The effects of her Mental Link are still unclear, Brown's condition is uncertain at this time. If she makes a sound and 'shocks' him, it could potentially kill him.
One second, two seconds... ten seconds passed quickly, but there was still no reply from Brown.
"Plan C is confirmed. Brown, your primary objective is to stay alive."
The so-called Emergency Plan C is an emergency response plan for situations where the other four people have successfully assembled, but one person is in danger and unable to complete the assembly. The teammates who have completed the assembly will begin the search and rescue operation from the assembly area, following a specific area order.
When someone is in a crisis and unable to respond for whatever reason, the only thing they can do is try their best to hold on until their teammates arrive.
"This is Zone 3. According to the plan, we'll go to Zone 2 first."
Ji Shuang spoke to everyone via the Mental Link, and the meerkats and armored rats present nodded in a human-like manner.
Just then, Wen Jing, who had been barely noticeable to the side, suddenly jumped out.
"What's wrong?"
The three were startled. To be honest, if they hadn't known beforehand, they would have had a hard time connecting the creature in front of them with Wen Jing.
But then came the tense voice. " Wen Jing, don't use Mental Link right now!"
Wen Jing rolled her eyes at them and took action immediately.
The energy emanating from her body caused the three of them to instinctively retreat.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
The little insect brandished its conjured Energy-Shaping Weapon, rapidly writing words on the ground:
[He's in District 7]
The three of them recognized the contents and their eyes widened in surprise.
How was Wen Jing in District Seven confirmed?
If it were a newcomer, they would inevitably face skepticism at this point, which could delay the rescue. However, Wen Jing already had a great reputation and was also a special advisor for this operation.
Ji Shuang immediately realized, "You sensed Brown's mental fluctuations?"
Wen Jing swayed his body up and down and nodded, then made no further attempt to persuade him before flying directly towards District Seven.
If she weren't too afraid to say a word at that moment, she would have already called them away.
As a super signal tower, Wen Jing not only has a strong signal transmission capability, but also a strong signal reception capability.
While others could only receive mental signals of normal volume and intensity on the mental broadcast frequency, Wen Jing could even pick up a distant and indistinct 'rustling' sound.
She had already memorized the mental energy patterns of the three people present, and the unfamiliar mental energy of the others naturally belonged to Brown.
Just now, Wen Jing captured crucial information about District Seven from the other party's faint mental connection.
The best way to persuade someone is to take direct action. With Wen Jing leading the way, even those who still couldn't figure out how she knew all chose to follow suit.
*
District 7.
On the desolate plains, the wind howled, and a grayish-brown lizard was desperately fleeing in the wind.
Its color blends very well with the barren ground beneath its feet, making it virtually inconspicuous as it runs.
But in the air behind it, a grey vulture soaring overhead had already locked onto it.
"Bang!"
Along with a hurricane, the vulture's sharp talons followed.
Energy surged from the lizard's body, releasing a shield at the crucial moment.
The next moment, the shield shattered, barely blocking the attack, but the vulture's sharp claws still grazed the lizard, tearing open the fine scales to reveal two clumps of bright red flesh.
"Hiss!"
The pain caused Brown to hiss softly, bursting forth with even greater speed.
As an Awakened, he didn't just run away when he encountered enemies. Rather, based on his previous exploration experience, he knew that these monsters in the wind were unkillable, and even if he managed to kill them with great effort, they would revive.
Moreover, he excels at poison attacks, and enemies whose nature is uncertain—whether flesh or blood—are his greatest weakness.
"In this state, it's impossible to form Mental Link to reply to them..."
Brown hadn't expected to find himself in District 7 when he first arrived. He had been very careful, and despite being 'bombed' by Wen Jing, he knew to head to District 3 as soon as possible.
However, his speed in his Wilderness Body was not fast, and before he had completely left the area of the seventh district, he heard the sound of the wind.
From the moment the enemy attack began, Brown was preoccupied with his own survival. Even when he received calls from his teammates, he had to quickly stop responding despite his attempts.
That faint Mental Link, under normal circumstances, should not be received.
The only saving grace was that when Ji Shuang and Wen Jing reunited, he hadn't yet encountered an enemy attack; otherwise, he might have been killed by vultures in an instant.
Time ticked by, the enemy relentlessly pursued, Brown once again narrowly escaped death.
But as he heard the wind howling around him growing stronger, he couldn't help but feel despair.
"According to Plan C, they will pass through Zones 2, 4, and 5 before reaching Zone 7... Can I hold out until then?"
Five minutes later, Brown ran to a pile of animal bones and was pleasantly surprised to find that the wind seemed to have weakened.
However, in the next moment, an unprecedented sense of crisis struck.
By the time Brown realized what was happening, a large, gaping maw was already lunging at him.
Another Wilderness Beast!
Brown unleashed his full speed while simultaneously raising his shield.
"Click."
The level 2 shield shattered instantly in the gaping maw. In desperation, the lizard instinctively twisted its body, unleashing its last survival tactic by sending its tail into the enemy's mouth first.
Every extra second you live is a greater chance of survival.
"Huh--uh--!"
The expected excruciating pain did not come; instead, in a flash, a whooshing sound came from the horizon.
In an instant, Brown felt a powerful force, seemingly from nowhere, pulling him backward.
"Whoosh!"
The lizard's tail flew past, brushing against its closed fangs, taking away a scale or two.
In Brown's eyes, time seemed to stand still at that moment. Then, a sharp sword light flew Extreme Speed his head and finally pierced the giant mouth that attacked him.
Only at this moment did he realize that the attacker was a hyena.
The sword that flew in from nowhere pierced right through the hyena's mouth, which had just broken through its level two shield.
We're saved! Our teammates are here!
Upon realizing what had happened, Brown was overjoyed and moved to tears.
The next moment, Wen Jing, who had been holding back for so long, finally spoke again:
"I made it... I can finally talk! See, I told you he was in District 7!"
Upon hearing this, the lizard that had just been rescued kicked its legs and fell face-first to the ground.
Chapter 69
Wen Jing can fly?
As she led the way and rushed towards Zone 7, Ji Shuang and the other two discovered that Wen Jing, who couldn't fly during the grade ranking competition, could actually fly.
Not only can it fly, but it can fly very fast.
Despite its small size, it moves even faster than them.
The group couldn't see exactly how Wen Jing flew; they only saw her shoot out like a bullet and disappear in an instant.
They belatedly realized what was happening and quickly chased after them towards District Seven.
During the chase, the three quickly realized that the Wilderness Weapon must have compensated for Wen Jing's inability to fly!
Awakened Weapon are rare even among the sons of wealthy families, and their abilities are incredibly diverse. Everyone only caught a glimpse of the Wilderness Weapon that Dean Bai had rewarded them with, and had no idea what its function was.
Upon seeing this scene, the association naturally arose, and the more I thought about it, the more certain I became.
Little did they know that Wen Jing couldn't fly during the grade ranking competition because there were no real stars in the virtual reality. At this moment, in the Ancient Wilderness world, there were stars in the sky and a large number of planets that were not clearly visible, as well as a large number of animal bones on the wasteland, all of which were anchor points for the Gravity Silk.
In the past, Wen Jing might have needed to consider whether to evolve wings to conceal the existence of the Gravity Silk.
But now that's no longer necessary; instead, she has to use the Gravity Silk to cover up the fact that she lost the Wilderness Weapon...
Wen Jing, who was the first to arrive in District Seven, immediately followed the sound of the wind and found a lizard about to be eaten by hyenas under the animal bones.
There's no identification problem. In the Ancient Wilderness, the only lizard that could produce Energy Shield is Brown.
Having rescued the person with lightning speed, Wen Jing would definitely need to relay the message to his teammates.
Everyone has been saved, so whether it's blown up or not doesn't matter anymore.
Unexpectedly, this one sentence stunned Brown, who had just experienced great ups and downs and whose mental state was already quite traumatized.
"..."
The little insect, realizing it had already 'lowered its voice,' helplessly stretched out its middle claw and gestured to its mouthparts as if it were zipping up a zipper.
At this moment, Wen Jing was standing on the hyena's nose. Seeing that the hyena was shaking its head more and more, she glanced at the three teammates who had caught up with her. She used the Gravity Silk to fling the unconscious lizard towards them.
Although Ji Shuang and the others were also taken aback, it was undoubtedly much better than Wen Jing's initial 'loud shouts' and did not affect their actions.
Seeing Wen Jing toss Brown over, he immediately and skillfully caught it.
The dust, stirred up by the wind, provided a buffer. The armored rat's energy surged, condensing into a concave rock on the ground in front of it, catching the lizard steadily.
The two were responsible for receiving Brown, while Ji Shuang cried out in the air and flew to the battle position to provide support. As she flew, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and sharp ice spikes began to condense.
However, before the ice spikes could land, the attack that pierced through the hyena's upper and lower jaws was Wen Jing's full-force strike, which had already severely injured it.
The next moment, a beam of light suddenly shone from the mouth of the little insect that had shed its burden.
Combat technique: Energy Pulse.
A blazing beam of light shone on the hyena's nose, piercing diagonally through its grayish-brown body. Then, the beam shifted downwards, like a hot knife cutting into butter, easily melting the hyena's body.