Cave Refuge

So Dong Tianyu didn't have a significant need for vehicles and therefore did not spend Contribution Points to exchange for them.

In fact, Dong Tianyu was very interested in the arduous return journey of Robinson William. Along the way, Robinson William actually encountered quite a number of serious crises.

Moreover, several of these crises, even just by Robinson William's recounting alone, could cause a chilling shudder to listeners Dong Tianyu and Madeline.

Because they were in the wilderness at the time, when the weather changed abruptly on several occasions, they decisively summoned their Companion Spiritual Treasure, which they originally rode on, so no matter how bad the weather was or how suddenly monsters appeared, they didn't cause too much harm.

Of course, there were disasters they could easily get through, as well as ones that nearly wiped out the whole group.

Normally, although they traveled on foot during the day, they would summon the Companion Spiritual Treasure they originally rode on at night to serve as the campsite for resting.

Of course, to ensure safety, they arranged for Night Watchmen to be on duty even while resting at night.

However, whether it was because they entered a special area or not, at night, when camping in that part of the region, anyone who went up to the deck for a night watch would mysteriously vanish without a trace.

Normally at night, it's not just the people on the deck who are responsible for night watch; there are also people responsible for keeping watch inside the cabin.

When it was time for the next shift of night watchmen, before they left the cabin to head to the deck for the changeover, the members responsible for the night watch inside the cabin waited a long time and noticed that none of the night watchmen who were supposed to return to the cabin after their shift had come back.

This drew the attention of the night watchmen inside the cabin. When they opened the door to check on the situation on the deck, they were shocked to find that a dense fog had appeared outside at some unknown time.

Because of the thick fog floating in the air which obscured their vision, the watchmen inside could not see the deck's condition even from the doorway.

After discovering the fog outside the door, which was continuously pouring into the cabin, the watchmen decisively shut the cabin's large door.

Even though they knew something unusual must have occurred outside, the cabin watchmen did not go out to search; instead, they calmly woke everyone who had been asleep and reported the situation to the leader.

After hearing about this incident, the team leader did not rashly arrange for people to go out and check the situation but instead ordered the watchmen at the door to keep it tightly closed.

Everyone in this tense atmosphere remained silent and waited together until daylight, and only when sunlight started to seep through the door crack did the team leader personally open the cabin door.

The moment the cabin door was opened, warm sunlight instantly poured through the doorway, allowing a clear view of most of the deck from inside the cabin door.

However, at that point, the deck was completely empty; the four individuals who had left the cabin to stand watch the previous night had vanished without a trace.

It's important to note that because everyone was silent last night, their attention could have been continuously focused on the outside; any small sound outside the cabin would have been noticed by those inside.

The team leader, seeing that the dense fog that had spread through the air the previous night had disappeared and the sunlight was once again illuminating the land with the deck's condition visibly clear, boldly stepped out of the cabin and walked around the deck, carefully examining the surroundings of the Companion Spiritual Treasure.

Because no traces were found outside, he immediately ordered everyone to set off. Upon hearing this order, no one present questioned the leader's decision to abandon their teammates.

After going through so many incidents, they had come to understand such behavior; after all, being in a dangerous area, especially at a moment when the source of danger could not be identified, clinging to the idealistic notion from novels that one wouldn't abandon any teammates even in dire straits would quickly lead the entire team to destruction.

Like many hunting groups that often ventured outside, they had encountered several such incidents where people mysteriously disappeared without any apparent cause.

The first time they encountered this situation, they stayed in place to search meticulously, but this behavior not only failed to find the missing individuals but also led to new disappearances every day.

It was like they were trapped in a terrifying novel about rules before a natural disaster; whoever broke the rules, regardless of their strength, would mysteriously vanish directly.

After so many painful experiences, they gradually understood that sometimes, giving up was also a form of best redemption. If they stubbornly stayed in place searching for the missing, they would not only fail to retrieve those who had vanished but also face continual new disappearances, leading to total annihilation.

Therefore, after hearing the leader's order, everyone quickly packed up their belongings and promptly left the cabin with their personal items.

After everyone disembarked, the leader immediately retrieved his Companion Spiritual Treasure back into the Sea of Consciousness and without looking back, led all the team members to leave immediately.