Chapter 134: Where Did This Demonic Beast Come From?
Just as the System said, Song Jiulai was rushing now, and could only pray that the Players could hold off the first wave of attacks.
Who told her to go to the furthest Netherworld Sect.
It would take half a day just to return after chugging potions non-stop.
If the Demonic Beasts were a bit more insane, they could sweep through Wang’an County.
Song Jiulai wasn’t present, but she could see the situation through the System.
The Players were currently in a panic, barely being directed by Zhou Xiao to prepare to face the Demonic Beasts.
The sky had completely darkened.
The sky in the game was no different from reality.
Except for the air here…
Zhan Sheng took a deep breath, it felt very fresh, but with a faint hint of a fishy smell.
The source of this fishy smell was currently unknown.
Every scene was deeply shocking to her.
“Have all the commoners hidden away?”
“They’ve all hidden! I told them not to come out now…”
On the street, Players were flying everywhere, each looking very hurried, but managing to maintain some composure.
After all, there were a few combat Players here who could stabilize the situation.
Demonic Beasts, once you’ve killed one, there’s nothing to be afraid of.
With their cultivation levels, if the first wave were all First Order Demonic Beasts, Mid Qi Condensation Stage cultivators could completely suppress them.
These people were lifelike; apart from the occasional shimmering spiritual energy, they were no different from a real world.
This was, surprisingly, a game.
“Huh—?”
Gu Yunxi saw Zhan Sheng appear by the roadside and immediately recognized Zhan Sheng as a New Player.
After all, only New Players still had the aura of a Puppet and lacked spiritual energy, and they were wearing the simple cotton clothes the System provided when they first spawned.
“Are you a New Player? Hurry, hurry, hurry back, this is not a place you should be now. It’s safest for you to stay at the Spawn Point.”
This game required Players to develop resources, so Old Players were very considerate of New Players.
Zhan Sheng didn’t listen, only asking, “Where are the Demonic Beasts now?”
Gu Yunxi was stunned for a moment, thinking Zhan Sheng was a New Player who had read guides, and said, “Outside Wang’an County, within a mile. Some Demonic Beasts have started to break through, and we have people going to kill them. Currently, the problem isn’t too big.”
Zhan Sheng continued to press, “Have you figured out the range of the Demonic Beasts’ appearance?”
Gu Yunxi pondered for three seconds, then said, “Old Players have already taken people to scout. Currently, they seem to be coming mainly from First Mountain.”
It was only in the direction of First Mountain that large groups of Demonic Beasts were active.
The completely opposite direction led to Liuxian City, and Demonic Beasts wouldn’t normally exist there.
First Mountain?
Zhan Sheng hadn’t read the game information and didn’t know what First Mountain was. For now, she could understand that there was likely a unified Demonic Beast spawn point.
Therefore, blocking it shouldn’t be too difficult for the Players.
—Assuming the Players could win.
“What is your cultivation?”
Gu Yunxi saw Zhan Sheng’s calm face and felt that this New Player was indeed a bit strange.
Normally, New Players would be stuck in a loop of “Holy crap, this game is real!” upon entering. Players who calmed down quickly were quite rare.
These weren’t the important details. Gu Yunxi said, “I’m at Mid Qi Condensation Stage, but I have something to do now. I don’t have time to explain so much to you. Go find a safe place to hide. If you really want to watch, do it near the City Wall; the Demonic Beasts haven’t attacked yet.”
Upon hearing this, Zhan Sheng said, “I’ll go take a look.”
Wang’an County was also starting to build City Walls.
Although building City Walls was unnecessary for Cultivators, the Players had their own plans.
What was called a City Wall was actually just a simple cement wall, and it wasn’t even tall enough.
It was a dull gray, quite out of place compared to the row of ancient-style houses within the city.
Zhan Sheng didn’t expect cement to be involved; this finally gave her a sense of the absurdity of being in a game world.
It wasn’t for nothing that the Players had foresight; a First Order Demonic Beast might not even be able to climb this City Wall.
A cement wall could also resist water and fire to some extent, so blocking low-level Demonic Beasts was not an issue.
The Players were mainly fighting outside the county town, and it was quite safe on the City Wall where Zhan Sheng was.
Outside the city, Players had planted large Spiritual Fields. Those Spirit Herbs looked shimmering, emitting a faint glow. They looked unscientific but beautiful.
The moon here was also very round.
In a world like this, there was also a moon?
In the distance, Zhan Sheng could only see dozens of Cultivators flying up and down in the night.
Zhou Xiao, along with Zhen Weida and others, rushed to the front line against the Demonic Beasts.
Besides the first wave of First Order Toad Snakes and other First Order Demonic Beasts, there were more Tier 1 and Tier 2 Demonic Beasts not far away.
Zhou Xiao, being stronger in combat, reached the foremost encirclement and saw the dense mass of Tier 2 Demonic Beasts behind, her face turning pale.
“This is bad!”
The worst-case scenario had indeed occurred.
There were still large numbers of Tier 2 Demonic Beasts behind that hadn’t moved.
They were circling and garrisoned about a mile away from Wang’an County. Although they were mindless Demonic Beasts, they seemed to be controlled by someone, remaining motionless.
There were dozens of Tier 2 Demonic Beasts, Ferocious Wolves, which usually didn’t appear in packs!
There were also dozens of Tier 2 Magic Horned Snakes…
Zhou Xiao could handle one Demonic Beast, but dozens? How could she and the other Players deal with them?
If all the Players were here, there would be no fear, but the worry was that more would appear continuously.
“Zhou Xiao.”
As Zhou Xiao was rushing back, someone called her. She looked up and saw it was Zhu Xiangchen.
An Outer Disciple procurement member of the Flying Sparrow Sect.
Seeing Zhu Xiangchen, Zhou Xiao was a little surprised, “Why are you here?”
Zhu Xiangchen also glanced at the situation behind her, his face pale, “We sensed the Demonic Beast invasion. Our Senior Brothers and Sisters have all descended the mountain, and we disciples have been ordered to do the same.”
A Demonic Beast invasion was a major event and a good opportunity for disciples to gain experience.
If they couldn’t hold on, everyone would be doomed, so the Flying Sparrow Sect had directly ordered all disciples to come down.
Zhou Xiao’s eyes lit up instantly, “How many of you are there?”
Zhu Xiangchen gave a wry smile, “Besides us Outer Disciples, there are over forty of us. The remaining Senior Brothers and Sisters are only about ten.”
The Flying Sparrow Sect didn’t have many people, and all those who could fight had been called.
The others were all at First Mountain and couldn’t possibly rush back.
The Longevity Sect had BUG-like Sound Transmission, allowing them to log off and notify everyone, and also report information through the System at any time.
The disciples of the Flying Sparrow Sect might not even know the situation.
Zhou Xiao suddenly had a bad premonition, “If they are at the Cave Demon Valley border and there’s no movement, does that mean these Demonic Beasts aren’t coming from the Cave Demon Valley?”
Logically, for such a major event as a Demonic Beast invasion, the Foundation Establishment Stage disciples there would definitely sense it.
Foundation Establishment Stage disciples could return very quickly.
