Since it is suspected that the waterfall is composed of spirit-loving water, April is the perfect time for wanderers to conduct experiments here.

She took out the leather water bag that had trapped Fang Niang. It was completely silent inside. If it weren't for the fact that the bag was stretched through the thin walls and formed the shape of a human face, the group would have almost thought that the creature had vanished into thin air!

Sihai took the bag from his sister, put on waterproof leather gloves, opened the bag a little, and before anything could happen inside, shoved the bag into the waterfall.

Because of the waterfall's flow direction, he quickly filled half a bag with water and then tied the top shut.

Almost simultaneously, the bulging leather water bag visibly shrank back to its empty state, and Fang Niang was destroyed by the Spirit-Devouring Water without even uttering a sound.

“So Feng Jiakang used too little last time.” Sihai stroked his chin, then put the bag into his spatial storage and explained to Cheng Shuang, “If you don’t have any other use for the bag, I’ll throw it in the trash can when we get back to the rest stop, to avoid any danger.”

"It's useless, it's just an ordinary leather water sac." Cheng Shuang shook her head absentmindedly. The little girl was looking up at the sky, her eyes filled with doubt.

“There’s also a stream on the second basement level.” Du Jun observed the pool formed by the waterfall above. “Judging from its direction, it flows around the canopy of this big tree. Could the Spirit-Devouring Water be used to irrigate this tree?”

"The principle of mutual generation and restraint of all things is everywhere!" Sun Han exclaimed. Then he noticed that both of his children at the rest stop were craning their necks, and he looked over curiously as well.

Looking up at the sky is a contagious habit. Under the protection of the bear cubs, the five sky-gazers stood motionless beneath the tree canopy, giving the impression that they wouldn't give up until they saw something.

Coming to her senses, Cheng Shuang thought: ...Why is everyone looking up there? Is there something I missed? Should I take another look? I guess I should!

Noticing the girl's serious expression, Du Jun asked, "Shuangshuang, what's wrong? The tree canopy hasn't changed! Did I not look carefully? Let me take another look!"

Sun Han, his neck stiff from looking up: Still looking, could it be hiding the secret to the return ticket to the Gate of Reincarnation? I must look for it carefully.

April: Ugh, look, look, take a good look at this ugly and strange tree canopy, and try to forget all about my face that looked like a pancake before.

Sihai: What are you looking at, little sister? Huh, everyone's looking at this. Has the man-eating tree bloomed?

Bear cub: I don't understand human thinking... Is it an infectious disease?

The awkward dividing line...

The little girl couldn't stand it any longer, "What are you all looking at?"

"What are you looking at?" the four asked in unison.

"I'm looking at Sister Xin's body! Aren't you the same?"

The four of them exchanged glances. Hey, that's not it after all!

"What happened to the body?" Sun Han coughed lightly, breaking the overly delicate and awkward silence.

"A corpse?" Du Jun's eyebrows twitched, and he immediately understood why Cheng Shuang was interested in corpses. The temperature in Abyss City was a constant 20 degrees Celsius, and it was located in a damp and enclosed underground environment. An untreated corpse would greatly develop a foul odor within 24 hours.

He found the binoculars among a pile of junk and looked into the bushes where the body had been hidden.

The other three naturally figured out the point of doubt as well, and they all took out their telescopes. Upon seeing it, their expressions immediately turned serious.

The body is gone!

At the same time, the rose on Sihai's chest flashed twice. He paused, turned his head, and said to everyone in a strange voice, "Sister Xin... is not dead."

How is that possible?

Both Sihai and Dujun confirmed that Yu Xin had no vital signs.

Cheng Shuang pursed her lips and stared at the spot where Sister Xin's body used to be. "Some homeless people took Sister Xin's skin and wore it, replacing her identity and infiltrating the Protectors' ranks."

"How can she survive? She has neither spatial storage nor skills?" April thought the Wanderer wouldn't be foolish enough to take this step. What good would it do to arouse the maintainers' suspicion and investigation? Anyway, she had already achieved her goal of getting a new skin.

April looked at Cheng Shuang and Si Hai, "Are you really sure that was Sister Xin? Could it be a smokescreen she used to escape?"

Cheng Shuang nodded firmly, "I'm sure it's her." She couldn't say that Yu Xin's spatial grid had all fallen. Even if it was an illusion, she didn't think any card could be playing dead right under the Eye of Reincarnation's nose.

If escaping death is a card skill, and the cost is a space slot, then Yu Xin had the opportunity to retrieve the card, so why didn't she have the opportunity to move the supplies out for later use?

In fact, if she really had such a card, knowing that escaping death would sacrifice her space slots, how could she not think about backup plans for resource reserves after escaping?

Moreover, when Cheng Shuang touched Yu Xin's virtual space grid equipment, the Gate of Reincarnation gave a very clear message: Yu Xin was dead and the virtual space grid could be picked up.

The little girl firmly believed that the Gate of Reincarnation would not deceive its maintainers; on the contrary, it provided them with considerable assistance. Once equipped, the virtual space grid could not be removed without death—this was clearly stated in its precautions.

“My doll Luo An can sense the fluctuations of a soul, but Sister Xin has lost her soul,” Cheng Shuang repeated again. “She’s dead.”

April frowned; she wasn't questioning the young girl, she just wanted to offer a variety of perspectives for everyone to choose from and analyze.

“Skills are hard to judge,” Du Jun said. “The body itself has a memory pattern. The soul was devoured by the man-eating tree. Before it is completely digested, the skills the body carries should not dissipate in a short time.”

“Even if the Maintainer becomes a ghost, it can still use skills,” Sun Han added. “Conversely, the Maintainer’s body might also be able to use them.”

April looks out to the four seas.

"What I'm worried about now is whether, besides Sister Xin, there are other protectors who have died in some unknown place."

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