Under their watchful eyes, the dinosaur, which initially could only rub against the ground, gradually became able to move its limbs, seemingly trying to break free.

The gathering place for passengers.

"You, you guys, did you feel it? It suddenly got cold again."

"No, I'm dying of heat."

"When are the captain and the others coming back? I'm so hungry and thirsty, I'm really going to die."

The new passengers squatted on the ground, holding their respective weapons and howling in pain.

The campfire that had originally surrounded the passengers was covered with mud because of the increasingly hot weather, and the flames in the center were getting smaller and smaller because no one had added firewood for a long time. Some passengers suddenly felt cold, even though it had been unbearably hot just a moment ago.

Liu Dongcheng, who had been silent until now, suddenly raised his head and looked straight ahead. His fingers tightened slightly, and his face quickly darkened. Seeing that the several old passengers did not react, he frowned and reminded them, "We're in trouble."

These words rang like an alarm bell in the hearts of the passengers. Yang Zhou turned his head and saw that the speaker was the muscular man he had been secretly watching. He took a deep breath and, without saying a word, activated all the defensive talismans.

Lu Xingkai nearly jumped up and down, "Are you crazy! You believe what any Tom, Dick, or Harry says?! I've already checked, there's nothing going on around here, these defensive talismans can only last for fifteen minutes at most, you're just wasting them!"

Yang Zhou's decisive action made Liu Dongcheng glance at him a few more times.

Yang Zhou ignored Lu Xingkai completely, quietly tightening his grip on the dagger in his hand. He actually felt a bit cold too. Normally, this situation would be quite common, but in this place, at this time, and in this scorching weather, a sudden chill was hard to feel at ease.

"You'd better shut up. These defensive talismans belong to him, and he has the right to dispose of them."

Lu Xingkai's face turned pale, and he was about to retort when his vision suddenly went dark. Then he heard a passenger scream in terror, "The fire's out!!!"

Lu Xingkai was so frightened that he slumped back into his seat, swallowing back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

With the fire extinguished and the source of light gone, everyone was plunged into complete darkness. In the darkness, fear was amplified, and some people couldn't bear it any longer and cried silently. Passengers sitting on the outermost edge suppressed the urge to scream and pushed forward, fearing that something unseen might suddenly grab them.

Even some people with strong mental fortitude felt their hearts race and their breathing quicken as they stared into the darkness.

'Bang'

The sudden impact made everyone's heart skip a beat, and countless terrified eyes looked in the direction from which the sound came, but the darkness covered everything.

'Bang bang bang—'

"The monster is really here!!!"

All the passengers huddled together, taking out the life-saving items they had redeemed. Many had redeemed guns, but they didn't know how to fire them and could only hold them in their hands as if they were there. Meanwhile, the passengers who had redeemed defensive items had already activated them in a panic.

The faint light barely allowed everyone to escape the pitch-black situation, but the next moment, they wished they had never seen it at all.

Liu Dongcheng looked at the monster banging on the invisible barrier with a grim expression. Calling it a monster might not be the right word, because the face was clearly that of the passenger who had gone missing not long ago, only now the person had completely changed.

Except for its head, the other's body was completely covered by purplish-red vines. Strangely, countless eyes grew on those vines, and all of them were now open, silently watching the passengers. It was these eye-covered vines that were making the noise.

Passengers who witnessed this scene felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, their scalps tingling with fear, and they covered their mouths tightly, not daring to make the slightest sound.

The crashing sounds continued, and soon, the vines that sent chills down the passengers' spines were slowly covered by the circle of defensive runes, making it feel as if eyes were watching you from all directions.

Equally stunned by fear, Cai Zhongqi suddenly felt a sharp pain in his arm. He turned around abruptly and saw the new passenger clutching his arm in terror, sobbing uncontrollably, "Aren't you guys supposed to be amazing? Quickly, think of something!"

Cai Zhongqi's face was full of bitterness. He thought to himself: If I had this ability, I would have gone out with the captain and the others long ago.

However, Cai Zhongqi quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly opened his phone to send a message to Mo Shuwan, only to find to his despair that his phone had malfunctioned!

"My phone is malfunctioning, please notify the captain and Wen Zuo immediately!"

The other passengers, still in shock, quickly tried to open their phones, but none of the seven phones could be opened.

"How is this possible! This monster's power can actually affect the bus?!"

This speculation plunged Cai Zhongqi and the other veteran passengers into confusion and fear. They couldn't think of any other reason. The phone had never malfunctioned since they got it, but now it was malfunctioning just as the monster appeared. No wonder they thought of this possibility.

Unable to contact Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo, everyone panicked. The defensive talisman could only last for fifteen minutes at most. If the captain and Wen Zuo did not return after fifteen minutes, they would be in danger!

"What should we do? Are we going to die?"

Yang Zhou pinched his palm hard to barely maintain his composure. "Don't panic. The captain and Wen Zuo can't have gone far. I'll count to three, and we'll shout together. If we hear their voices, they'll definitely come back immediately."

With no other choice, everyone could only follow Yang Zhou's advice and, under his command, shout at the top of their lungs.

Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo, who were dragging the dinosaur back, heard the passengers' terrified screams and their expressions changed drastically. They couldn't care less about the dinosaur that was still alive, and they quickly ran towards the passengers. However, they had only run a short distance when they were blocked by a bunch of purple-red vines covered with eyes.

The vines were quite intelligent; knowing that Mo Shuwan and Wen Zuo were strong, they didn't confront them head-on, but instead dodged and entangled each other to delay the two.

"We're tied up. You guys need to figure out a way to hold out a little longer."

The response from nearby sent a chill down the spines of the anxious crowd, who listened in despair to the increasingly violent crashing sounds around them. "How could we possibly stop them!"

Just as everyone was gripped by panic, Liu Dongcheng, who had been calmly observing the monsters, looked at Yang Zhou and asked, "If we attack these monsters, will it damage the defensive talisman?"

Yang Zhou snapped out of his daze, shaking his head with a deathly pale face. "The defensive talisman can automatically distinguish between friend and foe. If the enemy's attack power is weak, it can only last for a maximum of fifteen minutes. If it's too strong—"

He didn't say what he was going to say next, but everyone understood that Liu Dongcheng's sense of crisis never wavered as he looked at the purplish-red vines covered in eyes. This monster was definitely not weak, which meant that the defensive talismans would only last for a much shorter time.