Tomb Raider Forbidden Area 51 Zone 0012 Marker

  As soon as I heard it, the whole person was shocked for a moment, and immediately looked around, everywhere were trees, there were trees in the middle of the road, it didn't look like a highway anymore.

  "Somebody has been messing around, it's really unlucky. They've been following us all along." Hyakushou seemed to have noticed something and his expression didn't look good either.

  "Everyone, you can stop now, don't go any further." Hei Shu said this and stared at the surrounding trees with his eyes fixed on them. He walked behind a tree and carefully examined it.

  We all stopped in our tracks, and it seemed that except for me, they had all realized something was wrong. Their faces didn't look good, especially Zhang Lao's, whose entire face was deathly pale, but his eyes were filled with an indescribable anger.

  "Damn it, I've been walking for nothing all this time!" Chen Jibei's face turned pale with rage, cursing loudly and using a lot of profanity.

  "What's wrong?" I ran over and asked with a puzzled face, their faces were as if they had eaten shit.

  Then, Hyakushou walked to my side and pointed at a big tree beside us, explaining: "See that mark? It was left by Kuroshika four hours ago. At first, we didn't notice it, but now I see it, every hour we pass this spot, which means... we've been walking in circles."

  I saw that tree, not a very big one, but almost everywhere in this forest, there is an arrow pointing to the left on the trunk, very small, if I hadn't looked carefully, I wouldn't have noticed it. My face was full of surprise, thinking: when did they carve the mark, how come I didn't know at all?

  "Perhaps we were too lax and let them find a loophole." Old Wang sighed, pulled out his lighter, and lit a cigarette.

  I don't know why every time they mention "them", it seems like they've encountered a huge difficulty, and I've heard this several times already.

  Every time, I ask them who they are, but no one says anything, especially that Chen Jibei kid, looking at his eyes sneaky and sly, definitely clear about it, what I don't understand is why they won't tell me, what's the benefit of hiding and concealing.

  "What kind of people are they?" I stared tightly at Old Wang, but unexpectedly Old Wang had a calm face, unlike Chen Jibei, whose face would show a panicked expression.

  "Be careful yourself, Xiao Jiu Ye." Old Wang puffed out a mouthful of smoke and looked at me with an expressionless face.

  Something's off, I clearly saw a flash of light in Old Wang's eyes, he's changing the subject.

  I think it's better to go and find out myself rather than asking and getting no results anyway.

  Hei Shu cautiously looked around at the surrounding trees, walked in a circle, and then turned back to command: "Stop wasting words, quickly take a look if there are any signs."

  A group of people who were originally squatting scattered and searched for the weirdness here after hearing the command.

  I don't think this is the way back at all, and the characteristic plants are all different. I walked to the tree marked with an arrow by Hei Shu, trying to figure out what's going on from there.

  That tree, looking almost the same as those around it, is now in December, with yellow leaves all over the ground. The leaves have long been blown dry by the wind, and my feet crunch on them, making a rustling sound. Suddenly, I feel a jolt of fear in my heart. Standing under this tree, my eyes seem to blur, and countless images flood out from them, leaving me at a loss. I take a deep breath, telling myself not to pay too much attention to those images, and force my eyes to focus. Taking a close look around, there's nothing special about this place. I walked around the area for three or four laps, but apart from trees, grass, and unknown plants, there are no distinctive signs. In the end, it was the sound of footsteps that caught my attention again.

  Everything in front of me was blurry, and the back of my head was hit with great force, just like someone was hitting a fragile bone with an iron hammer. My head was buzzing loudly, it was terrifying. At this moment, I only felt my head sink, and after hearing Chen Jibei's cry for help, I lost all consciousness.

  "My goodness, I'm in trouble."

  "My goodness, this guy looks weak and feeble, but he's incredibly strong. Old Zhang, hurry up and get the rope to tie him up."

  Someone beside my ear was shouting anxiously, as if they were tying something with a rope. My mind suddenly shook, could it be that they caught something moving? Afraid that it would bite people, they said to tie it up. No, they wouldn't have the heart to catch it, they must have shot it dead.

  But what did they catch?

  I wanted to open my eyes and take a look, so I blinked hard several times, but still couldn't open them. What's going on?

  "Ah......" I frowned, painfully cried out, feeling the pain all over my body, as if I had been cut by a knife, tearing at my bones, every breath was painful.

  "What the hell, kid? Why are you pressing down on me? I'm not comfortable like this, hurry up and get off me!" With a surge of strength, he forced his eyes open, only to have his view blocked by the butt in front of him.

  This son of a bitch, actually sat on me with his butt dead to the ground, I swear, I must get rid of this little brat.

  To know, this kid's butt is facing right at my face, who can guarantee that this guy won't fart?

  "Old Zhang, this little brat is awake, hurry up and tie him up..." The small thin monkey was still sitting on me, pressing down on me tightly, and even used more strength, shouting towards Old Zhang.

  This guy, it's as if he didn't hear me at all, damn it, does he think I'm easy to bully?

  "You're paralyzed, today I must get rid of you." Regardless of the dry throat, I was so angry that my face turned green and I scolded loudly.

  "Hmph..." A loud noise came out of the small monkey's butt, and all the air sprayed onto my face. I held my breath, my face turned red with anger, and my eyes were about to spit fire.

  "My goodness, this kid really farted, who knows what he ate, it's suffocating."

  "Chen Jibei, you damn bastard, what the hell is wrong with you, sitting on me and talking nonsense, you stinky fart... Get up, I'm going to beat you to death."

  I couldn't bear it anymore and cursed loudly, the stench was so strong that I wanted to knock my head against the wall, who knows if it would kill me or not. I tried to turn over, but my whole body had no strength at all, soft and fluffy like a cotton ball, and my body felt a burning pain, tightly gripping my bones, even my face was in agony.

  What's wrong?

  I don't remember what happened, but I have a fearful and terrified feeling in my heart.

  According to normal logic, this severe pain all over my body must be the result of being beaten up badly or hit by a car. However, in the deep mountains and forests, there are no cars at all, so there is only one possibility left.

  "Get up, he's awake." The voice was nonchalant, as cold as a dead man's, and I recognized it as Qi Xie's.

  The first time I saw Qi Ye, the feeling was indescribable, especially with that icy cold aura around him, every word he spoke could suffocate people to death.

  This person is not easy to mess with, this is my most real feeling, I have to stay away from him in the future.

  "No way, this guy's strength is still increasing, he'll go crazy again later, I think it's better to tie him up with a rope quickly." Little Skinny Monkey refused to get up, his face was pale, and the words he spoke were filled with fear.

  "You damned skinny monkey, I'll kill you today, if I don't, my surname will be yours!" I shouted through gritted teeth, wishing to beat the skinny monkey to death.

  "Damn it, you can still swear." Xiao Shou Hou smiled and asked in a puzzled tone the next second: "Damn it, are you or aren't you Xiao Jiu?"

  "Get up." Old Zhang said slowly beside me, his eyes also had the same vigilance as Xiao Shou Hou, looking at me like a tiger.

  "Damn it, don't make me..."

  The little monkey jumped off me and onto the empty ground beside, with a vigilant and suspicious look in his eyes: "Are you okay?"

  I, who was not being pressed down by anyone, let out a big sigh of relief. The fart that the little monkey had let out earlier had already been slowly blown away by the surrounding air and wasn't so smelly anymore. As soon as I thought about the stinky fart that the little monkey had let out earlier, I immediately wanted to kill him. I moved my arm, but didn't have any strength at all, it was like being pressed down by a big truck, I couldn't even lift it up, and it hurt so much that my forehead was sweating cold sweat.

  "I'd rather you just kill me quickly with a knife. I don't know why, but seeing and hearing them wanting to tie me up with a rope is basically the same as killing me."

  In short, I should have let Hei Shu kill Xiao Shou Hou earlier, otherwise, how would I end up in this miserable state now.

  "I'm telling you, Xiao Jiu, what the hell happened? Just thinking about yesterday's events makes my heart thump wildly." Little Skinny Monkey scratched his hair with one hand and spoke with a lingering fear, his face still showing a few shades of fright.

  At this time, my throat was extremely dry, as if it had been scalded by fire, and it hurt to pull.

  Zhang Lao handed me the water bag, I took it and drank it with a gurgling sound until I was full, then tightened the lid. Seeing Xiao Shou Hou still staring at me with vigilant eyes, holding a wooden stick in his hand, it seemed that as long as I made any move, he would immediately use the stick to knock me unconscious.

  "Girl, is it necessary to use this? I feel like my whole body is falling apart, can I still fight with these few people? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but curse: 'You damn, little skinny monkey, what do you mean by holding a wooden stick?'"

  If I weren't completely exhausted, I would have killed that little brat. He dared to press down on me and even tried to help me with a rope. What's even more infuriating is that he farted, thinking about that fart makes me want to die.

  "Don't you remember what happened yesterday?" Little Skinny Monkey stared at me with wide eyes, looking shocked. He took a step closer to where I was lying, raising the wooden stick in his hand.

  "Don't move, I remember, the young master just took a look at that tree and then was knocked unconscious, damn it, it must have been you who hit him..." I shouted with great anger, my eyes fixed on the wooden stick, afraid that he would hit me on the head at any time.

  The little monkey saw me like this, looked at the wooden stick in his hand, and threw it aside with a embarrassed expression, explaining: "Yesterday you set fire to that tree, almost killing yourself."