Author: flying de lazy cat

The time spent along the way was basically in line with Zhou Xu's expectations.

After leaving the Salt Lake Camp until now, before dark on the fifth day, they successfully reunited with Li Ce and the others.

In order to avoid being discovered by the enemy, Li Ce and the others deliberately distanced themselves from the hill for almost half a day, and then found a place in the desert that could be used as a bunker to hide.

And this part of the desert will also become their frontline camp for the next few days.

After all, they couldn't bring everything with them to fight the enemies on the mountain, and they couldn't unilaterally think that they would win there.

Everything is possible, but what if something goes wrong?

Or what if this enemy is not so easy to deal with and the battle between them reaches a stalemate?

Then they must have a camp where they can rest, right?

In this era, it is best for them to open up a distance of half a day's foot, advance, attack, retreat and defend.

As a temporary camp, apart from the tents for sleeping and resting, and the stone stoves for cooking, there is nothing else. It is basically like this.

The large troops carried supplies and equipment, and the fatigue accumulated from five days of marching could not be fully recovered after just one night's sleep.

But if you let them rest here for two or three days, they will definitely not be able to bear it.

You have to take into account the time it may take for the two sides to fight later.

The resources brought out are limited. Once the resources are exhausted and the rear resource supply fails to keep up in time, they will have no choice but to retreat.

We can't let a whole bunch of them starve to death on the front line, right?

Surrounding these issues, after weighing many times in his mind, Zhou Xu decided to limit his rest time to one day.

During the entire day that followed, apart from making fires to cook and being on alert to prevent the enemy from discovering them, everyone's main job was to get enough rest.

The only difference from usual is that their actions will begin after nightfall!

This undoubtedly requires great courage.

Because in this primitive era, after nightfall, those nocturnal predators would become the deadliest killers in this dark night.

Humans can't compete with nocturnal predators by relying on torches alone and with their vision severely limited.

Zhou Xu made this decision not because of a hothead, but because he combined limited intelligence and carefully analyzed the current situation.

This deserted Gobi desert is really too desolate. Everywhere you look, there are stones and gravel.

The only ones living here are some reptiles like lizards and various types of bugs.

The lack of resources not only makes primitive people have no interest in this place, but also makes large carnivores with higher demands for food leave this place to find habitats with richer food.

And as long as there are no ferocious predators, the threat they can face at night will be greatly reduced.

Naturally, this created an acceptable condition for their late-night march.

"Chief, do you want a torch?"

At night in this era, the outdoors is pitch black, and it is not an exaggeration to say that you can't see your fingers.

If you don't light a torch, you can't see the road, and you run the risk of getting hurt.

But if you light a torch, you will be too conspicuous. Even from a long distance, your presence can be spotted at a glance.

Faced with Li Ce's question, Zhou Xu didn't even think about it and said directly...

"Light the torch and rush on the road. We have to move quickly and get there before dawn!"

They were half a day's walk from their target location. After nightfall, the efficiency of the journey decreased. It would be unrealistic to arrive before dawn without lighting a torch.

At this moment, Zhou Xu no longer cared whether the other party would notice them.

In fact, what if it is discovered?

This dark night cannot be illuminated by just lighting a torch.

As long as this night remains, his advantage will be guaranteed!

So it was very important to him to arrive before dawn.

Including Li Ce, this was the first time for them to march late at night like this, and all of them were really nervous.

However, this mood quickly dissipated in the next hour.

Nothing happened along the way. At the same time, under the illumination of torches, the entire field of vision at night was much better than they expected.

This situation was within Zhou Xu's expectation.

Thanks to the enhancement of his 'Evolutionary Leader' talent, the eyesight of his tribe members is generally better than that of ordinary people, even if individual members are only slightly better.

Of course, even if their eyesight is improved, they essentially do not have the ability to see at night.

Not to mention them, even if it was Zhou Xu himself, activating the 'Eye of Insight' in a dark environment would have no effect.

Under this premise, the key item that allowed them to obtain night vision was the torch in their hands.

In the middle of the night in this era, the lighting of torches is completely insufficient for ordinary people, but for people with stronger eyesight than ordinary people, a simple superposition can achieve quite good effects.

The assurance of vision greatly increased the confidence of tribe members, and their movement efficiency was also improved a lot.

In the early morning, the fog was thick in the mountains. At the foot of the mountain, two tribe members who were on duty here were yawning and leaning against the trunk of a big tree.

"No, I'll squint for a while, please help me look..."

While speaking, the tribe member's eyes narrowed unconsciously.

However, just when his eyes were about to narrow into a slit, a spark suddenly flashed in his eyes.

This situation made the tribe member stunned for a moment, and then he immediately cheered up and looked into the distance.

At first glance, his whole face changed completely!

"That's...fire? An enemy attack! It's an enemy attack!!!"

He was shouting in obvious panic, completely breaking the tranquility of this mountain forest.

Just like Zhou Xu and the others need to rely on the lighting of torches to carry out operations under the cover of night, the same is true for the other party.

The screams woke up the tribe members who were sleeping in the camp at the time, and then they lit torches one by one.

Before they reached the foot of the mountain, everyone was already in place.

Under normal circumstances, it is already unrealistic to catch them off guard.

However, Zhou Xu did not expect this from the beginning. He had another purpose for marching late at night!

Under the cover of night, the torches lit on the mountain allowed Zhou Xu to locate the opponent at a glance.

"This saves me some trouble."

Under the same conditions, the enemy is defending and we are attacking. The opponent is on the mountain and has a geographical advantage. If we fight like this, they will suffer a hundred percent loss.

But Zhou Xu didn't panic at all. The entire attack plan had already been sorted out in his mind.

"Are you all ready?"

"Ready!"

"very good!"

After saying that, ancient tones continued to come out of Zhou Xu's mouth. Now he is very skilled in using the mantra.

【Skeleton Soldier Control!】

In an instant, groups of green will-o'-the-wisps lit up. Against the backdrop of the night, the door to hell seemed to be opening in Zhou Xu's hands!

"attack!"
Chapter completed!