The area around Xianchi was filled with fine sand. It was said that the sand would turn into nutrients for the undead after being nourished by the presence of death for a long time.
Along the way, Mofan did see many undead picking up the white sand that had absorbed the energy of the moon and the Dead Swamp, like they were trying to find gold in a huge wave.
The undead were some distance away from the outer walls. They were roaming around aimlessly, looking for something useful to them, be it the sand bones or the remains of the dead that had been bitten by wild dogs …
"If there's such a great way to ward off evil, does that mean the undead aren't as scary as we thought?" said one of the followers of the woman with a beard.
"Ash Garlic is harder to find than gold. It's impossible to grow them. Most of them only grow in places with lots of undead, and rely on the flesh of the dead as nutrients. Only the people from the villages know how to harvest them, and there's only a limited number of them every year. If it weren't for the fact that my brother here is half a villager, he wouldn't be able to get you something like this," said Shorty with a smile.
The man who wasn't muscular smiled too. He even stole a glance at the woman with black silk. He had never seen such an attractive woman in his life.
"Sunny Goat Village isn't far ahead. The night is still young, let's take a rest there," said Shorty, pointing at the hill ahead.
"The village has its rules. You better obey them if you're going in," reminded the man.
The group nodded and agreed.
The group successfully arrived at the hill and went down. They were eager to see how a human village had managed to survive in the Land of the Undead. However, at the bottom of the hill, between the streams, and the Qinling Mountains, they only saw piles of wood. There was no sign of a village!
They looked in another direction and saw nothing but black soil. Apart from a few holes in the ground, there was nothing else!
"Are you messing with us?" said the man with a beard angrily.
"I … I don't know what's going on either," Shorty turned to the muscular man with a pale face.
The muscular man's eyes were filled with astonishment, as if he could not believe it.
He began to run wildly down the hill.
There was not even a single hut in sight, let alone a village!
However, the muscular man seemed to have gone mad. Even though there were still a few undead walking around, he didn't seem to have any scruples.
"The map shows that Sunny Goat Village is indeed here …" Liu Ru lowered her head to examine the surrounding terrain.
"That's right, the map can't be wrong. I'm not lying to you," blurted out Shorty.
"What about the village?"
"I don't know either."
"Unless …"
From the man's soulless look, it was clear that Sunny Goat Village was indeed there.
However, the entire village had disappeared.
If there were wooden walls, ruins of houses, and some scattered objects, it could prove that the village had existed. However, there were only some scattered pieces of wood, and the rest was all black soil. There was nothing left.
"Did the villages fail to escape the rampage of the undead too?" Liu Ru asked.
"Perhaps. Maybe the new ruler of the undead won't give these natives any face …"
The group went down the hill and discovered that the place where the village used to be had obvious signs of being burned. The ground was covered in piles of charcoal. A dirty mist lingered in the air when the wind blew.
"I don't see any corpses, but there are signs of being burned. I wonder what happened," said the man with a beard to the woman in black silk.
"Even if something happened, we won't be able to see any corpses," Mo Fan pointed at the undead roaming around them.
If the villagers were dead, they would most likely turn into undead too. The place was covered in ashes. Even if there was blood, they would not be able to see it.
"What should we do now?" said the other follower of the woman in black silk.
"We'll have to go to the next village. If the next village is the same …" said the woman in black silk.
Shorty nodded. He had the same thought too.
What else could Mo Fan and Liu Ru say? They had no choice but to agree.
"Let's go, you won't find anything here. They might have migrated. Don't be so pessimistic," said Shorty to his companion, the muscular man.
The muscular man was still rational. He began to guide the group to the next village, Hua Village, when he realized that there were no signs of death.
"It's two days' journey from here to Hua Village. I initially planned to spend the second half of the night in Sunny Goat Village to save some Ash Garlic … but it looks like we'll run out of Ash Garlic halfway to Hua Village," said Shorty sternly.
It was obvious that the shortage of Ash Garlic was the most serious problem.
Shorty suggested that they return to the Ancient Capital first. They would return after the muscular man got some Ash Garlic from his tribe. However, the muscular man said that it would take him at least a few months to get the Ash Garlic …
"Let's go straight. It's too much of a waste of time to go back. Just lead the way," said the man with a beard.
Mo Fan and Liu Ru agreed too. God knew what would happen if they delayed any longer.
"Don't be reckless," said the woman in black silk. The woman in black silk spoke up. She glanced at Shorty and said in a gentle voice, "Along the way, I've noticed that not every place is filled with undead. We shouldn't use the Ash Garlic for the second half of the night. We'll eat it when there are too many undead. "
"That's a great idea," Shorty nodded in agreement.
Mo Fan nodded too. He exclaimed in his heart, It's rare to see someone with a big chest and a big brain.
…
According to the woman, the group did not use the Ash Garlic for the second half of the night …
When they were around three li away from Sunny Goat Village, the group could clearly sense the undead's gaze turning hostile.
The undead were roaming freely in groups of twos and threes. They were mostly zombies of servants. There was nothing special about them apart from their eerie appearance.
"They're here," Shorty reminded the others.
A zombie that was grinding its teeth on a rock seemed to have caught the scent of human flesh. It turned its head around and locked its green eyes on the woman closest to it.
The woman's eyes were expressionless. She was not as panicked or disgusted by the disgusting creature as she usually was.
Her bearded attendant had already taken an extra step to the side, and an icy Star Atlas was condensing under his feet like frost leaves …
"Ice Lock!"
The bearded follower raised his hand, and the ice crystal instantly transformed into a thick steel-like chain.
The chain flew straight towards the zombie that was trying to attack the woman in black silk and tied it up in an instant.
"Bone Crush!"
The bearded follower clenched his fist, and the ice shackles suddenly tightened around him!
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