We agreed to seek enlightenment together, but how did you end up seeking enlightenment for my mother

The iron golem is tireless and will not stop attacking until its enemy is dead.

Wu Lulu slowly woke up and instinctively grabbed Xu Zhou's clothes. Her eyes were still rolling slightly, clearly not yet recovered from the loud noise.

"My head is so dizzy..."

Seeing this, Xu Zhou unceremoniously rubbed the girl's soft, furry ears, claiming it was to help restore her hearing.

It feels soft and silky to the touch, making it irresistible.

The warning from the red-eyed wolf mother was long forgotten, thanks to the intense mental compensation of surviving the ordeal.

"Wululu, look, your iron golem uncle is making rice cakes."

The girl turned her head blankly. On both sides of the road were still burning ruins. In the firelight, the iron golem stood in the middle of the road, punching the ground again and again, sending large swaths of dirt flying.

dong dong dong dong!

The simple, unadorned, and frantic beatdowns are both primal and violent, possessing a kind of back-to-basics beauty.

Wu Lulu was completely unaware that her ears were being vigorously stroked; instead, she raised her chin and revealed a smug expression.

"Hehe, I knew you'd have a way! My sister didn't believe me, but I won this time!"

Xu Zhou pretended not to hear the second half of the sentence and asked in return:

"You trust me that much?"

"Of course! You're my ultimate genius!"

This time, even the word "ethnicity" was omitted. Xu Zhou couldn't judge what ecological niche she occupied in the other person's heart, so she wisely didn't ask.

One is injured, and the other is an ordinary person. In the current situation, neither of them can participate in the battle and can only watch helplessly as the iron golem attacks unilaterally.

"That bald guy should be dead by now, right?" Wu Lulu suddenly blurted out.

"Oh my god, you can't say that—"

Xu Zhou quickly covered Wu Lulu's mouth, but before he could even pull up the flag, Chi Feng's hysterical roar suddenly erupted not far away.

"I! Refuse! To! This!!!"

boom!

The ground shook violently, and the iron golem's figure suddenly froze. Then, a ball of crimson fire rose from the ground and leaped into the air.

Chi Feng was engulfed in flames, his eyes burning with golden flames, staring intently at Xu Zhou with eyes full of hatred.

"I have connections, I have power! Why can't I beat a damned mortal thief like you?!"

Before he could finish speaking, flames erupted, and a surging wave of heat swept outwards, forcing Xu Zhou to squint.

Immediately afterwards, the priest burned out the last wisp of mystical energy within his body.

"Supernatural Power - Observing the Three Thousand Flame Incarnations!"

The body, which was falling in an arc, suddenly stopped in mid-air, as if a pause button had been pressed.

Wu Lulu's expression changed, and she hurriedly wrapped her arms around Xu Zhou's neck, trying to shield him from below.

"Another supernatural power! He's going all out, be careful!"

"This sixth brother is quite good at hiding." Xu Zhou patted the girl's back lightly, his tone calm. "But don't be afraid, we still have Uncle Iron Puppet."

These words, when they reached Chi Feng's ears, immediately drew a burst of sneers.

"Hahaha! Are you stupid? Iron golems can't fly!"

As he spoke, green flames once again condensed in his fists. The crimson flames attached to his body changed color in the blink of an eye, and his whole body instantly transformed into a strange and eerie dark green fire spirit.

"Die, all of you!!"

Chi Feng brought his palms together, flames gathering in his palms, ready to pour down on the two people in the distance.

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the iron golem below suddenly make a move that caught him off guard—its legs slightly bent.

What does that mean?

You're not thinking of jumping up, are you?

The facts were just as he had guessed—

boom!

Suddenly, a large patch of soil exploded beneath the iron golem's feet, and its heavy body rose from the ground, instantly closing in on Chi Feng.

"Are you kidding me...?"

A punch was thrown.

boom!

Whoosh—Boom!

Like a volleyball spike, the humanoid fireball was smashed down from mid-air, creating another deep crater in the ground.

Chi Feng lay at the bottom of the pit, the flames on his body gradually dissipating. The physical power that he had forcibly replenished with the power of dissociation earlier also receded rapidly like the ebb tide.

His face was filled with disbelief, and his eyes trembled uncontrollably. At this moment, he finally tasted the bitterness of despair.

"This is impossible...this is impossible...this is impossible!!!"

Xu Zhou smiled.

A normal iron golem wouldn't jump, of course.

But this is no ordinary iron golem; it is an iron golem that has used its life essence.

[Creation: Iron Golem]

[Status: Extreme Overload (Ends in 66 seconds), No Affiliated Village (Disappears after 6 days and 23 hours), Temporary Binding Agreement.]

[Description: Guardians of humanity, enforcers of justice.]

This was a completely unexpected joy, but it unexpectedly sealed Chi Feng's coffin lid shut.

Boom, boom, boom.

As the iron golem drew closer, Chi Feng's previous confidence and arrogance turned into fear and despair.

The thought of escaping first entered my mind and then quickly became unstoppable.

Facing the iron golem's raised fist of justice, he finally broke down completely.

"Help me! Senior, help me!!"

"I'm still useful! I'm willing to become a blood servant!!"

Swish!

Suddenly, large black fragments fell from the sky, as thin as paper and shaped like bats, instantly wrapping Chi Feng's body completely.

At the same time, the iron golem seemed to lose its target, its half-swung fist freezing in mid-air, before slowly straightening up and standing there blankly.

The next second, Chi Feng disappeared.

The bat shadows vanished without a trace.

This time it was Wu Lulu's turn to cover Xu Zhou's mouth.

The two covered each other's mouths, neither daring to make a sound.

From the moment he heard that Chi Feng had a powerful background, Xu Zhou had a vague premonition that he might not be able to kill this bald man tonight.

He just hoped that this mastermind behind the scenes would have some martial ethics and not launch a sneak attack in the middle of the night like the other day with that relic.

Otherwise, he would have no choice but to activate his backup hidden energy source and directly destroy the enemy.

A gust of wind swept through, extinguishing all the flames in the village. The night sky, which had been illuminated by the firelight, fell back into darkness, leaving only the dim moonlight to shroud the charred ruins.

After a long while, Xu Zhou suddenly felt a heat in his palm.

Turning his head, he saw that Wu Lulu was licking his palm. The girl's eyes were glazed over, and she looked completely lost.

"you……"

"Uh! I... I just wanted to check your bodily fluids to understand your physical condition, don't get the wrong idea!"

Wu Lulu's cheeks flushed, and she quickly glanced to the side, stammering as she explained.

What a weak and feeble excuse it was, but Xu Zhou still chose to accept it, because he clearly received the warning look deep in the other person's eyes.

Having forced Chifeng to retreat, the battle of the night finally came to an end.

"How's your arm?" Xu Zhou asked worriedly as he helped Wu Lulu up.

"It's alright, I have a physical talent, I'll be back to normal in a few days."

Although the village had just experienced a catastrophe, the undead creatures showed no mercy, and hordes of zombies and skeletons poured into the village under the cover of night.

Fortunately, with the Iron Golem at its peak in charge, any more would just be easy prey.

The sounds of bones being shattered and flesh being smashed gradually subsided as dawn broke.

Xu Zhou and the surviving villagers gathered in the banquet hut. Fortunately, most of the survivors were not seriously injured, but unfortunately, there were now fewer than fifteen people left in the village.

After being successively slaughtered by raiders and subjected to a fire sacrifice by a Zoroastrian priest, Dalin Village lost half of its population.

Xu Zhou was almost constantly busy that night, helping to treat the wounded everywhere. It wasn't until the early hours of the morning that the old village chief called him over alone.

"Respectable adventurer," the old man said slowly, his voice hoarse, "I would like to entrust you with another matter."