The rooftop of the building.
Shen Heng's heels were on the ground, and his feet kept lifting and landing, lifting and landing.
The resulting footsteps were amplified and directed straight into the distance.
After a while, with another foot landing, Shen Heng didn't lift his foot again.
"The limit of sound wave manipulation is around one kilometer. Beyond that, the sound waves can no longer be contained and simply disperse on their own...?"
Shen Heng looked into the distance, and only after confirming that the Calamity Beast had dispersed a thousand meters away and were not returning did he turn his gaze away.
He glanced at the spot where the three people were hiding, then ignored them completely.
At a certain moment.
"Boom--"
Thunder roared across the sky.
A purple bolt of lightning connected heaven and earth in the distance.
The brief moment of light allowed Shen Heng to see the city clearly.
However, the lightning quickly disappeared, and darkness returned to the surroundings.
Shen Heng glanced at the thick, dark clouds in the sky, where streaks of lightning occasionally flashed by, but didn't pay much attention to them.
But starting with that lightning bolt, for the next hour or so, lightning would occasionally strike down from the sky.
As the night watch shift was about to change, Shen Heng took one last look into the distance.
There, lightning would strike from time to time.
"It's become more active? Is it simulating a natural environment?"
Shen Heng gazed into the distance for a moment, then stopped thinking about it and turned to walk downstairs.
After returning to his room, he shook Lü Wenrui awake.
After discussing it, the three of them decided on the rotation order: first Lü Wenrui, then Zhou Xuan, and finally Fang Ran.
Lü Wenrui's initial reason was that he indicated the first person to be rotated out could sleep for a long time afterward.
As for Zhou Xuan and Fang Ran, they didn't choose a time; they just picked one randomly.
"Is it time yet?" Lü Wenrui yawned.
"Okay, you keep watch for a little over an hour, then call Zhou Xuan." Shen Heng nodded.
"Okay, I understand." Lü Wenrui sat up in bed, ready to begin his night watch.
"By the way, if you're bored, you can go up to the rooftop; the view is even better from there," Shen Heng suggested.
"Huh? Is that even possible?" Lü Wenrui was somewhat surprised. He had originally thought he would have to go to a room next door or something, and then he cautiously peered out the window.
"Well, just be careful not to bring the torches onto the rooftop, and call my name if you need anything," Shen Heng added.
"Okay, I understand." Lü Wenrui nodded.
Shen Heng silenced their conversation so that only the two of them could hear it, to avoid disturbing Fang Ran and Zhou Xuan.
"I'm going to sleep now."
Shen Heng said one last thing, then lay down on the wooden bed and closed his eyes.
It was very quiet around, free from all the distractions of the outside world.
The only sounds were the crackling of the firewood from the burning campfire, the breathing of a few people, and the distant rumble of thunder.
In his dazed state, Shen Heng heard a voice say, "No, can such a little wind blow out the fire?"
When Shen Heng opened his eyes again, it was already the next morning.
Inside the house, the campfire was still burning, and on the wooden bed, only the figures of Lü Wenrui and Zhou Xuan could be seen.
Shen Heng listened to the noise and then went upstairs.
Because it was already daytime, although it was still dark around us, it was no longer to the point where we needed to light torches to move forward.
Shen Heng made his way to the rooftop terrace.
Fang Ran was standing on the edge of the rooftop.
Noticing Shen Heng's arrival, Fang Ran turned his head to look over.
"Did nothing happen while you were on watch?" Shen Heng walked over.
"No, although some Calamity Beast have passed by in distant places, they haven't come here." Fang Ran explained his night watch situation and then handed over the water.
"Thank you." Shen Heng took the water and drank a sip.
The two chatted idly while waiting for Zhou Xuan and Lü Wenrui.
Not long after, the two of them came up together.
"If there's nothing else, then let's go kill the Calamity Beast." Shen Heng glanced at the two people who came up.
"No, shouldn't we eat something before we start working?" Lü Wenrui suggested.
"If you want to continue eating Rustbone Rhinoceros, I have no objection. There were indeed leftovers from yesterday. However, I'm planning to find a new Calamity Beast to see if the taste will be better." Shen Heng glanced at Lü Wenrui.
"Hey, you should have said so earlier!" Lü Wenrui excitedly called out to the group, "Let's go, let's go!"
"Roar--"
The Calamity Beast roared.
The street trembled slightly at the roar.
Shen Heng suddenly leaped up, his blade flashing as he slashed fiercely at the head of the Split-Spine Mandrill.
Sensing danger, the Split-Spine Mandrill jerked its head sharply.
Clang--
The blade grazed the bone spikes on the back of the Split-Spine Mandrill, leaving only a shallow scratch.
Having dodged the attack, the Split-Spine Mandrill glanced at the two figures in the distance, then charged towards them.
Realizing that he and Fang Ran become the targets of the Split-Spine Mandrill, Zhou Xuan gritted his teeth and let out another low growl.
" Yin Soldiers - Foot Lock!"
Four Yin Soldiers sprang from the shadows on the ground and clung tightly to the mandrill's legs.
However, this Mid Third Tier Calamity Beast was far more troublesome than the Moon-Eroding Demonic Wolf. With a sudden kick, it sent two Yin Soldiers flying, crashing into the ruins on the side of the street.
Taking this opportunity, Fang Ran clapped his hands on the ground.
"Wooden Entanglement and Rope!"
Branches burst from the ground and quickly wrapped around the waist of the Split-Spine Mandrill.
But the next second, accompanied by a crackling sound, the bone spikes on the back of the Split-Spine Mandrill, and the branches were all shattered.
The Split-Spine Mandrill took a few steps forward, arriving in front of Fang Ran, and then suddenly raised its claws Fang Ran.
"Call--"
A foul stench wafted towards us.
Fang Ran felt a wave of suffocation. He opened his eyes slightly, wanting to escape, but it was too late.
Just then, a figure appeared in front of him.
"Clang!"
A long knife was placed between the claws and the man.
The power difference between the Third Tier and Second Tier caused Shen Heng's tiger's mouth to split open instantly, and blood dripped down the hilt of the knife.
However, Shen Heng paid no attention to this and suddenly shouted:
" Lü Wenrui! Stab it in the third vertebral suture of its spine!"
"Clear!"
Lü Wenrui, who was charging towards the Split-Spine Mandrill, responded loudly.
He flicked the spear in his hand, leaped up, and thrust it straight at the spot Shen Heng had indicated.
However, just as the spear tip touched the bone spike, the mandrill suddenly twisted its body, and the bone spike deflected the spear with a clang.
"No way, how could this beast react so quickly?" Lü Wenrui cursed angrily.
However, the battlefield did not change because of his angry words.
The mandrill's scarlet eyes darted around, its claws pressed down on the blade, and then it opened its mouth and lunged at Shen Heng.
At the critical moment, Zhou Xuan's talisman "Zhen" was pressed down in the air, and the bright yellow light hit the mandrill's head heavily.
"Hurry up, you can't hold on for even a second longer!" Zhou Xuan roared.
Shen Heng looked at the Calamity Beast before him, his eyes turning cold, and a large amount of his Origin Power was being mobilized.
"Lonely--"
The sonic waves, bursting at near-zero distance, along with a massive amount of Origin Power, finally penetrated the Split-Spine Mandrill's defenses once again.
Crimson blood seeped from the seven orifices of the Split-Spine Mandrill.
The Split-Spine Mandrill's movements suddenly became chaotic.
"Now!" Shen Heng roared.
Fang Ran clapped his hands again, and the newly sprouted vines coiled around the mandrill's neck like a giant python;
Lü Wenrui thrust his spear out again, precisely piercing the third suture of the spinal Split-Spine Mandrill;
The brightly lit character for "town" pressed down from the sky once more.
Since the initial sneak attack, the Split-Spine Mandrill has once again been completely under control.
Clang--
The longsword was drawn from under the claws of the Split-Spine Mandrill.
Just as Shen Heng was preparing to take advantage of that one or two seconds to kill the Split-Spine Mandrill.
Dark purple flames suddenly burst in...