The Origin Crystal flew out.
Shen Heng stored the Origin Crystal in his storage space, then used his mind to sheath his longsword and flew towards the next location.
Two objectives.
One of them tried to find out how to get out.
The other one knows how far the Distortion space-time effect has spread.
The first objective.
Given the state of the palace at the time, it would have been almost impossible for a low-level Calamity Beast to know how it got out.
As for the higher-level...
Shen Heng paused, deep in thought.
To be honest, he felt that even those at higher levels probably didn't know how to get out.
After all, even the Sixth Tier Bronze Skull Beast were only guarding the edge of the mountaintop, let alone the others.
If not a single Calamity Beast is allowed in, how can we expect them to know how to get out of this palace?
Shen Heng believes that it's highly unlikely.
He believed that there was only one Calamity Beast in the entire Erosion Zone that was most likely to know how to get out.
The one in charge of commanding the entire Erosion Zone of Calamity Beast, and who was also clearly the Lion King had previously been responsible for guarding the Mountain of Truth!
However, it's hard to say whether the other party has been involved in this matter since they went to the base. Even if they have, it seems unlikely that he could get any information from them about how to get out!
Thinking of this, Shen Heng frowned slightly.
Other Calamity Beast aren't necessarily unaware of how to escape.
Based on what we know so far, the probability that they know is indeed very low!
Of course, if you do encounter this, you should still ask the questions you need to, just don't have too high expectations.
Then, if we really can't get a way out from the Calamity Beast...
Shen Heng paused, his gaze slightly unfocused.
Before my eyes, the tentacle-like thing that could move within that Distortion doorway seemed to reappear.
Judging from the other party's behavior at the time, even if they didn't know how to get out, they should have a good understanding of this space and a general idea of what to do.
that is...
Shen Heng frowned even deeper as he pondered.
These conditions all gave him the feeling of a plot from a novel.
This palace was used to seal that guy away, and that guy was actually a great demon.
Then, the main characters and their group became trapped in this place due to various problems.
Left with no other choice, I had to seek its help.
Then, both sides, calculating and maneuvering against each other, acted toward their own goals.
Ultimately, it doesn't matter whether it was calculated or not.
Anyway, this devil is going to come out!
Then, two developments emerged here.
One version is that the demon escapes and wreaks havoc on the world, and the protagonist is forced to take responsibility for releasing it. Through diligent cultivation, the protagonist eventually defeats the demon.
Another scenario is that the protagonist finds a powerful item along the way that can only be used once, and successfully uses it to defeat the demon as soon as it escapes.
But regardless of which path it takes, if things really develop that way, wouldn't that be absurd?
Shen Heng looked somewhat worried, his brows furrowing even more deeply.
No, that doesn't seem right either.
If that's the case, doesn't that mean I'm the main character?
Uh, that's still not right. If someone else got involved, maybe the final villain would be defeated by someone else, and that person would be the main character!
Suddenly, Shen Heng paused.
He seemed to realize something, his face darkened, and he ended this somewhat nonsensical conjecture.
I don't know what's going on outside, I need to get out as soon as possible.
As for the great demon who might have been sealed away, there's no time to think about what happened to him for now.
Prioritize the route through the Calamity Beast. Only if you can't get any information about how to get out from the Calamity Beast should you try to find the main body of the tentacle!
Hmm... If you encounter any powerful items along the way, you should pay close attention to them.
In short, the first objective is to find out how to get out, and we don't need to consider using low-level Calamity Beast.
As for the second objective, it was to find out how far the Distortion space-time had spread.
There's no rush to do this; we can ask about it later.
In situations where one objective cannot be achieved immediately, and the other is not urgent.
Shen Heng abandoned his initial plan of asking each of the Calamity Beast Calamity Beast about the past, and instead decided to prioritize hunting down some of Calamity Beast while they were still asleep.
Lost in thought, Shen Heng landed on the head of the next Calamity Beast.
Raise your hand.
"Laugh--"
One head, two heads, three heads...
In this way, nearly half a day had passed.
"Laugh--"
After raising his hand again and killing a Fourth Tier early-stage Calamity Beast, Shen Heng put the Origin Crystal along with the Calamity Beast's corpse into his storage space.
It then lifted off the ground and flew in another direction.
In the past half day, he has killed a total of 42 Calamity Beast.
Of these, 7 were of Tier 2, 25 were of Third Tier, 10 were of Fourth Tier, and 0 were of 5th Tier.
This efficiency is far inferior to that on the battlefield!
There was no way around it; the Calamity Beast were scattered too far apart, so much so that it took Shen Heng some time each time he headed to the next location.
However, it's still better than going out hunting.
After all, as long as you know the location of the Calamity Beast, you can just fly over and kill it, so the overall process is relatively easy.
Suddenly, Shen Heng paused, his figure stopping in mid-air.
He turned his head and looked in another direction.
There, a sound, distinct from the other faint, unconscious breathing, rang out.
After traveling for half a day, they finally encountered a situation where a Calamity Beast had awakened.
Without much hesitation, Shen Heng changed direction and flew over there.
Another half hour passed.
Shen Heng gradually slowed down his pace.
The target had appeared in the clearing ahead in the woods; it was a Late Fourth Tier Coiled Ox!
The Coiled Ox seemed to notice his arrival, looked over, and growled threateningly in a low voice.
Shen Heng stopped some distance away from the Coiled Ox.
He looked at the Coiled Ox, paused, opened his mouth, and spoke in the Calamity Beast Language.
Do you know where you are?
The familiar language startled the Coiled Ox for a moment, but it quickly recovered and growled in a low voice:
"Human, stay away from me!"
Shen Heng looked at the Coiled Ox, paying it no mind, when another voice rang in his ears.
"Damn it, what is this human talking about? Didn't they bring me here? How would I know where I am?!"
"Wait, he asked me, so he doesn't know either? So it wasn't him who brought me in?"
"No, these humans are too cunning; we can't trust them completely!"
"But this guy can actually fly over here? Damn it, stay away from me..."
Slightly frightened and flustered words echoed in Shen Heng's ears.
He looked calmly at the Coiled Ox and continued:
"This is the space inside the palace on the Mountain of Truth. Do you know how to get out?"
" The Mountain of Truth? Where is that?" Coiled Ox asked, his eyes filled with doubt.
"If that's the case, then where did you come in from?" Shen Heng continued to ask.
"Me? From where? Right at the door..."
Suddenly, my thoughts came to a halt.
The Coiled Ox seemed to realize something, its eyes widening as it stared at Shen Heng with terror in them.
"Damn it, you human, can you hear what I'm thinking?"
The Coiled Ox voice.
After saying that, without waiting for Shen Heng's reply, she continued to scream in terror.
"I knew it! The other Calamity Beast were right. You humans are truly despicable, trying to trick me into revealing information like this!"
"I'm telling you, I'm giving you one last chance. Get away from me now..."