Qiao He murmured, "The taste..."

Her brow furrowed slightly. Was there any scent that could directly mask the human scent on her body?

And it can't be anything particularly strange; it has to be a smell that the creature has never encountered before.

While Qiao He was thinking, Bo Shiwu's gaze had already fallen on the rotting corpses on the ruins. He remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"The smell of rotting corpses can mask the smell on our bodies," Bo Shiwu said in a low voice. No matter how unwilling they were to smear their bodies with rotting corpses, they had no choice but to do so.

If they can blend into their environment, they are very likely to sneak in quietly.

After thinking about it, Qiao He decided that she could only try this method first.

So, Qiao He used his special ability to create a suit similar to a spacesuit, which was almost sealed inside and had ice layers. This made their body temperature appear very low to the outside world, almost the same as the surrounding stone building ruins.

In addition, Qiao He also had Bo Shiwu smear the rotten mud and sand mixed with the rotting corpses on the outside of the clothes.

Even with protective suits on the outside and a sealed helmet on their heads, the sour and disgusting smell still lingered.

There was no way around it; the silt and rotting corpses mixed together made for an incredibly pungent and unpleasant smell.

Qiao He tried to hold her breath, not daring to breathe too much, for fear that she would get a lung infection and then get pneumonia or something like that.

The kittens and the mist were all coated. The kittens have an extremely sensitive sense of smell, and they couldn't stand it anymore.

Qiao He was both amused and exasperated. She said to them, "You all wait here and protect yourselves. I'll go rescue the people with the burden."

The children all said in unison, "No, Mommy! We want to go with you."

Qiao He paused for a moment, then agreed, "Okay, but you must be extremely careful with your movements!"

"Don't disturb that creature. It's too big; I can't even see what it is," Qiao He said helplessly. She really hadn't expected to find such a strange thing here. Could it be related to the azure substance...?

Could that strange substance, resembling a shard of blue diamond, also be inside this monster's body?

Qiao He really didn't know what this thing was or what it was used for.

At that moment, they began their journey towards the ruins.

Their body temperature and body temperature have been concealed, so now it's time to track their movements!

Qiao He had already planned it out. He would have Qiao Bu activate his illusionary domain. As long as the creature saw them as if they were just a grain of sand being blown by the wind, that would be enough.

Job's powers have been greatly enhanced. The illusions he creates are so realistic that unless they are extremely powerful monsters or superhumans, they are completely undetectable. Job can even turn them into invisible people, so no matter where they go, they cannot be seen.

Now Qiao He felt extremely regretful. If only she had let Job use his illusion ability from the beginning, that would have been better. But then Qiao He thought again, that wouldn't work either. Job's ability wasn't like tap water, where he could have as much as he wanted. It would be terrible if he exhausted his little one.

Before long, they successfully arrived at the ruins they had just been on.

Qiao He knew the location of the little paper doll. She used the "Playing it Off" system to create a voice connection between Bo Shiwu and the kittens in their minds. Whenever Qiao He wanted to speak, it could be directly transmitted to their minds, which was very convenient.

This way, necessary communication can be conducted without alerting the monster.

"Everyone be careful not to get caught," Qiao He said softly.

Thin fog gave an OK sign.

The kittens nodded obediently and followed Qiao He slowly down the path.

When Li Zongtian and the others were dragged away, they suddenly disappeared, which is enough to prove that the monster is very fast, so fast that it can be invisible to people.

Most importantly, they were pulled directly into the ruins.

There are many potholes and uneven areas here, most of which are openwork sections. You could easily fall in if you're not careful. As for what's underneath, who knows? But it's definitely not something good.

Fortunately, when Qiao He controlled the little paper doll to go over, she found a passage. It was a very narrow tunnel that could only allow one person to pass through at a time. That was putting it nicely; to put it bluntly, it was basically an irregular dog hole.

Qiao He never imagined that one day she would have to crawl through a dog hole.

Of course, Thin Mist could make a hole in the surface of the ruins, but the noise would be too great. Without knowing the monster's abilities, Qiao He didn't want to fight it.

Now all we need to do is take Bai Tiantian, Li Zong, and the kittens with us.

She didn't know how long she had walked, but Qiao He felt like she couldn't breathe.

There were already many rotting corpses and filthy debris mixed together below the ruins. In addition, the lower she went, the lower the oxygen content became. Now she felt a tightness in her chest and felt extremely uncomfortable.

Qiao He had no choice but to use her supernatural abilities to create oxygen tanks again, and after connecting them to everyone, they felt much better.

Thankfully, there was the spatial ability and Ma Liang's magic paintbrush; otherwise, Qiao He would definitely be unconscious right now, let alone be able to rescue them.

After walking a while longer, the path became so narrow that it was impossible to pass through.

Qiao He said to Qiao Fei, "Little one, use your special ability to clear a path. Be careful and don't disturb it."

Qiao Fei said he understood. His ability to manipulate soil has become increasingly powerful. Now he can move soil without anyone noticing and create an underground tunnel. If he uses earth-based abilities well, he can still kill people without them even realizing it.

For example, you could stuff soil into someone's mouth, nose, and ears to suffocate them, or you could toughen the soil to make it your own sturdy armor.

It can be used for both offense and defense.

Qiao Fei has now developed multiple uses for it. He carefully moves the soil, trying not to disturb the monster underground. It seems that the monster is still sleeping and has no idea that someone has quietly sneaked into its lair.

Qiao He and his group finally made it safely into the huge underground space!

As soon as she entered, Qiao He felt a nauseous smell that was very penetrating and made her dizzy.

The smell was like the putrid stench of thousands of dead rats accumulating and then suffocating in the sweltering heat of summer.

Qiao He finally understood: Bai Tiantian, Li Zong, and the three kittens weren't knocked unconscious by the monster, but rather by the smell inside!

Qiao He was both amused and exasperated. Looking at the mountain-like brownish-black object in front of her, she had no idea what it was; perhaps it was the monster's true form.

The surrounding area was filled with holes of various sizes, somewhat resembling mouse holes.

Qiao He quickly went to the kittens' side, picked them all up, and handed them to the kittens who followed.

Bo Shiwu carried Li Zong and Shen Huai on his shoulders, while Qiao He carried Bai Tiantian on his back.

They're about to escape!

However, at that very moment, the dark brown flesh inside the cave shifted and made a strange sound.