"Beep~!"
The piercing sound rang out through the dark night, alerting all the Martial Artists. They swiftly emerged from their tents, grabbed their weapons, and prepared to fend off the enemy!
The temporary camps of every family lit up brightly as well, illuminating the entire surrounding area.
A Qian Family Martial Artist on guard had a whistle in his mouth. As he blew it, he immediately sprang to his feet, quickly drew his saber, and turned the light toward the gorge. There was faint illumination, and since they were all Martial Artists, he could vaguely make out countless Black Shadows crawling through the darkness, seemingly rushing toward him.
He wanted to shine the light on them and see exactly what they were, but the Black Shadows crawling swiftly toward him suddenly pounced!
And it was not just one Black Shadow. More Black Shadows pounced after the one in front.
Before the guard could even see the Black Shadows clearly, he threw aside his flashlight and swung his saber at them.
With one slash, there came a "Pfft!" as though he had struck leather. A shriek immediately followed, like the piercing howl of a dog struck by a stick. Yet that slash merely sent the pouncing Black Shadow flying backward.
Since it was nighttime, he could not see how badly it had been hurt. He only heard its unending shrieks. Still, he could tell that the Black Shadow was as large as a small calf, pitch-black all over, with sharp fangs and a vicious mouth.
But in that brief glance, before he could see any further details, the other Black Shadows following behind had already reached him and bit down on the wrist holding his saber.
The pain made him release the saber at once. He punched the Black Shadow biting