Within the secret realm, Shen Shiqi also walked alone. Yet ever since entering this place, he had sensed the lurking dangers here. Therefore, even he dared not let his guard down.
"Not a single soul encountered? Where could everyone be?" He felt a slight surprise at this strange situation—not meeting a single person in the two days since entering.
Glancing around, he took out the communication jade and tried again. The previously silent jade finally responded.
Seeing this, he first attempted to contact the others. He discovered that while he could reach some, others were already unreachable.
As he bent over, holding the communication jade to inquire about others' situations, he failed to notice the branches of the large tree behind him silently shifting. In that instant, they transformed like a vine, suddenly whipping toward him with a sharp whoosh.
