The Reunion

The moment Lin Pengpeng finished speaking, she realized something had gone wrong inside the Mountain. She hurriedly asked, "When the Mountain shook just now, were any of you hurt inside?"

Ling Feiran replied, "We've already healed up. I was afraid the same accident might happen again, so I came out to take a look and figure out the cause. Maybe the Mountain was provoked somehow."

Lin Pengpeng looked around and said hesitantly, "It happened too suddenly. Besides, it's pitch-black and foggy all around. Even if the Mountain was attacked, it would be hard for me to notice anything from where I am."

The Mountain was simply too huge. From Lin Pengpeng's position, it was difficult to see its full form.

Ling Feiran said, "I suspect the Mountain's sudden reaction was caused by the mountain lice inside it being attacked."

"Mountain lice? Those Big Worms?" Lin Pengpeng was even more confused. "We killed one or two mountain lice when we entered the Maze, but the Mountain didn't react then. Besides, countless mountain lice have died in the fog."

"Maybe the mountain lice outside and the ones inside its body are different species?" Ling Feiran considered it. "...In any case, we shouldn't act rashly right now. We can only wait for the Mountain to stop on its own and see whether we can find an exit from its body then. Otherwise, if we stay trapped inside and what happened earlier happens again, we'll get hurt."

"But when will the Mountain stop?" Clinging to the rock, Lin Pengpeng actively searched for a solution. "How about I climb up and look around? If I find a passage, I can help dig it out..."

She sounded somewhat uncertain as she said it. Just keeping herself from falling was already difficult enough; she barely had any