e economy isn't good this year, and even big companies are laying off employees. Graduates with no connections can't find good jobs either. They also said that women who are married but haven't had ch...Yesterday afternoon, their people had already searched the area and roughly knew where the water source was. They walked 10 kilometers southeast, where there is a small lake.

They crouched by the lake, washing their faces in the water. Mud caked their cheeks and arms, and blood stained their clothes.

They couldn't see the Great Falls, but they could hear the sound of the rushing water in their ears.

This really drove them crazy.

It's like something is right there in front of you, yet you can't quite grasp it.

Last night's events had them raising their guard to the highest level. They even took turns washing their faces by the lake, afraid of being ambushed again and losing everything.

It was Qiao Bao'er's turn to squat by the lake and wash her face, but she was absent-minded. The death of her teammate had caused her a lot of psychological trauma. Unlike Lao Gui and the others, she was just an ordinary person.

This small lake is a dead lake, with no river flowing in. Perhaps it usually only collects rainwater after a shower, and the water is very cold.

Qiao Baoer splashed some lake water on her face. The coolness made her nerves clear, and as she looked up, she seemed to see something shimmering in the lake.

This lake wasn't very big, only about the size of a football field, and the bottom was very shallow. Qiao Baoer could see many black stones on the lakebed with her own eyes.

And there was no life in the lake at all. There were no algae, and no fish or plankton could be seen.

Perhaps because of the sky, the lake water was especially azure blue.

"What are you looking at"

Qiao Bao'er stood up, pointing to the right front, "Something is glowing in the lake."

Lu Qinan was curious and followed her gaze, "What is it" He didn't see anything.

Then Lu Qinnan thought of the lost scepter, and casually said, "Could it be those two golden scepters"

Qiao Bao'er thought it was also possible, something shiny was in the middle of the lake. The water wasn't deep, at most half a person's height. Qiao Bao'er was very good at swimming, she didn't think too much and directly stepped in.

But at that moment, Junzhi Mu, who was standing on the shore, saw her sudden action and quickly shouted to her, "What are you doing! Don't go into the water!"

"There's something in the lake!"

"Joe Ba'er responded loudly, without turning her head, her feet already stepping into the lake, "... it could be the staff!" They all knew the importance of the staff.

"The lake is very shallow, there's no need to worry. There's no life in the water." It's safe.

Rafael on shore perked up instantly when he heard her mention the word scepter.

The old ghosts also looked at her eagerly, but only Hu Junzhi frowned and quickly ran over, still worried that there might be danger in the water.

Before Jun Zhimu could even reach the lake, Qiao Bao'er in the water reached out to touch the flashing thing, but suddenly an invisible force spread outward in a circle from that light, causing a tremor.

That intangible force spread through the air like ripples of vibration.

A clear and melodious "dong" echoed in Qiao Bao'er's mind. It was like the sound of a mountain stream, a single drop falling from a height, crisp, serene, and peaceful.

This wonderful feeling.

And then, the group led by Jun Zhi Mu heard tremors coming from all directions within the jungle. It was the sound of running, like a herd of behemoths, thousands of beasts thundering forth, accompanied by the roars of wild animals.

"...There are wolves!!"

Raphael shouted at them first, quickly raising his gun. After last night's life-and-death struggle, he had realized how ferocious the beasts of this world were.

Everyone's nerves immediately tensed, and they rushed to find weapons.

"In the upper left... no, wait, it's a herd of wild boars!"

"It's a rat, a mutated giant rat... over on the right," bang bang bang - gunshots rang out, accompanied by panicked shouts and screams. "There are birds in the sky! Big birds!"

Just as the sound fell, a giant bald eagle swooped down. A huge black shadow fell on the ground. The eagle flew past at an extremely fast speed, its sharp claws grabbed Qiao Baoer in the middle of the lake, and directly lifted her whole person into the air.

Qiao Baoer, like a young prey, was caught by the giant eagle's talons on her shoulders. The eagle claws were like iron hooks, sinking deep into the flesh and bone of her shoulders.

"Ah—"

The excruciating pain turned her face ashen, and terror mingled with agony as she screamed in a piercing cry.

When they looked up, they could only watch helplessly as Qiao Baier was snatched by a giant eagle and soared into the sky. He was completely stunned.

Gunfire echoed around them, and the beasts seemed summoned by some unseen force, surging toward them in wave after wave.

Raphael and his companions were exhausted. There were simply too many beasts! Lord Mu, having faced a large wolf last night, had gained some combat experience. Now, picking up the gun felt more natural to him. After taking out the two large wolves before him, he started walking towards Qiao Bao'er, who was flying in the distance. This was almost an instinctive reaction.

< But he was grabbed from behind by Rafael. >

"Don't go, you can't catch up—"

The lord's shepherd turned, angrily shouting, "Let go!"

Raphael was being a bit too insistent, clutching Jun Zhimu's collar and urging him, "...Fate decides life and death, Jun Zhimu. Can you catch a giant bald eagle soaring high in the sky Don't overestimate yourself. Look at your current situation, we were all caught off guard..."

Raphael's tone lacked the previous excitement. He seemed to be reminiscing about something, as if Raphael himself had once made a similar choice, choosing to give up because there was truly nothing else he could do. It was the most rational decision.

Even if Junzhi's shepherd catches up, it would only be a corpse.

He stayed, and could actually help more people.

When faced with such a pack of beasts, teamwork and scattering to run are definitely the worst course of action.

"Get out of here!"

Jun Zhi Mu didn't want to hear him talk about these principles. He became impatient, his eyes reddened, and he directly raised his gun, pointing it at...

Raphael met his gaze, and something within him seemed to stir. His hand released its hold.

And the shepherd, at that very moment, did not dare to delay for a single instant. He looked up at the sky, chasing after the giant eagle which was already flying farther and farther away. Then he ran with long strides.

Samba carried his elderly mother, the chieftain of the Wild Tribe, on one hand and followed King Zhupi's steps.

"...There were too many animals, so we ran up the trees."

Raphael regained his aloof expression, turned his head, and shouted urgently at the old ghost and others.

Lao Gui and the Monkey looked in the direction that Junzhi Mu had left. They wouldn't blindly follow. Raphael was right at this time, there were too many beasts, their bullets simply weren't enough. They quickly climbed up a tree, there were fewer beasts to deal with on trees.

The shepherd ran anxiously towards the sky, while over by Raphael's position, gunfire continued unabated.u Ruqing. If Gu Ruqing returned at this time, it would be just right.Jo Baoer was criticized harshly, her expression froze, as if she wasn't truly sad.Lu Qin Nan was stunned. This guy's way of comfort...