Reporting

"Lord Shen Heng..."

Stone stood to the side, speaking softly.

There was no response. Shen Heng's gaze swept around and settled on a certain spot.

Stone followed and looked over.

There, a plump Black Rat scurried up the hillside.

As it rose higher, more Calamity Beast noticed its movement and looked over.

Then, one by one, all the Calamity Beast looked over.

Under the watchful eyes of the beasts, the Black Rat with the Feixu landed on the hillside, then turned around and looked at them with icy eyes.

All the Calamity Beast fell silent.

The scene before them seemed to make them realize that something had happened again.

"Damn it, is there some idiot out there trying to do something...?"

"Damn it, don't drag me into this..."

"They couldn't escape before, but this time..."

One after another, the Calamity Beast cursed in their hearts.

"You lot are really restless!" A cold voice rang out as Black Rat Feixu finally spoke under the gaze of the other beasts.

The beasts' hearts sank.

Then all that could be heard was Master Feixu continuing to speak:

"After all this quiet for so long, I thought you guys had really settled down."

"As a result, yesterday, seven more guys were there, plotting to escape from the mine!"

"You guys are really amazing!"

As the words fell, they were accompanied by bursts of cold laughter.

There was no response, and no Calamity Beast dared to respond; all the Calamity Beast remained silent below, their faces somber.

Shen Heng's expression was equally composed; this time, it wasn't feigned.

Seven guys are plotting their escape.

If I'm not mistaken, these people were probably just like him yesterday, suddenly transported to this world, and trying to get information out of the other Calamity Beast.

However, those Calamity Beast were neither him nor Qin Yu.

If they couldn't quickly eliminate that creature the moment they finished questioning it, all that awaited them would likely be the Black Rat that kept making noise and disappearing into the distance.

Therefore, there's no need to overthink it; the moment this number was revealed, their fate was already sealed!

Seven?

Shen Heng's expression darkened.

Even though they're not on the same side, they'll kill them without hesitation once they're out there.

However, in the current situation, the loss of any one of the external Calamity Beast could have a huge impact on their subsequent plans.

Silence continued at the foot of the mountain.

Black Rat Feixu looked down at the silent Calamity Beast and said:

"Alright, does anyone among you know about this situation? If you do, you can report it! The mining ban for these three days will be waived! If you don't know, and it gets found out later... well, you know what that means."

There was still no response; all the Calamity Beast remained silent.

"Hey, who do you think I'm talking to?" Black Rat Feixu sneered, a hint of dissatisfaction in his voice.

Some of the more perceptive Calamity Beast noticed, but hesitated for a moment and ultimately remained silent.

In situations like this, it's definitely better to stay silent; if you do speak up, it might become your problem!

After all, even if none of the Calamity Beast spoke up, the Black Rat Lords couldn't possibly kill all of Calamity Beast because of this!

Even if you say you can, they won't believe you.

Besides, even if that were the case, it's better for everyone to die together than for one person to stand out, get targeted, and die, right?

Seemingly dissatisfied with the situation, or perhaps realizing what the Calamity Beast below was thinking, the Black Rat's Feixu face grew even more ferocious with its smile.

"You guys, you don't really think I have no way to deal with you, do you?!"

The voice carried slowly on, tinged with a chilling coldness.

All the Calamity Beast tensed slightly, but remained silent.

Seeing this, the Black Rat's Feixu face grinned even more menacingly. It...

Its gaze suddenly paused, lingering on that figure, its eyes lifting to reveal a hand raised.

"Report!"

The sound rang out.

One after another, the Calamity Beast Calamity Beast toward the one that had shouted.

Stone, too, looked at Lord Shen Heng with a surprised expression.

Why is Lord Shen Heng suddenly like this?

It paused for a moment, then its gaze fell upon the other Calamity Beast around it that had looked at Lord Shen Heng after hearing the sound and then quickly retreated.

Realizing it too late, I took a few steps back.

Black Rat with Feixu stared at that spot, at the Coiling Mountain Beast.

As he pondered, he remembered who the other person was.

If it's a Black Rat, then it's a guy who's worth building up!

"Were you involved in their plan this time? Or did one of them come looking for you?" Black Rat Feixu asked in an icy voice.

"Uh... no, no, none at all!" the Coiling Mountain Beast replied somewhat nervously.

"If you have nothing, then what are you reporting?" Black Rat Feixu's voice grew even colder.

"I truly don't know if any Calamity Beast tried to escape, but since you, Lord Feixu, said so, it must be true! Besides, seven of them—if it were a lie, there wouldn't be so many appearing all at once!" Coiling Mountain Beast said, still somewhat nervously. "However, I didn't expect there to be such foolish Calamity Beast daring to escape under the supervision of you gentlemen."

"That's incredibly stupid!" Black Rat Feixu nodded, his voice softening slightly.

Having said that, it focused its gaze back on the Coiling Mountain Beast and asked:

"Alright, you still haven't said what you want to report!"

"I want to say that if there are any foolish Calamity Beast trying to escape, then I have a way that might be of some help in finding them!" the Coiling Mountain Beast said.

"Hmm? What method?!" Black Rat Feixu asked.

The surrounding Black Rat also looked over with some curiosity.

"The mine is the only place where they can completely escape the sight of you adults. Yesterday, when they were planning their escape in the mine, they were probably thinking of completely avoiding your notice," the Coiling Mountain Beast said.

"However, they didn't expect that most of the Calamity Beast now didn't want to escape."

"Otherwise, they wouldn't have shown up. They sent out so many Calamity Beast, only to have them all reported..."

Ha, does this guy think those guys really don't want to escape?

Black Rat Feixu sneered, glancing at the other Calamity Beast.

No Calamity Beast dared to look directly at it; upon seeing it gaze at them, they either lowered their heads or avoided eye contact.

The voice continued to come from the side.

"... So, after this happened, they will definitely be more careful."

"Or, a few of them could gather together, go find them one by one, and forcibly kill any that try to report them."

"Or, we could carefully probe and find out what the Calamity Beast is thinking before pulling it in!"

"They might even give up and stop summoning other Calamity Beast!"

"In short, if it's the first scenario, well... I don't have much to say. But if it's the latter two, we can increase the severity of the punishment and the rewards for reporting."

"That way, if other Calamity Beast discover this, they'll be more willing to report it!"

After he finished speaking, silence fell over the surrounding area.

One after another, the Calamity Beast watched as the Coiling Mountain Beast finished its tale.

Some were suddenly enlightened, some were indifferent, and some were incredulous.

Those incredulous Calamity Beast stared intently at the Coiling Mountain Beast.

Although they didn't know before today that another Calamity Beast was trying to escape, this guy not only didn't join in, but now he's even helping these Black Rat find those beasts?

Hateful?!

Above, the Black Rat with the Feixu nodded with some disdain.

The initial analysis was good, but the solutions provided later... what the heck? The only useful solutions are increasing the severity of punishment and reward. Isn't that just stating the obvious? Don't they know that?

But, oh well...

Black Rat Feixu looked at the Coiling Mountain Beast and let out a soft sigh.

These guys really can't be relied on too much, but at least they came up with something.