I build a shelter in the eternal night.

Chapter 23 "I got it".

After the entire group of bamboo-pole monsters that stormed into the camp were wiped out, no more monsters entered the camp.

The eerie, grating laughter ceased.

But rustling sounds still rang out from outside the darkness, whether they were avoiding the ghostly fire or gathering strength to attack the camp again, it was unclear.

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Chen Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, standing behind the city wall and looking down at the scattered corpses of strange creatures. Next to one of the strange creature corpses, an object emitting white light had fallen.

That's a rare treasure.

He hasn't dropped any rare treasures in a long time.

If it's a rare treasure that can enhance his immediate combat power, then his chances of surviving tonight will be much higher.

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The monsters are much faster than humans.

If the strange creature suddenly attacks while the person is picking up the treasure, the chances of death are extremely high.

If the monsters pursue too closely, it will be difficult for him to open the city gates. Otherwise, the monsters could rush into the camp through the city gates, rendering the city walls useless.

"Master."

Holding the "Godslayer Spear," the lame monkey standing beside him stared intently at the object emitting white light next to the corpse of the strange creature: "I'll go down and retrieve that treasure. Although I'm lame, I can run almost as fast as a normal person."

"The monster won't launch an attack for now, so we should be fine."

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Chen Fan didn't turn around. It has to be said that disabled people are often more sensitive. He didn't show any emotion, but the lame monkey had already guessed what he was thinking.

The lame monkey had barely finished speaking.

Standing on the other side, Xiao Qiu hurriedly spoke up: "Station Chief, let me go. I'm healthy, strong, and can run fast."

He was Wang Kui's subordinate.

He joined the camp with Wang Kui. If he could survive the rainy season, he definitely wouldn't go back to the Wang family and would just follow Chen Fan.

Tonight, he finally understood. Chen Fan clearly intended to focus on cultivating a few station chiefs, while the station chiefs' subordinates were treated as lackeys and almost ignored. At this time, their power was still weak, and if they did not find an opportunity to make contributions, they would be Wang Kui's lackeys for life.

Although Wang Kui treated him well.

but.
Given the opportunity, who wouldn't want to climb higher?

Moreover, the strange creature's corpse was only seven or eight meters away from the city wall, so he felt there was no major problem.

When the opportunity came, Xiao Qiu wanted to give it a shot.

"Okay, you go."

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Fan glanced at Zhou Mo, who was about to speak, and without another word, immediately concealed a section of the city wall, patted Xiao Qiu on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "Take care."

Time is tight.

It's not advisable to engage in much communication at this time, as the strange creature might launch another attack at any moment.

He could tell that Zhou Mo also wanted to volunteer. After all, he was a level 2 cultivator, with better physical fitness than them, and had practiced martial arts since childhood. Logically, he should be the best candidate.

However, he admitted that he had some selfish motives.

This job is extremely dangerous. If someone has to die, sacrificing Xiao Qiu is better than sacrificing Zhou Mo. In his heart, Zhou Mo's value is higher than Xiao Qiu's.

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Wang Kui, standing on the city wall, looked at Xiao Qiu's retreating figure, his expression complex, and remained silent. He certainly wouldn't volunteer, after all, he was too old to run fast.

However, Xiao Qiu surprised him slightly. Usually, Xiao Qiu seemed to be just loafing around the camp with him, never showing this kind of spirit. Inside the camp.

After leaving the city wall, Xiao Qiu quickly stepped over the corpses of the strange creatures and rushed to the body of the creature at an extremely fast speed. He picked up the strange treasure that emitted white light and turned around excitedly to look at the crowd standing on the city wall.

"got it!"

However.
The next moment, he saw that the faces of the people on the city wall looked rather unpleasant. He realized what was happening almost instantly, and his face turned deathly pale.

Time seemed to slow down infinitely at this moment.

The torrential rain seemed to have been paused.

He could vaguely see the stationmaster shouting something with a tense expression, but the speed at which his lips moved seemed extremely slow to him, and he couldn't even hear what the stationmaster was saying. His mind was completely blank at that moment.

A crossbow bolt grazed his scalp as it struck behind him.

"It's over."

The last thought that flashed through his mind was before he could even look behind him. He felt a chill suddenly rise from his tailbone, rushing up his spine to the top of his head. The hairs on his back stood on end, as if countless cold insects were crawling on his back.

run!
A person really does have a revolving lantern display before they die.

He desperately took off running, and at the same time, scenes from the first half of his life flashed rapidly through his mind. He had witnessed his parents die at the hands of the monster, and later worked for the Wang family, living a muddled and aimless life.

The city gates were not yet closed.

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He was seven or eight meters away from the city wall, while the monster was only two or three meters away from him.

The monster was much faster than him.

Before he runs back to the city wall, the monster will definitely catch up with him first, and may even cause the city to fall and the camp to be destroyed because of him.

Realizing what was happening instantly, Xiao Qiu didn't even have time to wipe the rain off his face. Feeling a gust of wind about to touch him from behind, he used all his strength to scream hysterically, "Guan Cheng!"

Then there was no hesitation.

He slammed to the brakes, dodging the attack from behind with a clumsy roll. Then, using both hands and feet, he scrambled towards the farmland on his left, his eyes bloodshot. He knew there was a trap there; it was his only chance to survive.

He never imagined he could run so fast.

Several crossbow bolts whizzed past him; they were arrow towers on the city wall killing enemies. He didn't know what the monsters behind him looked like, or even how many there were. After running a few steps, he saw a series of spike traps.

Nearly a hundred neatly arranged holes are connected in one piece, extremely orderly.

Like a carp leaping over the dragon gate, he roared and used both hands and feet to leap from the ground, clearing the trap and plunging into the farmland.

He was in a very sorry state, soaked by the rain and covered in mud.

but--

"Click!"

The sound of the trap being triggered behind him made him laugh.

Xiao Qiu, who had just sat up in the farmland, wiped the rain off his face and looked at the two strange creatures behind him that had stepped into the trap. The two relatively short creatures, whose arms turned into sharp blades and resembled mantises, were instantly pierced by dozens of dark, thick, and hard wooden spikes and died on the spot.

There were no more standing monsters in the camp.

More than a dozen more mantis-like monsters appeared on the ground.

He couldn't help but laugh again, his laughter growing louder as his adrenaline surged and he felt an overwhelming sense of relief. He raised the treasure high in his hand, looked at Chen Fan standing on the city wall, and shouted again, "I got it!"

"Stop fucking laughing, I know you got it, get the fuck back to the city!"

As the city gate opened, Chen Fan's angry curses echoed from the city wall in the rainy night.

(End of this chapter)