When the detector went to investigate, nothing was left at the site where intelligent life had been found, not even any residual DNA information.

The system has recorded the details in the database, waiting for the host to wake up so it can trick her into going over to take a look.

Jiang Shuyin, ICE, and Lan Han were sleeping soundly due to excessive energy consumption.

Qingwu played in the sea with Feitao, immersing his body in the water. Water molecules filled his still-developing cells, making him feel as if he were being forcibly split apart. He was both scared and amazed.

Heimei hugged her knees and leaned against her mother's arm, watching them play without any envy.

[A large marine creature has been detected approaching, only 3 kilometers from the host's location, and is expected to arrive within 30 seconds...]

Jiang Shuyin was forcibly awakened. When she opened her eyes, she saw an arc emerging from the sea surface, with a dark shadow beneath the seabed. Alarm bells rang in her mind.

He hurriedly called out, "Qingwu, bring your younger sister up here!"

Suddenly, a chanting sound, like that coming from the seabed, appeared. It was not pleasant; it was accompanied by a strong sense of suffocation and terror, like thorns pricking my whole body.

Jiang Shuyin stared intently at the sea. As the dark figure moved, several tentacles would occasionally emerge from the water, baring their fangs and claws. They were covered in a slippery liquid, making them easily distinguishable from the water.

[The detected creature is a burrowing worm, enormous in size, with an extremely long lifespan, whose appearance is not recognized by the outside world, capable of manipulating the minds of living beings, and its weakness is fire.]

Jiang Shuyin's skills were limited, so she first cast the "Good Luck" skill on herself and the children, then sat cross-legged on the island, watching the giant creature circling the island.

Time ticked by, and just as she was about to try her luck a second time, the giant seemed to run out of patience.

With a splashing sound, water fell from the sky, and the giant object rose to the surface, revealing its full form.

Just one glance sent a chill down Jiang Shuyin's spine.

Its body was like a worm, with grayish-black skin full of wrinkles, and a bunch of tentacles growing around its mouthparts. If I'm not mistaken, the black hole in the middle was its mouth. It stood upright like a snake, with its mouth facing her.

"System, view information."

[Burning Bug, Survival: Output: Extremely sensitive to fire; its exoskeleton can insulate against even slight heat, and it will try its best to avoid fire when it senses it.]

Seeing the six-figure number, Jiang Shuyin wondered if she had accidentally entered a high-level monster-hunting area after leaving the beginner village.

The monster's damage output seems lower than its survivability, but she can't beat it head-on right now; she has to outsmart it.

She's afraid of fire, and what she lacks is fire-based superpowers.

The behemoth didn't give her much time to think; its mouthparts lunged straight at her, and its surrounding tentacles opened and twitched like sunflowers.

Jiang Shuyin led the children to unleash their ice-type abilities and retreat towards the sea.

After a violent tremor, the small island was destroyed by the giant object and disappeared into the sea.

[Host, run in this direction.]

Jiang Shuyin glanced at the map, which had nothing on it except for the arrows marked by the system. She walked through the middle of the two schools of fish.

Is this an attempt to shift the blame eastward?

Looking back, I saw the giant creature completely behind me, its head down, in pursuit. Fortunately, its tentacles were different from those of the tentacle monster and could not extend indefinitely with the help of water.

With the tacit understanding they had developed during their previous journey, and the excellent teamwork between Lan Han and ICE, her current speed, if she were to compete in the Olympics in the past, might have even earned her a medal.

The giant creature relentlessly pursued her, and Jiang Shuyin was on the verge of tears, as if she had returned to those dark and hopeless days when she fled from Shule.

Five hours later, she gradually distanced herself from the giant object, which gave Jiang Shuyin a boost of energy. Like a final sprint towards the finish line, she became even faster.

......

[Host, we have reached a safe zone.]

These words instantly drained all her strength, her legs went weak and she knelt on the ground, sliding hundreds of meters away in a sliding tackle.

The ice surface widened and thickened, floating on the water like a small boat.

Jiang Shuyin lay sprawled out on the floor in a spread-eagle position, closing her eyes: "System, call me in advance if there are any issues. I'm tired, I need to rest."

The giant creature she had shaken off was devouring the school of fish, but stopped when it sensed the unfamiliar presence and sped up its feeding.

These past few days, the little ones have been quite exhausted. Seeing that their host had fallen asleep, the system quietly took out an energy biscuit from its private treasury and fed it to the host. Not daring to reveal its presence, it transferred the biscuit to Jiang Shuyin.

Lan Han was the first to notice, and he was also the closest. He held up the cookie for his older siblings to see: "It smells so good, can I have some?"

Fei Tao leaned closer to smell it: "It definitely sounds better than the crystal core. I'll share it with you."

Qingwu helped his younger siblings finish making the cookies, and Feitao divided the cookies into six uneven pieces, giving the smallest piece to her older brother.

Qingwu immediately protested: "I'm the older brother! I want the biggest one!"

Fei Tao: "But you've been playing the whole way and haven't done any work. You don't deserve it."

Heimei nodded in agreement.

Qingwu had no choice but to admit it.

The largest piece was put aside for now, the smallest piece was given to the older brother Qingwu, and two pieces that were neither too big nor too small were given to the older sister and herself. The remaining two pieces that were about the same size were left for ICE and Lanhan: "You two contributed the most, so these two larger pieces are for you, and the largest one is for Mother."

Now everyone agreed and finished off all the cookies in their hands.

The system smiled with satisfaction.

Upon detecting that a giant object was about to approach, the brainwaves were immediately stimulated to wake the host.

【It's here!】

Jiang Shuyin sat up abruptly, and something was suddenly stuffed into her mouth. She frowned, took it out to look, and saw it was a biscuit. Her frown relaxed.

"We specially saved these for our mother—" the children said in unison.

Jiang Shu smiled and ate the cookie in one bite.

He paused, taken aback.

Suddenly, I felt an inexhaustible surge of energy.

There was no time to think; getting away was the priority.