"Ah! Ah! Ah..."
While Jian Shang and the others stood stunned by the sudden turn of events, a dense chorus of terrified screams and cries erupted all around them.
The figures that had flooded into the ancient tomb like a tide and rushed toward the various ruins came fleeing back even faster.
In an instant, chaos engulfed the area before the passage exit. Thousands of Otherworlders and Jianghu heroes crowded together, scrambling to leave, while countless others were still pouring in.
Roars, screams, curses!
The scene was as chaotic and miserable as if the end of the world had descended.
Though Jian Shang's party was small, every member was at least an Innate Realm expert and a veteran of a hundred battles. Besides the Huan King, they also had four great adepts, so they remained relatively composed.
More and more came, drawing ever closer, their numbers impossible to count, as boundless as a swarm of locusts. Jian Shang's party stared at the completely blocked passage entrance with mounting headaches, then swiftly formed up to hold their ground.
"What kind of monsters are these? They don't look like jiangshi!"
Jian Shang and the others all possessed high-level cultivation and strength. Once something entered their field of vision, they could see it clearly by channeling power into their eyes. Li Yuan was the first to blurt out his surprise and confusion.
"Hmm?" Jian Shang, who had been frowning at the chaos by the passage entrance, felt his heart tighten and focused on the surrounding figures.
It was indeed true!
These countless figures resembled neither the "zombies" and other monsters familiar to Otherworlders nor the Chinese jiangshi familiar to the natives.
They were neither disgusting nor hideous in appearance. Without a closer look, they seemed much like ordinary people. Their bodies gave an