By then, Lu Wu was no longer frantically clawing at the crevice. It had realized that doing so was pointless, but it did not want to give up either, so it simply crouched outside the opening and waited. The thing clearly possessed intelligence. It knew that the Mo Li Trio could not hide in the crevice forever, and the moment they came out, it would slaughter them without mercy.
Mo Li had already developed killing intent toward the monster, but he was not stupid. Against such an enormous creature, he would have no chance of surviving a direct confrontation.
He had only one chance to kill the monster before him. If he failed to kill it in one strike, he would only provoke its ferocity, and then he would have no chance to fight back. So although he had decided to stake his life on a battle with it, he would not make a move before coming up with a plan.
The two sides fell into a stalemate. Lu Wu guarded the crevice's exit, waiting to ambush them, while the Mo Li Trio hid inside and rested. Wen Jing was in poor condition. Although her wounds had stopped bleeding and had been crudely stitched, she still had not regained consciousness. Her cheeks were flushed, and she seemed to have a fever.
Wei Dengke had been taking care of Wen Jing. He wet a strip of cloth with water from the canteen and placed it on her forehead to cool her down. However, without any medicine, physical cooling was not very effective. What was worse, the canteen was almost empty. If they continued using the water this way, even their essential drinking water would become a problem.
For two whole hours, Lu Wu did not move at all. It simply stared