Hill nodded in agreement after hearing Duan Chen's words.
She stared with her big eyes like a doll.
"If that's the case, then alright."
No one knew what Hill had done, only seeing Monsalia beside her clutch her forehead in pain.
Yuan Yuan instinctively tensed.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Could it be a mental attack?"
"No."
Hill had already recovered, a bright smile on her face as she explained.
"Are you worried about Sally?"
"If that's what you want to ask, then you can think of it as the signal relay station receiving a massive amount of information and being temporarily unable to process it, causing a load phenomenon."
Load phenomenon.
Yuan Yuan struggled to ponder these words.
He found it difficult to connect a person with a signal station that experienced complex phenomena.
But he had to admit that his impressions were shattered today.
They were about to leave soon.
Yuan Yuan finally couldn't help but ask.
"But no matter how you look at it, Miss Monsalia seems to be an ordinary person, doesn't she? Why turn her into..."
Yuan Yuan didn't have the courage to say the rest.
It seemed cruel.
That's what he thought.
But it sounded as if he were criticizing his teammate.
He felt uneasy.
Yet, he couldn't bear the pain happening before his eyes.
He pursed his lips slightly.
Hill, however, tilted her head in confusion.
Her gaze revealed a clear, genuine puzzlement.
"Yes."
"I mentioned it before, whether it's me or Monsalia... we're all just ordinary people."
"But who says what ordinary people should do?"
Hill's question left Yuan Yuan speechless.
Duan Chen watched coldly from the side.
At this moment, a muffled chuckle suddenly echoed in his mind.
He keenly recognized it as Melbourne's voice.
Duan Chen's first reaction was vigilance.
But he didn't show it, his expression subtly shifting into a smile as he asked.
"Mr. Melbourne, what are you laughing about?"
He kept this question in his heart.
Melbourne also responded in his mind, complying with Duan Chen's wishes.
"I just find it exceptionally amusing."
"Who created such a monster in this form?"
"To make such a monster deeply believe they are just an ordinary person from the bottom of their heart, what a twisted psyche!"
Melbourne's words revealed some information, yet he didn't elaborate.
Duan Chen could only commit the useful bits of information to memory for now.
He didn't have much time to criticize or correct his teammates.
They were all adults; adults were only responsible for themselves.
And thanks to Hill's actions, which Yuan Yuan found questionable in terms of human rights, Duan Chen sensed a fluctuation around him within just two days.
They hadn't moved at all for these two days, patiently waiting in place.
Upon sensing strange movements around him, Duan Chen opened his eyes almost instantly and sprang up.
Jun Ci was only a step behind him.
Then came.
Qin Nanyuan.
Yuan Yuan.
Yuan Qingqing.
Each person's combat readiness differed.
By the time they were all on guard and in a clear state of combat, Hill had recovered and tilted her head, looking at them with incomprehension at their preparedness.
She seemed to lack combat readiness.
Duan Chen paid little attention to Hill.
His voice was low as he cautiously warned.
"Be careful, if I'm not mistaken, a big one is coming."
Jun Ci nodded solemnly.
"You're right, I feel the same way."
The others felt the same.
In their tension and vigilance, only two to three seconds passed.
They saw the space before them suddenly tear open, and a giant claw extended from the opening.
It was a claw forged from iron.
The moment Duan Chen saw the claw, a thought flashed through his mind.
"If I got scratched by that, I'd probably get tetanus, wouldn't I?"
He shook his head, dismissing the useless thought.
Everyone grew more tense and wary.
Then they heard Hill's excited cry.
"It's finally here!"
What was finally here?
They hadn't had time to react.
The claw had already torn through the entire space and walked out from within.
No, that wasn't right.
The first to jump out was a cat.
The cat walked with slow steps, its small body swaying, its long tail flicking in the air, looking exceptionally soft.
Its body was soft and snow-white, exuding an ethereal aura like a fallen fairy in this bizarre place.
However, no one found the cat cute.
Because this cat.
Had no head.
No, that wasn't quite right.
To be precise, it didn't have a cat's head; instead, where a cat's head should be, was a young man's head.
The man grinned, his head directly affixed to the cat's body.
And as he jumped out, he was still chattering.
"Finally found you! Why haven't you been sending us messages, Little Hill!"
"Why are there so many people? Did Little Hill find new teammates?"
"How mean, how could you leave us behind."
Behind the cat walked the owner of the claw.
It was a scarecrow.
Its body was almost entirely filled with straw.
The scarecrow had two pairs of hands that were entirely made of claws, yet its head looked remarkably human-like.
It wasn't a human head,
but it gleamed with human intelligence.
Behind them.
First emerged a long leg.
This long leg was delicate and snow-white.
Just looking at it could stir up imaginations.
Then came the other long leg.
The two long legs could certainly be described as "leg goals" – slender, white, and long. They were clad in a maid outfit that just covered the thighs but not the knees.
Further up, there was a bountiful chest and a slender waist that could be easily held.
Before the person emerged, a voice preceded her.
"Finally found Miss."
The voice was pleasant and melodious.
A pure "older sister" tone that made one's ears tingle.
However.
As she fully emerged, the space closed.
That beautiful, doll-like face...
was a dog's head.