This Was the Strength of Dragonwing? I'm Convinced, I'm Convinced!

As soon as Lin Baici lit the Dream Candle, the monsters around them immediately slowed down, as if they had inhaled an anesthetic.

They stopped roaring and charging wildly in desperate attacks, easing everyone's pressure considerably.

"It's not because of the candlelight!"

Gu Qingqiu was very observant. The candle's light was dim and yellow, with an ordinary brightness that only illuminated a little over thirty meters. Yet even farther away, where the candlelight didn't reach, the monsters were in the same "weakened" state.

"Could it be that the effect comes from the scent released as the candle burns?"

Jin Yingzhen had a sudden flash of inspiration.

"That's gotta be it!"

Fish Ball Guy laughed. "Luckily, this God's Taboo Object doesn't work by dripping candle wax onto the monsters. With this many of them, forget whether we'd have enough wax—just doing that would exhaust us!"

Li Yintong shot him a cheeky glance. "Uncle Fish, you sure have a wild imagination!"

"What imagination? I have no idea what you're talking about!"

Fish Ball Guy kept a straight face, grumbling inwardly.

Could Xiaotong please stop saying things like that?

It was fine to joke around in private, but there were so many of Lin Baici's girlfriends here. If he said stuff like that, they might worry he'd lead Lin Baici astray and stop letting him hang out with him.

Lin Baici paid no attention to Fish Ball Guy's remark. Seeing that the candle worked, he immediately ran out, trying to help the scent spread faster and cover a wider area.

The mannequin monsters that inhaled the scent grew less eager to attack. As they breathed in more of it, they swayed, collapsed to the ground, and fell into a deep sleep.

"It worked!"

Li Yintong clapped and cheered happily, then bragged to Fish