All the monsters wore frightened expressions, as if they were being chased by something terrifying.
Yuguang Qingxue frowned. "They're not coming for us. They might be fleeing."
As soon as she finished speaking, a rumbling grew louder. The sound of over a thousand monsters running wasn't quiet, especially on this pitch-black night.
In the blink of an eye, the fleeing monsters charged down the road toward the car, trampling everything in their path without slowing.
Among them were many monsters more hulking than elephants, easily capable of crushing the car to pieces.
They were less than a hundred meters away, yet Fang Cheng showed no sign of making a move.
Thinking he was too proud to act, Yuguang Qingxue immediately pushed open the car door and got out, intending to stop them herself.
But as she faced the oncoming tide of monsters, her heart sank.
At most, her strength was at B-level threat. Plenty of the monsters were about as strong as she was. How was she supposed to stop them?
Even invoking the Iron-Cast Palace's name probably wouldn't get through to monsters in a panic.
Rumble!
The tide of monsters surged toward them like a tsunami. The sight alone was overwhelming, and in an instant they were within fifty meters.
Yuguang Qingxue gritted her teeth and raised a hand, cold gathering in her palm.
Before she could act, the monsters charging toward them seemed to be struck by an even greater terror. They frantically swerved to either side, avoiding the car parked by the road.
The monstrous tsunami hit an invisible point and swiftly split apart, opening a wide passage.
Yuguang Qingxue stood beside the car, her hair and clothes fluttering in the strong wind kicked up by the charging monsters.
She watched them automatically avoid the car and