Jiang Ze felt they had wandered deep into the mountains without realizing it. He was about to warn the others when he noticed what seemed to be some strange movement nearby.
"Did you hear something?"
Professor Lü stopped his engrossing explanation, too, his voice faltering as though he had only just realized how far they had gone.
Wang Ping tilted his head and listened, then shook his head. "I don't hear anything..."
"Jiang Ze, aren't you being a little too sensitive? You probably misheard," Yang Qing agreed.
But Jiang Ze still felt something was wrong. It was too quiet here. Even the birdsong seemed much sparser.
Just as Professor Lü was about to lead them back, a mass of birds and insects suddenly scattered from the woods beside them. Jiang Ze and the others hurriedly turned to look.
To their surprise, several elephants slowly emerged from the trees.
"N-no way. Am I seeing things...?"
Dong Jiansheng rubbed his eyes, his face full of disbelief.
System, I feel like my life is complete. I actually get to see wild elephants!
"Host, snap out of it. Take a closer look. Are you sure those are wild? I suggest you run now, or you won't get another chance."
Jiang Ze froze at the system's words. He narrowed his eyes and studied the elephants, only to discover that there really were people riding them.
Holy crap, there really are people up there. Wait! Why does that guy look so familiar...?
By the time the others caught on, they realized these people meant trouble. The elephants had already surrounded their group, and none of them dared make a rash move.
Professor Lü, who was being supported by Dong Jiansheng, also realized something was wrong. He frowned and forced himself to remain calm as he spoke.