Carson Flores hid in the shadows, watching the chaotic battle unfolding before him, and felt an inward surge of alarm.
The allure of the Heavenly Mountain Saint’s cave entrance to the outside world’s cultivators was indeed too great!
Even knowing that it was merely a ticket to enter the cave and didn’t guarantee immortality or a cultivation technique, the fervor in their hearts was still uncontrollable, compelling them to join the fight for the prize.
Carson thought about his own Heaven’s Prophecy jade, which had been fought over by five sects in the past. His father had eventually seized the jade, resulting in those five sects pursuing them in a frenzied manhunt, although the intensity couldn’t compare to what was happening now.
Some were injured, some fell to the ground, and others saw red as they slaughtered...
The Jade Pendant was like a vicious curse; whoever held it would instantly become the target of frenzied attacks from all around, if not killed, then gravely wounded.
After four or five people fell, the crowd began to form teams and engage in group combat.
Everyone realized that no matter how formidable one’s individual strength might be, it was virtually impossible to seize the Jade Pendant among so many people and then fight your way out all alone.
To get the Jade Pendant, most of the people would have to be taken down.
As Carson was absorbed in the spectacle, he suddenly had a premonition. He looked up, and his expression changed dramatically.
These Ghost-faced Bats had surrounded the area silently and completely, but they weren’t rushing to attack, instead seeming to be on a hunt.
Since there was no escape, Carson found a blue brick-tiled house, snuck into a room inside, and barricaded the door with a heavy wooden wardrobe, then knocked out a square brick to allow a view of the outside.
"Stop fighting, look up, look at the sky!"
The combatants had not noticed, but those who were injured and had fallen to the ground were the first to look up and spot the abnormalities overhead.
At the same time, the sky filled with Ghost-faced Bats began their assault.
"What the hell is that!"
"Get inside the houses! Quickly!"
There were screams of agony, resistance, and quick reactions from some who loudly called out, urging those who could still move to crash through the walls of nearby houses, seeking shelter and a safe place to hide.
The adventurers who were wounded, too slow, or failed to react in time were instantly enveloped by the Ghost-faced Bats.
The screams ceased abruptly.
In a matter of seconds, all the adventurers who had not fled into the houses became skeletons drenched in blood.
After consuming all the flesh they could, the Ghost-faced Bats took flight, searching for their next target.
Carson watched this horror through the crack, terrified by the sheer number of Ghost-faced Bats, their fearlessness, and how they could penetrate even the Gang Qi defense of a Great Grandmaster with their claws and bites. It was horrifying.
The ground returned to silence, littered only with skeletons, backpacks scattered around, and flashlights dropped haphazardly. One of the flashlights illuminated a bloodstained Jade Pendant next to a skeleton’s hand.
The cave entrance token of Heavenly Mountain!
Carson’s heart began to race with excitement, sensing that now might be a great opportunity!
Carson noted that there were no Ghost-faced Bats around the house he was hiding in, which suggested that the mysterious effect bestowed earlier by Wilson Weiss to deter the Ghost-faced Bats was still in place.
However, there were still many survivors hidden in houses nearby. If he were recognized once he ventured out, he would undoubtedly be in big trouble in the future.
Carson glanced around the room and saw it was a bedroom. The large, heavy wardrobe was full of clothes, and he suddenly had an idea.
A blue brick was knocked loose, revealing Wallace James’s face with a bleeding gash and muscles everted, looking quite ghastly.
Wallace scanned the empty space, his previous escape having been too chaotic for him to know who now possessed the entrance token.
The feeling of losing something he had once secured filled Wallace with a furious madness.
He glanced outside, where his eyes widened with both fear of the close call and relief at his survival.
If he had been even a little slower, he would probably be among the skeletons on the ground now.
What exactly were these monstrous creatures?
Wallace’s gaze inadvertently swept across the ground and suddenly froze, his eyes widening in shock.
The Jade Pendant was lying next to a skeleton’s hand, glowing faintly under the beam of a flashlight.
Wallace’s heart pounded with the urge to rush out and grab it, but he dared not take the risk.
The flesh-eating monsters swarmed above, darkening the sky, and it was impossible to tell if there were thousands or tens of thousands of them. Nobody in their right mind would dare go out in such a moment, for that would spell certain death.
As Wallace wavered with indecision, the sound of footsteps suddenly echoed from the distant cobbled path.
A man dressed in a blue robe and cloth shoes appeared at the end of the path, his head wrapped in a black cloth, leaving only a pair of eyes visible.
The dark mass of monsters took flight, swooping towards the man.
Wallace’s heart skipped a beat, certain the man was doomed.
But the very next second, Wallace’s eyes bulged in shock and disbelief.
This... How was this possible?