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Human-faced Crows wheeled over the remains of the Mother Nest like dark clouds pressing down, letting out restless cries.

Powerful Mental Pressure shrouded the remains, keeping them from getting close.

Meteor was deep within the remains. To reach her, they had to cross this murky lake.

Feng Ling lifted one claw and dipped it into the lake. The water was not deep, barely covering her claw, but she knew that another dozen meters forward, there would be a steep downward slope.

Because she had seen the lake's true form in the Mother Nest's memories. There were many lakes here of all different sizes, their lakebeds connected to one another. Once the water level rose, the surfaces linked into one whole expanse, forming the vast scene before them now.

Feng Ling looked at her claw submerged in the water, a little dazed. "...It's amniotic fluid. I can feel energy hidden in the water, though it's very faint."

The surface was not calm. Boiling ripples were like fish scales flipping through the air. Something beneath the water was moving toward the shore.

Ye Zheng hated it so much her teeth itched. "No wonder Meteor hid in the maze and refused to come out. She's pretty lucky, finding such a good place to hide."

Feng Ling said in a low voice, "This body of water breathes. Between breaths, the water rises and falls. The real reason Meteor guided us here was because she was afraid we'd waste too much time on the road and happen to reach this place right at low tide."

"Then what do we do? Wait here for the tide to go out?" Ye Zheng asked.

"There's no time," Feng Ling said grimly, staring at the increasingly violent ripples on the lake. "I'll go down and suppress them. You and