Deep in the wilderness, in a Shrub Forest teeming with a life force so powerful it required no irrigation, Amber lay completely drained of energy. She had struggled in vain all night long. After calling out for hours, her throat was so parched that she had lost even the strength to shout.
"I survived being devoured by the Dead Man Gu and escaped my master's clutches, only to die of thirst and hunger in this desolate wasteland?" Amber whispered with self-mocking despair, her body weaker than that of any ordinary person as she stared up at the scorching sun. Her voice was no louder than a mosquito's buzz.
RUSTLE, RUSTLE, RUSTLE!
Just then, a rustling sound arose. Hearing the noise, a spark of hope ignited in Amber's desperate eyes. Like someone grasping at a life-saving straw, she gathered all her might and cried out, "Help! Help! Help!"
Her voice was weak, but in the otherwise silent Shrub Forest, it was loud enough to be heard from a short distance away.
