Re-enter the Game：Village Carnival 15

After an unknown amount of time, Li An returned. There was a strong smell of blood on him. Either he had gotten a new injury, or his old wound had reopened.

Next, Li An untied the ropes on her feet and led her deeper into the cave.

Wen Nannan looked at the endless cave that stretched downwards, her gaze gradually turning deep.

The cave was very quiet, only the sound of their footsteps could be heard.

But the path ahead seemed to have no end. Wen Nannan even wondered if the cave's builder had dug out the entire mountain. She didn't know what this cave was for, but it would be a good thing if she could get down the mountain from here.

Unconsciously, a faint light appeared in front. Sunlight shone through the cracks in the mountain, indicating that the exit was ahead.

Moments later, they reached the spot. With the light, Wen Nannan saw the narrow entrance to the cave.

However, the cave wall near the entrance was covered with locusts, tightly packed together, more than she had seen outside the cliff...

The entrance was less than two meters high, but if she wanted to keep a safe distance from the locusts on the wall, she would have to bend over or crawl to get through.

The question was, would she startle the locusts when she passed?

This must be why Li An didn't kill her immediately.

Without finding the Spatial Item on her, he needed someone to scout the way for him. This must be her remaining value now.

"Little sister Nannan, it's time for you to play your part. Don't say I didn't give you a chance. If you lure away those damn bugs, I might let you live," Li An said, pinching Wen Nannan's chin with a smug smile.

Upon hearing this, Wen Nannan secretly smiled. She really wanted this opportunity!

These locusts are not that easy to startle. Others may not know, but Wen Nannan knows very well. She tested the locusts on the cliff with stones more than once.

But she won't tell Li An.

"Brother Li, we both know how terrifying these locusts are. If we startle them, we'll be instantly devoured. You should at least let me take protective measures. My hands are tied, and it's not convenient. Untie me first, please?"

"Don't try any tricks. It's as easy for me to crush you as an ant." Li An looked her over, then untied her.

"I wouldn't dare," Wen Nannan said, rubbing her aching arms.

Wen Nannan took off her jacket and put it over her head, covering her face, and cautiously walked towards the entrance.

She explored slowly, step by step. As she was about to reach the entrance, she turned back and looked at Li An, smiling.

Li An instantly realized something was wrong, but he could only watch helplessly as Wen Nannan made a dash and ran out of the cave.

However, the locusts were startled for a moment, but they didn't follow Wen Nannan. Instead, they settled back onto the cave wall after a short while.

Li An knew he had been tricked. Obviously, Wen Nannan had planned it all along. Dammit!

But it also let him know that the locusts wouldn't be easily startled now. He decided to leave the cave first and then deal with her later.

He silently swore that if Wen Nannan ever fell into his hands again, he wouldn't let her live!

Just as he was thinking about this and approaching the entrance, something unexpected happened.

Perhaps stimulated by the smell of blood on Li An's body, the locusts suddenly stirred, and the buzzing sound grew louder. Realizing something was wrong, Li An hadn't even had time to rush out of the cave when he was covered by the swarm of locusts that came pouring in.

"Ah! No!" The locusts frantically gnawed at Li An's injured ribs, squeezing through the wound. In just a few seconds, Li An "disappeared."

Wen Nannan, who had already left the cave, hadn't gone far. She vaguely heard Li An's final scream.

After a moment of silence, Wen Nannan walked away resolutely.

...

Outside the cave, it was already Game Day 20.

There were no more plants on the back of the mountain, but corpses were scattered everywhere on the bare ground, some rotting, some reduced to bones.

In just a few days, the back of the mountain had become like this. The same scene was everywhere she went.

Wen Nannan lowered her eyes and looked at the half-full of resources left in her space. Her heart calmed down a bit.

Wen Nannan wiped the sweat from her forehead and quickened her pace.

The weather was so hot that the corpses by the roadside would soon rot, giving off a foul odor and oozing black liquid.

Suddenly, a sound came from ahead.

It was the two children who had first discovered the disappearance of the locust corpses. Wen Nannan had seen them several times before the locust plague began.

The two children were so thin they were no longer human. They crawled on the ground, more like four-legged reptiles.

They crawled towards a slightly fresher corpse. In a matter of moments, the corpse was reduced to bare bones.

Wen Nannan suddenly understood why all those corpses on the ground had turned to bones in just a few days.