566 Escorting the Villagers (2/2)
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The day gradually turned dark. The villagers obviously trusted Chief Xie Sang and Hong Jun more. They walking closer to the two. It would not be surprising if they ended up hugging them tightly.
Su Xiaoluo was surrounded by a few people, too. The girl was quite reputable in the village. Some of them subconsciously followed her around. Most importantly, the retarded man whom Su Xiaoluo had saved was incredibly strong. He had simply wiped out the zombies that had invaded the village with two Wind Spells!
”Liu Ru, look after the kids at the back,” said Mo Fan.
Liu Ru nodded and said, ”Take care of yourself.”
”We'll check the situation out. We have Ash Garlic, and the villagers are under the protection of their god. If the undead doesn't attack us, we'll just walk past them.”
”Acknowledged.”
The route that the chief had selected was indeed a lot smoother.
As the night inevitably arrived, the starving cries of undead came from all directions.
”Err, Brother Mo Fan, if the undead does attack us, we won't be able to protect so many people,” Shorty came up to Mo Fan and whispered.
Mo Fan was well aware of it too. He was merely hoping that the villagers were still protected by their god.
”It feels like… they are not focusing on us,” Shorty glanced at the undead who had woken up the earliest.
”Mm,” Mo Fan held his breath.
The group proceeded. Normally, the presence of such a large group would surely attract the undead, yet even when the group had traveled a kilometer, the undead still did not show any reactions. It clearly implied that both Ash Garlic and the protection were still effective.
When the villagers saw the undead were ignoring them like usual, they immediately let out a relieved sigh. Their pace became more relaxed. Otherwise, it felt like each of their steps was walking on nails.
”Strange... if we are still protected, why would the zombies invade our village?” Su Xiaoluo was utterly confused.
”This means those zombies were mutated. It feels like it's meaningless for us to move away from the village now,” admitted Hong Jun.
Hong Jun would follow Su Xiaoluo wherever she went, as if the guy had completely forgotten that he had fled for his life on his own when they were in danger before. Su Xiaoluo never had a good impression of him, and now, his existence alone was annoying to her.
”That's enough. Either way, we'll be safe when we reach the Ancient Capital,” Chief Xie Sang was determined to move away.
Mo Fan glanced at Chief Xie Sang. He somehow felt that the chief was hiding something. After all, the chief of a village would usually obey the rules of the village strictly...
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The group was unharmed throughout the night. As everyone was relieved that the undead did not attack them during the night, they were even more confused about why their village was attacked.
The night did not pose any threat, and the clouds had cleared away the next day. After a brief rest, the group continued their journey to the Ancient Capital.
”Brother Mo Fan, what do you say?” Shorty nudged Mo Fan and whispered.
”How would I know, I'm not familiar with this place,” Mo Fan glanced at Shorty, who seemed to have something to say. He raised his eyebrows and asked, ”Have you noticed something?”
”Hehe, to be honest, I do know something, and it's from before I met Fang Youmiao...”