Time passed by bit by bit. The primeval forest at night was completely different from the daytime.
The mountain people who have been making a living in the mountains all year round would rather spend the night in the mountains than walk through the forest at night if they have not been able to get out of the woods when the sun sets, even if they are only a few hours away from populated areas.
Of course everyone knows that this is to avoid danger, but no one can tell where the danger comes from.
The older generation would say that night owls would come out to play in the woods at night, which is too dangerous. In addition, the visibility is too low at night, and it is easy to get lost. Especially in the woods, where it is dark everywhere and there are all kinds of sounds around, it will suddenly amplify people's psychological pressure and easily cause emotional collapse.
Some people even say that there is a ghost wall in the woods at night. Once you encounter it, you will never be able to get out unless you wait until dawn.
However, Wang Ping did hear a fairly scientific explanation from a veterinarian. Because the forest is full of plants, and at night, due to the weakening of photosynthesis, the aerobic respiration of plants consumes more oxygen in the forest and releases carbon dioxide. Therefore, the oxygen content in the forest at night is much lower than that during the day. If people travel in such an environment for a long time, it is easy to cause brain hypoxia. It is no wonder that psychological pressure will arise. In severe cases, hallucinations may even occur.
However, Damuge and the other man seemed determined to leave here as soon as possible, so even though it was completely dark, they had no intention of camping and continued on their way along the river.
Perhaps it was because the river was quite wide, and the strong wind at night brought fresh air. So when we were walking along the shore, there was no strange and depressing atmosphere.
On the other side of the river, Gu Lang and Wang Ping were also on their way. One man and one badger, they were about 50 meters behind Damuge and the other, hanging far behind them.
Neither Gu Lang nor Wang Ping were willing to let Damuge and the other go just like that.
Let's not talk about the poaching issue. Wang Ping even suspected that the corpse floating on the river was related to the two men. After all, they were the first to escape the pursuit of the black bear, but Gu Lang and Wang Ping wasted a lot of time. Gu Laosan vomited repeatedly and stayed by the river for a long time. But even so, he still appeared in front of the two men.
Wang Ping was very suspicious about what happened during this period of time.
The night wind was very loud, blowing from the west, which not only covered the sound of Gu Lang hurrying on his way, but also brought the sound of Damuge and Nakutu talking in front. Unlike Gu Laosan who was silent, Damuge and Nakutu had been talking non-stop all the way.
Of course, Gu Lao San also wanted to talk to someone. In this dark environment, there is no solid ground underfoot, only soft fallen leaves, and the shadows of various trees around. Unknown wild birds will fly out of the bushes at any time, or some small animals will scare someone. Unfortunately, Wang Ping couldn't talk to him at all, and in order to prevent Damuge and the others from noticing, Wang Ping also forbade someone to talk to himself.
Gu Laosan seriously suspected that the two guys in front had been talking all the time, and they were probably trying to divert his attention so as not to scare himself out of his suspicious behavior.
Fortunately, Wang Pingken let him hold her in his arms throughout the journey, so he felt somewhat safer with the "boss" in his arms.
Wang Ping had no other choice. It was dark, and if he was far away, Gu Lao San would scream in tears in the next second. But if he was close, he would have to use his energy to avoid someone's big feet, so as not to be trampled to death or kicked into the river.
Especially when it got darker, in order to keep up with Wang Ping, Gu Laosan had to follow wherever Wang Ping went.
After being stepped on the tail several times in succession and kicked over several times by someone, Wang Ping obediently climbed into Gu Laosan's arms and let this guy hold him.
After walking for a while, a beam of light appeared beside the woods on the other side of the river. Because it was completely dark and there was no moon, Damuge and the other man turned on a flashlight.
Gu Lang was envious and snorted, but he didn't dare to complain.
Not to mention that the flashlight was left in the mountains because of someone's fault, even if he had it now, he wouldn't dare to turn it on.
First he encountered a black bear, and then he encountered a poacher with a gun. Even if it wasn't the first time, it was enough to scare people. But it was precisely because of the confidence of the previous experience that Gu Lang dared to continue chasing. Although he himself didn't know what he could do.
Wang Ping regretted not going back to get the bag that fell on the tree. Although he could still recognize the direction, what good would it do to know the direction in the wild if he didn't know the coordinates of the surrounding towns
And without the phone, there is no way to locate and contact the outside world. This makes Wang Ping a little worried. What if no one in the live broadcast room calls the police, or if the police are called, the other party will search for them based on the location of the phone, then it will be a big trouble.
At this time, the drone had long run out of power, and the live broadcast room on the phone automatically switched back to the phone camera. However, there was nothing to see in the live broadcast room except darkness.
There are no images, no shadows, only the constant sound of wind, the rustling of leaves, and the occasional call of a night owl.
Amid all the noise, the trampling sound of some animal passing by seemed so insignificant.
Bears are very vengeful creatures, especially black bears.
In the mountains and forests of the north, if someone escapes, the elders will always warn the younger generation not to provoke the black bears in the mountains. If they really can't avoid it and provoke it, they must kill it and watch its whole family die, otherwise there will be endless troubles.
This is not just random guessing by the old people, but the result of lessons learned through blood and tears, a naked warning to future generations.
However, neither Wang Ping nor Gu Lang had such awareness. Damuge was very clear about this, and the purpose of traveling overnight was precisely because of this.
"Let's take a break! We've walked so far, can that black bear catch up with us?" Nakutu asked casually, a little out of breath.
"No way!" Damuge frowned and said, "If it was usual, we would just avoid it. But this time, the beast found our goods, it won't let us go!"
"Damn it! It's all because of that Chinese guy!" Nakutu cursed.
"Forget it. I guess his fate will be the same as Sasgo's. Don't bother about a dead man!" Damuge said coldly.
"Same as Sasgo? Ha..." Nakutu suddenly sneered and said, "Sasgo was... "
“That’s enough!”
Damuge, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around, shone the flashlight in his hand directly on Nakutu's face, and said in a cold tone: "You'd better watch your mouth! Sasgo was bitten to death by a black bear! If you can't remember, I will help you remember!"
"ciao..."
Nakutu raised his hands to his eyes and said in a low voice with resentment and reluctance: "Got it! Uncle!"
The word "uncle" was emphasized and Damuge snorted coldly, not knowing what he was thinking.
In the woods on the other side of the river, Gu Lang crouched behind a tree, rubbing his bumped forehead and cursing under his breath: "Damn, are you sick? Why are you looking at it blindly?"