"Same."
Shen Heng spoke up,
"Although there's an extra hassle at night, those Black Rat can't move around freely either. Only a small number of Black Rat should remain there!"
"Okay, fine..."
Night Spirit Liya's voice remained muffled.
Then, silence fell.
Shen Heng silently gazed into the distance, at the forest where the number of Black Rat was significantly greater than in other areas.
Whether it's day or night, as long as the portal still exists, that's fine.
As long as they exist, they will at least have a feasible way out.
Moreover, this has been verified.
The plan to kill the Fifth Tier Black Rat is indeed feasible!
The only problem is...
Shen Heng's eyes were deep and his gaze was full of solemnity.
Will their existing memories be enough to hold out until they eliminate the main force of the Black Rat?
"It's all that damned Calamity Beast's fault! Of all things, it only moves at night! How can it be like this..."
Complaints came from the side.
Shen Heng looked over.
Qin Yu listened silently, as if she were already used to it.
He didn't pay much attention and simply looked away...
Shen Heng's gaze paused for a moment, then he looked at Qin Yu again.
"By the way, I haven't told you guys how I found out about what happened last night, have I?"
Upon hearing the captain's words, Qin Yu looked over.
In my mind, Sister Liya's voice also stopped, and my attention focused on it.
"I didn't say that, but didn't I hear it through my abilities?" Night Spirit Liya said.
"I heard it through an ability, but strictly speaking, not through the ability you understand," Shen Heng said.
"Huh?" Night Spirit Liya asked.
Qin Yu looked at the captain with some confusion as well.
"I heard it through telepathy, that guy, no, or more accurately, those guys," Shen Heng said, looking at Qin Yu.
"Those guys wake up at night, after we've walked around in the woods for a while, and then they stare at us."
"The attack was actually carried out after they had been observing us for a while."
"Especially the first time, that observation was even more obvious."
"Uh, those? Observations?" Night Spirit Liya repeated, somewhat bewildered.
Qin Yu looked at the captain with the same question in her mind.
"Yes, strictly speaking, they shouldn't be considered a specific Calamity Beast, but rather the forest, or rather, the trees within the forest." Shen Heng nodded.
"If we don't move, we're fine, but once we move, we'll attract their attention."
"Then, over time, they will become increasingly angry, and eventually, they will attack us."
"Uh, forest? Trees? So, what attacked us was really those trees? Or this forest?" Night Spirit Liya asked, her voice filled with doubt and surprise.
"I'm not entirely sure of their exact form, but that's the general idea," Shen Heng replied.
"Well..."
There was no response, but Qin Yu could clearly sense that Sister Liya was focused on the surrounding trees.
She, too, looked at the surrounding trees with some confusion.
"That's right!"
The sound came from the side.
Qin Yu looked at the captain again.
"When those trees were observing and attacking us, they might have said something like, 'Bad kids, why aren't you going home so late?'" Shen Heng said slowly.
"Uh, what the heck is this? It's like a fairy tale! And 'bad kids'?!" Night Spirit Liya exclaimed, bewildered.
Qin Yu was also somewhat confused.
"It is indeed a bit strange," Shen Heng said, looking at Qin Yu. "So, have you ever heard of this kind of Calamity Beast in the Ruins Realm?"
"No, unless someone's out of their mind, how could there be such a bizarre Calamity Beast!" Night Spirit Liya replied without hesitation, "If you ask me, compared to Calamity Beast, this is still..."
He paused, his initial confusion turning into surprise.
"Huh? This sounds so much like the stories of Evil Spirit in the Forest I heard when I was a kid!"
Shen Heng paused for a moment, then looked over.
Qin Yu's eyes narrowed slightly. She glanced at the captain and then asked,
" Sister Liya, what kind of Evil Spirit in the Forest are you talking about?"
"Because many members of our clan live in the forest, and living in the forest naturally means they will play there, especially the children. So, to prevent them from playing too late and not coming back, we made up this story to scare the children, saying that if they don't come back too late at night, they will be taken away by the evil spirits in the forest and never come back!" Night Spirit Liya explained.
Upon hearing this, Shen Heng and Qin Yu nodded slightly.
Is it fair to say that ghost stories are universally applicable?
So, this was Distortion by that Distortion rule?!
As Shen Heng was about to look away, he suddenly paused slightly.
If the Underground Demon correspond to the Calamity Beast, Evil Spirit in the Forest correspond to the Night Spirit Clan, then the temple...
Sacrifices, prayers.
This is... human?!
Calamity Beast, Night Spirit, Humans...
One side picked out a story and Distortion into reality?
Then, the situation of the Underground Demon existed first.
Is it because the Calamity Beast were the first to enter this place, and therefore the first to evolve?
Then, they came in later, so they evolved later?
Seemingly noticing his situation, Qin Yu looked over from the side.
She whispered,
"Team leader?"
Shen Heng looked over, paused for a moment, and then voiced his thoughts.
The two were taken aback.
After a long pause, Night Spirit Liya finally spoke.
"It does look somewhat like it!"
Qin Yu, standing to the side, nodded.
Night Spirit Liya began to shout,
"Forget about that, let's get ready and deal with those Black Rat over there!"
Shen Heng thought for a moment, and finally nodded slowly.
He turned his head and looked into the distance.
I have a feeling that something is missing...
In the woods.
The enormous portal Distortion slightly.
A huge Black Rat lay quietly resting in front of the portal.
Suddenly, a joyful voice rang out.
"Lord Moya, Lord Moya..."
Moya slowly opened his eyes.
What came into view was a figure running quickly towards them.
"What's wrong? Is something the matter?" it asked in a deep voice.
"This, this... I found this in the forest!" The Black Rat panted as it held up a stone slab in its hand.
Black Rat Moya wasn't very interested and glanced in that direction.
Then, his gaze paused slightly before he stood up.
It took the stone slab and examined it carefully.
The figure grew increasingly stiff as the reading progressed...
"... Hey, Panshan, let's go!"
"... Hey, Panshan..."
"... Hello..."
"... wei, panshan, zoule!"
"..."
"En? ni... ganmane?"
"Wei, hello, hello!"
As if just waking up, the Coiling Mountain Beast's eyes slowly focused.
It looked at its friend in front of it.
Get up.
"No, it's nothing, I'm just a little sleepy..." she replied, pausing slightly.