In the dark mountain forest, gray fog fills the air.

A long-haired figure wrapped in a black cloak walked quietly in the forest.

She was covered in filth, and her cloak and the clothes underneath were covered in thick black mud.

Her long black hair was messily draped behind her back, and her forehead hair, which had not been trimmed for a long time, covered most of her face. Snap.

Snap.

After walking a few steps, she suddenly stopped and saw a brown mushroom bush at the foot of a dead tree.

He rushed over quickly, squatted down, carefully picked off the mushrooms one by one, and put them into a cloth bag under his cloak. The bag looked very dirty, with dried black mud stuck to it, and it was impossible to tell what color it was originally. .

After loading all the mushrooms, the figure slowly stood up, looked around, and then continued to walk forward cautiously. "Shanshan."

Suddenly a familiar voice came from behind her.

She paused suddenly and stood there without turning around, but barely tilted her neck back. Then she looked behind her tremblingly with the corner of her eye.

Behind him, in the hazy gray forest, withered yellow leaves fell from time to time. On the moist forest floor where it had just rained, I don’t know when a familiar woman in black clothes appeared. "Shanshan, it’s mom..." The woman’s face The soft, yet sharp eyes looked at the cloaked figure with a hint of heartache.

"Come here...come to mom..." the woman said softly, waving her hand gently.

The cloaked figure trembled all over and took a step forward without looking back, as if he didn't hear it at all. "Shanshan...where are you going?" Her mother's voice continued to come from behind.

But she didn't dare to look back at all.

He just bit his lip and kept moving forward.

Fortunately, this was the Black Calamity Fissure, and the other party did not approach, but still stood there, watching her quietly.

"Shanshan. Your father has reoccupied a small stronghold. He asked me to come find you and take you back with him. You have been suffering these days..." The familiar female voice made the figure slow down, getting slower and slower.

Tears slid down her face bit by bit, leaving two slightly lighter marks. Ignoring the sounds behind her, she kept moving forward, step by step. After a while, there was no movement behind her.

She breathed a sigh of relief, quickened her pace, and soon arrived at a simple camp surrounded by fences.

Several small black tents were set up in the camp. Some people who looked like refugees were wrapped in pyroxene blankets and cloaks. They did not dare to let go. They squatted or lay down, as if they were half dead, and most of them did not move.

There are more or less various injuries left on their bodies, some of which have rotted away, but they still stay here numb.

This is a refuge area they accidentally discovered. It is located right in the middle of the two black disaster areas. The shadows dare not enter at will. "Sister Xu, I brought today's mushrooms." The figure smoothed the messy hair on his face. , raised his voice.

Although her exposed face was covered with mud and stains, Wei Shanshan's original face could still be vaguely seen. The voice echoed in the forest, but strangely, no one responded.

Everyone maintained their original posture, motionless. It was as if they didn't hear anything at all. "Sister Xu?" Wei Shanshan's nerves suddenly became tense again.

She looked around and found that for five consecutive seconds, the other people in the camp had not changed a single movement and were still in their original postures!

She broke out in a cold sweat, and her vision, which had been deprived of nutrition for a long time, was a little blurry, but even if it was blurry, she could still tell that something was wrong at this time.

"Sister Xu??!" Wei Shanshan slowly backed away. She remembered what Sister Xu said when she rescued her before. This area should be safe for a short time, but once an abnormality occurs, it means the balance of black disaster on both sides. was broken. In this case, run away as soon as you find something is wrong!

The further you run, the better!

She still remembers the map of the Black Calamity Rift, everyone must remember it.

Wei Shanshan sped up her retreat and quickly recalled other escape routes in her mind. Wait, there are other mushroom pickers who haven't come back...and Sister Xu is not here either!" Sister Xu who rescued her also went out to collect dry firewood. , in case she didn’t notice when she came back...

Wei Shanshan wanted to stay and remind Sister Xu, but the strong fear made it impossible for her to stand still. Her legs kept moving away from the camp quickly as if they were running away.

For some reason, tears welled up again, blurring her vision. Wei Shanshan sped up and ran towards the distance.

Puff puff puff puff.

Her messy footsteps continued to echo in the forest, making her look even more lonely.

Suddenly, in her blurry vision, directly in front of her, a blurry figure wearing gray long trousers suddenly appeared. The figure was standing there, with a vague face that could be seen smiling at her.

Chi. Chi. Chi.

The figure approached her step by step.

"Who!?" Wei Shanshan paused suddenly, stopped quickly, rubbed her eyes with her relatively clean forearm, and wiped away her tears. But something strange happened, the other party disappeared.

Wei Shanshan quickly looked around and found no other traces.

After confirming that the situation was clear, she reached out and held the only large pyroxene in her arms, determined the route in her memory, and ran towards the distance again.

She didn't know where she was going. She only knew that she was going to live... and try her best to live. Black Wind Camp.

Inside the stone castle.

Yu Hong put down the envelope in his hand and quietly looked out the window at the distant mountains and forests.

Yiyi's letter introduced their current situation in detail. On the way to Black Tree Village, they encountered several black disasters that they had never seen before. Fortunately, relying on the enhanced detector, they Before the black disaster broke out, we were aware of it in advance, quickly found the cracks in the black disaster, and left the dangerous area.

After that, they explored another pyroxene mining area, but unfortunately the pyroxene in it was also exhausted.

After some search and investigation, Lin Yiyi found a new stone talisman that Yu Hong needed, and brought it over through a postman who was rescued halfway. "A letter from a friend?" Lao Zhou came in, washed his hands, and said Sit down and rest.

He then went to maintain the outer courtyard fence and repair the damaged areas.

"The rain was so heavy that it continued for a long time, and the ground was almost flooded. Many of the fences were loosened, and some of the symbols on the wall were washed away and damaged and need to be repaired."

"Well, let's go after the rain stops." Yu Hong was playing with the new stone talisman in his hand. The black mark is not over yet, and he doesn't know the effect of this stone talisman. He just needs time to test it. "Speaking of which, old man Zhou, have you ever heard of a black disaster that suddenly causes people to disappear without any warning?"

Yu Hong also saw the black disaster they encountered in Xiaozheba Yiyi's letter. It was in a small stronghold they met by chance. When exchanging supplies, they discovered that this stronghold was under the threat of a mysterious black disaster. So he ran away overnight. "There are no signs? Are you sure?" Lao Zhou frowned. In such a safe environment in the camp, he actually didn't want to think about those horrific black disasters at all, but since it was the boss's problem, he still tried his best to start from Search for clues in memory.

"Yes, the only thing they have in common is that the missing people have had an experience of being alone before." Yu Hong said.

This kind of black disaster has also been encountered by Wei Song, and now Yiyixin has also mentioned it. It can threaten Wei Song's underground stronghold where elites gather. Obviously, this is a very dangerous black disaster. "I am on the front line. Among the black disasters encountered, there are two that are somewhat consistent with this clue." Zhou Xueguang is indeed a veteran, and he immediately thought of the key.

"Please tell me." Yu Hong's expression became serious.

"One is Gray Shadow. The specific attack rules are unclear, but the scene left after the attack is just like what you described. There are no traces or warnings, and people just disappeared. Gray Shadow is a level six black disaster and cannot be defended. But its lethality is not high. Compared with other black disasters, which can easily kill dozens or hundreds of people, it only kills people one by one, and the speed is very slow."

"The second type is the underground lake. This is a war-level black disaster. The manifestation is that people instantly fall into a large lake out of thin air, unable to breathe, unable to float, and can only be drowned, and then the body will sink into that mysterious lake forever. , leaving only the equipment and clothes. The characteristic of Dihu is that it covers a large area at one time. Once it appears, a large area will be trapped at the same time, and the death toll can easily reach three digits."

"Grey Shadow...Earth Lake..."

Yu Hong stood up and looked out the window at the sky where it started to rain again. "What was your response at that time?" he asked.

"The gray shadow ignored it. Just isolate the dead. In a battlefield where thousands of people die every day, no one cares about such a small number of people. They will disappear after a while after they stay away. As for the lake, just bomb it in large areas. They blew up a big hole at the Dihu location where it first appeared, and then... it disappeared." Zhou Xueguang shrugged, saying that he didn't know. "It seems that there were also professionals from Yinta at the time who came to deal with it. I don’t know exactly how it was done.”

"Is that so..." Yu Hong said thoughtfully, "By the way, what are you doing these days?"

"Prepare some equipment to prepare for going out in the future." Zhou Xueguang said with a smile, "I am about to tell my boss that I plan to go out to look for my family in a while. I can feel that they are not dead and are still waiting. I..." "...How long?" Yu Hong was stunned, not expecting that the other party would leave.

"Just wait for another two weeks. In terms of supplies, I will squeeze them out of my quota. Don't worry." Zhou Xueguang said relaxedly, "This time I go out, I also plan to continue to draw the Black Disaster Rift and try to supplement the surrounding routes. Complete. Don’t worry, no matter what, you can get something good back.”

Yu Hong didn't stop him. Lao Zhou was a very mature man and obviously a very thoughtful guy.

Speaking of which, it has become much peaceful outside recently, and it seems that the Black Disasters have settled down. Where did they come from? What are they planning to do? Are they just coming here to divide their respective territories? " He asked softly.

"I don't know. The original rumor said that he came out of the Gate of Despair during the Black Disaster, and the Gate of Despair came from the Black Well. Kuroko came from the ruins. And the ruins are located next to the pyroxene mine. It's hard to say that this is a coincidence. After all, every ruin is the same." Zhou Xueguang nodded.

"What about the Door of Despair? Has anyone ever been inside?" Yu Hong asked.

"How can we get in if we can't even get close? No one even knows the exact location of the Door of Despair. It has taken all our strength to stop the black disaster." Zhou Xueguang smiled bitterly. Yu Hong sighed and turned towards Walk through the public passage outside the stone castle.

"I'm going to study this new stone talisman. You should go to bed early."
Chapter completed!