"These herbal teas must also be problematic."

While pondering the background and reliance of the mysterious organization, Su Zhou had an idea. He turned back and rummaged through his backpack.

Opening the kettle, he couldn't smell any strange odor, but there was no doubt that something was wrong.

Their Soul Calming Mantra wasn't absolute. Aside from himself, some people with stronger spirits could probably resist it, or at least not sleep so deeply, waking up after a bit of jostling on the road.

But if the herbal tea they drank earlier also contained sleep-inducing ingredients, it could almost guarantee that any ordinary person would be 100% affected, with almost no chance of escape. Su Zhou was now grateful that he hadn't been thirsty then, and hadn't touched the herbal tea in the kettle at all. Otherwise, he'd probably still be a dead pig at their mercy.

"Damn it, there's no signal here. Tsk, being able to prepare these things, they definitely have accomplices in the local government. Reporting to the police is probably useless. I can only contact the embassy."

"Wait."

But just as Su Zhou was about to leave with his friend, who was sleeping like a log because he had drunk a kettle of drowsy herbal tea, his ears twitched and his brows furrowed, as if he had heard something.

Then, Su Zhou lowered his head, his gaze sweeping over himself and Shao Qiming with a complex expression, and sighed helplessly: "No way? They're here so soon..."

Taking a deep look at his best friend's furrowed brow, who seemed to be caught in a nightmare, Su Zhou immediately opened the car window, and his whole body darted out silently like a cat. He didn't hesitate and ran wildly, turning into a dark shadow and disappearing into the forest.

Like in a wuxia film, Su Zhou, with some anti-reconnaissance skills, didn't leave any traces. He only stepped on the gravel on the road, without touching any vegetation. After running a distance, Su Zhou exerted force on his feet, leaped up like a cat, and hid in a very lush tree crown.

After a series of operations, Su Zhou was confident that unless it was the most professional scout, it would be impossible to see through his whereabouts.

He kept an eye on the movements in the distance with the corner of his eye, and his ears were raised to listen to all the information in the silent forest.

Soon, the buzzing sound of engines came from not far away.

Several military-green modified vehicles, more suitable for mountain operations, drove from the direction of Kachin Mountain and arrived at the open space.

*ka-chak*. The cars stopped, and eight strong men in blue-green combat uniforms got out. Su Zhou could see that the people who got out of the car were all Asian faces, and the leader was a middle-aged Indian man. He and two burly men guarding him walked towards the bus, their expressions unreadable.

"The parking position is wrong."

Even though the distance was far, Su Zhou could still hear some fragments of sound. The Indian man was speaking English, and his accent was very pure, unlike most Indians.

Not only that, but his aura was also very heavy and terrifying, with a strange aura like a ghost. Even if Su Zhou only used the corner of his eye to observe him, he felt a slight shock.

"Ga Ang didn't come down to wait for us, which is very strange."

In the distance, the Indian stopped and looked up at the bus: "There's the aura of death."

"Someone died."

The forest was silent, so the sound was still clear. The Indian leader could be seen tilting his head slightly, and one of the other seven men walked out, smashed the car window, and jumped in.

Soon, the car door opened, and the person who went up came down with a grim face, and said to the Indian man: "Lord Sukla, the situation is not good."

"Ga Ang's neck was twisted, and he used a secret technique before he died, but it seemed useless. Mao Ba also died thoroughly, his neck was broken with one kick... very vicious."

"... It seems we encountered an unexpected fellow. I said, those coming for the 'Double-headed Snake' can't just be tourists, there will be trouble."

"Double-headed Snake?"

Hearing this, Su Zhou, who was holding his breath and lurking, had a slight movement in his heart. This was exactly the goal he and Shao Qiming had come for. But now it seemed that this goal was deliberately released by this organization as a means to attract a large number of tourists.

"Is it to find more opportunities?"

Su Zhou didn't have time to think too much, because after a while, the Indian man called Sukla waved his hand to give orders, he pointed to one person and said: "You, drive the car to another direction, and then come back with the people from the observation team."

"You five, take the offerings on the car down and send them to the cave. The Void Transaction Ritual urgently needs fresh intelligent creatures. The leader has urged three times. The correct constellation is coming soon, so there can be no delay."

"Yes."

Everyone responded loudly, obeyed the instructions, and began to work quickly.

It could be seen that one sleeping person after another was carried out and neatly placed in the trunk of the modified car, stacked together like cargo.

Shao Qiming was also among them, sleeping very deeply. Fortunately, the strong man noticed that his body was not good, so he put him on the top layer of the pile of people.

"Lord, do we need to chase after that accident?"

One of the two burly guards who was left by Sukla's side and didn't go to carry people asked. He turned his head, as if he was looking around.

Hearing this, Su Zhou's heart tightened. Although he was hiding very well, if the other party really had a special secret method for reconnaissance, it might not be possible to hide it—one or two would be okay, but there was no way he could win against eight strong adult men head-on.

"Go. But if you can't find any obvious traces within five minutes, don't continue. Let the observation team encircle and suppress him. With the 'Secret Snake' here, he can't escape."

Hearing Sukla's order, the strong man nodded slightly. He narrowed his eyes, and then ran in the direction Su Zhou left.

It could be seen that although this strong man looked burly, his steps were light and his movements were swift. He soon disappeared into the mountains and forests.

He was only a little off, he didn't find the route Su Zhou left, deviating by one or two o'clock.

Before long, all the people on the bus had been moved away, and the bus also drove back to the original road, preparing to go far in the opposite direction to divert attention. The Indian man and another guard waited in place for a while, until the guard who was tracking returned from the forest.

Without speaking, the guard silently shook his head. Seeing this, Sukla didn't take it to heart, and the three of them drove away together, driving into the depths of the mountains and forests.

And on the tree not far away, Su Zhou, who was lucky enough not to be discovered, narrowed his eyes.

The Indian man named Sukla was extremely cautious and was never alone, so he couldn't find a chance to forcefully attack and ask for information... and looking at his height of at least 1.9 meters and his strong body, even if his strength was much greater than ordinary people, he might not be able to suppress the other party in a short time. He would definitely be surrounded and captured by other mysterious organization members who came after hearing the news.

"This is terrible, Qiming has been caught... what offerings, transactions, and rituals... damn it!"

Gritting his teeth, Su Zhou's heart was slightly anxious. Watching his friend being snatched away was not a feeling that could be described in words.

Taking a few more deep breaths to calm down, Su Zhou focused his attention on the distance, the direction in which those modified vehicles left.

If it were an ordinary person, they definitely wouldn't be able to see the movements hidden under the dense foliage of the forest, but Su Zhou, who could slightly distinguish even ghosts and monsters, could see it very clearly. Not far from this forest, around a small mountain, there was an inconspicuous small cave, with camouflage similar to that here.

There, people were carrying the unconscious people into the cave.

"There are members of this organization in the tourist town, and I can't be sure if there are any members of the other party in the police... the 'observation team' and 'Secret Snake' they mentioned are very likely to be able to find my whereabouts. Maybe it's the black ghost snake shadow I saw in the village."

"Otherwise, these people wouldn't let go of the best opportunity to track me so easily."

Su Zhou's eyes flickered, and he frowned and muttered to himself: "It's extremely unlikely that I can leave this forest alone. Even if there is a chance, it will be full of difficulties, a narrow escape from death... the other party has mysterious power, there's no way I, an ordinary high school student, can..."

"The hell with reasons!"

I just want to save my friend!

Putting all kinds of worries behind him, clenching his fists, the seventeen-year-old high school student who could only sleep five hours a day due to 'hard' study, finally, under the pressure of 'transcendence' and the 'unknown', made a decision with the unique rage of young people: "Dare to attack me, attack my friend?"

Su Zhou's face showed a mixture of excitement and anger, a manic and hideous smile.

——You will die! Even if it's a mysterious organization, you will die!

In the next moment, the sound of *sha-sha* sounded, like the wind blowing the branches, a figure landed on the ground, and then flickered between the trees.

This shadow was silent, like an illusion, but it was faster than the gale, and then, in this way, he followed the tracks of those vehicles carrying people.