"Neye, we're already behind schedule. The only way to reach Manshui Village is to travel at night!"

"Don't forget what's following us. Camping at night? That's no different from courting death! Even without the Gravity Ghost, camping is too conspicuous! It could attract other spirits at any moment!"

"We have to be fast, faster! We have to reach a human village before the Gravity Ghost emerges from the Gravity Flower. Only then can we truly escape danger and avoid the Gravity Ghost's pursuit!"

"Otherwise, everyone in the team, including me, will be doomed!"

Doctor An's suggestion was reasonable. Fang Yue looked at the blood hunter.

"Doctor An is right, but you're overlooking the actual situation."

"Look around carefully. Everyone in the team, including the escort members, is exhausted. It's written all over their faces."

"I also hope we can rush to Manshui Village directly."

"But it's impossible. Not to mention the villagers, they've already spent a lot of energy going through the previous life-or-death crisis. They can't withstand such a non-stop journey, not even the escort members."

"If we don't camp and rest at night, we'll have to rest during the day. We must find time to rest, or else someone will be unable to walk before we reach Manshui Village..."

Before the blood hunter could finish, Doctor An said coldly, "Then let them die! We're not their nannies. I'll say it again, those who dare to venture into the wild must be prepared to lose their lives at any time. If they're not prepared, what are they doing out here, sightseeing?!"

The blood hunter calmly said, "People's physical strength isn't determined by preparedness..."

"Then it's their fate! No one can save them. We either die with them, or we save ourselves. There are only these two options! Let me make it clear, I'm not going to die with you! And I can tell you, your escort team is the one with the worst safety awareness I've ever seen in the wild!"

With that, Doctor An waved his hand and walked forward in a huff, not wanting to discuss it with them anymore.

The blood hunter spread his hands at Fang Yue.

"In a sense, I support Doctor An's idea, but Guyue Village is my hometown after all. There are many people in the village that I don't like, but they are still familiar faces. I can't bring myself to abandon them so cruelly."

Fang Yue sighed. If Lin Ling were leading the team, the team would never have been put in such a situation. She would have been more decisive.

But Fang Yue had no experience in this area and really didn't know what to do.

Just as Fang Yue was thinking this, Doctor An, who had just walked ahead, suddenly shouted sternly.

"Everyone retreat immediately!!"

The people in the team were stunned, stopping in their tracks, discussing and hesitating whether to retreat.

"Retreat! Don't you understand me! Retreat!!"

Doctor An shouted and retreated violently, soon meeting the astonished Fang Yue.

"What's going on?"

"The Gravity Flower has appeared! Right ahead! The first wave of gravity circles is about to close! Its closing speed is even faster!"

What?!

Fang Yue's pupils shrank, and he shouted orders while retreating.

"Listen to Doctor An, retreat! Retreat! It's the gravity circle!"

Only when Fang Yue spoke did the team retreat in confusion.

Although Fang Yue tried his best to command, he couldn't do as well as Luo Xin in commanding, making the team retreat in an orderly manner.

Fortunately, with the assistance of the other three vice-captains, all the personnel finally retreated out of range before the gravity circle closed.

In fact, it was just luck that Doctor An discovered the Gravity Flower that had just emerged from the ground at the first moment and took action immediately. Otherwise, if they had reacted slower, at least a few people would have died.

The two ditches closed, and the gravity circle formed.

Boom!!

The ground within the circle sank a little, like a mild earthquake. The fruits on some trees within the range fell vertically and were crushed into powder, like corpses.

Doctor An's face was grim.

"Its closing speed has become faster, the range is wider, and... the power is stronger!"

Fang Yue also saw it and frowned.

"Why is this happening?"

Doctor An looked up at the sun in the sky.

"I'm afraid... it's related to the time of day."

At this moment, the time had passed noon, and it was probably two or three o'clock in the afternoon, getting closer and closer to the time of nightfall.

"Neye, since we're going to travel at night anyway, why don't we divide the team into smaller groups now..."

"No, let's wait a little longer! We haven't tested our previous method yet!"

Previously, Fang Yue and the others had proposed a method of mixing [Giant Head Bloodhound] and Soul-scattering Incense to confuse the Gravity Flower's perception and avoid being pursued.

If all went well, there would be room for discussion whether to travel at night or camp.

Doctor An hesitated for a moment and nodded. "Okay."

Directing the team to change direction, Fang Yue led the people to walk towards the village road in advance.

After leaving the range of the Gravity Flower for a while, Fang Yue let the blood hunter and Doctor An take action.

Pink Pee and Soul-scattering Incense were arranged, and the team continued on its way.

"If the Gravity Flower still chases after us this time, we'll have to act according to my method," Doctor An said seriously.

"Yes, if this method doesn't work... we'll split up and meet again in Manshui Village."

When Fang Yue said this, he was tantamount to agreeing with Doctor An's method, and Doctor An's mood improved a little.

About half an hour later, the place had become filled with thick fog, and a black flower then emerged from the ground, blooming quietly.

Shallow lines outlined a circle, and the gravity circle descended!

Gravity!!

The ground trembled slightly, and a flock of small birds flying through the sky instantly fell vertically. Under the heavy pressure, they were directly turned into a pool of flesh and blood.

But the Gravity Flower seemed to be sensing something, swaying left and right with the breeze, staying for a while.

Suddenly, it seemed to be alarmed by something and plunged into the ground.

When it reappeared, it was already deep in the forest—in the same general direction as Fang Yue's team, which was eastward, but the angle was very different.

And not long after the Gravity Flower disappeared into the ground, in the foggy area affected by the gravity circle, the flesh and blood corpses of the birds on the ground were trampled with cloven hoof prints, spreading forward, in the exact direction that Fang Yue and the others had left!

In terms of searching for the enemy, the Sheep Illusion Ghost seemed to be better than the Gravity Flower!

…

Village road.

"We're back!"

"We're back on the village road!"

"Great! We're safe!"

Safe was not exactly the word, but they did breathe a slight sigh of relief.

It was as if the guillotine that had been hanging over their heads had moved away a little, no longer so pressing.

Listening to the cheers and celebrations that rang out in the team, Fang Yue did not try to dampen their spirits.

He looked at Doctor An and the blood hunter, and said with some excitement.

"What do you think?"

Doctor An and the blood hunter exchanged glances, their expressions slightly excited.

"It should be successful! According to the previous frequency of the Gravity Flower's appearance, we should have been caught up long ago, but we haven't seen it emerge yet..."