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It's past 7 o'clock, and the distant sunset is half hidden behind the mountains.

The forest vegetation in this area was not particularly dense originally, but because the forest in this area was seldom inhabited, plus the wild growth for more than half a year, the knee-high weeds had long covered the original trails in the bushes, and we had to be careful The possible wild animals in the woods, their speed is not fast.

Lu Ze walked first, Ghost followed behind him, Zheng Guanqi followed, and Xiao Bai seemed to have sensed the abnormality of the surrounding environment, and followed Ghost's feet all the way, with his ears pricked up alertly.

The light conditions at dusk are actually not very good. The afterglow of the setting sun shines through the scattered branches and leaves above the head, forming bunches of light bands with fine dust.As the light and shadow changed, the familiar outlines became somewhat blurred, and the precise distance also became somewhat ambiguous. Everything within the range of sight seemed to be dyed a faint blood color by the setting sun.

Lu Ze didn't cut across the forest directly, but was carefully looking for the path left by the forest guards on the mountain before. After circling around the mountainside for about 3 kilometers, he stopped.

"What's wrong?" Ghost asked.

Lu Ze pointed to his feet - the blurry path that had been winding along the mountainside turned an abrupt bend in front, pointing straight to the direction of the road under their feet.

"I can't follow anymore." Lu Ze looked towards the direction of the mountaintop behind him, his eyes hesitated.

Ghost followed his line of sight and looked up: "It seems that we can only go up."

Lu Ze raised his wrist to check the time, it was a quarter to eight.He knocked on the radio communication: "Chen Xin? Can you hear me? Report your location."

After two bangs, Chen Xin's voice came back: "Report, we have just entered the range of the reservoir area. We are now on the top of the mountain in the west, and the main entrance of the reservoir area can be seen below."

"Received, enter the internal line as soon as possible to conduct data survey and evaluation, and keep the communication unblocked." After turning off the radio, Lu Ze's face became serious: "Chen Xin and the others have entered the reservoir area, and we are running out of time."

Zheng Guanqi felt a little nervous for no reason, took a step forward, and looked at Lu Ze eagerly.

Ghost pondered for a second, patted Xiaobai's head lightly, and looked at Lu Ze: "Let me lead, Xiaobai will come with me."

Lu Ze originally planned in the same way, after all, in this kind of mountain forest, the intuition of animals is far more reliable than that of humans.He nodded immediately, and then pressed Zheng Guanqi's shoulder: "You cover him." He then walked to the end of the line.

The mountains in this area are not high in altitude, and they quickly climbed to the top of the mountain smoothly.

At this time, the night has gradually replaced the dim light of the setting sun, spreading slowly across the land.In the bushes behind them, insects chirped one after another, interspersed with the high and low chirping of summer cicadas. Occasionally, a night bird flapped its wings and flew over their heads, as if curious about the origin of this group of people.In addition to these sounds, there was also a faint sound of water.

Lu Ze walked a few steps forward to the edge of the hillside, and frowned slightly after seeing the situation below——

There is a long and narrow valley between the bottom and the opposite hillside. At the junction of the two mountains is a waterfall with a moderate flow of water. The sound of the water they heard before is undoubtedly coming from here.The water flow converges at the foot of the mountain to form a small river. In the night, the surface of the river is shimmering with waves, winding all the way to the outside of the mountain. On the other side of the river, the dilapidated railing at the foot of the opposite mountain can be vaguely seen.

If he didn't make a mistake, this should be the ruins of the wild animal park.

"I didn't expect this waterfall to still be here..." Zheng Guanqi murmured from beside him.

Lu Ze was a little surprised: "Do you still remember?"

Zheng Guanqi nodded: "My brother brought me there that time. Although I am no longer a child, I still have a little impression of the general distribution of the park. Next to this waterfall is the fence on the east side of the park, next to the fence. It was the raptor area at that time. Those animals were not kept in cages, and they were almost free-range. Then they developed an experience project. People can ride through the entire area in a jeep and get close to lions, tigers, and the like. At that time, they opened a gate in the middle of the fence, which led to the river. Several crocodiles were raised in the river. I forgot the species. It was also part of the experience project. It seemed that they could take pictures with the crocodiles. "

Lu Ze's eyes lit up at the beginning, and his face became uglier the more he heard it. When Zheng Guanqi said that he could take a photo with the crocodile, his face was already darkened by half. After two seconds of silence, he concluded forcefully: "What are you thinking about? The idea came out! Also experience the project!"

Ghost coughed lightly at the side: "It's not bad, at least we can go out along their route, so as not to waste time when we can't find the direction inside."

"How far is this bloody zoo from the oil depot?" Lu Ze's voice sounded a little annoyed.

"The straight-line distance is 5 kilometers." There was a smile in Ghost's voice.

Lu Ze took a breath: "Let's go, try to arrive at the mission location by 9 o'clock."

After they went down the mountain, they found that the river was not as small as they imagined. It may be due to the rising water in the upper reaches, or the increase in precipitation during the rainy season. Floating on the river are some tree trunks and branches washed up upstream.The water flow is not in a hurry, and some small dark eddies can be seen swirling in the night.A pontoon bridge of concrete piles stood a few meters away to their right, and the river surface was faintly approaching the bridge deck.

Just as Lu Ze was about to speak, Xiao Bai next to him suddenly straightened his back, his ears were pricked up, and his entire body was facing the direction of the pontoon bridge, and a warning sound came from his throat.

Lu Ze immediately raised his gun and aimed in that direction, and at the same time stepped forward to half block Ghost behind him.

On the night vision lens, a dark object floated quietly on the river beside the pontoon bridge. The surface was covered with rough lines. Two round bright spots looked towards Lu Ze and the others from the flat end.

Heaving a sigh of relief, Lu Ze said with some helplessness: "The crocodile."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Bai beside him suddenly turned around to face the direction they were going down the mountain, his upper body arched, and a low growl came out of his throat.

"Watching chess." Lu Ze called out, and raised his chin at the crocodile under the pontoon bridge ahead.

After Zheng Guanqi raised his gun and aimed in this direction, he slowly turned around and looked at the way they came down the mountain.

At first, the night vision goggles were all dim green, and he didn't seem to see anything suspicious except for a tree branch that looked like a ghostly shadow.However, Xiaobai's upper body was arched a little higher, and his front paws were slightly embedded in the road under his feet.

"Team Lu, 4 o'clock to the southeast." Ghost's voice came from the side. He did not know when he took a step forward and stood beside Lu Ze. It will sweep across Lu Ze's neck.

Lu Ze suppressed the itchy feeling in his heart, and looked in the direction he said.

He didn't see anything unusual at first, but after two seconds his eyes gradually adapted to the darkness, and he could discern a darker outline in it.

It was a black figure in the shape of a human being, hanging from a tree in a somewhat deformed posture. The lower body was coiled around the trunk like a vine, and the upper body twisted its arms to grab a branch. Leaning out, it looks particularly terrifying.

Lu Ze narrowed his eyes: "Is this also an infected body?"

"It's a 'group of beasts', they don't usually appear alone, Captain Lu, it seems we have to be careful." There was no tension in Ghost's voice, as if the monsters in front of him were normal to him.

"Captain, two more crocodiles appeared in the river." Zheng Guanqi's voice came from behind the two of them, trembling slightly.

Lu Ze never took his eyes off the scope, and murmured: "It seems that the welcome ceremony prepared for us tonight is a bit big. Hey, tell me," he tilted his head towards Ghost: "These living corpses, the so-called They shouldn’t have evolved such a high IQ to use the animals here to chase and block us, right?”

Ghost raised his eyebrows: "Captain Lu, I think it's better for you to reserve this for now."

Lu Ze gave a low laugh.His eyes moved a few inches away from the scope: "It seems that the name you gave these things is more appropriate, 'herd', it really doesn't act alone."

In the darkness, several dark shapes appeared one after another on the nearby trees, and the singing of insects and birds in the forest did not know when it stopped.The wind blows, and there is silence in the woods, and a faint rancid smell floats down from the mountainside.

"Captain Lu, let's discuss it."

Lu Ze didn't turn his head: "Say it."

"As for me, I'm not used to guns. How about you and the kid next to you take care of the back ones, and I'll take care of the front ones?"

Lu Ze paused and glanced at him: "Are you going to fight these things with bare hands?"

The corners of Ghost's lips curled up: "Your gun may not be better than my knife."

In the darkness, he didn't know when he took out the dagger on his back waist, the cold light of the blade was extraordinarily cold under the moonlight.

Lu Ze didn't answer, he was acquiescing to his proposal, and said to Zheng Guanqi behind him, "Guanqi, can you see the direction of the gate on the opposite fence?"

Zheng Guanqi narrowed his eyes slightly and looked into the dark depths on the other side of the river: "2 o'clock to the southwest."

"We crossed the river from the concrete pontoon bridge. The goal is the fence gate at 2 o'clock to the southwest. Watch the chess and hit with your eyes." Lu Ze's voice was very low, and he slowly turned around and stood to the side with Zheng Guanqi .

In the darkness, there were a few dead wood-like things on the originally sparkling river surface, quietly rising and falling with the current.

The moment Lu Ze finished speaking, he had already aimed at the crocodile closest to the pontoon bridge. After two muffled gunshots, there was a deep roar on the river.

The bullet accurately hit both eyes of the crocodile, and it raised its tail violently in pain, and quickly dived underwater with the sound of water splashing.

"Guanqi, you cross the river first!"

Zheng Guanqi didn't hesitate, and after firing two shots to the other side, he quickly ran up the pontoon bridge.It seemed as if a pot had exploded on the surface of the water, and splashes were everywhere. The crocodiles that were originally floating on the river were also frightened by the accident, and did not dare to approach the bridge for a while.

On the other side, when Lu Ze fired the first shot, the living corpses in the middle of the mountain also moved. The one closest to them roared, let go of the hand holding the branch, and rushed towards Ghost.

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