Chapter 108: An Uneasy Night
After experiencing the poachers on the first night and the wolf pack on the second night, perhaps the heavens could not bear to torment Gu Fan and his team anymore. The third and fourth nights passed peacefully without any bad incidents. Everyone even began to get accustomed to camping outdoors.
It was now the fifth day of the journey. According to Ouyang Jin’s father’s notes, they were supposed to encounter a rock that was black as a thorn, piercing towards the sky. However, they had been walking for half a day and had seen nothing of the sort.
Perhaps they had deviated from the intended path, or perhaps their progress had been slower than expected and they hadn’t reached the landmark yet. Either way, Ouyang Jin was not concerned and felt that the route could be adjusted accordingly.
As it was about to get dark, they set up camp as usual. Gu Fan called over Su Hui, Ouyang Jin, and Professor Luo and discussed his findings with them.
Yes, nothing had happened on the third night. But during the day, as they were collecting the triangulated spikes, Gu Fan discovered blood stains on some of them. This greatly disturbed him.
After the fourth night, Gu Fan checked again and found blood on some spikes. It appeared that despite the calmness of the third and fourth nights, something had been trying to approach their camp.
Gu Fan did not inform everyone of his findings for two reasons. First, he didn’t want to cause panic. Second, he wanted to hear the opinions of Su Hui, Ouyang Jin, and Professor Luo.
What to do now? It was the fifth night, and the unknown creatures might try to approach them again. Should they alert everyone to be vigilant?
In response, Professor Luo was petrified and insisted that everyone should be alerted immediately upon any suspicion.
Upon agreement, they called a meeting to inform everyone about Gu Fan’s findings. Solemn expressions filled the faces of the team members.
Gu Fan promptly reassured them, "The spikes have blood on them, but nothing has happened to us. This proves that those things have been deterred, which means we’re safe. We need to be careful, but there’s no need for excessive worry."