These words fell into the ears of Xiao Wang Xiaojun and others, and they were obviously stunned.
Everyone present is Huang Yongqiang's confidant, which is indeed true, but they are not roundworms in his belly, so naturally they don't know what he is thinking in his heart.
"Although I have never dealt with Mr. Jiang, looking at him, I can tell that he is aloof and a bit arrogant."
"When we stepped into this area, we have already found the corpses of two mantis monsters, and we didn't see any danger. Since it is very safe here, we really don't need to run to the mouth of the valley."
"That's right, we can solve the problem of finding the monster's corpse ourselves, so why bother using it to warm our own skin while others are cold-hearted."
"The mouth of the valley is in the northwest. Let's turn our backs and search southeast!"
"Yeah, that's the decision, I definitely don't have any objections!"
……
After a brief period of astonishment, Xiaojun, Xiaowang and others reacted immediately.
Everyone spoke and expressed their opinions and suggestions.
As a close confidant of Huang Yongqiang, since they already knew that he was a little dissatisfied with Jiang Yao, at this moment, everyone naturally followed his wishes and said whatever they liked.
Searching for monster corpses requires searching everywhere in this area. For Huang Yongqiang, as long as he doesn't go to Taniguchi Eyao, he doesn't have any objections to going in any other direction.
Hearing the suggestions from his men, he smiled and nodded.
With a wave of his hand, the group spread out in a fan shape and searched in the southwest direction.
Just as their figures disappeared, a red-black head slowly emerged from under a bush.
The monster that appeared at this moment, although it did not stand up straight, its ferocious body lying on the ground, at a glance, was at least three meters long.
The bigger the mantis monster, the stronger it must be. This is the experience Jiang Yao summed up after experiencing a lot of killings.
Compared with the monsters that died in his hands, this mantis monster that just emerged from the bushes was not only stronger, but also seemed to be much more intelligent.
On a face that was highly similar to a human face, with a hint of obvious fear, it glanced at the place where Eyao and others were at the mouth of Death Valley.
Then, it withdrew its gaze and looked in the direction where Huang Yongqiang and others had just left.
His face was full of bloodlust, his eyes glowed green and he licked his lips.
The two thick lower limbs kicked the ground hard. As fast as the wind, it flew forward close to the ground. In the blink of an eye, it had disappeared without a trace.
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Death Valley, the area in front of the valley entrance.
"Fuck..."
"A crack suddenly appeared in the void, and the rope was disconnected. Were the pigs and sheep that were just driven away swallowed by these things?"
"What the hell is this? Space turbulence? Void cracks?"
……
After patting his head, the sheep he was riding on disappeared once again. The feeling of a splitting headache reappeared in Jiang Yao's heart, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.
The so-called Death Valley is not a real valley, but a grand canyon covering an extremely wide area.
The entrance to the canyon may be a little narrow compared to the inside, but its width is still amazing.
After losing several livestock in a row, Jiang Yao and his team once again drove the pigs and sheep into Death Valley, changing their positions several times in a row.
Whether a pig or a sheep enters Death Valley at different locations, the location where an accident occurs and suddenly disappears is also very different.
After entering the canyon, the pig that walked the farthest walked more than a hundred steps inside before something unexpected happened to it.
Every time he used a strange upper body to conduct a test, in the end, Jiang Yao's vision went dark, and the spiritual will attached to those animals could not be completely separated.
Fortunately, his true strength is at the innate master level, and both his spirit and will have already reached a terrifying level.
Liuchen Liuren's blood sealing technique only sealed the upper limit of his strength, and it did not have much impact on his total strength.
If his spirit is damaged, he will at most have a splitting headache and feel uncomfortable for a while. Soon, his powerful spirit that was sealed and belongs to the innate master realm will flow over and make him recover again.
After arriving at the entrance of Death Valley, Jiang Yao and his team have conducted more than ten tests. Now, only two of the pigs and sheep they brought over are left.
Just now, Jiang Yao finally discovered something.
Unfortunately, with the help of his upper body, he only saw the empty void in front of him. A black line as thick as a hair suddenly appeared, and then it was gone.
Sitting cross-legged on the flat stone, he tilted his head and frowned.
If, as he guessed, the space in Death Valley was chaotic and void cracks were everywhere, he would be helpless and unable to deal with it.
After all, let alone the little strength left after self-sealing, even when he was at his peak, he still couldn't withstand the power of space.
"Mr. Jiang, Mr. Jiang..."
Except for the beginning, every time something happened to the pigs and sheep driven into Death Valley, Jiang Yao would hold his head and look in pain for a long time.
Although Fang Weidong couldn't figure out what was going on in this scene, he saw it all.
At this moment, his body was upright and he had been standing beside Jiang Yao for a while.
Seeing that his pale complexion had softened a lot, but he was still silent, as if he was lost in thought, Fang Weidong was confused and tentatively called several times.
"I just thought of something and was thinking about things."
"I'm fine, Xiao Fang." The call came to his ears, interrupting Jiang Yao's contemplation.
He raised his head, smiled at Fang Weidong, and responded.
"It's okay!" The whole person breathed a sigh of relief, and Fang Weidong grinned.
"In terms of testing..." After a slight pause, he spoke again.
But before he finished speaking, he frowned and stopped talking.
Turning around, he looked directly at the area behind him in the southeast direction.
The screams were extremely piercing and faint, if they were there or not.
If it was just Fang Weidong who heard the sudden scream, it could be explained by auditory hallucinations.
But at this moment, except for him, everyone else present also turned around with doubtful expressions and looked in that direction.
Unfortunately, the terrain in this area is extremely complex.
The undulating terrain, jagged rocks, and thick bushes originally meant that there was no path here at all. In recent times, there have been a little more people walking, so they have to walk out on a winding path.
Everyone spent a lot of time cleaning up the area at the mouth of Death Valley where Jiang Yao, Fang Weidong and others were standing, making it a little flat and open.
Following the direction from which the faint screams came, they glanced and saw that there were countless obstacles blocking their sight. Even with all their eyesight, they could not see anything at all.
"Mr. Jiang, something seems to be happening over there."
"This place, except for our camp stationed nearby, is completely deserted for hundreds of miles."
"Should we..." The screams have slowly subsided. Everyone looked into the distance for a while, but they were still confused and couldn't figure out why.
After looking at each other, everyone's eyes fell on Jiang Yao.
Fang Weidong, who was their leader, even tentatively spoke and asked Jiang Yao's opinion.
Although the words stopped abruptly before he finished speaking, the meaning he wanted to express was already very clear.
Still sitting cross-legged on the flat stone, attracted by the scream, Jiang Yao also glanced in the southeast direction, but it was really just a glance. After that, he immediately withdrew his gaze.
Seeing Fang Weidong and others looking at him, he frowned and spoke slowly, "Everyone sweeps the snow in front of their own door and doesn't care about the frost on other people's tiles. This is a true saying once said by the ancients."
"In this world, there are some existences that ordinary people cannot understand at all. For example, some demons and ghosts like to deliberately make noises to attract people and then devour them."
"Before leaving the camp, I repeatedly told Commander Zhao and others not to step into this area without permission."
"I also heard the faint screams, but who knows what is going on over there?" "We have been busy for a long time, and our own affairs here have not yet been resolved, so how can we have time to take care of them? Other people’s business.”
"My suggestion, don't worry about him, just pretend you didn't hear him."
"Of course, if anyone is overflowing with the heart of the Holy Mother and wants to go to the direction where the screams came from to see what's going on, I won't stop them either."
"After all, you are not my subordinates. You have your own freedom in how to do things!"
……
Jiang Yao never liked to interfere with matters that had nothing to do with him.
What he said at this moment actually made some sense and was not just nonsense.
Back then, before I left for Xiangjiang in my hometown, didn't the ghost I met in the jungle in Yangxi Town just pretend to beg for help and trick people into feeding the tigers as snacks?
Jiang Yao didn't know whether this sudden scream was a similar situation.
He only knew that he had indeed told Zhao Zhengping and others not to come here rashly.
He doesn't like being too nosy and meddling in other people's affairs. In this situation, he naturally won't act like a good person.
"When we followed Mr. Jiang and left the camp, the commander above gave us numerous instructions to strictly follow your orders."
"The sudden bursts of shrill screams really made us a little confused."
"But since you said it, Mr. Jiang, there may be a trap over there, so let's not meddle in our own business. Naturally, we won't have any objections."
Nodding, Fang Weidong straightened his body and gave a military salute to Jiang Yao.
In just a few breaths, the surrounding area has returned to deathly silence again. The screams that could still be vaguely heard just now have completely subsided, as if they had never appeared, and can no longer be heard. .
Putting this small incident behind him for the time being, Fang Weidong took a deep breath and spoke again: "Only the last two sheep are left. Mr. Jiang, do we still need to continue testing?"
He had planned to ask Jiang Yao about this matter before.
However, a sudden scream from the southeast interrupted him even before he could finish his words.
"Yeah!" Jiang Yao nodded and added: "It took a lot of effort to drive these pigs and sheep all the way here."
"No matter whether we can test something, we can't drive the last two sheep back to the camp again!"
"A sheep is driven to the position where it walked more than a hundred steps ahead during the previous test, and let it enter Death Valley from there."
"As for the remaining one, just kill it and make a roasted whole lamb to reward everyone!"
……
We left the camp early in the morning and came all the way here.
It seemed like I didn't do much. Before I knew it, it was already afternoon and several hours had passed.
Although Fang Weidong and others carry military rations with them to satisfy their hunger, no matter how good the taste is, it cannot compare to roasted whole lamb.
"Ah..." Fang Weidong was stunned. Jiang Yao's words made him unable to react at all for a moment.
"Well, what, isn't it just a barbecue in the wild? This is normal, okay!"
“I don’t know how many times I have experienced similar things.”
"But before, I always slept alone in the wilderness. Now that I have you with me, it's just right and it's a little more lively."
"I'm very familiar with barbecue, and my skills are quite good. I have some seasonings and other things here. If no one knows how to roast a whole lamb, I will do it myself later and let you have a taste of my craftsmanship. ! ”
Having already stood up, Jiang Yao patted Fang Weidong on the shoulder. He grinned and said.
He can come and go in dangerous places like the Ghost Forest with ease. When it comes to wilderness survival experience, he ranks second in the real world, and no one can say he is first.
While he was talking, he reached into his trouser pocket and actually took out some bottles and cans.
Not only salt, cumin, fennel, chili pepper, etc., but all of them are included.
With a stunned look on his face, Fang Weidong really didn't know how he could fit these things in that small trouser pocket. Unfortunately, due to his identity, no matter how doubtful he was, he could only keep it buried in his heart, and it was inconvenient to ask more questions.
"We can do the barbecue, so why bother you, Mr. Jiang." After reacting, he waved his hands repeatedly.
Then, he gave instructions to the other people present: "Monkey, you and the old ghost, take care of the stronger goat."
"Xiao Wu, tie the rope around the other skinny goat and prepare to drive it into Death Valley."
"The rest of the people are waiting and have nothing to do, collecting firewood nearby."
"Remember, be careful, just walk around and try not to go too far."
……
After he finished speaking, everyone nodded and started to take action.
After staying at the entrance of Death Valley for such a long time, even though it was just a test and they did not encounter any risks, the string in their hearts was always tight.
Killing a sheep and roasting the whole sheep on the spot, although it was Jiang Yao's order, was definitely more interesting than driving animals one after another into Death Valley for testing, and it could also make them relax a little.
In response, everyone was naturally in high spirits and full of energy.
"Xiao Wu, right!"
"See you have tied the rope, don't wait any longer, just drive the sheep into the valley."
"If you finish it earlier, everyone can finish work earlier!" With a faint smile on his face, Jiang Yao glanced around.
Soon, his eyes fell on the guy Fang Weidong called Xiao Wu.
The situation in Death Valley made him very curious. This was indeed true, but he was always a bit unlucky.
With the help of his upper body, he only saw void cracks in the canyon that were suspected to bring him fatal danger. Apart from that, he did not see anything else.
Although there are life-saving magic skills that can be used normally, under the current situation where only risks are seen but no benefits, Jiang Yao, who originally wanted to enter Death Valley, has already given up his mind. Such a tempting thought.
Let Xiao Wu drive the sheep into Death Valley. He also wanted to give it a last try to see if the road he had traveled before was really safe. With the help of the sheep's sight, he took a closer look to see if there was anything like a twisted black shadow around him. unknown monster.
Xiao Wu responded with a "Okay" and immediately took action after receiving Jiang Yao's instructions.
Under his driving, the sheep had just stepped into the Death Valley, and Jiang Yao, who had already left a spiritual imprint on it, got into his body, attached his spirit to it, and had taken over its body forcibly.
In terms of eyesight, the goat's eyesight is actually quite good, but its field of vision is a 360-degree wide angle. Jiang Yao is a human, so he will definitely feel a little uncomfortable seeing things with the eyes of a goat.
One step, two steps, three steps...
After walking more than a dozen steps, the wind howled, dust flew everywhere, and everything around him began to become dim.
Being in the wind and sand, the scene outside the valley behind was already in a trance, and it seemed a little unreal.
Controlling the goat's body, Jiang Yao continued to move forward along the safe path he had taken before.
The dim sky did not have much impact on the goat's eyesight.
Regardless of the distance, Jiang Yao could definitely see clearly what was happening within a dozen meters.
After every few steps, he would stop temporarily and look around carefully.
Unfortunately, apart from weathered rocks and the occasional decayed bones, Jiang Yao didn't see a single living plant or animal in Death Valley, not even a tenacious weed.
Silently calculating the distance, he stopped after walking more than a hundred steps.
On the ground, bits and pieces of pork, bones, and offal that were still relatively fresh fell into his sight.
If nothing unexpected happens, these should be the remaining fragments of the pig that was driven in and met the void crack here.
"That's in front of you..." Jiang Yao was hesitating whether to move a certain distance laterally to see if he could avoid the crack in the void. His eyes inadvertently glanced at a place in front of him. He looked stunned and froze on the spot.
In his line of sight, dozens of meters ahead, there was a stone that was the size of a truck head, as white as a steamed bun, with dots of golden brilliance flashing around it. In the darkness, it looked so conspicuous. (End of chapter)