"Withered, withered..."
Vines surged in from all directions, squeezing the surrounding trees and causing them to crack and pop.
"Over here!"
Qin Yu was stunned for a moment when she saw the captain adjust his direction slightly and rush towards the direction where the vines were relatively weak.
She instinctively followed.
Then came the outstretched vines and branches, coming towards us.
This time, they didn't stop like before; instead, they continued, even more surging, towards them.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides were facing each other head-on.
"Swoosh--"
The sound of wood tearing echoed nearby, and splinters flew right in front of us.
Qin Yu glanced at it.
The captain ran forward, tearing apart or throwing away the branches that reached him.
She paused, then looked away from the branch that was also pointing towards her.
As the snake slithered, branches passed by her one after another. Only when she couldn't avoid them would she manipulate her body to smash the branches straight into pieces.
One branch after another was rapidly shattered as the two charged forward.
Suddenly, everything went blank.
The attacking branches stopped, and tree after tree trembled, but there was no way to stop those previously lifeless trees from attacking them immediately!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qin Yu followed the captain's figure and quickly moved forward.
His gaze swept back as he walked.
With a creaking sound, one giant tree after another trembled.
The branches and vines seemed to go mad, chasing after them at breakneck speed.
No, not only behind, but also to the sides and in front, there were giant trees trembling wildly, as if they were about to come alive at any moment.
Qin Yu followed the captain, avoiding the giant trees that seemed to be awakening prematurely, in order to buy as much time as possible.
"... No, I mean, what the hell is this thing?" the voice echoed in my mind.
" Sister Liya, you don't know either?" Qin Yu asked in a low voice.
"I haven't even seen a shadow of that Calamity Beast yet, how would I know?!" the voice replied.
"What kind of Calamity Beast could manipulate trees on such a large scale?" Qin Yu quickly changed the subject.
"There are many. For example, quite a few members of our Night Spirit Clan follow the path of the forest and can do this!" the voice echoed in his mind.
"So now, are there any Calamity Beast that like to do this? Can they do it?" Qin Yu asked, her figure continuing to move forward.
"Um..."
The voice in my mind paused for a moment, seemingly observing the situation in the forest.
Then, a moment later, he said:
"There are still many, and even disregarding the surrounding conditions, they only come out at night and not during the day, so none of them are satisfied!"
There was no response, Qin Yu's heart sank a little.
She had originally hoped to find some weaknesses by learning about the Calamity Beast, but now...
"Hiss, Xiaoyu, what should we do? Why don't you try to force yourself to hide?" the voice in your mind cried out.
Upon hearing this, Qin Yu paused for a moment, then continued swimming forward rapidly.
A curtain of shadow swept across her, enveloping her and the captain.
only...
"Withered, withered..."
The vines and branches surged forward relentlessly without pause.
Qin Yu lowered her eyes, showing little surprise.
Once you've been noticed, it's not so easy to force yourself out of the other person's sight.
What's more, the enemy is someone who has forced the entire Black Rat Clan to stay indoors at night.
that is...
Why hasn't that Calamity Beast caught up with us yet?
Qin Yu was somewhat puzzled.
Logically speaking, someone who could force the Black Rat Clan to stay indoors at night and do what they were doing should be at least Fifth Tier- or even Sixth Tier being.
Beings of that rank would never have been chasing them this far if they wanted to.
But, the reality is...
Qin Yu looked up at the trembling trees in front of her.
They didn't chase after us?
"Is it not possible?" the voice in my head said in a deep voice.
"Yes, it must be because that Calamity Beast is of too high a rank," Qin Yu replied.
Upon hearing this, the voice in my mind fell silent.
Given the difference in social status, many things cannot be done casually.
" Sister Liya, are you sure you can do it?" Qin Yu asked.
" Fourth Tier might work, Fifth Tier might not, and Sixth Tier will definitely fail," the voice echoed in his mind.
"No matter what, Sister Liya, you should give it a try while that Calamity Beast is still relatively far away!" Qin Yu said.
"Okay, I'm going now. Relax and take care of your body..."
Beside him, Shen Heng remained calm, glancing almost imperceptibly to the side before looking away.
The giant trees, standing tall ahead, trembled.
The next moment, they paused slightly, then resumed trembling.
The sound paused briefly in my ears, then resumed.
"You just used your ability, didn't you?" Shen Heng looked over.
"Eh? Uh, yes, Captain!" ' Gray Stone Snake ' ' Qin Yu ' replied, seemingly flustered.
"It didn't work, did it?" Shen Heng asked.
"Hmm, that Calamity Beast must have been of a very high level, which is why I didn't succeed!" Qin Yu calmed down a bit, looked at the captain, and asked, "Captain, have you detected that Calamity Beast?"
"No, I'm only at Tier 2 right now. The range my sound waves can detect is too small. That Calamity Beast hasn't even entered that range yet," Shen Heng replied.
"I see..."
Qin Yu responded with a hint of regret.
"You failed because the Calamity Beast was too high-ranking, right?" Shen Heng asked.
"Hmm, even from this distance, it couldn't escape that guy's perception. The only possibility is that that guy's level is too high, hmm..."
After a slight pause, Qin Yu looked at the captain and said:
"At least Fifth Tier, or even Sixth Tier being."
Shen Heng nodded, looking ahead.
The surrounding mountains were just ahead, but the surging branches behind us showed no sign of stopping.
Although I knew it beforehand, this situation still...
Shen Heng remained calm.
He paused, then turned his gaze to Qin Yu.
"If I gave you a chance to briefly escape the gaze of that Calamity Beast behind you, would you have a way to avoid it?"
Qin Yu was a little confused. Although she found it strange that the captain would ask such a question, she still checked with Sister Liya in her mind.
Then, she paused for a moment and said:
"If we use our full power, even Fifth Tier Calamity Beast has a chance of escaping."
"But if it's Sixth Tier item, then there might not be any way."