Human Lives Are Like Dust!

ROAR ROAR ROAR!

The monstrosities pounced in unison. Such an assault could bring down even a wild elephant.

Wei Fan's expression remained unchanged. He took a deep breath, his muscles bulging as he compressed the qi within him to its limit. A vast surge of power erupted from his right fist.

"Cannon Fist!"

BOOM!

An earth-shattering explosion, like a compressed gunpowder shell detonating, unleashed a powerful torrent of energy that instantly tore apart thirteen monstrosities. Blood and gore stained the entire city wall.

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Lu Qingshan and Shi Meng, hearing the commotion, turned to look and were utterly stunned by the scene.

The monstrosities that had been surrounding them were also cowed by the display.

The destructive power of that single punch was terrifying!

Wei Fan looked at the result of his punch, yet his brow remained furrowed.

These monstrosities were merely puppets. The true enemy, the one controlling them from behind the scenes, was the most troublesome opponent tonight.

The battle had reached a stalemate. The regular Night Watchers were almost wiped out, and they hadn't even encountered the mastermind yet.

"Kill!" Wei Fan didn't hesitate and continued to hunt the monstrosities.

The majority of the monstrosities attacking Lu Qingshan and Shi Meng were quickly eliminated.

For a moment, both Lu Qingshan and Shi Meng were awestruck by the strength Wei Fan had displayed.

But the situation was dire, and there was no time for explanations. The three could only continue to hunt the monstrosities.

Fortunately, there were only a little over a hundred monstrosities; they hadn't poured into Wushan Village endlessly, or the entire village would have been annihilated.

Dozens of monstrosities that had already entered Wushan Village began devouring the villagers.

These ordinary people stood no chance against monstrosities comparable to Black Gloom.

If the monstrosities broke through the defenses, the villagers became food on a plate, ripe for the slaughter.

"Monster, I'll fight you to the death!" a dark-skinned, burly young man raised his hoe and brought it down fiercely on a monstrosity.

CLANG!

The monstrosity's head was as hard as iron. The hoe struck it like hitting a metal ingot, rendering the young man's attack as effective as a mosquito bite.

The next second, the monstrosity bit the young man to death and swallowed him whole.

ROAR!

The monstrosity's body swelled slightly, and it let out a low growl.

It twitched its nose, then turned its head, its blood-red eyes fixing on a mother and daughter hiding in a corner.

"Mom!" the little girl trembled, instinctively crying out.

"Don't make a sound," the woman quickly covered her child's mouth and eyes, closing her own in despair.

ROAR!

The monstrosity charged, about to devour them.

At that moment, a silver light flashed, and Wei Fan's blade severed the monstrosity.

"We're alive?" the woman opened her eyes, only seeing a sturdy figure.

Wei Fan didn't stop, continuing to pursue the other monstrosities.

Simultaneously, in a watchtower at the eastern district's outpost, a monstrosity was slowly approaching.

It twitched its nose, its keen sense of smell having detected Wei Yingying hiding there.

Wei Yingying was currently crouched in a corner, holding Xiao Ying in her arms, trying to encourage herself, "Don't be scared, don't be scared!"

Chirp!

Xiao Ying chirped, breaking free from Wei Yingying's grasp.

"Come back quickly, it's dangerous!" Wei Yingying shouted, but Xiao Ying was already gone.

Outside the outpost's watchtower, a dark shadow flashed.

The approaching monstrosity slowly fell to the ground, a gaping hole appearing in its head.

After killing the monstrosity, Xiao Ying circled the watchtower a few times, piercing and instantly killing several nearby monstrosities.

Then, Xiao Ying flew back into the watchtower and landed on Wei Yingying's shoulder, appearing harmless.

Whoosh!

Wei Fan formed his fingers into a gun and shot two invisible streams of qi, killing two distant monstrosities.

At this point, all the monstrosities in the outer circle of the eastern district had been cleared.

Lu Qingshan gasped for air, slumping onto the city wall, exhausted.

Shi Meng, already injured and having taken a secret explosive medicine, directly passed out after the effects wore off.

Wei Fan had only expended a small portion of his stamina. These monstrosities didn't require his full power, and it was only their sheer numbers that had prolonged the fight.

The area outside the city walls returned to peace, with no new monstrosities appearing.

The night regained its tranquility, and from the darkness came sounds of sobbing and whimpering.

Wei Fan leaped to a higher vantage point, looking at Wushan Village after it had been ravaged by the monstrosities.

Many thatched huts made of mud had collapsed, and the air was thick with the smell of blood. Hundreds of villagers had met their end within the bellies of the monstrosities.

"In the face of a Calamity of Strangeness, human lives are as insignificant as blades of grass!"

Wei Fan clenched his fists, his desire to grow stronger becoming even more resolute.

He then returned to the outpost tower, confirmed Wei Yingying was unharmed, and rejoined Lu Qingshan on the city wall.

"Wei Fan, I never expected you to be so strong. Thank you so much for this time!" Lu Qingshan said sincerely. "If you hadn't held back most of the monstrosities, Shi Meng and I might have been in grave danger, and even more villagers would have been casualties."

"It's what I should have done!" Wei Fan replied noncommittally, then turned to check on Shi Meng's condition.

Shi Meng was unconscious. The wounds inflicted by the monstrosities were deep enough to see bone. Although Lu Qingshan had already applied ointment, blood continued to seep out uncontrollably.

"Don't worry, he won't die for now. But with wounds like these, he'll need half a year to a year of rest, and his strength will also drop significantly!" Lu Qingshan sighed.

"As long as he's alive!" Wei Fan nodded.

Knowing Shi Meng was out of mortal danger, he felt relieved.

Wei Fan stood up and walked towards the northern district of Wushan Village.

"Where are you going?"

Having witnessed Wei Fan's strength, Lu Qingshan felt very safe staying with him. Seeing him about to leave, he quickly asked.

"To take care of some matters!" Wei Fan said calmly.

He wanted to go there to see if there were any monstrosities he could use to gain energy.

And, to settle some old scores with the Zhu Family.