"You don't have to believe us, it doesn't matter," Hao Siyu said with a shrug, seemingly unconcerned.

The woman looked Hao Siyu up and down a few times, her expression still very wary.

Suddenly, Ye Feng said, "Hao Siyu, come and take a look. This woman has other injuries on her body."

Hao Siyu immediately returned to Ye Feng's side and looked at the female corpse on the ground.

The female corpse had three long bloody marks on her shoulder, and the flesh at the wounds was torn up, making it look extremely bloody.

“It’s obvious she was killed by a demonic beast,” Ye Feng said.

"Can you tell what kind of monster killed this woman?" Hao Siyu asked.

The night wind shook its head.

There is too little information available at the moment; even Ye Feng cannot determine what kind of monster attacked the woman from such limited information.

The woman with curly hair was still standing at a distance, not daring to approach Ye Feng and Hao Siyu.

Just then, another scream came from the distant mist.

However, this time it wasn't a woman's scream, but a man's piercing wail.

"Another attack!"

"Night Wind said, and immediately got up and ran towards the direction from which the screams came.

Hao Siyu immediately followed, while the woman with curly hair hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she ran over with Ye Feng and Hao Siyu.

Upon arriving at the location where the screams had originated, Ye Feng and Hao Siyu saw a middle-aged man lying there.

He didn't seem to be completely dead yet; his body was twitching slightly.

But bright red blood had covered his entire body, staining almost all of his clothes red.

The man had more than a dozen wounds on his body, each one so deep that the bone was visible!

"Help...help me..."

The man spoke with difficulty, casting pleading glances at Ye Feng and Hao Siyu.

But now the night wind can't save him at all.

Being in this bizarre place, Ye Feng's strength vanished without a trace, making it impossible for him to heal.

If even Ye Feng couldn't do it, then Hao Siyu certainly couldn't!

The woman with curly hair approached Ye Feng and Hao Siyu, now convinced that they were not the murderers.

After all, she came here with Ye Feng and Hao Siyu, so she was certain that the man was not killed by Ye Feng and Hao Siyu.

Therefore, she knew that the murderer who killed the man in front of her was someone else!

"What kind of monster attacked you?" Ye Feng asked.

The man on the ground had a mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he died without making a sound.

Seeing this scene, Hao Siyu felt a strong sense of powerlessness.

"Damn it, what on earth is going on!" Hao Siyu said angrily.

“I suspect we’ve been pulled into an illusion by a demonic beast,” Ye Feng said, his expression grave.

After a pause, Ye Feng continued, "It is precisely because we are in an illusion that we cannot use our martial arts cultivation, and we are no different from ordinary people."

"If we die in this illusion, will we be harmed in reality?" Hao Siyu asked.

The night wind did not answer.

Because it is impossible to make a judgment based on the current situation.

But Ye Feng's expression was not good, because he knew that if it was really some kind of monster that had pulled them into this bizarre illusion, then those who died here would probably die in reality as well.

This illusion might just be the hunting ground for that monster!

"We're probably not the only ones trapped in this illusion right now; there are others too. We need to gather everyone together as soon as possible. Only in this way can we avoid being picked off one by one by that monster!" Ye Feng said heavily.

Hao Siyu nodded emphatically.

Over the next half hour, Ye Feng, Hao Siyu, and the curly-haired woman worked together and found eight survivors in the misty forest.

During their search, Ye Feng and his companions encountered five or six corpses. Combined with the two they had found earlier, this meant that the monster had already killed nearly ten people!

The woman with curly hair was named Wang Xiaoling. At that moment, she was looking at Ye Feng and Hao Siyu with a nervous expression, just like everyone else.

"My name is Hao Siyu, and I am the guardian of Dongshan City."

"The man next to me is Mr. Ye Fengye, the guardian of Zhongzhou City."

“From now on, you will stay by our side and cannot leave at will. According to our guess, this illusion was created by some kind of terrible monster. It pulled us into its illusion, and so we became its prey.”

Hao Siyu told these people about her and Ye Feng's speculations and revealed her identity.

Upon learning Hao Siyu and Ye Feng's identities, everyone, including Wang Xiaoling, showed expressions of surprise and delight.

"Are you really the guardian of Dongshan City? Is that really Mr. Ye Fengye?"

"Great! We're saved!"

"In that case, you'd better get us out of here quickly!"

"Yes, yes, this place is absolutely terrifying!"

These people were all incredibly excited, casting expectant glances at Ye Feng and Hao Siyu.

Hao Siyu's expression was slightly embarrassed.

Night Wind said, "We cannot take you away from here."

"Why is that?" Wang Xiaoling asked, puzzled.

"Because in this illusion, Hao Siyu and I can't unleash our full power. In other words, we are just ordinary people like you now," Ye Feng explained.

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaoling's face turned pale.

The others also showed expressions of disappointment.

A young man with blond hair clenched his fists and shouted, "What do we do now? Are we just going to wait here to die? Say something! One of you is a guardian of Dongshan City, and the other is a guardian of Zhongzhou City. You have a responsibility to protect us!"

Hao Siyu's brows furrowed tightly with a snap.

In real life, if someone yelled at him like that, he would have already lost his temper!

Night Wind, however, was not angry. He said calmly, "We are protecting you now, in the way we can."

"It's just gathering everyone together, and you call that protection?! I'm so disappointed, you two are just useless!" the blond-haired young man shouted.

Hao Siyu could no longer hold back. He strode forward, grabbed the blond-haired man by the collar, and lifted him up with one hand.

"If you don't want our protection, then get out! Get as far away as you can!"

"That monster is hunting you in this strange illusion right now. If you split up, you'll only face death. Don't you even understand that?"

Hao Siyu's roar turned the young man's face pale.