As soon as he finished speaking, Senior Brother Song offered a seemingly weak explanation, and all the disciples lowered their heads and remained silent, making no comment whatsoever. It was unclear whether they were afraid of death or harbored resentment, yet were also afraid of the tyranny of those individuals, so they all remained quiet.
Song Wu waited for those people to express their opinions, but the result was obvious. This time, he witnessed a great deal of the coldness and indifference of human nature.
Seeing that no one responded, the disciples of Wuyou Pavilion stepped forward with smiles, saying, "It's all thanks to Senior Sister Xie and the other senior brothers for their cooperation in creating this barrier. Otherwise, we would have been food for those rioters long ago, and we would have become one of them!"
"If that's the case, I would definitely kill myself before becoming a rioter. I believe none of you here would want to risk your lives. There are so many monsters and rioters outside. You should be grateful to be here instead of constantly blaming those who protect you."
Immediately afterward, a senior brother stepped forward and echoed, "They did the right thing. Everything was for the greater good. Do you want those infected to come in and then kill us one by one? Leaving the ancient battlefield, even if only one person survives, we feel it's a hope for survival. Why not fight for so many people who can be left behind? Instead, why make pointless sacrifices for a situation that cannot be changed?"
Some disciples' beliefs began to waver. On one hand, they were worried about their own lives, and on the other hand, they were concerned about their companions outside. However, seeing more and more monsters on the outside, they also began to doubt themselves. If they really let in some of the infected rioters outside, the consequences would be unimaginable, since there were just too many infected people.
After several rounds of persuasion, most people stopped being criticized by Xie Zhou and remained silent. They then discussed sending someone forward to apologize to Xie Zhou.
One of the disciples clenched his fists, bowed slightly, and said, "Thank you very much, young lady, for letting me in and preventing me from being trapped by those rioters. Thank you. However, it's not a good idea for us to stay inside the barrier. The number of infected people outside is increasing. Please, young lady, find another way to leave here quickly."
Xie Zhou stepped forward to help him up and said in a deep voice, "It's not that there's no way, it's that we've thought of it, but we can't implement it. Our teleportation tokens have expired, so we can't leave here. But how did you get in? You should have a way out too, right?"
The leaders of other sects also stepped forward with worried expressions. One of them showed off his magic weapon and said, "I'm sorry, but for some reason, many of our sect's magic weapons have also been damaged. They still have a little bit of effect, but they can only send out one item at a time. They can't send out a person at all, so we can't do anything about it."
Others stepped forward and said, "We planned to wait until the trial was over before going out, but who knew we would encounter those rioting monsters. We know where the exit is, but we can't get out now. There are too many infected people outside, so we can only move around inside this barrier."
"Yes, yes... our things are broken too, and we don't know why, it's really strange."
Xie Zhou listened to what they were saying, and everyone was checking each other's teleportation artifacts. They were all somewhat damaged, so it seemed that it would be difficult to leave this place quickly. However, the terrifying monster released by the man in black might come here at any time, which was a potential danger.
But the most troublesome thing now is the rioters surrounding the outer edge of the barrier.
It's unclear whether the rioters lacked the resistance of the uninfected and had no prey, but now the outside is filled with monsters and there isn't a single normal person. The uninfected people are mostly inside the barrier, and it seems that a lot of uninfected people have gathered in this area. The rioters, who have lost their minds, are frantically rushing towards the barrier, constantly pounding on it with their hands.
"Bang bang bang..."
The rioters began a frenzied attack on the barrier.
Seeing so many people attacking, Xie Zhou realized the barrier might not hold. He immediately formed hand seals to channel power into the barrier and then said to the others, "Senior Brother Song, Senior Brother Luo, why don't you hurry up and help these rioters? They could break this barrier in a minute. We must quickly defend against it and strengthen the barrier."
"yes……"
Senior Brother Song and Senior Brother Luo quickly took their positions in the four directions of the barrier, and then began to add power to the barrier by forming hand seals.
But at this moment, the rioters seemed to realize their purpose and intended to reinforce the barrier, so they pounded on it even more frantically.
The rioters grew increasingly violent, crowding together and frantically pounding on the barrier.
The barrier also felt a tremor, and the others panicked and grabbed their weapons, staring intently at the rioters outside the barrier.
Some people also began to add power to the barrier, but the barrier could not possibly last that long. These rioters were incredibly strong and kept pounding on the barrier. The barrier probably wouldn't last much longer, no matter how much magic power was added.
The tremors of the barrier grew stronger, and Xie Zhou told everyone, "The barrier can only last for four more hours at most before it is broken. You must find a way to escape from here."
Upon hearing this, everyone felt a sense of panic. Their teleportation portal was broken; how were they supposed to leave?
Would they rush out to fight the rioters as soon as the barrier shattered? But looking at their ferocious appearance, they were terrified. Moreover, there were disciples from their own sect among them. Although they were their fellow disciples, how could they possibly deal with them?
Suddenly, a disciple of the Worry-Free Pavilion took out a teleportation artifact and said, "Found it! Found it! I have a teleportation artifact here, but it requires a lot of spiritual energy to support it."
Upon hearing this, Xie Zhou immediately stepped forward and said, "I'll take over. Senior Brother Song, you guys continue to maintain the barrier."
The others were also helping to reinforce the barrier, while the monsters outside seemed to have learned of Xie Zhou and the others' intentions and began to attack the barrier even more frantically.
"Bang bang bang!..."
The sounds of impact were incessant, and the barrier was under severe attack.
The monsters bared their fangs and brandished their swords outside the barrier, slashing at it.
Song Wu and Luo Fentian frowned slightly, spiritual energy constantly surging from their palms, but a gap began to appear in one corner of the barrier.
One of the disciples noticed that the gap was getting bigger and bigger, and in a panic, he actually reached out to cover the gap.
Song Wu, who was standing nearby, also saw this and quickly used his spiritual power to fill the gap, saying, "Don't panic, stop!"
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