Sun Muchen rummaged through the supplies in the sack, his excitement growing stronger, his eyes practically sparkling.

Wang Lan picked up her glass of water and drank it all in one gulp, then laughed and said, "Can't you be a little more reserved? You're a girl, after all!"

Sun Muchen, however, didn't care. "Brother, with so many things, isn't it a sure thing that we'll survive the Eternal Night!"

Her words expressed the feelings of Old Zhang and Fatty.

Despite the rampant spread of the infectious virus, with ample reserves of supplies and Wang Lan's formidable combat prowess, this eternal night doesn't seem as difficult as they imagined; in fact, they might even get through it quite easily.

Over the past year, they had done their homework in order to enter the final fortress, reading countless ancient books to master the technology of making explosive mines. Now, they finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel. If Wang Lan and Sun Muchen hadn't been there, they would have wanted to burst into tears.

Wang Lan said to Sun Muchen, "Take out some food and keep it, and also keep some emergency medicine. As for the rest, hide it away as usual. After all, the Eternal Night hasn't arrived yet, and we still need to be careful of external enemies."

Sun Muchen nodded repeatedly, took out food and medicine for four people, tied several sacks together, and dragged them out the door.

"You can stay here tonight!"

Wang Lan pointed to the ground and said, "Our house isn't big, it only has two rooms. My sister and I are in the inner room, you can make do here."

Old Zhang and Fatty naturally had no objections. They just wanted to be closer to Wang Lan and have someone protect their safety. As for where they lived or what the environment was like, they didn't care.

Wang Lan smiled at the two of them and didn't say anything more.

Just then, Sun Muchen's voice suddenly came from outside the house.

"elder brother!"

The voice sounded extremely anxious. Upon hearing it, Wang Lan's heart skipped a beat, thinking that Sun Muchen had encountered some danger, and she immediately rushed out the door.

Seeing this, Old Zhang and Fatty quickly followed them out.

As soon as they stepped outside, they heard a noisy buzzing sound that was quite irritating. Sun Muchen was right in front of them and pointed to the sky.

Wang Lan looked up and saw an army of countless flies flying towards the market. Looking into the distance, he could also see other insects.

There were ladybugs, bees, and moths…

These rarely seen flying insects suddenly appeared all at once, and their target seemed to be the market!

Old Zhang and Fatty exchanged a glance and couldn't help but applaud themselves for suggesting that they leave the market with Wang Lan. Although these mutated flying insects and birds did not attack humans on their own initiative, the sight of them gathered together was even more terrifying than the eternal night.

Wang Lan was puzzled. There were only a few infected corpses in the market. Although their stench was strong, it shouldn't have attracted so many flying insects of such a large number and variety.

Could it be that something else major has happened at the market?

As he was pondering this, he suddenly heard the calls of carcass pecking birds coming from the distant sky.

Wang Lan looked up and saw a flock of carcass-pecking birds flying overhead towards the market. They seemed to be attracted by the smell of meat, as their flight speed was significantly faster than usual.

On the other side, a few lone carrion birds flew faster and crashed directly into the flock of carrion birds, and the two sides began to tear at each other from the sky.

This scene was witnessed by several people below.

It's important to know that carcass birds are a hierarchical group with a strong sense of community, and they never engage in cannibalism.

But now, they're killing each other!

"Brother! Look over there!"

Sun Muchen pointed to the sky.

In the distance, several eagles suddenly flew in, circling around the chaotic flock of corpse-pecking birds. Then, one of the eagles flapped its glossy black wings and plunged straight into the flock of corpse-pecking birds like a sharp sword!

In an instant, the corpse-pecking bird was smashed to pieces, and clouds of blood mist exploded in mid-air.

Seeing this, the flock of carrion peckers stopped fighting amongst themselves and turned to peck at the eagle.

The situation in the sky became increasingly chaotic.

Minced meat and blood rained down.

The people on the ground were utterly shocked and horrified, for such a situation was truly unheard of and unprecedented.

Wang Lan swallowed hard and quickly urged everyone to go inside and hide.

At the same time, a cry of an eagle pierced the sky!

No matter how strong the eagle was, it could not withstand the combined attack of the carrion-pecking birds. After its wings were pecked multiple times, the eagle lost its ability to move and fell straight down, crashing heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

The battle in the sky continues.

The people on the ground didn't dare to breathe, staring intently at the eagle.

The mutation caused many animals to grow significantly larger, with the eagle becoming enormous. When it landed in front of everyone, its sheer size was even more striking, resembling a small mountain and giving everyone an invisible sense of oppression.

Wang Lan's heart raced because the eagle's fate was unknown, but it separated him from Sun Muchen. This made Wang Lan hesitant to act rashly, so he gestured to Sun Muchen to go around the eagle.

But then, the eagle's body began to move. Its wings flapped against the ground, and amidst layers of dust, it slowly stood up in a strange posture. Its height of over three meters, nearly four meters, made Old Zhang and Fatty's legs go weak, and they collapsed to the ground.

Although it was also Wang Lan's first time seeing an eagle up close, he was fortunate to have relatively rich combat experience. Even so, his limbs were still trembling slightly.

The eagle's head drooped, and its eyes were now completely white.

Staring into the eagle's eyes, Wang Lan suddenly realized that the eagle had also been infected!

The infectious virus is so terrifying that it can not only spread from person to person, but also infect different species!

At this moment, the eagle's head swayed, and its white eyes lingered briefly on Wang Lan before turning to Lao Zhang and Fatty, and then back to Wang Lan.

Wang Lan's heart was clenched with anxiety, fearing that the eagle would look at Sun Muchen behind it. But just as he was thinking this, the eagle's head suddenly turned and looked at Sun Muchen behind it.

Old Zhang and Fatty immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

But with a loud shout from Wang Lan, the eagle's head suddenly turned back, startling the two of them.

The eagle opened its beak and roared a deafening cry from its sharp teeth, then flapped its huge wings violently, stirring up a fierce gust of wind, and howled away.

Old Zhang and Fatty were blown to the ground, while Wang Lan's Vajra Umbrella was embedded in the ground, struggling to stay afloat. The eagle's huge claws swept across the ground and rushed towards Wang Lan.