In an almost boundless forest, at a place quite far from the village, Wu Liang saw some wisps of smoke rising.

Due to the distance, it was completely invisible near the village, only now visible from this high, chilling vantage point.

"Something's wrong... Fierce Ghosts are outside the village at night, so how could anyone be living in the forest?"

After marking the position, Wu Liang jumped down from the tree.

The Fierce Ghost minions instinctively opened the road ahead, approaching the place where the smoke was rising, surrounding Wu Liang and guarding him tightly.

This isn't like being on Bogda Peak, where everyone started from the Red Robe Peak, with several at the City-Destroying Level, and with the ability to merge with Fierce Ghosts, Wu Liang's combat power was essentially stronger than an individual Fierce Ghost minion.

He didn't need protection.

But now it's as if they've returned to the time before liberation.

Wu Liang's combat power has severely declined and cannot truly crush any danger encountered, so the Fierce Ghost minions still tacitly protect him.

"Boss, there is no supernatural blockage in this forest, but there are quite a few traces of human activity." Nightmare said with a frown.

They advanced towards the smoke for a full two hours.

More and more strange places aroused the suspicion of the Fierce Ghost minions.

First, various supplies, just as Yao Qingxue said, could occasionally be picked up on the ground after entering the forest, and their composition was quite complex.

Because the time span of these miscellaneous items is extremely exaggerated, from lunar calendars only available before the Supernatural Calamity, to old-fashioned mountaineering equipment from who-knows-how-long ago, to a pocket watch full of age, and finally Wu Liang even discovered a handheld device that seemed full of futuristic tech.

The key point is that on this handheld device, he felt a trace of Fierce Ghost's aura, and the craftsmanship also felt somewhat familiar.

"Hiss... Isn't this Professor Guo's craftsmanship?"

"Indeed, this world is like the place in The Peach Blossom Spring, where even if the time span is long, things of the same era as the outside world can be found."

The discovery of these miscellaneous items made Wu Liang more convinced that the time inside here was not stagnant, and if the entire world truly went back five years, this handheld device obviously wasn't supposed to exist back then.

This clearly shares a similarity with the detection equipment invented by Professor Guo in the official headquarters of the Capital City, likely something invented by that old man!

"Heh, if the people ahead have connections with the officials, I really have to laugh."

Wu Liang quipped.

Then, his whole person moved as quietly as possible among the branches, wrapped by the Mist Ghost, without making a sound.

Finally, on a slightly open grassland, he saw the source of the smoke—campfire.

Around that pile of campfire, several tents seemed to have just been set up, quite a few people in modern clothing were chopping vegetables and cooking, looking quite leisurely.

But beneath this veneer of leisure, there were also several people in trees in the southeast, southwest, northwest, and northeast directions.

They were vigilant about the surrounding environment.

Unfortunately, with the concealment of the Mist Ghost, he wouldn't be exposed, even if he walked right past them, no one would notice.

"Alert! There are Fierce Ghosts around!"

Suddenly, a hidden sentry in the nearest tree to Wu Liang shouted downward.

Then he slid down the tree at a fast speed, landed steadily, and ran in front of everyone to hand over what he was holding.

Wu Liang: "..."

Seriously?

Do you have to embarrass me at a time like this?

How could this guy find me, hidden within the Mist Ghost?

Upon closer inspection, the item in the opponent's hand happened to be the strange handheld device he had picked up earlier.

At this moment, the screen of the handheld device in that man's hand was flashing red dots continuously, adjusting more clearly towards the direction he was hiding.

"Hold your equipment, close the ranks, be vigilant! Pay attention to the supernatural lock, Xiaoling, be ready to use the Unlimited Transmission Chip anytime, Hu Zi, prepare to bleed!"

One of them, who seemed to resemble the leader of this group more, quickly gave orders, and everyone gathered together in an orderly manner.

However, he did not notice a figure descending from above them.

Bang—

As everyone was about to completely gather back to back, an abnormal sound appeared in their center.

Only then did everyone perceive the young man walking out from the invisible mist.

A flicker of murderous intent appeared in Wu Liang's eyes, and he coldly said: "Did you mention the Unlimited Transmission Chip just now?"

This thing, damn, he was all too familiar with!

Among the supernatural objects mass-produced in the Promised Land, this was one he had the most contact with along with the Monkey Claw!

"Restrain..."

The leader of this team was about to give an order, but found his vision had unknowingly rotated, with everyone upside down.

No, he was knocked down!

With it came an instant of pain and a blackout in his vision.

In the eyes of others, this inexplicably appearing young man suddenly appeared beside the captain, jumped up, and slammed a hand onto his face, flipping the 1.8-meter-tall strong man over and knocking him out.

"Get away!"

One of the nearest chubby men to Wu Liang shouted angrily, pulled out a dagger, cut his finger, and rubbed it quickly.

In just a few seconds, his hands were full of bright red blood.

He reached out and struck forcefully towards Wu Liang's chest!

Thump—

The chubby man felt as if he struck an iron plate, his whole arm tingled so much he almost couldn't lift it again.

And standing in front of him, Wu Liang frowned, not understanding what this guy was trying to do.

"How is this possible? Why wasn't he hurt?"

Before the chubby man could figure out why his ability was ineffective against this Fierce Ghost, Wu Liang raised his hand and struck his neck, knocking him out directly.

The remaining people, seeing this scene, had drastic changes in their expressions.

"Humanoid Fierce Ghost! Unknown entity! Run! Run quickly!" shouted the farthest man towards the woman in short sleeves beside him.

The woman immediately pulled out a familiar white chip from her waist pocket and pressed it hard with both hands.

Everyone, including the unconscious strong man and the chubby man, suddenly began to blur with mosaic patterns.

The chip started to transmit!

But then they saw a desperate scene.

Wu Liang's figure instantly appeared in front of the short-sleeved woman, snapped her wrist, grabbed the chip, and coldly said: "You still think this thing can work on me!"

Crunch—

The chip, which couldn't be interrupted during transmission or affected, was crushed by the vicious young man in front of them...

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