Chapter 12
Babaru and his group of beauties left in a hurry. The large group followed the ant guide to the ground with suspicion and caution and then dispersed. Mia weighed a small package she had sorted out underground - the supplies inside were all looted from Babaru - and looked at the seven people left around her, then looked at Rong Yuan with some uneasiness.
After it was clear that their next trip was to the central city, some people came over and wanted to go with them. When asked why -
"I also have a daughter who disappeared two years ago. Judging from the traces of battle left behind, it was done by the Zerg. She should have been sold to the central city. Maybe she is still alive now. I want to go find her." The white-haired old man Ulvis said in a deep voice.
"You are going to rescue those people who were sold as slaves, right?" Zhi Huo, a long-legged beauty with waist-length black hair tied into a ponytail, said in a tone that could not be refused: "I will go with you."
"It sounds very interesting." Okoto, the man with golden curly hair, smiled with his eyes narrowed.
"Can someone who was caught by a few bugs be considered a fighter? It would be best if he doesn't hold us back." The twenty-something twins Kira and Kibe said sarcastically, and then said to Rong Yuan admiringly: "You are very strong. We want to follow you and become as strong as you."
"Ditto." said Qiao Fei, a young man with his hair almost covering his eyes.
"The wilderness is too dangerous for people like me. I heard that there are more rules in the central city and there are more opportunities, so I want to give it a try." Michelle, a man with short brown hair who looks the most ordinary and normal, said gently, and the reason sounded so normal.
Mia felt as if a needle was piercing the back of her head. The inexplicable feeling of danger aroused all her nerves. Goose bumps stood up in rows on her arms. She couldn't help but hug her arms and rub them.
Most of these people's reasons sounded very convincing, but in her opinion, none of them were worthy of trust. However, for some reason, Rong Yuan only thought about it for a moment and agreed to all of them.
Afterwards, Mia took advantage of the fact that everyone else was busy with other things and secretly found Rong Yuan to tell him about her worries. After listening to her, Rong Yuan only said one sentence to her: "Don't worry, I'm here."
Mia was stunned for a moment, then smiled - she knew that Rong Yuan would not be able to accept so many strangers without any precautions, and she thought he must have other plans in mind.
The girl left with peace of mind, and Rong Yuan glanced at those people who seemed to have not noticed anything happening here.
When he first arrived here, he thought Mia was calm, smart, and alert. But compared to these real Hell Star people, this girl seemed as innocent as a little white rabbit, which made people want to protect her innocence... and also made some people want to destroy her innocence.
Mia's thoughts were almost written on her face. Those people deliberately left her such a space to talk. The reason for doing this... were they sure that Mia's thoughts would not change his decision?
In the field of vision, black and red lights intertwined, covering the faces and disguised smiles of those people, revealing the purest essence of their hearts in those eyes.
Rong Yuan crossed his fingers and placed them in front of his lips to hide the faint smile.
"I was startled at that moment—"
"I almost peed my pants out of fright—"
"Then I turned left—"
"I turned right—"
"I ran three miles away, looked back and saw——"
"Ouch, that monster is still chasing us—"
"They're chasing me so fast—"
"When it saw us looking back, it opened its bloody mouth—"
"Yelling, 'You haven't paid yet, you little bastards--'
"I was shocked at the time - this monster could actually talk!"
“I asked again—it turned out that this strong man who was as black as iron, as tall as a mountain, and as fat as a barrel was actually the boss’s wife!”
"I was so scared that I thought it was a black bear that turned into a human!"
"I feel so sorry for that boss. He must have owed a lot of money in his past life."
“Hahahahahahaha—”
Mia laughed so hard that she fell backwards. The twins Kira and Kibe joined in the conversation, making exaggerated expressions and acting out for her a story about their past experience of traveling on a primitive planet, which made her laugh beyond measure. The dead branches of the bushes crackled in the jumping bonfire, and the orange-red flames reflected the smiles on everyone's faces, making the atmosphere seem relaxed and joyful.
Some people are born knowing how to be liked. The twins are warm, generous and quirky. They can bring smiles to others no matter what the situation is. After a few days, they have successfully become Mia's favorite friends. Sometimes when the three of them are together, their carefree smiles seem to bring everyone back to the normal world.
Of course, they were so relaxed and happy because their stomachs and emotions were greatly comforted by the many delicacies. These days, earth dragons, thorny stegosaurus, bebenior eagles, hollow cicadas, rice worm cocoons... no matter whether they were soaring in the sky or hiding deep underground, no matter how powerful the beasts were, as long as they had the attribute of "delicious", they could not escape Rong Yuan's clutches. On the one hand, everyone was very happy to eat, and on the other hand, they were also shocked by Rong Yuan's strength. No matter if they had any tricks or not, they dared not act rashly.
Because Rong Yuan was so strong that he didn't need to fear the various beasts and the open and secret arrows of humans, they chose to move straight towards the central city on the ground. In this way, the people who originally had to travel underground for several months were now close to their destination. As for the group of beauties led by Babaru, they were still struggling in the underground mine far behind them.
Looking at the long distance that they thought was a chasm in the past, and now they have easily completed most of it, Ulves and others secretly sighed for a long time.
After eating and drinking, it was time to rest. The midday sun was so hot that it could melt rocks, and the cold wind at midnight would be like a steel knife scraping bones. Therefore, during these two time periods, they would choose a mine close to the ground to clean it up and rest for three or four hours. The rest of the time was basically spent on the journey. The monotonous, endless walking was the most exhausting. Whenever they rested, except for those assigned to guard duty, everyone else almost fell asleep.
Mia and Kibe were in charge of the night watch. They were each guarding a mine tunnel, which was quite far away. In addition, they did not want to disturb the others' rest, so they did not speak. Mia turned sideways with her back to the mine tunnel behind her, staring ahead. A torch was stuck on the wall, and the weak light was swallowed by the darkness deep in the mine tunnel. Mia looked for a while, and her eyelids drooped involuntarily, and she nodded her head like a chicken pecking at rice.
After an unknown amount of time, Mia suddenly woke up and heard a slight breathing sound behind her. She turned around and saw Kira, who was originally sleeping, walking behind her at some point, and smiled at her when she turned around.
"Kira, what's wrong with you..." Mia asked in a low voice.
"I can't hold it anymore . I need to pee." Kira scratched his head and said embarrassedly.
Mia nodded in understanding. She didn't ask Kira why he didn't go to the end of the mine where Kibe was guarding, because that end was closer to the ground and they had come from there before. Maybe Kibe was afraid of leaving any traces and didn't want to be seen by everyone - if it were her, she would make the same choice.
Kira lit the torch on the wall and took a new torch. He smiled and waved to Mia, then turned and walked into the darkness. Mia looked at his back and felt a little uneasy.
After a long time, Kira didn't come back, and Mia became more and more panicked. She turned around to look at Kibe who was guarding the other side. He was leaning against the wall with his head down, wondering if he was asleep. And... For the first time, Mia realized that the male shadow in the dark looked very tall and intimidating, not like the lively and cheerful boy she remembered.
Just when she couldn't help but want to wake up Rong Yuan, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard in the mine tunnel.
Mia was delighted and turned around to see Kira walking out of the darkness. He walked very fast but was not flustered, with a secret joy on his face. He came over, grabbed Mia, leaned in and whispered, "Mia, did you say that you have a grandfather named Midong, and he came to Prison Star with you?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Mia asked curiously.
"I saw some words on the wall over there, signed by Mi Dong." Kira lowered his voice and said, "Maybe he also walked through here and left those words?"
"Really?" Mia was surprised and happy. She grabbed Kira's hand and asked, "What's written on the wall?"
"Uh..." Kira was embarrassed and said, "I, I don't know those words."
——Maybe Grandpa wrote a secret code that only she could understand? Mia guessed and wanted to go see it with her own eyes, but she still had the responsibility of keeping watch, and...she didn't know if Kira's words were credible.
Although she thought so, Mia had actually already believed it halfway in her heart, and her expression couldn't help but waver.
Jira observed Mia's expression and knew that she didn't completely believe him, so he said tentatively: "Why don't we wait until morning and talk to Mr. Rong and go take a look together?"
After he said that, Mia no longer had any doubts. She couldn't wait to see the message left by Midong as soon as possible, so she whispered to Kira: "I want to go and see, can you take me there?"
"No problem," Kira said.
Mia was about to take a step, but she looked around and hesitated, "Then the night watch..."
"Leave it to me. This place is so small anyway, I can take care of it by myself." Kibe, who came over at some point, said with a smile.
"...Okay then, let's go quickly and come back quickly." Mia finally made up her mind and followed Kira away.
Kibe leaned against the wall, looking at their backs. The smile on his face disappeared completely, but there was an unusually bright light flashing in his eyes.
In the darkness, someone quietly opened his eyes.
