The footprints have been around for some time, and they can be judged to be traces from a few days ago.

Ye Jielin waved her hand slightly, and all the people around her replaced the fire gun with blue and silver bullets. The pupils of the dozen or so people spread out, and their breathing and heartbeat rose rapidly. Look at the surroundings in place, and it's as quiet as before. Only then was the order given to continue moving forward, but the speed was already much slower, and each step became cautious.

Less than a kilometer later, the temperature had risen by more than ten degrees. There were more and more footprints on the ground, and the dripping blood became visible frequently, and all of them turned brown with thirst. The air that was not very well circulated began to smell of moldy blood, the low bushes around it were trampled, and the tough vines were torn off by the tremendous force, and the stumps were scattered all over the ground.

At that moment, Ye Jielin decided not to go in a straight line, and the route turned into a small fan-shaped arc, centered on the depths of the dense forest, and circled for a long distance.

Everywhere you can see more and more dense footprints, all left by the same creature, accompanied by large patches of dripping blood.

"Blood is not the same kind of second type of organisms that flow. One of the people in the team had been checking the blood, and he crouched down and carefully grinded the blood powder from the dead leaves with his hands. Depending on the color and fineness of the dried organisms, the types of these organisms can be roughly distinguished.

"It felt like the same strong and sturdy wolf was hunting down other weak and second-class creatures around it, and they were carrying it to a place in front of it and hoarding it. The man sniffed the air around him, as if to determine if there was a rotting smell in it. There was no result, only the permanent decay, and everything else was crushed.

"I'm pregnant, I'm going to give birth to a wolf cub in the near future, and I'm preparing food?" someone put forward a conjecture, which was agreed. In order to protect the safety and growth of the young wolf, this is very reasonable. But what about attacking the Imperial garrison bases on the edges? Most of these Class II creatures have basic intelligence, and besides, they are still wolf creatures, and they tend to have a slightly higher head than other Class II creatures.

After that, he did not continue to advance, Ye Jielin looked at the dark jungle hidden by the tree trunk in front of him for a long time, and gave the order to retreat.

"A giant wolf about to give birth to a young wolf?" Returning directly to the ruins, Ye Jielin asked Atohuan to obtain relevant information and analyze this phenomenon together.

"According to you, eldest sister Lin, the temperature is rising as you move forward. If there is no fire source, there should be a geothermal resource there. The selection of wolves is also reasonable, and it is said that when some wolves give birth to young wolves, they will need a certain natural temperature to ensure that the young wolves grow more steadily in the early stage. Species 2 organisms are able to consume the corpses of other organisms shortly after birth, which is also consistent with their positioning. ”

"There is only one question that needs to be solved now, wolves almost always act in groups, and even if they are about to give birth, they will not leave the wolf pack without permission. The second group of creatures is different from the common wolf, but this habit is still retained. Atohuan recalled the information he had consulted not long ago and said, "You can first characterize the situation as you said in the eldest sister Lin, but for what the specific reason, you may have to go over and take a look for yourself." ”

"With this idea, the standards for the completion of the tasks of the military school are not so easy to fool. It's just that it's very risky for us to go alone, and when we come back halfway, it also means that you can help do some actions from it. ”

"It will take about two to three days for the stronger teams to know about it. Atohuan smiled and nodded.

Word spread in various ways among the ranks scattered at the edge of the forest. The effect is far better than the Ato ring imagined, and even counterproductive. Through various secret methods, and the information has been split and refined several times, the truth is completely hidden, and the interfering information is added to it, but in the end it is still spread.

The people in Samsung Academy who have survived until now are smart, experienced, and more cautious than when they first entered the school. shared this unknown source of information with each other, and in the past few days, the people around Ye Jielin have also passed through other teams, and the news has returned to them after walking around the crowd of the entire Samsung Academy.

Listening to the news that Atohuan had passed on to them from the other teams one by one, Ye Jielin had a helpless smile on her face.

"Fortunately, it only spread in that area, and no one knew the specific situation. We still have a little advantage and initiative, but not much, so we have to be careful. Some of those teams don't care if the mission is completed in the end, their purpose is to reduce the number of people, and being shot behind the back is not what I like. Ye Jielin concluded, "In terms of time, everyone will probably choose the tomorrow we will pass on, get ready, and set off a little later." ”

When the others left, only Yeterin, Atoring, and Selmer were left in the improvised camouflage tent, along with ammunition that took up most of the space.

"Inform Hesley that tomorrow we need to work well with each other. Something else is sure to happen before that territory is discovered. Yeterin said to Atohuan, she turned her head to look at Selmer, "Heavy weapons need you to carry, others carry several times the weight, and the speed of travel will be seriously affected." ”

Selmer nodded, and could tell what he wanted to say, but the words ended up in his stomach.

In the evening, Ye Jielin climbed alone to the tallest wreckage in the ruins, looking out at the sea of dark green trees that spread to the skyline in front of her. A distinctly bulging shape, buttoned down like a bowl, covering everything behind it. There are no boundaries, and in the direction of the Flame Alliance, the dark green does not spread out at the limit of the field of vision.

A rising mist hung over the sky, and the entire southern forest was a blur. The place where Ye Jielin is staying now is just a corner location, the real center of the forest, the entire empire, and even the entire Houxiang continent, there are not many people who have been there. It is dangerous and is considered an extreme area, also because of the central location that cannot be seen.

Hearing footsteps, Yeterin turned her head, and Atohuan climbed up and came behind her.

"It has never been visible, and it is said that the fog over the southern forest never dissipates and lasts for an unknown amount of time. Soon after the establishment of the empire, there were teams to probe, and everything was changing, except that the fog remained its original appearance, obscuring what many people wanted to see. Atoring looked up, his neck rising long, and his appearance matched his size, which seemed to be incongruously twisted.

"When I was a child, I was interested in what the gods called the 'World Tree' would look like. According to the book, its canopy grows almost into the deep blue field, and a hurricane can't blow it down, only tearing some of its leaves. ”

"It is also said that the entire southern forest is the World Tree, and this dark green is grown from the roots of the World Tree. Atohuan answered, looked ahead with Ye Jielin, and fell silent.

Soon after, the communicator vibrate, and Atohuan and Ye Jielin spoke, and went down briskly and walked to the tent.

Selmer, who was fiddling with his weapons there, saw Atoring and stood up.