Quick Transmigration: The Villain Always Ends Up with the Male Lead

They actually managed to sneak in right under his nose; he could only hope that the truth wasn't as bad as he imagined...

The recruits, still in the forest, had no idea what was happening outside. All they knew was that they had to eliminate as many people as possible in the remaining time to try and get a better ranking.

Shen Nian: "Is it just my imagination? Why do I feel like we've been going around in circles in this place?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Yue, standing beside him, looked at him and said, "It shouldn't be your imagination; I have the same feeling..."

Shen Nian: "Could this be... being trapped in a maze?" His voice trembled slightly as he said this.

When Qiao Yue heard Shen Nian's words, he was stunned: "You...you're superstitious?" Shen Nian: "...Uh...not really, just guessing, haha..."

Chen Ziyang: "It might be a problem with the magnetic field. Could it be that something here is affecting the surrounding magnetic field?"

Shi Qi: "Aside from that issue, I wonder if you guys have smelled anything else?"

"Smell?" All three were completely bewildered, clearly not smelling the scent Shi Qi had described.

Shen Nian: "Brother Shi, is there something wrong with your nose? Why can't we smell anything?" Strong mental power does not equal a strong sense of smell, so Shen Nian's statement is generally correct.

Shi Qi didn't think there was anything wrong with his nose, because if that were the case, he would only have smelled it a few times, but now he could smell this scent all the time.

Moreover, the scent is very similar to pheromones, a light matcha flavor mixed with a hint of sweetness.

The mention of matcha scent suddenly reminded Shi Qi of Shi Shuo; his pheromones smelled like matcha, didn't they? But where did this sweet fragrance come from? Could it be that Shi Shuo is in heat? But that wasn't mentioned in the original storyline...

Having experienced the plot issues of the previous worlds, Shi Qi is now almost used to the erratic behavior of their main system.

Since Shen Nian thought so, Shi Qi didn't want to defend himself: "Maybe..." If Shi Shuo really entered his heat cycle, it would be impossible for him and Shen Nian to investigate.

Chen Ziyang: "So what should we do now?"

Shen Nian: "Yeah, we can't just stay trapped here like this, can we? Besides, we haven't seen any other teams in a long time."

Upon hearing this, all three turned to look at Shen Nian, who had inadvertently uttered the words; his words had jolted them awake.

Yes, in a forest with so many people, especially near the center, how could you possibly not encounter anyone else?

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A large number of soldiers had gathered at the edge of the forest, surrounding the entire area. Qi Ye looked grave. He wasn't the only one like this; because the matter was of great importance, many well-known people were anxiously waiting outside with him.

Another batch of new recruits was brought out, but Qi Ye still didn't see the figure he was expecting: "Are there any other people inside?"

The search team leader stepped forward and shook his head: "Marshal, this is the last batch."

Qi Ye frowned deeply: "How is that possible? Are you sure there's no one else?"

The search team leader nodded: "That's right, we've done everything we can to search, and we really can't find anyone else."

These words brought Qi Ye's panic to its peak, and without a word, he tried to head straight into the forest. He had only taken a few steps when both his arms were grabbed.

An Jianxing was also surprised by his pale face: "I know what you're worried about, but are you going in to your death?"

Huo Yan also said, "Xiao Jian is right. If you want to go in like this, we will not agree."

Holding him tightly like that, Qi Ye calmed down a bit: "I understand..." and then went to pack his equipment.

An Jianxing and Huo Yan exchanged a glance, then nodded and followed Qi Ye to get the equipment.

Qi Ye: "You guys shouldn't come with me. What if something happens..."

He was interrupted halfway through his sentence by An Jianxing: "You knew something bad would happen? You seemed pretty reckless, didn't you? Not only did you hike alone, but you were also unarmed. Were you trying to show Shi Qi your tragic heroism?"

Huo Yan: "Yeah, boss, it wouldn't be true brotherhood if we weren't included!"

Since they had already said that, Qi Ye stopped trying to stop them. After all, they were his brothers, and he knew their personalities well. "Thank you..." Qi Ye said softly.

An Jianxing: "Hey, what are you thanking me for? We're all brothers. She's been my and Lao Huo's sister-in-law since then. How could we not help?"

After packing their gear, the three set off in a mountain bike. Huo Yan drove; as for why Qi Ye wasn't allowed to drive, it was probably because they were afraid he'd crash into a tree in his haste...

An Jianxing fiddled with the smart device, checking the video and playback taken by the drone: "Our drones can no longer capture images of Shi Qi and the others. Besides the four people, Shi Shuo hasn't come out either."

Qi Ye automatically provided him with information: "The last time I saw them was around 8:40 this morning. Judging from their direction of travel, they should be heading towards the center of the forest."

Listening to their discussion, Huo Yan drove the car towards the center of the forest.

"Where was Shuo then?" An Jianxing asked without looking up. After waiting for a while without receiving a reply from Qi Ye, he turned around to look at Qi Ye in the back seat, only to find that Qi Ye was also silently looking at him.

Given this situation, how could An Jianxing not understand? So he helplessly rubbed his forehead and said, "I understand. You only have eyes for Shi Qi..." Although he was helpless, he could only resign himself to increasing his workload and looking for images related to Shi Shuo.

An Jianxing started searching yesterday when Shi Shuo and Shi Qi were fighting over the airdrop. In the fast-forwarded video, Shi Shuo was seen running towards the center of the forest, but the recording suddenly stopped just as he was about to get close to the center.

An Jianxing rewound a bit and watched it again, but it still stopped at the same place. The screen flickered again, as if there was no signal, or as if the camera equipment had been damaged.

But after reading it twice, he noticed something different, and An Jianxing sent this part to Qi Ye.

After Qi Ye finished reading, he said, "Look, doesn't his expression look like he's seen something?"

Qi Ye nodded: "Indeed, there seemed to be some confusion and fear in his expression..."

The information gleaned from the video led all three to suspect that Zerg had infiltrated the area.

An Jianxing urged Huo Yan, "Old Huo, can you drive a little faster?"

Huo Yan shook his head: "It's not very realistic. The closer we get to the center of the forest, the denser the trees become. I estimate that in a little while, this car won't be able to move."