Ye An

At noon, a round of bright sun hangs high, hot wind sweeps across the earth, and the light and shadow are distorted by the high temperature.

The convoy crossed the river covered with yellow sand, facing the hot wind, as if encountering a rain of fire.

Jason was controlling the steering wheel with one hand, and his left arm was hanging out of the car window. After a while, he was flushed from the sun and had to take it back.Seeing his distressed appearance, Iron Ax, who was in the same car, let out a burst of laughter regardless of his sweating.

Even with the ice cubes condensed by Xiao Yun, they couldn't withstand the hot weather.

In order to avoid heat stroke, the hunters had to soak their coats and wrap them around their necks and backs for a short period of coolness.

A few vultures flew over the convoy, casting a shadow.

These big birds with red necks are not afraid of the heat at all, soaring in the sky with the help of rising thermals, looking for dying prey due to the extreme heat.

Ye An sat in the RV, compared the route on the map, and locked on a mountain range on the right front of the river.

Several cubes of ice were piled up in the carriage, and several pandas spread their limbs on the ice, letting the ore roll to the side, not wanting to move.

The homing pigeons were not very energetic either, lying prone in the cab, pecking at the dried meat one by one, combing their feathers once in a while, and had no intention of flying out to look for food at all.

From across the river came a pack of wild dogs, typically marked by irregular patches of fur, spindly limbs, and large round ears.

Seeing the oncoming convoy, the head dog barked immediately, and the group of dogs quickly stepped aside, making it clear that they did not want to get too close to the convoy to avoid unnecessary conflicts.

Behind the wild dogs, two spotted hyenas followed carefully.

Ye An looked carefully and confirmed that there was a female dog in the dog group who was breastfeeding. It was self-evident what the spotted hyena was up to.Just comparing the numbers of the two sides, Ye An thinks they are whimsical.Without the support of their companions, the two spotted hyenas might be surrounded by wild dogs and torn apart.

The convoy drove across the river, kicking up a large cloud of dust.

Unlike the previous section of the river, this section of the river has been dry for a long time, and there is still no wet mud after digging several meters deep.In the center of the river bed was a deep pit made by elephants. There was no sign of groundwater gushing out of the pit, but there were several white skeletons scattered around. Judging from the remaining shapes, they looked like crocodiles.

The RV rolled over the deep pit, and the sand and soil around the pit spilled one after another, setting off even greater sand and dust.

The sand was swept by the hot wind and lifted across the river. The dogs not far away quickly dodged and cleverly threw off the following hyenas.

Xiao Yun pushed the sunroof and leaned out of the car.

The cold wind condensed around the convoy, collided with the hot wind, rolled up the suspended ice, and fell a drizzle.

The raindrops fell on the ground, forming wet marks for a short time, successfully cooling the hunters.

Regardless of the danger, wild dogs and hyenas rushed to the rear of the convoy one after another, hoping to get some coolness.

Sensing the approach of the dogs, the lazy panda suddenly straightened up. Without the command of the older pandas, the three young pandas leaned out of the car window to threaten the dogs.

The wild dogs quickly clamped their tails, and the hyenas didn't dare to get closer, so they could only linger in place, scrambling for the wet mud that was about to dry up.

"Come back, I'm going to speed up."

Ye An called the panda back, held the steering wheel tightly, and stepped on the accelerator.

The convoy began to accelerate and quickly moved away from the riverbed.

Not long after they left, mutant beasts attracted by the water vapor arrived one after another, including a stray male elephant.

The heat made the mutant beasts lose their patience, and their temper became more and more irritable.The water supply was limited, and the banks of the river quickly became chaotic. Two unlucky jackals were trampled on the spot by the buffaloes who came late and were seriously injured.

During the march of the convoy, Xiao Yun would occasionally "artificial rain", strictly controlling the number and frequency, in order to avoid causing chaos.Mutant beasts are extremely sensitive to water vapor. If they are unlucky and do not leave in time, they may be surrounded by herds of beasts.

As evening approached, the temperature showed no signs of dropping.

The space between heaven and earth seems to be a huge steamer. In it, sweat keeps pouring out, and the salt left behind evaporates under the high temperature.

Fortunately, the destination is getting closer and closer. From the car window, you can already see rolling hills and green and purple sugarcane forests.

As Ye An thought before, the treasure trove marked on the map coincides with the sugarcane forest.Mature sugar cane covers almost the entire foot of the mountain, and the number is beyond imagination.

The hunters began to cheer, and the convoy picked up speed again, roaring forward.

Ye An's mood improved, with a little excitement.Affected by his emotions, the panda also became energetic, but he was unwilling to leave the ice, and sat up one after another, leaning on the ice to pick up the ore.

The convoy stopped in front of a sugarcane forest, the doors opened, and the hunters jumped down one after another, drew out the short knives around their waists, each selected a sugarcane, cut it off, and tore off the outer skin to chew on the spot.

The sweet juice slides into the throat, accompanied by the wind blowing from the forest, effectively relieving the dryness and heat.

Ye An jumped out of the RV, closed the door, and walked closer to observe. He found that the mutated sugarcane was more than seven or eight meters long. The purple outer skin was shiny like metal, and juice would overflow when cut with a knife. The transparent color exudes sweetness. breath.

There are many kinds of mutant plants growing in the forest, mainly mutant grass and vines.

There are brightly colored mushrooms hidden under the vines, the largest ones are more than ten centimeters in diameter, the canopy is bright red, mycelium hangs down from the edge, and several insects that fell into the trap stick to it.There are different types of insects, all of which have digested their flesh and blood, leaving only an empty shell.There are also several coral-like fungi that grow in layers around the roots of the sugarcane.

Ye An bent down and used the dagger to pry the two apart, and white juice gushed out from the cut, emitting a smell similar to paint, quite pungent, obviously containing toxins.

"Be careful, don't touch these things."

Ye An straightened up, wiped off the mycelium on the knife, and reminded Xiao Yun and everyone in the team.

After the hunters gnawed the sugarcane, some of them were left to guard the modified car, and the rest took rope, dry food and tools, and went to the depths of the forest with Ye An and Xiao Yun, looking for the entrance to the treasure place marked on the map.

The more you walk forward, the denser the plants grow, and there is a faint sound of water flowing, which just explains the root cause of this forest's ability to survive the dry season.

Ye An quickly noticed the abnormality.

Except for sugar cane, the mutated plants growing here are all unusual. The seven or eight species he can recognize contain toxins. The mild ones can paralyze the body and cause hallucinations, and the severe ones will kill people directly.

Xiao Yun also realized that something was wrong, so he cut off a tall grass with fan-shaped leaves, saw the color change rapidly at the cut, and said to Ye An: "This is not right."

Ye An nodded, and discussed with Xiao Yun, everyone became extra careful on the next journey, wrapped their ankles and calves with animal skins, and would not take off their coats even if it was hot, so as not to encounter poisonous plants they did not know, because Negligence caused unnecessary losses.

Through a patch of tall, burr-grown grass, the sound of water became more pronounced.

Ye An was refreshed, waved to everyone, and took the lead in searching for the direction of the voice.

Xiao Yun and the hunters followed quickly, stepped on the path opened by Ye An, pushed aside the vines hanging in front of them, and a rushing waterfall burst into view.