Chapter 44: Weirdness in the Valley
Inside the valley.
In a cave covered by weeds and shrubs, Chu Bai, Lin Chen and the others were sitting cross-legged, meditating, resting, and recovering their spiritual and physical strength.
Chu Bai opened his eyes, and as the killing intent surged outward, his five senses were amplified.
Some distant sounds vaguely reached Chu Bai's ears.
That was the sound made by the Hiiragi No. 1 Middle School team that was searching in this direction while marching through the forest.
"It has been more than ten minutes since we entered the valley. The team from Hiiragi No. 1 Middle School did not retreat, but instead all came in.
Ouyang Yu and the others are still determined to give up."
Li Yandao: "There is only more than an hour left before the end of the assessment, and this valley is less than twenty minutes away from the end.
Most teams have obtained the points they should get, and the points ranking will not change much in the future.
Moreover, Ouyang Yu and the others must have obtained a lot of points before, and there is no need to take advantage of this last moment to obtain points.
So they definitely won’t give up until the end.”
Chu Bai frowned and said: "Ouyang Yu asked the team from Zhongmu No. 1 Middle School to disperse outside the valley.
There are cliffs on both sides of the valley, and the only directions out of the valley are blocked by them.
If we continue searching like this, Ouyang Yu will find us sooner or later, so we have to find an opportunity to get out as soon as possible."
Chu Bai turned his head and saw Li Qingning, Si Jiaxue and the four members of Lin Chen's team also opened their eyes.
"How was your rest?" Chu Bai asked.
Li Qingning, Si Jiaxue and Lin Chen all nodded: "The condition has recovered quite well."
Chu Bai said: "Then it's time for us to leave this hiding place."
A few hundred meters away from Chu Bai and the others, a team from Hiiragi No. 1 Middle School was walking boredly through the forest.
"Captain, do we have to listen to Ouyang Yu's orders? There are wild woods everywhere in this valley. How can we find those two teams?"
A male team member couldn't help but said to his captain.
The captain said: "Ouyang Yu promised that no matter whether it succeeds or not, each team participating will receive 400,000 yuan as a reward.
Don’t give away real money and silver.
Anyway, with our strength and points, we can’t make it into the top 50. Wouldn’t it be nice to make some money and go back?”
The captain is quite confident about the strength of his team.
In the third round of trials, only the top fifty teams entered and were assigned to thirteen schools, each with less than five teams.
Only the top three teams from each school can be said to be absolutely certain to advance to the third round.
For people like them who are not ranked among the top ten in Hiiragi No. 1 Middle School, don’t dream.
"Guji, Guji Guji..."
While they were talking, a strange sound came from the dense forest in front of the team.
The team leader stopped and said, "Everyone, be on alert. There seems to be some movement ahead."
The captain looked intently and saw a squirrel leaping over the branches, and the leaves made a rustling sound.
The captain breathed a sigh of relief: "It turns out to be just a squirrel."
Unexpectedly, a panicked figure emerged from the dense forest.
This is a demon ape with scars all over its body and red eyes.
Seeing the four people in the team in front of them, the ferocious-looking demon ape shook his fist, and a black brilliance condensed on his fist, and a strong wind hit the four people in the team.
However, blood-red roots as thick as a human arm suddenly shot out from the dense forest behind the demon ape like a spear, and instantly penetrated the demon ape's body
The plump flesh and blood was sucked away in an instant, leaving only the shriveled skin and dense white bones.
"Guji, Guji Guji..."
As if disgusted, a strange sound came from the blood-red roots as thick as an arm.
It only sucked flesh and blood, and as for the skin and bones, they were carelessly discarded on the ground.
Seeing the strange blood-red roots that suddenly appeared, the four members of the team seemed to be frightened.
Looking at the soft skin and bones of the demon ape lying on the ground, a team member trembled and said: "Team... Captain..."
The captain was also trembling, but he suddenly pulled out his sword and said in a trembling voice: "You guys, hurry up..."
However, the blood-red roots did not kill the four members of the team like they killed the demon ape.
A cloudy eyeball popped out from the root, looking at the four figures of the team in front of him.
"Guji, Guji, Guji." After a sound of satisfaction and joy, a large number of blood-red roots burst out from the ground, wrapping the four members of the team instantly.
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Not far away, hearing the screams, Chu Bai and others stopped immediately.
"It's the team from Hiiragi No. 1 Middle School? What happened?"
Chu Bai frowned and murmured in a low voice, a sense of uneasiness emerged in his heart.
A faint smell of human blood passed by the tip of his nose as the murderous intention fluctuated and increased in his five senses.
The feeling of uneasiness is getting stronger.
Chu Bai suddenly raised his head and looked at a bush not far away.
He vaguely saw something strange behind the bushes.
Chu Bai quickly stepped forward, pulled away the bush and looked back. When he saw what was behind the bush, his pupils shrank.
What appeared in front of him was a shriveled animal skin and a pair of scattered bones.
Chu Bai knelt down and looked at the animal skin and bones carefully.
"It's the skin of the bronze-level ape demon in this valley, and something has eaten its flesh and blood.
And it seems that not only this one, but also all the ape monsters in the valley have become like this?
I don’t know if the scream that came just now is related to this..."
Chu Bai suddenly understood where the uneasiness in his heart came from.
They passed by this valley several times during training. There were a lot of ape demons in it, and they could hear the roar of apes every time they passed by.
But when we entered the valley today, except for the sound of some insects, it seemed a little too quiet.
Chu Bai told Li Yan, Lin Chen and others about this discovery, and they immediately realized something was wrong, and goosebumps suddenly appeared.
"The situation is a little weird. We have to leave this valley quickly." Chu Bai said.
At this time, there was a sudden roar in the woods.
A team from Hiiragi No. 1 Middle School heard the screams nearby and saw Chu Bai and others behind the bushes.
"Found it, send a message to Ouyang Yu!"
When the captain saw the eight Chu and Bai people, his expression changed, and he hurriedly backed away while taking out a piece of paper and injecting spiritual power into it.
"Oops..." Chu Bai was so engrossed in examining the traces of animal skin and bones that he forgot to be vigilant about his surroundings.
The eight people took action quickly, knocking down four people from the opposite team and grabbing points.
But the message has been sent out, even if these four guys are released, it will not help.
In order to remedy the situation, Chu Bai typed a message on the page: "Misunderstanding, I just sent the wrong message."
Not sure if Ouyang Yu and the others would believe it, Chu Bai put the paper away and said: "Let's leave quickly, maybe Ouyang Yu and the others are coming."
"These unlucky guys, no, it's unlucky for us to meet these guys!" Lin Chen severely kicked the four people who were tied to the trunk of the tree by thorns and vines and fell into a coma.
Chapter completed!