Night falls.
Dots of starlight hang in the sky, and the sky gradually darkens. You can vaguely hear the cicadas humming in the grass, but you can never find them.
Chen Xingtian's flying speed gradually slowed down. The dim sky made it difficult for Ali to distinguish the path in his memory. However, he could still make it for a while before it was completely dark. The most important thing is that with Chen Xingtian's current strength, even on the grassland If a tornado breaks out, he can lead everyone to escape, not to mention the threat of grassland animals.
This is the fourth night scene that Chen Xingtian has experienced. Compared with the previous mountains and forests, the vast sea, the brightly lit city, the dark grassland has a different flavor -
It has the same horizon as the ocean, and is equally endless, but with more noise, less silence, and even a different kind of panic. Even Chen Xingtian is not immune. Even if you forget the power of telepathy for just a moment, you will be overwhelmed by fear.
His eyes were a little complicated, and he said to Ali next to him: "The distance we are flying now is enough for you to walk for a day and a night. If it comes at night, will you feel scared?"
Ali's eyes changed slightly, and these words seemed to have some magic power, making him breathe quickly.
"Never go deep into the dark grassland!" Ali looked solemn, then realized something and scratched his head: "I'm a little lost. You definitely don't care about these threats. With your power, the threats on the grassland are not enough. To hurt you.”
"Do you really believe there is a god in this world?" Chen Xingtian looked up at the stars in the sky.
"Ah, this." Ali couldn't wrap his mind around it.
"Answer me directly."
"...I don't believe it." Ali said uneasily. He was not sure what Chen Xingtian meant. Based on his previous attitude towards the priest, he could basically conclude that this was a moody person.
"Then why do you still worship with that old guy Zhiman? You clearly know that this is superstitious."
Ali was a little confused. Yes, why did he believe in this thing? In order to pray for good weather and peace for the country and the people? Or do you just go with the flow and believe what the crowd believes?
Chen Xingtian thought to himself and said: "God is just a thing invented by ancient humans who were not satisfied with the status quo. They have abilities beyond imagination and are used to place their souls.
In fact, anything can be deified. To pray for a good harvest, you can create a grain god; to pray for rainfall, you can believe in a rain god; to pursue wealth, you can worship a wealth god.
If you believe in them, you are just expressing a hope, an unrealistic hope. That kind of ethereal faith can bring you a sense of security. "
Ali was speechless and opened his mouth wide: "But...but aren't you a messenger of God?"
Chen Xingtian laughed at himself: "But I have seen the real God. He has incredible abilities. In a sense, all my abilities were given by Him. Why can't I be called the messenger of God?"
"But didn't you say there is no god in this world, only faith?" Ali was stunned.
"When faith reaches a certain height, it's unclear whether there is a god... But at least, I have the potential to become a god."
Speaking of this, Ali actually lost his mind. In fact, he was an atheist like Zhiman, but he was shaken after Chen Xingtian appeared. Now after hearing Chen Xingtian's explanation, he seemed to have a clear understanding.
Chen Xingtian ignored him, it was just a simple test. He already knew that this kid was dishonest. It didn't matter whether he was a god or not. It was okay to deceive the natives, as long as it was easy to use.
Chen Xingtian paused and then continued: "From the way you looked before, it seemed that you were in danger while walking on the grassland night road. Is it a wild animal?"
Ali explained: "Yes, last night I encountered groups of hyenas, they are predators on this prairie.
The grassland is the most dangerous place at night, when all kinds of large predators start to come out. Jackals and hyenas generally like to move in groups, so they are more dangerous than tigers and lions. "
"Hyena." Chen Xingtian pondered. The most dangerous thing on this grassland is not the top predator, but the guys who like to move in groups. There is still a chance for a single animal to escape, but if these animals hunt in a planned and organized manner, the chance of survival will be greatly reduced. will be extremely slim.
"You were hiding in a tree?"
"Well, I stayed in a tree for a night. Although I was almost frozen, it was better than being torn apart by hyenas." Ali was no longer surprised that Chen Xingtian could guess it.
"Wise choice." Chen Xingtian also lamented that he had seen how dangerous hyenas are. If he were an ordinary person, he would probably do this, thanks to the fact that this is a savanna.
Speaking of hyenas, Chen Xingtian seemed to have thought of something. He rubbed his chin and Kongkong in his backpack shuddered. It seemed to have a bad premonition.
…
The sky turned completely dark, and the previous scattered stars no longer existed. Instead, the sky was filled with thick dark clouds. The extreme darkness evoked uneasiness in people's hearts.
This is the unique cloudy and rainy weather in Africa in the summer. It is cloudy and sunny without warning. One moment it is sunny and the next moment it is pouring rain.
It was obviously no longer suitable for traveling. Chen Xingtian hung the tent on a baobab tree as usual. This kind of tree has a special characteristic. It grows very tall. It is said that it can grow up to 50 meters, and the tree in front of him is at least 20 meters. , no wonder the hyena couldn’t climb up.
The weather gradually became colder, and soon dropped to only a few degrees. Chen Xingtian shook his head as he felt the cold air seeping in from the outside. He could only say that it was indeed a savanna, as good as the desert. (The desert is extremely hot during the day and extremely cold at night)
Chen Xingtian had to stuff Ali into the tent. He couldn't let him get wet in the rain outside. After entering the tent, Ali was so shocked by the various equipment in the tent that he could not speak coherently. The most shocking thing was the temperature inside the tent. It was so warm, you know, he had never seen anything like a tent before.
Chen Xingtian was too lazy to explain to him, so he turned around and entered a state of trance. Ding Ruomeng was the only one left to barely communicate with him. Kongkong seemed to be lacking in interest as he lowered his ears and got into Chen Xingtian's arms.
Kongkong: "Woo~" (I seemed to have some lingering fears just now. Is there any problem with this?)
Chen Xingtian's eyes opened slightly: "I plan to feed you to hyenas, what's the problem?"
Kong Kong's eyes widened in an instant, and he looked at Chen Xingtian in disbelief, seeing his half-smiling look, but in its eyes, it was the face of a devil.
Kongkong immediately wanted to run, but as soon as he took out his legs, he was pushed back by a huge force, unable to move, with panic and despair in his eyes.
"Woooo~" (You are the devil.)
Chen Xingtian rubbed its dog's head angrily and said with a smile, "Don't worry, you won't die as long as I'm here."
While playing with Kong Kong, suddenly, a ray of yellow light came into view through the half-open window. The light was extremely small. If he hadn't happened to glance out the window, he might not have been able to detect it at all.
Chen Xingtian stretched out his senses and found that it was impossible to reach the location of the light source. Coupled with the heavy rain, the light source appeared and disappeared, but a conservative estimate was that it was at least five kilometers away.
When fire appears in this inaccessible grassland, it is also on a night of heavy rain. It is either a bonfire or an alien. This is the second conclusion drawn based on my own experience.
"There is fire there." Chen Xingtian said.
When Ding Ruomeng heard this, she leaned out of the window and looked, but she couldn't see anything: "No."
Ali believed in Chen Xingtian's strength: "Could it be those people from Blackwater?"
Chen Xingtian solemnly said: "It's very possible." After that, he scanned the surrounding 400 meters and found no large animals. However, he still casually knocked the small animals out of the range of perception, and then said: "Confirm that there is no danger, Ali Follow me to find out the situation, Xiaomeng and Kongkong stay in the tent, I will rush back immediately if there is danger."
Ding Ruomeng wanted to say something else, but the two of them were no longer in sight and had disappeared into the rain. She couldn't help but curl her lips: "Still so conceited."
…
At an altitude of 10,000 meters, the positive and negative charges accumulated in the air reached their peak, and a thick silver dragon fell from the sky, illuminating the land within dozens of kilometers. The majestic momentum made people feel numb. , Huanghuang Tianwei is nothing more than this.
A ball that perfectly separated the rain curtain was galloping at a low altitude in the grassland. There were even several lightning rods suspended a hundred meters around. Chen Xingtian was already frightened by lightning. He would never want to try to face the thunder again.
Ali was once again stunned by Chen Xingtian's power. He could feel the cold, strong wind blowing on him, but not a drop of rain touched his face. He even doubted whether Chen Xingtian was a god.
As the distance got closer, the dim light gradually became clear - it was a bonfire that was extinguishing. The heavy rain made it flicker, and it felt like it wouldn't last long.
They soon reached the campfire.
At this moment, the figures around the campfire were also busy. It seemed that the sudden heavy rain disrupted their plans. Some people hurriedly put their clothes into their travel bags, and some hurriedly set up tents. It seemed that everything was in such a hurry.
Only a man with a heavy back looked indifferent and watched everything around him with cold eyes, but in fact, he was the commander of these people.
"Brent, you damn waste, hurry up. If we don't have clothes to wear tomorrow because of your mistake, you won't be able to get any profit from this operation!"
Carlo, tell the people in your group to put away their guns. If there are no guns in this damn place, we will all have nothing to eat!
Bev, don't let me fish in troubled waters, oh God, if the fire goes out I'll shove your head up your ass! "
The man with the back head yelled and cursed. These guys didn't give him any peace of mind. Seeing that it was going to rain, they were still sitting around the campfire bragging as if nothing had happened. It seemed that they had not made any progress at all after so many years of training.
When the bearded man named Bev heard that the boss was getting angry, he quickly covered the bonfire with a canopy. Only then was he able to stop the fire from being extinguished. The others also continued to do their own things in a hurry.
But at this critical moment, the bonfire dimmed instantly and went out without warning.
"What's up?"
"Bev, what did you do, you bastard? Didn't I tell you to cover the bonfire?"
"Shit, I want you to see your bowels moving!"
There were shouts and curses from time to time, and then they turned on the flashlight in unison, and then continued the work at hand, but Bev looked confused. He clearly remembered to cover the bonfire, so how could it suddenly go out? He had a vague feeling of ominous premonition.
At this time, there was a slight sound of conversation among the patter of rain, like whispering in his ears, but he couldn't hear it clearly at all.
"Are you sure it's this group of people who are chasing you? If you dare to lie to me, you know the consequences."
"I'll never forget the moment these people turned against me, I'm not going to lie to you."
Bev noticed something was wrong the moment he heard the sound. He was about to shout out about the enemy attack, but his throat was pinched by an invisible force, causing him to only make a slight buzzing sound. Then, a huge wave of The force quickly hit him on the back of the neck, causing him to faint quickly. What was even more frightening was that he was dragged into the darkness before he fell to the ground.
The man with the back head was about to trouble Bev, but when he walked to the bonfire, he found that Bev had disappeared and was replaced by a thin black young man. The black young man was looking at him in horror. he.
The man with the back was shocked: "It's you!"
He didn't even think twice before he raised the rifle in his hand. This shows how ruthless this man really is.
The moment he was about to pull the trigger, there was a sigh in the darkness.
"Oh, once you are bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of well ropes for ten years. Come back, I have wronged you." The black young man quickly disappeared into the darkness.
"Crunch!"
The gun seemed to be grabbed by a big steel hand, causing serious deformation. The spring firing pin in the gun collapsed. Unfortunately, because most of the force acted on the gun body, the bullet in the gun misfired.
"boom!"
"Enemy attack! Be on alert quickly!" Although the gains since the operation have made these people slack off, they will not forget their profession and skills.
The remaining people immediately lowered themselves with guns and quickly put on night vision goggles, which were the ultimate protection against nighttime raids.
"No situation to the north."
"There is no situation in the south."
"There is no situation on the west side."
"There is no situation on the east side."
"Where are BOSS and Bev?"
"Report, no trace of them found."
"damn it."
The rain was pouring down, like basins of water pouring into people's faces. It wasn't just their bodies that were cold. The roaring above their heads came one after another, shaking not just their eardrums.
After a few short but long seconds, another scream came from the intercom, and then quickly disappeared in the rain.
"To the north! Fire!"
In an instant, the dense and ear-splitting clattering sound actually overshadowed the thunder in the sky, and the tragic fire illuminated the surroundings. Death-like bullets were tilted in the north area, but unfortunately, they hit nothing.
After 5 seconds, the gunfire stopped. A team of five lowered their center of gravity and cautiously moved to the north, wanting to see if the enemy had been killed, but the scene in front of them made them lose their minds——
The mercenary who had been chatting and laughing with them before was now covered in bullet holes. His body fell to the ground, with rain and blood mingling together. The eyes of the corpse were still fixed, and his expression was extremely distorted, as if he had seen something terrible before his death. .
A mercenary with poor psychological quality covered his mouth. Uneasiness and panic swept through his body. He could not understand the situation in front of him and why it had become like this.
The heavy rain was still falling as before, the sound of rain became so harsh, the thunder became so terrifying, and a pair of playful and indifferent eyes stared at them secretly.
It was like death coming.
