newbobooks Chapter 137: Surrounded.
Chapter 137: Surrounded.
In the stillness of the night, the inky darkness seemed like a giant curtain, tightly enveloping Liu Lang and his group of thirty-odd people...
There were adults, exhausted both physically and mentally after experiencing floods and earthquakes, like candles flickering in the wind, teetering on the brink of collapse; and there was a little girl who had been crying ever since she was rescued, like a flower ravaged by wind and rain, heartbreaking to see.
At this moment, they were all sleeping peacefully.
In this scene, Liu Lang slowly opened his eyes… He had initially been faking it by leaning on Lei Yingdian's shoulder to sleep, but after Lei Yingdian tacitly agreed, he had genuinely fallen asleep…
He only meant to make a joke, but surprisingly, the ridiculous movie didn't call him out on it...
Instead, they let him continue sleeping.
"Little one? You're awake?"
Liu Lang was startled when he suddenly heard Lei's voice.
"Ying, why aren't you asleep yet?" Liu Lang asked guiltily through his mind.
"Since you're all sleeping so soundly, I'll stand guard for you. You've all had a long and tiring day."
"What's the situation now?"
In the darkness, Lei Yingdian's eyes glowed with a pale purple light... The surrounding scenery was completely visible to her.
"Let's talk outside first. It's hard to explain things clearly by communicating through telepathy," Lei Yingdian said, pointing outside.
Lei Yingdian's lips moved up and down, but no sound came out... However, Lei Yingdian's voice still rang in Liu Lang's mind.
The reason Liu Lang got up now is because in the original story, Lin Qiye and the others encountered a crisis at this time, although due to the butterfly effect, a large part of the plot in Jinan Mountain has changed.
However... some plot points will remain unchanged.
He was even planning to sign in underground when the earth dragon turned over!
Given the nature of the check-in system, the main storyline of the check-in locations it has already determined generally won't change much.
However, this was just Liu Lang's guess, and he wasn't sure whether it could actually be changed.
When they stepped out of the dilapidated house, what came into view was a village reduced to ruins. Lei Yingdong walked in front, his eyes narrowed.
Then, pointing to the back mountain not far away, he said, "Based on what I know so far, the only enemies I can observe around here are two 'Sea' Realm enemies and a group of 'River' Realm and 'Pool' Realm enemies scattered around..."
Liu Lang wasn't particularly shocked by Lei's words, since he had already expected that [Whispers] had prepared a big project this time.
Keep in mind that a small squad stationed in a certain area only needs to consist of a few people; even a small squad from the "Sichuan" region could easily suppress such a situation...
But now, just the members of the Ancient God Church sent to hunt down Liu Lang and his group, plus the squad they encountered earlier, already number nearly fifty.
They brought over almost all the members of the Ancient God Church who were lurking around Cangnan City.
"They're after us... It seems the Church of the Ancient Gods has also planted spies among the new recruits, otherwise they wouldn't have known about our deployment so quickly."
"You know, the current allocation of our various rescue teams was only done temporarily after we arrived at Jinan Mountain... The fact that they found us so quickly means there must be an undercover agent tipping them off."
"Based on what we learned from Instructor Hong and what the man in the baseball cap said, besides our attacking squad being almost completely wiped out, we haven't been able to get accurate information about the other two squads..."
Because their locations were all relatively close to the temporary command post, they held out quickly until the rescue instructors arrived…
"You mean the 'Chuan' realm people roaming around us now, and that group of guys who don't even have a 'Chuan' realm, are members of the Ancient God Church who attacked the other two rescue teams?" After hearing Liu Lang's explanation, Lei Yingdian quickly connected the timelines.
“That’s right.” Liu Lang nodded. “Let’s go, let’s go say hello to the members of the Ancient God Church over there…”
Lei Movie had no objection; two enemies from the "Sea" realm might be a bit tricky for others.
But for Lei's films, it just means putting in a little more effort.
In the dim light of night, bats and other nocturnal animals observed the surroundings, one bat in particular keeping its eyes fixed on this particular spot.
Lei Yingdian and Liu Lang both noticed it and knew where these gazes were coming from.
However, they all tacitly refrained from saying it aloud... and didn't expose it either.
Lin Qiye should have already noticed the enemies waiting around them, so it didn't matter if Lin Qiye knew that he and Lei Yingdian had separated from the group.
......
Meanwhile, in the silent forest, members of the Church of the Ancient Gods were scattered around Village One.
They are slowly surrounding this place, even though it's a valley... but that doesn't hinder their encirclement plan.
Among this group, the weakest among them is at least at the "Pool" realm.
How strong is it?
Let's take an example. In the original story, when Hongying was fighting with the snake demon Nanta... the entire building was reduced to ruins by the aftermath of their battle.
Therefore, the natural disaster and the formidable barrier left by this man-made "natural disaster" and "earth disaster" are not a major problem for them.
"Now that we're here, why don't we just make a move? Why wait here..." A member of an Ancient God Church squad, located closest to the village exit within the encirclement, complained as he looked at the village not far away.
This is a lean young man.
His face was now full of impatience...
“Since the [believers] have given the order, we just need to do it... Why are you overthinking it?” A teammate who had temporarily teamed up with him overheard his grumbling and said nonchalantly.
"But when will we get there?" the lean young man muttered to himself.
Just then, a gust of wind blew by, rustling the leaves as if conveying some kind of signal.
"Quiet! Something might be wrong," the calmer team member whispered.
"How long have we been here? Apart from that village, we haven't seen a single person. I think you're overthinking it," the burly man said nonchalantly.
"But..........."
"No buts, let's go and see for ourselves." The temporary group leader, the strongest of the three in the group and at the peak of the "Pool" realm, said decisively.
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