"We found her!" a voice called from behind the man in sunglasses. "But something's not quite right. It looks like a major battle just took place not far from where we found her."
The man in sunglasses lowered his binoculars, his expression equally grave. "They made their move."
"They?"
"The gods. Like us, they don't want that thing to emerge from the Underground City."
"So... we have allies now? If the gods are willing to act, does that mean we don't have to do anything tonight? Simon is surely doomed, right?"
The nearby players all stiffened at those words, before a flash of joy appeared in their eyes.
They had already lost quite a few people trying to deal with Zhang Heng tonight, yet Zhang Heng had still escaped in the end. They had painstakingly set a trap, only for the bait to disappear before it could take effect. Although they still held the advantage in strength, their morale had fallen sharply compared with when they had first entered the mountains.
No one knew how many more people would have to die before they could take down Simon. If someone was willing to solve that problem for them, there was no reason they would not welcome it with both hands.
Yet unlike the rest of the pursuit team, the man in sunglasses showed no delight. Instead, he looked worried.
"What is it?" asked the man holding the Fire Kirin, who had been with him all along.
"I don't know." The man in sunglasses paused before explaining, "That battle lasted a little too long. And just now, I saw a man driving a carriage racing through the sky. There were five other people in the carriage, and they were in a hurry. That didn't look like the aftermath of a great