Following my instructions, Su Su took out a flashlight and swung it a few times to turn it on, in order to make the effect more realistic.

This time, even the flashlights used were the same tactical flashlights used on crossbows.

It must be said, these Haru are quite capable. Despite being far behind us, they still managed to track us down using the traces we left behind.

Moreover, this time they learned from their previous mistakes; they did not use torches or the glow sticks of the Asaida tribe.

Instead, they gathered fireflies together and put them in a box made of bark that had been scraped until it was translucent, which is similar to the firefly lanterns we played with when we were kids.

If you don't look closely, these lanterns blend in with the other fireflies and are difficult to spot. Haru did this to better conceal himself.

They're not far from us right now, and others might not notice anything, but my ability to detect movement with my eyes is no joke.

The fireflies were indeed moving, but the movement of fireflies trapped in a clump was somewhat different from that of actual fireflies.

With careful observation, it's not hard to see that stiffness and unnaturalness; it's like a large rock suddenly appearing in a flat stream.

Even underwater, the water flow is still hindered by the rocks, creating an undercurrent that affects the stability of the water surface and creates distinct ripples nearby.

What they consider brilliant is nothing special to me. We still have to keep going, and now it's up to these Haru to decide what to do.

When Haru saw the flashlight beam, they were all very excited and immediately rushed towards the source of the light.

But at that moment, Haru's leader stopped the Haru who were about to set off.

He gave a light snort, his eyes full of disdain. He wore a smug expression, as if he'd already seen through our scheme. Did he really think he could fool himself again with the same trick?

However, Chief Haru nodded with amusement as he looked at the path that had been clearly cut open. This time it was not bad; at least they knew to leave traces as well.

If it weren't for the flashlight beam, I would have been fooled by these cunning humans once again.

Chief Haru immediately ordered all his men to search rapidly in the opposite direction. He also specifically instructed them to carefully search for areas where the vegetation had not been disturbed.

Since you want me to fall into your trap and follow the trail, then I'll defy your wishes and go find places that haven't been destroyed. These places must have been restored by you; this is the true direction to escape.

Soon, these Haru forced themselves to imagine a possible escape route and hurried off in that direction, fearing they would fall too far behind us.

Seeing that the Haru had retreated, I breathed a sigh of relief.

For Haru and his ilk's admirable qualities of putting on a show even when there's no work to do and enduring hardship even when there isn't, I can only give them a thumbs up.

And so, Tang Yi and his group, with flashlights in hand, walked further and further away from Haru's pursuing team, until half an hour later, Haru caught up with them in a deep mountain.

As they chased after it, they did hear some considerable noise ahead. However, due to the limited range of the fireflies' illumination, they couldn't make out what was in front of them.

Their minds are now preconceived, believing that the group fleeing ahead must be Tang Yi and his party.

Haru was somewhat surprised; these people were not only fast runners, but also had astonishing stamina.

They haven't stopped for a moment since they started tracking them with all their might, but the sounds from ahead still come every now and then, as if mocking them for not running fast enough.

The leader of Haru immediately changed the encirclement strategy, ordering his two teams to flank the enemy from the left and right, making sure to keep the people in front of him inside their encirclement.

Dozens of Haru immediately dispersed into a formation, flying in a goose-shaped array to encircle the object in front.

This time, the opponents ahead did not seem to realize the crisis and continued to do as they pleased, stopping to rest after running for a while.

Chief Haru snorted coldly, thinking to himself, "Your little tricks have run their course. Instead of running away, you dare to rest on the road? You're practically courting death!"

The encirclement was now complete, with a large number of Haru surrounding the suspicious area and gradually shrinking their circle.

Unless the other side grows wings, their escape this time will be virtually impossible!

As the encirclement tightened, the commotion could only retreat further and further towards the center of the circle.

At this point, all the Haru believed that the three were trapped and had no chance of escaping, and were preparing to waste their expressions and celebrate in advance.

In the center of the encirclement, a pheasant, finding nowhere to hide, flapped its wings frantically and took flight from among the weeds and bushes.

At first, Haru didn't take it seriously. The jungle was very dense, and it was normal to have some other wild animals.

But as the encirclement tightened, pheasants, wild birds, rats, and all sorts of other strange creatures emerged from within, but not a single person could be seen.

At this moment, Chief Haru realized what was happening. His face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and his chest rose and fell like a volcano about to erupt.

Finally, the encirclement was narrowed down to only five meters... four meters... three meters, but still not a single person could be seen. Haru could even clearly see his companions through the weeds and bushes.

At first, Haru was full of fighting spirit, but by the end, they were all like wilted eggplants, not daring to utter a sound.

After a thorough search, Haru finally found a bird egg that was not much bigger than a quail egg, and he carefully carried it to hand it in.

They are very frustrated now, having made such a big effort only to find such a small egg.

Perhaps Haru, who was holding the bird eggs, was too nervous and tripped over a stone.

The egg in Haru's hand flew out and shattered at the leader's feet. Well, that's it; he'd only chased after an egg, and now the egg was gone too.

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Traveling at night is not as good as during the day, and since we were running for our lives, we had no idea where we were.

Thinking that Haru couldn't catch up for the time being, and that we didn't know how far we had strayed from the original route, we might as well find a place to rest and have more energy for tomorrow's journey.

We found a large tree nearby, wove a simple net bed out of the canopy with vines, laid out an animal skin as the base, covered it with another animal skin, and then fell into a deep sleep.

Perhaps we were too tired from traveling all day, so we didn't pay much attention to how comfortable it was to sleep in the tree. We slept soundly until dawn, and surprisingly, we felt like we had slept very well.

A new day begins, but our crisis is far from over. These Haru are far more complex than we thought.