Bu Tian Gang

Anna waited outside the door for a long time before finally waiting for the door to open.

"Anton, what are you doing inside? Why did it take you so long to open the door?"

There are seven people in the Russian team, five of them are from the mysterious agency under the Security Bureau, which is a bit similar to the Special Administration Bureau where they are in Winter Solstice—this kind of agency is often unknown to outsiders, but they do exist.The other two, including Anton, were selected through private recruitment.

But Anna and the others didn't like Anton very much, not only because he was often taciturn and invisible, but also because he seemed out of place in the team, he didn't look like a well-trained practitioner at all, he could only be regarded as a half-baked person at best.

Hearing Anna's complaint, Anton blinked his eyes slowly, showing an almost honest smile, and said embarrassedly: "I might have dozed off just now."

"Come out, it's dinner time!"

Anna didn't say any more, left behind a word, turned around and left.

She naturally didn't notice that Anton's smile became weird at some point, the corners of his mouth seemed to rise slightly, and it seemed to be downturned.

When the passenger ship finally arrived at the destination in the vast sea, many people were refreshed because they were down-to-earth, and even a little tiredness from the journey can be ignored, but from this moment on, it also means that the harmony among the various teams has easily disappeared without a trace , they become an out-and-out competitive relationship.

Although under normal circumstances, there will be no malicious killings, but Dongzhi knows that in this archipelago, there is no supervision and coercion by external forces. Even if there is a man-made accident, the murderer can easily get away afterwards. This is why Grace has been chasing Dongzhi The reason they didn't let go was because she insisted that the Chinese killed her sister on purpose, but the environment and conditions at that time, there was no evidence to prove this at all, so she had to let it go, so she chose to use her own way Come for revenge.

This logic is correct, but it is a pity that he chose the wrong person. Winter Solstice has no interest in harming others, but he will never allow anyone to plot against his companions.

According to the pre-calculated latitude and longitude, the organizing committee dropped off the people one by one at the designated positions, and asked them to take a speedboat to the island, and the passenger ship drove forward for a while, and then let the other team down, and let them take a speedboat to land.

In this way, even if the two teams are drawn to the same island, they are located in different places, which means they are in different directions on the island, so it is difficult to meet each other at the beginning.

The organizer also provided everyone with a watch with a 20-day countdown on it. The time starts from now, and after 20 days, the competition will end.

Before parting, William found Winter Solstice privately and gave him a mobile phone. There was no signal on the island, and phone messages could not be dialed out at all, which meant that he was isolated from the world. However, the mobile phone William gave was an exception. You can get in touch with the other one in William's hands.

"I believe that the Japanese will not be your opponents, so if there is no golden apple on the island you are staying on, please let us know, so that we don't have to go up and search again. Instead, it is my side I'll let you know the situation." William said.

Winter Solstice asked: "What if you find the golden apple first? Will you tell us?"

The rules of the game stipulate that when one of the teams gets a key item, the other teams are not allowed to snatch it, unless they encounter unforeseen dangers.But Winter Solstice doubts whether this rule can be effectively implemented. You must know that once you arrive on the island, it is equivalent to losing the power of supervision.

William smiled hippie: "Yes, why not? When we leave the island by boat, I will definitely tell you, and I won't let you continue to sweat!"

Winter Solstice looked indifferent: "Then I am the same."

William: "Don't be like this, Dong, I worked hard to get these two phones. They are very useful. First of all, they can eliminate islands without golden apples, save us a lot of time, and avoid letting other teams take the lead. I believe we They'll be the two strongest teams out there, right? Also, trust is mutual, I swear I won't lie to you, but everyone wants the golden apple, at worst if we get the golden apple, we How about leaving the silver coins to you and let you sit firmly in second place?"

Winter Solstice thought for a while: "Okay, deal."

William thought to himself that Dong definitely wanted to take the first place, but it was useless to think about it. Anyone who tried to think hard would never know where the golden apple was. This year's No.1 was destined to be theirs.

The winter solstice thought, whoever wants to be in the second place, you will be in the second place, and you will all be in the second place next year.

The two shook hands, indicating that the alliance was reached, and both showed tacit smiles.

There are a total of four large islands in the Sun Luo Islands, and there are a few small islands that can be seen at a glance. They are not counted in the content of the competition. Lisa clearly told them that the content of the competition is only held on the four large islands.

The island they landed on the winter solstice is called Diana Island. Diana is the goddess of the moon in Roman mythology, but she also has a priesthood that is less known. Diana is also the goddess of the forest, so the island is as its name suggests, with dense forests on it. , all straight and tall trees, coupled with the white mist around and on the canopy, are enough to become the background of a horror thriller.

The Dongzhi six didn't feel scared, but they had to be careful, because they found that the island was bigger than they imagined, and there was a large forest not far away, which was easy to hide and ambush, and any accident might happen inside.

Liu Qingbo raised his head. He originally wanted to see when it was dark, but instead of clouds and the sun, what he saw was a vast expanse of white mist.

"Damn it, this fog looks like you don't need money, you can't even see where the sun is!"

Winter Solstice looked at his watch: "It should be getting dark soon, and the light is darker than when we were on the boat. No matter what kind of creatures, they like to pick the dark night to attack the enemy. This island is definitely not as peaceful as it appears on the surface. Let's find a relative Settle down in a safe place to spend the night while making plans for tomorrow."

Liu Sidao: "Let me go ask."

After finishing speaking, he walked towards those trees, Zhang Song was puzzled: "What are you going to ask?"

Liu Si turned around and smiled: "You forgot my original shape?"

Only then did Zhang Song remember that Liu Si was originally a willow tree, and it was of course much more convenient for trees to communicate with each other than them.

Neither Yang Shouyi nor Li Han'er thought that Liu Si was not a human being, but they didn't want to ask too many questions about this kind of thing, so they both chose to be tactful and silent, but they also showed joy on their faces.

Liu Si walked over, put one hand on the tree trunk, stood still for a moment, then walked back.

"These trees are a bit strange." When he came back, he looked a little confused. "They live for a long time, but they can communicate with very little information. I tried a few trees, and they only know that the edge of the forest is safe, but going inside will be dangerous. As for the danger, they can't tell , can only convey a vague message."

Speaking of this, Liu Si paused, "I understand from this information that there is endless death."

Everyone was silent for a while.

It was Dongzhi who spoke first: "Then let's spend the night outside the forest first."

Fire tools and drinking water are readily available. Practitioners like the Winter Solstice cannot reach the realm of bigu, but they eat less than ordinary people and have longer endurance. Li Han'er took out compressed biscuits and shared them. After eating two pieces, I will be full. I light a fire and sit around the fire, but I don't feel cold.

Liu Qingbo frowned and said, "Strange, this is a competition venue, or some research base of Group 51. Even if it is dangerous, it cannot be linked to endless deaths. What the hell is the organizing committee doing?"

Li Han'er said softly: "Maybe it's not that they are playing tricks, but something uncontrollable happened.

Through the thick fog, the sky gradually darkened, and the speed seemed to be faster than outside. After a while, the sky was completely dark.

With the bonfire as the center, the fire is blazing within a radius of three to five meters, but beyond this range, the world is dark, the woods and fog, the sea and the island seem to be completely integrated, and unpredictable dangers quietly breed from the darkness, as if at any time. It is possible to jump out and swallow all life.

The minds of the Winter Solstice Six are much stronger than ordinary people, but in such an atmosphere, only when they see the faces of their companions and the blazing bonfire, can they feel a trace of their own breath in the world, instead of being overwhelmed by this overwhelming dense atmosphere. engulfed by fog.

Sitting idle with nothing to do, Yang Shouyi pondered the riddle about the whereabouts of props that Lisa had said before leaving.

"The beauty shrouded in clouds and mist will eventually take off her mysterious veil... Isn't Diana a goddess? Does the riddle refer to our current island?"

Li Han'er shook her head: "I don't think it's that simple. Maybe a beauty refers to something more specific, such as a mountain that looks like a beauty, or a specific location. If the meaning of the riddle is so broad and general, then we must search for this place. In every corner of the island, that possibility feels unlikely."

Winter Solstice asked Liu Si: "What do you think, Old Liu?"

Liu Si didn't talk much, but what he said was generally of reference value.

Liu Si thought for a while and said, "Could it be that the riddles are just intentionally confusing and misleading us?"

Zhang Song frowned and said, "But this is against the rules, right? The organizing committee deliberately spread false information. Is there such a precedent?"

Liu Qingbo said: "Didn't you read the materials distributed before the competition carefully? Of course you did! When we were in the Valley of the Kings last year, the organizing committee announced five clues, but it was finally confirmed that three of them were false. Many people You mistook false clues for real clues, and were misled from the very beginning, and one of the teams suffered two deaths and four injuries. I really doubt what you were doing looking at the information at the time?"

His tone was particularly flat, Zhang Song's hands were itchy, and he couldn't help wanting to stage a wonderful scene of beating the deputy head.

Before the internal strife, Winter Solstice forcibly smoothed things over and changed the subject: "Anyway, we are here anyway, and we will definitely go into the woods to investigate tomorrow. Tonight, I will get enough energy. I will guard in the first half of the night, and the second half of the night. Old Liu, tomorrow will be Xiao Zhang—"

Zhang Song rolled his eyes, and changed his words in time for the winter solstice: "Lao Zhang and Lao Liu are on duty."

Yang Shouyi took the initiative and said: "I'll come tonight. I'm still in good spirits and I'm not tired. You will definitely be exhausted during the day during the winter solstice tomorrow. Don't watch the night tonight."

Li Han'er also said: "Then I will do the rest of the night, and the others can talk about it tomorrow."

On another Rose Island, Russian Anton was walking in a valley with his companions.

Rose Island means Rose Island, the name is very romantic, but in fact, there are not only no roses on the island, but also mountains and valleys that open and close. Even if the height of these mountains is not enough to look outside, but in this On the island, they are the silent inhabitants, giving the contestants a headache.

The Russians landed on the same island as the British and the southern Europeans, but the three parties landed at different landing points, and the island is huge, so they haven't had a chance to meet yet.

Anton actually didn't want to participate. His profession is called a psychic in Russia, but Anton did this job purely for the sake of making a living. He didn't have any ideals of exploring unknown areas and advancing to a higher realm. Signing up this time is also because of the generous bonuses.

After sailing into the mist from the ship, he felt groggy all over, and sometimes it seemed that he did not speak and do things out of his own will, and even his memory became less clear.

But as a psychic, his physique is far more sensitive than others, and he can easily perceive magnetic field fluctuations that others cannot detect. However, Anton sensed the breath of death in the mist, which is stronger than he has ever experienced before. It was many times richer, surrounded by overwhelming forces, so frightened that he wanted to turn around and run away. Before disembarking, he even told the team leader that he was unwell and hoped to withdraw from the competition and return the same way.

The answer is of course no, it’s all here, how could it be possible to give up halfway, the team leader Alexander gave him a hard lesson, telling him not to affect other people’s emotions, Anton had no choice but to keep his murmurs and dissatisfaction in his heart, and followed the team Heading into the depths of the island, the fear in his heart became more and more intense. As a psychic, such a premonition is very abnormal.

"Leader, let's not go any further!" He couldn't help shouting.

"What are you trying to say again!" Alexander was very impatient, "I warn you, we are here to compete, and there are inherent dangers here. Since you chose to sign up, you should have expected this!"

Others also laughed.

"Come on, Anton, your mouth has been complaining since just now, are you really a psychic, and how did you pass the screening?"

"Look at this coward, are you an ordinary person sneaking in?"

Anton roared: "Enough! I regret it now, can't I, I want to leave, I don't want to stay in this ghost place!"

Alexander stopped suddenly, turned around abruptly, grabbed Anton's collar and slammed it against the mountain wall.

"You don't understand my warning, do you? Before the game is over, no one can leave! You can either stay and do things honestly, or just leave by yourself. If you want to die, no one will stop you!"

Alexander felt that this kind of competition should not have recruited practitioners from the private sector to participate. Look at their quality, they have no team spirit at all, what kind of golden apples can they expect to win?

Anton broke down and yelled, "But I smell death! It's all death! We're all going to die here—"

The voice stopped abruptly, the back of his neck was pinched by Anna, he rolled his eyes and fell limply to the ground.

Anna calmly said: "His mood is not right, let's take a rest right away, it's getting dark anyway, let's see if Anton wakes up better."

There happened to be a cave next to it, which could keep out the cold and shelter from the rain. Anna proposed to spend the night in it, and everyone else agreed.

Alexander took the initiative to explore the cave, and found that the cave was not very deep, and there were no messy animals such as bats. It was dry and clean, and it seemed to be a natural habitat specially provided for passers-by.

Everyone lit a fire in the cave, looked at Anton who was lying on the side and passed out, and inevitably picked up the topic of laughing at him again.

Another practitioner who was also selected from the folk also felt very shameful. Everyone was wondering when they would find the golden apple, but Anton was the only one who kept dragging his feet. So he proposed, or wait for Anton to wake up. Take him to the beach and let him leave by himself in a speedboat.

"No!" Anna vetoed his proposal, "You forgot the rules mentioned before, if someone leaves first during the game time, the whole team will be regarded as abstaining, we can't leave Anton behind, we have to watch him Hurry up, lest he find a chance to escape, then we will waste this trip for nothing!"

Alexander casually threw the lighter on the ground, "This bastard ruined all our plans!"

Anna said: "When he wakes up, I'll have a good talk with him. As long as he doesn't do anything bad, he can do whatever he wants."

It seemed that this was the only way to go, Alexander couldn't help but glared at Anton again, and began to arrange for his partners to take turns and rest.

It was Anna's turn to be on duty in the second half of the night. When she woke up, the mist in the sky was blown away by the wind, revealing the crescent moon. The bright and bright moonlight spread down, and the whole island looked very quiet. Compared with competitive games, More like a great place for a date.

She even wondered if there were any so-called obstacles on this island, but if not, where would they go to find golden apples, and would they just dig every piece of suspicious land?

The bonfire was still burning, but it was much smaller. Several people were sleeping on their sides, except for Anton.

Anna was startled, and quickly walked outside, only to secretly breathe a sigh of relief when she saw Anton sitting outside with a night watchman beside him.

"Hey, Lev, you go to bed, I'll come here!" She greeted the companions who watched the night.

The companion got up and patted her, yawned, and walked into the cave.

During this process, Anton sat silently, not saying a word.

Anna sat down beside him.

"Anton, I don't seem to have asked you, where are you from?"

"...a rural area in Siberia, you haven't heard of it." Anton said weakly.

Anna tried to soften her voice: "Listen to me, Anton, if you go back now, it means that we have completely failed before the game started. This is a cowardly act, and even if you go back, your reputation will be ruined." Now, everyone will know that you are a coward who ran away, no one will believe you anymore, and your life and career will be greatly affected."

"That's better than losing your life." Anton murmured, "Stay here any longer, not just me, not just you, everyone will die here!"

Anna said seriously: "What the hell did you see? Tell me!"

Anton was puzzled and said, "I can't say it, but I can feel that the scythe of death is hanging above your head."

It's okay to use such magic words to fool ordinary people. As a practitioner, Anna got angry and couldn't help but want to say something to reprimand him.

But at this moment, there was a scream in the cave!

Without thinking about it, Anna turned around and ran towards the cave.

Lev, who was leaning on the stone wall and immersed in his sleep, was the one who had just changed shifts with Anna. Suddenly, the claws protruding from the stone tightly grabbed his neck. He rolled his eyes and couldn't break free no matter what. The sharp claws Piercing into his neck, blood spurted out instantly, Lev subconsciously wanted to scream, but the next moment, his trachea was cut off, and the last sound in his life disappeared without a trace.

Everyone was awakened. Alexander, the leader, immediately drew out his gun and fired four or five shots at the unknown creatures attacking them within two seconds. They flapped their wings and attacked all humans more frantically, and the whole cave was filled with a strong smell of blood for a while.

Although the Russians are at odds with the Americans everywhere, there are always many similarities in their research fields. For example, the bullets used by Alexander and the others are specially made materials, which can not only kill people, but also have special effects on strange beasts or demons. Lethality, this is the finished product after many experiments, but these unknown creatures in front of them are really too big. Not only do they have limbs similar to humans, but they also have a pair of huge wings on their backs. If you look closely, you can see that The ends of the limbs are not the normal five fingers of human beings, but the existence of eagle claws. The monster has long hair, covering the face, only revealing the faint green eyes, which is extremely creepy in the dark.

The practitioners, who were far more agile than ordinary people, flew over the walls of the cave, but these monsters were faster than them. In just ten minutes, everyone had many wounds on their bodies.

"God, what the hell are these? What monsters did the damn Americans put on them!" During the fight, someone cursed almost groaning.

"Flee away! Flee away!" Alexander roared, while throwing away the gun that had been emptied of bullets, he drew out the Japanese samurai sword behind his back, and slashed headfirst at the charging monster!

The monster wailed, and half of its wings were cut off by him, but Alexander was also so shocked that his mouth was numb.

At this time, several of his companions had fled out one after another.

Everyone hasn't noticed yet that Anton has disappeared in this chaos.

At this time of the winter solstice, they are taking a rest in the long night.

Winter nights are icy cold, and the wind blows through the forest, bringing not only rustling leaves, but also a shivering chill.

During the winter solstice, they brought sleeping bags with them. They found a relatively clean place, lit a bonfire, laid a carpet, and burrowed into the sleeping bags, which made them feel much warmer.

Yang Shouyi was on duty for the first half of the night, and Li Han'er was in charge of the second half of the night. Seeing that the time had passed the agreed two o'clock, Yang Shouyi felt that he was not sleepy and could let his companion sleep for a while, so he didn't wake up Li Haner.

Although he really didn't understand why Dong Zhi was the team leader at the beginning, Yang Shouyi also knew why his superiors appointed Dong Zhi as the team leader since he left the house. When you go abroad, you can't convince people by fighting alone. Whether you were teased when you first arrived at the hotel, or later fought with the French, with Dong Zhi and Liu Qingbo around, they always won't suffer. Instead, they will make their opponents half dead.

Winter Solstice used his own unique humor to reconcile and resolve everyone in an unfamiliar environment. Facing the barriers and discomfort of unfamiliar cultures and crowds, he slowly brought together a few arrogant people and gradually convinced everyone. , This is indeed quite remarkable, Yang Shouyi asked himself, if it were him, he really couldn't do it.

And looking at the six of them, even the young practitioners, almost no one can do it.

After figuring this out, his dissatisfaction towards the winter solstice gradually dissipated.

Yang Shouyi could see that Li Han'er's and Zhang Song's views had changed similarly to his own.