This was already the interior of the ruins!
However, what appeared before Ye Cangtian was a valley, with greenery growing all around.
It was hard to imagine that the outside of the ruins was a barren desert, while the interior was like another world, full of vitality, overgrown with weeds and forests.
"This so-called ruin is truly peculiar!"
Ye Cangtian shook his head helplessly. Although it wasn't his first time entering a ruin, he was still filled with curiosity and surprise.
A dozen meters away lay several corpses. Judging by their clothing, they should have belonged to some mercenary group.
These fellows were still gripping their guns even in death, clearly unaware that firearms were unusable in the ruins.
These corpses appeared to have been killed by someone. Each had a knife wound on their neck, and the technique suggested the work of a top assassin.
"Top assassins from the Sky Net?"
Ye Cangtian walked forward without concern.
Perhaps in the past, he would have been interested in these so-called top assassins. However, with his current strength, even S-rank assassins from Sky Net posed no threat to him.
"Not many people appear here. It seems the High Priest was right; everyone appears in random locations after entering the ruins!"
Ye Cangtian couldn't help but frown. For him, this was a good thing, making it easier for him to act.
But for the other members of the Dragon Group, and for Shangguan Yanran, an ordinary person, this was an extremely dangerous matter.
If Shangguan Yanran appeared alone somewhere, let alone the inherent dangers of the ruins, even if she encountered people from other organizations, she, a weak woman, would be in an almost desperate situation.
Moreover, this girl was a great beauty!
"I hope she'll be alright!" Ye Cangtian sighed and walked straight ahead.
...
At the same time, in a forest.
Shangguan Yanran opened her eyes and found herself in a forest, surrounded by tall, sturdy trees. She immediately felt an immense sense of wonder.
However, before she could react visually, a large hand grabbed her shoulder and lifted her up by the waist.
It was then that she discovered in terror that it was a burly Caucasian man.
Not only that, but dozens of meters away, a group of mercenaries were resting.
"Markton, another little girl came in?" someone called out from afar with a teasing tone.
The Caucasian man named Markton walked over, unceremoniously tossed Shangguan Yanran onto the ground where they were resting, and laughed heartily, "Good luck, this girl just came in, and it looks like she's from China's Dragon Group."
"They say Chinese girls have good skin, and the brothers who've played with them say it's great. We're in for a treat! We got two girls at once!" another mercenary chimed in cheerfully.
Shangguan Yanran, thrown to the ground, heard their teasing and her face was filled with fear.
She still hadn't grasped what was happening. She clearly remembered entering with her brother Shangguan Yun and the others from the Dragon Group.
But now, where were the others? There were only a few mercenaries, and she even saw two corpses not far away.
However, she soon saw that next to her, there was a girl sitting on the ground eating snacks.
Wasn't this the girl who had spoken with Brother Ye earlier?
"Hey, were you also captured by them?"
The girl, while eating snacks, seemed to have just noticed Shangguan Yanran and smiled, "Hello, my name is Yao Bao'er!"
"Just call me Yanran!"
Seeing she had company, Shangguan Yanran felt a slight relief. She looked at the fierce-looking mercenaries nearby and felt nervous and frightened again, unable to help but ask.
"What are they capturing us for?"
"Probably because they fancy our beauty!" Yao Bao'er said, her mouth full of snacks, but it didn't affect her speech.
The relief Shangguan Yanran had just felt immediately turned into renewed tension, her face growing even paler.
Seeing that the other girl was still calmly eating snacks, she asked curiously, "Aren't you... aren't you afraid?"
"Of course I'm afraid! I said I didn't want to come here, but Sister Qiangwei insisted. However, when I'm scared, I just eat frantically, and then I'm not afraid anymore!"
"Then shouldn't we think of a way to escape?"
"We can't escape. They are from the Tamu Mercenary Group, known for their ruthlessness. Those guys are elites of the Tamu Mercenary Group. How can we two weak women escape?"
Listening to Yao Bao'er's explanation, Shangguan Yanran's heart sank to the bottom at this moment.
Then she heard the other girl say, "Let's just blend in with them for now and wait for someone to rescue us. Besides, those guys have food in their bags, so don't worry, we won't starve!"
"..."
Shangguan Yanran managed a bitter smile. What did she mean, "we won't starve"? Was that the current concern?
The mercenaries in the distance surveyed their surroundings and then returned.
One of them grumbled, throwing a submachine gun, "Damn it, guns don't even work in this damn place, and there's no signal on the phones. How are we supposed to contact the leader now?"
"Just throw away the guns. The leader warned us long ago, we can only use knives in here!" a mercenary replied with a smile, wiping his long knife with a cloth.
"What about these two women? How about we have some fun first?"
"These two girls seem to be Chinese, and one of them is from China's Dragon Group. I think it's better to wait and ask the leader first. Otherwise, if we cause trouble, none of us will be in a good situation!"
The Dragon Group of China was quite feared by organizations worldwide, not just the Dragon Group itself, but China as a whole was not to be trifled with.
Of course, in a cursed place like ruins, they weren't that apprehensive, but they still had to inform their leader. In fact, if their leader fancied them, they could even be presented to him for his enjoyment.
"Alright, let's move forward! We have over two hundred people in our Tamu Mercenary Group, and we'll meet them soon!"
Soon, the mercenaries packed up their supplies and forcibly took Shangguan Yanran and Yao Bao'er with them.
In their view, perhaps they could rendezvous with their leader once they got out of this forest.
...
Two hours passed!
The Tamu mercenaries were going crazy. Although they had brought the two girls, they hadn't slowed down much despite hurrying them along, yet they still hadn't exited the forest.
How big was this forest?
"Keep going!" one of them said helplessly.
After walking for two hours, they hadn't seen a single soul. What else could they do but keep moving forward? They couldn't even discern directions in this cursed place.
"I can't walk anymore, I'm not walking, I'm hungry!" Yao Bao'er sat down on the ground, refusing to move.
"You're hungry?"
The mercenary was stunned for a moment and said strangely, "You've been eating snacks since you came in, and you're already hungry?"
Yao Bao'er held up her empty bag and pouted, "The snacks are all gone! Without snacks, I'm hungry and can't walk!"
For a moment, the mercenaries had black lines all over their faces.
One of them waved his hand in resignation, "Give it to her, she really can eat!"
Then, someone took out a large bag of various pre-prepared snacks from their bag and threw it in front of Yao Bao'er.
"Eat up! We'll rest for ten minutes and then continue on our way!"