At this moment, we were unsure of where Haru, who was chasing us, was, so we naturally dared not take out our flashlights.
Now we can only follow Top and let it lead the way as we explore and move forward.
Although tops are not nocturnal species, their eye structure is still more adapted to dark environments than our eyes.
Even in places that appear pitch black to us, their eyes can still focus on a few faint lights and make out the general outline of the terrain.
As for Pat, Dante had to carry him all the way. Except for the owl family, whose eye structure is quite special, most eagles are not suitable for nocturnal activity.
Now, Pat is in a worse situation than us; in some ways, he's practically blind.
"Master, we can't keep running away like this. Let's think of a way to get through tonight. We need to rest for the night so we'll have the strength to set off tomorrow."
At that moment, Su Su was using the knife in her hand to cut through the thorny bushes blocking her way while asking for my opinion.
It is indeed as Susu said: Haru can take turns tracking us, but we can't keep staying up all night to deal with them.
But I'm not sure if my little tricks will fool the searchers.
They've already been fooled by us the first time, so maybe they won't be so easily fooled this time. They might even have already devised a plan to capture us.
Right now, I really want to find a safe place to sleep, but where can I find a safe place now?
We are now like three rabbits being targeted by hunting dogs, and we dare not stop until we find our burrow.
Think of a way, think of a way...
Why don't we climb a tree and hide from the wind?
But I quickly dismissed the idea. If those Haru could follow my trail here, they would discover the traces of my sudden disappearance.
Next, surround this suspicious area; given enough time, they'll surely figure out how to get to the tree.
Our size makes us less of a hiding place in trees than squirrels or birds; we can be easily spotted as soon as a light shines upwards.
But what other methods are available now? They certainly won't take the same trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain anymore.
No! They're still eating, so they should be even more susceptible to this than before!
My mind suddenly clicked; damn it, it had to be me. I almost fell back into my own common-sense thinking.
This method is simple and easier than last time; it only takes one step to stop Haru from chasing us.
I chuckled mischievously and said to Su Su and Dante...
"Don't panic, I have a way to deal with them and make them leave us willingly!"
"ah!"
At this moment, Su Su's Dante was like someone who had eaten a large duck egg, completely stuffed.
Is this some kind of joke? Those Haru aren't stupid. Their tracking skills are so amazing, how could they possibly let us go so easily and leave willingly?
Master, this is just wishful thinking on your part. Perhaps you've been driven a little mad by these Haru, and are just spouting nonsense.
Dante did not immediately refute me; this young man had a natural sense of trust in me.
Dante thought it was absurd that I said I could do it, but he was still willing to try to believe me.
"Sir, just tell us what you want us to do, and we'll do it."
Dante simply said one sentence.
I nodded, and then told everyone my plan.
"I don't need you to do anything special next. We should just continue along this road. Don't hesitate to cut down any plants that need to be cut down."
Not only that, we also need to take out a flashlight to light our way.
"ah!
"How can that be? Wouldn't that expose our entire location?"
Su Su's eyes widened; she could hardly believe this was the brilliant idea she'd come up with. Had her master gone mad? What was the difference between voluntarily revealing their location and giving themselves away for free?
I knew this girl was the most emotional, so I reached out and patted Su Su's shoulder before continuing.
"Don't rush, don't rush. Let me finish what I have to say. I haven't finished yet."
"There is another principle for using a flashlight to travel: after walking a long distance, turn the flashlight on again."
"What's the difference?"
Susu was still puzzled. Wasn't this just burying her head in the sand? If she stopped for a moment and then turned on the flashlight, wouldn't the Haru be able to spot her?
I smiled.
"Of course there is a big difference. Do you remember how Top lured the other side away? He lured the other side away like this."
Even Dante, who always trusted me, showed a hint of doubt in his eyes this time.
"Sir, are you mistaken? Top lured them away in other directions back then."
But what we're doing now is bringing them right to our side!
"Dante, your thinking is still not agile enough."
Let me ask you a question: If you were the one who was tricked by Top before, and now the same trick is used on you, would you still trust them?
"I refuse to believe it. How can I fall for the same trick twice?"
Dante decisively voiced his true thoughts, but his mind was still blank. Was there a problem with that?
At that moment, Su Su, true to her clever nature, immediately figured out what I was going to do. She jumped up excitedly, thinking, "Master is indeed Master, he's so wicked!"
Seeing that Su Su seemed to understand, while he remained completely confused, Dante could only awkwardly speak up.
"Susu, do you already know what happened? My brain isn't working properly, so just tell me."
Su Su rolled her eyes at Dante, annoyed. It was so obvious, yet he still didn't understand. Su Su had no choice but to be direct.
"This time, Master is taking advantage of the information gap. Last time it was the strategy of feigning weakness when it is real, but this time it is the opposite, feigning weakness when it is real."
Let those Haru who are tracking us think that we are going to use the same trick again, using Top to distract them.
They would never have imagined that we were actually traveling by flashlight this time.
Moreover, I suspect that their first thought upon seeing the flashlight beam was to track us in the opposite direction, since they already had their first "experience".
Even if they see many obvious traces left by us along the way, they will only think that it is a trick we deliberately put on for them.
It's just a matter of making our last clumsy performance a little more realistic. This won't arouse their suspicion; on the contrary, it will confirm that we're definitely not here but have secretly run off somewhere else.
"ah!"
Dante, who understood this, gaped, never expecting that the same method could be used in such a way. Only the master could have come up with this idea.
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