Chapter 20

When everyone rushed into Luofeng Village, they all let out a sigh of relief. At this moment, they were very grateful that they had left some people in the village when they left, otherwise, if there were two or three demonized beasts blocking the entrance now, there would likely be casualties.

The gate of the wall was instantly shut, and the fast-approaching bristly wild boars couldn't stop in time, crashing into the gate one by one. The immense impact made the entire wall tremble, producing a series of creaking sounds, which made Liu Hao and the others extremely anxious, fearing that the wall would collapse under the impact of these giant wild boars.

Cheng Yang, however, knew that no matter how many bristly wild boars there were, they could not break down the wall. After all, its defense was rated at five points, and these bristly wild boars, with their initial first-stage strength, did not have the capability to do so.

The subsequent battle was not much of a suspense. As Cheng Yang attacked, he explained, "These bristly wild boars are one of the more troublesome first-stage monsters, especially in the wild. If you can't kill them before they get close, it will definitely be a huge disaster. A warrior's shield can't possibly block a bristly wild boar's charge. That's why I told you to run immediately. In such a situation, even if we had more warriors, we would still end up with casualties. In the future, when you encounter a group of bristly wild boars in the wild, the first thing you should do is run."

Everyone carefully noted what Cheng Yang said, as this knowledge could save their lives.

After all the bristly wild boars were killed, Cheng Yang and the others set off again on their journey to Huimin Town. Before leaving, Cheng Yang checked his magic energy value, which had already reached nearly 600 points. Over a hundred of these points were obtained from the Blood Church instance.

He was now very eager for his spirit energy value to break a thousand, which would allow him to have four times the training speed. Of course, correspondingly, the spirit energy value consumed per hour would also be twice as much as before.

This journey went relatively smoothly. Although they encountered some demonized creatures along the way, and even a group of 11 green-skinned monkeys near Huimin Town, with Cheng Yang and the others'默契配合 (coordinated efforts), these demonized beasts did not cause them much trouble.

When Liu Hao and the others stepped into Huimin Town, their faces turned pale. Although they had imagined the end-of-the-world scenario and Cheng Yang had told them about the cruelty of the apocalypse, all of that was just in their minds. Now, being truly in the midst of it, they realized how hollow and pale their previous thoughts were.

Huimin Town covered an area of two to three square kilometers, but now there wasn't a single standing building. On the entire wasteland, apart from some wandering demonized beasts, there wasn't a single human figure to be seen.

Perhaps it wasn't that they couldn't see human figures, but that they couldn't see living humans. At their feet lay several blood-red skeletons, their flesh completely gnawed away, and even the bones couldn't be pieced together.

The group, accustomed to peaceful times, had never experienced such a scene. They felt their stomachs churn and bent over, vomiting uncontrollably. Pang Shan, a girl, was even more distressed. She was instantly terrified by the sight and, when she came to her senses, opened her mouth to scream.

If Cheng Yang hadn't acted quickly and covered her mouth, they would have faced an attack from the demonized beasts.

"Don't scream if you don't want to die," Cheng Yang said calmly, then released Pang Shan.

Pang Shan understood their situation. Although her eyes were filled with fear, she didn't scream. However, the churning in her stomach was something she couldn't control, and she joined Niu Bing and the others in vomiting on the ground.

Seeing this, Cheng Yang didn't mock their fragility. In his previous life, he had seen similar scenes in Xiangcheng City, and his performance at the time wasn't much better than theirs.

They might have nightmares for the next few nights, Cheng Yang sighed to himself.

After a while, Li Wanshan was the first to recover. Although his face was still pale, his eyes showed more determination. He looked at Cheng Yang and said, "Young man, do you think all the towns in the world are in this state?"

Cheng Yang nodded and said, "Indeed. However, the number of deaths is not very high, roughly one-fifth of the total population. As long as you have a bit of luck, you can avoid the initial disaster. But whether you can survive in the future depends on your own abilities."

Li Wanshan looked at the desolate scene around him and said, "I understand. To survive and to rescue my family as soon as possible, I will quickly adapt to this world."

At this moment, the others also gradually adapted, with only Pang Shan still not fully recovered, her steps still unsteady.

Cheng Yang continued, "The main purpose of our trip here is not to kill the demonized creatures but to rescue people. So, we will try to move towards areas with fewer demonized beasts, and everyone should try not to make any noise. Once we rescue about twenty people, we will immediately return, otherwise, we won't be able to take care of everyone on the way back."

The others immediately nodded in agreement, and then they slowly explored the ruins.

To avoid being discovered by the wandering demonized beasts, everyone crouched and moved slowly among the ruins. The warriors stood on all sides, fully focused on observing the distant movements. At the same time, they would call out softly, and if anyone heard, they would naturally respond.

Of course, if they encountered demonized beasts that couldn't be avoided, they wouldn't hesitate. One person would go out to lure them, and then they would attack together, making it easy to kill them. Even if two were lured, they could still handle them smoothly.

This was also due to the fact that the demonized beasts were not densely packed. Many of them had already gathered together, and Cheng Yang and the others would avoid such groups as much as possible.

A few minutes later, Liu Hao suddenly stopped and said to Cheng Yang with some excitement, "Yangzi, look over there."

He pointed to a place about thirty meters to the left, where a high-rise building had collapsed, leaving a pile of rubble. There were many holes between the walls, and at that moment, a head appeared in one of the holes, looking at Cheng Yang and the others with glowing eyes.

Liu Hao was sure it was a human, not a monster. So far, they hadn't seen any "monsters" that looked exactly like humans.

Cheng Yang gestured to the person to stay calm. The person in the hole nodded excitedly, afraid that Cheng Yang and the others would ignore him.

Cheng Yang looked around and noticed that about twenty meters behind where the person was hiding, a small imp was wandering. If the person came out of the hole, it would definitely attract the imp's attention. To rescue the person, they had to kill the imp first.

The group slowly moved forward about ten meters, and the imp entered their attack range. Without hesitation, Cheng Yang stood up and fired a magic missile, instantly reducing the imp's health by 10 points.

The other six ranged attackers didn't lag behind, almost simultaneously standing up and firing. In the blink of an eye, the imp fell to the ground and didn't get up again.

"Come out quickly!" Cheng Yang said to the person hiding.

At this moment, the person hesitated. He was frightened by Cheng Yang and the others' attack, especially by the mages. He stammered, "Are... are you human?"

Liu Hao immediately became unhappy and said with a dark face, "You're not human! Your whole family isn't human."

The person didn't get angry but was instead extremely excited. He immediately crawled out of the hole and stumbled over to Cheng Yang and the others, saying, "Thank you, thank you!"

Cheng Yang said, "Don't speak loudly, or you'll attract a large group of monsters, and we'll all be in trouble."

The person's face changed, realizing he wasn't completely out of danger. He then asked in a low voice, "What are your bows and those light bullets?"

Cheng Yang didn't want to explain much and said, "You can consider them as abilities humans have evolved. That's enough for now. You'll understand in the future. Do you know if there are any other people hiding nearby?"

The person immediately said, "I know... I know. There are many people hiding nearby, but they don't dare to show themselves. I'll go and find them."

The person turned and walked a few steps, then turned back to Cheng Yang and said, "Brother, can you follow me? There are monsters everywhere..."

Cheng Yang didn't refuse and led Liu Hao and the others forward. During this process, Cheng Yang learned the person's name, Zhao Chuan, who was a teacher at a middle school in Huimin Town before the apocalypse.

With Zhao Chuan's guidance, they quickly called out about ten people from the surrounding holes. In fact, many of them had heard Cheng Yang's calls earlier but didn't dare to believe that someone had come to rescue them, so they didn't come out. Now that Zhao Chuan found them one by one, they couldn't hide anymore.

However, after seeing Cheng Yang and the others' ability to kill monsters, they had no reluctance at all and followed Cheng Yang and the others with gratitude.

With these people joining, the group's speed slowed down significantly, and they moved more cautiously. Fortunately, apart from the clustered monsters, the remaining number in Huimin Town was not very high. They occasionally encountered one or two people who couldn't bear the hunger and came out to look for food, and these people also joined Cheng Yang's group without exception.

In fact, some people initially didn't want to travel with Cheng Yang and the others, thinking that a larger group would be more dangerous. However, after Zhao Chuan and the others explained Cheng Yang's strength, they had no objections.

PS: Brothers, you were very supportive yesterday, and the collection count increased by 100. As promised, I'm adding an extra chapter today. Can you continue to be supportive? Let's aim for a 150 increase in collections tomorrow, and I'll add two chapters... hehe.