Though they had no direct, convincing evidence, Bubble Bean and his companion still relied on their instincts for dealing with danger and suspected everything around them. Their guesses were almost certainly right, but they couldn't find anyone, so there was nothing they could do but keep circling through the woods.
The longer it went on, the worse things got for the two of them. They gradually realized they might be going around in circles... As before, they had no direct evidence. They just had a feeling that Xu Huo and the others hadn't left and were trying to use the environment to drive them over the edge.
After searching for so long without finding anyone, with shadowy figures occasionally flickering past, no one could hold out for long under such strain. So the two went from desperately running for their lives at first, to falling silent, and finally to swearing in an attempt to provoke Xu Huo into showing himself...
But the woods remained as silent as ever. The village they'd seen yesterday seemed like a dream, one that would never appear before them again.
Still, High-level Players had plenty of stamina. A few hours was nothing; they could keep wandering for days.
After harassing them for a while with Xu Huo's help, the painted woman went back. She'd found some unusual markings in the woods, probably carved by people living nearby, and wanted to head to the next village.
"Wait a little longer." They couldn't deal with Bubble Bean and his companion now. Sooner or later, they would find a nearby village. It was difficult for a B-class player to hypnotize someone in a very short time, so he needed to make some preparations here.
The heavy fog that had lasted for two days was beginning to lift, and