Chapter 190: The Distance Between Shelters Has Become Closer

This also caused the Chen Tianhao siblings to have to evacuate overnight, and as a result they lost their direction in the darkness.

Regarding all of this, he had said it in the union to Chen Yunuo and others, and it could indeed be confirmed as true.

Moreover, Chen Yunuo specifically mentioned that Su Tianhao had performed fairly well in the union, never arguing with people and never taking advantage in trades; compared to the "sexy little wildcat" he knew before, there was no resemblance at all.

However, with Chen Yunuo helping to verify, Lin Yifan's vigilance relaxed a little, but he still did not let down his guard completely.

After all, in the Survival Realm, trusting others often means great risk.

"Since you're members of the Symbiosis Sect, why didn't you contact the union for help?" Lin Yifan asked lightly.

Su Tianhao gave a bitter smile and shook his head: "We tried, but nobody knows where our shelter is located, so even if they wanted to help us, they really couldn't."

Lin Yifan fell silent for a moment, his gaze sweeping over them, then he pointed at his arm and asked:

"What's the matter with your arm then?"

"Ah! We had bad luck and ran into a wolf pack." Su Tianhao said with a bitter face, "At the time we had just left the shelter not long ago; we originally wanted to find a place with higher ground and relatively safe, to wait until dawn."

"We ended up encountering the wolf pack, but luckily when I previously opened a treasure chest I got an item that can repel wild beasts, so we brothers and sisters didn't end up in the wolves' stomachs; however, while fleeing I tripped and broke my arm."

"Moreover, we got lost precisely because we panicked and chose no path while fleeing; we had already despaired, but then we discovered a jungle path that had just been cleared, we guessed someone was there, so we followed the path over."

While saying this, Su Tianhao also pointed his hand toward the southwest direction.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yifan's heart stirred instantly.

He roughly knew which path Su Tianhao was referring to!

In the forest to the southwest there were many low shrubs and many thorny vines covering it; when Lin Yifan previously went to gather supplies, he cleared the way with an axe all the way through.

If he hadn't guessed wrong, the path Su Tianhao mentioned should be the one he himself had cleared.

However, he clearly remembered that the end of the path he cleared was at most about ten kilometers from the shelter.

Moreover, at the end of that path he had also carefully searched, and there were absolutely no traces of human activity.

But according to Su Tianhao, they were wandering at night, got lost, and only then encountered that path.

But the two of them, one injured and one weak, were in a pitch‑black night with mist blocking visibility, so their speed could not possibly be fast.

If they hadn't spoken, then their shelter ought to be quite close to Lin Yifan's shelter!

But Lin Yifan had explored all around his shelter, and aside from that water pool there was basically no river nearby.

If the shelter of the Su Tianhao siblings were really close here, and they had a river beside them, then there should also be a river branch here.

But Lin Yifan could see that the Su Tianhao siblings were not lying, which left him puzzled.

But this issue must be clarified; if everyone's shelter is really this close, then there definitely aren't just the two Su Tianhao siblings nearby.

In such an environment, encountering people is not necessarily safer than encountering animals.

Moreover, although Lin Yifan had placed a large amount of precious supplies in his personal space, the shelter still contained quite a few items.

Even if the shelter outside was covered by an Illusion Light Dome, Lin Yifan still felt somewhat uneasy.

He certainly didn't want to be mysteriously robbed of his home!

Therefore, this matter must be clarified.

Thus Lin Yifan turned to Su Tianhao and asked:

"Do you still remember roughly how long you ran after leaving the shelter before you found that path?"

Su Tianhao furrowed his brows, thought carefully for a while, then said uncertainly:

"Actually it seems we didn't run long; I remember when we left the shelter it was already almost 2:00, then we found a mountain cave, prepared to spend the night there, we even lit a fire in the cave, but then the wolf pack came."

"Although I can't give an exact estimate, I reckon we stayed in that cave for at least two and a half hours, so we truly left the vicinity of the shelter around 4:30 to 5:00."

"In the meantime we panicked and chose no path, but at first we still had a planned escape route; the route we fled was the one we ourselves had cleared earlier, because at the time we saw people in the chat channel say the rainstorm had stopped, so we wanted to return to the shelter."

"But as we walked, we lost our direction, and not long after we discovered the path."

And Su Tianhao wasn't slow-witted; upon hearing this he immediately reacted, his face full of delight as he spoke:

"According to that calculation, our shelter ought to be quite close to here!"

Then he added doubtfully: "But that's not right either! When I first arrived I was in poor health, so I could only rely on my sister to gather supplies near the shelter; but after I recovered I explored the area around our shelter thoroughly."

"The farthest point I explored was already twenty li out, and that was only because I was lucky and got a mountain bike from a treasure chest, which allowed me to go that far; even so, it took a whole day."

"Last night we relied solely on our legs, which absolutely could not have taken us that far, yet our escape direction was toward that direction—this, this seems rather unreasonable..."

But at this moment Lin Yifan already had the answer in mind!

The answer was——the location of their shelter had shifted!

As for why this happened, Lin Yifan didn't know!

But to verify this, it's actually simple—just follow the direction Su Tianhao said and keep going.

Lin Yifan immediately decided to put aside everything he was currently doing, first clarify this matter then talk later.

So he rushed to Su Tianhao and said: "You just said you wanted to ask me for help; what do you want me to help you with?"

"Um..." Su Tianhao hesitated a moment, then spoke carefully:

"Actually I want to borrow some food; we forgot to bring food when we left the shelter, we ran wildly through the forest all night, and our physical stamina has been completely exhausted."

"If we don't get food to replenish our stamina, I'm afraid we won't last much longer; of course I know this request is a bit excessive, but I can guarantee that the food you lend me, I will repay double once I return to the shelter."