Moonrise Kingdom

"You said the Origin Land was across the river. Why can't I see anything?"

"You'll see everything once you wade across this Black River." Chen Meiyu smiled and stepped into the Black River first.

Chen Nan hurried after her. Their figures, one ahead of the other, were quickly swallowed by the Black River.

The other monsters from Chen Family Village exchanged glances, then slowly stepped into the river under Third Uncle-Grandpa's lead.

Jiang You was just about to step forward when a force suddenly tugged at her back and dragged her backward.

"Meow!!!"

Da Zhuang bit down on her clothes and frantically backed away.

From his expression, he seemed even more resistant than when he had first seen the monsters from Chen Family Village.

"Meow!!!!"

"Meowow &*...%￥!!!!!"

The calico cat cried out anxiously, wishing he could spit out human words.

Putting aside an animal's instincts, even an ordinary cat with any sense wouldn't plunge into a pool of sticky, pitch-black sludge that looked like asphalt.

It wasn't mainly fear—it was just too disgusting!

Jiang You first used her fist to bring Da Zhuang back to his senses. Then she reached into her pocket and rummaged around.

Da Zhuang stared at her eagerly, thinking she was about to pull out some secret weapon.

But unexpectedly, she pulled out a glass bottle.

"Pop~"

She pulled out the wooden stopper with her hand and lifted the sticky green ear from inside.

"Tree, Tree, are you still there?"

Jiang You casually wiped the sticky ear twice against her pant leg. Then, like a walkie-talkie, she held it to her mouth and began calling.

She called several times in a row, but there was no response from the other side.

Jiang You's eyes darkened.

As if she had thought of something, she suddenly changed tack