Roaaar...
A faint roar carried over. Chen Mu's expression changed as he stood atop the wall.
"Were mutant beasts really rioting and attacking?"
Hadn't they said people had already been sent into the mountains to clear them out?
In that brief moment, the Five Yin Souls flying high in the sky had already spotted black dots appearing on the horizon.
They were all flying mutant beasts!
It was as though there were a hole in the south, with black dots continuously pouring out and rapidly spreading in all directions.
Piercing shrieks rang out, and Chen Mu's face grew increasingly grim.
With a flash, he jumped into the residence. Five Ghosts Black Smoke spread out as supplies of every kind were swiftly gathered away. Then he leaped into the water well and drilled toward the underground chamber.
Fighting was out of the question.
A horde of mutant beasts was far too dangerous.
Hiding underground was safer.
The underground chamber had three exits in all. One was in the residence's water well, one led to the underground chamber beneath the Small Hill Hollow, and the third was beneath a small hill ten miles to the north.
He placed one Yinhun in each of the three passages, lest mutant beasts sneak in.
Another hid within the crown of the withered, barkless old tree atop the Low Hill, keeping watch over the surrounding area.
He kept one by his side. If anything went wrong, he could use the Five Ghosts Bag to continue drilling deeper underground.
"Safe for now." Chen Mu let out a slight breath of relief.
There had already been a cellar five meters beneath the courtyard, stocked with Yellow Sprout Rice and some homemade cured meat.
After taking stock of the living supplies inside the Five Ghosts Bag, Chen Mu finally