After last night's experience, the leader once again summoned his Companion Spiritual Treasure in the evening. Although no one was stationed on deck this time, he doubled the number of members on indoor duty at night.
That night, only four people disappeared, but it had an indelible impact on their team. Consequently, for a long time afterward, many people couldn't sleep soundly at night, fearing they might never open their eyes again once they closed them to sleep.
If the mysterious disappearance of the team members that night brought everyone a tremendous psychological pressure, then what followed during their daytime return journey was a brutal reduction in numbers – the forest that suddenly sprang up and enveloped them on the way back, making the team, eager to return, suffer a severe loss.
