【Flying Leaf】God of War

At nine o'clock, everyone fell asleep with excitement. That night, Sun Xiang held Ye Xiu in his arms with his back facing him, and he didn't let go all night.

Ye Xiu originally wanted to struggle, but he couldn't bear the wolf-dog look in the other party's eyes, so he sighed and had to give up.

Satisfied, Sun Xiang fell asleep until he got up early in the morning, and suddenly realized in the bathroom that they had reached the last step without knowing it.

Scooping up a handful of cold water and pouring it on his face, Sun Xiang cheered up, tugged at his slightly wrinkled camouflage uniform, straightened his back and walked out.

Outside, other people had already lined up. Ye Xiu stood at the edge of the line, leaving an empty seat beside him. Sun Xiang knew that it was for him.

The corners of the mouth couldn't help but turn up, but he didn't dare to make it too obvious, his whole face twisted into a strange expression.Seeing it, Ye Xiu couldn't help but give him a blank look, and coughed lightly in warning, reminding him to be serious.

After a while, the instructors came over, took them into the helicopter without saying a word, and sent them to the location of the examination competition.

Along the way, no one spoke, only the noisy roar of the helicopter.Sun Xiang sat in his seat, looking down at the training camp where the soles of his feet were getting smaller and smaller, watching the playground where they had sweated and sweating getting smaller and smaller, watching the dormitory where they slept together turned into a little black Suddenly, he recalled the day he left Glory. After more than a month, Sun Xiang missed his former comrades-in-arms and every detail of his time in Glory.

There is not much sadness, just comparing the past and the present, even the rough-natured he has some feelings.

But this didn't give Sun Xiang much time to miss, the helicopter flew staggeringly for more than two hours, and finally put them on a yellow field.

After getting off the plane, Ye Xiu looked at the surrounding environment calmly. They had already reached the edge of the forest, and the trees were relatively sparse; from the plane just now, there were many uneven basins nearby, and a large area nearby In this way, there are not as many shelters as in the forest, and there is nowhere to hide.

At this time, the instructor who followed had already begun to explain the rules of the assessment.

In the center of this woods is the end of the mission, and now they are 130 kilometers away from the end, and the time limit is until [-]:[-] noon on the third day. In addition, they have to carry heavy loads Equipment needed.

The equipment is distributed by random roll call. One of them has a fragment of a map in his bag. If he wants to get to the destination safely and as quickly as possible, he needs to go to the position indicated on the first fragment to find the next one. And so on.If there is no map, otherwise it is not difficult to go out in this deep mountain and old forest, but it is almost impossible to reach the destination accurately and within the time limit.

In addition, everyone has a flare gun in their backpack. When their own flare gun is fired, it is judged to be eliminated. The equipment in everyone's backpack is random, which means that if you are lucky, you may get a powerful weapons, it is also possible to get relatively useless things.

So when the backpacks were handed out, everyone's hearts were pounding, especially Liu Hao. He thought that there were so many people on his side, as long as he got the first piece of the puzzle, the next ones could be said to be at his fingertips, and in terms of equipment , There is a greater chance of winning if there are more people, isn't it?When the match officially started, Ye Xiu and Sun Xiang quickly plunged into the woods without even taking time to open their backpacks.Liu Hao wasn't in a hurry at first, he formed a group with the rest of his group, and after checking them one by one, he became anxious.

No, there were eleven people on his side, including himself, and none of them had map fragments in their luggage.

The answer was obvious, the fragments were in Ye Xiu's hands, but they didn't know who had them.

Liu Hao's expression was a bit gloomy. He stared at the direction Ye Xiu left without saying a word, his teeth were grinding, and after a few seconds, he struggled to utter a word.

"Chase!"

……

Sun Xiang followed Ye Xiu into the depths of the jungle. At the beginning, he ran normally, and then almost galloped afterward, but although he ran fast, his steps were very light.After running for a few minutes, Ye Xiu stopped suddenly, turned around and gestured to Sun Xiang: "Climb the tree."

Sun Xiang barely had time to think, he hugged the tree trunk reflexively and climbed up.When he got to the branches, he realized that the woods in this area were a little denser than before, and the coverage of leaves was very large, so it was not easy to be seen from below.What are they doing?He licked his lips, and the question that reached his throat was swallowed back, because at this time, he could already hear the sound of someone's footsteps coming this way.

He held his breath, and quietly hid his face covered in oil paint among the branches. Ye Xiu on the other side also climbed up and hung on a higher branch. , and made a quiet gesture to him.

Liu Hao's voice came from under his feet, and it was a little blurry at a distance of more than ten meters, but he could still catch the words 'map' and 'Ye Xiu'.

Sun Xiang narrowed his eyes, thinking that it was Ye Xiu who got the fragments. He checked his backpack before leaving, but the rest of them caught up after they left. This answer is really obvious.

The people below didn't find it after searching around for a few laps, and they didn't want to waste too much time here, so they left after a while.

At this time, the two people on the tree also returned to the ground.

"What should we do next?" Sun Xiang asked.

"Well... just follow me." Ye Xiu patted the other person on the shoulder: "I won't lose you."

It was rare that he didn't reply, Sun Xiang silently accepted the other party's actions, and followed him quietly.

Ye Xiu didn't speak any more, he just quickened his pace, because time was limited after all.

The two of them walked for a long time in such a smooth manner. At noon, they stopped to nibble on two pieces of finger-length chocolate, and took two sips of water from the water bottle—everyone’s food was limited. Bao, it was finished in a few bites.So they had no choice but to eat less and more meals to reduce consumption, and try to make themselves last for a longer period of time.

It was another few hours' journey, Sun Xiang wiped the sweat that oozed from his forehead, panting lightly.It was evening at this moment, and the orange-red sunset coated the forest with a layer of warm gold.Under the sunlight, Ye Xiu's face was a little red. He turned his head and let the light shine into his eyes. His amber pupils were shockingly bright.

Biting his lip, Sun Xiang stared at the other side's profile, as if he wanted to engrave this scene in his mind.

After another half an hour, the last ray of sunlight disappeared from the ground, and they had no light source in the dark, so they had to stop and rest.The two leaned against the tree facing each other.Ye Xiu groped for food and water from his bag in the dark, took a few bites and let out a long breath.

Sun Xiang on the opposite side reacted quickly and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay." Ye Xiu slowly wiped his fingers on the camouflage uniform, raised his neck and gulped down a sip of water.

In the darkness, he could barely see the outline of a human figure. Sun Xiang stared at it for a while. Judging from the other person's movements and voice, there was indeed nothing serious, and he breathed a sigh of relief.He took out food from his bag, solved the problem of hunger a little bit, and when his physical strength was almost recovered, he closed his eyes and fell asleep after a while.

Ye Xiu sat opposite Sun Xiang, and waited until the other party snored lightly, then moved his stiff neck leaning on the tree trunk, and jumped up quietly.Taking advantage of the darkness, he wandered through the nearby woods with his footsteps in mind, holding a random saber in his hand, and every time he went to a place, he marked the root of the trunk with a knife.He didn't return to the original place until he had almost walked around, sat down, and called Sun Xiang up after an hour.

"Hmm...? What's wrong?" Sun Xiang wiped his face to wake himself up as soon as possible. He raised his head and looked at Ye Xiu's figure in the dark, wondering.

"Be quiet." Ye Xiu whispered in his ear, "Then, follow me."

After the two tidied up a little, they got up and left the place where they had rested before.The light was too dark at night, and it was hard to tell the direction. Ye Xiu led the way. He carefully stroked the scratches on each tree, and only went to the next step after making sure.Both of them moved lightly until half an hour later, when the last scratched tree disappeared, Ye Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "It's right here."

"What here and there?" Sun Xiang looked at the other party inexplicably.

"The direction, it should be this way..." Ye Xiu didn't answer Sun Xiang, he muttered to himself, sat down on the ground, and closed his eyes.

He stopped talking and remained motionless as if asleep.

Sun Xiang frowned for a while, and then simply sat down, but this time, it was his turn to watch the night.

Two people can't fall asleep at the same time, of course he understands this, there is a tacit understanding between the two of them at some point, when he chooses to rest, Ye Xiu must have opened his eyes.

So this time, it was him.

The two rested for a few hours in shifts, and continued on the road just after dawn.According to the fragments of the map, they found the second fragment within a short distance. After researching the place for a few minutes, they went deep into the woods again.Along the way, Sun Xiang frowned all the time. He felt that someone seemed to be following them, but Ye Xiu continued to lead the way as if he didn't notice... Should he tell the other party?Sun Xiang hesitated for a while, before speaking.

"Hey, don't you think..."

"Huh? What's the matter, are you tired?" Stopping, Ye Xiu looked back at him: "Go quickly if you're tired." As he spoke, he approached and hugged each other's shoulders, and whispered in Sun Xiang's ear Said: "Trust me."

Other than that, no more explanation.

Sun Xiang blinked his eyes and buried his doubts in his eyes. He nodded calmly, but he was unavoidably a little upset.

Now they are no longer in a subordinate relationship, he believes that as comrades-in-arms, they should trust each other; on the other hand, Ye Xiu's concealment must have his own intentions, but this is not enough to convince Sun Xiang.

If it was before, he probably would have started to make a fuss long ago. Today, Sun Xiang more or less knows that he can't be unhappy at this time, so he can only tell Ye Xiu silently that he believes him.

This is enough for Ye Xiu.

For the rest of the journey, Sun Xiang was only secretly on guard, but did not speak again.

Silence spread again, and the atmosphere between the two gradually fermented with the smell of sweat and sunshine, forming a strange atmosphere.Ye Xiu was always walking in front of Sun Xiang. The back that was wrapped in camouflage uniform was heavier than before. His back was always straight and tense, and he had to double-check every time he took a step.He seemed to be completely immersed in his own world, exuding a sense of stability and caution, less casual and more serious.

Sun Xiang thought, maybe this is what Ye Xiu really looks like.

As a 'fighting god' look.

"Let's rest here for a while." Wiping off his sweat, Ye Xiu covered the sunlight in front of his eyes with his hands. It should be between two and three in the afternoon, and they had already walked for several hours after they got the second map. , about two-thirds of the journey on the map has been completed.If he counted well, they could get the third shard this afternoon.

The map is well designed, with many hidden obstacles along the way.In the absence of a map, it may take a long time to walk to the destination, and the competition time is less than three days.

The two sat down to rest against the tree trunk and drank two sips of water.Sun Xiang flipped through the dry food bag, he only had a palm-sized compressed biscuit left, and Ye Xiu's side should be similar... Swallowing the last of the food, Sun Xiang licked his dry lips, thinking of the next They have to spend their days hungry, and it is inevitable that they will be a little depressed.

After Ye Xiu finished eating the biscuits, he took a big gulp of water, shook the jug, weighed the remaining portion, and thought about how to spend the next few days.

Then Sun Xiang saw Ye Xiu get up, walked around twice and came back with two handfuls of grass roots, threw one of them in front of him, took one in his mouth, leaned on the tree root and chewed slowly.

"Save some water, if you don't drink it, save it until the end." Looking at the other person's expression, Ye Xiu explained vaguely, spat the grass clippings in his mouth aside, picked up a new one, and wiped it away at will The soil from the roots goes into the mouth.

Sun Xiang took a deep breath, put the thing in his hand into his mouth, and started to chew like Ye Xiu.

This thing is really not tasty, dry, bitter, and smells like mud, but how can the current conditions allow him to have so many choices?Ye Xiu chewed what was in his mouth full of bitterness and hatred. This expression made Ye Xiu laugh, and it was rare for him to comfort him: "Be patient, it will be fine in a few days."

Sun Xiang appropriately rolled his eyes back at him, which means it's up to you to say.

After chewing a handful of grass roots, the two of them regained some strength, so they got up and continued to move forward.

Along the way, Sun Xiang felt as if he had eaten mud, the smell of earth lingered in his mouth, and he felt nauseous, but he couldn't resist drinking water to rinse his mouth.

This is not the end yet, he thought, what Ye Xiu meant was to imply that something would happen to him in a few days.

It was rare to understand the meaning of the other party's words. Thinking of this, Sun Xiang was a little excited.

The next half of the day was always spent on the road.

At night, the two of them found a place with higher ground to sit down and rest. Sun Xiang beat his sore calf. The foot wrapped in military boots was almost numb, and it was so stiff that it didn't belong to him.There is no comfort in his body, maybe he is used to it, and he thinks it is not unbearable.

Ye Xiu sat across from Sun Xiang, his two long legs folded together and gently dangling. Before the sun went down, they collected some dry firewood around them and lit them with the matches in their backpacks...the first night they didn't Ye Xiu didn't explain the reason for lighting the bonfire, but he just did it now.Sun Xiang massaged his legs, looking at the bright flames in front of him, he felt relieved for a while.

It is not that there are no wild animals in the deep mountains and old forests, but they are relatively rare. The climate in this section is too dry, and only a few ponds that have dried up have been found along the way.Ye Xiu turned all over there, but he could only find a few edible grass roots around, which the two of them had already finished chewing on the way.

After licking his dry and peeling lips, Sun Xiang tasted a bloody smell.He took out the kettle from his backpack, moistened the mouth of the kettle to his mouth for a while, and then put it away, but he couldn't help but savor the sweetness that just tasted.

Ye Xiu glanced at him, didn't say anything, just took out the remaining half of grass from his pocket and bit it between his lips, that posture reminded Sun Xiang of that man smoking.

He didn't know when, but he hadn't seen Ye Xiu smoking.

"Why quit smoking?" Sun Xiang asked perhaps to break the atmosphere of non-embarrassment.

"Because smoke has a smell." Ye Xiu blinked and explained, "Well... the smell of smoke will make people notice."

It turned out that the smell of smoke would reveal the hidden place?Then why do you still smoke?

Sun Xiang twitched his brows, doubts written all over his face.

Ye Xiu actually smiled, a little helpless in his smile.

"I'm used to it." He said, his tone was more like a sigh: "But when it's time to quit, I find it's not that difficult."

"..."

Sun Xiang was silent.

Since the start of the game, his words have really decreased. It doesn't mean that he has nothing to say, but that what he wants to say is left after the game.

So at this time, he became silent instead.

Ye Xiu didn't pay attention to this, he used a branch to fiddle with the dead leaves in the campfire, trying to make it burn more vigorously.

Looking at the side face of the other party illuminated by the fire, Sun Xiang bit his lip.He stretched out his hand, crossed the bonfire, and wiped away the grass clippings from the forehead of the other party.

Through the thick oil paint, he clearly saw the astonishment in Ye Xiu's eyes. His steady fingers froze for a moment, and the branch fell into the fire and burst into flames.

Slowly withdrawing his hand, Sun Xiang leaned against the tree trunk and continued to rest, with a smile that he couldn't hide.

On the contrary, Ye Xiu's eyes became complicated in an instant. He lowered his head, trying to hide his chaotic heartbeat.

After a long while, Ye Xiu clicked his tongue softly, reached out and pushed the burning branch into the fire completely.