Because they had to stay alert to every movement around them, they did not move very quickly.
Although there was no thick fog about five meters above the ground, a thin layer of mist still shrouded the surroundings like gauze. Combined with the dense vegetation, it limited their vision to only a few dozen meters.
The entire forest was terrifyingly silent. There were no birdsong, no insect calls, not even the sound of wind rustling through leaves, as though every living thing had vanished from this place.
This kind of silence was the most sinister, enough to make one's skin crawl.
It seemed to be noon by now, but the thick fog blocked most of the light.
The view around them remained hazy, and the air was gloomy, as though weighed down by an inescapable emotion.
Ju Zi subconsciously hugged Lin Ye's arm tighter. Two soft mounds pressed against him through her school uniform, and her voice was lower than usual.
"Lin Ye... something doesn't feel right here..."
Lin Ye glanced at Ju Zi from the side and softened his tone. "Senior Ju Zi, relax. Don't resist."
Ju Zi froze. "Huh?"
Before she could ask more, a sudden warning surged toward them from ahead as they spoke.
They almost simultaneously looked in the same direction.
Then, a tide of golden and silver radiance rushed out from the distant shadows, flooding toward them and swallowing them both in an instant.
Remembering Lin Ye's words, Ju Zi forcibly suppressed her instinct to activate her Soul Tool and resist.
The overwhelming golden-silver light truly did not strike them.
Yet both of them were dyed with a faint golden-silver sheen, and a strange sensation seeped into their bodies through their skin. They could not tell whether it was warm or cold.
But that sensation