Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!

Chapter 341 - 333: Giant Underground Pythons

The expressions on everyone’s faces were varied, but they didn’t take Qi Fei’s mentions of good days seriously. From being lofty nobles to serving as slaves, what good days could there be? It was just a prolonged struggle for survival.

Still, they were sincerely grateful for the rescue.

After packing up all their belongings, everyone braved the cold wind and blizzard, starting their journey.

Each person clutched tightly to the rope around their waist, afraid of stepping into a deep pit or being swept away by the cold wind to the ends of the earth.

At regular intervals, the ends of each rope were tightly controlled by guards led by Han Yi.

Now, not only hands and feet but even eyes and noses could not be exposed to the air, or they would quickly get frostbitten. So, everyone was fully armed, holding onto the rope, blindly following the steps of the person in front, one step at a time.

Despite the fear and helplessness in their hearts, no one dared to say a word. They could only move slowly with stiff bodies.

They relied entirely on a dozen highly skilled guards, using True Qi to barely resist the severe cold, to lead the way in this harsh and extreme environment.

At the very front were Qi Fei and Han Yi, and their goggles played an important role at this time.

Through the goggles, the view ahead became no longer turbid.

As if isolating the flying sand and stones, the shallow outline of the path was clearly visible, not affecting the journey at all.

However, this weather made it extremely inconvenient to distinguish the direction.

Several times, they almost went the wrong way. Fortunately, they realized it in time, but they still took many detours. The journey was extremely slow, and as the sky grew darker, they had gone the entire way without water or food.

As they walked, someone fainted.

At this point, everyone was exhausted, relying only on the strong willpower in their minds, stepping rigidly and mechanically forward.

Suddenly, someone fainted, causing a chain reaction of people falling.

Seeing the worsening situation, Qi Fei was desperate, signaling Han Yi with gestures to see if he could find a temporary rest spot.

The group couldn’t move any further; if they continued, more would collapse.

Han Yi searched everywhere but could not find a place to hide.

In such weather, even camels and horses couldn’t take it, anxiously pawing the ground.

Despite being whipped hard, they wouldn’t move a step.

For a time, they were at an impasse.

The situation was very bleak.

Seeing more and more people falling down, Qi Fei knew that none of them could walk any further; they needed food and water immediately, or they’d all be stuck here.

In his desperation, a button on the right side of Qi Fei’s goggles suddenly lit up and blinked a few times.

He felt a bit of warmth, touched it, and accidentally activated the switch.

Suddenly, a familiar girl’s voice sounded in his ear.

"Ah Fei, how are you all? Are you okay!"

Suddenly hearing the leader’s voice, Qi Fei thought he was losing his mind? He looked around, but there was indeed no one. Was he also sick and hallucinating?

Until the cold female voice rang out again, "I am about 2000 meters away from you now. I can talk to you because the goggles have a communication function over long distances, so report your situation."

"Boss, is that you? Is it really you?" Qi Fei was incoherent with excitement.

The boss was here to get them; it was unbelievable that the goggles had a communication function over long distances. It was simply amazing.

"Yes, tell me your current situation."

So Qi Fei explained their actual situation.

Cheng Xiaoxiao’s brain quickly analyzed. Now the personnel needed immediate replenishment of physical strength and medical treatment, and looking around, the visibility was less than ten meters.

"77, 77, are you back?"

After waiting for quite a while with no response from the system, Cheng Xiaoxiao had to figure out the problem by herself.

She turned on the goggle’s thermal scanner, proceeding ahead while searching for a suitable spot.

Finally, when crossing a mountain col, below the mountain, she discovered a flickering red heat source.

Wow!

There were two of them.

Big fellows!

Sorry for disturbing your hibernation, your home has been requisitioned, and your bodies...will probably be requisitioned as well.

Apologies! Apologies!

From a distance, Zhou Yanlan couldn’t see the little girl’s face, but her body language indicated she was excited.

Zhou Yanlan’s doubt slightly faded. He put on the goggles and saw the coiled giant snakes through the mountain, raising an eyebrow. This little girl really dared to think about it. Was she planning to go after the giant snakes? Wasn’t she always afraid of snakes?

What surprised him even more was what happened next. He saw the little figure violently breaking open the cave entrance buried by rubble, twisting and turning to a slightly spacious corner, where she took out many items out of thin air.

Is this her trump card?

She has a magical bag that can store items.

And it seems there’s more...

"Walk to the left front, yes, keep walking, once you pass the mountain, you’ll reach me."

While taking out water, food, emergency medicine, warm clothing, a big iron pot, wood, seasoning, etc., Cheng Xiaoxiao communicated the route with Qi Fei.

After placing the items, she hurriedly left the cave, rushing to the other side of the rugged mountain path.

An hour later...

Seeing the red figure in the distance getting closer, Qi Fei was moved to tears. It was truly the boss who was here; it was great. This group of people was saved.

Although they had been in communication, he was still in a trance until he saw the person. Fearing it was a hallucination, now seeing her in person, the heavy stone in his heart finally settled down.

The blizzard howled, making it hard to talk.

Cheng Xiaoxiao nodded at Han Yi as a greeting, using gestures to guide everyone to follow her steps.

When she saw the tall camels, her eyes lit up.

Camels! The legendary kings of the desert.

Unexpectedly, they could still carry things in the freezing cold. Truly amazing creatures.

The fallen were helped up one by one; those who couldn’t walk were carried. Knowing someone was there to help, their desperate hearts rekindled hope for survival.

Stumbling and staggering, the team finally made it over the mountain to the cave entrance littered with rubble.

Cheng Xiaoxiao removed the layers of scarves covering her small face, leaving only a mask to prevent inhaling fine sand and debris.

She shouted at Han Yi, "Commander Han, please take care of the snakes inside so that everyone can have meat tonight."

Han Yi nodded, taking the flashlight Cheng Xiaoxiao handed him, and led four people into the depths of the cave.

Sounds of fighting quickly came from inside, with rocks shaking and dust and stones falling.

With his goggles, Qi Fei naturally saw the scenes of the fight inside, entranced for a moment.

After two quarter-hours, the sounds gradually subsided, and through the goggles, he saw two giant snakes now barely breathing, weakly flicking their tongues.

Cheng Xiaoxiao led the group into the cave, taking the items around the corner along the way.

Half an hour later, the two giant snakes were boiling, bubbling in the pot.

For a group of people at the end of their rope, being able to eat fresh meat made even the thought of death worth it. No matter what meat it was, as long as it wasn’t poisonous, it was an unrefusable delicacy.