With an earth-shaking explosion, a huge fireball rose into the sky above the Black Forest. Its light and heat were quickly swallowed by the forest's endless darkness, but the resulting shockwave was enough to silence the howls rising and falling throughout the forest for a brief moment.
Yu Sheng knew the howls would soon resume, the forest would soon heal, and the Black Forest would continue operating according to its own script and rules. The "source" hiding behind the stage and creating dreams would continue whispering in the nightmare it had woven—let it whisper. He no longer cared.
Yu Sheng had already led Huli through the door and returned to the valley.
"I saw a huge commotion through the door just now!" Eileen immediately ran over, grabbing Yu Sheng's trousers and climbing up them. As she climbed, she chattered, "You didn't start a forest fire, did you?"
"It would actually be great if it could burn, but unfortunately, that little bit of firepower is nowhere near enough to ignite an entire Black Forest," Yu Sheng said casually while steadying the little doll. "Don't worry. It's not time to launch an all-out assault on that Black Forest yet. I still haven't dragged out the thing hiding behind the stage... but soon. Very soon."
Huli came over and tugged at Yu Sheng's sleeve, looking a little embarrassed. "Benefactor, I'm a little hungry. When are we going home to eat?"
Yu Sheng had been immersed in his plan to have the Cyber Fox Immortal beat up children's literature in the Black Forest, but Huli's reminder made him hurriedly take out his phone and check the time. "Oh, now that you mention it, it really is almost mealtime. There's not even any change in the sky here, so it's easy to lose track of