Xiao He ended the live stream and quietly leaped onto a tree.
The sky was already beginning to lighten, and the mountain fog was very thick, with dewdrops hanging on almost every leaf, making it feel very damp and cold.
Looking around, the mountains here are all yellowish-green or dark green, and the desolation of early autumn is very obvious.
"drop……"
A red dot appeared on the map.
Xiao He immediately wrapped his cloak tighter to conceal his presence.
Almost as soon as I hid myself in the dense canopy of the trees, a giant centipede crawled over.
On top of the centipede's head stood a member of the Resurrection Church holding a cross necklace.
He looks like he's looking for something.
"Could it be that they're looking for those civilians?" Xiao He wondered.
If the Resurrection Church has been searching here all night, then the common people may not actually be here.
Monsters are very sensitive to the scent of living people.
Without the Netherworld Cloak, Xiao He would have been discovered by now, let alone among so many ordinary people.
"If they're not here, where could they go?" Xiao He recalled the journey he had taken.
The other three forks in the road are not dead ends either. Even if they got out, it would be wishful thinking for such a large group of people to walk back into the city.
This is the most intense time of the defensive battle. Every corner of the city wall is under tremendous pressure because it has been surrounded by hordes of monsters.
If ordinary people are still outside the city, they probably won't be able to return at this time.
"Could it be... that he's found a place to hide?" Xiao He's eyes lit up.
There are actually many huge caves like that, any one of which could hold dozens or even hundreds of people. If they were to hide in batches, there's a high chance they would all end up hiding in the caves.
The cross fragments can only detect monsters, not people, and besides, earth mages aren't pushovers.
A high-level earth mage can deliberately set up a realistic-looking barrier to deceive others.
Xiao He thought of Jin Zhuxuan, who was a high-level earth and wood magic master.
After carefully recalling the characteristics of earth magic, Xiao He decided to go back and search for it more thoroughly.
Just then, Wang Xuefeng sent a voice link, which Xiao He immediately hung up on.
[Xiao He: I can't speak, there's a cultist here who believes in resurrection.]
[Wang Xuefeng: A cultist who believed in resurrection died on my end.]
[Xiao He: What happened?]
Wang Xuefeng: I don't know. He probably died in the early morning. I also found a small piece of his body, otherwise I wouldn't be able to confirm his identity.
[Xiao He: ? What do you mean?]
[Wang Xuefeng: Lele said he's already flattened into a meat paste, and the pieces are what I found in the meat paste.]
[Xiao He: Stop, stop, I understand. Lele, don't post the picture. May good people have a peaceful life.]
[Wang Xuefeng: She's vomiting, she doesn't have time for you]
[Xiao He: Okay, then you guys continue searching, I'll be back in a bit]
Wang Xuefeng: Hmm
The resurrection cultists and the centipede under the tree only lingered for a moment before leaving. It seemed that after a night of commotion, he was starting to feel rather lethargic.
Xiao He stared at the cross necklace for a long time, but ultimately gave up the idea of killing and robbing.
After all, he was just a lowly novice mage.
Before stirring up trouble, one must consider the disparity between the two sides, otherwise it will be a losing proposition.
Since someone died on Wang Xuefeng's road, it means there used to be people there.
After a moment's thought, Xiao He concluded that if a cultist had indeed died there, people would not have lingered in the vicinity.
He then considered the leftmost path. That path was the narrowest, only wide enough for two people to walk side by side on average, which was why they had excluded it from the list.
Even now that they've found it, Xiao He still doesn't believe that a large number of commoners would gather there, but better safe than sorry.
So he chose to return the way he came, and also to see if there were any details that he had overlooked.
"If they are really hiding in the cave, then they shouldn't be able to see me..."
"Because I'm wearing a cloud-themed school uniform, if they can see me, they can't possibly stay silent..."
"But if they're out of my sight..."
"Out of sight...? Perhaps there are other paths, and they followed one of them deeper into the distance..."
"Deeper..."
Xiao He looked around, and finally fixed his gaze on his feet.
"Could it be, underground?"
Creating underground spaces, like underground dueling arenas, is a "specialty" of earth-elemental mages.
"But how do we find the entrance?" Xiao He couldn't help but wonder.
If they are underground, have sealed off the entrance, and placed a barrier, finding them would require turning this entire mountain range upside down.
"Abandon them? Let them hide for a while longer?"
Xiao He immediately shook his head. Gathering a thousand people wasn't so easy. If it dragged on, they'd probably have to go even further.
"Go back and spread the word to call for reinforcements? But the city is too busy taking care of itself..."
Just as Xiao He was deep in thought, the group message suddenly lit up.
[Three-way victory (new information)]
[Horrley: Brothers! I'm leading an army of 100,000 to attack!!]
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