Wen Zuo immediately turned around and returned from the direction he had come from. This time he walked more slowly and searched more carefully. Finally, after more than ten minutes, he found traces on a giant tree. It was probably because other monsters had just passed by that place, which caused the two anxious people to misjudge and choose the wrong direction.
Liu Dongcheng followed Wen Zuo without saying a word. After running for more than ten minutes, they lost the clue again. Wen Zuo returned, and Liu Dongcheng followed him again. However, when Wen Zuo chose a direction to move forward, Liu Dongcheng suddenly asked, "Are you planning to keep searching like this?"
Wen Zuo frowned, shone the flashlight to the left, and suddenly became somewhat excited.
Liu Dongcheng, who happened to see the change in his expression, remained silent, gripped his broadsword, and assumed an attack stance.
He actually thought Wen Zuo was being irrational; any movement at this time usually meant danger. However, Liu Dongcheng was quickly proven wrong by the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine and Mo Shuwan that appeared in his line of sight.
Mo Shuwan, who was lying on the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine, waved to the two of them, "Come on up, let's go back quickly, they might be in danger."
Upon seeing her, Wen Zuo, who had been excited, turned grim and stood rooted to the spot with Liu Dongcheng.
"Come up!" Mo Shuwan's voice was somewhat urgent. She changed from a prone position to a squatting position and anxiously waved to the two of them.
Wen Zuo and Liu Dongcheng, seeing Mo Shuwan's pale face and the motionless Bloodthirsty Demon Vine, retreated step by step.
Sensing their intention to retreat, Mo Shuwan's face darkened with anger, and her voice became shrill, "I want you to come up! Come up!"
Wen Zuo and Liu Dongcheng turned and ran at the same time, keeping an eye on the screaming and disappearing 'Mo Shuwan' and 'Bloodthirsty Demon Vine' behind them. Their expressions hardened, and they ran off in different directions. Before figuring out what kind of monster it was, they dared not make a move.
The screams lasted for several minutes. When Wen Zuo shone his flashlight, he saw a cloud of black mist piled up where they had just been.
Wen Zuo and Liu Dongcheng met again, and the two slowly got a little closer to the black mist, watching it dart around as if it were trapped by something, unable to leave that place.
"What the hell is this thing—fuck!" Liu Dongcheng's pupils shrank sharply, and he cursed.
As the two watched, the black mist was pulled into the ground by a giant hand that suddenly emerged from the earth, resembling a human hand.
The two of them lost all interest in investigating and ran away in a panic. They ran for more than ten minutes before stopping with a frown.
The secrets and monsters of this world are probably more numerous than they imagine.
"Wen Zuo? What are you doing here?"
The sound, which had appeared just over ten minutes ago, made the two of them stiffen slightly. They turned their heads stiffly and saw Mo Shuwan sitting on the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine, holding a sword hilt.
"Come on up quickly, Yang Zhou and the others are probably in danger, we need to get back immediately."
Liu Dongcheng stepped back without hesitation. After taking two steps back, he saw Wen Zuo walking towards the fake. His expression changed drastically, and he rushed forward to grab Wen Zuo's arm. "Be rational! Don't forget that monster from earlier."
Wen Zuo hesitated for a moment, and instead of going to Mo Shuwan's side immediately, he took out paper and pen.
—She is real.
"How can you be so sure!" Liu Dongcheng remained unmoved, pulling Wen Zuo back a few steps.
Wen Zuo pointed to his face, and Liu Dongcheng suddenly turned to look at Mo Shuwan. He saw that her face was dirty, unlike the pale face of the monster just now. Her fair and clean face was completely illogical, but this alone could not completely confirm that it was real.
Mo Shuwan also sensed something was wrong from their reactions. Not wanting to waste time, she said, "Your name is Liu Dongcheng. We first met on the bus. You separated from us on the first day. The second time we met, you were chased by a dinosaur because you had an egg."
Seeing that Liu Dongcheng's expression softened, Mo Shuwan immediately said, "Hurry up, they are in danger, don't waste time."
Liu Dongcheng pondered for a moment, then released Wen Zuo's hand and walked over with her.
The two were lifted up by the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine and placed next to Mo Shuwan. They were almost thrown off by the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine as soon as they were settled.
Mo Shuwan pulled Liu Dongcheng, tightening her grip on his wrist slightly, and said in a sinister tone, "You're quite cautious, but now... you're still in my hands."
Liu Dongcheng was so startled that he was about to retaliate, but Wen Zuo, who was prepared, raised his hand to block him. Mo Shuwan, who had just frightened people, calmly withdrew her hand and quickly changed the subject, "The Bloodthirsty Demon Vine only thought of taking me away because it sensed the danger. I guess it took me away because it has tasted the sweetness of not having to hunt for itself these days."
Wen Zuo nodded in agreement. All living things in this world are highly sensitive to danger.
Liu Dongcheng: "..." Damn it.
"What was going on with you guys just now? Why did you think I was fake?"
They were being carried by the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine, and the bumpy ride made it difficult for Wen Zuo to write. Liu Dongcheng, speechless, was forced to join the conversation and briefly recounted what had just happened. His narration was hardly commendable, but it was enough to get the gist of it.
Mo Shuwan pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "Do you remember that passenger who disappeared last time?"
Wen Zuo and Liu Dongcheng certainly hadn't forgotten. As soon as Mo Shuwan mentioned them, they immediately remembered, "You mean, the monster we just encountered was the one that caused all this trouble last time?"
“You saw it turn into me with your own eyes, right? Not only did it turn into me, but even the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine was copied. Although you immediately noticed something was wrong, that night, no matter how well it disguised itself, as long as it maintained its human form and stayed there, the passengers wouldn’t have noticed.”
“After the incident, we carefully observed the surrounding situation. The drag marks disappeared within three meters at most. At the time, we couldn’t understand it at all, but now I think it didn’t disappear, but was dragged underground.”
"You've overlooked one point: it can transform into both you and the Bloodthirsty Vine at the same time, which means it can transform into at least two people. Since everyone was crowded together that day, why did it only attack one person?"
Mo Shuwan paused, not because she was stumped by Liu Dongcheng's question, but because she remembered the conversation she had overheard before she lost consciousness after the world's upheaval that day.
'If you didn't lose your temper, the world wouldn't be the way it is.'
Thinking back to the constant notifications of side quests on her phone, Mo Shuwan smiled. "Perhaps it was just limited in its abilities back then, only able to attack one person. After that incident, its strength should have increased."
Liu Dongcheng glanced at Mo Shuwan but didn't say anything. After all, she had already given her analysis, and he agreed with it. As for Wen Zuo, he did have a lot to say, but it was inconvenient to write now, so he could only watch Liu Dongcheng and Mo Shuwan interact pitifully.
My stomach feels a little sore, and my mouth tastes a bit sour...
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