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Chapter 44: Gathering

  Zhuo Xiong and He Yi Chao in the village shouted towards the bottom of the ancient well for a long time, but there was no sound from below, so they naturally became frantic.

  Suddenly frantic, He Yichao rummaged through the equipment around him, grabbed a few handfuls, and stuffed them all into his backpack. After putting on his gloves, he grasped the rope and prepared to descend into the well: "Blind man, you keep watch up here, Ill go down and take a look at the situation. No need to say it, somethings definitely gone wrong!"

  Zhuo Xiong stopped He Yi Chao: "Let me go down, in the past when I was in the army, I did airdrops. If we talk about rappelling, the whole company is faster than me. Im second, no one dares to say first!"

  "Down here, the people who originally followed me were all from my archaeological team. Not to mention that Wen Bin is my older brother, Old Wang is my uncle, and Little Demon Girl is my younger sister. Besides, your task was just to bring us into the mountains, which youve already completed, so you can leave now! This well is a matter of life and death, what if we get stuck again and theres no one left to collect our bodies!"

  Zhuo Xiong crushed the cigarette in his hand and stomped on it fiercely. He shouted at Chao Zi, "He Yi Chao, what are you talking about? Am I, Zhuo Xiong, a coward who fears death?! Lets not mention our relationship, although weve only been together for two days, Ive already considered you my brother and Wen Bin as my big brother! Since were friends and comrades-in-arms, brothers in arms, should I run away at this time? Would that be worthy of the years we spent serving together?! Worthy of our military uniforms?! Worthy of the national emblem on our hats?! The momentum he displayed was not something ordinary people could muster. Perhaps only those who had served in the most difficult places in the country, as elite scouts, would have such spirit. This wasnt just a veterans bravado; it was the genuine honor and pride of a soldier! It was the unyielding spirit of a true man!

  After listening to Zhuo Xiongs roar, Chaozis eyes were already shining with tears. He didnt expect that this comrade, who seemed even a bit dull, would have such heroic spirit! He hugged Zhuo Xiong tightly and patted his back hard. After separating, they silently high-fived each other, squeezing their palms together firmly. The two most powerful fighters in the team finally stood together, united!

  As for Cha Wenbin, since he took that first step, he realized that someone had deliberately arranged a "path" for him to walk on in this half-football-field-sized deep pool. However, it was too late to think about anything else now. Those sharp bones, although carbonized and brittle, were even more menacingly hard. If one wasnt careful and tripped, they could still be fatal if they pierced the body. It seemed that to get past, he had to take this "path". Cha Wenbin followed the path and as he walked forward, a fork in the road appeared ahead.

  Before going down, Cha Wenbin stood on a large stone and looked at the low pool below. He discovered that the "path" here, no matter where he went, as long as he didnt want to touch the bones, had to pass through the middle bronze coffin suspended in mid-air, and then scatter in all directions from there. Almost instantly, he thought of something: this place was arranged according to the five elements and eight trigrams! Who would have used a Taoist diagram to arrange such things here? Cha Wenbin was extremely familiar with the eight trigrams, and thinking back to the "path" he had seen above, he followed it down. Before long, he arrived in front of the bronze coffin. If he just went around this pile of bones, he should be able to reach the central position. Just as he was about to go past, a shout came from behind...

  Just above the ancient well:

  The quality of the soldiers, especially the scouts, is still that kind of execution power that ordinary people cant match. Almost in just ten seconds, both of them have completed their equipment and ammunition checks, and all the standard actions before a first-class battle are in place.

  Comrade He Yichao took the lead, descending into the well first. He didnt have the luxury to appreciate the ancient paintings and lines on the wall of the well. It was a rapid descent, like in military training. Fortunately, he wore tactical gloves, but his hands still felt the heat generated by friction due to the haste. Cha Wenbin took several hours to complete the descent from top to bottom, while He Yichao only took three minutes! When he landed, he pulled on the rope and told Zhuo Xiong above that it was safe to descend. He waited for his comrades at the bottom. Sure enough, two minutes later, Zhuo Xiong appeared in Hes line of sight. He thought to himself: "This kid is abnormal! With such a rapid descent, didnt his palms get burned?"

  After landing, Zhuo Xiong glanced at Chaozi with a provocative look: "How about it? Am I not faster than you? In the past, I was the first person in the team to descend quickly. This is not something Im bragging about, hehe!"

  Chaozi discontentedly snorted: "I was just scouting ahead for you, thats why I slowed down a bit, you know nothing!"

  Zhuo Xiong didnt bother to defend himself, "Go ahead, go ahead, is it up to you to let me? Haha."

  Scouts are scouts, and they discovered a slight detail in the distance. The river is not straight, with a large turn less than 10 meters ahead of them. Zhang Wenbins current position is about 80 meters away. The searchlight on his head flickers back and forth, shining on the stone wall opposite, where there is a piece of quartzite that reflects a faint glint. This glint was discovered by He Yichao, who was about to say something else. He put his index finger to his lips, made a silencing gesture, and whispered: "Blind man, theres a situation ahead, prepare for battle!"

  After a command, without much action, almost simultaneously, the two men held hunting guns, dispersed at intervals of about five meters, advancing alternately. One who turned around was Zhuo Xiong, and at a glance, he recognized that someone walking in the distance was Cha Wenbin. Overjoyed, he shouted: "Brother Wenbin!" Hous Chaozi heard this, took several strides to catch up, and when Cha Wenbin turned around, he exclaimed: "Ah, these two kids are all here!"

  Two men ran quickly, and before they could even look at the situation, "whoosh" sounds were heard as they jumped off the big rock one after another. The moment they landed, all that was heard was a loud rustling sound. Cha Wenbins face, which had been smiling, suddenly froze stiff. Those two little rascals looked down and saw that what they were standing on was some kind of dark, black thing. Upon closer inspection, the same black, human-bone-like things could be seen in the distance. Looking down again, their feet had turned into black powder. They realized that this time they had stepped on bones.

  "Stand still there, this is arranged according to a special route. You two stand in place and wait for me to come over!" Cha Wenbin was afraid that these two reckless ghosts would rush over next, something might happen, so he had to walk back again.

  Fortunately, the two of them were soldiers and their courage was indeed much greater than that of ordinary people. Chaozi had also been involved in archaeological excavations, so he naturally knew that these were carbonized human bones. When Zha Wenbin stood before them, Chaozi stuck out his tongue at Zha Wenbin, afraid of being scolded.

  Cha Wenbin was both angry and amused, "You two are here to make trouble for yourselves. Didnt I tell you not to come down? Are you afraid Ill die down here and youre here to collect the body?"

  Seeing Cha Wenbin again, the two of them were like they had found their backbone. The joyful energy was simply like a child seeing candy compared to the dull expression of Zhang who was smoking upstairs: "Brother Wenbin, just now, did an earthquake occur? And we also saw a dragon rushing out? Whats going on?"

  "Earthquake your head, what you just saw is the brother here." After finishing, he pointed a circle at the dense bones and then pointed to the top of his head.

  Zhuo Xiongs eyes widened: "Brother here? Wen Bin, is that dragon your brother? Your skills are too impressive! Even dragons are your friends?"

  "Look at this silly kid, anyway, that bit of anger is gone: This matter, go back and tell you later, Old Wang and Leng girl are ahead, its good that you two also came, hurry up and go rescue people first!"

  Chao Zi heard that they were also here, and shouted loudly: "Little witch, little witch, Wang Shu, where are you two?"

  No one responded...

  Chaozi looked at Cha Wenbin with a puzzled expression, and Cha Wenbin also realized that something was wrong: "Its just on the opposite cliff wall in the stone crevice, he was still talking to me just now, didnt something happen? Lets hurry over first!" He led the way forward, with the other two following closely behind, carefully making their way past so as not to touch those bones again.

  As for this person, at critical moments, he really cant be impatient. Once impatient, something will go wrong. At first, Cha Wenbin only felt that the bronze coffin hanging here was not simple. The road could only pass in front of him, and under duress, he had to choose to walk here. When he walked past the bronze coffin for the first time, his eyes were fixed on the stone wall ahead, and he didnt have time to greet the two of them. It was just a simple sentence that was forgotten, which ultimately led to disaster!

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