In a different room, Ken and Hellen looked at each other in silence, having completely recovered.

    Just like Eryndor, there were certain things they couldn’t have done in front of the others.

    It was Hellen who broke the silence.

    "Could that existence be an Eldritch Entity as well?"

    Clearly, the two of them now had first hand experience of how standing in the vicinity of such an entity felt.

    Although they had read the reports of Shx’Trelith, they didn’t connect the two things since they only knew the theory.

    But now? They knew that the pressure which Shx’Trelith radiated and the one which that mysterious entity who had called them in the forest was one and the same.

    "How could that be possible?"

    Ken shook his head. The facts were right before him, but he was having a hard time believing that an Eldritch Entity was out there...free.

    "C’mon, you know it as well as I do." Hellen looked at him with serious eyes.

    Ken shrugged helplessly. "What do you suggest we do?"

    Confusion entered her eyes when met with such a question.

    Both of them recognised the dilemma.

    What they were facing was possibly an Eldritch Entity, one which had apparently saved them and also Hellen’s brother, for reasons unknown.

    If they reported it to the Human Federation, would the entity come to realise that? Would it then begin hunting them?

    "I think we should just let it be. It hasn’t done anything to us after all."

    Ken softly spoke. Hellen internally struggled for a moment before finally relenting.

    Both of them felt guilty, but nonetheless stayed firm on their decision. Shortly after, they went to sleep.

    This...was the cruel reality of the majority of humans.

    Faced with the question of immediate personal safety and the collective future safety of the race, they often chose the former.

    From the point of view of a third person, it was selfish of the first person. But when things came to them, they would choose the same.

    ******

    Soon, he found an armadimo through his extended vision.

    Wait, is it that same armadimo?

    Eryndor wondered if it was the same one which was force fed by a lariet to eat the hallucinogenic plant.

    Because he had just watched the beast tear off a branch of the same type of plant and shove it in its mouth.

    The armadimo soon began swaying, raising its hand, with its head looking at the sky.

    Did that lariet teach it the particular movements as well? It looks so similar.

    Eryndor didn’t stop moving in its direction though. When he finally entered the beast’s sight, it abruptly stopped moving.

    Will it attack me? Or will it be like that lariet who ignored me?

    Its eyes didn’t immediately regain complete focus, but still, a hint of clarity surfaced.

    As Eryndor stood there with his bag tossed to the side, the armadimo let out a roar before curling into a ball.

    So it still retains its aggressive nature.

    Eryndor noted that down. Every new information was rewarded with contribution points according to the importance of the said information.

    He had no idea how much the information that armadimos were still aggressive when high, would reward him with.

    Eryndor took his stance as the armadimo began rolling towards him.

    Since the eyes of this creature would also be covered when they were curled into spheres, one might ask, how do they sense their targets?

    Through the ground. These creatures were incredibly sensitive to vibrations on the ground, allowing them to accurately pinpoint where their prey were.

    Of course, it meant aerial beasts would be their most natural enemies, but as if they had also evolved to deal with that, armadimos had a good sense of hearing to sense the shifting of air due to flapping of wings.

    Just as Eryndor was forming plans in his mind for his upcoming combat with the beast, he saw the ball rolling towards him wobble slightly.

    Huh?

    As if the wobble had intensified its current condition, the rolling further worsened, as the beast eventually fell sideways in the midst of rolling towards Eryndor.

    This beast...it began rolling when it was still high. Did it get dizzy and lose balance?

    Eryndor had a speechless look on his face. It didn’t seem like he would experience a good battle on this planet anytime soon.