[The last chapter is 6,000 words long, so it’s from yesterday.
This chapter of 8,000 words is for today.
I didn't sleep last night, so I wrote it all in one breath. As of now, I have released today's update early.
To save everyone from having to wait tonight, and to save me from being late if I am delayed again today.
Finally, I would like to reiterate, please stop some arrogant people saying weird things like one update per day.
The number of words in one chapter of mine is equivalent to two or three chapters of others]
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[Chapter 214 [Outpost No. 1]
After quietly climbing through the window, Chen Nuo slowly closed the window and then gently jumped onto the hammock.
In the darkness, he suddenly jumped down again, and then quickly ducked to the door.
There is a person standing outside the door!
After Chen Nuo released his spiritual power, he quickly sensed that the person standing crookedly at the door was Sato Ryoko.
But when this woman reached her door, she stopped and stood there quietly, not moving or speaking.
A full minute passed!
The two of them were separated by a door panel.
After thinking for a while, Chen Nuo suddenly took a deep breath and locked his door!
"ah!"
Sato Ryoko let out a short exclamation, and then was pulled into the room by Chen Nuo!
Looking at this woman whose face was trembling with nervousness, Chen Nuo frowned and said coldly: "Miss Liangzi, why are you standing at the door of my room if you don't sleep in the middle of the night?"
Sato Ryoko lowered her head, as if hesitating.
"Huh?" Chen Nuo snorted coldly.
Only then did Ryoko Sato raise his head, with a trace of confusion on his face: "Mr. Harvey, I, I...can I sleep in your room?"
"...Huh?" Chen Nuo was stunned.
What's the meaning?
Please, this vest of mine is Harvey! Bigfoot Harvey!
In the underground world, they are famous for their greed for money and lust, okay?
"Please, please don't get me wrong!" Sato Ryoko said quickly in a low voice, but his voice was still nervous: "I, I just feel very nervous and dangerous. I can't sleep...I...there are only you and me here.
I speak Japanese and I can’t believe other people.”
"Miss Liangzi, your request is a bit excessive." Chen Nuo shook his head.
"But, I think I can trust you." Ryoko Sato's tone was firm: "I have had this hunch since I was a child. I can tell who can be trusted among the people around me."
After a pause, although her voice was distorted due to nervousness, she still whispered persistently: "I think you are the kind of person I can trust, Mr. Harvey."
"..."
This kind of ability... is quite interesting.
But...what do you mean!!?
Is this considered... can you receive a good guy card even if you are wearing a vest?
"No, I refuse." Chen Nuo said coldly: "I think this behavior is inappropriate."
"I can cooperate with you on this mission." Sato Ryoko reached out and pressed the door handle, shook his head and said: "You must also need a companion you can trust, right? This kind of strange team... and there may be more missions
Danger... you also need companions! I promise you can trust me!"
"...How to prove it?"
Sato Ryoko took a deep breath and whispered: "Fifteen minutes ago, I came to your room...you were not in the room."
Chen Nuo's eyes changed and he stared at this woman closely.
"I, I don't mean any harm!" Sato Ryoko said quickly: "I didn't tell anyone! I was just very uneasy being alone, so I came to you... You happened to be away... so I..."
Chen Nuo's eyes flashed, he thought for a while, then suddenly smiled, turned around and walked into the room, then jumped on the hammock: "You can sleep in the bed tonight."
"...Thank you! Thank you very much! I will definitely prove that I am a trustworthy companion!"
The woman lay happily on the dirty bed in the room.
Chen Nuo sighed and couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Miss Sato...since you are so timid, why did you come out to accept such a commission?"
"...I, I have my own reasons."
Chen Nuo did not pursue the question. In the darkness, he raised another question.
"Why do you feel scared? Where do you think you are in danger?"
"Well, that orderer." Sato Ryoko replied in a low voice: "When he looked at me, his look was very strange."
"Strange?" Chen Nuo frowned.
Bonfrey’s aesthetics can’t be so bad, right?
"...When he looked at me, it was as if he was looking at, looking at..." Ryoko Sato suddenly said softly: "It was as if he was looking at food."
In the darkness, Chen Nuo twisted his eyebrows.
food?
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While having breakfast in the morning, Chen Nuo couldn't help but look at the golden bird Elisa more secretly.
Damn it, I really can’t tell!
Was surgery so advanced many years ago?
However, Chen Yanluo is eating other people's melons, and others are eating his melons.
Just as he was putting the oatmeal paste into his mouth with a spoon, Varnell sat over and glanced at Ryoko Sato, who was sitting next to Chen Nuo. His eyes were obviously strange.
"My friend, I heard that Miss Liangzi came out of your room with you this morning."
"..." Chen Nuo paused for a moment, then continued to put a spoonful of oatmeal paste into his mouth without saying anything.
This kind of thing cannot be washed away.
Chen Nuo didn't bother to clarify that he was wearing a vest anyway.
Harvey is the one who is lustful and not picky about food. What does it have to do with me, Chen Yanluo?
"Well, I thought your target would be the beautiful Selena." Varnell seemed to be holding back a smile.
Chen Nuo sighed helplessly: "Being fat has its benefits, you know."
Vanel obviously didn't come for breakfast. He seemed to have come here just to make a joke. After hearing this, he stood up and left. Before leaving, he patted Chen Nuo on the shoulder.
"That's fine, friend. It seems that you won't be alone on this journey."
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There are no secrets in a group of seven people. Within one morning, everyone knew that Sato Ryoko slept in "Bigfoot" Harvey's room last night...
Except for Bonfrey who cast a surprised look at Chen Nuo, the others did not appear to be too gossipy.
Originally, this kind of thing is also common in the underground world.
We are all people who walk on the edge of danger all year round. When performing entrusted tasks, we will inevitably encounter various dangerous situations.
In this atmosphere, hormones and adrenaline can easily cause sparks to spark between men and women, and they may look at each other temporarily and pair up temporarily in search of a little excitement or fun.
But the only thing that may surprise everyone is that Harvey, a legendary lecherous guy, actually fell in love with the humble Sato Ryoko.
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The only one with a disdainful expression on her face was the hot female mercenary captain Selena.
Although he didn't say anything, when they met in the morning, Chen Nuo clearly felt that there was undisguised disdain in Selena's eyes when she looked at him.
Even without thinking, Chen Nuo could guess what thoughts this woman was thinking.
Rubbish! You couldn’t seduce me yesterday, so you turned around and went to sleep with another woman, again like this...
Hungry animals!
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At this point in the trip, basically, the good days are over.
The next journey is to take a boat and explore the depths of the jungle along this tributary of the Amazon.
Helicopters cannot sit deep in this tropical rainforest, and it is difficult to find a suitable place for a helicopter to land.
The dense jungle and tropical climate make all the plants here grow very "wild"!
Even if you set fire to the wasteland and clear out a piece of flat land to make a temporary airport, as long as there is a heavy rain, plants will grow crazily in this climate soon.
"We have searched the area through satellites, but nothing has been harvested from the satellites, so...since it can't be seen from tens of thousands of kilometers away in space, we have to search with our own eyes on the ground."
Varnell's statement was recognized by everyone.
"The good news is that our team will always have communication equipment to communicate with the outside world, and there will also be satellites to provide GPS.
Moreover, we have also sent an advance team to hit the front line. We only need to follow the positioning sent back by the advance team. There should be no unexpected dangers along the way."
Varnell made an optimistic estimate.
Chen Nuo sighed in his heart.
Damn it, whether it was the movies, TV shows or novels he had read, Chen Nuo was told that if he dared to set a flag like this before setting off on an expedition, there would definitely be no easy things waiting for him.
"Last news, Lord Son of the Sun, because he joined temporarily, there is no way he can get here in time to join us.
But it doesn’t matter, Mr. Gomez will meet us directly when we arrive at the No. 1 advance team’s campsite two days later.”
Chen Nuo listened to Vanel's announcement in the team and remained silent.
But... Son of the Sun Gomez... Chen Nuo is still looking forward to meeting him.
After all, although we only had a limited number of interactions with him in his previous life, in Chen Nuo's impression.
This veteran "controller" legend is a very interesting guy.
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On the river bank, a temporary dock built for loading goods has been completed for many days.
When he arrived here, Chen Nuo could tell at a glance that this was the result of the work of the engineering department.
On the river, a small ship that was obviously converted from military use was parked there, and there were several spiral hovercrafts around it.
Looking at this transport vehicle that was obviously converted from a gunboat, Chen Nuo glanced at the small-caliber gun barrel on the bow, then looked at the machine gun position assumed to be on the ship, and raised his eyebrows imperceptibly.
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The ammunition, weapons, equipment, and other supplies carried were loaded into the cabin of this small gunboat.
Most of the mercenaries boarded hovercrafts to escort them.
Several other ability users in the team expressed their interest in getting on a hovercraft. After all, hovercrafts can travel more freely on rivers and can see the scenery or sightseeing more clearly.
However, Chen Nuo boarded the gunboat without hesitation.
Are you kidding me? It’s such a sweltering hot weather in the rainforest. Do you want to experience a sauna on a hovercraft?
And... looking at those thick muzzles, Chen Nuo felt that this steel gunboat was more secure.
Sato Ryoko followed Chen Nuo onto the gunboat without hesitation.
What surprised Chen Nuo was that the golden bird Elisa actually jumped onto a hovercraft full of mercenaries.
She did not choose to be on the same boat with other ability users, nor did she choose to board the gunboat with Chen Nuo and Sato Ryoko.
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In the morning, the fleet slowly sailed along the river, leaving the small village where the camp was located, and entered... the tropical rainforest where the Amazon basin is located!
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Following the direct current all the way to the northeast, the trees on both sides of the river became more and more dense after only half an hour of sailing.
The plants in the tropical rain forest were lush, and Chen Nuo leaned on the guardrail of the gunboat deck and watched coldly.
Gradually, a jumping monkey began to be seen in the trees on the shore. Some were alarmed by the gunboat's engine and ran into the woods in a hurry, while some brave ones squatted on the tree trunks and looked coldly.
Fleet of boats on the river.
The draft of the small gunboat is not deep, and when the width of the river gradually shrinks, it can still pass smoothly.
When the trees on both sides of the strait become more and more lush and tall, and even the canopy of the trees begins to block the sky, the feeling of being in the rain forest becomes more and more clear...
It's as if you can't even feel the wind here. You can hear the faint chirping of insects and birds everywhere. But when the fleet comes, some of the sounds will suddenly stop, but as the fleet gets further away, they will gradually start to sound again.
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Sato Ryoko was obviously very excited, looking nervous and excited at the same time.
After circling the deck twice, she finally returned to Chen Nuo. She was right next to him, holding on to the railing and looking down.
"Mr. Harvey! Look, is that a crocodile?"
Chen Nuo glanced at the direction of Sato's finger and sighed: "That's just a rotten piece of wood soaked in the water."
After a pause, Chen Nuo frowned and said: "Miss Sato, you are also an ability user. Can't you detect these with your mental power?"
"..." Sato seemed a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I haven't become an esper for a long time, and I'm not used to using my mental power to sense the surrounding situation at all times."
With that said, the woman took out another can of Coke from her backpack and handed it to Chen Nuo: "Do you want to drink it?"
Chen Nuo sighed: "This backpack of yours won't be filled with snacks, right?"
"..."
Well, looking at her expression, Chen Nuo knew the answer.
I really don’t understand how the Octopus Monster evaluation team could accept such a rookie.
After entering the rainforest, Chen Nuo's mental power had been released. Not only him, but several ability users on the hovercraft also released their mental power.
When a master of the telekinesis system releases his mental power, he can sense the surrounding situation in much more detail and keenness than ordinary people!
On the way, Chen Nuo even once clearly felt that in a shallow area, there was an anaconda with a length of more than three meters slowly dormant there... but the brown-green skin pattern had blended into the surrounding environment.
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In the evening, the river passed an area where crocodiles lived. Sato Ryoko stood on the deck and pointed to the shore very excitedly.
There is a crocodile lying on the shallows on the shore, like a dead tree stump.
Chen Nuo took one look, turned around and walked back to the cockpit.
Vanel had taken off his shirt and was wearing a vest, revealing his strong muscles, but he was still hot and sweaty.
This guy from the country of furry bears is very tolerant of cold, but particularly afraid of heat. There are even beads of sweat on his nose at this moment, but it doesn't stop him from still drinking.
"What's wrong, you won't accompany your new lover to see the scenery?" Vanel smiled.
Chen Nuo walked over, sat next to Vanel, and then lit a cigarette without ceremony.
"Tell me the truth." Chen Nuo said calmly: "How many people died while exploring that place?"
"..."
"It's very simple. If that place is so important to you, when you first discovered the trace, you would have taken action first if you could find it!
He must have experienced a tragic failure, and then he had to recruit ability users to join."
Chen Nuo's tone was very calm: "Tell me, what kind of danger will you encounter this time?"
Vanel was silent for a while, then slowly said: "If I say that I don't know the answer, do you believe it, my friend?"
"...how to say?"
"We sent two expeditions to this river area and hired mercenaries at high prices. But they failed both times."
"Then at least we got some news."
"...Unfortunately, no." Vanel shook his head and said: "The first two times were the same situation. Our people searched in the rain forest and did not encounter any danger or abnormal situation during the process... But in a certain
The nodes suddenly lost contact, and then they were never found again.”
Chen Nuo frowned.
He thought for a while: "Where are the places where the two expeditions disappeared?"
"This is very strange." Varnell said with a wry smile: "When the first expedition team disappeared, although we were disappointed, we thought that at least we should be close to the target. The place where the expedition team disappeared must be very far away from the ruins.
It’s better to be closer!
But unfortunately... the place where the second expedition disappeared was completely different from the first time."
Chen Nuo frowned: "Your second expedition team should have searched the missing location of the first expedition team, right?"
"Of course. Unfortunately, they found nothing in that place. Then they could only go deeper into the rain forest... and then disappeared at least two hundred kilometers away from where the first expedition team disappeared."
When talking about this, Varnell also sighed helplessly: "There is no way, this rainforest... is too big."
...it's really big.
The area of the Amazon rainforest, official data is 7 million square kilometers.
Let’s put it this way, China’s land area is 9.6 million square kilometers.
The area of this rain forest is as large as two-thirds of China's land.
"So, what is in that place? Don't tell me what kind of treasure it is...your organization will not be short of money."
"...There may be an answer in that place."
What Varnell said was weird.
Answer?
Chen Nuo sneered in his heart.
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Chen Nuo's suspicion of the octopus monster organization is actually very clear: he suspects that these guys have actually been looking for the alien mother body!
When RB faced the alien mother body, Chen Nuo got the message that when the alien mother body arrived on the earth, it released a batch of seeds!
We hope that these seeds will come to find the mother body and activate it to rebuild civilization...
But I don’t know what happened, and the batch of seeds disappeared inexplicably!
Chen Nuo was very suspicious that the octopus monster's organization might not be related to those "seeds"!
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In the evening, the fleet chose a shoal and stopped.
A team of heavily armed mercenaries landed ashore first and then conducted a simple security search.
Chen Nuo originally stood on the deck and watched indifferently, but soon he heard a burst of gunfire.
The intensive gunshots only rang out for a moment and then stopped.
Varnell quickly made contact with the shore via the ship's intercom.
"It's okay, it's just a little accident." Vanel then explained to Chen Nuo with a smile.
It was indeed a small accident.
The team of mercenaries who came ashore for a safety search encountered a crocodile living here. After alarming the crocodile, the crocodile assumed an attacking posture, causing the soldiers to shoot.
But there were no casualties.
Half an hour later, the team all went ashore to camp.
Not far from the camp, Chen Nuo saw the crocodile's body covered in bullet holes.
"Luckily, when we discovered this guy, this guy was still far away from our people. If he had been closer, there might have been casualties." Vanel walked past Chen Nuo and explained casually.
There are also local indigenous guides hired in the team.
When the soldiers, who were living on solid fuel in the camp, began to prepare dinner, Chen Nuo saw a dark-skinned and thin local aboriginal guide already kneeling and sitting next to the crocodile's body.
This guy took out a knife and was working hard to cut the crocodile meat.
Some of the mercenaries walking by were curious and found it interesting, so they stopped to watch for a while. Others saw that the guide's knife was not sharp enough and it was too laborious to cut, so they took the initiative to lend their sabers and daggers to the other party.
As a result, a large piece of fresh crocodile meat was thrown into the soup pot for dinner.
Chen Nuo would not eat this kind of thing.
Creatures that grow in fresh water, especially crocodiles in places like tropical rainforests, are infected with various parasites. Many parasites cannot be killed even by boiling them.
Crocodiles are the parasite’s favorite host type.
Chen Nuo didn't want to get parasitic disease because of his temporary lust for words.
What's more, crocodile meat isn't very tasty either.
Of course, there are some who are not afraid of this.
Chen Nuo saw several mercenaries happily sharing cooked crocodile meat.
The greedy Sato Ryoko was obviously curious and interested, but Chen Nuo didn't eat it, and she also cautiously refused the crocodile meat sent by some mercenaries.
Silently eating the heated individual soldier rations and the soup made from dehydrated vegetables, Sato Ryoko couldn't help but sigh, took out a pack of dried fish from his bag, and took out a few of them himself.
Then he carefully handed it to Chen Nuo.
These mercenaries obviously have professional wild survival abilities.
The area around this temporary camping place was thoroughly cleaned, and sprays used to repel snakes and insects were sprayed everywhere.
After all, in tropical rain forests, poisonous insects and snakes are often more lethal than creatures like crocodiles.
When it was time to sleep, Chen Nuo did not sleep in the camp, but chose to return to the gunboat and sleep in the cabin.
The people who made the same choice as him were all fellow espers.
Although the cabin is not breathable enough, it is safer than sleeping in a humid rainforest where snakes and insects may crawl out of nowhere.
In the middle of the night, Chen Nuo couldn't help but feel a little funny when he looked at Ryoko Sato, who was not far away from her and sleeping soundly with a sleeping bag in her arms.
In fact, starting tonight, the other ability users in the team will no longer really sleep.
Anyway, for those with abilities, even if they are not telekinesis system users, their mental power is far beyond that of ordinary people. Going without sleep for two or three days will not have any impact on their actions at all.
They just need to find time to close their eyes and relax for a while.
In the cabin, there was only a faint glow from an emergency light.
Chen Nuo closed his eyes for a while, but suddenly he felt something in his heart. He opened his eyelids and saw Professor Junker lying in a corner not far away, staring at him quietly in the darkness.
Chen Nuo frowned and looked over.
After the professor's eyes made contact with Chen Nuo's, the old man didn't seem to be panicked. Instead, he looked at Chen Nuo calmly for a moment, then slowly looked away, and then closed his eyes.
Weird...
Chen Nuo thought for a while.
Then, I thought it was a little funny.
There are seven people in this cabin with abilities, except Sato Ryoko. The other six people, including myself, are actually not asleep, they are all pretending to be asleep!
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The night passed peacefully and quietly.
In the morning, the mercenaries began to organize the camp, then boarded the ship and continued moving forward.
The second day of the trip started to get boring.
Even Ryoko Sato, who was enthusiastic at the beginning, was still interested in looking at the scenery on the deck on the first day, but by the second day, this interest was finally exhausted.
After all, everywhere in the rainforest looks the same, and after a day of looking at it, you'll always get tired of it.
And the temperature here is getting hotter and muggier... Actually, the heat is secondary, the main reason is that the humidity of the air is too high, which makes people feel stuffy.
Everyone's clothes were soaked with sweat, and they kept drinking water to rehydrate.
However, at this time, Selena became the focus of everyone's attention.
This fit and hot female mercenary was wearing a tight-fitting elastic vest. After the clothes were soaked with sweat, they clung tightly to her skin, making her look even more irritating.
But this woman was a mercenary after all, and she didn't seem to care about such exposure.
After all, as a mercenary, if you still care about exposure on this scale, you won't be able to survive in the military camp.
Fortunately, in the afternoon, a heavy rain suddenly fell.
In the tropical rainforest climate, heavy rain seems to come without warning, fast and fierce.
The rain was so heavy that one could even feel a slight pain when the huge raindrops fell on the skin.
The rainwater formed a dense rain curtain in the air that was almost invisible.
However, such heavy rain comes and goes quickly.
In less than twenty minutes, the rain stopped, and soon the coolness in the air washed away by the rain evaporated as the sun evaporated, and it soon became sultry again.
Selena's short hair, which was not long in the first place, was wet from the rain and stuck to her scalp. She just took a towel and wiped it coldly.
Just when she turned around, her perky buttocks and toned and strong waist formed an extremely beautiful curve.
Chen Nuo noticed that among the people on the boat, the one with the brightest eyes who stared at her was...
That golden bird.
Damn it, you're a pervert...
Chen Nuo complained in his heart.
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An hour later, when Vanel announced that he was about to arrive at Camp No. 1, which was the camp prepared by the advance team, a heavy rain hit again.
This rain was lighter than before, but it lasted longer.
In the rain, the fleet docked. The mercenaries jumped off the boat and began to gather on the shore. Then they began to clean the shore to clear a safe area.
Then everyone logged in together.
Half of the mercenaries were left here to carry the supplies and equipment on the ship and unload them, while the others walked into the rainforest and headed to Camp No. 1, also known as Outpost No. 1, based on the location they had contacted with the advance team an hour ago.
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When walking in the jungle, I wear special jungle equipment. My boots and pants are tightly tied to prevent snakes and insects from getting in, but these things are very stuffy to wear.
Chen Nuo doubted whether he would be beaten to death when he went back this time.
Fortunately, the outpost was not very far from the river bank. After walking in the jungle for about half an hour, I saw a cleared open space and tents...
However, Vanel's face became increasingly ugly!
When the mercenary who was leading the way whistled loudly, but received no response, he entered the camp directly...
"Something's wrong." Vanel gritted his teeth and said quickly: "They are stationed in the rainforest. They are experienced soldiers and they will not fail to arrange vigilance.
And...our communications have been unable to contact them for an hour.
I just thought it was the heavy rain that affected the signal..."
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The more you are afraid of something, the more likely it will happen!
After entering the camp...
"Where are the people?! Where are the people here??"
Selena, who was at the front of the team, let out a rude roar!
Vanel, on the other hand, gritted his teeth and rushed forward quickly without saying a word...
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The campground is quite large.
Obviously the advance team worked very hard. They cleared a large enough area and installed communication equipment in a waterproof tent. The antennas were also set up well. When Chen Nuo and others came over, everything
The equipment is in good condition and has not been damaged.
The tents in the camp are enough for thirty people, and there are more spare ones piled in the waterproof tents that serve as storage.
Food, supplies, utensils, and supplies are all intact!
But unfortunately, there is no one in this camp!
The twenty mercenaries who were the advance team, and the twenty well-trained and experienced soldiers of the mercenary group, all disappeared!!
"There are no signs of fighting in the camp! Everything in the camp is intact! There are no signs of destruction!"
"The surrounding areas have also been inspected. The vegetation is intact, there are no signs of damage, and there are no signs of fighting."
"Last communication was one hour and forty-four minutes ago."
"The firearms and ammunition are also intact. We also found several guns in the tent."
"All the supplies listed on the list are there and there is nothing missing."
The checked messages were summarized one by one to Selena.
This leopard-like woman's complexion became increasingly ugly, and her undulating chest seemed to contain suppressed anger with nowhere to vent.
"Could it be...that they left sometimes before we arrived? Maybe they discovered something and left to explore?"
"Impossible! Even if they find something and need to send people to explore, they will at least leave people to guard the camp! This is basic common sense and principles!" Selina gritted her teeth and said: "It is impossible for my people to do such a stupid thing
matter!"
"But there are no signs of any attack or battle in the camp. It looks like..."
Varnell sighed and continued: "It's like all the people here walked away on their own..."