The forest at night was anything but quiet.
Strange insects chirped everywhere, mingling with the roars of wild beasts.
The two hurried onward. After about half an hour, they faintly heard the roar of a helicopter in the distance.
"We're almost there." Luo Jingwen's voice was full of excitement.
Chen Shouyi's head was still swimming, but at those words, he forced himself to perk up.
Luo Jingwen finally noticed something was wrong with Chen Shouyi and hurriedly asked, "Chen Shouyi, are you all right? I saw you bleeding earlier, but I never got a chance to ask!"
"You must've seen wrong. That was someone else's blood!" Chen Shouyi said quickly. How could he possibly admit to something like that?
He would never admit it in his whole life!
"Maybe I'm just too hungry!" Chen Shouyi made an excuse.
Of course he was hungry—so hungry his insides were on fire. But there was no way he was so hungry that it made his head spin. He knew the Book of Knowledge was causing trouble, affecting his mind.
"Then stay here. I'll go get you some game!" Luo Jingwen didn't think much of it. Chen Shouyi had used Giant Transformation, and that terrifying strength couldn't have come from nowhere. It must have taken a toll.
It had been the same last time; his appetite had grown enormous. This time was clearly even worse.
"Thanks," Chen Shouyi said gratefully.
"Don't mention it!"
As soon as Luo Jingwen disappeared into the forest, Chen Shouyi hurriedly closed his eyes and entered the Book of Knowledge's space.
The moment he entered, he found the entire space filled with a dark, evil aura, tinged with ill omen. He could vaguely hear countless venomous voices cursing and spitting abuse.
Chen Shouyi was familiar with this black mist.
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