Chapter 35

Niu Niu's thought startled Fang Yue.

If Gu Yue Cun is breached by the eerie and fully falls,

then their situation will be dire.

Without Gu Yue Cun's protection, they can't possibly flee into the wilds.

But upon further thought, Fang Yue realized this didn't make sense.

Eerie attacking the village?

This game's only been open for one day!

Is the official team really this eager to run events? Do they want all players dead?!

No way, no way.

Fang Yue shook his head repeatedly and said, "It's impossible. Aside from professional players like me, regular players simply aren't skilled enough to fight the eerie. Sending eerie to attack the village now would be mass slaughter—what can regular players use to survive?"

Niu Niu nodded: "That's true. In other games, monster city attacks only happen after players reach higher levels. But this game's eerie are strange and extremely difficult—maybe they've pulled some weird stunt?"

"Don't overthink it. If the eerie launch a full-scale assault, we can't stop it anyway. First, save our own lives."

After a pause, Fang Yue said, "Let's go find Lin Captain. He's the strongest captain in Gu Yue Cun after Chen Mu. With him, we'll be much safer. Also, tonight's eerie are beyond our ability to handle."

Fang Yue didn't say this aloud, but he believed the eerie in Chen Fu… even Lin Captain and his team couldn't handle it.

Fang Yue even suspected the one hiding in Chen Fu wasn't a Black Grade eerie, but something above Black Grade.

But he didn't need to verify that himself—Lin Captain and his team would test it.

As always: life comes first!

If Lin Captain and his team can't handle it… Fang Yue would have to fight to the death and gamble his luck in the wilds. He couldn't just wait to die in the village.

As Fang Yue hurried Niu Niu toward the nearest patrol squad, he noticed Niu Niu's complexion growing worse by the step.

"Ye Ge, save me! I—I feel like I'm about to die! My HP's down to 5!"

Fang Yue stopped, raised his torch, and his expression changed slightly.

Niu Niu's chest wound, once the size of a palm, had rotted into a large circular hole.

With every breath, the flesh on either side of the hollow chest bulged outward—utterly horrifying.

This appearance? Anyone seeing him would kill him on the spot, thinking he was an eerie.

"Hold on a little longer. Ahead is another patrol squad's zone. We'll wait there—we should meet someone."

Fang Yue helped Niu Niu up. Niu Niu gritted his teeth and coughed twice, daring not to cough loudly, afraid the noise would trigger a health-drop notification above his head.

In fact, along this entire walk, Niu Niu had felt rotten flesh inside his chest falling off the ground every few moments.

So far, he'd lost a lot of it—he felt he'd lost a full round of weight.

But he dared not speak up, fearing Fang Yue would abandon him.

Only now, when he could no longer endure, did he cry out.

With Fang Yue supporting him, Niu Niu felt slightly better—no more blood oozed out.

At that moment, firelight finally appeared ahead.

Firelight meant a patrol squad!

Fang Yue and Niu Niu exchanged a glance, both breaking into smiles, waving their torches and shouting, "Brother! Brother! Help!"

The firelight ahead paused, then rushed over—and surrounded Fang Yue and Niu Niu completely.

At the front stood a middle-aged man with a hooked nose, gripping a long spear, coldly staring at Fang Yue and Niu Niu.

This setup? Fang Yue knew it well.

Instantly, he pulled out the 【Test-Eerie Talisman】, activated it with his lifespan, and burned it.

The 【Test-Eerie Talisman】 immediately burned to ash.

But Fang Yue and Niu Niu showed no reaction.

The hooked-nose man's expression eased slightly. He gave his teammates a glance, ordered them to holster their weapons, and said, "Third Group, Lin Captain's 7th Squad, Xin Jue."

"Third Group, Lin Captain's temporary squad…"

"I know you."

Xin Jue cut off Fang Yue's words, frowned, and asked for details. Fang Yue naturally gave an honest account.

As Xin Jue listened, his expression shifted several times, emotions rising and falling, until he finally drew a sharp breath.

Ssshh—

"How could this happen… That was Captain Chen! Are you absolutely certain that head was his?"

He still couldn't believe Captain Chen was dead.

Aside from Lord Han, the transcendent being above all others, Captain Chen was nearly the peak of Gu Yue Cun's combat power. For Captain Chen to die at the hands of an eerie—no one dared imagine the consequences.

Other squad members murmured among themselves, faces filled with fear, morale shaken.

"Absolutely certain!" Fang Yue declared firmly.

"This…"

Xin Jue had no idea what to do. After thinking, he said, "This is too serious. I must report it to Lin Captain immediately. Come with me."

"Fine, but him—"

Fang Yue pointed to Niu Niu, who was already half in his coffin, barely clinging to life.

At this moment, Niu Niu had only 3 HP left. Breathing was difficult—he was clearly only drawing in air, with no breath left to exhale.

"No saving him."

Xin Jue shook his head: "As you said, if this truly is 【Eerie Curse】, even Hong Dafu arriving—or even if Captain Chen came back to life—would be powerless. Only Lord Han might have a cure. But Lord Han isn't in the village, and his condition won't last until then."

After a pause, Xin Jue continued: "Brother, rest in peace. I'll take care of your wife and daughter."

Fang Yue:?

Niu Niu:?

Something's wrong with you!

Niu Niu's body stiffened, glaring furiously at the guy. If not for wanting to live a bit longer and not wanting to open his mouth, he would absolutely have cursed this guy to death right now.

"What's wrong with him? Why's he reacting so strongly?"

Xin Jue said, puzzled. Looking after the Patrol Team brothers' families, wives, and daughters was perfectly normal, wasn't it? If it were someone heartless, once a man died they wouldn't bother with his family at all; he himself was kindly stepping up to shoulder the burden — so why was that the expression he was getting?

Fang Yue saw how things stood and quickly said awkwardly, "He's a vagrant like me, no family."

"Oh, an orphan! How pitiful."

You son of a bitch, curse you again!!

Niu Niu's eyeballs were about to pop out, his little fists clenched tight.

Fang Yue quickly pressed down on Niu Niu's coffin lid… ah no, Niu Niu's body.

"Hidden Endurance!"

*Hidden Endurance*!

Niu Niu took a deep breath and held it in!

He committed Xin Jue's appearance deeply to memory.

Three days!

In three days, I'll scatter your ashes to the wind!

Of course, the prerequisite was that Niu Niu could survive.

But Fang Yue wasn't optimistic about Niu Niu — he'd just had a surge of rage attacking his heart, and lost a bit more blood; by what he'd said before, he should only have 2 HP left now.

"Brother Xin Jue, is there really no way to save him? Letting him live a bit longer would be good too — maybe he can hold on until Lord Han comes back."

Fang Yue planned to make one last token effort, after all, this was a boss who'd already paid, wasn't he.

Fang Yue had only asked casually to begin with, not sincerely at all; who would've thought Xin Jue's eyeballs would suddenly roll, and he'd say—

"It's not completely beyond saving. In earlier years, by chance I obtained a Lock Heart Pill, which can massively restore Qi and Blood in the short term and preserve his life — after that, he'd have to rely on himself. But this medicine is extremely toxic; he might drop dead on the spot the moment he takes it. Is your friend willing to gamble?"

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(End of chapter)