As soon as I put it on, I met a sickly man

Chapter 130: Shadows in the Dark

The crude fortifications, made of wood, stones and some worn fishing nets, looked shaky in the night.

The air was filled with tension. Ding Chen tightly gripped the short blade in his hand and scanned the surroundings with sharp eyes. Xiaoxuan kept checking the herbs prepared by the villagers with a serious expression.

Although the villagers were afraid, when they saw the determined eyes of Ding Chen and Xiaoxuan, they plucked up their courage, gripped their weapons tightly, and prepared for the upcoming battle.

As night fell, creepy roars were heard from the woods. The eyes of unknown creatures flickered like will-o'-the-wisp, and their numbers increased, as if endless.

The attack begins!

The creatures surged towards the village like a tide, crashing into the simple fortifications with a deafening noise.

Wood broke, stones flew, fishing nets were torn to pieces, and fortifications were crumbling.

"Ah!" A villager's scream pierced the night sky. His arm was bitten by a creature and blood gushed out.

Panic began to spread among the villagers, with cries and screams rising one after another.

Ding Chen swung his short blade with all his might, chopping down each approaching creature, but there were too many of them and he gradually felt overwhelmed.

Xiaoxuan used herbs to stop the bleeding of the injured villagers while looking at Ding Chen anxiously.

"We can't go on like this, we will be exhausted to death!" Ding Chen shouted loudly.

His voice was hoarse and contained a hint of despair.

At this moment, an old voice came from the crowd: "Let me try."

The old hunter was leaning on a cane, but his cloudy eyes were shining with sharp light.

He squinted his eyes and carefully observed the creatures that moved like ghosts in the night.

"Although their attacks are ferocious, they lack pattern," the old hunter's hoarse voice was particularly clear in the noisy night sky. "They always attack from three directions, and each attack begins with a distinctive roar."

Ding Chen's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what the old hunter meant.

"Everyone, listen to me!" he shouted. "The old hunter has discovered their weakness! They roar before every attack. We use the roar as a signal and concentrate our forces to attack in the direction they're attacking!"

When the villagers heard Ding Chen's words, hope rekindled in their originally panicked eyes.

They followed the old hunter's instructions, held their breath, and listened carefully to the movements around them.

"Roar——" A sharp roar pierced the night sky, and the creatures launched an attack again.

"Now!" Ding Chen shouted and rushed towards the direction where the roar came from.

The villagers followed closely behind, and with a desperate momentum, they smashed the weapons in their hands at the hideous creatures.

Xiaoxuan was busy in the back. With her dexterous hands, she applied crushed herbs on the injured villagers, muttering something and praying for their safety.

The battle lasted for a long time, and under the guidance of the old hunter, the villagers gradually mastered the skills to fight these creatures.

They took advantage of the terrain, set traps, and killed many creatures at once.

Seeing this scene, Xiaoxuan smiled with relief, her eyes fixed on Ding Chen.

Suddenly, the creatures' attack stopped. They retreated like a tide and disappeared into the dark woods.

The villagers cheered, and the joy of surviving the disaster filled everyone's heart.

However, at this moment, Zhao Hu walked up to Ding Chen and said solemnly, "Brother Ding Chen, we have to think of a solution..."