Slayer of Gods: I lied; I became the agent of the Nine Gods.

Li Deyang emerged from behind the thick tree trunk, looking at the group of teenagers with a slightly complicated expression.

"What are you..."

Lu Yu swiftly lowered his knife and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Li Deyang:

"Junior Lu Yu greets Senior Night Watchman."

After she finished speaking, she pointed to the people around her:

“They are all my friends.”

Lin Qiye nodded, and then the boys introduced themselves one by one.

"Old Fish, how do you think Lu Yu knew it was a Night's Watchman?"

Baili Tuming moved closer to An Qingyu and asked in a low voice.

"...He carried the Star Blade, his footsteps were steady and powerful, and the way he instinctively gripped the blade was a habit honed through military training; you could tell if you were looking."

An Qingyu was somewhat exasperated by Baili Tuming's overly familiar manner, but she did not reject the nickname.

"However, this watchman has been following us all the way. He should have noticed Lu Yu's situation long ago, but he only exposed it now..."

He looked at Li Deyang thoughtfully, a dark glint flashing in his eyes.

“You are not a group that releases wild animals.”

Li Deyang walked up to the group and finally saw Lu Yu and Lin Qiye's faces clearly.

Young and vibrant, they are a unique and lively presence in this dreary forest.

"I'm sorry, due to special circumstances, we are unable to..."

Contact the local night watchman.

Just as Lin Qiye was about to explain, Lu Yu patted his shoulder speechlessly, interrupting him from what he was about to say:

"Senior, you've really misunderstood us,"

She caught the Di Ting that jumped down from Lin Qiye's head and held it up in front of Li Deyang.

"You see, we are indeed here to release animals; these are genuine wild animals."

In a corner where Li Deyang couldn't see, Lu Yu gently squeezed the paw of the "little wolf" in her hand.

The sensible "little wolf" opened its mouth with heavy heart, enduring the humiliation, and a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz escaped from its throat—

"Meow~"

Li Deyang: "..."

Lin Qiye and the others: "..."

Lu Yu's eyes widened: "It's a wolf howling!"

"...Meow~"

Di Ting silently changed his words, and the expressions on the faces of the others looked as if they had been struck by lightning.

"Weren't you quite noisy on the road? Why aren't you barking anymore?"

"Is that how you call a wolf?"

"You should yell 'Awoo!' Wolves aren't felines!"

Seeing that Lu Yu was about to continue arguing with a "little wolf," Li Deyang had no choice but to stop the farce:

"Alright, no need to explain anymore!"

The wariness in his eyes lessened slightly, but his attitude remained firm: "I advise you to go back and not go any further."

He had seen most of the process of these people dealing with the ants from a distance, so he knew that these young people were not weak, and that each of them was holding back.

But whether there was danger in the primeval forest at night was something none of them could predict.

"And this guy, he's clearly a dog, so don't force him to howl like a wolf."

It's like the kind of pet dog that Tingting keeps saying she wants to have, I think it's called... a husky, right?... black and white, and according to Tingting, it's a gentle breed...

But this dog's wolf howl was so badly imitated that it almost looked like a cat...

Di Ting was already unwilling to lower itself and pretend to be a timid wolf, and now, after hearing Li Deyang's words and hearing that deafening inner voice, it became even angrier, completely forgetting Lu Yu's instructions, and spoke in human language:

"You're the dog! I'm a divine beast! A divine beast! Don't you know what a divine beast is?"

A dog? How could the mighty Di Ting possibly be the kind of animal that wags its tail and begs for food from humans, guarding the gate and yard every day?

Li Deyang staggered back several steps, staring at the talking little animal in front of him, unable to utter a complete sentence: "It's...it's become a spirit..."

Lu Yu sighed, "Di Ting, can you be a little more reliable?"

"...I should have known..."

Lin Qiye covered his face, really wanting to pretend he didn't recognize the divine beast, but since things had come to this, he had no choice but to hold back: "Senior, I'm so sorry..."

Suddenly, Lu Yu stopped Lin Qiye's actions, flashed to Li Deyang's side, grabbed his shoulder with one hand, and before Li Deyang could react, led him to the center of a circle of boys.

"Seven nights... looking south."

The girl's reminder rang out, and the group looked in that direction, their flashlight beams sweeping across the area.

At this moment, thanks to the presence of the Migu tree branches, most of the gray fog in this area had dissipated, but it was still somewhat difficult to see through the dense foliage in the tangled forest.

However, when they arrived at that area, for some reason, there wasn't a single living plant in sight, only a dilapidated gray-white wall.

As the lights converged, a flat human face looked in their direction.

The face had no normal features, only three empty holes that symbolized eyes and a mouth. There was no white in the eyes, and the dark pupils stared straight ahead, as if trying to suck in one's soul, which made the group of people shudder.

This is clearly not a person, but a standing paper figure.

"W-Why are there walls suddenly in this forest...?"

Baili Tuming swallowed hard and subconsciously grabbed the sleeve of An Qingyu, who was closest to him.

An Qingyu resisted the urge to pull back, suppressed her curiosity, and a gray glint flashed in her eyes: "You were drawn here, weren't you..."

"Since this place is home to the legendary City of Rebirth, it's not surprising that there are related elements here."

Knowing that Fengdu existed here, Baili Tuming had long been prepared to encounter supernatural events, but thinking about it was one thing, but who wouldn't be terrified if they actually saw it...

and……

"Old Yu, put down that scalpel... the paper figure can't withstand this cut..."

Fatty loosened his grip slightly and moved closer to Cao Yuan, who felt safest at that moment.

"Cao Yuan, don't you often chant scriptures? Why don't you give it a try?"

Professional matters should be left to professionals.

Baili Tuming firmly believed that his decision was absolutely correct.

Cao Yuan: No, I only know how to perform physical exorcisms...

"Gone."

Lin Qiye's voice brought the others back to their senses, leaving only Li Deyang standing there like a fool.

He seemed still dazed, as if he hadn't recovered from the sudden closeness of Lu Yu and the teleportation that brought him there.

"Senior, why don't you eat something to calm your nerves?"

Lu Yu took out a piece of chocolate and handed it to Li Deyang.

The man instinctively caught it, the chocolate clutched in his palm. He then snapped out of his daze: "You're all Night's Watchmen, aren't you...?"

Lu Yu nodded, but added the next second before Li Deyang could speak: "...But even if you search for our numbers within the Night Watch now, you won't find us."