Qingye and Qingqu looked like they'd swallowed flies: "Yes, yes, yes..."
When will this cycle of revenge end? Once this rule is started, no one can stop!
Everyone chatted away until 11 p.m.
We entered Forbidden Zone 10 at 6 PM, and by 11 PM everyone was still standing on the edge, barely moving at all.
In the end, everyone, unwilling to admit defeat, sat on the ground and began racking their brains to come up with crooked tricks.
I've almost forgotten what they came here for.
Ma Jingjing and the other three looked at each other in bewilderment. How could they be playing around in such a serious and forbidden place?!
Can you all be serious? This is the Forbidden Zone No. 10, where countless people have been killed!
Can't you be serious for once?
There isn't a single decent person in this group besides the four of them!
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Meanwhile, the mysterious combat team has rapidly advanced to the lake where the dragonfish is located.
They gradually slowed down, approaching silently.
According to intelligence, the Lord of Daylight's purpose in coming here is for the Dragonfish, and he should come directly here.
At this moment, the captain at the front of the column raised his arm, and all the soldiers knelt on the ground, raised their weapons, and entered a state of alert.
Countless mechanical spiders crawled around them, making a rustling sound on the ground.
But the soldier in charge of controlling the mechanical spiders was suddenly stunned: there was nothing by the lake, not even a trace of recent human life there, not a single hair!
The soldier made tactical hand signals, but no target was detected.
The captain was taken aback. Why was no one here? Shouldn't they be here? That's strange, where did the target go?!
Night has fallen, and it's time for the settlement of Rule Two.
Rule Two: Before entering the Forbidden Land at midnight, you must tell the Forbidden Land a secret that only you know and that is important enough.
The captain made a tactical hand signal, and everyone immediately scattered, whispering something to the air.
Another soldier whispered, "I stole my neighbor's underwear."
He suddenly felt a piercing pain in his ankle, as if he had been bitten by some poisonous insect.
Soldier:"???"
He thought it was a secret that no one knew!
The soldier died.
One of the soldiers said softly, "I've cheated on my wife."
The soldier died.
Another soldier whispered, "I like men."
The soldier died.
The captain was stunned for a long time. He had checked with the soldiers several times before coming out on this mission to see if there were any secrets that no one else knew.
Only those confirmed to have secrets were allowed into the forbidden area, while the few without secrets remained on the airship.
As a result, before they even saw their target, seven of them died on their retreat!
The attrition rate is as high as one in ten!
"Retreat first!"
Chapter 605, The Courier, the Shadow
"Stop, stop, stop! Can't you stop hurting each other? What are we even doing here? Let's have enough fun!" Ma Jingjing shouted hoarsely.
Qing Chen: "Fine, fine, fine..."
Shadow: "Okay, okay..."
Everyone agreed, their mouths dry, and after playing for six hours, it was indeed about time.
Everyone should really stop before the friendly and harmonious relationship completely breaks down...
Qingye asked, "It's 11 p.m. now. Should we continue our journey and set up camp by Dragon Fish Lake, or should we camp here for the night and continue our journey tomorrow?"
Ma Jingjing turned around expressionlessly and looked behind her. The boundary of the forbidden land was just a few dozen meters away.
He slowly walked to the edge of the forbidden area and calmly said, "I suggest we leave the forbidden area and set up camp first, then set off again at dawn..."
To be honest, this was the first time he had ever seen such a way of exploring forbidden lands.
I've been here for six hours and I've only walked a few dozen meters.
We didn't see a single arowana, but everyone ate a lot of farts.
Why even bother leaving now? Wouldn't it be better to just sleep outside the forbidden area before heading out? Besides, this way we can avoid having to reveal our secrets right now. Everyone will have enough time to go back outside and carefully consider whether there are any loopholes in what they're about to say, or whether others will find out.
I reckon even the Forbidden Land has never seen such a group of people.
Actually, the most unlucky one is Xiao Mengqian. She carried the hiking backpack for so long, but it was all for nothing.
Qingchen and Yingzi also felt a little awkward: "Ah, then let's camp outside for the night, hahaha... to recharge!"
The group left Forbidden Zone 10 and lit a bonfire outside. They gathered around the fire, waiting for someone to break the awkward atmosphere.
By the campfire where Qing Chen and the others were gathered, Ma Jingjing said, "I'm someone who paid for a guide, can't you guys show a little respect?"
Zard: "Ah, right, right..."
Ma Jingjing roared, "We're already out!"
Yi Wenbo calmly said, "Let's make a deal. Let's agree not to make personal attacks on each other, okay? We all want to enter Forbidden Land No. 10 to pan for gold, so let's not waste any more time!"
"I agree!" Shadow raised his hand.
"I agree too!" Qing Chen raised his hand.
At this moment, Qingchen looked at Qingye and said, "You brought a satellite phone, right? Let me borrow it to make a few calls."
Without saying a word, Qingye took out his phone and handed it to Qingchen.
The next morning, after everyone woke up, they set off again.
This time, everyone fell silent, no one wanted to start another fight, and the atmosphere was incredibly harmonious.
Along the way, Shadow pointed to a flower bud and said, "This thing is called the Oil-Refining Flower. After the flower withers, it grows fruit, each about the size of a fist. The oil refined from it has no side effects and tastes even better than peanut oil. It's just a pity that it doesn't enhance the abilities of superhumans, so it has been almost forgotten. In fact, if one day humans could really live in the forbidden land, then food would certainly not be a problem."
After saying that, the shadow pointed to a branch growing on a tree and said, "This branch looks like it's part of the tree, but it's a parasitic plant called a snake-entwining vine. Its roots have to take hold on other trees... or animals. So in Forbidden Land 10, you'll occasionally see animals with a tree growing on their bodies. If you try to remove it, you'll tear off hundreds of your own blood vessels."
Shadow: "Of course, this snake-binding vine doesn't kill people; it sucks blood very slowly. It even secretes a liquid that has anesthetic, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory effects, helping its host to heal wounds—it's a kind of symbiotic relationship."
As they were talking, a wild boar with a small sapling growing on its back ran past, looking both terrifying and cute, a truly contradictory sight.
The wild boar stopped, glanced at the group, and then continued running into the distance...
Zard exclaimed, "Who could resist such a fun limited-edition skin?"
Qing Chen: "???"
Zhang Mengqian: "???"
Ma Jingjing: "???"
As he spoke, Zard actually tried to pick a branch from the tree and stick it into himself, but was stopped by the shadow's gaze...
At that moment, Ma Jingjing suddenly wanted to get her tour guide fee back.
As they continued forward, Shadow took the lead, sharing a lot of useful information along the way.
Qingchen knew that these words were meant for him. The other party knew that he would definitely come back to Forbidden Land No. 10 in the future, so they wanted to help him understand everything about this place.
Moreover, the shadow seemed very familiar with this place. Qing Chen was puzzled. If the shadow did not know the fourth rule, how could it be so familiar with this place?
Shadow laughed and said, "Don't worry, although I've been here many times, I haven't touched your dragonfish. In fact, the Knights haven't been here for more than ten years, and they've accumulated quite a few dragonfish. I reckon Uncle Li was saving them up for the next generation of Knights leaders, and now it's a good deal for you."
A few hours later, Shadow arrived at Dragon Fish Lake with practiced ease.
This lake is quite strange. In its vast expanse, dozens of unidentified towering trees grow, their roots intertwined in the water, forming numerous fish nests.
The towering trees, with their dense foliage, filled the entire sky above the lake, allowing only a few scattered rays of sunlight to filter through.
The thousands, even tens of thousands, of beams of light shooting in at an angle transformed this place into a dreamlike realm.
"Isn't it beautiful?" the shadow exclaimed.
Zard: "Yes, yes, yes."
At this moment, Qingye looked around warily, then exchanged a glance with Qingqu.
They found signs that someone had just been here, and there were quite a few.
Qingye told Qingqu to stay and guard the lakeside, while he pulled Zard toward the direction the footprints came from.
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Ma Jingjing and the others excitedly threw down their backpacks by the lake and took out telescopic fishing rods, fishing lines, and bait from their backpacks.
The most famous creature in Forbidden Land No. 10 is the dragonfish, so they naturally came prepared.
You can't go into the water to catch fish here. If you really go in, it's hard to say whether you'll come back alive, so you can only fish.
Ma Jingjing said, "Arowanas are not easy to catch, but as long as we catch one, we'll have made our money back. If we catch two, we can make a profit."
As they were talking, Qingchen had already pulled one of the puppets out of the lake.
The marionette in the water seemed to have eyes, stabbing it every time!
Ma Jingjing: "..."
Yi Wenbo: "..."