Chapter 276 The Source of the Migrant Wave

Han Da Ren looked at Fang Yue strangely. "I found the source of those vagrants, about two thousand meters away from our village, on a flat ground. Those vagrants appear abruptly in that place like illusory phantoms, and then walk towards our village unconsciously."

"When they get close to our village, they gradually solidify from illusion, turning into the people at the entrance. Then they walk step by step to our village entrance, stop, and pile up together."

Solidify from illusion?

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

"Han Da Ren, what does 'solidify from illusion' mean?"

"The literal meaning! They change from phantoms that I can't even touch, into solid bodies!"

"This..."

Everyone felt their scalps tingle. If even Han Da Ren couldn't handle it, they would be even more helpless.

"Don't think too much. Judging from the examples of Xiao Ye and the others, the vagrants shouldn't be malicious. Moreover, these people really only have the physique of ordinary people, so they can't cause any trouble even if they want to. It's just that the way they appear is really strange."

After a pause, Han Da Ren said, "I suspect... this may be a phenomenon caused by a new, unknown Transcendent-level ghoul, like [Night Rain], or [Night Chill]."

Everyone fell silent.

[Night Rain] and [Night Chill] had already become a part of their lives. Regardless of whether they were caused by Transcendent-level ghouls, they had accepted the existence of these phenomena by default.

Now, a new Transcendent-level ghoul, or rather, a new phenomenon, had emerged, making them feel uneasy, unsure whether it was good or bad.

"Han Da Ren, should we contact the higher-level Qing Si and report the situation in the village?"

"Yes, we need to report it."

If it was just the small number of vagrants from yesterday, Gu Yue Village could handle it on its own, and there was no need to report it to the higher-level county.

But now, so many vagrants were pouring in, and in such a strange way, it was necessary to report it.

Fang Yue roughly guessed what was going on with these vagrants, and didn't feel as nervous or worried as Han Da Ren and the others.

At most, he just thought that this broken game's character creation method was too bizarre.

Thinking that these people were like offline characters, yet able to move freely in the wild, Fang Yue couldn't help but feel curious.

If I go offline and let my character keep walking forward in the wild, can I avoid the ghouls and safely reach my destination like they do?

In that case, wouldn't I be able to ignore the wild and safely reach the neighboring village?

The more Fang Yue thought about it, the more excited he became, feeling like he had found a game loophole like those famous high-end players.

Then, he heard Han Da Ren say,

"By the way, on the way back, I also saw many vagrant corpses and traces of dragging blood. It is estimated that some vagrants were dragged away and eaten by ghouls. Even attacking bodies without lifespan, it is estimated to be low-level ghouls, but it is not safe to be near the village. Tomorrow during the day, you two may need to lead a team to deal with it."

Han Da Ren was speaking to Fang Yue and Lin Ling.

Before Fang Yue could speak, Lin Ling had already agreed without hesitation—he was always extremely eager to show off in front of Han Da Ren.

Fang Yue didn't think much about it, he was just pondering Han Da Ren's words.

In other words... these vagrants don't have a lifespan because the players haven't arrived yet.

Without a lifespan, they can walk relatively safely for more than a thousand meters in the wild? Even so, some vagrants are directly killed by ghouls in the wild...

It seems that my previous theory is completely untenable.

However, they walked from two thousand meters away to the village entrance, which must have taken a lot of time. Theoretically, they would have been affected by the Night Chill Erosion, but there is no reaction now, so...

Fang Yue was thinking about it when he heard Han Da Ren say again, "Get a bigger Human Soul Bonfire for those vagrants. You see, the earliest batch of vagrants who came to the village entrance already have signs of [Night Chill Erosion] on their feet. If we don't burn some Human Soul Fire, they won't be able to last until daylight and will all die at the village entrance. Wait until the Human Soul Bonfire burns until dawn and then put it out to save some of the village's lifespan. Also, if they haven't woken up before tomorrow night, then ignore them and let them live or die on their own."

Fang Yue followed the direction Han Da Ren was pointing and looked carefully, only then did he notice that the feet of the vagrants at the front were covered with a faint white frost, which looked more serious than his.

Okay, it seems that this group of vagrants is really just ordinary people, relying purely on luck to walk to the village entrance. If no one cares about them, they will all die overnight.

Comparing the frost on the vagrants' feet, Fang Yue carefully recalled it. He found that he was only eroded by [Night Chill Erosion] on the section of road from the broken temple down the mountain to the village entrance.

He even lost blood on that section of road because of the rain, and he rushed over, so the time he was exposed to the cold night was actually not long.

"Alright, those who have work to do should get to work, and the others should disperse. There's nothing to see."

Han Da Ren dismissed the onlookers, and then said to Fang Yue and Lin Ling, "Tomorrow, I will send people to the neighboring villages to inquire about news and see if they have also encountered the vagrant phenomenon."

"If they have also encountered it, then it is a new ghoul phenomenon, with a large scope, and our Gu Yue Village is not special, and has not been targeted by the ghoul."

"If they haven't encountered it..."

Han Da Ren didn't continue, because that would mean something terrifying—being targeted by a Transcendent-level ghoul!

However, Fang Yue was very calm. He was very sure that this was the game's way of deploying players, not something to be afraid of.

The three of them were discussing when a guard on the village entrance wall suddenly shouted, pointing to the far left rear of the vagrants.

"Han Da Ren, look quickly! There seems to be something over there!"

The three of them were stunned. Fang Yue was the first to react and immediately looked up.

He saw that in the direction the team member was pointing, there was something flashing.

Lin Ling's expression tightened, and his brows furrowed.

"Everyone be careful, maybe the vagrants gathered too much and attracted some ghouls!"

Everyone's hearts tightened immediately. This was also one of the reasons why Gu Yue Village didn't welcome vagrants very much.

Some people even directly suggested killing the vagrants and burning them together with the corpses at the village entrance.

But Han Da Ren stopped them.

Not to mention whether it was cruel or not, this approach was very inhumane.

If people found out and it spread, no village would ever be willing to associate with the people of Gu Yue Village again.

After appeasing the crowd, Han Da Ren looked over there.

At this time, the flashing light had already approached a lot, and the people at the village entrance immediately became nervous. Some people had already run back to notify others to request support.

Fang Yue and the others didn't stop them. Although there shouldn't be any danger with Han Da Ren around, it was always good to have more manpower if something really happened.

However, before the people who went for support had gone far, Han Da Ren suddenly said with delight.

"Wait! That's not a ghoul! That's... Doctor An!"