The words had barely left his mouth.
One after another, the Calamity Beast walked towards the entrance of the mine.
Black Rat Rift Claw watched the scene before him with satisfaction.
They kept changing their methods, but those guys always managed to come up with a way to cause trouble.
This time, they've finally run out of options, haven't they?
but...
"Bah! What a spineless coward! He dared to attack those Calamity Beast below, but they all retreated the moment they attacked!"
Black Rat Rift Claw spat disdainfully.
Then, he lay down on the spot and waited patiently.
A dreamlike state lingers.
After an unknown amount of time, a panicked and disoriented voice rang out.
Rift Claw opened his eyes somewhat groggily and saw a Black Rat running quickly towards him.
It twisted its neck, stood up wearily, and asked,
"What's up?"
The Black Rat opened its mouth and cried out in terror, "Lord Rift Claw, Fang is dead inside, dead inside—"
The Black Rat Rift Claw snapping, and its face darkened as it looked over.
Time flows on.
The next day.
One after another, the Calamity Beast gathered once more on the open ground.
They looked at Lord Black Rat above with some concern.
After a night, they also learned about yesterday's news from the other Calamity Beast.
Yesterday, the Black Rat that went in to watch over them were killed!
Moreover, it wasn't just one or two that were killed. I heard that if you add up the ones killed in the other mines, there are at least twenty or thirty!
This number is unbelievable, not only among the newer Calamity Beast Calamity Beast dominate mining, but even among the older Calamity Beast!
After all, this is practically no different from a direct provocation right in someone's face!
Those guys, they're really daring!
Many of the Calamity Beast thought to themselves with a hint of admiration.
Of course, many of the Calamity Beast were also angry or fearful, believing that this would be a burden to them.
In short, one after another, the Calamity Beast looked worriedly at Lord Black Rat standing on the small mound.
However, something unexpected happened.
Although Lord Black Rat's expression was not good, he didn't say much, simply instructing them to go inside as they had done yesterday.
And some Black Rat were also allowed to go in.
This time, however, it seems the ones who went in were a little more formidable.
Yesterday, we could still see Tier 2 Black Rat, but today all the ones that went in were Tier 3 Black Rat.
It wasn't explicitly stated, but many of the Calamity Beast, witnessing this scene, seemed to have figured out why.
Time passed quickly.
It's another early morning.
One by one, the Calamity Beast stood on the open ground, staring blankly at the Feixu man above them, whose face was even more pale.
Yesterday, several more Black Rat that went in died.
Although the number wasn't as high as the day before yesterday, they were definitely dead!
Suddenly, a voice rang out.
"... Today, we'll go in fifty at a time, just like before. We'll continue to send our tribesmen in to watch over you. You all better behave yourselves, understand?!"
"So, even Lord Feixu and the others don't know what to do?"... This thought popped into the minds of many Calamity Beast, and then, amidst the responses from those around them, they snapped back to reality and spoke up:
"Yes!"
"Alright, go in!"
Without daring to ask any questions, one after another, the Calamity Beast headed back towards the mine.
"... Captain, should we try to give another hint?" a whisper sounded from the side.
Shen Heng walked forward, glancing furtively at the Black Rat with its Feixu below.
He paused, then looked away again and said:
"No need, they've already thought of that, they just want to confirm it one more time."
Upon hearing this, Qin Yu couldn't help but turn her head and glance at the Black Rat below.
Without asking any further questions, he started walking upstairs.
Stone glanced at them from a short distance away, then looked away.
evening.
The Black Rat with the Feixu, having finished counting, stared grimly at the Calamity Beast below.
After a long while, it finally moved, but unlike before, it did not send the Calamity Beast below back. Instead, it raised its hand and pointed at the herd of beasts.
"That Shadow Cat over there, that Fear Beast, and that Coiling Mountain Beast..."
After pointing out more than ten of the Calamity Beast, Black Rat Feixu finally lowered his hand.
Then, amidst the bewildered and confused gazes, he said:
"Alright, those few Calamity Beast Calamity Beast that were just called out, stay here. The rest of you, go back!"
Upon hearing this, the Calamity Beast breathed a sigh of relief, then turned their gazes toward the Calamity Beast that had been mentioned.
They didn't know why these dozen or so Calamity Beast had been targeted, but as long as they weren't among them, that was good!
Urged on by the surrounding Black Rat, they began to walk towards their resting place.
However, his gaze would occasionally drift curiously towards the remaining Calamity Beast.
Unlike them, the remaining Calamity Beast all looked at the Feixu man, who was watching the departing group, with worried and fearful expressions.
Finally, just as the last wave of Calamity Beast had left and were almost out of sight, Black Rat Feixu turned his gaze back to them.
Do you know why we've kept you here today?
"..."
There was no response; the several Calamity Beast stared at each other.
Black Rat Feixu glanced at it, then turned his gaze to one of the branches.
" Panshan, you tell us!"
The Coiling Mountain Beast, whose name was mentioned, paused for a moment, then said, "It should be related to the incident a few days ago, when the Black Rat Lords were killed in the mine."
"Yes, that's right!"
Feixu nodded heavily, then looked at the remaining few Calamity Beast.
"I'm not afraid to tell you, we really don't have any good methods for dealing with those rebellious elements hidden among you!"
"Of course, there's no perfect method; it's about preserving your lives as much as possible."
"If we really didn't care, killing you all wouldn't be difficult at all!"
"You should be glad that you're still of some use to us!"
There was no response, and the remaining Calamity Beast below swallowed hard.
Feixu looked at them and sneered:
"In short, the reason I've kept you here is to ask you to help me find their whereabouts!"
"Help... find their whereabouts?" Shadow Cat, who was also left behind, asked hesitantly.
The other Calamity Beast also looked at Lord Feixu with some confusion.
"Hmm," Feixu responded in a deep voice.
"But... how are we going to find out where those guys are?" Shadow Cat continued to ask.
"Tomorrow, we'll return to the situation we had the previous two days, where the Calamity Beast find good spots to mine on their own," Black Rat Feixu said.
"At that time, those guys will definitely try to kill the other Calamity Beast again."
"And what you guys need to do then is help me pull those guys out of the Calamity Beast!"