Bringing Back the Bones

Rustle, rustle.

In the silent jungle, only Chen Xuan's footsteps could be heard. The entire jungle was so empty it felt extremely unsettling.

"It's getting quieter and quieter!"

Chen Xuan murmured softly, his eyes focused. As someone who frequently went up the mountain, he had naturally noticed that the entire mountain had become increasingly quiet over this period.

He wasn't a fool. Quiet didn't mean safe; on the contrary, even without using the system to investigate, he knew that the mountain forest was likely becoming more dangerous.

And this kind of danger wasn't a good thing for him.

The Conceptual Ability was indeed very powerful. As long as he set it, he could guarantee absolute safety even when going up the mountain. However, due to the world's matching degree, as the danger level increased, the effort required for him to reach a safe level would further increase.

In that case, there was absolutely no need for him to linger here.

His thoughts raced, his mind contemplating, but his steps didn't slow down. Instead, they quickened slightly.

When the sun could finally shine through the tall trees onto the ground, Chen Xuan also finally reached the three-thousand-step mark.

But just as he arrived.

His expression couldn't help but freeze.

The scene of chaos and destruction he had imagined didn't appear.

It was quiet all around. He couldn't even find any signs of fighting or wild beasts. Everything was silent.

One had to remember there were fourteen people.

Fourteen people going up the mountain. In Chen Xuan's opinion, the only things that could completely wipe them out were large ferocious beasts, or even terrifying monsters like the Giant Python. And whether it was a large ferocious beast or a Giant Python, once they hunted, they would definitely cause significant changes to the area.

However, there was nothing. This undoubtedly made him pause in surprise and also brought a sense of doubt.

Of course, doubt was doubt. With a thought, Chen Xuan's Conceptual Ability immediately flickered.

Target: Find the remains of Zhang Shan and the fourteen people who went up the mountain to hunt (To be confirmed)

Setting complete

"Loading!"

"Loading successful!"

"Method 1: From here, proceed one hundred steps forward to the location of the large tree ahead, where the remains of Zhang Shan and the fourteen people can be found!"

As the text appeared, Chen Xuan looked ahead and then took another step.

He had to admit, with this Conceptual Ability, he was almost omniscient.

Many things that were extremely difficult for others were not for him. After all, as long as he changed the settings, he could obtain the information he wanted.

Just like at this moment.

His thoughts flowed, and his steps quickly covered a hundred steps, bringing him to the location of that large tree.

With just a glance, Chen Xuan instantly saw the fragmented bones.

Looking at the pale bones still covered in flesh and blood, Chen Xuan instantly felt his scalp tingle.

Beneath the large tree, hundreds of bones lay scattered, along with torn clothing, broken short spears, and arrows strewn across the ground. There were also traces of animal activity around.

Clearly, Zhang Shan and the others had been devoured by prey.

Chen Xuan sighed.

He suppressed the discomfort in his heart.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Xuan took out the sack he had prepared from his back.

Using the sack to cover his hand, he slowly gathered the bones.

As someone from the same village, especially since Zhang Shan had taught him for a while, Chen Xuan naturally didn't mind gathering the bones of these people and taking them back to the village, as long as there was no danger.

Half an hour later.

He had placed the surrounding bones into the sack one by one, finally adding some salvageable items.

As for which bones belonged to whom, Chen Xuan naturally didn't try to distinguish.

Even if he had the ability, with his Conceptual Ability, it would be simple to find out, but he didn't want to go through the trouble. Bringing them back was already the extent of his benevolence.

With the bones collected, he continued forward.

Today's wild boars were still about a thousand steps away. It was getting late, so he had to hurry.

Fortunately, the path ahead was much easier.

After about fifteen minutes, he arrived at the valley described by his Conceptual Ability.

Because he had been delayed at the location of Zhang Shan and the others' bones, the three wild boars had already appeared in the valley.

There were even more than three, including some piglets. At this moment, these wild boars were constantly rooting around on the ground.

Chen Xuan didn't hesitate at all. He quickly found his position and then drew his bow and nocked an arrow.

"Whoosh!"

The bowstring vibrated, and the more powerful bowstring unleashed greater strength at this moment. The distance of over a hundred steps was covered instantly.

A wild boar, which had just instinctively raised its head, felt a sudden pain in its rear.

"Oink!"

A sharp cry rose, and the wild boar, in pain, immediately ran wildly. However, after only a moment of running, the arrow in its rear tripped it to the ground.

The huge commotion made the other two wild boars react as well. They instantly raised their heads, but just as they did.

"Whoosh!"

Two more arrows pierced the air. Of the other two wild boars, one had its ear and the upper part of its head instantly pierced through, and the other had its eye pierced.

However, it was clearly not fatal.

"Oink!"

A similarly sharp sound rose, and this wild boar also ran wildly.

Suddenly, the entire valley became extremely chaotic.

Chen Xuan didn't hesitate at all, drawing his bow and nocking an arrow.

Another arrow flew out.

"Pfft!"

The head of the wild boar that had fallen to the ground was directly pierced, and he shot it dead on the spot.

But at this moment, the other wild boars had no mind to pay attention to these things. The intense pain made them extremely violent, charging wildly in all directions, and they quickly rushed out of the valley.

And as they rushed out of the valley, Chen Xuan also immediately took his cart and left the valley.

Having hunted wild boars repeatedly, he was now very experienced.

Even without his Conceptual Ability, he could now be considered a qualified hunter.

He approached the wild boar's body. It was still instinctively struggling a bit, but Chen Xuan ignored it. With its head pierced, there was no other possibility for this wild boar.

He picked up the hemp rope and tied up the wild boar.

Chen Xuan dragged the wild boar, as well as the bones of Zhang Shan and the others, down the mountain.

With the added bones, the weight this time was undoubtedly much heavier.

However, this was not a problem for Chen Xuan.

Dragging the wild boar, although his figure wasn't exactly relaxed, it didn't significantly affect his movement.

The evening glow gradually fell.

At the foot of the Back Mountain of Small River Village.

At this moment, a large group of villagers had gathered here for almost half a day.

Everyone was nervous, hopeful, and anxious.

They hoped to see familiar figures emerge from the deep Jungle.

However, as time slowly passed, the Jungle remained the same. There were no figures as they had imagined, and they hadn't even seen that thin figure.