Moonlight, gentle as water, showered upon the treetops, cloaking them in a silver veil. In the dense foliage, countless bizarre birds perched on the branches, forming a dark, dense mass, like demons from Hell. The eyes of each bird shone with a piercing chill the size of soybeans, sending shivers down one's spine. Their bodies swayed with the branches, each the size of a hen.
"What on earth are these things?" Luo Zheng was terrified, motionless as he witnessed the strange scene, forgetting his prior panic. His muscles tensed up as though they were no longer heeding his commands. The hand gripping Tiger Teeth showed bulging veins, resembling creeping earthworms, and his palm was slick with cold sweat.
After observing for a while, Luo Zheng realized that these creatures weren't moving or showing any intent to attack, which allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief. Once he cald down, his observations grew sharper, and he noticed the creatures resembled bats—except, were there really bats this large? Luo Zheng had never seen any, but he knew bats could be aggressive. Not wanting to provoke them, he watched vigilantly for so ti, the dense swarm of bats seemingly endless.
Glancing at his atomic watch, it was already four in the morning, not far from daybreak. If he didn't run now, it would be too late. Luo Zheng climbed from the top of the tree to the middle, grabbed a vine, and swung forward, eventually reaching the forest's edge without realizing it. The deep forest was too frightening, and Luo Zheng dared not venture further inside.
Outside the forest, there was an abundance of underbrush and fires burning one after another, with people patrolling from ti to ti. Escaping unnoticed would be exceedingly difficult. Luo Zheng observed for a while, noting the enemy's tight defense with no gaps to exploit. Swinging by vines to the other side, he found the security just as tight. There was no way out other than deeper into the forest.
The deep forest was too dangerous for Luo Zheng to risk entering. He slowly swung back to the edge of the forest and concealed himself on a big tree. After carefully surveying for a while, he identified a position as the breakthrough point. If need be, he'd have to force his way through. However, with the sky still dark and the path unclear, charging out blindly was too perilous.
"Must I really wait for daylight?" Luo Zheng kept a vigilant watch ahead as he pondered over strategies for escape. He only had a pistol, Tiger Teeth, and a captured Japanese sword; his weapons were limited. Instinctively, he touched his waist. His belt was still there, along with a hundred iron nails, which bolstered his confidence sowhat. Resolute, he decided not to wait any longer. Daylight could be advantageous, but there were also drawbacks, and in this case, the drawbacks outweighed the benefits.
Luo Zheng slowly descended from the tree. When he landed, his foot knocked against a stone, nearly spraining his ankle. He looked down, an idea sparking in his mind. Picking up the stone and weighing it in his hand, Luo Zheng found it suitably heavy. He took a few steps forward and hurled the stone viciously toward the treetops.
The stone hit a bat in the canopy, startling it into a screech. The other bats instantly awoke, dropping from the branches with strange cries as they scattered in all directions. The scene of thousands of panicked bats was terrifying. Flying aimlessly like headless flies, they grouped together, dispersing in clusters—many ascending skyward, but even more flying chaotically around the forest.
The sudden disturbance also frightened the Turul ard faction guarding the area, making them think sothing was happening. So, in panic, fired at the approaching bats, adding to the chaos. The frightened bats scattered in every direction, and even more bats, drawn by the noise, converged on the scene in a dark, oppressive wave.
Filled with fear and wariness of the Devil Forest, the Turul ard faction had no idea what was happening. They heard only the bizarre cries and saw odd shapes flying towards them, thinking devils had appeared. In their panic, they opened fire, which enraged the bats. The cries of bats and people echoed through the forest, shattering its tranquility and turning the scene into one of horror.
In their panic, the ard faction fired their guns, killing several bats and further inciting them to attack. The darkness belonged to the bats, and the sound of gunfire and shouting were like beacons guiding them. Countless bats descended upon them, and the ard faction was terrified, quickly retreating.
People in the forest revered nature, and when Turul saw this scene, he too panicked, thinking he had disturbed the devils of the Devil Forest. He was about to command everyone to fall back into a defensive position when a short Japanese soldier ran over, urgently saying, "Get everyone to lie down and don't move, be careful that bastard takes the chance to slip away."
Turul shouted angrily, "These are the devils of the Devil Forest, we can't provoke them, retreat, or else no one will survive."
"They're just bats, as long as we don't move, they won't find us," the short Japanese soldier said coldly.
"Bats?" Turul was shocked, he looked closely, and they did indeed resemble bats, except much larger than he could comprehend. He yelled, "Bats are the embodint of evil, the ssengers of the devil, we must not provoke them."
"Do as I say, or no one will survive," the short Japanese soldier snapped coldly, wishing he could split Turul in two.
Grinding his teeth, Turul knew there was no escape, so he quickly yelled in the local dialect, "Cease fire, everybody get down, don't talk, even if we get bitten to death don't move, they're just bats, we'll be fine."
On hearing this, everyone dead dropped and hid, daring not to move anymore. A tall Reincarnation Killer walked up to Turul and whispered, "Quick, get everyone to get as close to the bonfire as possible, bats are afraid of fire."
Aware that the bats were flying chaotically in the air without attacking those who kept still, Turul felt slightly relieved. He quickly shouted a few commands in the local dialect, and upon hearing them, everyone rushed to the bonfire, watching the erratically flying bats with vigilance, none daring to move. Those who couldn't avoid in ti were grabbed and torn by the bats, fell to the ground, and tumbled around. So people went over to help, catching the bats and throwing them away, dragging the victims to the bonfire.
In the woods, Luo Zheng watched this scene with a grave expression, not expecting these people to remain calm after being attacked by bats. It seed his chance to create chaos and escape was slim. What to do now? Should he traverse the dark depths of the forest? However, just the thought of the forest's horrors made Luo Zheng's scalp tingle, and he quickly dismissed the idea.
Just then, Luo Zheng noticed sothing abnormal with the ard forces. The bats were still fluttering all over the sky, showing no sign of leaving, and the ard forces were hiding by the bonfire without being attacked by the bats. Yet so people began to act frenzied. Luo Zheng saw an ard man suddenly raise his gun and wildly start firing into the sky, shouting and screaming in an agitated state.
Following that, Luo Zheng saw more people firing at the bats, completely out of control. While he was still in shock, Luo Zheng saw an ard man suddenly fall backward, his gun still firing, the bullets hitting all around, causing pandemonium as countless people left the bonfire and ran in all directions.
At that mont, the predatory bats in the sky fiercely swooped down at the ard individuals who had left the safety of the bonfire, and screams of agony rose once more. Luo Zheng looked on, dumbfounded, at the turn of events, completely bewildered. What was happening? Were they engaging in a deadly free-for-all?
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