Xu Yiming took out a Micro Camera, found a streetlamp near the t-junction, gauged the angle and position, and secured the camera to the lamp post.
"During the last Cleansing Operation, every Hunter who participated received a Micro Camera. After we went home, we submitted the footage through our phones. The cameras were left with us, and they still work."
As Xu Yiming spoke, he looked at Feng Ling. "You got one too, right?"
Feng Ling gave a quiet hum. "I lost it."
The thing was tiny, even smaller than a fingernail. When she transformed into her Second Form in Daling Forest, even her clothes had shattered. Losing a Micro Camera was perfectly normal.
Later, when she came to Guangshan City, Su Yuqing prepared a set of miniature recording equipment for her. She gave it to Huangfu Miaomiao, but it was lost when they escaped from the KTV.
"That should do it. Let's leave now." Xu Yiming waved his phone. "We can watch the Wandering Deity Procession's reaction remotely."
With peace restored, both Feng Ling and Ye Zheng were satisfied.
The group followed the outskirts of the city onward.
The farther Feng Ling walked, the more familiar the surroundings felt. At first, she thought it was simply because the streets here all looked alike. But after walking another two or three kilometers, she felt as though she had returned to the Maze entrance.
Just as she thought that, a familiar crow's cry came from above. "Caw—!"
Crow was perched steadily on a streetlamp, watching them return.
Li Qing said, "It thinks we're leaving the Maze. It's asking whether we need it to open the exit."
Feng Ling looked back down the road they had taken.
Seen this way, the distance between the Maze entrance and the Safe Zone really was