"... Quick, run! There are Fifth Tier Black Rat lying in ambush ahead!"
The roar echoed long and deep over the woodland.
The two figures, who had been running forward at high speed, paused, hesitated for a moment, and finally turned around and ran back.
But one figure remained standing still.
Shadow Cat stared ahead with a troubled expression.
It had certainly heard what the Two-Horned Lizard had just shouted about the ambush ahead, but the problem was, if it didn't go, where could it go back to?!
Putting everything else aside, those Distortion branches on the side alone are beyond their capabilities.
What's more, it was that Black Rat that, for some unknown reason, suddenly ran ahead and blocked their path!
Shadow Cat gritted its teeth, watching the shadows creeping towards it.
After struggling for a moment, the figure moved forward instead of retreating...
"... Run!"
The sound echoed.
Anger, helplessness...
Black Spine stopped in mid-air, its face somewhat pale, and looked in the direction from which the sound came.
Several figures were seen running quickly in the direction they had come from, their figures appearing and disappearing intermittently.
"They've been discovered? Why? At a time like this, do those guys even have the mind to pay attention to other things?"
Black Spine watched the departing figures with a calm expression.
It was night, there was no light, and besides, their fur was black, so it thought it wouldn't be discovered by those guys.
Moreover, just in case, it deliberately flew a little higher.
result...
Without thinking any further, Black Spine's gaze swept quickly and calmly across the areas where there was movement.
"These guys aren't coming, they ran away. Which one should we deal with first?!"
This question seems to require no thought.
There were only four places where there was movement. Three of them had only one Calamity Beast, while the last one had four Calamity Beast, and that's where the sound of warning was just issued!
Black Spine's gaze slowly settled on the direction where the commotion was the greatest.
It paused for a moment, then turned its gaze elsewhere.
"Let's go catch those first, and then..."
The gaze stopped on Black Spine standing in mid-air.
After a long pause, he sneered.
"There are always fearless people out there..."
"Boom, boom--"
Branches and leaves surged wildly.
While dodging the attacks from the branches, the Two-Horned Lizard took the opportunity to look around.
With great difficulty, its gaze paused slightly.
A figure appeared in its line of sight and began to fall rapidly.
"Damn, there really is one!"
The Two-Horned Lizard pondered, its thoughts pausing slightly as its gaze followed the movement.
"This is... to that portal? We all..."
Its train of thought paused again, and the corner of its mouth twitched.
"Is there a guy running that way again?"
The Two-Horned Lizard averted its gaze.
It's hard to say whether the Calamity Beast's choice was right or wrong; it was probably just one of the Black Rat's ideas.
If the Black Rat ignores it, then it has made the right bet; otherwise, it has made the wrong bet.
And it's quite obvious that guy is now...
"Boom--"
A heavy bombardment came from behind, followed by silence.
Unfortunately, the gamble failed!
The Two-Horned Lizard thought with some regret.
Before he could even finish catching his breath, he heard that cold, sharp voice from beside him.
"They're here."
The Two-Horned Lizard was startled, initially not quite understanding what was happening, but the faint yet rapidly growing sound from behind told it that something was approaching!
It turned its head and looked behind it.
There was nothing to be seen except darkness and writhing branches.
but...
The Two-Horned Lizard slightly raised its eyes.
Watching the swaying tree canopy rapidly approaching this side.
"Damn it, that Fifth Tier Black Rat is chasing us! What do we do?!" The Two-Horned Lizard turned its head and said in a panic.
Upon hearing this, Stone instantly understood the meaning of what Lord Shen Heng had just said. It glanced behind it and then quickly looked back at Lord Shen Heng.
"Lord Shen Heng, that guy really is coming after us!"
"Yes, I know," Shen Heng replied, continuing to run forward, dodging the attacks from the branches.
"It's not a matter of knowing or not knowing! That guy is catching up! He's Fifth Tier! There's no way we can beat him!" The Two-Horned Lizard followed behind in a panic.
"Then what should we do?" Shen Heng glanced at the Two-Horned Lizard.
"What..." The Two-Horned Lizard paused, its gaze suddenly shifting to the other human. "Isn't your teammate's ability to cover our tracks? While that Black Rat hasn't caught up yet, let's conceal our presence!"
As it spoke, it looked at the human again.
"So, she should be able to do this, right?!"
"If we just want to temporarily cover our tracks, we can do it, but..."
"But what?"
"But if you want to remain undetected, you have to maintain that state and stay still," Shen Heng said.
"If we don't move, then we won't..."
The Two-Horned Lizard paused, its mouth twitching slightly.
The Stone looked at the Two-Horned Lizard with some confusion, then turned its gaze to Lord Shen Heng.
"Lord Shen Heng, is it not alright to not move?"
"If that Black Rat hadn't noticed our movements, there wouldn't be a problem. But the problem is, it has noticed us now!" Shen Heng glanced towards the Stone.
"If you noticed some Calamity Beast and they disappeared right under your nose, what would you do to find them?"
Stone stopped, thought for a long while, and then said somewhat uncertainly,
"Start searching from where they disappeared, and work your way out?!"
Shen Heng said, "Searching outwards might not guarantee we'll find them, but there's a very high probability that the place where we disappeared will be found! And we can't move..."
The rest of the sentence was left unsaid, but Stone understood.
Unable to move, even if they manage to disappear under the pursuit of the Black Rat, the rats will definitely search the entire area thoroughly!
It's hard to say whether they'll be able to escape by then!
"... In that case, let's split up and run!" the Two-Horned Lizard said from the side.
"How should we split up?" Shen Heng glanced at the Two-Horned Lizard.
"Of course..."
The Two-Horned Lizard opened its mouth, then stopped again.
If it could, it would certainly want to share a piece with that female human, and then let that human be with that idiot.
But thinking about it, it's clear that this plan is impossible.
These humans...
If it weren't for the fact that it was alone while there were three of them, and if they ran separately, they would most likely be caught. It had no doubt that these guys would have abandoned it and run away on their own.
Let's be realistic. Even if they really split up, if they wanted to get out, it would probably be that the two humans would be in one group, and he and that idiot would be in another, right?!
Thinking of this, the Two-Horned Lizard couldn't help but glance cautiously at the human.
No, we absolutely cannot let this human divide it up like that!