The interrogation ended, and the group quickly returned from a distance.
"Is it over?" Zhou Xuan walked over with a look of confirmation in his eyes.
"Hmm." Shen Heng nodded slightly.
"How is the situation?" Zhou Xuan asked.
The others also looked over with concern.
Shen Heng then shared the information he had just obtained.
Upon learning that the crystals were indeed used to stabilize the space in the Erosion Zone, and that Seventh Tier being able to enter in three years, everyone's expressions varied.
"Three years, can we catch up with that pace?" Han Ling frowned and asked in a low voice.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult," Shen Heng said in a deep voice.
"This must be really difficult, after all, it's from the Sixth Tier to the Seventh Tier!" Qin Yu said from the side, her voice calm but also tinged with worry.
Shen Heng glanced at Qin Yu, and then immediately heard Zhou Xuan's different opinion.
"What's there to be afraid of? It's only been three years of complete neglect, right? As long as we intervene, we can easily postpone it for another seven, eight, or nine years, it shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"Postponing shouldn't be a problem, but postponing it for that long might not be easy." Shen Heng glanced at Zhou Xuan.
"We are taking action, and the Calamity Beast are taking action too!"
"It shouldn't take three years!" Zhou Xuan said, frowning.
Shen Heng nodded slightly and looked away.
If the information provided by the One-Horned Lizard is true, then it certainly shouldn't take three years. As for how long it can drag on, we'll have to wait and see...
"What do we do now?" Zheng Guoming asked.
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze to Shen Heng.
Shen Heng let out a soft breath and calmly said, "Go back and report the intelligence!"
Everyone nodded.
Zhou Xuan took two steps forward and approached the One-Horned Lizard.
"Then I'll just kill this One-Horned Lizard?"
"Wait, don't kill!" Shen Heng stopped him.
"Hmm? What's wrong?" Zhou Xuan asked, somewhat puzzled.
Shen Heng looked at the two Calamity Beast lying motionless on the ground and said:
"Keep both of those Calamity Beast alive. Otherwise, the other Calamity Beast in the valley will definitely realize that the situation here has been discovered. If we come back then, the situation might not be the same."
"What should we do then?" Zhou Xuan frowned. "Even if we don't kill them, they'll still report back, won't they?"
"I'll give a hint, try to make the One-Horned Lizard ignore this matter." Shen Heng's gaze narrowed slightly as he looked at the One-Horned Lizard. "That way, even if the One-Horned Lizard goes back, it won't report it!"
"Hmm? Change memories? You're capable of doing something like that?" Zhou Xuan asked, slightly surprised.
The others also looked at Shen Heng with slight surprise.
"It's not about changing it, it's just ignoring it. It's about giving it a suggestion so that it subconsciously doesn't think about it," Shen Heng explained.
"The effect is similar to having a dream but not remembering the specific details, or like when you get home and subconsciously put your keys somewhere, but because you didn't pay much attention when you did it, it was purely instinctive, which is why you can't remember them."
"Oh~" Zhou Xuan nodded thoughtfully, "This... will it be useful? It won't remember later, will it?"
"I can't say it will definitely work, but at least it's better than definitely being discovered!" Shen Heng explained.
Zhou Xuan nodded slightly, then looked at the One-Horned Lizard's enormous body with some regret.
So we can't kill these two Calamity Beast?
"Yes, I will personally provide you with the relevant compensation," Shen Heng said.
Zhou Xuan quickly said, "Huh? That's not what I meant..."
Shen Heng looked at the One-Horned Lizard with its eyes closed, lifted his leg, and stepped in front of it.
The hand slowly rose and covered its cheek.
"Snort--!"
A muffled groan.
The enormous figure, which had been lying motionless on the ground, slowly stood up.
It shook its head, feeling a slight pain in its head.
How did I get here?... The One-Horned Lizard looked around in confusion.
Thick trees, falling black snow, and that huge tree lying on the ground...
The One-Horned Lizard, recalling the pain in its head, couldn't help but wonder if it had been knocked unconscious. How did it get here?
Just as it was about to continue pondering, a figure quickly ran over from a distance.
"Lord One-Horned Lizard! Lord One-Horned Lizard!"
"Huh? What are you doing here?" The One-Horned Lizard narrowed its eyes as it looked at the low-level Calamity Beast under its jurisdiction.
"I didn't say I heard something suspicious and came to check, but since it's a bit far, are you asking me to go check it out?" Shadow Wolf was a little scared, but still forced himself to speak.
"Yes, that's how it is! Did you find anything?" the One-Horned Lizard asked, its mind still a little foggy after just waking up.
"I found it! It wasn't a two-legged creature; someone must have run off on their own and left these footprints! There are so many, right over there!" Shadow Wolf said, turning in one direction.
The One-Horned Lizard looked in the direction the Shadow Wolf had turned its head. "Far?"
"Hmm... a bit!" Shadow Wolf nodded. "Since it was caused by other beasts, why don't we go back first? Today's food should be distributed soon, and if we're late, it might be stolen by the other beasts!"
The One-Horned Lizard, which had been pondering, opened its eyes slightly upon hearing the last sentence. It then stopped paying attention to the rest and quickly turned away.
"Go back!"
The two beasts then returned to their assigned areas in the valley.
Chasing after its tail, the One-Horned Lizard successfully snatched its food back from the mouth of a Calamity Beast that was carrying its prey away.
Subsequently, relying on its Late Fourth Tier cultivation level and its superior strength, the One-Horned Lizard used threats to steal a considerable amount of food from its opponent.
Surrounded by a pile of food, the One-Horned Lizard lizard sat down contentedly.
After arriving in this space, food became much scarcer.
The food delivered every so often is limited, leaving these Fourth Tier Calamity Beast with very little food and barely enough to keep them from getting hungry.
As a result, some strange phenomena have occurred.
In other words, Fourth Tier Calamity Beast will try to steal some food from other Fourth Tier Calamity Beast.
At first, this happened many times, but later, as the news spread throughout the Calamity Beast community, everyone became more cautious and started eating them as soon as they received them. This gradually decreased, but it still exists.
This situation does not occur at other ranks.
There was only one Fifth Tier Calamity Beast up there, and they dared not steal it;
Downwards, the first, second, and third tiers of Calamity Beast all gather together to eat, and are bound by rules, so they cannot be stolen.
Therefore, this situation only occurs in Fourth Tier Calamity Beast.
Of course, there are also some strange phenomena in the first, second and third tiers, namely, the stronger the character, the more they eat.
Therefore, in this valley, the Fifth Tier creatures are the most well-fed, followed by the Third Tier creatures, then the Fourth Tier creatures, and finally the first and second-tier creatures.
After a long time, the One-Horned Lizard lizard sat down contentedly after a satisfying meal.
With nothing to do, it stared blankly at the falling black snow.
It's all that Shadow Wolf's fault! If it weren't for it, I wouldn't have been able to run away!
These low-level Calamity Beast are really something, they have to come looking for me over the smallest things!
but...
The One-Horned Lizard's thoughts suddenly shifted.
The food today was so delicious! I don't know...
While the One-Horned Lizard was lost in thought...
The bump on its forehead suddenly started to feel slightly warm, and it grew warmer and warmer...
Suddenly, the One-Horned Lizard lizard's eyes widened.
The footprints found, the figure seen, and the subsequent conversation, though blurry, that I vaguely remember...
Despicable! Despicable! Despicable!
Those damned two-legged insects, how dare they treat me like this!!
The information has been leaked from my side. What should I do? Should I report it?
The One-Horned Lizard stood up angrily and paced back and forth in the cave.
Suddenly, it stopped in its tracks and shook its head vigorously.
No, that won't do!
If the information leaks out from my side, and it gets reported, I'll definitely be dead!
Yes, that's right, we can't report it!!
but...
The One-Horned Lizard stood still, its eyes unfocused, deep in thought.
If those two-legged insects find out, they'll definitely come and attack. What should we do?
No, we need to prepare early! First of all...
The One-Horned Lizard lizard turned its head and looked in one direction.
We can't stay here any longer. This is one of the closest directions to those two-legged insects. If they come any closer, it will definitely be the most dangerous place!!
That's right, if we need to change locations, we need to find a way to move to a much farther place!!!