Funeral Wraith

"..."

After a long silence, Chen Fan finally let out a long breath, turned his head to look at the Gray Fog outside the Camp, and murmured, "This world is still too dangerous, and the Camp's strength is still too low..."

Besides the Strange Entities, these eccentric Cultivator are also not easy to deal with.

All along.

Everyone told him that Cultivator were weak, and even Level-Two Cultivator could be instantly killed by Level-1 Arrow Tower. The strength of Cultivator was completely insignificant in the face of the Builder's buildings.

But...

Those were just ordinary Cultivator like Zhou Mo.

Specialized Cultivator like the "Nightwalker" possess truly terrifying strength.

This is practically a Humanoid Form nuclear bomb.

It could explode at any moment.

Much later.

Chen Fan looked at the Big Fish again. "So you can now control yourself from being forcibly activated."

"Um."

Big Fish nodded again. "With each activation, I become more familiar with the Night Watcher's abilities and use them more freely."

"Station Master."

"I've decided to make this my third home."

"I will activate this if the Camp faces a crisis."

Goodbye.

Chen Fan sighed softly, "Neither of your previous two families ended well."

"I will leave the Camp, General Strange away, and then restart."

"Just focus on your work and stop thinking about 'starting up' all the time. You only have a few years Lifespan to live, why keep starting up?"

"The value of the Night Watcher lies in its activation; Night Watcher is not activated has no value."

"Alright."

He interrupted the Big Fish. By now the situation was clear, and he finally understood why the Big Fish seemed to have a childlike temperament. It had only lived a few years in total, less than five or six years.

They're really no different from children.

Now I finally understand where the fear and pain in the Big Fish's eyes come from.

Destroying your own village with your own hands is indeed quite painful.

The last person to do something like this seemed to be from the Uchiha clan...

"Go back and rest. Tomorrow, continue with Zhou Mo on fieldwork and work diligently."

"Good."

The Big Fish had probably never told anyone these things before, but now that it had all been said, it was visibly much more relaxed. It looked up at Chen Fan and said earnestly.

I will protect you.

"The purpose of the Night Watcher is to protect."

"..."

Chen Fan looked at the departing figure of the Big Fish, scratched his head, and seemed to have forgotten to ask how the Big Fish had overheard his conversation with Qi Chong. At that time, they were away from the Camp in the Wasteland, and there was no one else around.

Never mind, I'll ask again tomorrow.

This little guy... looks a lot like a suicide bomber.

He finally understood why the little guy said he could only look back.

Really.

There's no problem; even if it doesn't start, it only has 18 years to live.

Without activation, it has no combat power; activating it again means certain death.

Isn't it just that I was born to be like mugwort? This kind of self-deprecation is indeed not a problem.

The Crippled Monkey and his companions also climbed the City Wall, all looking at the departing figure of the Big Fish. Although they hadn't heard the conversation, they could still see the Big Fish's long, black hair and that the Station Master had indeed been talking for quite a while.

"The Station Master..."

"It's a girl." Chen Fan didn't mention anything about the Night Watcher: "Her entire family is dead; she's their only child."

"Oh."

The Crippled Monkey and his companions nodded in sudden realization, but they didn't feel much sympathy. In this world, many families have lost all their members, and their situation was pretty much the same.

Just then--

A familiar rustling sound came from outside the Camp.

That was the sound of a crawling Strange Entities passing by.

"They're here!"

Chen Fan looked at the Gray Fog outside the Camp with a slight excitement. There must be more than a hundred Strange Entities involved. Finally, he could eat his fill. He desperately needed enough Eerie Stone to build the Camp, and killing Strange Entities was the fastest way to obtain Eerie Stone.

However...

The next moment, his smile slowly froze.

Outside the Gray Fog of the Camp, a dozen pale-faced men and women dressed in white benches were slowly walking towards the Camp. Their feet never left the ground as they walked, making a rustling sound as they rubbed against it.

Humanoid.

It was like Doppelganger Wraith, except he remembered that Doppelganger Wraith never entered the Camp after nightfall.

Each of the Doppelganger Wraith carried a white lantern filled with red candles, as if in a funeral procession.

The scene was quite eerie.

More and more Doppelganger Wraith, each carrying a lantern, stepped out of the darkness into the Gray Fog outside the Camp and slowly approached Camp. Their exact number was unknown, but they seemed endless.

Is there any information in the memory bank?

He turned his head to look at the Crippled Monkey and his companions.

The group exchanged glances and shook their heads. "It looks like Doppelganger Wraith, but in our memory, Doppelganger Wraith don't carry lanterns. They're not common Strange Entities in the Wasteland. During the Rainy Season, some unfamiliar Strange Entities do appear in the Wasteland."

"Then let's use Funeral Wraith."

Chen Fan gave this unknown Strange Entities a name. He didn't like Strange Entities because it meant he didn't know its methods and had very little room for error. If it were Monkey-Head Entity, he would be very happy.

Just then...

The first Funeral Wraith, leading the way, had already entered the Camp area.

"Call out!"

As the Eerie Fire in the Camp suddenly blazed brightly, energy flowed through the Copper Pipe into the arrow Arrow Tower on the City Wall, instantly activating all the Arrow Tower. A crossbow bolt shot out, cleaving through the rainy night, and accurately struck the forehead of the Funeral Wraith.

The Funeral Wraith figure swayed on the spot, spurted blood, and collapsed.

Is this the only strength you can achieve?

Chen Fan frowned. That crossbow bolt was fired from the Level-2 Arrow Tower in the Breeding Farm. If that was the only power, then no matter how many of these Funeral Wraith came, they would only be giving away Eerie Stone.

Only...

He still didn't know what the white lantern was for.

It can't just be a decoration.

The next moment--

The fallen, Funeral Wraith suddenly began to twitch, writhe, and split. When it stood up again, it had become two Funeral Wraith.

It split apart after death.

He instantly understood the methods used by the Funeral Wraith.

But...

Of the two Funeral Wraith that split off, only the original Funeral Wraith was carrying a lantern; the split Funeral Wraith were not carrying lanterns. It seems that the lantern's ability was to split. With this split, the light inside the lantern could be clearly seen to dim slightly.

Another crossbow bolt was fired.

The two Funeral Wraith fell to the ground together.

The Funeral Wraith that had split off immediately collapsed and lay motionless, but the Funeral Wraith holding the lantern split off again after it died, and the lantern Funeral Wraith slightly once more.

"Understood."

"Hopefully, the body of the split-off Funeral Wraith also contains Eerie Stone."

Chen Fan took a deep breath, looking at the increasing number of Funeral Wraith entering the Camp. All the Arrow Tower activated simultaneously, and he roared at the top of his lungs, "Charge!"

Tonight's match is expected to be a tough one.

Fortunately, he had enough Arrow Tower and enough remaining Eerie Stone, and these Funeral Wraith didn't seem like they could break through the wall quickly.

It seems much easier to deal with than the Meatworm Wraith Tide.

Maybe we can eat our fill.

Of course, if they can't hold out, then the other side will be well-fed.

Someone will always get enough to eat.