They squeaked when stepped on, and the noise could be heard from far away in the forest. This made Lucas very annoyed because he could not hide his whereabouts at all.

Fortunately, along the way, including the part coming down from the top of the mountain, we didn't find any water source or any living creatures, except for the small animal that got into Lucas' car.

Now that I think about it, that little guy was definitely not an ordinary creature. It should be the regular character in the fantasy category of online novels - Warcraft.

Small monster.

Lucas had seen other types of magical beasts in the "Misty Realm" space he had experienced, but that place was special. All the magical beasts were highly aggressive. This was the first time he had seen such a human-like and docile type.

The "fog realm" of this "full moon night" scene is completely dry and silent, and no one knows how the little guy survived.

Under the cover of night, Lucas secretly placed the Eye of Truth on both wings of the defense line during his patrol. This Eye of Truth looked like a rotating handle.

After the eyeball had been used up, it silently turned into a handful of ashes and disappeared into the air.

By the time he brought the player back to the defense line, the whole morning had passed.

There was still dead silence in the direction of the town, and no moving targets were seen.

Back in the car, Lucas contacted Merry using the car radio. It was like a chat group in the Internet age. The process of waiting was very boring. The rescue team members were chatting on the contact channel, with all kinds of dirty jokes flying around.

After suppressing the others' speeches, Lucas and Merry informed each other of their respective situations.

Lucas found nothing, and there was no ghost at Merry's side. Apart from the sound of the air flowing slightly and the friction and collision of branches, there was no other noise. It was so quiet that it was creepy. The two things confirmed the dryness and silence here.

After finishing their business on the public communication channel, the two switched to the agreed secret channel.

"The translation speed of the space exit remains the same. I can't measure the height, but it doesn't change visually. However, there are some different marks on the edge, like cracks in glass, but they are cracked but not broken. They are starting to appear on the outer edge of the cat ear shape. I don't know if it is a good sign or a bad sign."

Merry reported on the status of her testing space exit at the top of the mountain.

"It should be fine... at least for the short term. I want to set fire to the weeds between the woods and the town. It blocks the view too much, and I can use this opportunity to test the reaction of that strange town. But the construction of the isolation zone is a bit large, and it may cause a wildfire if we are not careful. It is too dry here, and it may burn all the way to your place."

It was only when speaking to Merry that Lucas revealed some of his inner thoughts.

"Let's not do that. It's too dangerous. I've also discovered that if there's a fire here, the consequences will be catastrophic. I'm strictly restricting the use of fire on the top of the mountain for fear of accidents. By the way, are you planning to stay in that town instead of continuing to explore?"

"Yes, that town gives me a very bad feeling. I can't take it in a short time, but what we lack now is time. If those naughty kids have died in there and their souls are captured by this space, I don't have a better way, but we must avoid greater casualties. I always feel that if enough souls are captured by such a space, bad things will happen."

"But if we find nothing, we won't be able to explain to the outside world... And I think you're overthinking it. A hundred years ago, in the two or three hundred years, various countries sent large-scale expeditions and even armies into the Mist Realm, and nothing bad or disastrous happened, right?"

Lucas thought for a moment, picked up the intercom and said, "This time I discovered something. The spaces connected to the entrances to the Mist Realm around the world are not fixed, but are constantly changing. Maybe the people who entered in the past have been scattered into different spaces? Or maybe the number of people who have entered is far from enough to cause a qualitative change... But no matter what, we can't let such a weird space capture human souls."

"That's right... Tsk, these troublesome little brats," Merry's sigh was heard from the radio.

"According to our estimates, they should have carried about a week's worth of supplies. If there are casualties, they may be able to hold out longer. Today is already their fourth day here. No matter what they do here, or whether they find anything valuable, I estimate that they will reach the center line of their supplies in two to three days. By then, they will follow their instinct to return and will definitely choose to return the same way. Things will turn around..."

After a pause, Lucas added: "If they are still alive."

Merry on the radio was silent for a while and said, "I hope they are all alive."

……

At lunch time, the first bonfire on the open space in front of the forest burned out completely, and the second bonfire was lit.

Lucas went to the back of the car, opened a supply box, took out some food and water, put them in the passenger seat, walked around to the gap between cars on the opposite side, and took the opportunity to stretch his muscles.

He opened the car door and got in. Suddenly, he saw a faint light flash, and a dog hole visible to the naked eye appeared on the passenger seat. The black little animal he had seen in the morning fell out with a plop, and landed right on the pile of food he was holding.

After it fell out, the dog hole that was glowing with faint light disappeared.

Lucas: "..."

"Flash? Teleport? I finally know how this thing got in... It really is a magical beast with supernatural powers."

"Hmm? Hmm, hmm"

The Yingying monster glanced at Lucas, seemed to stretch, then bit open a large package of compressed biscuits, picked up one of them, and started eating it without hesitation.

"If this were posted on the Internet, I would punch each of those crying monsters and make you cry..."

Lucas got into the car, slammed the door, and muttered something in his native dialect.

The Yingying monster tilted its head to look at him and continued to focus on the food in its claws.

Lucas found a cardboard shell, picked up the crying monster and placed it on it to prevent it from dropping food crumbs everywhere that would be difficult to clean up. He also peeled off a few compressed dry food packaging according to its morning appetite and placed them next to it.

When opening a can of fish, leave half for it.

After eating, put the garbage and debris into a plastic bag and dispose of them together tomorrow morning.

Lu

Cass tried to stroke the whimpering monster twice. The little thing was just like in the morning, full and satisfied. It was leaning back in the chair with its short legs spread out and its eyes squinting as it digested its food. It did not object to his touch.

Lucas became a little bolder, so he held it on his lap, took off his gloves, and started to stroke it.

Wow, you know what, the fur of this little thing feels really good, but the only drawback is that it doesn’t have the “whooshing” feedback like cats and dogs.

This is a bad review.

However, when it feels good being stroked, it will make a "嘤嘤嘤" sound and will use its little paws to push Lucas' big hand away.

0015

In addition to regular patrols of the two flanks, the rescue team spent the entire day waiting and maintaining the campfire.

If Lucas hadn't stopped them, Ed and Green would have wanted to have a barbecue party in front of the campfire, even though there were only a few ingredients that could be used for barbecue.

By tomorrow morning, the [Eyes of Truth] that Lucas had placed on the left and right wings would disappear, so he used the day to develop the habit of patrolling the two wings.

Lucas had the little black beast as a companion in the car, but after the little thing had eaten and drunk its fill, he petted it for a while, and then, just like when it came in, it disappeared to the side, and no one knew where it had gone.

A complete performance of a scumbag pet.

Didn't show up until dinner time.

After eating, Lucas cleaned up the car and took a flashlight to patrol the convoy. He had to do this task, otherwise the discipline of the rescue team would become lax without supervision. He also had to arrange and designate the night patrols and night watchmen.

When he got back to the car, he found that the Yingying monster did not leave this time. Instead, it lay in a circle on the passenger seat and seemed to have fallen asleep. Its big ears and fluffy tail covered its body like a quilt.

It's quite comfortable to sleep after eating.

He sat in the driver's seat boringly, observing the front with a telescope from time to time. He had made an agreement with Merry today to deliver a batch of supplies from the camp on the top of the mountain. According to their last experience, they were expected to arrive at nine or ten o'clock in the evening.

When they came out, apart from weapons and ammunition, they didn't carry much supplies, only enough for three days.

At about six o'clock in the evening, the bonfire that had been burning in front of the woods all day was completely extinguished. After dealing with the embers, Ed and Green drove the car into the woods and hid it to avoid any accidents if they stayed outside.

The day's mission was basically over. At this time, neither Lucas nor Merry would force the crews to speak on the radio. It was a rare leisure time. The entire rescue team temporarily broke through the limitations of terrain, distance and race, and all kinds of jokes and stories flew around.

At nine o'clock, Meri, acting as "badcop", announced that it was time to rest. Except for those who were on duty, everyone else went to sleep.

However, while the others could rest, Lucas could not. He had to stay awake and be ready to meet the supply convoy.

The supply convoy arrived later than expected, and it took a lot of time to search for the marks they had left along the way.

Lucas drove back to meet them and then guided them to their garrison location.

Without calling for help, the personnel of the supply convoy and he unloaded a week's worth of supplies for everyone.

Afterwards, the supply convoy returned to the mountaintop camp overnight. Here, day and night are the same, and there is no temperature difference. There is no difference whether leaving early or late.

Maybe the little creature made some noise during this period, and he didn't know where it went again. Lucas didn't care. This thing has been living in this space and lived well even without him.

After everything was settled, he parked the car back to its original position, lowered the front window halfway for ventilation, went to the back seat and lay down with his clothes on, pulled a blanket over himself and quickly fell asleep.

When he woke up in the morning, he found something warm in his arms. He pulled back the blanket and saw the crying monster curled up on his chest. This little guy came and went without a trace and moved silently. He didn't know when he came in and got into his arms.

After taking off his gloves, Lucas began to stroke it like a cat, and fanned its two big ears up and down a few times. Maybe because it was a monster, this little guy was really clean. Even if domestic pets are not bathed regularly, their fur will be covered in dust if you touch them a few times, but it didn't have this problem at all, and its fur was shiny and smooth, and felt great.

To make an inappropriate analogy, Emily's skin might not feel as good as this one.

The little guy woke up after being teased by Lucas. He squinted his eyes and whimpered at him in dissatisfaction, but he didn't mind him playing with his ears. He moved his four short legs on Lucas' chest like a cat, then straightened his body, opened his mouth wide, revealing his mouth full of sharp teeth and pink tongue, and stretched out like an animal.

Lucas stood up, put it under him, and covered it with a blanket. The blanket moved twice, and the cute creature twisted its body and poked its head out from inside the blanket, and then stopped struggling, as if it was sealed in the warm quilt. It squinted its eyes and stayed motionless in the quilt.

Lucas smiled, stood up and left, closing the door gently.

He went to bed late last night and only slept for three or four hours in the back seat. Maybe due to lack of sleep, he felt a little uncomfortable mentally. After doing some stretching exercises outside the car, Lucas cheered himself up and forgot all the physical and mental discomfort.

It was time to get up. After a peaceful night, the entire convoy woke up one after another.

After brushing his teeth and rinsing his mouth, Lucas leaned against the front door of the car, took out a walkie-talkie from inside, and began to ask each team to come to him in batches to collect daily necessities.

The goods were piled in a clearing in the forest a few meters behind his car, and a thick layer of rainproof cloth was laid on the ground to prevent them from being contaminated by any unclean substances.

At this moment, the sentry on guard suddenly reported on the radio:

"Boss, we have a discovery. At 10 meters at o'clock, there are several moving targets approaching us along the ditch."

"Everyone, stay alert. Do not move from your current position. Do not shoot until you have confirmed your target."

Lucas happened to be holding a walkie-talkie, and he immediately interrupted the distribution of supplies and gave the order.

"Repeat, everyone on alert, maintain your current position and do not move. Do not shoot before confirming the target, and do not accidentally injure our rescue targets."

“1号车、2号车提高警戒保持位置不要动，3号车与4号车机动到1号车、2号车后方，进行支援”