Aside from the Escape Corpses, Zhou Yan had also sent out all the Corpse Crows to watch the movements in every direction.
Not only that, he had activated all five Black Zombies as well. He simply had not driven them into action yet; they remained in a state where they could erupt at any moment.
Activating these five Black Zombies was also Zhou Yan's precaution against any unforeseen event...
The night grew deeper and deeper, yet the horse bandits never appeared. Instead, the atmosphere within the camp became increasingly grave.
Even Yue Yuna had initially appeared brimming with confidence.
But as time passed, her expression gradually turned solemn as well.
Ruyu and Yingdian kept going out and returning, unable to sit still. Their inexperience was plain for all to see.
Yue Yuna was doing better, still able to sit quietly.
But Zhou Yan noticed that Yue Yuna had not turned a page in the book in her hands for about the time it took an incense stick to burn. Clearly, her mind was elsewhere.
No wonder Steward Yue secretly asked me for help. So they're all a bunch of greenhorns! Zhou Yan grumbled inwardly.
Even he himself was one of those greenhorns.
But perhaps because he had endured more hardships, although Zhou Yan was nervous too, he could completely keep those emotions under control. His thoughts were instead calmer than ever before.
In this state, his control over the Corpse Crows became even more effortless.
"They're here."
Suddenly, Zhou Yan calmly uttered two words.
Yue Yuna, Ruyu, and Yingdian all looked toward Zhou Yan, their gazes full of questions.
Zhou Yan did not beat around the bush and spoke directly. "The horse bandits have arrived. They've come within eight hundred meters of the camp."
The expressions of all three women