At night, after the Two-Horned Lizard falls asleep, turn the lights off briefly and let it rest. Turn them back on when it wakes up.
Shen Heng thought to himself.
He picked up the skewer of meat in his hand, took a bite, and the subsequent steps went through his mind.
Suddenly, an uncontrollable sound rang out.
"... But it's so funny to talk about what happened today!"
" The Two-Horned Lizard was unaware of your abilities, and then it tried to bewitch the Stone. How is that any different from plotting face-to-face? Hahahaha..."
Laughter echoed in my mind.
The unfamiliar tone of voice made Shen Heng pause for a moment.
Then, a concise voice, devoid of much emotion, responded.
"Yeah, it's pretty funny."
"Haha, Xiaoyu, you feel the same way, right? I just..."
Shen Heng hesitated for a moment, then looked to the side.
There, a figure sat quietly, slowly eating the meat skewers in his hand.
The sound continued to ring in my ears.
Shen Heng paused for a moment, then slowly withdrew his gaze as if he hadn't noticed anything...
Night fell, and dark shadows of trees cast long shadows through the woods; all was quiet.
Suddenly, a rustling sound began and grew louder.
Soon, with a rustling of the grass, a figure suddenly emerged.
It was a wolf-like Calamity Beast covered in gray fur that looked like steel needles. Several wounds, some new and some old, were clearly visible on its body, but without exception, they were all hairless.
The gray wolf emerged from the bushes, then cautiously peered to the side.
After a moment, seemingly confirming that it was safe, it turned its head and whispered something behind it.
"You can come out now, I don't see the Calamity Beast being monitored!"
Upon hearing this, a rustling sound came from the bushes behind them, and then several figures stepped out one after another.
There were creatures resembling raccoons, lizards, and bears, as well as Calamity Beast that didn't resemble any other animal found on Blue Star.
After the bear-like Calamity Beast emerged, it glanced around and said in a deep voice:
"We didn't see any other Calamity Beast; were we the first ones to arrive?"
They were speaking Mandarin, not the language of the Calamity Beast.
Yes, it's Mandarin.
The surrounding Calamity Beast seemed completely unsurprised by this.
"After all, they are Calamity Beast; we can't expect them to be as punctual as we are," said the first wolf-type Calamity Beast to emerge, clearly excluding itself from the other Calamity Beast in its words.
"That would be best, lest they not come at the last minute!" The bear-like Calamity Beast nodded solemnly.
"They will come, as long as they want to get out!" said the raccoon-like Calamity Beast covered in silver stripes, its eyes scanning the surroundings.
"Oh? Are you sure?" The bear-like Calamity Beast looked over.
"Yes, if they don't come, they alone won't be able to escape from the clutches of the supervising Calamity Beast!" the Silver-Thread Civet said.
"If that's the case, then that's for the best!" The bear-like Calamity Beast grinned, chuckling deeply.
Without uttering another word, the raccoon-like Calamity Beast slowly scanned its surroundings back and forth.
The other Calamity Beast were also waiting nearby.
Suddenly, the first wolf-like Calamity Beast to emerge spoke up,
"Speaking of which, Captain Han, is confronting the Calamity Beast head-on tomorrow really our only option?"
Upon hearing this, the other Calamity Beast also looked at the Silver-Thread Civet.
Silver-Thread Civet, or rather, Han Ling.
Han Ling looked at the several Calamity Beast that were staring at her.
On that day, after entering that palace, they inexplicably fainted.
When he woke up again, he found himself transformed into Calamity Beast.
It wasn't reality, but they didn't know the specifics either. All they knew was that they seemed to be in the territory of a horde of Calamity Beast called the Bone-Ring Beast.
This area is very large, and it contains many Calamity Beast.
What they seem to have to deal with is only the attacks from the Calamity Beast inside the enclosure, and the Bone-Ring Beast that enter the enclosure every day to pick up some of the Calamity Beast as food.
If that's the case, then so be it; they can still manage.
After all, although the number of Calamity Beast decreases every day, every few days, a considerable number of Calamity Beast are still thrown into this arena by the Bone-Ring Beast.
The problem is, they found out about it a few days ago.
The patriarch of this Bone-Ring Beast clan seems to have broken through to the Seventh Tier some time ago, and plans to hold a celebration on the twenty-seventh day after the breakthrough, which is four days later.
At that time, all the Calamity Beast within the enclosure will be dragged out and killed to serve as food for the celebration!
In other words, they have to escape before the celebration begins!
Han Ling, controlling the familiar head of the Silver-Thread Civet, slowly shook it.
"If we had realized the situation sooner, perhaps we could have found other ways to get out."
"But for us now, tomorrow is the only way out!"
"Tomorrow, some Bone-Ring Beast that went out hunting will return and bring in food."
"At that time, some of the Calamity Beast are responsible for controlling this enclosure will also come in."
"If we want to escape, that's the only time we'll have the best chance!"
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the other Calamity Beast darkened further.
Despite their extensive combat experience, the sudden transformation into Calamity Beast upon waking still threw them into a panic.
In addition, confirming the situation and finding other people took up a lot of their time.
By the time they had gathered and started thinking about leaving, or even going abroad, news of the celebration had reached them within two days.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xuan, who had already transformed into a Scalearmor Lizard, turned his head to look.
Only four of them were gathered together.
Silver-Thread Civet, Rock-Splitting Bear, Gray-Claw Wolf, Scalearmor Lizard.
These correspond to Han Ling, Wang Hu, Huang Jun, and him, respectively.
One person is missing: Lü Wenrui.
"That fat guy probably wasn't caught off guard at first and got grabbed and eaten by the Bone-Ring Beast, right?" Zhou Xuan thought to himself, feeling rather annoyed.
They tried to find Lü Wenrui, but couldn't.
Suddenly, there was a noise from the bushes nearby.
Several people—no, several beasts—immediately looked over.
Then, as the grass rustled, a Calamity Beast poked its head out, glanced in their direction, and then whispered something to the people behind it.
Immediately afterward, several Calamity Beast emerged.
The leader was a Calamity Beast with a scar on its head, two fangs protruding from its mouth, and its hair standing on end.
A thick aura of malevolence emanated from it.
It shifted its gaze, sweeping it over the crowd before looking at the Silver-Thread Civet and saying:
"Alright, tell me your plans!"
Han Ling was not intimidated and stepped forward, saying:
"Tomorrow, we will prioritize waiting near the boundary, while you will continue to stay inside the enclosure."
When the hunting Bone-Ring Beast arrive and are ready to unleash the Calamity Beast, you deliberately create a commotion in the enclosure.
At that time, the hunting Bone-Ring Beast and the monitoring Calamity Beast will definitely be attracted there.
We then used this opportunity to break out.
In this way, the Bone-Ring Beast guarding the border will definitely get a warning and pull back any Bone-Ring Beast that have gone that way to chase us.
This way, you'll have time to escape.
As for whether you can escape by then, that depends on yourselves.
"Huh? Why did you guys run out first?" one of the Calamity Beast, who came from behind, questioned.
"Because you are the Calamity Beast, only you can best mobilize the others. You are the Calamity Beast of this world to begin with," Han Ling said, looking over.
"That's easy. We can talk to them in advance, and then you can just give them the order," the Calamity Beast said.
The other Calamity Beast that had followed also nodded.
Han Ling frowned slightly upon hearing this. After thinking for a moment, she nodded and said:
"If that's the case, then so be it!"
Upon hearing this, the Calamity Beast that had followed him smirked slightly.
Just as it was about to say something, it was interrupted by the lead Fanged Beast.
The Fanged Beast raised its head, its gaze fixed on the human-like Calamity Beast.
"No, we'll go with your plan. You go out and lead them out first, and we'll lead them out inside the enclosure!"