The harsh road conditions, which can cause you to fall in all directions if you are not careful, have already made all the members of the Third Division physically and mentally exhausted and depressed.

The current road ahead is full of fog called "unknown"; the outcome depends entirely on luck, which is very heartbreaking.

Under the pressure of the two, the morale of the third division was rapidly declining at a speed visible to the naked eye.

About 20 minutes later, Qingdeng heard an impatient shout from behind:

"Hey! Master Tachibana! Are you taking us on the right path? We have been walking along this path for a long time! Let alone the thief chief Hengcang, there is not even a bird poop in sight!"

The owner of this shout was none other than Akabane Koichiro, the member of the Third Division who was the most hostile to Aoto and the one who was least able to deal with Aoto.

At this time, Akabane looked very embarrassed - his waist was bent sharply as if it was about to break, his hands were firmly supporting his knees, he was panting, and the hot sweat covering his body covered the outermost haori. They were all wet.

While he was attacking Qingdeng, he also cast a look full of irritation and impatience towards Qingdeng.

Akabane is like a mouthpiece - speaking out for many people their feelings.

There is no need to ask each person one by one, just by simply observing their expressions, you can find that there are many people with a lot of resentment on their tired faces.

Physical exhaustion and the unsuccessful search had completely worn away their little remaining patience.

Just when Qingdeng was about to say something...suddenly! A wisp of mountain wind brought a faint sound of footsteps!

The mountains and wilderness are no better than the city.

The only sounds that can be heard in this primitive jungle are just the chirping of birds and the chirping of insects.

In such an environment, Yokokura Kinosuke's rapid breathing and heavy footsteps are particularly obvious!

Qingdeng made a decision immediately, turned around following the sound, turned his head and shouted to the people behind him:

"Over here! Follow me!"

The team members didn't know why, and they didn't bother to complain about this or criticize that. They all followed Qingdeng's back like a flock of sheep following a sheepdog.

Qingdeng, and the soldiers who followed Qingdeng, flew across patches of dusty ground.

The mud splashed up by human feet kept hitting the hem of the hakama tube.

Under the sunlight, the continuous woods reflecting bright green colors are constantly being left behind.

As the body gallops forward, similar scenery is constantly updated.

For a moment, a very familiar figure appeared in Qingdeng's eyes - his belly was as big as a ball. He was followed by several subordinates who had escaped together. His chest and shoulders were heaving violently due to rapid breathing.

It’s none other than Keinosuke Yokokura!

Aoto and Yokokura Keinosuke discovered each other at the same time, almost in no particular order.

At the same moment when Aoto discovered Kinosuke Yokokura, Kinosuke Yokokura also heard a strange noise coming from behind him.

He turned around and met Qingdeng's eyes.

Keinosuke Yokokura used practical actions to explain to Ayoto: What "wonderful" expressions people can make when they are extremely frightened.

Aoto heard Yokokura Keinosuke yelling a curse word from a distance.

Immediately afterwards, the flexible fat man turned his gaze back to the front and ran for his life regardless.

Seeing this, Qingdeng waved his hand and ordered his subordinates behind him to "follow up."

A new round of fierce pursuit begins in the deserted Kaibi Mountains!

This is a perseverance confrontation.

Even Yokokura Keinosuke and others who are used to dealing with mountains, after such a long period of running around in the mountains, their bodies are inevitably a little overwhelmed.

Their steps began to slow down, and their bodies were no longer stable. When jumping on rocks and tree roots, their movements were no longer as nimble and agile as before.

This is true even for this group of bandits, let alone Qingdeng and his party who have basically no experience in "mountain combat".

Qingden has the cloud-ryu ninjutsu footwork as a foundation, and also has the "cat turn +1" that can improve his mountain mobility, as well as the "iron lung" that can enhance his physical strength, "strong muscles +1" and other talents.

Blessing, so there is still strength left.

But the rest of the team members... they don't have Qingdeng's abnormal physical fitness.

In a situation like this, it's just a certainty that something will go wrong.

Sure enough - a voice full of hard work and boredom suddenly sounded behind Qingdeng:

"No way! No way! I can't run anymore!"

It's Akabane again.

I saw that Akabane was sweating more than before, and looked more embarrassed than before. Regardless of the dirt on the ground, he lay on his side on a thick and long tree root - a look that would not matter whether it was wind or rain.

The King of Heaven has come, and I can’t stand to get up again.

As a kind of creature that will die if it does not live in groups, human beings are very blindly obedient.

No matter what it is, as long as someone can start it, countless people will dare to follow it openly.

As Akabane became the first "crab eater", more and more people who were already exhausted and wanted to stop and rest followed suit.

For a time, the soldiers of the Third Division were lying or lying down in large numbers, "merging" with the ground beneath them.

As for the remaining people, they basically looked hesitant. They looked at Qingto, then at Akabane and others who stopped and made it clear that they were "not going on strike anymore." They didn't know what to choose now.

"..." Qingdeng was speechless.

He quietly stared at the motionless subordinates behind him.

Then slowly stop walking.

Stopped.

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