Chapter 508
Stanley turned to Felicia. “Any ideas, Mrs. Russell?”
Felicia took a sip from her water bottle calmly. “Didn’t you bring signal flares? Let’s rest here ar
Wandering around aimlessly might take forever.
and
fire one. We’ll see if we get
we get any response.”
“Got it.” Stanley grinned and nodded.
The six–person team stopped to eat and drink to regain their strength. Stanley set off a red signal flare. The red smoke spiraled upward, spreading through the dense rainforest.
If someone had been observing from above, they would have seen bright red smoke emerging from the vast sea of deep green trees.
But there was no response.
Stanley then used a satellite phone to contact the other teams. The nine helicopters that had arrived had split into several teams, each searching along different routes. But, like them, none had made any progress.
Felicia finished her snack, dusted her hands off, and stood. “Speaking of which, the Carrell family’s team should’ve reached their destination by now, right? We weren’t far from them when we landed. Maybe we can catch up. Let’s go.”
“Right!” Stanley nodded. “Exactly. Mr. Russell must be near there. Let’s move!”
Everyone packed up their gear and was about to set off when the walkie–talkie in Stanley’s hand suddenly emitted a burst of static.
“What’s going on?” Stanley inspected the walkie–talkie. He tapped it a few times. Was it broken?
But soon,
the other walkie–talkies started emitting the same static noise.
Felicia’s pocket also contained a walkie–talkie for emergencies in case the team p
got separated. Now, it, too, was buzzing with static.
One of the subordinates checked the rest of their electronic equipment, including the trackers, and shouted, “We’re experiencing interfere devices have stopped working!”
Unexpectedly, Stanley relaxed. “That makes sense. Mr. Russell must have lost contact because of this. Let’s pick up the pace and try to reach the destination before sunset!”
Felicia had no objections and led the group forward.
After another three hours, the footprints on the ground suddenly became chaotic. Up ahead, a large swamp appeared, and beyond it lay countless snakes chopped into pieces.
Stanley surveyed the area. “Looks like there was a snake swarm here. The teams that passed through probably got scattered at this point.”
Another subordinate picked up a dead snake and examined it closely. “They’re all venomous. We need to stay alert moving forward.”
“Understood.” Stanley crouched down to examine the footprints. One of his skills was his exceptional tracking ability, earning him the title of tracking
expert.
After a short investigation, he concluded, “The Carrell family went this way. Let’s follow their trail.”
The rest of the team prepared to move, but Felicia remained standing still, her gaze fixed on the dead snakes around her.
‘s wrong, Mrs. Russe// Stary asked.
Felicia pointed at the chaotic footprints on the ground. “Can you identify if any of these belong to a couple? Even if they encountered the snake swarm, they would’ve stuck close together, so their footprints should be side by side.”
Stanley’s strong point was his decisiveness. He didn’t question who Felicia was looking for and immediately began analyzing the chaotic trail for any signs that might fit her description
