God's Gift

When it broke through the fog and came to the front of the castle, everyone could see its appearance clearly.

The thing was five meters tall and covered in mud, so its true appearance could not be seen. Its big feet stepped on the swamp, crushing the wild flowers blooming in the swamp.

Because it was covered in swamp water when it came out of the ground, the mud on its body kept falling off as it moved.

Anthony quickly put out the still burning bonfire.

But he soon discovered that even when the bonfire went out, there were other lights flashing.

Anthony looked at the glowing Crocs on Yu Youyou's feet, his expression indescribable.

Just at this moment, Yu Youyou moved a little, and the sound of a duck appeared again in the silent air.

The monster stopped moving and slowly turned its head to look towards the forest.

Lu Keming grabbed Yu Youyou, quickly took off her shoes, and threw her into the dark forest behind.

When the monster finally turned its head towards the forest, the surroundings fell into darkness again, with only the moon, half covered by dark clouds, still emitting a hazy light.

The dark forest hid everyone's figures. The monster didn't see anything, turned around and continued walking towards the castle.

In the dim moonlight, the people standing at the intersection of the forest were unable to move forward or backward and could only watch the swamp monster move towards the castle.

At this time, Yu Youyou recovered from the shock of having her shoes thrown at her. She opened her mouth and was about to cry out "wow", but Lu Keming quickly covered her mouth, so she could only make a mumbling sound.

The monster had walked to the castle gate, raised his huge hand and knocked on the castle door.

"Boom...boom..."

Yu Youyou's attention was attracted. She stopped crying and looked curiously towards the monster.

The heavy and powerful sound rang out again and again in the silent night, waking up the birds in the trees, and they flew into the sky chirping.

The monster was not disturbed by the birds' chirping. It slowly moved its head back and continued knocking on the door.

The sounds were like soul-stirring, making everyone hold their breath.

Fang Ziang was sweating profusely, and his clothes were completely soaked by the sweat from his back.

When Yu Youyou saw the full appearance of the monster, she quickly lost interest. Her attention shifted and she remembered her shoes. She was about to continue crying when her mouth was covered again.

Lu Keming covered Yu Youyou's mouth with his hand to prevent her from making any more sound.

The monster knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no response from the castle, so it left the castle again, walked towards the swamp in the direction it came from, and slowly sank into the swamp.

Not until its dark silhouette disappeared in the moonlight did the people at the forest entrance breathe a sigh of relief.

"Is that why the note in the castle said we can't stay in the castle at night?" Fang Ziang took a deep breath. Fortunately, he didn't stay in there, otherwise he would have been dead long ago.

"Why are there so many inhuman things here?"

For a moment, most people began to feel sympathetic.

Lu Keming glanced in the direction the monster left and released his hand that was covering Yu Youyou's mouth.

Yu Youyou's face fell and she looked into the forest, scratching her hands, but it was pitch black and there was no trace of her shoes.

She turned her head, her eyes full of tears, and squatted barefoot at the edge of the swamp at the edge of the forest, wiping her tears alone.

Lu Keming stood aside, glanced at Yu Youyou with an unclear look, and did not say anything.

Ye Li didn't notice what happened to Yu Youyou. She was still thinking about the monster. She frowned and asked Shen Minghua, "If all of us face it, is there any hope?"

"There should be, but we don't understand the situation here now, nor do we know the strength of that thing. It's better not to collide with it rashly." Shen Minghua weighed the pros and cons in his mind and finally decided to act cautiously.

Anthony lit the bonfire again.

Everyone sat down.

"Is Andi a human?" Ye Li originally took it for granted that Andi was a girl, but after seeing the strange creatures here, he became uncertain.

Shen Minghua shook his head and replied to Ye Li in a gentle voice: "This mission is just a few words, and there is too little other information available. Let's wait until dawn to read it."

Ye Li nodded, turned to look at Yu Youyou who was squatting on the side with her back to the crowd, and noticed the bird in her hand.

"What did you do with a bird?"

Yu Youyou was still sad about the shoes that were thrown away by Lu Keming, but when Ye Li reminded her of this, she remembered the bird in her hand. She instantly forgot about the shoes and answered Ye Li happily.

"Roast it."

Lu Keming looked at the smile that appeared on Yu Youyou's face again and turned his gaze away indifferently.

"Can you bake?" Ye Li looked at Yu Youyou with doubt on his face.

Yu Youyou shook her head as a matter of course, "No."

Ye Li twitched his lips, "Then how do you roast it?"

Yu Youyou turned her head and looked at Lu Keming expectantly, but Lu Keming turned his face away without changing his expression.

Shen Minghua, who witnessed all this, laughed and said to Youyou, "Give me Youyou, I'll help you bake it."

Yu Youyou opened her eyes wide in surprise, and immediately left Lu Keming beside her and ran towards Shen Minghua.

"Brother Minghua, you can bake too, you're amazing!"

The compliments that were previously directed to Lu Keming were immediately transferred to Shen Minghua.

Lu Keming looked at the two people who were talking and laughing over there, and a sarcastic arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Yu Youyou stretched out her hand and was about to hand the bird to Shen Minghua.

But it was intercepted by a hand midway.

"What do you mean?" Shen Minghua looked at Lu Keming's hand and asked with a dark face.

Lu Keming looked at Shen Minghua, the gem on his ring reflecting a cold blue light, and his voice was as clear as the sound of water, with a hint of contempt and sarcasm.

"It's such a simple thing. Even if I don't do it, there are naturally many people who can do it. I won't bother President Shen to take care of my teammates."

His eyes were cold and full of disdain. In front of Shen Minghua, he threw the bird into Anthony's arms. Then he looked at Shen Minghua and said something indifferently to Anthony.

"Toasted."

"Yes." Anthony responded quickly.

Shen Minghua's eyes darkened and he clenched his fingers tightly.

Lu Keming turned around and walked back. Yu Youyou scratched her head, looked at Shen Minghua who had a bad expression, took out a few candies from her bag and stuffed them into Shen Minghua's arms.

"Thank you, Brother Minghua."

Hearing Yu Youyou's clear voice, Shen Minghua came back to his senses and a smile appeared on his face.

"You're welcome. I didn't help you at all."

Yu Youyou nodded, turned around to leave, but Ye Li grabbed her hand.

"What's wrong, A'li?" Yu Youyou looked at Ye Li in confusion.

Ye Li stared at Yu Youyou's bare feet and scolded her, "I told you not to bring those weird things of yours in, but you didn't listen."

Yu Youyou pursed her lips.

Ye Li sighed, took out a pair of shoes from his space and handed them to Yu Youyou, "Wear these, it should be able to fit."

When Yu Youyou saw the pair of shoes, her eyes lit up, she reached out and hugged Ye Li, and said happily: "Thank you, Li!"

"Okay, go ahead." Ye Li waved his hand.

Yu Youyou then put on her shoes and chased after the bird in Anthony's hand.

Ye Li looked at Shen Minghua, who was not in a very good mood, and comforted Shen Minghua, "Lu Keming is just like that. Don't take it to heart."

Shen Minghua shook his head.