Chapter 36: A Sky-Filling Wave of Monsters

Zhao Hai thought that these slaves had never been to school, so it should be difficult for them to form a line. However, he didn't expect that as soon as he gave the order, the female slaves quickly lined up neatly, not at all worse than when Zhao Hai and his classmates did it in school.

Lin stood alone to one side. Zhao Hai glanced at Lin and knew it was because he was a man. Currently, Lin was the only male slave in the castle, so he stood there alone.

The speed at which these slaves lined up greatly exceeded Zhao Hai's expectations, so he was momentarily taken aback, looking at the slaves with confusion.

Zhao Hai didn't know that these slaves had been trained to form lines from a young age, and standing in line had almost become a kind of instinct for them.

The slaves didn't count the number of slaves every day, but whether they were going out to work or returning, they had to form a line. They would report the number when going out and again when returning, using this method to prevent anyone from running away.

Zhao Hai didn't know this, so when he saw them form a line so quickly, he was momentarily stunned. However, he quickly regained his composure and instinctively shouted, "Report the numbers."

The slaves immediately began to report the numbers, and the last number was thirty-four, meaning there were thirty-four female slaves and one male slave in the courtyard.

Zhao Hai nodded and loudly said, "Just now, Lin brought news from the mountain that a large number of monsters and undead are heading towards the castle. There might be a battle soon, so you all stay here and don't go anywhere."

The faces of the female slaves all showed fear. If it were a human army attacking, they wouldn't be afraid. As long as they didn't resist, the attackers generally wouldn't kill the slaves, as slaves could be sold for money. Therefore, as long as they didn't resist, they were usually safe.

However, this time it was monsters and undead. For these creatures, gold coins were useless. In their eyes, they couldn't distinguish between nobles and slaves; they saw humans as just humans, without any social hierarchy.

At this moment, a few more slaves walked in from outside, all women, and Kiku was with them. Zhao Hai had them report the numbers again, and including Kiku, there were fifty people in total, all the female slaves had returned.

When Zhao Hai saw Kiku leading these female slaves back, he knew that Meg might have also returned, but hadn't entered the inner castle, probably preparing to meet up with Mu Tou and the others.

Zhao Hai didn't go to the outer castle. He knew that going there now would only cause trouble for Meg and the others, so it was better to wait here.

Zhao Hai glanced at the slaves and turned to Kiku, saying, "Kiku, watch over them and don't let them run around." Then he turned to the slaves and said, "I'm going inside to get some things. Listen to Kiku and don't run around."

After saying this, Zhao Hai quickly walked into the castle. There was an underground warehouse in the castle, and he had been there before. It contained all the supplies that Green had bought. Now, Zhao Hai was going there to put those supplies into his spatial storage to prevent the monsters or undead from destroying them.

The underground warehouse was really large, and it took Zhao Hai a while to collect everything. Then he ran upstairs, where there were still many things, especially the books in the study.

Zhao Hai realized that Green and the others had bought these books with the intention of educating the slaves. Otherwise, they wouldn't have bought so many books about the basics of magic and martial arts. These books were very important, not only as a key for Zhao Hai to understand this world but also as teaching materials for the Buda family to cultivate talent.

Zhao Hai quickly went upstairs and put everything in the study into his spatial storage, even the tables and chairs. Since the spatial storage had no limit, he could pack as much as he wanted.

Zhao Hai didn't pack things like bedding first. Green and the others had bought a lot of these, possibly because the weather had already warmed up, so they hadn't taken them out for the slaves to use. Therefore, there was a large pile of them in the warehouse.

Just as Zhao Hai finished collecting the things in the study, he heard Melin calling him outside. Zhao Hai quickly ran out and saw that Melin and the others had returned, and all the slaves had gathered in the inner castle. Mu Tou and the others had also returned.

Seeing that everyone had returned, Zhao Hai breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Melin, saying, "Grandma Melin, has everyone returned?"

Melin nodded and said, "Everyone has returned, and the castle gates are closed. However, I don't think the monsters will come so quickly. Young Master, why don't you go to your spatial world?"

Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "Not yet, Grandma Melin. Let's go to the outer castle's wall and take a look. I've never seen poison-type monsters or undead before."

Melin looked at Zhao Hai with concern and said, "Young Master, that's not a good idea. It's too dangerous. What if something happens?"

Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Don't worry, you're all here, right? I just want to see the monsters and undead, and how many there are. If there are too many, we'll retreat to my spatial world. If there aren't many, we'll just drive them back."

Melin was taken aback but didn't say anything more. She was confident in her abilities, and as Zhao Hai said, if there weren't many monsters and undead, she could indeed drive them back.

Zhao Hai waved his hand and called Kiku and An over, saying, "You two stay here and watch over them. Don't let them run around." Then he walked with Melin to the outer castle's wall, with Mu Tou and Shi Tou closely following, and Meg standing right behind him, not leaving his side.

Zhao Hai found their behavior quite helpless but couldn't do anything about it, so he let them follow. He knew that if he didn't let them follow, he might not be able to go to the wall at all.

Melin and the others thought that the undead and poison-type monsters wouldn't move too quickly, but to their surprise, when they reached the wall, they saw that the monsters and undead had already reached the foot of the mountain and were moving down.

Leading the way were creatures that looked like rats, but they were much larger than rats, about one meter tall, with light green fur and a layer of mold-like substance on their feet. They were over three meters long, not including their thick, long tails.

Among these rat-like creatures, a few were particularly large, about two meters tall, with multicolored fur, indicating that they were the leaders of the group. There were over a thousand of these large rats, and the sight made Zhao Hai's hair stand on end.

Following these creatures was a large group of snakes!

Yes, snakes, countless snakes of all sizes and shapes. Some were green, some red, and some multicolored. The largest snakes were about one meter thick and clearly not to be trifled with.

Behind the snakes came a large group of insects, all kinds of insects, and they all shared one characteristic: they were huge. Even a spider was over one meter tall, and some were even two meters tall. There were also smaller insects, but even these were dangerous, with quick and agile movements, darting around in the insect crowd.

These insects were also multicolored, and it was clear that they were highly toxic. This made Zhao Hai's heart sink. The number of snakes was already large, but the number of insects was even greater.

At this moment, the rat-like monsters at the front had already reached the moat outside the castle. These creatures clearly knew how to swim and immediately ran into the moat, turning the water green in an instant.

Zhao Hai's face turned grim. He finally understood why there were no fish in the moat. If these toxic rats took a bath in the river, it would be strange if there were any fish left.

Melin walked up to Zhao Hai and said, "Young Master, let's go back. There are too many monsters, and we can't handle them."

Zhao Hai nodded and glanced at the mountain, where more monsters were emerging. This time, they were crocodile-like monsters, also quite large, with bright colors. Among these crocodile monsters, there were also some bones.

Yes, bones, moving bones, human and animal, large and small, all kinds of bones, and more and more bones were appearing on the mountain.

Melin pulled Zhao Hai and said, "Young Master, let's go."

Zhao Hai nodded but suddenly felt that the sky above the monsters had darkened. He looked up and saw that a group of flying monsters had appeared above the monsters. Some were not flying very high, mostly flying insect-type monsters, while others were flying high, bird-like monsters. Zhao Hai's expression changed. With flying monsters, it would be too easy for them to enter the castle.

Zhao Hai immediately nodded and said, "Let's go quickly. There are flying monsters. We need to go to the inner castle and gather the slaves, or it will be too late."

Melin also saw this and immediately shouted, "Mu Tou, quickly return to the inner castle and get the slaves inside."

Mu Tou responded, and his body slowly glowed yellow, increasing his speed significantly as he ran back to the inner castle. Shi Tou, on the other hand, picked up Zhao Hai and ran straight to the inner castle. Fortunately, he used his martial arts, so although he was fast, he was steady and didn't make Zhao Hai suffer.

Melin's body glowed with a water-blue light, and her speed was no slower than Shi Tou's. Meg, of course, was even faster, with a green glow around her, moving much faster than Shi Tou.

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