"I can't believe these guys are so patient! They've caused such a commotion in the valley..."
"Yes, I didn't expect that either..."
"May be..."
Even so...
"If that's really the case..."
The sound of hushed whispers rose from beneath the trees and bushes in the woods.
In the trench, the Two-Horned Lizard glanced at the other Calamity Beast whispering among themselves, then turned its gaze forward.
In the slightly brighter light, the Black Rat gathered at the entrance of the valley could be clearly seen!
You could clearly sense that they were restless, but they were kept quiet and remained there.
Although he had anticipated this situation, the Two-Horned Lizard still felt a little annoyed when he actually saw it.
Even if they didn't manage to escape through the valley entrance amidst the chaos, they could still wait until later, when the Calamity Beast lowered their guard, and then try to find another opportunity to leave.
However, this plan is also not entirely clear!
What if those Black Rat, by then, consider this possibility and continue to arrange for Black Rat to patrol the forest? Or perhaps they're too foolish to anticipate it, and in the end, there are still Black Rat patrolling there?
That would be just as troublesome!
Although it felt that the possibility of this happening was slim!
The grass rustled, and a figure slipped inside.
"Lord Two-Horned Lizard!"
The Two-Horned Lizard glanced sideways at the Black Jade Lion that quickly approached it and asked, "Have you notified everyone?"
"Yes! We've notified everyone who needs to be notified. I've already told them that those Black Rat can't possibly leave again. Tell them to use this time to hurry towards the mountain wall and try to climb out!" Black Jade Lion replied in a deep voice.
"Yes, thank you for your hard work!" The Two-Horned Lizard nodded in response.
"It's not hard work!"
A smile spread across the Black Jade Lion's face.
It smiled, glanced to the side, then paused slightly, hesitatingly looking back.
" Steel-Mane Bear hasn't come back yet?!"
"They might have encountered some Black Rat on the way and are hiding. Let's wait a bit longer!" said the Two-Horned Lizard.
Upon hearing this, the Black Jade Lion nodded.
It glanced towards the valley entrance, then paused, seemingly remembering something, and looked away with some confusion.
"By the way, Lord Two-Horned Lizard, since we're going to hide anyway, why do we have to change locations? Can't we hide here?"
"If I could, I'd also like to hide here, but what do you think..." The Two-Horned Lizard, looking at the Black Jade Lion, "Why didn't the Black Rat at the valley entrance go inside to help deal with this riot?"
"Hmm... it's probably to prevent us from attacking the valley entrance and escaping from there while they're away!" the Black Jade Lion pondered for a moment before saying.
"So, what does this mean?" the Two-Horned Lizard asked.
"This means..." The Black Jade Lion looked at the Two-Horned Lizard with some doubt.
"This means that some of the Black Rat Black Rat Clan realized that there might be Calamity Beast hiding near the valley entrance!" the Two-Horned Lizard explained, looking at the Black Jade Lion. "So, if you were that Black Rat, what would you do if you guessed that there might be Calamity Beast hiding near the valley entrance?"
"Will... after the matter is completed, send out the Black Rat under your command to search the area near the valley entrance?" the Black Jade Lion said, guided by the others.
"Hmm, the result might not just be a search of the valley entrance area; it's possible that the entire valley will be searched!" the Two-Horned Lizard said with a serious expression.
"In that case..."
Black Jade Lion frowned, not finishing his sentence, but the meaning was clear: what should they do if those Black Rat searched the entire valley?
"Don't worry, Black Stone Valley is so vast, they can't possibly search every inch of it! As long as we're careful to conceal ourselves, the chances of us not being discovered are very high!"
After a slight pause, the Two-Horned Lizard frowned and said in a somewhat heavy tone:
"Furthermore, although I wasn't very willing, part of the reason I asked you to go and notify the other Calamity Beast to escape now was to have them divert the Black Rat ' attention!"
"After seeing the Calamity Beast leave, the Black Rat might think that there really are Calamity Beast hiding at the valley entrance, but when they see that there are still Calamity Beast guarding the entrance, they also leave!"
"This will make it even less likely that they will search the entire valley, and even if they do search later, they won't do it too thoroughly!"
"That is..."
The Two-Horned Lizard lowered its head and sighed softly.
"Sigh, I feel a bit bad for those guys."
"You don't need to feel guilty. You're doing this for their own good! After all, they're not like us, so few in number. If we let them stay, they'll just get discovered by those Black Rat!" Black Jade Lion said with some heartache.
There was no response; the Two-Horned Lizard nodded slowly and heavily.
A moment of silence fell over the trench.
They continued to hide here, waiting for the Steel-Mane Bear to return.
At least, after waiting for quite a while, the sky had gone from slightly bright to much brighter.
As a result, Steel-Mane Bear still didn't return!
Damn it, didn't we already take into account that guy's current condition and give him a simpler mission: find a high place to check the situation elsewhere so we could decide where to retreat to later? Why hasn't he returned yet?
The Black Jade Lion had an idea in its mind, but it wasn't entirely sure.
It hesitated for a moment, then its gaze finally fell on the Two-Horned Lizard beside it, whose brows were furrowed and whose expression was equally somber.
"Lord Two-Horned Lizard..."
The sentence wasn't finished, but the meaning was clear!
"Wait a little longer. If they don't return in a while, then we'll leave on our own! At that point, no matter what, we can't stay here any longer!" the Two-Horned Lizard said with a deep look in its eyes.
Without refutation, the Black Jade Lion nodded.
Time passed.
As dawn broke, the sky gradually brightened.
"Lord Two-Horned Lizard!"
" Two-Horned Lizard..."
"Pair..."
The Black Jade Lion urged him on repeatedly.
But the Two-Horned Lizard remained there, silent.
It can understand this.
The Two-Horned Lizard lizard didn't want to abandon any of its kind, but if it didn't leave now, it would really be too late!
The Black Rat that roam and search in the valley are unlikely to stay in one place for long.
Therefore, it's unlikely that the Steel-Mane Bear, which hasn't returned for so long, was hiding from the Black Rat it encountered.
So, if he's not hiding from the other party, but hasn't returned for so long, there's almost only one possibility!
It was caught by those Black Rat!