The next day.
Fang Xiu still did not appear.
But Lu Ziming and the others couldn't sit still any longer.
Because they hadn't gone out to earn money for a whole day. In all the years they'd been working at the burial site, they'd been working day and night to earn money.
This sudden day off has left me feeling a bit out of sorts, with a strange emptiness in my heart.
Especially as I watched my savings dwindle, a sense of anxiety about poverty welled up inside me.
"We can't delay any longer. If we don't go out and earn money, we'll all die. We must proceed according to last night's plan. Everyone, go out together," Lu Ziming said in a deep voice.
Everyone nodded solemnly.
So, everyone banded together and went out to make money.
They were very cautious and dared not stray far from the vicinity of Baishi Town, lest they be ambushed by Fang Xiu.
However, after killing monsters around Whitestone Town for a whole day, nothing happened.
Fang Xiu never appeared.
Lu Ziming's face lit up with joy: "Our plan has succeeded. Fang Xiu was indeed hesitant to act rashly. As long as we continue to stick together and don't leave the vicinity of Baishi Town, he has absolutely no chance!"
“That’s right. As long as we defend our base in Baishi Town, we will be invincible. In time, Fang Xiu will definitely not be able to hold out and will take the initiative to negotiate.”
The crowd chattered amongst themselves, as if they could already see Fang Xiu bowing his head and making peace.
Three days passed in this way.
The crowd's joy turned into confusion.
"Where is Fang Xiuren? Could he have died out there?"
"Very likely. You should know that the burial ground is not only home to these snakes and insects; sometimes even S-rank or higher monsters appear there."
Such a bizarre creature would only cause us to flee in terror if we saw it. He was alone, and might already be perished in the belly of an S-rank or higher monster.
"How about we go take a look from a distance?" someone suggested.
However, this proposal was quickly rejected by everyone.
"No, what if this is Fang Xiu's trap? Let's wait and see."
So everyone waited for another three days.
On this day, Lu Ziming and his companions, as usual, were slaying the strange creatures near Baishi Town.
Suddenly, someone exclaimed in surprise, "Have you noticed that the strange occurrences at the burial site seem to be decreasing these past few days?"
"It has indeed decreased. I earned 90,000 the day before yesterday, only 80,000 yesterday, and it's significantly less today."
"What exactly is going on? Could it be because we've banded together around White Stone Town and almost wiped out all the strange creatures in the area?"
"If that's the case, we'll have no choice but to hunt down the strange creatures in the distance."
"Impossible! The strange creatures in the burial ground can't be killed off completely!" Lu Ziming said decisively. "I've been in the burial ground for so many years, and the strange creatures from the other side invade here every moment, endlessly, so it couldn't have been us who killed them."
There's only one possibility!
"What's possible?"
"The seal on the spatial nodes must have been strengthened, which is why fewer and fewer strange entities can enter the burial ground."
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces lit up with joy.
"The seal has become stronger? Doesn't that mean there will be fewer and fewer strange occurrences? The gray fog will also start to decrease. If this continues, won't we no longer have to waste money living in doghouses?"
Just as everyone began to imagine the future, the earth suddenly began to tremble slightly.
"Wait, what's going on? Was it an earthquake?"
"Earthquake? The burial site is a spatial node, not on a continental plate at all, so where would an earthquake go?"
Gradually, the ground shook more and more violently, and even the dust and pebbles on the ground began to bounce up.
The unease in everyone's hearts grew.
In burial sites, such anomalies often signify bad things to come.
"Look! What's that!"
Some sharp-eyed people noticed that black dots were rising on the distant horizon.
Furthermore, those black dots are rapidly increasing in size, clearly getting closer.
Everyone looked over, their unease growing stronger.
Finally, the black dot got closer and closer, and it also became taller and taller.
"That...that's...a Taotie!!!"
Everyone was instantly horrified.
"One, two, three... thirty!! Why are there so many Taotie!?"
At this moment, the Taotie's figure had come into full view of everyone. More than thirty Taotie, as tall as ten thousand feet, rushed towards Baishi Town.
Everyone's eyes widened in shock, their mouths agape involuntarily, their astonishment reaching an unparalleled level.
The scene was so horrifying and terrifying that it defies description.
More than thirty towering mountains of flesh, each ten thousand feet tall, almost filled the entire area.
Their heads soared into the clouds, their footsteps shook the earth like an earthquake, and their enormous shadows, though far apart, still enveloped the entire town of Whitestone.
As the Taotie army advanced, their figures grew ever larger, and their terrifying babbling echoed throughout the heavens and earth.
A nauseating stench filled the entire venue!
The whole world seemed to have suddenly become a sea of rotting flesh.
Most bizarrely, the Taotie army was surrounded by countless other strange creatures, which danced wildly and writhed in the rotting flesh.
Above the largest Taotie, a tall figure stood, his face obscured by a strange mask, his body covered in black flames, his huge black fire wings fluttering in the wind, and his waterfall-like silver hair dancing wildly in the wind.
"It's Fang Xiu!"
"He's not dead! He's back!"
"run!"
"Run!"
"He not only returned, but he also brought more than thirty Taotie beasts with him!"
The crowd screamed in alarm, their former dignity as powerful figures completely gone, and they scrambled to run towards White Stone Town like stray dogs.
They had no time to investigate why Fang Xiu possessed so many Taotie; they were terrified and only wanted to escape.
Soon, the group fled to Baishi Town. They were so frightened that they dared not go out and hid in inns, doghouses, toilets, and woodsheds.
Even fifth-tier experts like Lu Ziming didn't dare to show their heads.
The sheer number of over thirty Taotie beasts was simply terrifying.
Back then, the five Taotie were so frightening that they only dared to hunt outside White Stone Town. Now, the number has increased sixfold. It's all thanks to the Spirit Master's good physical condition, otherwise they would have been scared to the point of having a heart attack.
Fang Xiu looked at the fleeing crowd with a calm expression. He didn't care that they were running away, since they couldn't escape Baishi Town anyway.
He controlled the Taotie army and advanced step by step towards Baishi Town.
Gradually, darkness fell in Whitestone Town.
More than thirty Taotie beasts surrounded Baishi Town, resembling more than thirty towering mountains, their shadows creating a dark sky.
The town of Baishi, which originally covered a large area, now appeared extremely small.
Looking through the narrow window, Lu Ziming and the others witnessed this breathtaking scene, and their hearts trembled violently. Some of the more timid ones even began to tremble.
"Can anyone tell me what's going on?! Why are his gluttonous creatures increasing in number?!"
Lu Ziming stared intently at the strange creature coiled around the Taotie, and suddenly realized what was happening.
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