"You really found a way out?"
The Ridged Beast asked, somewhat incredulously.
"Hmm, I have a Calamity Beast under me. When I rushed back this evening, I found Black Rat driving a group of Calamity Beast in one direction," the Blast-Armor Rhinoceros said, looking at them.
"Because each Calamity Beast is only responsible for a small area, it doesn't know which direction it is; it just remembers the information and then comes back to report."
"Then, we gathered all the intelligence we had gathered. Guess which direction it was?"
"Where is it?" the Ridged Beast asked directly, showing no intention of guessing.
Steel-Mane Bear and Black Jade Lion watched silently from the side, without saying a word.
Seeing this, the Blast-Armor Rhinoceros had no choice but to suppress its thoughts and say, "That place is where the Black Rat Clan has set up their territory!"
Upon hearing this, the Ridged Beast, which had been curiously drawn in by the bait, immediately frowned.
"What's so strange about that? Would the Calamity Beast in your enclosure, knowing they'd die, still breed and feed to you?"
Without interrupting, the Steel-Mane Bear and the Black Jade Lion listened silently from the side.
This is not surprising at all. Except for extremely large tribes or cities, smaller tribes usually need to regularly replenish their territory or other areas with Calamity Beast.
However, the Blast-Armor Rhinoceros understood this as well, and it said, "I know, that's not what I meant."
"Then what are you talking about?" The Ridged Beast frowned slightly.
"It's normal for them to drive the Calamity Beast towards the enclosure, but the problem is, there's no exit near that area!" the Blast-Armor Rhinoceros said.
"There are no exits near that area?" The Ridged Beast frowned and repeated.
"Mmm," the Blast-Armor Rhinoceros responded.
Upon hearing this, the Ridged Beast frowned even more deeply.
What does this mean?
The Black Jade Lion and the Steel-Mane Bear, standing nearby, also didn't immediately understand.
But soon, they paused slightly, exchanging a glance.
"The exit is..."
The Black Jade Lion paused slightly, then changed its words:
"Alright, why don't you tell us what you've gathered over the past two days? Otherwise, things could easily go wrong if we start talking."
The Blast-Armor Rhinoceros turned its head to look at another Calamity Beast.
The two looked at each other for a moment.
Then, another Calamity Beast stretched out its claws and lightly drew lines on the ground in front of it.
" Black Stone Valley is roughly this shape, and our current location is approximately..."
The three Calamity Beast listened, their eyes fixed on the map that was gradually taking shape on the ground.
The intelligence gathered on this trip was limited, and most of it was not very significant, such as where the river was, what the terrain was like, where the various mines were located in Black Stone Valley, and how far they were from the border.
Even if such things are not detected, they will not have much impact on them.
Furthermore, the location of the mines behind them, their distance from the boundary, and other details can be determined directly by sight.
There are probably only three points that are truly useful.
Firstly, the entire Black Stone Valley is surrounded by the surrounding mountains; secondly, the Black Rat Black Rat Clan frequently passes through the valley, making it impossible for them to have enough time to climb out; and thirdly, the exit is on the east side of Black Stone Valley, and the Black Rat Clan has specially assigned some Black Rat to guard it.
Then...
Looking at the special circles marked on the map, the Black Jade Lion and the Steel-Mane Bear frowned deeply.
The exit is located to the east; the enclosure is to the north; but the guy who discovered the Black Rat Clan driving away the Calamity Beast actually found them in the northwest...
The northwest and the east are almost completely opposite directions.
"You mean there's actually an exit to the west, but it's not directly on the outer ring of mountains; it's hidden inside that area. And after the Black Rat caught those low-level Calamity Beast, it came in through that exit hidden inside that area?" Steel-Mane Bear asked, raising its eyes.
"Hmm," the Blast-Armor Rhinoceros nodded, then added, "But it's not necessarily to the west; it could be in another direction. But it's definitely in that area. Otherwise, who would specifically run from the east to the other side and then head towards the enclosure when they catch Calamity Beast and want to herd it into the enclosure?"
With a slight nod, Steel-Mane Bear looked at the map on the ground again.
Indeed, if there is only one exit to the east, then no matter how you look at it, the Black Rat that just captured the Calamity Beast could not possibly appear in the western position.
"Tsk, I knew this valley was so big, it couldn't possibly have only one exit, otherwise it would be too much trouble for those Black Rat to go out or come back," the Ridged Beast clicked its tongue in disapproval.
The several Calamity Beast nodded slightly.
If there's only one exit, then the movement of the Black Rat Clan living inside would indeed be far too troublesome.
Going east is fine, but going in other directions, especially westward, is quite troublesome. Whether going out or coming back, you have to take a long detour.
Of course, this isn't entirely without its advantages; at least it makes us much safer when facing external enemies.
"So, our problem now is to find the exit on the other side?" Steel-Mane Bear asked, looking at the map.
"Hmm." The Black Jade Lion responded, its gaze shifting to the Blast-Armor Rhinoceros and the others. "Have the Calamity Beast responsible for that area found anything suspicious?"
"No, this valley is quite large. The task assigned yesterday was mainly to have them search along the boundary to see if they could find an exit; we didn't thoroughly search that area," the Blast-Armor Rhinoceros replied. "All they know is that they saw those Black Rat at the marked spot."
The Black Jade Lion nodded, its gaze fixed on the map.
If that's the case, then it's a bit troublesome. Black Stone Valley is quite large, even for them...
"Haha, if we don't know, we don't know!" Steel-Mane Bear chuckled softly from the side. "Anyway, we know the general location now, so we just need to search that area carefully."
"Yes, that's right, it just takes a little more time!" the Ridged Beast agreed.
The Black Jade Lion glanced at them, then looked away, pondered for a moment, and said:
"Yes, but it's still worth paying attention when you first start looking."
"What should I be careful of?" Steel-Mane Bear looked over.
"We can look for traces of those Black Rat. As long as the exit isn't too well hidden, the Black Rat Clan will definitely have some Black Rat guarding the area. All we need to do is find those Black Rat," said Black Jade Lion.
"What if it's too well hidden?" the Blast-Armor Rhinoceros asked from the side.
Upon hearing this, the other Calamity Beast also looked at the Black Jade Lion.
The Black Jade Lion looked at them and said:
"If it's too well hidden, then we'll just have to search little by little from the back. It will be more troublesome, but at least it will be much safer."
"After all, if there are Black Rat guarding the area, given our current situation, if the number of Black Rat is even slightly larger, we might not necessarily be able to win."
"But as long as there are no Black Rat over there, we'll just have to spend more time searching!"