Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 1335: Escape Route on the Wasteland

Outside the destroyed strongholds of Dahuang and Wanyong Chamber of Commerce, above the boundless wilderness.

Because the vehicle was also blown up inside the stronghold, Lin Yu and his group could only temporarily move on foot in the wilderness.

Although walking is very inefficient and dangerous in the wilderness, they have no other choice for the time being.

Fortunately, they all have some skills, so even the dangerous wilderness is not impossible for them to venture into.

"I told you before, always wear a helmet even when driving. Accidents can happen."

Huo Ming of the Nevernight City looked at Dong Ming Suliu, whose head was pierced like a dumpling, and sighed, then spoke.

Dongming Shuliu, upon hearing Buyetian Huoming's admonition, rubbed his nose a bit embarrassedly: "Ah, I'll wear it next time - besides, it's not a big deal this time."

"You're lucky..."

Huo Ming of the Nightless Sky said this unhappily, and then added, "The rest of the people won't be so lucky."

Dongming Suliu sighed with some melancholy after hearing this: "That's true..."

In the explosion, most of Huo Ming's companions were killed or injured, and all of his elders were killed.

Before the arrival of the people from the Universal Chamber of Commerce, the only person who had the ability to continue moving on foot with Huo Ming of the Nevernight Sky in the Great Wilderness was Dongming Shuliu.

As for the rest, although Huo Ming of Buyetian didn't want to give up on them, he had no choice but to keep them in that stronghold for the time being.

After all, when doing things in the wilderness, there is no room for hesitation.

If excessive "kindness" affects one's judgment, it can easily lead to irreversible consequences.

If they waited until their subordinates other than Dongming Shuliu recovered before setting off, it would be very likely that they would not be able to leave before the support from the Universal General Chamber of Commerce arrived.

But if Huo Ming from Bu Ye Tian had left first, the people from the Universal Chamber of Commerce would not have made things difficult for the injured and would at least have provided them with the most basic treatment.

However, although he made the right choice, it does not mean that Huo Ming of Buyetian did not feel any emotions in his heart.

In the Great Wilderness, she established her own prestige and almost absolute control over her direct subordinates by getting along well with them.

But Nevernight Huo Ming is not just acting, she does have certain feelings for her subordinates.

Thinking that his people were left behind in that stronghold, Huo Ming of Buyetian also bit his lower lip slightly.

"Once I return to the nearest Truth Company base, I will immediately negotiate with the Universal General Chamber of Commerce."

"I will never let the guy who caused this explosion go."

Upon hearing this, Huo Xing from Buyetian said, "It seems that you and Director Arthur now have the same goal—you now have a common enemy."

Lin Yu also spoke up, "That's right. The guy who caused the explosion was actually targeting me and Forbolo. I won't let him go."

Huo Xing from Buyetian also said excitedly, "Your enemy, Sister Huo Ming's enemy, is naturally also my enemy!"

"I say, let's put aside the hatred for now," Fu Luo, the biggest victim, sighed. Looking at the boundless wilderness with only wind and sand, he raised a very realistic question, "Respected Lord Huo Ming of the Nevernight Sky, how long will it take us to get here?"

Huo Ming from the Nevernight Sky looked at Dong Ming Su Liu and said, "Dong Ming, how far is this place from the nearest stronghold?"

Dongming Shuliu leaned over, grabbed a handful of yellow soil from the ground, twisted it gently in his palm, and then spoke in a low voice.

"This should be the F9 area, the closest Truth Company base to us, and the area where the Fourth Detachment is located."

Fu Luo looked at Dongming Suliu in astonishment: "How did you make that judgment?"

Dongming Suliu stood up and said calmly, "There are no obvious landmarks in the Great Wilderness, so it's not easy to identify the direction."

"However, the Great Wasteland is divided into different areas based on the production of different alchemical materials. Therefore, the alchemical active energy contained in each area is also different. Although these alchemical active energies are difficult for ordinary people to distinguish, even for less precise machines, the texture of the sand will have different characteristics due to the long-term influence of different alchemical active energies. For example, the sand in the F9 area feels relatively loose."

Fu Luo showed an expression of admiration on his face: "Doesn't this mean that you have memorized the texture and feel of the soil in all areas, and can identify them at once just by touch... This is really amazing."

Dongming Suliu said modestly, "Everyone has their own specialties. After all, I've lived in this wilderness for a long time, so I definitely have some small skills."

"Anyway, we should be able to enter the Fourth Squadron's area after walking here for about six hours. Then we can just send a signal and have them send someone to pick us up."

Dongming Shuliu said this, and Buyetian Huoming heard it and said, "Six hours... That's still within the tolerable range."

A hike of less than six hours is possible, even though the equipment is damaged and supplies are lacking, but with the current personnel configuration, it is indeed not impossible to cope with it.

Of course, Huo Ming of the Nightless Sky also knew that the real difficulty of this journey was not dealing with the threats that already existed in the Great Wilderness—the marauding Great Wilderness people, the out-of-control alchemical energy...

More importantly, can they reach the territory of Truth Company before being intercepted by the Universal Chamber of Commerce!

Even though he knew that the explosion might not have been caused by Huo Ming of Nevernight, if the Universal Chamber of Commerce took this opportunity to detain him, they would still be able to gain a lot of initiative.

The current situation is... although both sides may eventually find out through investigation that the explosion was not caused by either side.

But if Bu Ye Tian Huo Ming arrived at the territory of Zhenli Company first, she could take the initiative and accuse the Universal General Chamber of Commerce of trying to set off an explosion in their stronghold to attack her.

At the very least, it can be said that the Universal General Chamber of Commerce failed in its duty and revealed its whereabouts to the assassin!

And if the Universal Chamber of Commerce intercepts Huo Ming of Nevernight, the Sorens family can directly come forward and claim that Huo Ming of Nevernight led the team to destroy this stronghold!

Or, to take a step back, they could also take this opportunity to accuse Huo Ming of Buye Tian of spreading the internal conflict within the Buye Tian family to their stronghold, causing them to lose valuable property.

This is how things work between the three major companies and the nobles - although they can even maintain a cooperative relationship on a normal day, once there is an opportunity to bite off a piece of meat from the other party, neither side will show mercy.

of course……

In addition to worrying about being intercepted by the Universal Chamber of Commerce, the most important thing is the mastermind hiding in the dark.

Huo Ming of Buyetian now has no idea who attacked her, but she is sure... that the other party must be a madman who is eager to create chaos in the world.

It is very likely that such a madman had prepared other attack plans after the explosion.

And Lin Yu obviously knows the mastermind behind this better than Huo Ming of Buyetian.

So he didn't doubt that the mastermind behind this might still have subsequent plans.

Lin Yu is very sure...

"Next, that guy must have prepared other troubles for us."

However, Lin Yu had no idea what form the other party's next move would take.

After moving for about an hour, the stronghold behind them had become a ruin and the flames burning in the stronghold were completely out of sight.

Not only because the distance is too far, but also because...

The wind and sand became more severe during this period.

Extreme weather conditions worthy of being called a "sandstorm" covered the area where they were, reducing visibility to only about five meters.

"I thought the sandstorm would gradually weaken, but it's actually getting stronger," Huo Ming said unhappily. "At this rate, I'm afraid our journey will be further delayed."

"Pfft, pfft, that's exactly what happened, Boss," Dongming Suliu, wearing goggles, spat out the sand that had entered his mouth, and said with his hands covering his mouth and nose. "But the good news is... if those guys from the Universal General Chamber of Commerce want to track us down, it will be much more difficult."

"This level of sandstorm is definitely caused by the loss of control over alchemical energy. Therefore, even if it's 'Life Energy Tracking' or 'Emotional Energy Tracking', the effectiveness will probably be greatly reduced."

Nevernight Fire Apricot spoke softly, "That's right, I can already feel the violent alchemical energy in the wind and sand... It's really making me uncomfortable."

"However, if they are determined to hunt us down and send out experts with advanced alchemy skills, they might still be able to track us down."

Lin Yu whispered, "Being found isn't completely impossible, it's just a bit troublesome."

"Finding us, catching up with us, and keeping us... these are three completely different concepts."

As Lin Yu spoke, Buyetian Huoxing immediately responded: "That's right, if they dare to stop us, we'll just fight them! Right, Captain!"

"Roar!"

The captain, who was lying on the shoulder of Huo Xing of Buyetian, let out a low roar.

Apparently, the Captain was pretending to be an ordinary, mute raccoon.

The captain didn't seem to intend to reveal himself as a talking raccoon blessed with wisdom in front of Huo Ming and Dong Ming Su Liu.

Hearing the raccoon's cry, Huo Ming of Buyetian felt a little helpless.

"Without equipment or supplies, we want to fight the fully armed Universal Chamber of Commerce chasing us across the wilderness. I'm afraid our chances of winning are less than 10%."

Having said that, she glanced in Lin Yu's direction and changed her words.

"Well, maybe there's still a 10% chance... but relying on Director Arthur to deal with all the pursuers by himself is too naive!"