Those wriggling monsters were like the embodiment of humanity's deepest fears, with bifurcated limbs, soft and sticky tentacles, countless eyes, and flesh and blood skin that was a mixture of bright red and pure black. They moved on the ground, dragging dark, wet trails.

All of a sudden, the grass and trees withered and died, and from the traces of destruction, something like mold expanded and spread, devouring everything.

At the same time, dark fog rose all around, and the island magistrates shrouded in the fog began to cough one after another. Their faces turned black, and their skin peeled off, revealing festering flesh and bones. White wriggling worms grew on the flesh, and the bones turned withered, dark black, and shattered.

More monsters were born from the corpses.

These monsters have irregular sizes, and they are constantly splitting and reorganizing even as they move forward. Combined with the bright and colorful metallic glow on their skin, it makes people dizzy and confused.

Lu Ban shot a word bullet at the monster in front.

The great being's mutterings echoed in the monsters' "brains", but that only made the monsters more manic and uncontrollable.

For a being that originally had no reason at all and had been alienated into an indescribable monster, these ravings would obviously only make them even crazier and more depraved.

Leica stared at these monsters vigilantly. It did not try to attack. Lu Ban had already seen that if Leica came into contact with them, the madness might be transmitted to it, causing it to be alienated as well.

Filth creatures are truly creatures of destruction that are close to the ultimate state. The reason for their birth is to destroy everything and return the world to chaos. They have no beliefs, no consciousness, and no pursuits. Compared to the demonic tide of the Kingdom of Darkness, these filth creatures are more depraved and more hopeless.

It is probably difficult for ordinary people to imagine how Hedao can survive the invasion of these monsters.

"That's why the Pure Fire exists."

Lu Ban had seen the clear flame that burned everything, even existence itself, burning as fuel.

Only this method, which is almost a mutual destruction, can eliminate these filthy existences.

"The Wajima Taisha should respond soon. We must leave quickly."

Lu Ban had no intention of fighting these guys head-on. After monsters appeared in the area where human civilization existed, the Son of God of the Waseda Taisha Shrine would soon sense it and shoot arrows of pure fire to completely burn the entire area. All he needed to do was to run away with Amber.

If Amber was burned to death by the Pure Fire, she would become the first candidate for the chief priestess in history to be killed by her own Pure Fire.

Let Laika run away while using its tentacles to throw out of the courtyard those island magistrates who didn't have time to escape. Lu Ban came to the gate of the yamen. The hostess and the little girl were still there. He didn't know what had happened.

There were other people on the street, mostly elderly people with children, chatting in the alley and exchanging the latest news.

The sky has become somewhat dark, and those filth seemed to be able to devour even the clouds, dyeing the sky a turbid dark color.

“Run!”

Lu Ban shouted, but those people ignored him and even wanted to come over to see what was going on in the yamen.

It was not until those people saw Leica, the horrifying beast, beside Lu Ban that they realized something was wrong and began to flee wailing.

"Leave by boat, there is still a way to survive."

Lu Ban shouted to the hostess and the little girl. The hostess's eyes showed extreme fear. She looked at the monster beside Lu Ban, her legs went weak and she couldn't move.

Those filth had already spread out from the government office. People on the street who had not yet noticed the arrival were shocked by the sudden tide of monsters. Before they could react, they were corroded like the island magistrate before and turned into twisted monsters.

Boom——

The majestic building of the government office collapsed with a loud bang, which finally attracted the attention of most of the islanders. Panic, anxiety and despair filled the crowd. Most of the elderly and children had no ability to resist and didn't even know where to escape.

Those who could still think a little bit began to run towards the port, trying to find one or two boats to go to the sea.

More people just stared blankly at the black fog spreading, and then died in pain and despair.

Faced with this disaster that goes beyond common sense, humans have no power to resist at all.

Lu Ban had no choice but to let Laika's tentacles grab the hostess and the little girl, lift them up and run towards the place where he would meet Amber.

The road was rugged, but Lu Ban's speed was still much faster than the black fog. However, before he had run for long, Lu Ban saw Amber coming towards him.

"I can sense the breath of filth. Is there filth here?"

Amber's hair was a little messy, and her expression was stern at the moment. She didn't look like a girl who would play with children at all. Instead, she looked full of holiness and solemnity.

"The assassin has summoned the Filth, and the Pure Fire of the Washima Taisha should be arriving soon. We need to leave."

Lu Ban explained simply.

When Amber heard this, her eyes widened slightly and she seemed to be saying something. She looked at the frightened hostess and the confused little girl.

"I can resist the filth, or at least slow down its spread, so I can save more people."

Her voice was soft, but firm.

"You could be in danger."

Lu Ban knew very well that even a candidate priestess like Hongye could only barely resist the invasion of filth for a period of time. If anyone wanted to stop their advance, only the chief priestess and the pure fire could do it.

People like Amber will definitely fight until the last moment, until they are surrounded by those ugly and horrifying creatures.

Whether from his own perspective or from the perspective of the mission, Lu Ban could not allow such a situation to happen.

"I have been training for more than ten years just for situations like this. I can't run away."

"Because I'm a witch."

Amber took a step forward, and Lu Ban saw that the fire he had seen before was burning in her amber eyes again. Although she was wearing plain civilian clothes, she looked more holy than anyone else.

"All right."

Lu Ban blew a whistle, and Leica immediately picked up the hostess and the little girl and ran towards the boat on the beach, while he stood next to Amber.

"Then I'll go with you."

Amber opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything.

She might know that even if she rejected Lu Ban, he would definitely stay with her.

Just like Lu Ban himself said, "You can always trust me."

Amber looked forward, under the sky covered by dark clouds, the black fog that was spreading wantonly, above this isolated island that was about to fall into the night, a ball of fire ignited from her eyes.