"Cough, cough..."
The sounds of mining could be heard in the distance.
The ' Rock-Backed Beast ' Two-Horned Lizard reacted, moving closer to the other two figures while its eyes widened as it stared at the Shadow Wolf who had just finished introducing itself. "Wait, how did this guy sneak in?!"
There was no response. Shen Heng looked at Shadow Wolf, his eyes also filled with doubt.
I have no recollection of why the other person was with them...
Do you know why you're following us?
"Uh, I don't remember very clearly either, I only remember that I was always following Lord Shen Heng..." Shadow Wolf looked at the three of them and shrank back slightly.
There was no response; the three looked at Shadow Wolf with varying expressions.
Although they forgot different things, they both did indeed have images of the other person following them in their memories.
However, with all three of them being humans, a Calamity Beast suddenly appeared...
"How about we kill this guy?" The ' Rock-Backed Beast ' Two-Horned Lizard turned its head and suggested in a low voice.
The sound was very soft, but given that there were only four of them in the mine tunnel, it was practically the same as speaking directly.
Clearly, the Shadow Wolf had heard its words, and its body shrank even further.
Shen Heng looked at it helplessly, and after a long while, he let out a soft sigh.
"No need. Since it's been following us the whole time, it means there's no problem. Besides, even if there were a problem, for us who also came in from outside, the most important thing right now is to get out!"
At this point, Shen Heng paused for a moment before continuing,
"Before we go out, let's consider ourselves on the same side!"
The ' Rock-Backed Beast ' Two-Horned Lizard listened from the side and nodded slightly.
The ' Shadow Wolf ' Stone, which was in front, also breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Heng turned his gaze back to the Shadow Wolf and asked,
What do you remember?
"Uh, I've forgotten a lot about this world. As for what I haven't forgotten, Lord Shen Heng, you've already mentioned it before," ' Shadow Wolf ' Stone said softly.
"Is there nothing else usable?" The ' Rock-Backed Beast ' Two-Horned Lizard frowned beside him.
"Uh, not exactly..." ' Shadow Wolf ' Stone said hesitantly.
"Hey, hey, I told you, this guy was definitely suspicious. Why don't we just kill it here?!" the ' Rock-Backed Beast ' Two-Horned Lizard said again, turning its head.
' Shadow Wolf ' Stone shrank its neck again.
Shen Heng glanced at the Rock-Backed Beast with a hint of helplessness, then turned his gaze to the Shadow Wolf and asked,
What is it?
"One of the times was when I was resting, lying on the grass, Sun, with the wind blowing all the time. It felt so comfortable, so..."
" Shadow Wolf " Stone reminisced.
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the Two-Horned Lizard.
"Alright, alright, you don't remember all this useless stuff, do you?"
Shen Heng stood to the side, but this time he didn't say anything.
"Uh, no, there are two more. One was when I first met Lord Shen Heng, and the other was..."
As if remembering something, Shadow Wolf frowned and spoke as if reminiscing.
"It feels like someone is blocking my way, protecting me. It's... it's right, it's Lady Han Ling!"
Han Ling?... Shen Heng sat to the side, his eyes deep in thought.
I have no recollection of it, but...
It looks so familiar.
This sensation came through my body.
"Hmm? What was it like when you first met this guy?" the Two-Horned Lizard asked curiously from the side.
Shen Heng also looked over there.
"Uh, it seems to be on a small path halfway up a mountain, and then, a corpse, fire, smoke, and Lord Shen Heng standing in front of me..." Stone replied.
"Corpse, fire, smoke?" the Two-Horned Lizard repeated, then turned its gaze to the figure that was similar in size to itself. "Do you remember?"
Shen Heng shook his head, indicating that he had no recollection of it, then looked at Shadow Wolf again and said,
"Is that all?"
"Uh, um..."
Stone hesitated for a moment and then nodded.
Without asking any further questions, Shen Heng looked up at the rock wall above, deep in thought.
There are very few memories of what happened before I entered this world, but I have pieced together most of what I remember after I entered.
I don't know the details, but I do know the general outline of the events.
And now...
He lowered his eyes and looked at the three figures staring at him...
Night, in the woods.
Several figures were lying there.
The Two-Horned Lizard frowned slightly as it gazed into the distance.
In a clearing that had been cleared out, dozens of Black Rat were resting quietly.
In the center of them was a Distortion portal emitting a faint glow.
"1,2..."
The Two-Horned Lizard counted them, then frowned and said...
"Four Fourth Tier rats, more than ten Third Tier rats, and so many other Black Rat —can we get through this?"
There was no response; the other figures also frowned as they stared at that spot.
As I recall, that area was originally part of the forest, and it was originally guarded by Fifth Tier Black Rat.
However, it seems to have been Distortion several times.
It's become like this now.
Although their defensive capabilities have been significantly weakened, they are still more than capable of handling it.
Seeing that no one responded, the Two-Horned Lizard frowned even more.
It pondered for a moment, then its gaze suddenly shifted to the Gray Stone Snake beside it.
"By the way, isn't your ability to conceal our tracks? Could you simply cover our tracks completely and let us pass through?"
Shen Heng also looked over.
I'm not entirely sure, but my instinct tells me it won't work. If it were, they probably wouldn't be here right now.
Sure enough, the Gray Stone Snake paused for a moment, then replied.
"If it were Fourth Tier, perhaps we could give it a try, but now..."
The rest of the sentence was left unsaid, but the meaning was clear.
The Two-Horned Lizard, still somewhat unwilling to give up, continued, "Could you let us get a little closer, so we don't get discovered as soon as we go out?"
"This... is possible, but we'll probably still be discovered before we even reach the area where those Black Rat are gathered!" Qin Yu said in a low voice.
"Can't we get any closer?"
"Cannot."
Some things were even more annoying, the Rock-Backed Beast frowned deeply.
It pondered for a moment, then said...
"Could we find a way to lure them away before we go over there?"
"This is unlikely to succeed," Shen Heng said from the side.
"Why?" The Two-Horned Lizard looked over.
"Leaving aside the question of whether those Black Rat would dare to enter the forest to pursue us, given that the portal only appears at night," Shen Heng explained.
"Just the sheer number of Black Rat Black Rat over there means that even if some chase after us, there won't be many."
"In other words, even if we lure some of the Black Rat away, we will still have to face a considerable number of Black Rat."
"As for coming a few more times to see if we can lure them away or something..."
He paused for a moment, then said...
"Unless someone is an idiot, it's impossible to lure away so many."
The Two-Horned Lizard's lips twitched slightly. It knew it couldn't lure them all away, but wasn't there no other way?
It let out a heavy sigh and said,
"We can't just sit here and wait to die, can we? Or do you want to just charge in?"
There was no response, and everyone fell silent once again.
Shen Heng lowered his eyes, lost in thought.
After a long pause, he raised his gaze, looking at the group with some uncertainty, and tentatively asked,
"How about we try another riot?"