In the direction Luo Yan was looking, several figures suddenly emerged from a dense patch of black shrubs. Four men and one woman, some wearing armor made of metal and soft leather, others wearing bulletproof vests.
Their equipment varied wildly, with no uniformity at all. Clearly, they were a common gold-seeker team found in the Forbidden Land.
"Quick, put some more effort into it. We'll be in the camp soon." A thin man glanced at the military compass on his wrist as he spoke.
The man running at the front was built like a black bear. He shouted, "Are you sure you didn't get it wrong? We don't have much room left for trial and error."
The only woman in the group had a pale, ashen face. "I told you earlier that Black Mountain's environment was special. It's a moving labyrinth. We should have chosen another Forbidden Land to explore, but none of you would listen. This time, we've suffered a huge loss."
The black-bear-like man growled, "Shut your foul mouth, you woman, or I'll kill you."
The woman's ashen face twisted with anger. She glared venomously at the man, but ultimately remained silent.
Just then, the short, stocky man beside her suddenly let out a cry and was violently knocked to the ground.
The gold seekers turned around. Everyone's scalp went numb. It turned out that clumps of black shadows had bounded out of the grass.
Those things looked like black rubber balls. They were round and plump, bouncing through the grass.
Each of them had an innocent-looking child's face, like an infant that had only recently been born. Some were male and some female, and all of them wore pure, naive smiles.
When they bounced over to the stocky man, those innocent smiles suddenly split open, and the