Lu Zhaoling sat quietly in the cave, staring at the darkening colors outside.

Until the night is completely covered.

Ali did not return.

Lu Zhaoling hugged his knees tightly and looked at Shen Fengjiu.

"I have to go find them." Lu Zhaoling said in a low voice.

Ah Huang had fallen asleep on the ground under the influence of herbs.

Shen Fengjiu stopped what he was doing and nodded.

Lu Zhaoling pulled out his soft sword, followed behind Shen Fengjiu, and slowly walked towards the outside of the cave.

As soon as I reached the entrance of the cave, I heard a chaotic sound of footsteps.

"Huha, huha......" Ali gasped heavily and stumbled over.

"Alley!" Lu Zhaoling shouted in a lost voice.

"Quick, get in!" Ah Li ran desperately towards Lu Zhaoling, holding a board made of unknown material in his arms.

Lu Zhaoling hurriedly retreated into the cave with Shen Fengjiu, and Ah Li soon ran into the cave as well, followed by Yang Che.

The moment he saw Liang Rao clearly, Lu Zhaoling breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

"Quick, plug it, hole, use, use this!" Ah Li was still panting for breath as he stuffed the board in his hand to Lu Zhaoling.

This board is not too big, it can only be erected in the center of the hole, and the sides cannot be blocked at all.

Lu Zhaoling hesitantly took the board and looked at Ali.

"Do as I do!" Ali said urgently.

Lu Zhaoling hurriedly erected the board at the entrance of the cave.

"Alright, alright......" Ali sat on the ground and patted his chest hard.

"What's going on?" Lu Zhaoling asked anxiously.

"He, he ......" Ah Li pointed at Yang Che, and he was still a little speechless.

"It was a little late when Ali found me, and it was completely dark on our way here, and we were ...... It was discovered by 'that thing'. Yang Che said, still shuddering.

"What's that?" As soon as Lu Zhaoling asked, he heard a low roar coming from outside the cave.

Ali gasped, immediately holding her breath and staring nervously at the entrance of the cave.

The low roar outside the cave, accompanied by the heavy footsteps of the behemoth stomping on the ground, was approaching little by little.

Shen Fengjiu moved towards the entrance of the cave, protecting Lu Zhaoling behind him, and Lu Zhaoling also clenched the soft sword in his hand.

All the breaths were stagnant, and for a few seconds, it felt very long.

Lu Zhaoling's gaze never left the entrance of the cave.

Behind that crumbling board, a huge eye suddenly appeared.

That moment made Lu Zhaoling terrified.

His eyes were behind the plank, in the gap on the side, quietly staring at the few people in the cave.

It was still for a while.

The huge eyeball rolled in its socket, and the behemoth outside the cave took a few steps back and turned away.

It was a long time after it left, and Lu Zhaoling gradually came back to his senses.

Ah Li also let out a few long breaths.

"What's going on?" Lu Zhaoling asked.

"The one outside the cave just now is what the people of Yantu Town have been worshipping. I haven't seen it in its entirety. Ali's voice was still a little weak when he spoke.

"Is it the one who killed An Nian?" Lu Zhaoling bit his lip.

"It's not." Ali shook his head, "It won't come out in vain, but there are some creatures in the mountains that have become its dependents, and it was only one of its dependents who killed the child." ”

"What's going on with that board? Why can it be blocked? Yang Che asked.

"I don't know. As soon as I was sent to the mountains, and when it was almost nightfall, I noticed that the animals in the mountains were panicked and running for their lives. I ran after some of them and found that they would hide where there were boards like this. Then I picked up some of these boards and hid them near the cave. ”

The next few people were silent for a while.

Ah Li gasped for a while, and his breathing finally gradually balanced, and then stood up: "How is Ah Huang?" ”

"Sleep." Shen Fengjiu said lightly.

The men walked together towards the depths of the cave.

Lu Zhaoling never looked at Yang Che, as if he was dodging.

Ah Li went to check Ah Huang's injury, Lu Zhaoling squatted down against the cave wall again, Yang Che hesitated for a while, followed and sat next to Lu Zhaoling.

"Zhaoling ......," Yang Che said softly.

“…… Well. Lu Zhaoling turned his face away, not wanting to face Yang Che.

Yang Che didn't know what to do, so he had to sit with his head bored.

Lu Zhaoling was silent for a while, still turned his back on his face, and said in a low voice: "I'm sorry." ”

Yang Che's heart was sour, and he only let out a sullen "um".

Although Yang Che often dislikes An Nian for being an oil bottle, and always murders him and threatens to throw him away, the one who has been with An Nian the longest is Yang Che, and An Nian is already like his own brother.

He didn't want to blame Lu Zhaoling, and he didn't think it was Lu Zhaoling's fault, but the loss of An Nian made him exhausted, and he had no extra strength to comfort others at this time.

In this bitter night, except for Ah Li and Ah Huang, the other three couldn't sleep.

The next day, the sun rose as usual.

Lu Zhaoling stood up and woke up Ah Li, who was still asleep.

"Huh? Yes...... Lit up......" Ali rubbed her sleepy eyes and reluctantly got up from the ground.

"You killed An Nian's animal yesterday, how can you find the dependents of that thing?" Lu Zhaoling asked.

Ah Li rubbed his eyes vigorously, sobered up a little, and looked at Lu Zhaoling in front of him: "Your face is really bad, a little scary, it's better to rest for two times before going to take revenge." ”

"Tell me." Lu Zhaoling's expression was cold.

"Tsk." Ah Li pursed her lips helplessly and looked at Shen Fengjiu and Yang Che, "You don't persuade her either?" ”

Both of them glanced at Ah Li lightly and did not reply.

“…… All right. Ali sighed, "There is more than one dependent of that thing, and I can only make some guesses." I've seen two of them in the area, one is a hippopotamus and the other is an orangutan. If you want me, it should be the orangutan who did it. ”

"Isn't it more likely that a hippopotamus will live near a bog?" Yang Che said.

"The living quarters of these two dependents are close to zero, so there seems to be some contradiction between them. Hippos don't like to leave dead things in the mire they live in, but orangutans like to do this deliberately to disgust the hippopotamus. ”

“…… Are they still animals? Yang Che frowned.

"They're all evil creatures anyway." Ali shrugged.

"I see." Lu Zhaoling nodded.

Shen Fengjiu silently walked to Lu Zhaoling's side, and Yang Che also stood up.

"Are you three about to leave?" Ali asked.

"Hmm." Lu Zhaoling responded.

"Okay, but one last word of caution, creatures that have become dependents should already have a high level of intelligence, and don't treat them as ordinary animals...... Don't take it lightly, if the three of you look for it so aggressively, they probably won't show up. ”