NFBE Chapter 119 The Cripple
Chapter 119 The Cripple
She straightened up, her eyes scanning the assembled crowd before her, and shouted, "From now on, every five people will form a small group, and the distance between each group must not exceed fifty steps! We must start from the front mountain and gradually advance towards the back, carefully searching every inch of land, leaving no clues unturned."
Remember, if any team detects even the slightest abnormality or disturbance, the adjacent teams must immediately and without hesitation step forward to provide support and assistance! "
After hearing Wenshu's instructions, there was a commotion in the crowd, but it soon quieted down. Everyone silently formed groups and prepared to set off.
At this time, Xuan Yi, who had been following Wen Shu, said, "Master, please rest assured. Our people are all good at fighting. It is easy for us to deal with these refugees. It is more than enough!" His words revealed a sense of confidence and disdain.
However, Wen Shu frowned slightly, feeling somewhat dissatisfied with Xuan Yi's attitude of underestimating the enemy.
She knew that these refugees must be extraordinary to have made it this far. She warned them earnestly, "Don't underestimate the enemy! Although they appear to be just ordinary refugees, and there are many of them, the fact that they managed to make it this far clearly shows that they are no ordinary people."
If I didn't have certain skills and luck, I would probably have died on the way.
Therefore, you must never underestimate anyone who has experienced the test of life and death!"
After saying this, she turned back to the crowd and emphasized again in a serious tone, "Everyone, please remember my words. You must not leave your team and act on your own! Otherwise, if you encounter danger, the consequences will be disastrous!"
After saying that, he was the first to step into the mountains.
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The other half, the lame man who had been walking for several hours, found a nearby stone and sat down.
He yelled at the people in front of him, "Fuck you, I'm not leaving. Whoever wants to leave, go ahead..."
It was dark at night and the trees were dense. All I could hear ahead was the sound of branches breaking. I couldn't see anyone anymore and I didn't know if he was tired or just unhappy with the person ahead.
He took out a black cake from his arms. The cake was as hard as a rock in his hand. It took a lot of strength to break off a small piece of the cake.
He threw the thumb-sized pancake into his mouth and chewed it with big mouthfuls. He carefully wrapped the rest of the pancake with the piece of cloth whose original color could not be seen, put it in his arms, and finally patted the pancake with his hand to make sure he was not worried.
I don’t know if the pancake was too dry or the ingredients were too special, but I had to chew it for a long time before I could swallow it with difficulty.
After eating something, his stomach felt hot. The lame man felt behind him and felt that there was a slightly larger stone. He simply leaned on the stone behind him, put his hands on his head and prepared to spend the night.
"Brother Tan, if you don't leave, they will almost disappear." A voice asked cautiously beside the lame man.
The lame man had just closed his eyes when he heard the boy's voice. He opened his eyes and looked at him rudely, "Why are you guarding me? I'm not a pretty girl. If you don't leave now, you will miss the main group."
After saying that, he changed his mind and looked like he was ready to go back to sleep.
“Brother Tan, see what you said. I will follow you and do chores for you. Just don’t dislike me or drive me away.” The young man who spoke was only eighteen or nineteen years old. It was not known whether it was because he had not had enough to eat for a long time or because of the wandering in the past few years.
Not only is he shorter than the average man, he is also extremely thin. Logically speaking, such a person would have died in their team long ago.
But this kid is really capable. He has survived to this day without any missing limbs, which shows how capable he is.
Seeing that the lame man ignored him and didn't drive him away, the young man took the initiative to sit down not far from the lame man and took something out of his pocket to eat, but what escaped was not a cake.
I don't know who picked up the rotten finger-sized dry food that he wanted, but even so, he only bit half of it in his mouth and put the remaining half in his arms, waiting to take it out to save his life next time when he was too hungry to eat.
The lame man was not asleep. When the young man sat down, he changed his posture and faced him.
Over such a long time, the lame man had developed a habit. He never trusted anyone and never entrusted his offspring to anyone, not even this seemingly harmless young man.
Seeing the young man's cautious and reluctant look, the lame man laughed out loud.
"Hahaha, look at you, it's already late, and you still have that little bit of stuff saved for the next meal. I think you should think about the present. If you save it for the next meal, it's still unknown whether you can live to see the next meal."
The young man paused in chewing the "food" in his mouth with difficulty, and when he heard the lame man's words, he slowed down the action of putting the food in his arms.
I don't know whether I was frightened or stunned by these words.
Asked, "Brother Tan, why do you say that? Have you discovered something..."
After saying that, he didn't care about anything else. He climbed up the branch beside him and stood up. He looked around. Apart from the noise made by their companions walking in the distance, there was no other sound behind him.
But even so, his heart was pounding, and he felt like it was going to jump out of his chest at any moment. This was the fear of facing the unknown and the fear of death.
When the lame man saw the young man, he was frightened by his kind words and could not bear the shock.
He kindly reminded, "You kid, take out all the food in your hand and eat it now. It's time to rest well and conserve your energy.
When the time comes to escape, you'll have the strength to do it."
After the lame man finished speaking, he stopped and leaned against the stone slab behind him, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep. Although he could not really fall asleep, it allowed him to regain his energy.
When the young man heard this, he felt the seriousness of the matter. Although he was not as sharp-eyed as the lame man, he was indeed a man who listened to advice and was obedient.
He took out the half of the food he had just divided out and put it in his mouth, chewing it slowly. Then he fumbled around in his arms for a long time, and finally took out a piece of brown and yellow food that was an inch long, and broke it into two.
He placed half of it next to the lame man and took the other half for himself and ate it slowly.
I don’t know what it was, it looked like dry firewood that had been left for a long time. The young man had a hard time eating it, but he still gritted his teeth and swallowed it all.
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After taking a short rest, the lame man found something beside him. He looked up at the young man sitting not far away from him, picked it up and held it in his hand. He said in surprise, "I didn't expect that you, young man, actually have this thing in your hand."