"Not enough offerings?"
The Two-Horned Lizard entered the temple through the opening and asked.
Not only it, but the other Calamity Beast had noticed it when they arrived. Several Black Rat that hadn't chased after them had disappeared.
The other Calamity Beast might not know, but it certainly understood why those guys had disappeared.
Especially after coming in and seeing these guys!
Based on the information gleaned from the Black Rat caught during the day, it's quite easy to analyze.
The prayer was successful, but the offerings were insufficient!
If the prayers failed, the corpses of those Black Rat at the entrance shouldn't have disappeared; if the offerings were sufficient, they shouldn't be here now!
"Hmm, did you bring the Calamity Beast you caught yesterday?" Shen Heng asked.
"I brought it, it's right at the door!" the Two-Horned Lizard replied. "Since I can pray, then I probably don't need to keep the one I specifically left behind, right?"
"Let's try again. If it doesn't work for us, we can try it instead!" Shen Heng said thoughtfully.
The Two-Horned Lizard had no objection and nodded.
Four figures quickly walked to the outside of the cave.
Then, he glanced at the figures scattered on the ground, and two of them, who, although also lying on the ground, were still panting a little.
One is Tier 3, and the other Fourth Tier.
Without stopping, the two men and two animals quickly began moving the Black Rat.
However, for now, only the dead ones were moved; the two living ones remained outside.
After completing the preparations again, Shen Heng glanced sideways at the Stone.
" Stone, go out. If you see any figures flying over from the Black Rat Clan's territory later, come back in immediately and let them know!"
Stone paused for a moment, then replied, "Okay!"
Having said that, it quickly ran out.
Inside the cave, only three figures remained standing.
Shen Heng glanced at the Two-Horned Lizard, then stepped forward, just as he was about to offer another prayer, when a voice came from behind him.
"Etc!"
"What?" Shen Heng looked over.
"It was fine before I wasn't here, but now that I am, and you're all humans, I should do this kind of thing!" the Two-Horned Lizard said with a considerate expression.
There was no immediate response. Shen Heng looked at the Two-Horned Lizard, paused, nodded, and took two steps back.
The Two-Horned Lizard breathed a sigh of relief, but stepped forward without changing its expression.
"What's done with what happened up ahead? I still have some Black Rat I caught yesterday. Even if these two humans escape, I can still pray I can get out!"
"But that won't do. Almost all the Black Rat we killed have gathered here. If those two just let us run while they're praying, wouldn't that be terrible?!"
"Although it's unlikely I can just watch from the sidelines, it's still better to do it myself!"
After muttering to itself for a moment, the Two-Horned Lizard stopped in its tracks.
It raised its eyes and glanced at the towering statue, then prostrated itself on the ground.
"By the Black Rat God, we are ordered by Lord Black Spine to go out on a mission. Due to the urgency of the situation, we humbly request that the Black Rat God teleport us outside the valley!"
"The following Calamity Beast are venturing out: one Tier 2 Rock-Backed Beast, one Tier 2 Coiling Mountain Beast..."
"Please, Lord Black Rat God, help us!"
The lingering words gradually faded into the cave.
The Two-Horned Lizard lay prone on the ground, waiting.
After a while, it raised its eyes and cautiously looked ahead.
The statue still stood there, but the offerings that had been placed not far in front of it had all disappeared.
"This... the offerings are still not enough?!"
The Two-Horned Lizard frowned in thought for a moment, then suddenly lowered its head again.
"By the Black Rat God..."
Shen Heng was somewhat surprised, but he still lowered his head.
Beside her, Qin Yu also lowered her head.
As the two continued speaking, their voices gradually became choked with sobs.
"... We didn't mean to deceive you just now; it's just that we've been oppressed by your people..."
"This guy, he really can cry on cue!" A somewhat speechless voice quietly rose from the side.
Shen Heng lay on the ground, unresponsive.
The voice in my ear quickly came to an end.
"... Please, Lord Black Rat God, help us after we have offered so many sacrifices!"
After the sound faded, the cave fell silent once more.
However, nothing has happened yet.
Shen Heng raised his eyes and looked at the statue again.
The failure was not surprising, as it was simply a different way of saying it.
However, it ultimately added a bit more pressure to them.
and...
Shen Heng looked at the statue.
Logically speaking, the Black Rat offered up already included one Fourth Tier and over twenty Third Tier ones, so their value should have far exceeded their intended purpose. But now...
Ahead, the Two-Horned Lizard seemed to realize that its prayer had failed again, and raised its head.
It paused, looked at the statue, then turned its head.
"No, let's let that Black Rat try. They might be able to offer sacrifices, but as for prayers, they'll probably have to pray themselves!"
There was no response; Shen Heng simply nodded.
Two Black Rat were deliberately spared to prevent this situation from occurring.
"But..." the Two-Horned Lizard hesitated, looking at him, "Will those two really pray as we said? What if they pray and then kill us!"
"Don't worry, it will! After all, if it succeeds, we will disappear right in front of it, and it will survive. On the contrary, if it doesn't cooperate, even if it wants to get rid of us through prayer, it will be difficult for it to finish its prayer in front of us, let alone succeed," Shen Heng said.
Upon hearing this, the Two-Horned Lizard nodded.
Then it followed the human outside.
Listen to that human analyzing the pros and cons for the two Black Rat, and then telling them what to say when they pray.
Everything seemed normal, but looking at those two blank, nodding figures, it felt like something was off.
Before I could finish thinking, I saw the human lead the Third Tier Black Rat inside.
Seeing this, the Two-Horned Lizard quickly followed.
Then, the Third Tier Black Rat led their prayers, followed by the Fourth Tier Black Rat.
But it still didn't work.
The repeated failures made the Two-Horned Lizard increasingly frustrated.
Things seem to be really getting worse!
"What do we do now?" it asked, looking at the human beside it.
There was no response. The human stared blankly at the two Black Rat, seemingly deep in thought.
The Two-Horned Lizard looked over, then its expression hardened as it spoke.
"These two are useless anyway, why don't we just kill them?"
There was no response; the two Black Rat lay there listlessly.
Seeing this, the Two-Horned Lizard frowned, somewhat puzzled, but before it could think about it further, it heard the human beside it say,
"Do you think it might be because there aren't enough offerings?"
"Not enough offerings?" The Two-Horned Lizard paused, about to say something, when it saw that idiot guarding outside quickly run over.
"Lord Shen Heng, over there, a Black Rat is flying over!"
"Judging by the speed, it should be at the Fifth Tier!"
There was no response.
Although they had expected it, the expressions on the faces of the figures inside the room still grew even more somber.