When Jin directly blew up the larvae in the pit room,
Yi Chen immediately joined forces with Little Grape to scan the surroundings. Only after confirming that no Sick Ones had arrived did he finally let out a slight sigh of relief.
This is just Jin's style. All I can do afterward is restrain her aggressive behavior as much as possible.
Still, startling the enemy like this isn't a major problem.
Since the inner area has already been seriously grayed, just like Twilight Clinic, there must inevitably be an unknown existence like Mr. Lee that can monitor the forest. It may even be that every tree here is its informant.
"Jin, let's go."
"Mm! Hurry up. I can hardly wait anymore."
With no more tree walls restricting her, Jin took the lead with her light steps.
However, she occasionally turned around to glance at Yi Chen behind her, making sure the distance between them never exceeded five meters.
Yi Chen wasn't thrown off pace by Jin. Relying on his sensitivity to plants, he advanced steadily.
In the pitch-black inner forest, filled with dense fog, it was easy to lose one's way if one sped up or became distracted.
The trees here couldn't retain markings. Even if one carved a deep mark into them with a knife, they would restore themselves within minutes.
If a team didn't have a scouting-type gentleman like Yi Chen, it would be easy to become lost in here.
After about half an hour of walking through the forest,
something other than plants finally appeared in their field of vision—a stinking, mold-covered signpost overgrown with mushrooms. The words Shepherd Village could still be faintly seen carved into it.
The signpost was like a dividing line.
Beyond it, a stone road stretched ahead... Following the road through