Chapter 1277 Actually, It’s Very Simple
Everyone counted the numbers and realized that there were still five people missing. Although it was sad, at least so many companions had been rescued, and now was not the time to be upset.
Gu Fan stared ahead into the forest engulfed in darkness, falling into bewilderment. How to break through the barrier was a big problem.
According to speculation, it was definitely the area around the small lake that was filled with a kind of colorless and odorless gas that drove people to insanity after inhaling it.
Not knowing the extent of the gas’s coverage area, nobody dared to act recklessly. Without full assurance, no one dared to try to break through the barrier rashly.
"What should we do?" Gu Fan was anxious in his heart. He had, not without difficulty, secured three days’ worth of food and water for everyone from Mo Yun, who claimed this would be the only time she would do so.
If they couldn’t make good use of these three days to continue forward and find new sources of food and water, the team might be plunged into chaos due to a shortage of supplies. God knows to what extent people would go to fighting each other over the remaining food and water.
With his arms crossed, Gu Fan closed his eyes to ponder. If one were to crawl forward, perhaps it might be possible to avoid the colorless and odorless gas, but who would be able to endure crawling for a long stretch? Even for mercenaries, who were trained for long periods, it would not be easy.
Protective masks couldn’t meet everyone’s needs. Passing protective masks back and forth to send people across in batches wasn’t feasible in terms of time either.
Gu Fan went over the situation again. There was a small lake up ahead, and after people drank its water, they turned into statues. Then there was the gas, covering the area around the lake, driving people insane upon inhalation. Could there be a connection between the two? And where was the gas coming from?