"Tap tap..."
The sound of rustling footsteps echoed through the woods.
The Two-Horned Lizard followed alongside another human and that idiot.
The remaining Calamity Beast have been settled; they are now going to find that human to reunite with.
Naturally, it began to worry about whether the human was still alive, and if so, whether there was a way to pray for a way out.
Failure in either of these two situations would make it feel even more frustrated, especially the latter.
After all, the current situation is really somewhat...
"Captain!" a whisper sounded from the side.
The Two-Horned Lizard paused for a moment, then looked up.
The human was standing in front of them, his face showing no sign of joy.
"Oh no, it seems there's no way out after all this prayers!" The Two-Horned Lizard lizard followed the two figures beside him with a heavy heart.
Now, if it doesn't succeed, then...
"Lord Shen Heng, how did it go? Did you succeed?"
"Yes, it worked."
The Two-Horned Lizard paused, then looked up. "It... it succeeded?"
There was no immediate response; Shen Heng looked at the Two-Horned Lizard.
He paused, then nodded.
"Yes, it worked."
"No, really?"
"Real."
"I..."
Excitement quickly spread across the faces of the Two-Horned Lizard and the Stone.
It had initially thought it needed to explore other methods, and had even prepared itself to be left in this world forever. But in the end, it actually succeeded?
The Two-Horned Lizard's mouth was agape.
Although somewhat surprised, but... wait, it worked! So, they...
"Captain, is there anything else?" a whisper sounded from the side.
The Two-Horned Lizard glanced at Qin Yu, then turned its gaze to the human.
Shen Heng looked at them and slowly nodded.
"Yes, although the prayer was successful, it doesn't allow us to leave directly; we still need to find an exit."
"Exit?" The Two-Horned Lizard frowned.
"Yes, our prayers have been answered," Shen Heng said. "The environment of Black Stone Valley has become unstable, causing portals to the outside world to randomly appear throughout the valley at night."
Silence, quiet.
After a while, Qin Yu whispered from the side,
"Nighttime, random?"
"Mm," Shen Heng replied.
The Two-Horned Lizard's lips twitched twice. It now understood why the other party's face showed no joy even after the prayer was successful.
At night, randomly.
Either one is fine on its own, but when combined...
How do you find an exit that randomly appears somewhere in a place where you can't move around freely at night?
Are you fucking kidding me?!
It looked up and asked,
"Can't you stay in one place? Or appear during the day too?"
"I've tried, it doesn't work." Shen Heng sighed softly.
"No?" The Two-Horned Lizard frowned.
Qin Yu stood to the side, her expression equally grave.
"Yes, the mine, at the foot of the mountain, then it appears in a fixed location..." Shen Heng explained, "This is the last one after trying seven or eight options."
There was no response; the Two-Horned Lizard's mouth twitched.
"So, our only options now are to find that portal tonight, then figure out how to get through it, and then leave through it?!"
"Um."
The scene fell silent.
After a long pause, the Two-Horned Lizard suddenly shook its head and exhaled heavily from its mouth.
"Well, something's better than nothing. At least now we have a definite way to get out!"
"Moreover, it's random, so there's no need to worry about those Black Rat spotting you first and then guarding you!"
This guy's got a pretty good mindset... Shen Heng glanced at the Two-Horned Lizard and nodded slightly.
"But, Lord Shen Heng, if that portal appears randomly, how are we supposed to find it and get out?" Stone asked cautiously from the side.
Upon hearing this, Qin Yu and the Two-Horned Lizard also turned their gazes toward Shen Heng.
Shen Heng looked at them, paused, and said,
"Since the portal appears randomly, we can't expect to find it in one night. After all, we can't just move around at night."
The three figures around them nodded.
Shen Heng continued,
"So, tonight, we can choose a high place first."
"If a portal happens to appear nearby, we can try to leave."
If not...
He paused, his gaze fixed on the figures watching him, and said,
"Then observe from the high ground to see if there are any distinctive features or tendencies associated with the appearance of the portal."
"Then, try again tomorrow night."
There was no response, Two-Horned Lizard, taking a couple of steps slower, nodded in agreement.
To be honest, it doesn't really agree with this plan.
If those portals appeared with distinctive features, that would be fine, but what if they didn't, and just appeared quietly and randomly?
Does that mean they have absolutely no other options?
If you have the time, you can try your luck and see if you can get lucky!
But the problem is...
Feeling the emptiness that awaited him, the Two-Horned Lizard only remembered the Erosion Zone, Lord Feather Owl, entering, being captured, and then coming together again, and felt a headache coming on.
At this rate, it probably won't last more than a few days before it really forgets everything!
In short, time is very tight.
Therefore, it does not particularly agree with this plan.
The problem is that it doesn't agree with this plan, and it seems to have no other feasible solutions.
It appears randomly, and you can't just wander around at night...
Feeling a bit of a headache, the Two-Horned Lizard decided to give up and turned its gaze to the human.
"So what do we do now? Just sit here and wait for nightfall?"
Shen Heng glanced at the Two-Horned Lizard, then turned his gaze to a certain direction in the distance.
He paused for a moment, then said:
"Let's go over there first, find the few remaining surviving Calamity Beast you have, then we'll go to the enclosure and secretly hunt a few Calamity Beast to replenish our strength."
"After that, find the corresponding high-di (highest elevation) near the enclosure..."
A night breeze was blowing.
Several figures stood on the hillside, their gazes quietly fixed on the distance.
Shen Heng looked in one of the directions.
Forest, field.
On the plains, one could even vaguely see clusters of dark figures gathering there.
That Feixu probably thought he was already dead, right?
Shen Heng gazed at that spot, lost in thought.
Before leaving, he did what he always did: he killed several other chosen Calamity Beast to be monitored, and then disposed of their corpses.
In this situation, the Black Rat Feixu had previously guarded the Dull Star Stone Mine would probably have assumed that he too had been killed on that day.
This can be considered a backup plan, in case they fail to find a way out through praying to the idols, they can go back again.
However, there's no need to think about going back now.
Shen Heng thought to himself.
Suddenly, the sound of Stone being struck came from the side.
"Lord Shen Heng, there he is!"
Shen Heng's eyes narrowed, and he followed the Stone's gaze to a certain direction.
There, a faint light shimmered among the trees.
Not entirely unexpected, but not entirely predictable either; the appearance of the portal was indeed foreshadowed.
Moreover, and more importantly...
Is it that close?