Xia Nan rarely moved through Thin Mist Forest at night.
From the very beginning after his transmigration, his experiences with Stinky Fish Rotten Shrimp Squad, along with his teammates' repeated warnings all along the way, had already carved the concept that "Thin Mist Forest is extremely dangerous at night" deep into his heart.
Even after he had gained a Profession Level and the lifesaving trump cards on him had steadily increased, he still followed this principle, one summed up at the cost of countless Adventurers' lives.
Right now, forced by the needs of the mission, he had to leave camp at night.
Xia Nan raised his vigilance to one hundred and twenty percent.
As his attention became highly focused, his Perception also gathered invisibly.
His hands gripped the Beheading Longsword tightly, his body slightly tensed. With a thought, whether it was [Tooth Hunt] or the "Deflection Force Field" of the [Dead Line] ring, he could unleash it at the first moment.
And perhaps it was precisely because his Perception had become much sharper than before
that he gained a deeper understanding of Thin Mist Forest beneath the night.
First, it was quiet.
Not silent in the absolute sense.
To a certain extent, describing the sources of sound as "numerous" would not be an exaggeration.
The "rustling" of branches and leaves rubbing and colliding in the evening wind, the strange insect cries rising and falling and piling atop one another, the occasional flap of wings from above the canopy, unknown beast roars from far away...
Yet it was precisely against the backdrop of all these noises that the stillness of the surrounding environment stood out even more.
Then, there was the darkness.
Sea Thorn Squad had prepared lighting equipment. It was a lantern carried by Kash.
It had come from a