Stealing Pens: Travelers from the End of the World

Chapter 227 Good News

Finally, under pressure, the two villagers pretended to be willing and agreed to continue leading the way.

The next day, seven or eight cars drove off the cement road and turned onto the deserted dirt road.

We have gone from being able to vaguely see the way out to a stage where someone is needed to lead the way.

John had the car camouflaged and took the tour guide and his men into the dense forest covered with weeds.

The tall weeds blocked most of the view, there were dense branches and leaves above their heads, and a rugged steep slope under their feet, but fortunately, this group of people were very good at clearing the way.

It's all done by machine.

The person walking at the front was carrying a hand-held lawn mower, and the wildly growing weeds were cut effortlessly by the lawn mower, creating a path that was barely walkable.

Hei Xia Zi, Qin Yu Chen and Zhang Qi Ling were walking at the end, and they moved slowly, following the footsteps of the person in front of them.

During the entire journey, the team was very quiet except for the sound of machines cutting weeds.

The further you go into the forest, the less sunlight you can get, and the temperature and humidity gradually rise, making everyone feel like they are in a sauna.

"Rest where you are."

The walking speed slowed down visibly. John raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face, leaned against the big tree nearby, used his hand as a fan, and gave up the haste to keep walking.

Hearing this, the quiet crowd suddenly cheered, followed by intermittent sighs.

They sat on the ground along the path they had created, and some even broke off branches that blocked their view, used their backpacks as cushions, and lay down straight.

The three people walking at the end were also tired, but fortunately they were able to adjust quickly.

Qin Yuchen drank some water, peeled a piece of fruit candy and put it in his mouth, then peeled one for Zhang Qiling and handed it to him. After he ate it, he called Hei Xiazi and handed him the other one.

Hei Xia Zi had already started chatting with the people in front of him in a familiar manner. When he heard Qin Yuchen calling him, he didn't even turn his head, but just leaned sideways to take the candy and continued chatting with the two people.

The two people who were talking to Hei Xia Zi were a white man with a flat head and a black man.

According to these two people, they and John are just partners.

The ones following John are from the same company as John.

Hei Xia Zi listened to their conversation and looked up. The people the two were talking about did look somewhat similar to John, especially in their appearance and some behavioral habits.

Qin Yuchen also followed Hei Xia Zi's gaze and looked over.

It is actually quite easy to judge whether people are more familiar with each other.

For example, based on the movements, when facing an unfamiliar environment, people who trust each other more will always get closer to each other, especially slightly touching shoulders, or subconsciously turning their bodies to the side and leaving half of their backs to the other person.

Then there is the eyes and language.

There were only about ten people who were particularly familiar with John, but their team had more than twenty people.

Qin Yuchen curled his lips. Should he be said to be carefree or overconfident?

"It's good to leave." Zhang Qiling also heard the conversation between Hei Xia Zi and the others, and observed the team carefully.

"Yeah." Tan Yuchen nodded.

Even a team that has taken time to get used to each other may become a mess, let alone a team that is put together temporarily. Not to mention a mess, the sand may not even be on the plate.

Once they find a way out, they will definitely look for an opportunity to leave.

But now...

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An hour later, the pockmarked man next to John took the lead and shouted for everyone to continue on their way.

The temperature in the afternoon was even hotter than in the morning. The group walked and stopped, and when the fog became thicker, they finally heard the sound of water hitting the rocks.

"You two, follow me quickly." John was a little excited. He asked the person leading the way in front to speed up and took the two tour guides and walked forward quickly.

The rest of the people followed closely, passing through the bushes and coming to the edge of a low cliff.

There was still a little afterglow of the sun that had not been seen for a long time, which fell on the water through the mist, reflecting colorful waves.

The river is not wide, but the water flows strongly.

The water hits the rocks to form waves, one after another, quickly flowing into the deeper abyss below the low cliff.

"Is this it?" John's eyes lit up with excitement, and he grabbed the tour guide next to him to confirm.

"is not it?"

The tour guide shrank back, barely maintaining his balance, and nodded slightly as a response.

"Hahahaha——" John laughed out loud upon hearing the answer, clapping his hands and sharing his joy with the people around him.

The others were infected by them and smiled as well.

"I've got some good news you two want to hear?" Hei Xiazi leaned half his body back and spoke after Qin Yuchen reached out to steady his shoulders.

"You say." Qin Yuchen leaned against the person and moved silently towards Zhang Qiling.

"Someone's getting sucked dry."

Hei Xia Zi chuckled and followed Qin Yuchen's force to get closer to Zhang Qiling.

"What a coincidence! I also know this good news."

Qin Yuchen's gaze fell on the calf of the foreigner in front of him. A hole had appeared in the man's trouser leg at some point, revealing his hairy calf.

On the calf, there were several insects as long as the index finger and as thick as the little finger.

The insect squirmed slowly, and its body, as thick as a little finger, slowly expanded. The person who was bitten was unaware and even became happy along with the crowd.

Zhang Qiling pulled Qin Yuchen closer. He drew his knife and cut through the bushes that were almost touching them, forcing the two to lean back.

"Watch your sides."

"What should we say? Push them away and jump down?" Hei Xiazi obediently dodged away from the leaves that were about to touch his leather jacket and asked.

Qin Yuchen smiled, patted Hei Xiazi on the back and stuck something on him: "No, remind them and let them clear the way."

"Ha - okay." When Hei Xia Zi heard this, he raised the corners of his eyebrows slightly and patted the shoulder of the person who was bitten in a strange posture.

There was uncertainty and surprise in his tone, but an expression of anticipation on his face. He said:

"Hey brother, you... there are several bugs hanging on your legs!"

The man looked a little impatient when he turned around, but when he heard what Hei Xia Zi said, he was so shocked that he quickly pulled up his trouser legs to look.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t look at it, but once you do, your scalp will tingle.

The pain that I hadn't noticed suddenly became like a needle prick, spreading from my ankle to my whole body inch by inch.

I don’t know if it was due to nerve stimulation, but the pricking sensation became more and more obvious, my breathing became more and more rapid, and gradually my brain began to feel dizzy.

"Ahhh-"

A scream drowned out the excitement, and the others were all confused and turned around to look over here.

The bitten person didn't care about anything else and just screamed and pulled the bugs away.

But the bug seemed to have taken root in his leg and no matter how hard he pulled, he couldn't pull it off.

"Help! Help me!" The man grabbed the person closest to him and took off his pants regardless of the consequences.

It was at this moment that everyone understood what he was panicking about.

I saw that the entire right leg of the man was almost covered with brown bugs as thick as index fingers.