They definitely had to release them, but how to do so safely was the problem.
It was like farting in a crowded elevator—how to keep everyone from knowing they were the ones who farted was far more important than whether the fart would choke anyone to death.
"How about we try making a couple of clones too?" After some thought, Chan Xiaodou proposed an idea.
If they were clones, then there would be no problem.
After all, if the clones died, they died.
Tang Dachun thought for a moment, then nodded. "Good idea, but do you know how to make clones?"
"No," Chan Xiaodou answered decisively.
Tang Dachun's expression turned awkward. "Neither do I."
"Then... how about we release them and run?" Chan Xiaodou said helplessly.
Tang Dachun blinked his mantis eyes, then finally said helplessly, "That's our only option."
Next, following the solution Magus had provided, they tried to release the people.
Time rewound to an hour earlier.
In a forest, Owl was running nonstop, with a dense mass of snakes behind him.
Some of these snakes were large, some small. The smallest were only ten centimeters long, while the largest stretched for hundreds of meters, their enormous bodies crushing everything in their path.
Owl had been in this strange space for some time. From initially catching snakes to store as emergency rations, to being attacked by countless swarms of snakes, he had done quite a lot.
He had turned invisible to steal snake eggs, then used clones to lure away snakes capable of seeing through invisibility so he could steal more eggs.
He had only wanted to gather some rare ingredients.
"These snakes clearly aren't even the same species. Why are they so united? Why are they all chasing just me?"
Owl was truly baffled. Many of