"But, Lord Shen Heng,"
Suddenly, Stone spoke up from the side.
"Since those Black Rat knew our purpose and our approximate location, why didn't they just come and capture us?"
"They must have only given a general area, otherwise the portal wouldn't be so far away from us!" Shen Heng looked over.
"But then," Stone continued, "Why don't they just cancel the portal altogether? What's the point of fixing it in the first place?"
"You idiot, of course it's to catch us! The portal is there, and if we want to escape, we have to go there. They can just send a Fifth Tier Black Rat to guard the side like yesterday, and we'll just walk right up there! If they cancel the portal, then they won't be able to catch us!" the Two-Horned Lizard replied irritably.
Stone nodded in realization, then frowned as he looked at the Two-Horned Lizard, seemingly understanding something.
Damn it! This guy actually insulted it! I'm ignoring it from now on!... It angrily looked away.
The Two-Horned Lizard stood still, glancing somewhat awkwardly at the idiot.
Oops, I accidentally blurted out what I was thinking!
It glanced cautiously at the human, and only breathed a sigh of relief when it saw that the other party didn't seem to notice.
Thank goodness! Thank goodness!
However, a new question immediately arose in its mind, and its mood became heavy again.
"But what if that portal is fixed in place?"
There was no response; several figures stood silently to the side.
This is indeed their most important problem right now!
The escape route, meticulously planned with considerable effort, was... altered by those Black Rat?
Although it wasn't canceled outright, a Fifth Tier Black Rat was guarding it... what's the difference between that and canceling it?!
One figure after another, their expressions calm.
Shen Heng's expression remained calm.
At the rate at which they are losing their memories, they probably won't last more than a few days before forgetting everything. At that point, those of them who haven't left will likely be left behind in this world forever.
But, leaving...
There will almost certainly be a Fifth Tier Black Rat guarding the portal.
They were able to escape the Black Rat's pursuit yesterday because of the trees and because they kept running.
If we don't escape and instead confront them head-on, we can't win.
In other words, it's impossible to force your way through when the Black Rat is only guarding one spot.
Lure them away? Then sneak over?
If there were enough Calamity Beast, it might be worth considering, but with only six left...
That temple... can probably be ruled out too!
Putting aside the fact that there are definitely more Black Rat, the sacrifices alone are a very difficult problem for them, who currently only have six members.
No, there might not even be six.
Those two guys might not have escaped last night!
If that's the case, then it's even more impossible.
That valley entrance...
One thought after another flashed through Shen Heng's mind, and one thought after another was rejected by him.
I don't know when it happened.
"How about we climb the mountain wall at night and see if we can escape?" the Two-Horned Lizard suddenly said through gritted teeth.
Stone looked over, then frowned, turned his head away as if he hadn't heard.
Qin Yu, who was standing nearby, also looked over, but then, like Qin Yu, didn't reply.
"It's best to abandon that idea. You saw how those branches chased after us. Do you think we can climb out before they catch up?" Shen Heng replied calmly.
"Then, during the day?" the Two-Horned Lizard asked, its lips twitching slightly.
There was no response; Shen Heng kept his eyes lowered.
"Well... we can't just sit here and wait to die, can we?" the Two-Horned Lizard said, its lips twitching even more.
It itself understands that its previous suggestion was impractical.
During the day, although there were no attacks from those branches, the Black Rat that patrolled almost regularly effectively blocked their path to climb out of the mountainside.
but...
Just like it said, if it doesn't climb out, is it just going to wait here to die?
Shen Heng sat silently to the side.
After a long while, he raised his eyes and looked into the distance, at the figure that flew inch by inch over the forest, searching.
Let's take another gamble.
"Want to gamble again?" The Two-Horned Lizard frowned and looked over.
Beside them, Qin Yu and Stone also looked over with some confusion.
Shen Heng silently gazed into the distance.
"Um."
"Call..."
A faint sound of wind arose.
A Fourth Tier Black Rat hesitated for a moment before slowly landing on the ground.
"Lord Black Spine!"
Black Spine raised its eyes, glanced at the scene, and then sat up from the ground.
"Still haven't found those guys, huh?"
"Uh... um!" The Fourth Tier Black Rat hesitated for a moment before nodding. "At least, I didn't find any trace of those guys in that direction!"
There was no response; Black Spine simply nodded.
It seemed indifferent, but the Fourth Tier Black Rat could still sense Black Spine 'Black Spine anger from his faint expression.
Its mind raced, and it said...
"Don't worry, Lord Black Spine, Black Stone Valley isn't that big, and we've sent out most of our clansmen. If we just wait a little longer, we'll definitely be able to find them!"
There was no response; Black Spine sat calmly to the side.
Before, it might have believed it, but after what happened yesterday...
Find them?
Black Spine slowly turned its head and looked at the swirling vortex not far away.
The others might be able to find them, but those few are probably impossible to find!
However, finding the other guys would be somewhat useful, at least we could find out information about them!
Just as it was thinking this, suddenly, a Third Tier Black Rat came running quickly from another direction.
"Lord Black Spine, Lord Black Spine!"
Black Spine turned its head and looked at the figure that was landing rapidly.
Any news?
Yes, yes, but...
The Third Tier Black Rat spoke, then stopped, its tone ambiguous, unsure whether to express joy or something else.
Even so, it immediately caught the attention of the two Black Rat present.
"Is there news?" Black Spine's eyes narrowed sharply.
Another Fourth Tier Black Rat also looked over curiously.
"Uh, um..." The Black Rat nodded hesitantly and handed over a stone slab it was holding in its paws.
"We found this in an open area. There are words carved on it. We shouldn't have had any beasts write this. And since the other Calamity Beast are all gathered together, the only ones that would be outside are those guys!"
"Well, what's written on it? I... uh... I can't understand it!"
Black Spine wasn't surprised that the Black Rat couldn't understand the situation.
After all, writing is something that is only required to be learned in the Fourth Tier.
It took the stone slab.
Beside them, the Fourth Tier Black Rat curiously peeked out, hoping to catch a glimpse of something.
Black Spine didn't pay any attention; it simply focused its gaze on the stone slab.
One character after another was etched on it.
"... the outside world..."
" Calamity Beast..."
"... false..."