Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

Just after the Demon Kingdom's army commander, Brad, fled, the Demon Kingdom's army also received orders to retreat. This significantly reduced the pressure on the garrisons of the besieged cities surrounding Huaijing. Even though they didn't know what had happened, the enemy's retreat was still good news. Meanwhile, the troops Qin Meng sent to meet his scouts hadn't gone far when they encountered the scouts rushing towards Huaijing.

They dared not delay. Seeing their scouts exhausted, they quickly ordered someone to take them on horseback ahead back to headquarters. Upon arriving at headquarters, Qin Meng looked at his subordinates, their armor tattered and their clothes ragged. Though he felt a pang of pity, the situation was urgent, and the intelligence they possessed was crucial. Therefore, without giving them time to rest, he asked directly, "What exactly happened in the Lingluo Great Forest?"

The scout was still panting heavily. He gasped, "M-Master...the ferocious beasts...the ferocious beasts have rampaged..."

"I know that! Tell me what I don't know!" Qin Meng interrupted and said urgently.

Another scout, who was in slightly better condition, picked up where his companion left off and said, "Sir, after we arrived at the Great Forest, we secretly tracked the enemy until we reached its depths. Everything was fine until suddenly we heard a trembling sound ahead, but we couldn't see what was happening because of the trees. When we finally could see, we saw countless ferocious beasts surging out from all directions, and the demon army was driven out by the beasts."

"Get to the point!!!" Qin Meng was practically frantic; he could have guessed all of this.

"Uh, yes." The scout shuddered and continued, "We also ran back. On the way, some ferocious beasts even overtook us. Behind the beast horde, large swathes of trees fell and quickly rotted. The rotting seemed to spread rapidly. One tree after another in the forest rotted and fell. I saw with my own eyes that after the beasts behind us were surrounded by rotting trees, their bodies soon began to fester and turn into skeletons. After that, we don't know what happened."

After hearing what the scout had to say, Qin Meng, though unsure of what they meant by "rottenness," knew the situation was urgent and immediately went to the palace to meet Chu Jingwu, recounting all the information he had gathered.

"Rotting? And it's happening very fast?" Chu Jingwu was confused after hearing what Qin Meng said. Yang Chaoxiu and Nangong Xiangwen, who were standing next to him, were also puzzled and didn't know what this rotting was. But Yang Chaoxiu still tried to guess: "Your Majesty, could it be that the Demon Kingdom broke some taboo in the forest, or dug up something that caused this disaster?"

Chu Jingwu ignored him, only muttering repeatedly, "Rotten? The Spiritfall Great Forest, the trees, deep within?"

Seeing Chu Jingwu's state, the three stopped talking and stood quietly to the side, waiting. After a while, Chu Jingwu, who had been pacing back and forth, suddenly stopped and whispered in a voice almost only he could hear, "There are those kinds of stones in the forest!"

Even though his voice was very soft, the shocking conclusion he reached still made him gasp in surprise. Yang Chaoxiu, who was closest to him, asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, what stone?"

Ignoring Yang Chaoxiu, Chu Jingwu changed his previous worried mood, slammed his hand on the table, and said firmly, "Listen to the decree!" Upon hearing the decree, Yang Chaoxiu and the other two knelt down and awaited the order.

Chu Jingwu ordered: "Qin Meng, you immediately reorganize the remaining imperial troops and pursue the demon army until you recover the lost territory. Do not ask why. You have full authority to make all decisions during the pursuit and are not allowed to report to the authorities! Yang Chaoxiu, you immediately begin to organize the officials who have fled to Huaijing to prepare to take over the lost territory, rebuild towns, pacify the people, and provide the military with the necessary provisions. You have full authority to make all expenditures and are also not allowed to report to the authorities!"

After giving Yang Chaoxiu and Qin Meng instructions, Chu Jingwu said to Nangong Xiangwen, "Nangong Xiangwen, you must immediately contact the other countries and tell them that my Tianyun Empire will soon invade the Demon Kingdom. Anyone who intends to divide the Demon Kingdom must bring their main force. Otherwise, the Demon Kingdom will be exclusively owned by my Tianyun Empire. If they do not agree, you need not say anything. If they agree, then you must demand that they bring their entire army."

Nangong Xiangwen was puzzled by this. Could the beast's madness be related to the current battle? He asked curiously, "Your Majesty, I don't understand why this decree was issued?"

"You don't need to ask any more questions. Just act according to my decree. Alright, you can all go now. You are not allowed to enter the palace for the time being. You can make all the decisions yourself." After saying this, Chu Jingwu flicked his sleeves and left quickly, leaving the three stunned people behind. Although they did not understand the reason, the decree had been issued. Although it seemed unreasonable, they believed that Chu Jingwu was not the kind of monarch who would easily abandon his country, so they carried out his orders.

Meanwhile, Su Yang and his three companions, who were playing along the shore of Weizhou Lake, also encountered a pack of ferocious beasts rushing from the depths of the forest. Fortunately, the four were on the lakeshore, and the beasts changed direction as soon as they saw the lake, thus passing by Su Yang and his companions.

This rare sight thrilled Tang Wan, who kept shouting, "Wow! So many ferocious beasts! What's wrong with them? Why are they all running in one place?"

The others were also puzzled. Even Lin Anlan, who had been adventuring for many years and had seen a lot, said she had never seen such a huge herd of ferocious beasts, especially one composed of many different kinds of beasts. The sharp-eyed Lin Anlan quickly noticed something was wrong and hurriedly said to the other three, "Something's not right!"

"What's wrong, Sister Anlan?"

"It's highly unusual that these ferocious beasts are both rivals and predators. Predators and prey shouldn't be in the same herd at the same time. There's only one possibility for this: something big has happened in the forest that terrifies these beasts."

She then turned to Su Yang and said urgently, "Su Yang, I think we should hurry up and escape, otherwise..." However, before she could finish speaking, Su Yang interrupted her, "It seems...it seems too late..."

After saying that, Su Yang suddenly turned around and looked behind him. He saw the trees in the forest falling down rapidly. At this moment, the detection radar reacted again. He looked and saw a purple color appear at the top of the radar. Then it spread downwards at an extremely fast speed. This was an elemental reaction that Su Yang had never seen before. The purple color was not individual points of light, but a continuous patch, as if purple paint was spreading from top to bottom on a white cloth, quickly staining the white cloth.

Su Yang looked up again and saw an ominous blackness rapidly spreading from the ground towards them. Without thinking, Su Yang turned around, stretched out his hands, and grabbed Huang Lewei and Tang Wan on either side around their waists. He shouted to Lin Anlan, "Fly quickly!"

Without hesitation, Lin Anlan and the other person immediately mobilized their elemental power, leaping into the air and flying rapidly forward. Just as they entered flight, the black tide caught up with them. If they had been any slower, they might have been engulfed by the black tide.

Although the two were flying at full speed, Su Yang, carrying the other two, was still slower than Lin Anlan. Lin Anlan, flying ahead, couldn't see Su Yang beside her. Looking back, she saw the black tide about to catch up with the three of them. Alarmed, she hurriedly shouted:

"Su Yang! Speed ​​up!"