Chapter 129 I'll Go with You

“I’ll go with you.”

When everyone agreed that Mu Chen was the best choice to lure the large bird away, Mingmei stepped forward as well.

“No, you’re a priest. If you recklessly put yourself in danger…”

“So, this task of luring the big bird away is very dangerous, so you’re only sending Mu Chen?”

Mingmei frowned fiercely, expressing strong dissatisfaction with the decision of the people before her!

“We didn’t say we were only sending him. It’s just that none of us have ever been up that cliff before, and I was thinking…”

Lu Gui was quite troubled when he said this. Now, he couldn't hide the fact that Mu Chen had separated from the team on his own when everyone was hunting.

Generally, leaving the team alone is not allowed, but Mu Chen insisted. Although Lu Gui didn't approve of Mu Chen's individual behavior, he still recognized Mu Chen's abilities.

So, when Lu Gui led the team out, he would allow Mu Chen to leave and do what he wanted to do.

Moreover, Mu Chen would usually give an explanation after he was done, but with this incident today, not to mention Mu Chen being suspected, Lu Gui also received suspicious looks from others.

Everyone seemed to be saying, "You really have a big heart."

Before he could finish explaining, Mingmei continued, "No one has been up there before, so we can go together. After all, if we really want to use that mine in the future, are we just going to let Mu Chen climb up and down alone to carry it back?"

Lu Gui naturally understood what Mingmei was saying. If Mu Chen hadn't said that he could handle it alone, he would have called for people as well.

It was just that after Mu Chen said he could do it alone, Mingmei spoke up first, saying she wanted to go together, which led to everything that followed.

“I’ll go up with Mu Chen later.”

Hu Ge'er volunteered. He looked at Mu Chen with admiration. When he thought that this man could become Mingmei's boyfriend, he felt that Mu Chen must be very powerful.

He didn't consider how much of an advantage Mu Chen's face gave him. At least there were many handsome guys present, but Mu Chen's ability to stand out definitely meant he had skills.

He just liked hanging out with capable people, it was definitely exciting!

With Hu Ge'er raising his hand, others also actively raised their hands. In the end, Mu Chen chose Zhu Lian, Hu Ge'er, Zhen Hu, and Mandison to go with him.

“Isn’t that too few people?”

In the end, only five people were going to lure the big bird away. Mingmei was still a little worried, but more than that, she was wondering what Mu Chen was going to do.

To this, Mu Chen smiled and looked at Hu Ge'er, who was the strongest and had the best arm strength and accuracy, as well as Mandison, who had plenty of experience as bait and was incredibly fast. He was full of confidence.

However, the two people he looked at were not in such a good mood.

…

"Huh? Why does he want me to pretend to be him when he makes his move?"

When Mandison finally learned of the plan, the expression on his face almost cracked!

"I have experience as bait, but I don't have experience running ten kilometers in one breath!"

"You don't need to run ten kilometers." Mu Chen pointed to the scenery behind the huge stone mountain that everyone had struggled to climb, "Look."

After exhausting all their strength to climb to the top of the mountain with Mu Chen, the group leaned against a rock to rest. They hadn't even had time to look down the mountain when they followed the direction Mu Chen was pointing and were immediately amazed.

“Heavens, this design…”

They never imagined that the scenery behind a continuous, wide stone mountain would look like it had a built-in doomsday filter.

This stone mountain seemed to be a dividing line of life.

If it weren't winter, they would have seen this scene:

Before the mountain, there were endless green dense forests and hills, and a shallow blue river winding down like a jade belt. Various animals lived in it and could find a place to live.

Behind the mountain, there were rugged rocks, and the gravel beaches in the huge stone canyon were barren. From a distance, dark blue and brownish-red stones and soil stretched to the horizon, and there was a strange dark red color between the sky and the earth.

At this moment, the front of the mountain was covered in silver, while the back of the mountain still looked like the scene described above.

The heavy snow had not visited this silent land.

“Will the bird really like this place?”

The group was dumbfounded, never imagining that the mountain their village relied on would look like this behind it.

“It doesn’t like it, but the salt mine and hot spring are still attractive when it’s cold. When the weather gets warmer and everything recovers, if the big bird really doesn't like this place, it will go back to where it came from.”

Zhen Hu had already said so.

“Later, Hu Ge'er will use a bone spear, heat the spearhead with fire, and try to throw it towards the bird’s eyes. After throwing it, hide under the rocks here, and Hu Ge'er will run towards the huge stone canyon in front."

“Don’t look at the gravel beach below the giant stone canyon as smooth and flat right now, but when you get closer, some of these rocks are still one or two meters high. At that time, take the opportunity to hide in the cracks between the rocks. With the size of this bird, it can’t do anything about it.

“The rest of us will come out and continue to attract its attention. We don’t need to take it to the real destination. With its size, it can easily find the difference in that place by flying around, and it will fly there on its own without paying attention to us.”

After Mu Chen finished speaking, he looked at Hu Ge'er and Mandison, asking if they understood. The two reviewed the plan in their minds before nodding.

…

As dusk approached, Mingmei was warming herself by the newly lit bonfire in the cave, staring blankly at the flames, lost in thought.

“The bird flapped its wings and flew away at noon. Mu Chen’s plan should have been successful, right?”

Seeing that Mingmei was a little absent-minded, Lu Xiaoxiao approached her to talk.

“It should be.”

Mingmei pursed her lips slightly. Mu Chen had set off with his people at dawn this morning. At noon, the big bird flapped its wings, bringing a "man-made blizzard" to this area before leaving.

She calculated the time, half a day for Mu Chen and the others to reach the top of the mountain and execute the plan while ensuring they were well-rested. They should be on their way back by now.

The other trapped players in the houses were all right, but one of the houses may have been built with some problems, and a corner of it had collapsed. That corner had a cracked roof and a collapsed wall, and the player could only move into the cave in tears.

The other people living in the houses reacted differently.

Some players were carefree and continued to live in the house, since the big bird had flown away.

However, some players were not at ease and ran to the cave with their animal skin blankets, planning to wait for Mu Chen and the others to return before making a decision.

“I’ll go outside and take a look.”

Lu Xiaoxiao’s attempt to comfort Mingmei didn't fully succeed. In the end, Mingmei stood up, took a torch, and turned to leave.

She remembered the place where Mu Chen went up the mountain in the morning. The crack in the mountain wall was uniquely formed, and the protruding rocks on both sides sheltered it from the wind and snow. In this kind of weather, it provided ample conditions for going up and down the mountain.

She gathered the animal skin cloak over her head, looked up, and used the torch to see if anyone had returned.

With the torch raised, Mingmei didn't see anyone coming down. Mingmei's heart gradually sank, and she didn't know when the torch in her hand had been stuck into the snow beside her, making a sizzling sound.

She stood in the darkness for a long time without moving her feet. The sound of the wind and snow in her ears grew louder and louder. If she didn't go back soon, she would be frostbitten in her current equipment.

She wanted to find Mu Chen.

A voice in her heart told Mingmei, and it amplified endlessly.

“I really want to find him…”

“Find who?”

In an instant, that familiar cold fragrance suddenly drifted from behind her…