After listening to Chen Mo, Ouyang Nan immediately nodded. She understood the stakes too.
She tightened her grip on the long saber in her hand, quickly walked to the woodpile, swung the blade, and hooked up the burning firewood, throwing it toward the gap in the flames. It landed steadily in the opening, filling in, one by one, the gaps Black Shadow had just broken through.
Right after that, she quickly carried more wood over, adding dry logs to the burning fire pit. The flames instantly grew more vigorous, firelight shooting skyward and dispelling much of the darkness around the camp. It also gave the Martial Artists curled up where they were a faint sense of safety.
"Ruo Xi, Nana, stay close to me," Chen Mo said softly, lowering his head as he reminded the two beside him.
Naturally, he would not let Ouyang Nan go forward and take the risk alone. After all, Black Shadow was powerful and worked in perfect coordination. If two Black Shadows rushed out to sneak attack at the same time, Ouyang Nan alone would have no way to deal with them and would very likely fall into danger.
So he had to follow her. Once any Black Shadow rushed out to sneak attack, he could make a move in time to help and protect Ouyang Nan's safety. At the same time, he could also guard Ouyang Ruo Xi and Ouyang Nana, keeping them from the slightest harm.
After saying that, Chen Mo took Ouyang Ruo Xi's hand, signaled for Ouyang Nana to follow behind, and quickly headed toward the gap in the flames, working together with Ouyang Nan to fill the opening and add more wood.
Perhaps they were inspired by the few of them, or perhaps after seeing the flames grow stronger, the