Xia Ning killed the monster and was about to continue forward when she suddenly heard people talking.

She immediately shrank behind the big tree that had been slapped by a bear's paw, curled up, and listened intently.

In a world shrouded in mist, everything was indistinct, with only intermittent sounds reaching the ears.

Female voice: "Did you hear anything? Could there be a bear?"

Male voice: "Greta, you don't need to lie to me. My mind is made up. Today is the day of parting."

Female voice: "Lauren, I didn't lie to you, I really heard the sound of a wild beast!"

Male voice: "Enough, Greta! I've had enough of this never-ending gray fog. The Foglockens are all liars, trying to lock us up here forever."

Female voice: "Shh, keep your voice down, Lauren, you'll be discovered."

Male voice: "Greta, are you really not coming with me? The outside world is bright, unlike here where it's dark and gloomy."

Female voice: "By the gray fog above, Lauren, your idea is dangerous."

Male voice: "You've been brainwashed. If there really are gods above the gray fog, why are people in the town constantly getting sick and dying?"

Female voice: "Lauren..."

Male voice: "Greta, they are calling me. Only by breaking through the fog can I embrace the light."

Female voice: "Who are they?"

Male voice: "Goodbye Greta. I'll come back for you once I find a way to dispel the fog."

Female voice: "Lauren...Lauren..."

As Xia Ning heard footsteps approaching, she quickly ducked her head. Fortunately, the fog obscured her view, and the two people talking were preoccupied with their own thoughts and didn't notice her presence at all.

Xia Ning saw a tall figure rushing past her.

Following closely behind was a red-haired girl with braids. She stopped halfway through the chase, then stood still with her hands clasped together, as if bowing her head in prayer. After a while, she reluctantly turned around and walked back the way she came.

Having read countless books, Xia Ning almost instantly conjured up a script in her mind: One day, a fog descended upon the town, lingering for a long time. The townspeople fell ill one after another, struggling in pain and dying amidst their cries. When medicine proved ineffective, people began to seek help from the mystical.

Thus, the town's residents split into two factions: the Fog-Locking Faction, who believed in the fog, and the Light Faction, who advocated dispelling the fog.

The two childhood sweethearts thus embarked on opposite paths.

The boy named Lauren said he was called. Could it be that he was recruited by the same organization as the owner of the cabin?

Xia Ning sat there for a while, and after making sure there were no more footsteps around, she slowly retreated back into the wooden house.

She first prepared the medicine.

[Basic Nutrient] +1, [Turbid Antidote] +1.

At this point, you have 7 [Basic Nutrient Solution] in your backpack.

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The fog seemed to have thinned a bit at night, and Xia Ning looked up at the sky through the window and could see a red moon.

Xia Ning glanced at the owl sister with her head tilted, her mind replaying the conversation she had just overheard, and silently took out the piece of paper she had found on the pickup truck.

She looked at the upside-down bat on the piece of paper.

Both bats and owls are nocturnal creatures.

Is it a coincidence that my sister turned into an owl?

In the ocean instance, the younger sister transforms into a dolphin, which is better suited to ocean survival. So, in this instance, is nighttime more advantageous for movement?

As Xia Ning chewed on the dried squid, a bold idea gradually surfaced in her mind.

She seems to have figured out how to connect with the indigenous people.

Xia Ning: Uses the skill [Human Walkie-Talkie], targeting Greta.