"Is that so?!"
The voice sounded somewhat dazed, then paused before continuing:
"If that's the case, then you might be in some danger now!"
"Hmm? Why?" Qin Yu asked, her eyes slightly open.
"Because look at the captain now!" the voice in his mind said.
Qin Yu subconsciously looked over.
Sister Liya continued speaking in his mind, in his ear.
"Look at the captain's expression, demeanor, and behavior; he's clearly trying to run away!"
"They're running away quickly, not cautiously, and they haven't asked for your help. Most likely, we've been targeted by that danger!"
There was no response, but Qin Yu's gaze darkened slightly.
Although we didn't get it, Sister Liya said seems to be the most accurate description of the current situation!
Are they being watched?
"But if they're being targeted, why are we running back?!" the voice in my head muttered to itself.
Qin Yu paused for a moment, then brought her thoughts back to the present and said:
In my mind, I replied:
"Perhaps it's because that danger was right in front of us..."
As they spoke, inaudible sounds echoed quietly through the forest.
"... Why did they suddenly start running again, and so fast at that? Are they going back?"
"I don't know! Maybe they were in a bit of a rush, so they started running!"
"But this direction isn't the direction their home faces!!"
"Hmm? It seems it really is!"
"Didn't we already say they were probably lost? If they were lost, how could they possibly know which way to go!"
"Hmm, that makes sense!"
"Should we point them out...?"
Qin Yu followed beside the captain, her mind still racing with discussions with Sister Liya.
Suddenly, her gaze paused for a moment, then she looked up.
Suddenly, the previously silent woods stirred slightly ahead, with several vines and branches swaying and surging towards them.
She paused for a moment, stunned.
The consciousness in his mind was also somewhat stunned by this scene, "This is...?"
Before they could react, the figure that had been following them suddenly changed direction.
A new direction, avoiding the vines and branches, but... it's only slightly off.
Should we force our way through?... Qin Yu thought to herself, and then followed almost without hesitation.
At the same time, combat preparations were made.
However, somewhat unexpectedly, they passed by the surging vines and branches.
Qin Yu turned her head and looked at the vines and branches that had stopped in place and eventually slowly drooped down, somewhat puzzled.
"Uh, no, what... what's going on now?!" The voice in my head said, sounding equally confused.
It's impossible not to be puzzled. Everyone thought a fight was going to break out, but it just passed by like that?
"Perhaps it's because the Calamity Beast was too far away. It was only barely controlling itself to scare us, but when it found we weren't scared, it stopped moving," Qin Yu said softly.
"Is... is that so?" the voice in my head responded.
Qin Yu remained silent, her eyes lowered.
Regardless, the enemy has clearly appeared, and their abilities seem to have been revealed as well.
Manipulating trees?
Is it Calamity Beast with special abilities? Or is it simply a tree-type Calamity Beast?
If I can't escape later, and we really get into a fight, how can I escape?
Qin Yu thought to herself.
Their most important task was to figure out how to escape from that Calamity Beast.
As for fighting the other side, she hadn't even considered it.
It has been confirmed that there is indeed danger in the forest at night. Although the source of this danger is not yet clear, it is true that there is danger in the forest at night!
Then, this danger was so great that even the Black Rat Clan itself couldn't send out Black Rat at night!
The Black Rat Clan of a dozen Fifth Tier and dozens of Fourth Tier.
This is enough to make a group of people of this size afraid to come out at night.
It's easy to imagine how dangerous that would be.
Therefore, she never even considered confronting that Calamity Beast!
only...
If they can drive the Black Rat Clan so far that they rarely dare to come out at night, can they really escape?
Without further thought, Qin Yu's face darkened as she followed beside the captain.
"... Aren't these two Calamity Beast going back?" The whispers continued to echo through the forest.
Tree after tree, watching the two figures running alongside.
"Could it be that they were scared? They thought we were chasing them, and the trees in front were temporarily blocking them, so they ran forward frantically?!" one of the trees replied.
"Who cares? We just need to see if they go back by the appointed time!"
"Yeah, that's right! Those who don't go back then are definitely the bad kids..."
"Hmm! But how long has it been since we've seen any naughty kids?!"
"I don't know, it's been a really long time, hasn't it?!"
"It's been such a long, long time! So long that I can't even remember!"
"Yeah, it's been so long! But it's okay, another naughty kid came today!"
"Not one, but two..."
"Hehe, so happy! You naughty kid, so happy..."
"Mmm..."
The sounds of laughter continued to echo in my ears.
Shen Heng ran forward with an increasingly solemn expression.
Go back to the resting place?
Although theoretically, the rest area should indeed be safe.
But putting aside the question of how to go back now without being detected by the monitoring Black Rat and blending into the Calamity Beast, the more important issue is... twenty minutes?
In such a short time, let alone a resting place, they wouldn't even be able to travel half the distance back, let alone return to the resting place!
Moreover, even if they manage to get back, they will still have to face the other Black Rat watching them from the edge of their resting place!
If we were to go straight back like that, it would be no different from being dead!
So, it seems that the only thing they can do now is go back to where they were before, to the foot of the mountain that wasn't attacked, and see if they can avoid being watched by the trees nearby.
but...
The thought that the Black Rat hadn't continued patrolling the outer mountains at night made Shen Heng's expression darken further.
The two of them ran forward as fast as they could.
The mountains, too, were gradually enlarging before their eyes.
As the two moved forward.
The voices around me grew louder and louder.
Along with this increased frequency, the malice contained in those words also intensified.
At this moment, even Qin Yu realized that something was wrong in the forest.
She looked to the side.
The woods were still the same woods, but the overall tone seemed to have dimmed considerably.
And, there's a constant feeling that they're being watched...
My thoughts suddenly stopped.
Qin Yu continued running forward, still following beside the captain.
But his gaze had already become slightly unfocused, fixed on what lay ahead.
There, the vines and branches that had stopped ahead began to stir once more.
However, unlike before...
This time, the number of surging vines and branches will be far, far greater than before!