Old Master, have you ever been beaten by a Pokémon?

"M~ Master, do you want to see the information I found recently? These are all about those mysterious monsters!" I saw a small and cute Rotom excitedly controlling the Bluebird drone clone, jumping lightly in front of Liu Tianci.

Hearing Rotom's words, Liu Tianci, who was lazily lying on the sofa, suddenly sat up, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes: "You actually have a new discovery?"

You know, he had already carefully studied the relevant information he got from Wang Dong last time. Although the content of that information was not too much, most of it was just a simple introduction to the monster named Baiyaki, plus some intermittent and incomplete passages.

Even with the help of translation software on his mobile phone, Liu Tianci could only barely understand part of it. As for those difficult to understand parts, he still felt confused.

"Mmm~ That's right, Master! But this time it's not ordinary, it's no longer just text and pictures, but a precious video! It is said that it was accidentally shot by a brave cameraman while adventuring in the wild.

However... because the situation was quite urgent at the time, the video is a bit blurry. Hehe, as for me, it took me a lot of effort to find its trace in the mysterious black network of the Federation..." Having said this, Rotom suddenly paused, as if he was observing Liu Tianci's reaction.

Sure enough, Liu Tianci's attention was instantly attracted, especially when he heard the unfamiliar word "black network", he couldn't help but ask: "Wait, Rotom, what do you mean by 'black network'?"

At this moment, he was full of doubts and eager to find out what unknown secrets were hidden behind this word he had never heard of.

"Well... the so-called dark web is actually like a mysterious shadow, quietly hiding behind the ordinary networks we come into contact with on a daily basis. It is filled with a lot of things that cannot be seen in the light, such as those underworld transactions that are strictly prohibited by the current government.

Moreover, if you look carefully at some related forums, you can often find similar information being posted. Of course, this is only a small part of it! This video is what I spent a lot of effort to find, hehe~"

Liu Tianci frowned slightly and thought for a moment before saying, "From this point of view, this thing is probably similar to the dark web that exists in my world, right?"

"Another strange thing is that compared to the past, there have been a lot more reports of monster sightings in these forums recently."

The video slowly began to play, and the first thing that came into view was a large lush forest. In the upper right corner of the screen, a series of numbers were clearly displayed - 17:21 and the date July 7. According to the season, it should be the evening of the end of summer.

Although there was still some time before the true night fell, the sky was gradually shrouded in shadows, and the sky took on a depressing, dark and gloomy color.

A thin layer of mist seemed to rise between the woods. At first, it was only vaguely diffused. However, since the middle of the video, the mist has become thicker and thicker, like a mysterious veil quietly covering the entire woods.

At this moment, one can clearly hear the crisp sounds of fallen leaves being trampled and broken on the ground. There is no doubt that these sounds were caused by the person recording the video walking.

"Haha, we are so lucky today! The footage was collected so smoothly this time. Look at the mist in the forest at dusk, it is so artistic! I think such a video will definitely be a good choice for a photography competition!"

There was a burst of excited voices coming from outside the video, the content of which clearly showed the original intention of shooting this video - just to participate in a photography competition.

"That's true. But to be honest, why does this woodland look so... gloomy at this time of year? The atmosphere feels weird." Another person's voice was heard immediately afterwards, and it sounded as if more than one person was responsible for the filming this time.

Suddenly, a strange "swish" sound broke the original silence. Liu Tianci looked closely and found that a small area of ​​the grass in the video screen was shaking obviously.

"Oh, what's that sound?" In such a weird atmosphere, the sudden sound obviously scared one of them, and his tone revealed an unconcealable nervousness.

"This is a protected forest park! It's normal to see some wild rabbits and squirrels. Don't be so nervous, okay? Haven't you ever seen a horror movie? If there are sounds, it means it's nothing serious. If there is no movement around, then there is really a problem!"

Even though they said so lightly to comfort their companion, in fact, they couldn't help but murmur in their hearts. After looking at each other involuntarily, they fell into silence for nearly 10 seconds at the same time.

As if to confirm what he had just said, in this unnervingly quiet woodland, the subtle sounds that had been heard from time to time suddenly stopped, and the surroundings suddenly became silent.

Only a thin layer of mist remained, still slowly approaching the cameras in their hands...

"How's the filming going? Should we leave now?" one of them asked.

Another person responded: "Yeah, it's OK, it should be enough. I'll pack my things first."

At this time, there was a noisy sound of tidying up things in the background. Then, the originally fixed camera began to shake slightly, as if it was about to be turned off. But in these last few seconds, something unexpected happened - a small black shadow suddenly appeared at the top of the tree canopy!

The video ends abruptly.

"I seem to see a black shadow, but it's too blurry. Can you find a way to zoom in?" Liu Tianci stared at the screen tightly, not daring to blink, with an extremely focused expression. Unfortunately, due to the limitation of the focal length of the camera itself, the image above the tree canopy was difficult to see clearly.

"Mmm... Of course it's okay. Please wait a moment." Rotom responded quickly. It quickly reopened the video and paused the progress bar at the last few seconds.

Then, it skillfully used the area magnification function in the player and kept trying to gradually enlarge the image. However, the result was contrary to its expectations. As the image continued to grow, the picture became more and more blurred.

In the end, the entire screen almost completely turned into an abstract pattern made up of a bunch of colorful small squares, making it impossible to tell what the original scene looked like.