【Flying Leaf】God of War

The second meeting point is set on the top of the mountain ten kilometers away. Participants need to start from the first meeting point, cross nearly eight kilometers of virgin forest, and then continue to climb up the two-kilometer mountain road.It is still the old rule that the top three will be rewarded with points, but this time, only 20 people can advance.

The number of people was cut in half at once, which undoubtedly brought a lot of pressure to the remaining contestants.Sun Xiang pressed his legs without saying a word, and started the preparatory activities, while Ye Xiu stood beside him, squinting to observe the surrounding terrain and the enemies they were about to face.

If he didn't predict wrongly, it won't be long before at least...three or four groups of people will come to the door.

Calmly withdrawing his gaze, Ye Xiu lowered his eyes and patted Sun Xiang beside him: "Get up."

The two stood up straight, with their chests raised and their heads raised, preparing for the initial sprint after the gunshot.This time, the National Defense Forces will hide in the forest they must pass through in advance. As for whether they can meet them and how many people they meet, it depends on their own luck.

All in all, the difficulty has not changed much, but the admission range has been narrowed, and it is more time-consuming than the first day.

The scorching sun was shining brightly, and the warm wind was blowing on the face, mixed with a faint smell of the sea.Sun Xiang held his breath, silently counting down the countdown...

Ten...Nine...Eight...

His lips trembled slightly, his cheeks flushed with excitement were dripping with sweat, and his eyes were fixed on the flare gun in the instructor's hand.

three two……

One!

When the gun rang, Sun Xiang rushed out like an arrow from the string, and Ye Xiu, side by side with him, plunged into the woods and rushed towards today's meeting point.

This process lasted less than a minute. The two looked at each other and changed their route in a tacit understanding.

The forest is huge, but there is still a chance of encountering other teams. Sun Xiang and Ye Xiu ran to a hidden location, and studied the map equipped in the backpack with the cover of rocks and grass.

"Go up from here...? There are more shelters in this direction." Sun Xiang gesticulated a route and discussed with Ye Xiu in a low voice.

"No, if you can think of it, other people must also think of it." The latter shook his head, "Look here, the woods around this road are so lush, there must be many enemies hidden."

"They can't see us, and we can't see them?"

"Don't be stupid, they have the advantage of the terrain, can you have someone who is familiar with this area?"

Sun Xiang scratched his head: "Then what do you say?"

Ye Xiu rubbed his chin and thought for a while: "Let's...go here." He pointed to a road with sparse trees: "Using reverse thinking, this place seems to have the biggest loophole. Can't take much advantage."

Sun Xiang asked: "Is it too risky?"

"How do you know if you don't try?" Ye Xiu said.

After a brief discussion, the two decided on a route.

The air in the forest is relatively dry. Since there is no water source, they collect edible grass roots along the way, clean them and chew them in their mouths to replenish the water in their bodies.

In order to save energy, there was basically no communication between the two, most of them used eyes and gestures, and even spoke less.Perhaps it was because the atmosphere was a bit too depressing, Sun Xiang opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by a sudden situation.

Ye Xiu, who was walking in front of him, suddenly turned around, threw Sun Xiang on the ground with his arms in his arms, and rolled into the tall weeds beside him.

Sun Xiang's reaction was also very timely. After arriving in position, he immediately lay down on the ground and observed the surrounding situation through the gaps in the grass.

Ye Xiu lay beside him and gestured for silence.

Naturally, they were not the only ones who would think of this, there were two other teams who also set foot on this route, but one team came from another direction and collided with the other team just now.

Ye Xiu and the others were one step behind the other party, so they were not able to get involved in the battle that started earlier.

Hearing the sound of bodies colliding not far away, Sun Xiang held his breath. Through the messy grass, he could only vaguely see a few figures wrestling together, and he couldn't tell which side had the upper hand.It's just that this scene of contestants fighting each other didn't last long. Soon, the sound of fighting attracted another group of people: the National Defense Forces who had been lurking in this forest.

Perhaps it was because there was too much movement here, nearly 20 people came all at once.The two teams immediately stopped fighting and stood back to back with their teammates, as if they were fighting against each other.

Ye Xiu clicked his tongue lightly, patted Sun Xiang, and made a "retreat" gesture.

Since the second team was still quite a distance away from them, and the surrounding weeds were overgrown, no one noticed.

After walking to a safe place, Sun Xiang asked, "What's wrong?"

"There is no way to go there. There are more than 20 National Defense Forces. No matter how powerful those two teams are, they will inevitably suffer." Ye Xiu frowned, and took out the map from his bag: "We need to change the road..."

They didn't have much time, and it took a long time to go back and forth. Some of the fastest contestants had already reached the foot of the mountain... The more pressing the situation, the more they couldn't lose their composure. Ye Xiu stared at the map for a long time , exhaled heavily: "Go here."

Sun Xiang leaned over to take a look, and found that it was not far from the route they initially discussed, but it took more trouble to get to the top of the mountain.

"Why the long detour?"

"We don't have much time, so it's best to spend the rest on the road." Ye Xiu explained quickly: "Look here, although we took a little detour, we managed to avoid the opponent's An investigation point. If I were the National Defense Forces, I would definitely place eyeliners here. Because this raised rock just happens to be able to see the road up the mountain."

"But if we go around here..." he gestured, "well, we can come directly to the rocks, which happens to block his perspective."

"Of course, there should be other people guarding this area, and I think there should be quite a few people taking the first path with a gamble mentality, so I can take this opportunity to distract them."

Speaking of this, Ye Xiu took a breath: "What do you think?"

Sun Xiang stared at him: "I believe in you."

The latter glanced at him: "Then... let's go."

Today's luck is a little bit worse, at least the process is not as smooth as yesterday, and no one blames the teammates, because the quarrel will only make the situation worse.Sharing the fault together is the best way to solve the problem.

So the two changed their plans in time to try to make up for their mistakes.

The noon sun is the most venomous, evaporating the moisture in the air, turning the forest into a huge steamer, making people irritated by the heat.Sun Xiang wiped his face, his underwear was completely soaked with sweat, now it was sticking to his skin, and with the airtight coat, it couldn't be more uncomfortable.

Ye Xiu's face was flushed from the heat, his lips were chapped, and the tip of his tongue licked the cleft, which was full of bloody smell.

Time was running out, they didn't even take a break, and came to the foot of the mountain as quickly as possible.

The hillside going up is steep. Because it has not been artificially developed, the road is winding and difficult to walk. Most of it is paved with gravel, and there is almost no foothold.

The two had no choice but to pick up a strong wooden stick, sharpen one corner, and insert it into the crack in the stone in front of them as a support. It took about 10 minutes for a section of gravel road.But this is not the most difficult part. In order to avoid the chasing soldiers, they can't take the flat road, they have to climb up the edge of the cliff bit by bit. Fortunately, it's not too high, otherwise even Ye Xiu would have to be brave for this. The plan squeezed a sweat.

After walking the gravel road, the two of them have successfully dived to the bottom of the cliff, above which is a steep stone wall, and dozens of National Defense Forces are ambushing above the stone wall-the plan has been going well so far.

Wiping the sweat from his eyes, Sun Xiang took a deep breath, took a few steps back with the saber in his hand, and jumped up with the momentum of the forward charge, the blade ruthlessly pierced into the soil of the mountain wall.With this strength, Sun Xiang quickly stepped on the temporary foothold and climbed up bit by bit.

Ye Xiu followed closely. They didn't take any protective measures on their bodies, not even a rope. Their original weight plus the flare guns, first aid kits and other emergency supplies in the equipment bag, but there was no water or food.An empty stomach and a lot of physical exertion made this rock climbing more difficult.Be careful with every step, if you step into the air, there is only one possibility of falling.

The sound of the heartbeat is amplified in the ear, and hunger stimulates adrenaline, which in turn stimulates the potential of the human body.Gritting his teeth, his whole body was doing a movement repeatedly... The muscles in his arms were sore, and the hand holding the handle of the knife began to tremble. Several times, he couldn't even insert the blade correctly.Soon, the point of leverage under his feet began to become unstable, and his body slid down a lot. Sun Xiang let out an "ah" and rushed forward with all his strength. At the very moment, he finally embedded the dagger into the stone wall.Ye Xiu stopped his movements, and he saw Sun Xiang hanging out of the mountain wall, panting violently, with a frightened expression on his face.

"Hold on..." Looking up at the remaining distance, he encouraged, "It's almost here."

"I'm fine..." The latter's voice trembled.

Sun Xiang felt a little out of breath, his heart almost jumped out of his mouth - he really thought he would fall.

In the past, at any rate, I was still hanging with a rope.

Another half an hour passed, and with the previous gravel road, the distance was less than 500 meters, and it took them nearly an hour.

On the mountainside, the two sat on the ground, resting in silence.

Sun Xiang's legs were weak, and he trembled slightly when he stood up. Ye Xiu's condition was not very good, and his lips turned white.After a short rest for a few minutes, the two supported their exhausted bodies and continued to move forward.

For the rest of the journey, they need to bypass several areas where the enemy may be ambushing, and go around to the assembly point on the top of the mountain from behind.This section of woods is dense, but there are too many people on the other side, and within 10 minutes of walking, we encountered the first wave of enemies.

Fortunately, the ones I met this time were also contestants, just like them, and they seemed to be in worse condition than them.

The enemy quickly recognized these two guys who had been in the limelight yesterday, and clamored in English to beat them to death.Seeming to be really tired, Sun Xiang didn't even bother to speak, picked up a wooden stick with a sullen face, and greeted the other party directly in the face.

The opponent also made two hits, he lowered his body to avoid a blow, and then stretched his legs to hook Sun Xiang's bottom.

How could Sun Xiang let him succeed, he raised his knee and hit his calf fiercely, the wooden stick hit the man's shoulder with a "bang", and broke in two in an instant.

The other party yelled, uttered a swear word, and rushed forward like crazy, and then the two began to fight.

There are no fancy moves, just solid punches and kicks, just to attack each other's vitals.Like two hungry wolves, frantically tearing at each other's flesh and blood.Fatigue locked the limbs firmly like a heavy lead weight, making every movement more sluggish.Sun Xiang was stunned, his forehead was broken, and blood flowed into his eyes... During the dizziness, his eyes were completely red, his fingers touched a stone beside him, and he slammed it heavily on the back of the enemy's head.

The man fell down without saying a word, bleeding profusely from the back of his head.

The smell of blood filled his nostrils, but Sun Xiang calmed down inexplicably. He overturned the man's body and rode on, punching the siren on the opponent's lower back... Not long after, the broadcast sounded.

Ye Xiu also ended the battle here. He was in the same distress as Sun Xiang, his face was covered in mud and blood, and he was kicked by the enemy on his waist. It's nothing.

Taking a short breath, the two continued on their way.

The sun is gradually setting to the west, and the distance from the meeting point is shortening a little bit, but they still don't stop.

I'm running out of time.

There was a knife hanging above his head that was about to fall at any moment.Sun Xiang had never been so nervous, not even when he almost fell off the cliff before—an emotion called panic surged up in an instant, and Sun Xiang took a deep breath, only feeling a burning pain in his throat.

If you are here, you will be forced to stop...

He didn't want to lie to himself and say he just did his best, he wanted to win.

Ye Xiu who was on the side turned his head and glanced at him. He didn't speak, but held his teammate's hand tightly.

Ye Xiu's palm was scorching hot, with mud and the blood of the enemy stained between his fingers.

For a moment, Sun Xiang couldn't help the heat in his eyes.

There was no moisture in his dry body, he just squinted his blood-stained eyes, and his eyes were firmly locked between the palms of the two, where he saw an emotion called trust.

Ye Xiu didn't even look at him, but Sun Xiang could feel the unspoken "I believe in you" from his actions.

In the current situation, he even felt that it was no different from "I love you".

Gritting his teeth, Sun Xiang suppressed the boiling emotions in his heart, and continued to move forward.

After struggling to climb the last section of the mountain road, I finally saw the sign of the assembly point.

The moment he crossed the finish line, the announcement of the end of the race sounded, and Sun Xiang collapsed on the ground gasping for air, lying down for half an hour before barely getting up.

The two were the last ones to arrive at the meeting point, and they were almost on the edge of the passing line.For the contestants, this is no different from dancing with death.

Fortunately, the god of luck favored them in the end.

Due to the battle along the way, Ye Xiu and Sun Xiang were deducted more or less points, less than half of the original high score... Among them, Sun Xiang was deducted more points because he was hit on the head.

After reading the score sheet in silence, the two returned to the agency's tent to rest.

At night, the contestants were called out again for a disguise assessment.

If you successfully hide within the specified range within 1 minute and are not found within half an hour, you will be rewarded with [-] points.

Even the reward points are reduced by half compared to before...

Thinking about it, Sun Xiang quickly disguised himself with leaves. His face was painted with oil paint, and he lay prone in the messy grass, almost blending into the shadows.

Can't move, can't make the slightest sound.

This may seem simple.

Most people thought this way before going on stage, only a few people who had participated in it had serious expressions.

Ye Xiu patted Sun Xiang on the shoulder: "No matter what, don't move."

Sun Xiang was wondering at first, isn't this nonsense?As a result, 1 minute after the start, he understood!

Where is the wicked thing, there are snakes and worms in this place!

A three-finger-thick snake was lying beside him, the small eyes on its triangular head were squinting, and it was spitting out red letters.

Sun Xiang's whole body was almost stiff, and he could clearly see the fangs gleaming in that beast's mouth.

Someone also discovered this, let out a very soft exclamation, and quickly merged into the night wind.

Despite this, he was found, and the investigator squinted his eagle-like eyes, and he could point out the correct location for any slightest sign of trouble.

Time passed little by little, and soon, someone couldn't help but get up, because an arm-long centipede crawled into his chest along his collar.

Some people were bitten by a snake.

Some people were surrounded by poisonous insects, and they couldn't help but speak out in fear...

Some people were constantly eliminated, and they gradually began to understand that these [-] points were not easy to earn.

Sun Xiang kept staring at the poisonous snake who was only an arm's length away from him, and the other party seemed to have noticed him, wriggling his body and raising his triangular head aggressively.

Resisting the urge to reach out and throw it away, he clenched his teeth and refused to move a little bit.

The snake had already crawled over and was swimming around him at an extremely slow speed.With the cold snake tail attached, you can feel the stinging cold through the thick camouflage uniform...

But Sun Xiang still lay there motionless, like a stone sculpture.

Ten...Nine...Eight...

The sound of the ending broadcast echoed in his ears, and the poisonous snake clung to his cheek.

seven...six...five...

The snake kiss rubbed against the tip of his nose.

Sun Xiang still didn't move.

Three seconds...two seconds...

time up!

Reaching out his hand like lightning, he grabbed the poisonous snake's seven inches, and threw it far away with the greatest strength.

After that, his mind went blank, and when Sun Xiang came back to his senses, he found that his clothes were soaked in cold sweat

Ye Xiu stood up from the grass, expressionlessly tore off a spider that had reached the back of its neck, threw it under his feet, and crushed it into pieces.

Under the moonlight, his face was extremely pale, and it seemed that he was not feeling well.

In the trial on the second day, there were ten teams that passed, but only a few people persisted in passing the assessment.

There are still two days waiting for them.

Ye Xiu said, that is what it feels like to step into hell.