By now, the answer was clear.
This place had long been under control.
And not by humans, but by a Strange Beast.
However, by the time Wei Dianyuan realized this, he had already been exposed.
The terrifying entity that had complete control over this place, much like Brother Octopus, had found his traces through the memories of the Wanderers he had assigned, and then had come knocking to take control of him.
From start to finish, neither of them had seen what the creature looked like, let alone figured out where it was.
So, Director Sa came here to call for reinforcements.
…
The version Director Sa told Eric had some "future plot" left out, making it seem as though the two were meticulous and good at deduction.
Therefore, what the latter told Huiyue was the same.
And so, the story became even more thrilling and filled with the grace of a battle of wits.
Huiyue was okay with it; she knew the skeletons from Heine had quite the reputation.
