Perhaps it was the surge of the dead rat demon's essence in the cage that unsettled the fireflies;
Or perhaps it was the hunting of the flying centipede inside the box that threatened the fireflies;
The light shed by the Dragonblood Vine started to flicker unpredictably, resembling the light of an unstable voltage bulb.
This caused some issues for Xin Fat Man, who was observing the dead rat demon.
Of course, these light fluctuations didn't prevent him from determining the cause of the rat demon's death.
"The brain matter is gone," he said, wearing deer-skin gloves, one hand gripping a long-handled knife, the other holding a pair of tweezers, flipping through the limp scalp of the rat demon, and looked up at his companions.
Xiao Xiao nodded silently: "Indeed, it's as the rumors stated."
Zheng Qing tried to get a closer look and saw the empty skull of the rat.