I am in the last days, I can connect to reality

The terrain in the mountains is very complex. Sometimes when you encounter some particularly steep peaks or cliffs, you have to go around them from a long distance, which is a waste of time.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, everyone walked into a valley with cliffs and rugged rocks on both sides. The valley was very deep, and there was a clear downward slope as they went forward. It could be called a canyon.

The air here is moist and humid. Even though it is a winter afternoon, there is a damp mist in the air. The huge trees are lush and growing vigorously.

However, perhaps because the canyon is not exposed to the sun, the trees appear sparse and are far apart from each other.

"Qin Zhong, come and take a look. Is this a footprint?"

At this moment, Wang Boshen, who was leading the way in front, suddenly shouted to Qin Zhong behind him, but his voice was trembling.

Qin Zhong, who was walking behind, hurried forward and looked in the direction Wang Boshen said. This look made his face suddenly become solemn.

A few dozen meters ahead, there are several pits about two meters wide. The pits are extremely deep, with the deepest reaching one meter. The bottom reveals a claw-like shape. There is no doubt that these are footprints.

Qin Zhong quickly asked everyone to stop and told them to be on guard. He and Wang Boshen walked forward and took a closer look.

After checking, the two men's faces were heavy. When they looked at each other, they could see the fear in the depths of each other's eyes.

Qin Zhong looked at the big footprint on the ground and couldn't help but look solemn. The dragon he saw last time was also very big, but it was a marine creature after all, so it was understandable that it was a little bigger, but how could there be such a big creature in this mountain?

Looking at the footprints in front of him, Qin Zhong couldn't imagine how huge this mutant beast was.

Everyone saw the footprints, and everyone's faces turned pale. The originally relaxed atmosphere suddenly became a little tense.

"How about we not go this way?" Gou Xiaoxiao suddenly said fearfully.

Wang Boshen shook his head and said in a deep voice, "This area is mostly cliffs, or at least steep slopes. If we want to take a detour, we don't know how far it will take. I don't recommend it!"

"You don't suggest it? See what path you're taking?"

Gou Xiaoxiao was a tough talker. When she heard Wang Boshen disagree with leaving, she immediately ignored Shi Dajin's attempts to stop him and angrily asked, "Do you really have to force us into the beast's den?"

"Actually, there's no need to worry too much. Considering the size of this mutant beast, we're probably no bigger than a cat to it. It's a big target, and we're a small target. We should be fine if we just avoid it carefully."

At this time, Qin Zhong pondered for a while and expressed his guess. It's like humans relative to ants. For humans, when you walk normally, how many people will pay special attention to the ants under their feet?

"Qin Zhong, why don't we not take the risk? We'd rather take a few more days." At this time, Shi Dajin also spoke up to persuade him. He glanced at the footprints and couldn't help swallowing.

This footprint is really scary. The footprint is so big, and the body must be so huge. If you are not careful, the person will probably be crushed by this foot.

Qin Zhong glanced at everyone and found that although no one else said anything, everyone's face looked unhappy, as if they were all frightened by the huge footprint. Obviously, there were more than one person who wanted to take a detour.

It’s just that everyone else trusts Qin Zhong more, unlike Gou Xiaoxiao and Shi Dajin who joined later. However, what surprised Qin Zhong the most was that Zhang Xiaozhuang’s face looked very normal, and there was no particular look of fear on his face.

……

"Brother, how about letting me investigate?" Just when Qin Zhong was in a dilemma, Zhang Xiaozhuang suddenly spoke.

Qin Zhong was stunned. He looked at Zhang Xiaozhuang and asked, "How do you investigate?"

"I have this!"

As he spoke, Zhang Xiaozhuang took off the backpack on his back and took out a drone from it.

Qin Zhong slapped his head and wondered how he could have forgotten such a high-tech thing. He had the drone given by Sun Xiaoyan in his ring, but he had become accustomed to relying on himself and always forgot to use it.

"Will the noise be too loud and attract mutant beasts?" Chi Xinru raised her concerns at this time.

Qin Zhong shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be. The drone flies higher and the noise isn't that loud. I think Xiao Zhuang's method will work! Let's try it. If it doesn't work, we'll retreat."

After hearing this, everyone thought it was a good idea, so Zhang Xiaozhuang quickly assembled the drone, and soon the drone took off into the air.

Although this is a mountainous area with lush greenery, we are in a canyon and can see clearly from a high altitude, so we didn't spot any particularly ferocious monsters.

After observing for a while, Zhang Xiaozhuang suddenly tapped the screen and said to Qin Zhong, "Brother, look at the green leaves on the treetops..."

Qin Zhong and the others came closer to look, only to discover that there seemed to be fewer leaves on the branches seen by the drone on the screen, as if they had been eaten by something.

Everyone was hesitant as they watched this scene. Qin Zhong felt something vaguely in his heart. His thoughts moved like lightning. He suddenly raised his head and looked at the top of the big tree where the footprints he had just discovered were.

Sure enough, just as Qin Zhong thought, not only this tree, but almost all the tender leaves on the treetops within a radius of hundreds of meters had disappeared.

Seeing this scene, Qin Zhong breathed a sigh of relief. This was not a carnivorous mutant beast, but a herbivorous mutant beast.

Qin Zhong hurriedly expressed his thoughts, and combined with the situation Zhang Xiaozhuang had discovered, everyone who was nervous suddenly relaxed a lot.

Compared with the aggressive carnivorous mutant beasts, herbivorous mutant beasts are naturally much more docile. As long as people like us don't actively provoke them, they generally won't attack humans even if they encounter them.

However, even so, when everyone set out again, they tried their best to avoid these footprints, so as to avoid encountering them. In case the other party moved their feet around, they might accidentally get hurt.

After walking for more than ten minutes, everyone suddenly felt that the ground began to vibrate rhythmically. It was slight at first, but soon became more and more violent.

Zhang Xiaozhuang, who had been flying the drone, said anxiously, "There's movement to the side. It looks like a creature is coming this way, very fast!"

In fact, Zhang Xiaozhuang didn't need to remind them, as everyone had already guessed something based on the vibration of the ground.

In order to avoid provoking the mutant beasts as much as possible, Qin Zhong asked everyone to hide on the spot. Just as everyone was hiding, a breeze blew in the jungle. Soon, it turned into a light breeze, and the leaves rubbed against each other, making a rustling sound.

Soon afterwards, in the dense woods one kilometer to the left of the crowd, a series of sounds of trees breaking were heard, and the sounds gradually became louder and louder.