Although the curse on Gu Shi and others has not been lifted yet, it has little effect on other people, so their actions in the church are not restricted.

In addition, a priest would bring them holy water every day to suppress the effect of the curse. So far, the curse has not posed much threat to them.

The student who was most seriously injured and fell into a coma woke up yesterday, and it seems that everything is going in the right direction.

After spending two days doing nothing in the church, Gu Shi felt a little bored.

The priest sent by Charles to look after them had specifically instructed them not to use magic power again until the curse was lifted, so Gu Shi could not choose to spend this time practicing.

So Gu Shi planned to go out for a walk to relax and buy some Langari specialties to share with his friends.

Gu Shi found Marshall and asked, "Teacher, I want to go out for a walk, is that okay?"

Marshall said, "Of course, but if you feel unwell, come back as soon as possible."

After obtaining Marshall's consent, Gu Shi prepared to go out.

As soon as he walked into the main hall of the church, Gu Shi saw that the chairs on both sides were full of people. "Is it a special festival today? So many people come to the church."

He carefully observed the people in the hall. They did not look like they were here to worship in the church, and most of them were carrying luggage, which made them look more like they were seeking refuge.

A reason vaguely emerged in Gu Shi's mind.

He did not stay here for long and left the church straight through the gate.

Walking on the street, Gu Shi could feel an uneasy atmosphere in the city.

Although they had only taken a quick glimpse before, when they first arrived in Langari, it was still a vibrant city, but now most of the people walking on the street were in a hurry.

This abnormal feeling became even more obvious after arriving at the commercial street. It should be normal business hours, but many shops are already closed.

As Gu Shi walked along, he saw that several stores were clearing out their inventory. He estimated that they would choose to close after selling all the items.

Gu Shi walked almost half the street before he saw a shop that was still open and that interested him. The shop sold various aromatherapy products and small ornaments for placing aromatherapy products, which seemed to be suitable gifts for others.

These aromatherapy products also have corresponding effects, such as helping sleep, calming the mind, etc. Although I don’t know if they are really useful, the smells are very pleasant, and the small ornaments that match the aromatherapy products are also exquisitely made and beautiful.

Gu Shi stayed in the store for a long time and picked out a lot of things.

While checking out, he chatted with the boss and asked, "Why are so many stores closed?"

The boss was very happy to meet such a big customer and was happy to talk to Gu Shi. "Oh, this guest doesn't know yet? The City Lord's Mansion issued a notice two days ago that a large-scale beast tide may attack Langari in the near future, so many people have left here and taken refuge in other cities."

"Is it actually a beast tide?"

"Yeah, I don't know what's going on, but a large beast tide would appear at this time. In the past, they usually appeared more frequently during the transition between winter and spring.

We haven't encountered a beast tide for several years, and most of them were small or medium-sized. The last time we encountered a large beast tide was almost twenty years ago, and due to some reasons, we suffered heavy losses in that beast tide.

That's why so many people chose to evacuate this time. Even though Langari's protective formation was upgraded just two years ago, many older people still think it's better to seek shelter elsewhere."

"You don't look like a local, sir. If you don't have anything urgent to do, it's best to leave Langari as soon as possible. After all, no one knows if there will be any accidents this time."

The boss said as he swiftly helped Gu Shi pack the gift. "Okay, here's three hundred and seventy gold in total. Thank you for your patronage."

Gu Shi paid the money readily. The price might be a bit expensive for ordinary people, but it was nothing to him at the moment.

"Thank you for the reminder, boss." Gu Shi packed up his things and left.

Gu Shi walked around the street again, and when he saw that there were no other shops that interested him, he prepared to go home.

On his way back, Gu Shi took a detour to the city gate to take a look, and sure enough, he saw many civilians from nearby villages and towns queuing up to enter the city for refuge.

With so many people pouring into Langari, he didn't know if there was a place for them to stay. Judging from what he saw when he went out, the church probably couldn't accommodate many people.

Forget it, why think so much, anyway, this is not a problem he should consider. Gu Shi's original intention was to go out and relax, but he didn't want to add unnecessary troubles to himself.

Gu Shi was about to turn around when suddenly a strong wave of magic passed around him, and a translucent barrier appeared in the sky above Langari.

Gu Shi looked up at the barrier that appeared in the sky and muttered to himself, "This must be the protective formation that the boss mentioned just now. I wonder if it can stop the lich's attack."

"But why did the protective formation suddenly activate at this time? Has something happened?" Gu Shi always had a bad feeling in his heart. Could it be that the Lich has already attacked?

The civilians who were originally queuing up in an orderly manner outside the city immediately started clamoring when they saw the protective array suddenly rising around Langari.

In their eyes, the raising of the protective formation meant that the outside of the city was no longer safe, so they all wanted to enter the city eagerly.

The people who were originally walking on the streets were now hurriedly heading home.

Feeling inexplicably uneasy, Gu Shi hurried back to the church. As he passed through the hall, he heard the people inside whispering.

"It's a good thing we entered the city early, otherwise we would be stuck outside the protective formation and panic would be horrible."

"That's right. I didn't expect the protective formation to be activated so early this time. I remember that in the past, it would be opened only after the beast tide officially began."

"Could it be that the beast tide has already begun? However, this notice was only issued two days ago."

…

People's whispers entered Gu Shi's ears, making him more eager to know the current situation.

Gu Shi originally wanted to ask Marshall, but unexpectedly saw Ilsa with a gloomy face in the corridor.

It was the first time that Gu Shi saw her with such an expression.

Seeing that Ilsa was in a bad mood, Gu Shi walked over cautiously and asked, "Teacher Ilsa, I saw a protective array suddenly rise outside the city. Did something happen? From your appearance, the situation is very bad now."