Folklore: Pre-emptive shelter begins with the stomach.

not only that.

This is just the aftermath of Jiangqing Village's response to the strange disaster, yet it has already produced such a scene.

Finally, one after another, smiling faces appeared elusive in the woods.

Within sight, the number of singular and plural numbers changes in no more than a few breaths.

At the same time, runes burst forth from the sides of the two "arrow towers" inside the Five Internal Organs Temple, and they began to operate!

Each crossbow bolt pierced through the eerie wind and howls, striking indiscriminately at all the strange creatures within its attack range like a dragon's roar!

One breath, two breaths... five breaths.

The area around the Five Internal Organs Temple was already surrounded by eerie sights coming from Huanjiang Road.

The smiling ghosts were a vast expanse of dark figures, and the tall, thin ghosts were all very conspicuous, ranging from six to over ten feet in height.

Some even stand side by side with the trees in the forest.

If they got close, Feng Mo even felt that the other party could stretch its neck into his stomach and devour him.

There are also some pseudo-human tricksters interspersed among them.

These intelligent creatures were quite cunning and even wanted to bypass the Wuzangmiao Temple and enter Huanjiang Village directly! However, when they passed by the Wuzangmiao Temple, they were attracted by a strange smell emanating from the city wall and turned their attack desires toward the Wuzangmiao Temple.

So one by one, these imposters transformed themselves into people Feng Mo knew or didn't know, and started knocking on the door outside the temple.

The arrow towers killed quickly, but the number of the strange creatures was significantly greater.

And it was at this time...

The repayment requirements of the "Sulgodi Loan" have been met.

"Loan already repaid"

Feng Mo immediately placed a new "arrow tower" in the front yard.

"Max Attack Speed": Provides twice the normal attack speed.

"Yes, that's good!"

Although the new entries have a lower upper limit, they have a higher lower limit, which is in line with Feng Mo's current situation.

Meanwhile, the "repayment conditions" have been raised to killing forty Weirdos.

With all three arrow towers firing simultaneously, the slaughter became significantly more efficient.

But the eeriness had already reached the outside of the Five Internal Organs Temple.

Immediately, the "amulet stone" hanging on the door shone brightly!

With the protective stone blocking their way, they cannot climb into the Five Internal Organs Temple unless the walls are destroyed first.

The wall shook violently.

Mud, bricks, and tiles kept falling off, kicking up clouds of dust, as if the building was about to collapse at any moment.

Even with the strange campfires, they could only delay their advance in the face of such a large number of bizarre attacks.

Fortunately, Feng Mo immediately took the disaster stones he had collected over the past two days and embedded them one by one into the wall.

The "Automatic Repair" attribute takes effect immediately. With the energy provided by the Disaster Stone, the wall is quickly repaired, as if an invisible hand is constantly putting the fallen bricks back in place.

However, due to the excessive strangeness, the energy of one of the disaster stones was quickly exhausted.

The dark sheen on its surface faded, eventually turning into a pool of black ash.

Fortunately, Feng Mo had placed a large number of disaster relief stones, enough to withstand the situation for a while.

Soon, another notification appeared before Feng Mo's eyes.

"Loan already repaid"

Without any hesitation, Feng Mo set up another arrow tower.

The four arrow towers demonstrated a fourfold increase in killing efficiency.

The eerie atmosphere that had been lodged near the wall vanished instantly!

Meanwhile, Feng Mo also used the disaster stones to repair the wall and replenish the gaps left by the depleted disaster stones.

And so the killing continued, and Feng Mo remained busy.

Little White followed suit, carrying one disaster stone after another and placing them by the wall.

With its help, Feng Mo's pressure was significantly reduced.

We must have an extra meal after tonight!

In the time that followed, Feng Mo killed countless strange creatures.

He only knew that whenever the "loan paid" notification appeared, he would immediately erect an arrow tower.

One after another, one after another...

That's how we spent the first half of the night.

At this moment, a cold wind blew through my stomach, but the eerie howls were gone.

No more strange creatures are heading towards the Five Internal Organs Temple.

Both the Smiling Ghost and the Gauntlet Ghost are dead.

The seemingly intelligent pseudo-human demon was terrified and stopped knocking on the door, fleeing back into Huanjiang Road.

Seeing this, Feng Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

"We held on..."

If he gets any more, he won't have enough disaster stones in his storage.

If that were to happen, the walls of the stomach would collapse in an instant.

And the number of arrow towers inside the temple has reached eight!

There is one upgraded arrow tower in the backyard, and the other seven are in the main courtyard.

However, it seems that my luck has run out. All I got were arrow towers with double attack speed, and I didn't get any rare affixes.

Moreover, after these two nights, the kill count of the upgraded arrow towers has reached thirty-eight, and the Mejai's Soulstealer on the attack speed arrow towers has been stacked to forty-three layers.

Just as Feng Mo was pondering this in his heart.

But a series of howls could be heard from Huanjiang Road.

Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw that the fake ghosts that had been fleeing had suddenly turned into ashes.

Feng Mo raised an eyebrow slightly.

He had no idea what was happening!

Meanwhile, Xiao Bai, standing nearby, was even more alert and tightly protected Feng Mo in front of her.

Its four legs trembled slightly, and the hair between its legs became wet, moistening a patch of spiritual herbs.

Little White was so scared he peed his pants.

No matter what had happened before, Feng Mo had never seen Xiao Bai in such an ugly state.

It seems that something terrible is lurking deep within Huanjiang Road.

The night was too dark, and visibility was limited, so Feng Mo couldn't see anything. But in the thick darkness, he felt an extreme sense of crisis.

……

At the same time.

The direction leading to the Temple of Joy and Funeral.

A group of people carrying torches were heading towards the direction of the Five Stomachs Temple.

Their pace was quick and hurried.

While carrying torches, every other person in the group also carried a paper figure on their back.

The paper figures were numerous, some old and some young, and without exception, all of them had red cheeks painted on their lips.

The scene, illuminated by torches, is remarkably lifelike.

As the journey was bumpy, the paper trembled violently, as if it had come to life.

It seems that it was the paper figures on their backs that enabled the group to travel at night.

"Hurry up, keep up!" urged a nine-foot-tall figure walking at the front of the group.

If you look closely at the other person in the firelight, you will see that it is also a shadow with two bodies. Unlike the inanimate paper figures of others, this shadow is carrying a living person on its back.

It was Huang Lao Er and his son, Huang Shang.

With his command, the team moved noticeably faster.

But Huang Lao Er was still not satisfied: "Faster!"

If anyone delays the journey, I will make you walk back to the main house in Jiangxia alone tomorrow!

Huang Shang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Along the way, the father acted like a madman, seemingly disregarding the safety of others.

After all, the faster you walk, the more likely you are to bump into unclean things in the forest.

This situation arose simply because the temple owner of the unlucky temple consulted a fortune teller.

"Father……"

"It's alright, kid, I'll make sure you get out of here alive!" Old Huang said confidently.

At this moment, he completely lost his usual strictness.

There were also scattered, eerie obstacles blocking the way ahead.

In such situations, the paper figures carried by the servants seem to come alive, their feet moving with the wind as they gradually drift away into the distance, disappearing into the night along with the eerie sight.

And so, just as the paper figures were almost used up, the group finally reached their stomachs.

The outside was deserted, with only puddles of black ash scattered around, a scene of utter devastation that suggested a fierce battle had taken place there.

Seeing that the walls of his stomach were still intact, Huang Lao Er breathed a sigh of relief.

"Third Young Master! I, Huang Lao Er from Jiangxia, have come to your aid!" he shouted suddenly.

Inside the Five Internal Organs Temple.

Feng Mo also heard Huang Lao Er's shouts.

But right after Huang Lao Er shouted, for some reason, the heavy hammer that had been weighing on Feng Mo's heart finally fell.

Even Xiaobai, who had been guarding him, suddenly lost his previous nervousness.

Feng Mo was very cautious.

Even so, he still harbored doubts about whether Huang Lao Er was genuine or not.

After the enemy remained motionless within the arrow tower's firing range, he proactively opened the door to welcome Huang Lao Er's arrival:

"Master Huang, what brings you here? Didn't you say you weren't coming this morning?"

"Third Young Master, it's so good to see you're alright...!" Huang Lao Er breathed a sigh of relief. "At least we made it in time!"

He didn't actually want to come.

But he can't not come.

This is mainly due to Tang Ren of the Temple of Misfortune.

"Tang Ren from the Jinjiang Misfortune Temple told a fortune for our village."

He asked me to come, so I came.

Huang Lao Er spoke casually.

Feng Mo only partially understood what he heard.

Fortunately, Feng Mo asked for some more details.

Only then did they learn from the other party that the Temple Master of Tang had divined a way out in order to deal with the strange disaster.

The divination revealed his predicament, so the temple master told Huang Lao Er to come at this time.

And it must be at this time.

If they don't come, Jiangbai Village will repeat the same mistakes as Jiangqing Village.

Arriving too early won't do; if it's too early, something bad will happen to the temple master!

If we're late, the whole village will be doomed!

Feng Mo looked at the Huanjiang Road filled with darkness, and he had already vaguely guessed the answer in his heart.

No wonder the invisible pressure in my heart disappeared after Huang Lao Er arrived.

Similarly, Xiaobai also became much calmer.

It's probably because Huang Lao Er's arrival made the guy hiding in the shadows on Huanjiang Road wary.

It is inferred from this that

That being possesses wisdom, and it is of a very high level!

Similarly, he also noticed Huang Lao Er's explanation.

If we come too early, Huang Lao Er will die.

This is definitely referring to the aftermath of the unresolved calamity. If Huang Lao Er were to be affected, it would surely be a dead end. That's probably what the Temple Master Huang meant.

The abbot of this unlucky temple is truly quite capable.

What does "arrived late" mean?

It only said that Jiangbai Village would be doomed, but it didn't say what would happen to itself.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Feng Mo was afraid of the other party.

He also has his own trump card.

"Inviting the Gods" to the Five Internal Organs Shrine!