Chapter 285: Fellow Villagers Meet Fellow Villagers

The two people who followed the scent slowly slowed down their pace.

The reason was simple. They found that if they continued in this direction, they would reach the extremely dangerous lake.

Originally, they didn't think there was anything wrong with this direction. After all, they were quite a distance away from the lake. But as they walked further in this direction, the location of the scent became clearer.

"Captain, am I really not hallucinating?"

The team member couldn't help but speak with a bit of confusion on his face, supporting his body with the sword.

Is it true that someone can barbecue by the lake and not be attacked by the monsters in the lake for so long?

The captain looked ahead without saying a word, his eyes flickering.

He was a little unsure now. Thinking about it carefully, it was a bit absurd that the aroma of barbecue would appear in this underground ruins.

It stands to reason that there should be no new people coming into the ruins now, and how could the old man who struggled to survive in the ruins still have such a stock? He even smelled the aroma of minced garlic and cumin!

Could it be that... this fragrance comes from the monster in the lake, a psychedelic smell used to attract prey?

As people who once had a strong desire to survive and have been struggling to survive in the ruins until now, they have explored the lake more than once, and naturally know that there are more than one kind of monsters in the lake, and there may even be some monsters.

It seems possible that a monster with psychedelic abilities will appear, such as the legendary mirage?

The two stood in silence for a while, and finally chose to move forward.

"We have come this far. If we turn around like this, I will regret it when I die of hunger."

The captain's words strengthened the team members' belief. Indeed, we have come this far, so how can we stop here?

The two continued to move forward, but as they got closer to the lake, their steps became more and more cautious, always alert to possible dangers, but the journey was so smooth that it made people feel uneasy.

"Strange, we were attacked before, why did everything quiet down the closer we got to the lake?"

According to their experience, the creatures around the lake would periodically become active. Even if this period was not the most active, it should not be so quiet.

Perhaps they were really attracted to the monsters in the lake to hunt...

Even though they were more and more certain of this possibility, they still insisted on moving forward... and forward...

Neither of them said it out loud, but they all knew that after the consumption on the way, they no longer had the strength to return to the starting point.

So even if they died, they had to die with a clear mind!

"Huh?"

Adam paused while eating the squid tentacles, and couldn't help but look up and look into the distance.

Humans...are the people in this ruins not all dead yet?

According to the records of the British Ministry of Magic, it has been a long time since the last time people were sent. Could it be that other countries were still unwilling to give up and sent people again after that?

While thinking, Adam glanced at the things and creatures around him.

He didn't care about being exposed, but the posture of traveling with a family was indeed a bit scary. Maybe he could get some useful information from the other party.

"That is..."

Seeing the scene in the distance, the two couldn't help but stop.

Unexpectedly, someone was actually barbecuing? !

"Gudong——"

In an instant, the fragrance lingering on the tip of the nose became real, and a force that came from nowhere urged them to rush in that direction quickly.

On the other side, Adam, who had just put Xiaoke and the others away, looked at the two... two savages approaching and was stunned for a moment.

Ah, this... He didn't really meet the people who survived in the wilderness of the ruins until today, and the group of people sent to the ruins by various countries before?

"Ahem... Hello?"

After approaching, seeing Adam, the team members carefully greeted him.

He was still not sure whether the scene in front of him was real.

Hearing the familiar language, Adam blinked.

Are they Chinese? And from the looks of it, it seems that they were people who went down to the ruins before. How did they survive until now?

Thinking that Adam didn't understand what he was thinking, the captain patted the team member on the shoulder and greeted him again in English.

The team member suddenly realized that the other party was obviously a foreigner and it was impossible for him to understand Chinese, so he switched to English fluently. They only knew this foreign language, so they hoped that the other party could understand.

Adam came back to his senses, looked at the two people, and showed a friendly smile:

"Hello..."

Adam hoped that the other party, as someone who had survived in the ruins for so long, could provide him with effective information. However, after he calmly guided the other party to recall everything he had encountered during this period, Adam sighed.

The other party did survive in the ruins for a long time, but it was limited to survival. The range of activities was very limited, and the degree of exploration of the surroundings was also very low.

It can be said that the limit of their exploration of the ruins of the sky garden was the first time when everyone teamed up to explore - and Adam had already inquired about the whole process of that exploration when he came to rescue Eugene's parents before.

I have to say... disappointing.

Looking at the two people who were wolfing down the skewers, Adam couldn't help but think about what kind of damage it would cause to the body if people suddenly ate such greasy food after a long period of malnutrition.

However, the physique of wizards should be better than that of Muggles... Never mind.

Adam then thought about what would happen next.

He just introduced himself as an independent explorer, so it was natural for him to consult two experienced predecessors about the situation in the ruins, but he didn't plan to take these two burdens with him next.

But then again, this time when he entered the ruins, he actually met two fellow villagers who had survived so hard. This fate was unique. Adam felt that he should take advantage of it.

Adam thought about how to get the two people out:

First of all, he ruled out taking them out. If they went out, they would become the only two people who had left the ruins known to the outside world. No matter what they thought or said, countries would inevitably have a desire to explore the sky garden again.

Adam didn't want too many people to disturb him during his exploration. He didn't care where they went to die after he finished his exploration.

I don't want to take them with me, but I can't let them go back now, so...

"Snap——"

Adam snapped his fingers, and a golden-red flame suddenly ignited in the air. Soon Fox emerged from the flame.

"Fox, take them to the secret base, you know."

The secret base in the Forbidden Forest was originally where Adam did experiments. After Adam's laboratory expanded to the entire Forbidden Forest, it was half abandoned, but the various protective magics that isolated the inside and outside were still in effect, just right for the two fellow villagers to stay temporarily.

As for why Adam could summon Fox...

Taking advantage of Adam's visit to the ruins of the Sky Gardens, Professor Dumbledore gave Fox to Adam.

According to him, he no longer needs Fox's protection, and he has no descendants who can inherit Fox.

As for Ariana... She will have her own Phoenix, and Professor Dumbledore doesn't need to worry about her.

Adam and Fox have such a good relationship, so he is the best person for Fox to entrust.