Finally, the group found a secluded place to stop, and they began to tidy up the house in a listless manner.
It's just an ordinary brick house; it can be lived in after a little tidying up.
There were two rooms and a large hall. The best room was for the merchants, the other room was for the women, and the rest of the people had their bedding laid out in the hall.
After finishing preparations, seeing the somber atmosphere, Du Mingna calmed herself down and said softly, "Just bear with it, it will pass soon. I'll treat everyone to a big meal when we get to D City."
She was clearly the one who had been humiliated the most, but at this moment she had to take on the task of boosting morale.
Bingfa, with tears welling in her eyes, followed her out and whispered, "It'll be another half a month before we get to D City. When will this end? I curse those Crocodile Gang members to die a horrible death."
If she weren't Du Mingna's friend, as a mage, she would have been poached by another guild long ago, and wouldn't have had to suffer such injustice.
Seeing this, Du Mingna didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only hold her in silence. However, she still had to remind everyone, "Be careful, walls have ears. Please bear with it for now."
Shield Guard Wang Gang and Priest Tang Tongbi are considered veteran members of the mercenary group. They used to have more than just this many people. After defeating a boss and obtaining a group formation order, they elected the eloquent Du Mingna as the group leader.
In the days that followed, many of the veteran members fell forever on the battlefield in battle after battle, leaving only the four of them in the end.
Thief He Zeyu and archer Yang Li were recruited later. When they arrived, they were only around level 10. It was only after everyone gradually developed that they achieved their current status.
There were originally two other companions, but they unfortunately perished in the last mission, which gave Liu Nian and Ye Muli the opportunity to join.
Seeing the three women in the hall crying in hushed tones, the men felt ashamed and could only channel their grief and anger into their efforts to clean the room.
After everyone calmed down, they began to discuss the night's duty.
Because Ye Muli was injured unexpectedly, Liu Nian said that he would work the second half of the night by himself, and the first half of the night was up to him.
Moreover, because he was used to being alone, he chose to sleep in his car.
Aside from the small space, as long as you don't make any noise, you generally won't attract attacks from monsters.
With Liu Nian, a newcomer, speaking first, everyone regained a bit of energy. The team leader even took the opportunity to say that he could try sleeping for one night and start his shift tomorrow.
Liu Nian declined the suggestion; he had another place to go that evening.
As for being alone? That's even less of a problem. Yang Li and He Zeyu also brought up this issue when they came over.
The others understood the lone wolf's habits and ultimately agreed to his request.
Moreover, the night watch was only for precautions, not for actual night watch, so it didn't have to be done indoors. The regimental leader, Du Mingna, nodded in agreement and told Liu Nian to be careful.
Liu Nian walked around outside, making sure all the doors and windows were tightly closed, so that no light could get in and no loud noise could be made.
As time went by, the system announced the time precisely as night fell.
The sound of a monster flapping its wings echoed outside the car. Looking at the motionless brick house, Liu Nian lowered his body and curled up in the shadows inside the car.
No rush, the night is still long!
At two o'clock in the morning, when it was dark and windy, Liu Nian carefully opened the car door.
After closing the door in a low voice, she quickly ran in the direction she remembered.
Liu Nian had limited time; soon, a large number of monsters would surge out from all directions—this was the game's mechanics.
Sure enough, there was a lot of flapping sound in the air, and monsters were attacking Liu Nian in the night.
By this time, Liu Nian had already run a distance and no longer concealed his strength, summoning the vampire.
The vampires took to the air and swarmed the flying monsters, blocking them behind Liu Nian.
They were still some distance from their target location, but the commotion Liu Nian had caused was enough to catch the attention of the night watchmen.
They only guessed that perhaps the monster had bumped into something and made the noise; they never imagined that a living person would dare to come out at night.
Liu Nian couldn't care less about any of that; what he needed to do was get to the Crocodile Gang before the Earth-Walking Demons arrived.
Most of the flying monsters were blocked by the vampires, and the occasional flying monster that did block the way had no effect on Liu Nian at this point.
After erecting a magical shield, he once again raced towards the Crocodile Gang's territory.
The people in the houses along the way were terrified by the sound of countless flying monsters flapping their wings.
However, the advantage was that Liu Nian's footsteps were completely drowned out by their sounds.
With the Crocodile Gang's territory right in front of him, Liu Nian stopped concealing his presence, summoned demons to form an array, and then commanded them to launch an attack.
The evil spirit near the door pushed hard, and the iron door was pierced through by its long horns as if it were made of paper.
When the evil spirits that appeared next pushed against it again, the iron door was instantly cracked.
The Crocodile Gang members inside the house heard the commotion and rushed towards the door. Liu Nianqi could grant their wish by enveloping them in a mass slowing technique.
The evil spirits swarmed into the doorway, each one as fierce as a wolf or tiger.
The Crocodile Gang members were trying to gather at the entrance; if they could hold the entrance, they could prevent the situation from deteriorating further.
Before they could finish assembling, their steps suddenly froze, and their speed dropped drastically. Some of the gang members who had just woken up were caught off guard and tripped and fell to the ground.
The Crocodile Gang's underlings were crushed by the demons amplified by the Dark Lord, and then overwhelmed by the demons that followed.
The rest of the gang members only saw pairs of blood-red eyes staring at them, accompanied by their companions' dying screams, and felt a chill run from the soles of their feet to their heads.
Some of the gang members were so terrified that they screamed and tried to retreat back into the inner room, but they were blocked by the other gang members behind them. The two of them were tackled to the ground by the evil spirits that had arrived, and then the chilling screams continued.
The remaining gang members had no choice but to keep retreating to the back rooms, as anyone who was not quick enough would be devoured by the evil spirits on the spot.
When their backs touched the wall, they were devastated to find that the demons had surrounded them.
"Ahhh!" The painful screams from downstairs echoed through the sky, frightening the people upstairs who stared nervously at the door in front of them. They gripped their weapons tightly, barely daring to breathe, trying to draw courage from their weapons.
The commotion downstairs gradually subsided, and then everything returned to calm.
Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the door was burst open by a pair of hands. The man with the parted hair who had been shouting during the day was pierced through by these hands and dragged out of the door while howling in pain.
A chilling chewing sound came from outside the dark door, accompanied by a scream that gradually faded away.
Then, to everyone's horror, the ghoul legion, led by their lord, rushed towards the door. Liu Nian, outside the door, promptly played a sinister song, signaling the start of the meal.
The first member of the gang was lifted up like a chick by the ghoul lord and devoured by the ghoul lord amidst the screams of the rest of the gang. The poor guy didn't even get to scream.
Seeing the man with the parted hair killed and his gang members swallowed alive, the bodyguards surrounding the man with the parted hair trembled like lone chicks.
The ghouls didn't tolerate them; in their eyes, this was a feast.
When Liu Nian entered the second-floor room, the entire floor was covered in blood. The pale-faced man with the middle parting automatically made way for the ghoul in front of him, and a man in black walked out from there.
By the moonlight streaming through the window, he could tell that they were Du Mingna's subordinates, who looked like newly recruited people.
He remained silent at the time, appearing unusually quiet, and his subordinates even mocked him, calling him a spineless coward.
Unexpectedly, he dared to brave the Night Demons' attack and come to retaliate.
When they strike, they leave no room for retreat.
Heh, he ended up like this, he had no choice but to admit defeat, the person on the other side was clearly many levels higher than him.
It would be ridiculous to beg for mercy now. He didn't spare a single person and clearly has no intention of letting himself leave alive.
But he didn't want to die!
So he begged for a chance!
The man with the middle parting struggled to control his fear and said in a trembling voice, "I'm willing to trade all my cards for a chance to live, okay?"
Liu Nian did not answer, but simply waved to the ghoul lord.
He just wanted to see the middle-parted guy across from him die!
As for the cards, you can get them by killing him!
The ghouls gave the man with the middle parting no chance to make a move, swarming over him and engulfing him.
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