Starting from the office buildings we kept passing through

Chapter 17 Re-entering the Forest, Target: River

The lobby on the first floor, a space of several hundred square meters, was packed with people.

Most of them were young people, with a few middle-aged people, and they all had the air of leaders.

When Chen Hao and his group arrived, many people recognized Chen Hao and greeted him warmly.

Chen Hao nodded in response, looking quite dignified.

"Who is this? So pretentious."

Some people who didn't know Chen Hao asked in a somewhat sour tone after seeing this scene.

"His name is Chen Hao. Did you see that tiger before?"

"I've seen it. It's very ferocious; it even eats people."

"That tiger was killed by Chen Hao with a single arrow; that's something no ordinary person could do."

Upon hearing this, the man immediately shrank back, not daring to look at Chen Hao any longer, fearing that the other party might hear his words and cause him trouble.

There are no police or government here; if someone beats you up, or even kills you, nobody cares.

Many people looked at the imposing Chen Hao with envy, wishing they could take his place.

"I didn't expect Chen Hao to be so amazing."

Liu Xuanyu and his group listened to Chen Hao's story with great shock.

"Brother Liu, this guy surnamed Chen seems like someone you shouldn't mess with."

His younger brother also felt a chill run down his spine.

Tigers, the king of beasts, are not to be trifled with, yet this person can kill one of them single-handedly with just an arrow.

"What's this about being easy or hard to mess with? We didn't have any conflict to begin with."

Liu Xuanyu looked at his subordinate with an unfriendly expression.

"Yes, yes, I misspoke."

The younger brother couldn't help but slap himself.

Besides Liu Xuanyu, several other team leaders also looked at Chen Hao with slightly serious expressions.

In his mind, he labeled Chen Hao as someone not to be trifled with.

Putting aside Chen Hao's formidable strength, the sheer number of people he has gathered is enough to command their respect.

"This is ours."

Chen Hao led a group of people to the same spot they had been at yesterday, and then began to drive the others to the side.

"On what grounds?"

Some young people argued.

"Can't you see the traces here? We smoked meat here yesterday."

Zhao Long came out to explain.

His height of 1.9 meters, coupled with the long sword in his hand, made him very intimidating.

The young man who had just spoken up immediately fell silent and obediently moved away.

Although the others were dissatisfied, they dared not say anything and silently left, making room for Chen Hao and the others.

"Qin Feng, Ma Tao, you two take your men and guard these positions. Don't get into any conflicts. If anyone tries to take your spot, give it up and wait for me to come back and handle it."

Chen Hao said to Qin Feng and Ma Tao.

These two are not physically strong, but they are good at management. One is in human resources and the other is a customer service supervisor. They are experienced.

"Okay, we understand."

Ma Tao and Qin Feng exchanged a glance, then nodded.

"Liu Wei, Xue Ming, you two continue to lead your men to collect firewood, but be careful not to stray too far."

"This dagger is for you to use."

As he spoke, Chen Hao tossed the Wolf Fang Dagger to Liu Wei.

Liu Wei quickly took it, his face beaming with joy, and said loudly, "Brother Chen, don't worry, I will definitely collect more firewood and won't let you down."

Be careful.

Chen Hao patted him on the shoulder.

Liu Wei was even more excited.

Xue Ming, standing to the side, seemed somewhat disappointed.

Many things don't need to be said; everyone understands.

Clearly, Chen Hao's move shows that he has higher hopes for Liu Wei, by assigning Liu Wei the task of collecting firewood.

With Chen Hao's approval, Liu Wei naturally gained more power and a higher status.

Chen Hao then instructed Liu Wei to select people to collect firewood, which undoubtedly confirmed some people's suspicions.

After doing all this, Chen Hao led his men out of the building.

There were even more people on the concrete plaza outside the building.

Some people went into the mountains in groups, while a few acted alone.

Many more are still hesitating.

There were also people gathering firewood and leaves around, and the number of them was much greater than yesterday.

Upon seeing this, Liu Wei felt a sense of urgency and led his men out.

"Is everything ready?"

Chen Hao looked at the hunting team behind him.

"Ready."

Everyone nodded quickly, their expressions becoming more composed.

Clearly, yesterday's experience has helped them all grow.

"Okay, let's go."

Chen Hao took the lead as always, and the others followed suit.

Not long after they entered the jungle, they encountered two or three groups of people.

Some teams consisted of three people, while others consisted of six or seven, each carrying a variety of weapons.

After meeting, the two sides did not exchange any words, nodded to each other, and left without disturbing each other.

As they went deeper, fewer and fewer people appeared.

On the road, a corpse that had been eaten away and reduced to bones appeared before the group.

Instantly, everyone's expression turned serious.

Clearly, these are the people who perished here yesterday.

As they continued forward, Xiaotian suddenly made a sound, barking "woof woof woof" in one direction.

Chen Hao quickly looked over, parted the bushes, and saw an injured, juvenile wild boar.

The wild boar lay there weakly, its hind leg bitten off by something unknown.

Upon seeing Chen Hao, he grunted twice and then didn't react much.

"Brother Chen, open the door."

Zhao Long, who was standing next to Chen Hao, was delighted to see this.

"Haha, good luck."

As he spoke, Chen Hao raised his knife and thrust forward.

The wild boar let out a scream and then fell silent, killed by Chen Hao with a single blow.

"Didn't you get any cards?"

Chen Hao thought with a hint of regret.

Then, Zhang Zhen and Li Laoshi were asked to carry the wild boar back with them.

"After we bring it back, Li Laoshi will deal with this wild boar, and Zhang Zhen, you'll help him out."

"clear."

The two nodded, then carried the wild boar away, one in front of the other.

Weighing less than 200 pounds, it was relatively easy for two people to carry.

"Let's move on."

After Chen Hao finished speaking, he patted Xiaotian's head and walked forward.

If someone could look down from above, they would see that Chen Hao's direction was very clear.

Good, Chen Hao is going to go to the river to take a look.

Upstairs, Chen Hao could see clearly that it was a vast forest with mountains, but they were quite far apart.

There is water, a large river, not far from the building.

Although it's not far, it's actually quite a distance; Chen Hao estimated it to be about two miles.

Human life requires a large amount of water resources.

Chen Hao felt that using the water card all the time was a waste.

Therefore, he decided to scout the way first, and then find someone to help him open up a road to fetch water.

How much water can they bring back by themselves? Naturally, we need to mobilize the masses.

"Brother Chen, something's up."

"It looks like a leopard."

Liu Yun, who was in charge of guarding the right side, suddenly spoke in a hurried tone.

Chen Hao quickly went to Liu Yun's side and looked in the direction she was pointing. Sure enough, he saw a gray-furred creature, similar to a leopard, standing on a thick branch of a large tree, looking down at Chen Hao and the others.

Clearly, it noticed Chen Hao and his group first.

Chen Hao roughly measured the distance; it was about fifty or sixty meters.

With a frown, he had no choice but to give up for the time being.

But he instructed Liu Yun, "Keep a close eye on it, and let me know if it gets close."

"Okay," Liu Yun replied somewhat nervously.

The group continued onward.

The gray leopard followed closely behind the group, never too far away.

"There are wolves."

This time, Chen Hao was the first to spot it, because it was not far in front of him.

A pack of gray wolves is hunting.

The prey was a deer, a very large deer that would occasionally retaliate with its antlers and hooves.

But there were many wolves, and soon the deer were covered in blood from claws and wolf teeth.

Chen Hao glanced at the number of wolves; there were five in total.

"It can be handled."

So Chen Hao picked up the Green Python Bow, drew the bow, and nocked an arrow.

After aiming for a moment, he shot an arrow.