Shen Yi and the others spun around, their faces changing drastically in an instant. At some unknown time, a large crowd had appeared behind them from nowhere. Their movements were stiff, their expressions blank, their faces muddled and dazed. They possessed no intelligence, yet they were steadily closing in on Shen Yi's group.
"Again with this bizarre phenomenon!"
Shen Yi, Hong Ling, and the others all cried out. This was not the first time they had encountered such a situation. The scene at Ma Family Village had been remarkably similar to what they were seeing now.
"What do we do?"
Little Black asked anxiously. Though these people appeared mindless, every one of them radiated a terrifying aura, far stronger than the villagers of Ma Family Village. If a fight truly broke out, they had no absolute confidence that they could retreat unscathed.
"Hey!"
Phoenix Bird Little Red had never encountered anything like this before. She continuously spewed flames in every direction, scorching even the air itself, yet those people seemed oblivious to pain and kept pressing closer step by step.
"What kind of monsters are these?"
Seeing that it had no effect, Little Red grew irritated. Though she had not fully awakened her Phoenix Bird talents, even Nascent Soul Cultivators would not dare touch those flames lightly. Yet these people passed through them without suffering the slightest harm.
"Ding—"
Just as everyone was growing anxious, another sound came from the courtyard behind them. Shen Yi turned around and saw the words on the door change once more: "Come in and take shelter!"
"Quick, get inside."
There was no time to think further. Shen Yi had Little Black lead the way and push open the door, while he stayed behind to cover their retreat.
Bang!
With a heavy sound, Shen Yi