22: Chapter 22 Corpse Demon Frenzy

This dense forest is vast; even with a line of dozens of people stretched out, it would still take quite some time to finish clearing it.

Under normal circumstances, Demons prefer to stay in dark, damp places.

But when their numbers increase, the Demons will roam everywhere.

Unlike the ghosts of his past life, Demons are not particularly afraid of the sun, but they find sunlight extremely detestable.

Based on this characteristic, the dozens of people continued to explore the dense forest.

Especially when encountering caves, they would always send teams of two or more to investigate.

Time flew by, and three days passed in a flash.

The area assigned to the Pei family had been seventy percent cleared.

During this period, the Pei family and the various accompanying forces had eliminated a total of one hundred and ten First-Tier Demons and thirteen Second-Tier Demons.

Likewise, casualties were unavoidable.

At one cave, two Second-Tier Demons appeared simultaneously, causing one Divine Strength Martial Artist to perish.

Apart from that, there were only injuries.

Of course, this was also because Pei Qingyun was there to oversee the operations.

Otherwise, the death toll from eliminating these dozen or so Second-Tier Demons would have at least multiplied several times over.

After three consecutive days of clearing operations, even though everyone present was at least a Divine Strength Martial Artist, they could not help but feel somewhat exhausted.

Clearing operations were not a simple physical activity.

It was, in particular, a massive drain on their mental energy; when facing Demons, one must always keep their nerves tightly strung.

"It is time to rest for a day; the subsequent operations will likely become increasingly difficult." Pei Qingyun sat on his horse, his mind wandering elsewhere.

Unlike other forces, the Pei family had always been responsible for clearing this area in the past.

Because of this, the Pei family would have a count of the number of Demons cleared.

But no matter which time it was, the number of Demons did not even reach half of what it was now.

Not to mention that the remaining thirty percent of the area was the part closest to the center of the Demon disaster.

By then, the quality and quantity of the Demons would surge.

"The situation is not looking good, and I do not know how the other families are faring. If it is the same for them, I fear that not many people will survive this Demon disaster expedition." Pei Qingyun looked at his own men, then at the various other forces.

If people had to die, it should naturally be those from other families.

However, before that, they should still proceed according to the plan.

Clearing his throat, Pei Qingyun's voice rang out through the ranks, "We are only a few miles away from Yuyang Town. Everyone has worked hard these past few days. Therefore, I have decided that everyone will rest for a day in Yuyang Town before continuing our operations."

"Finally, we can rest. If we continued any longer, the Demons wouldn't have killed me, but my Qi and blood would have given out," a Divine Strength Martial Artist in the troop let out a long sigh of relief.

"Three days, I have never been this tired. This really isn't a job for humans," the middle-aged Divine Strength Martial Artist said, his face full of exhaustion.

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Hearing that they could rest for a day, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Pei Qingyun still took the opportunity to remind them, "Before we reach Yuyang Town, no one is to lower their guard."

If some unlucky soul were to die on the way to rest, it would truly be a pity.

The few miles of road were not far, not even taking the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. To speed things up, they took the main road directly this time.

"Yuyang Town is just ahead."

Through the grey mist, the group vaguely saw a stone tablet on the side of the road, carved with the three large characters for Yuyang Town.

This caused the long-strung emotions of the crowd to suddenly relax.

But just at this moment, Pei Qingyun ordered the troop to stop advancing.

"Stop! Everyone, stop advancing!"

This sudden, fierce shout left everyone stunned and confused.

They were almost at Yuyang Town; what was this all about?

Many people felt a surge of dissatisfaction in their hearts, but no one dared to jump out and question him at this time; there was more of a sense of confusion.

Compared to the others, Pei Tianlin did not have so many concerns.

In the Pei family, besides the family head Pei Tianrong, he, Pei Tianlin, was the one who had the most contact with the Old Ancestor.

"Old Ancestor, is there some situation?" Pei Tianlin asked in confusion.

Pei Qingyun did not immediately answer Pei Tianlin's question; he only frowned and stared fixedly ahead.

Suddenly.

His expression changed drastically, and he let out a loud roar, the sound deafening.

"Quick, quick, quick! Everyone take up your weapons and retreat; monsters are about to rush out!"

This instantly woke up the somewhat dazed crowd; they gripped their weapons tightly, turned their warhorses around, and galloped back.

At the same moment, inside Yuyang Town, a vast, pitch-black shadow, shielded by the mist, came surging over like a tide.

In less than a moment, this patch of black shadow rushed to the outskirts of Yuyang Town.

It was only at this moment that everyone present saw clearly what had just happened.

A Zombie Entity horde!

Thousands of Zombie Entities gathered into a massive and terrifying Zombie Entity horde.

Seeing this terrifying scene, everyone present couldn't help but gasp, their hearts crying out that it was impossible.

"How could... how could there be such a terrifying Zombie Entity horde."

A single Zombie Entity is not scary; anyone present could easily kill one.

But once these Zombie Entities form a Zombie Entity horde, even a Five-Viscera Martial Artist would be powerless to save the situation if they fell into it.

However, this was just the beginning.

Directly behind the Zombie Entity horde, the group could vaguely see pitch-black shadows continuing to gather, causing the Zombie Entity horde to continue expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"What should we do?" A young Divine Strength Martial Artist, under the impact of the Zombie Entity horde, also experienced a moment of trance.

Unfortunately, no one answered his question.

At this moment, even Pei Qingyun felt his scalp tingle.

Such a massive army of Zombie Entities was definitely not something their mere dozens of people could clear.

Decisive, Pei Qingyun immediately gave the order to retreat.

"Everyone follow me, leave the Yuyang Town area."

In fact, even if he were to demand that others fight at this time, apart from the ten people from the Pei family, no one else would do so.

Knowing it was suicide and still going; the leaders of the various forces were not fools.

Leaving Yuyang Town, everyone, under Pei Qingyun's arrangement, rushed to the next stopping point, Tong Town.

But the shock brought by the Zombie Entity horde still deeply stunned the minds of everyone present.

Including Pei Qingyun, everyone was seeing such a massive Zombie Entity horde for the first time.

For a long time, what they had heard more were just rumors. Rumors that a certain large town had fallen under the erosion of Demons.

Now that they had seen it with their own eyes, they finally understood the terror of a town falling.

Under the impact of such a massive Zombie Entity horde army, there were definitely no living people left in Yuyang Town.

Amidst the shock, Pei Qingyun's mind became increasingly clear.

He absolutely could not do anything against the Zombie Entity army.

He even suspected that even if he were to advance to a Six Viscera Grandmaster, he might not necessarily be able to rampage through the Zombie Entity army.

"Never mind, there will be a way when we get to the mountain. Since we cannot eliminate it, we will stay far away." Although he said this, the trace of sorrow in Pei Qingyun's heart could not be shaken off no matter what.