As they approached Wushuang City, Liu Nian suddenly had a change of heart and wondered why they didn't just go back to City A.
Previously, it took about four days to travel from City A, stopping frequently, before finally arriving in Wushuang City.
With warhorses moving at such incredible speeds, there's no need to make a detour within Wushuang City. Besides, we can go back along the way to see if the Mysterious Shop is still in its old location.
Moreover, with the news of the update yesterday, it's hard to say whether Wushuang City will send people to earn points.
This plan piqued Liu Nian's interest, and he immediately turned his horse around and moved in another direction.
Liu Nian's choice was correct. Many others shared similar thoughts, and they gathered with their families and headed towards the outskirts of City A.
The current Wushuang City is just an empty shell, with only the sheriff appointed by the city lord there. He plans to use it as a transit point and slowly transfer his foundation there.
As for the Adventurers' Hall in the city, it has also begun to close its quest postings one after another, intending to relocate its base.
Only a small number of people without combat capabilities remained in the city, and they planned to slowly migrate to the outskirts of the city with the Adventurers' Guild.
It must be said that he is quite shrewd to be the city lord. He plans to first occupy the wasteland on the outskirts of the city to establish a camp, so that he can attack or defend at will.
Everything hinges on whether a route into the city can be opened up as soon as possible.
During their journey, Big Black sounded an alarm ahead, reporting that a group of people were being attacked by monsters in the wilderness.
Upon hearing the news, Liu Nian switched to Da Hei's perspective and saw a group of monsters attacking a group of people.
The men in that group used their vehicles to form a triangle, with the men on the outside and the family members who were unable to fight on the inside.
It looks like things are going badly; their opponents are killers from the wilderness, packs of rotten-skinned wolves.
The Book of the Dead's daily batch of skeletons has been delivered, and Liu Nian's current skeleton squad is slowly taking shape.
I originally planned to switch to a motorcycle, but then I thought that I would be using skeletons and ghouls later, and everyone would know that I was a necromancer, so why bother deceiving myself?
Liu Nian withdrew his gaze from Da Hei and headed in that direction.
Zhou Wu swung his sword at the demon wolf that was trying to break through the defense line, forcing it back.
After yesterday's update, the city lord left with most of his forces. I was leading a small team, intending to go with the main group, but unfortunately, someone in my family messed up, so we had to delay for a whole night.
I was just getting light today, thinking I'd catch up with the main group as soon as possible, but then this happened. Now we're in the middle of nowhere, with no one to help us.
There's no use in lamenting now; the demon wolf won't show any mercy.
Just as they were about to resign themselves to their fate, a mixed force of skeletons and ghouls suddenly appeared from the side.
In a more distant place, a man riding a skeletal warhorse was coldly watching this scene.
Zhou Wu thought this group of undead were newly spawned monsters, and he had an expression that said, "I'm doomed!"
The others also looked grim. They were already struggling to defend against the Rotten Skin Dire Wolves, and now there was an extra squad of undead. How were they supposed to fight?
Those family members in the inner circle who lacked fighting ability huddled together in fear, trembling.
The person who arrived on horseback was Liu Nian. He looked at the crowd and said, "Be careful and defend."
Friendly forces?
The sudden turn of events gave everyone a glimmer of hope.
Zhou Wu was overjoyed to hear that the man on horseback was actually a friendly soldier.
The others also realized that this was reinforcements, so they rallied their spirits and fought hard against the demon wolves.
Numerous skeletons suddenly appeared from behind, putting the wolf in a semi-encircled predicament. Moreover, there was an undead mage casting Amplify Damage from behind.
The encircled wolves were routed under the double attack. Seeing the situation was not good, the remaining wolves decisively cut their losses, leaving a few alive before tucking their tails between their legs and fleeing.
Releasing the Black Warrior and the Vampire could have wiped out the Demon Wolf, but considering the need to conceal his strength, Liu Nian did not do so.
After Zhou Wu quickly bandaged the wound, he brought his family over to express their gratitude.
The family walked past the skeleton with trepidation, fearing that it might harm them.
The worst fears did not come true, and Zhou Wu bowed deeply to Liu Nian to express his gratitude.
Others, accompanied by his family, came over to express their gratitude.
A little girl with two braids, accompanied by her father, gave Liu Nian a rag doll.
The doll looked quite old, and the little girl looked at it with reluctance, but in the end, she still asked Liu Nian to accept it in her childish voice.
Liu Nian solemnly accepted it with both hands: "Thank you, I really like it!"
After receiving everyone's thanks, Zhou Wu asked Liu Nian where she was going. Upon learning that Liu Nian was also going to City A, he tactfully asked if they could go together.
Looking at the rag doll in her hand, Liu Nian nodded in agreement.
The rest of the crowd saw Zhou Wu return from afar and gathered around him, waiting for the news he would bring back.
"Did that expert agree?" an impatient young man asked anxiously.
Looking at the expectant eyes, Zhou Wu nodded.
"Yay!"
A cheer erupted from the crowd.
"Quiet down, quiet down, get in the car quickly, don't keep them waiting!" Zhou Wu, being the leader, didn't stop the crowd, but instead said this.
These words worked. Fearing that this expert would abandon them and travel alone, everyone quickly got ready.
As the three trucks roared to life again, the convoy set off once more.
To prevent Liu Nian from falling behind, they slowed down. Unexpectedly, Liu Nian caught up with Zhou Wu in the blink of an eye and even seemed poised to overtake them. They told him to speed up.
Upon hearing Liu Nian's request, Zhou Wu was more than happy to oblige and announced that he would speed up the advance.
After all, only by catching up with the main group could their safety be better guaranteed.
Unexpectedly, even when they went at maximum speed, Liu Nian's bone horse still seemed to be handling things with ease, following them at a leisurely pace.
As they moved forward, they saw many monster corpses ahead, indicating that a battle had taken place there.
There was also a mound of soil by the roadside that was a different color from the other soil. Upon seeing this, Liu Nianxin understood.
The sheer number of monster corpses must have been generated during last night's battle; they wouldn't dare attack groups of armed personnel during the day.
Thinking of this, I subconsciously glanced at Zhou Wu and his group, excluding them.
It must have been the people from Wushuang City who fought the monsters here last night.
When some carrion-eating monsters saw the group approaching, they knew they couldn't afford to offend them, so they quickly grabbed a monster's corpse and fled.
Calculating the distance to Wushuang City, Liu Nian felt that the main force should be nearby. After telling Zhou Wu his thoughts, Zhou Wu agreed with Liu Nian's judgment, and the group sped away from the place again.
Finally, just before noon, everyone saw a large number of vehicles parked ahead.
The smoke from the chimneys is rising, so everyone must be cooking.
The guards saw a vehicle approaching and issued a warning.
Then two motorcycles drove towards the crowd.
Everyone slammed on their brakes, waiting for the newcomer to come forward and speak.
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