When Lifu noticed the blazing alarm, he dropped what he was doing and rushed back to the off-road vehicle. The vibration scanner indicated that a massive vibration in the air had been detected and that it was rapidly heading in our direction.

"According to the graph, the detected newcomer isn't too big. It will arrive in 30 minutes," said Lifu.

The change was too sudden, so I was still feeling stupefied.

"Canyue, Lifu, and I will get in the car and go ahead. We'll try to lure the beast away while the others will set up a defensive perimeter here. Zhang Bao'er will lead the defensive efforts," said Old Du.

We followed Old Du's plan and hopped onto the vehicle before moving quickly toward the left. After traveling about five kilometers, Lifu turned on the vehicle's siren. The loud siren was especially piercing in this dark and silent environment. After traveling for about 50 kilometers, Lifu suddenly braked.

"What's going on?" I asked.

"The vibrations are gone," said Lifu as he...