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Xu Mei glanced at the male teammate who was cooking in a bad mood and said nothing. Instead, another male hunter stood up and sniffed the air vigorously before saying, "It seems to be true. It smells like barbecue and cumin powder. It seems to be the smell of cumin lamb. It smells so good."

"I see you guys are starving. Don't you even know where you are? You're also asking for cumin lamb? I almost forgot what this tastes like. Let alone cumin, I've never eaten lamb before. You should just drink some soup to get by. Don't keep thinking about these nonsense." Xu Mei sighed and couldn't help muttering.

Zhang Yiran also stood up and walked about ten meters in the direction the male hunter said. She was skeptical at first, but after a while, her brows suddenly tightened, and she said in surprise: "It really seems to smell like barbecue... and why is it so fragrant."

Normally, Zhang Yiran was introverted and quiet. If the guild master had not entrusted her with the task for several days, and if her family had not rented a house in the inner circle, she would not have bothered to participate in the competition. However, she was simple-minded and would not lie deliberately to attract attention at a time like this.

So Xu Mei walked over, and the further she walked, the more surprised she was. The smell seemed to come from the front, and the smell of various spices was mixed with the aroma of charcoal-grilled fat.

Not to mention other people, even Xu Mei herself couldn't help but swallow hard when she smelled it.

Wait, this is a dangerous area. Besides, who would be barbecuing in the forest in the middle of the day? Even their team had to be careful to find a place far away from the creek and mutant plants when making a fire.

The stream is a water source in the forest, and various mutant beasts often appear. Even if it is not in the forest of the end of the world, ordinary people have to camp at least fifty meters away from the water source.

Xu Mei thought that the place she chose was good. It was about 300 meters away from the water source, so she could observe the situation nearby at any time, but it was not too dangerous. Moreover, after observation, she found that the big banyan tree where she settled was alienated but did not show any aggressiveness.

Xu Mei walked forward about twenty meters and was surprised to find that the smell was coming from the southeast.

When her teammates saw her walking further away, they immediately ran up and grabbed her.

"Xu Mei, you're crazy, that's the direction of the restricted area."

The reminder from her teammates made Xu Mei react quickly. Looking at the invisible fog hundreds of meters ahead, she shuddered unexpectedly.

The scent was so alluring that it almost made her move forward unconsciously.

Zhang Yiran also ran up at this time, and said with a look of fear and trepidation: "Could this be the scent created by the mutant animals or plants in the restricted area, deliberately luring us over there?"

Xu Mei bit her lip, her expression gradually becoming serious. "Ya Ran is right. This might be a trap, deliberately set for humans. These beasts are really abominable. I didn't expect that they have evolved an anthropomorphic scent. We must not be fooled."

One of the teammates nodded and said, "It could also be a kind of mental infection, subconsciously making us imagine what we want most at this moment. You see, we have been dealing with mutants all morning, and now we are starving, so what we want most is naturally delicious food."

"Then how could it be the aroma of cumin lamb?" someone asked in confusion.

The teammate paused for a moment. In fact, he himself was puzzled, so he had to force an explanation, "That may be because we must have thought about it before, or subconsciously had this idea. Anyway, this place is very weird. We can't go forward. I suggest you go back quickly and pretend that you have never smelled this smell."

So the group retreated back to the foot of the banyan tree. The two team members in charge of cooking had already cooked a large pot of potato and dried meat soup. They simply sprinkled some salt and served a bowl to each person.

Several people smelled the aroma of cumin lamb and drank the mutton-smelling dried potato soup. Suddenly, they felt that the soup, which tasted okay before, became tasteless.

Not only this team, but other places slightly closer to the southeast have also smelled the smell, but they dare not easily trace the source of the smell, for fear that it is a trap set by mutant beasts.

Among these unlucky teams was Zhang Heng’s hunter team.

Because Zhang Heng was humiliated yesterday, he was particularly proactive in killing mutant beasts this morning in order to restore his image. He killed two C-level mutant beasts and one B-level mutant beast in one morning. When he watched the live broadcast again, he saw a lot of positive comments in the barrage, so he felt a little relieved.

However, the good mood suddenly became unpleasant because of the smell. After all, no one likes the feeling of smelling meat while chewing cow dung in their mouth.

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In the southeast of the danger zone, because of the thick fog covering at least several kilometers, Gu Tongwan sat on a folding chair, his chin supported by his hands, staring straight at the barbecue grill in front of him that he had casually built with nearby stones. On it was a small half lamb, sprinkled with cumin powder, chili powder and plenty of sesame seeds, and coated with honey and various seasonings, and oil was sizzling.

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