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Chapter 822 Anyway, it won't bite me, something's not right about the quiet.

After resting for about fifteen minutes, the team set off again.

After that, they maintained a frequency of moving forward for forty or fifty minutes and then resting for ten minutes or so until they caught the signal of the third worker ant, which was around noon.

This break not only allows us to rest but also to have lunch, making it a long rest.

After walking all morning, not only was Li Jingmo's face as red as a cloth, but the faces of the other members of the Tianxing team were also red to varying degrees, including the team leader Li Chengxiao, whose face was still noticeably red, even though it was the least red.

This makes Jiang Hanying and Lin Shuangshuang, who remained completely unfazed, stand out.

Jiang Hanying was alright; although she wasn't exactly tired after such a high level of exercise, she did sweat a little.

Lin Shuangshuang barely broke a sweat; she looked exactly the same as when she set off in the morning.

Now it's clear that something's not right.

However, the four of them, including Hummingbird, tacitly remained silent. Regardless of what was unusual about this Miss Lin, she had come with the captain and his brother, and as long as she was trustworthy, that was fine.

"Let me see if there's a water source nearby." Hummingbird looked away and pulled out a palm-sized instrument from her backpack, starting to tinker with it seriously.

It's something I've never seen before!
Jiang Hanying followed the gaze with curiosity, "What is this?"

"A hygrometer can monitor the density of water molecules in the air and soil, and can also forecast the weather."

After working for a while, Hummingbird put away the hygrometer, shook its head at the group of people looking over, and said, "The water molecules around here are all about the same density, so there probably isn't any water source left. We need to go a little further."

Li Jingmo exclaimed "Huh?" but still insisted on standing up from the newly laid isolation mat.

Then Lin Shuangshuang, who was standing next to him, spoke hesitantly: "I heard a very faint sound of flowing water from the southwest. Hanying, did you hear it?"

Jiang Hanying met her questioning gaze, listened intently towards the southwest, and nodded: "Yes, there is."

Hummingbird: "..."

No way, are your ears any better than the hygrometer I carefully prepared?

Nearly half an hour later, after trekking for almost another kilometer, the hummingbird looked at the babbling brook, which was no more than a meter wide, and fell into deep thought.

It seems that it really is quite impressive!

This time it's the doctor's turn to do the work.

Although the stream water looks crystal clear and very clean, and we even found small animal footprints on the bank where they came to drink, it would be safer to treat the water before using it.

After the water was dealt with, everyone hurriedly and thoroughly washed their faces.

Li Jingmo even wanted to soak his feet. He could feel that the soles of his feet were swollen. Soaking his feet wouldn't reduce the swelling, but it would make him feel a little better.

However, I hesitated for a moment when untying my shoelaces.

He had originally wrapped himself up completely, just in case some small creatures in the forest might sneak in through the open gaps. If he took it off now, what if something...? Ugh, never mind, I'll just have to bear it!
As I straightened up, I caught a glimpse of two tiny, white feet stepping onto the stones in the water not far downstream. Their trousers were almost rolled up to their knees.

This time, I really couldn't help but hiss softly.

She quickly walked over to her younger brother, who was standing on the shore carrying her shoes, and asked, "Is it safe in this water? You dare to let her go in?"

Jiang Hanying was enjoying the cool stream water on her feet when she heard the sound and turned her head to look. "I'm just soaking my feet, I'm not drinking it."

"There's a high chance of leeches in mountain streams like this. They can sneak into your flesh without you even noticing, and there might even be snakes!"

Jiang Hanying looked down into the water. "Anyway, it won't bite me." "You're quite confident."

Seeing that his younger brother was indulging him, Li Jingmo gave him a brief reminder and then said no more. He figured he would learn his lesson after being bitten once.

Turning around, he saw Lin Shuangshuang helping her younger brother's teammates prepare lunch, so he immediately went over to help.

Li Chengxiao glanced at his watch and realized that they had been soaking for almost ten minutes. He reached out and said, "That's about enough. Come on up."

Jiang Hanying reluctantly splashed water with her foot, then jumped directly onto her cheap owner on the shore.

After shaking off the remaining water from my feet and wiping them dry, I put on my shoes and socks and went upstream to rejoin the main group.

Hearing footsteps, Li Jingmo turned around and subconsciously glanced at Jiang Hanying's shoes before looking up at them.

Looks like you weren't bitten at all!
After we finish lunch and rest, shall we go for another soak?
As soon as Li Chengxiao met his gaze, he saw through his thoughts. He walked up to him and delivered a boomerang-like remark: "Brother, I advise you not to."

There are indeed some small leeches in this water. If they are in the same bubble as you when you first start soaking in the water, it's fine. But if you're soaking alone, it might be a little dangerous.

Li Jingmo: "Huh?"

What do you mean?
Why can't he?

But because of his younger brother's words, Li Jingmo ultimately refrained from going to get a tan.

After a quick meal and a short rest, we continued our journey with our heads down.

Soon everyone discovered that the section of road they had traveled in the morning was actually quite easy to walk.

It's considered an outlying area, and although it's rarely visited, people still occasionally come in for a stroll.

But once they crossed the stream they had found at noon and continued deeper into the area, they truly couldn't see any trace of human activity at all.

Towering ancient trees are everywhere, and we even came across a few trees that were struck by lightning because they were too tall or too old and almost became sentient. One of them was probably struck by lightning not long ago, and there were even flames burning in the heart of the tree!

The various shrubs and vines on the ground can easily grow taller than a person and thicker than a wrist. Over the years, the dead branches and fallen leaves can sink halfway into your calf when you step on them, and some are so deep that you can hardly see your knee!
If there were also the calls of owls, the roars of animals, or the rustling of reptiles passing by, the atmosphere of terror would be truly overwhelming.

Strangely, apart from the fact that the environment was indeed deep in the mountains and forests, they did not hear any of the sounds they expected to hear after entering the depths of the forest.

"Captain, something's not right."

Since entering the inner reaches of the mountain forest where even sunlight is scarce, the hummingbird has equipped itself with every piece of equipment it can currently use.

He wore thermal imaging goggles on his nose, held a tranquilizer gun loaded with anesthetic in one hand and a freezing spray in the other, and even had an alarm around his neck that could be activated immediately upon detecting a special sound.

As a result, after walking for so long, the map showed that they had already gone deep into the mountains and forests for nearly 20 kilometers, and all of these things were completely useless!
Not to mention the calls of owls and the sounds of large animals, even the various reptiles that are usually found everywhere in the jungle seemed to have disappeared.

It's too quiet, it's unsettlingly quiet!

“We’ve come this far, so it wouldn’t be surprising if we encountered a leopard or python out hunting, but this forest feels like it’s dead. We can’t even see a small reptile.”

“Yes,” Ruoshui rubbed her slightly flushed cheeks. “I’m prone to getting bitten by bugs, but I haven’t been bitten on my face or hands yet. I thought it was because the insect repellent I applied this time was really effective.”

But since no one else applied the medication and wasn't bitten by insects, it means the insect repellent wasn't the cause.

Li Chengxiao reached out and pinched a tiny worker ant off a nearby dead tree trunk, holding it out to the two of them. "Here you go, little bug."

Hummingbird and Weak Water: "..."

Is the captain just teasing them? Right?