Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!-Chapter 546 - 145: You’re Right, But This Is the Night in the Wasteland (6K for Monthly Pass)_3

"Here..."

"People..."

"Alive..."

A massive scream, like a sudden alarm ringing out in the midnight, harsh and boisterous.

"Fuck you, asshole!"

Xu Shu instantly went numb.

Weren’t they supposed to be unable to see me?

He knew he couldn’t hide any longer, so he took action on the spot, striking first. His body shrank, and he half-bowed, weaving from side to side as he charged forward.

Gonggong Touching Mountain, Iron Mountain Lean!

Pfft! Pfft!

Shoulder and skull collided, the head blasted to pieces.

The creature looked terrifying, but it wasn’t very strong. Under Xu Shu’s preemptive strike, the nine-headed monstrous woman was instantly shattered.

It fell to the ground, parts scattering here and there, spewing even more blood and flesh.

Just as Xu Shu knew from the stories, these monsters that emerged from the darkness left nothing behind after death.

Erosion Crystal? Physical materials?

No, nothing at all.

Its blood and flesh turned directly into a pool of pus, which then transformed into strands of black smoke, vanishing without a trace.

However, this was not the end.

Just as Xu Shu finished off the screaming fiend, the public toilet flew off with its roof, and a terrifying roar came from behind.

"Damn it, it really has attracted other monsters..."

Whoosh!

Xu Shu whirled around, ready to cut a bloody path, but suddenly froze.

What appeared before him was an assortment of sanguine eyeballs.

Some were strung together, the size of a fist, others as large as water jars, undulating up and down, densely packed.

"Gulp..." Xu Shu swallowed hard.

Wasn’t this too many?

Certainly more than a few hundred?

Perhaps thousands or even tens of thousands!

The screeches from earlier had drawn the attention of the outside, bringing a multitude of monsters to the source of the sound.

Individually, they might not be very strong, just like the nine-headed monster that was easily broken apart by Xu Shu’s charge.

But, a change in quantity could produce a qualitative change. Now there were far too many monsters congregating near the city wall. Just a small fraction approaching had already surrounded Xu Shu with no way out.

No Escape!

At this moment, Xu Shu was less than a hundred meters away from the safety zone’s gates.

But he couldn’t enter, for the gates would not open for him.

The patrolling City Defense Army above hadn’t even noticed an unfortunate man trapped alone at the foot of the wall.

From 6 PM to 6 AM, the safety zone’s gates are closed, no entry or exit allowed. That’s the rule!

But such a straightforward rule, Xu Shu inexplicably forgot it today.

Xu Shu despaired. He couldn’t understand why he had made such a basic mistake.

Was someone messing with him?

The monsters’ breaths drew closer, their keenness growing as they eyed the suddenly appeared, living "human," opening their gaping maws, ready for a bloody feast.

A single misstep turned into an eternal regret, faced with these endless mountains and seas of monsters, even the Second Order Iron Armor would not last long before being torn to shreds by the encroaching horde.

Would he die?

Was it, the end? 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

The sorrow of losing both parents at a young age and living under others’ roofs, the sadness realized when pursuing education to change his fate but finding out there are always others above, the heartache when Senior Sister Xinyi fell into another’s embrace, the brimming confidence stepping into the Wasteland with a backpack, the spirited demeanor after enduring hardships and finally becoming a Transcendent...

Scene after scene flashed before his eyes, the most beautiful illusions at the brink of death.

My life, it’s like...

"Wait. I think I’ve found a way not to die!"

Amidst the encircling demons, Xu Shu suddenly raised his palm, cutting off the Tai Chu Scroll’s incessant chatter, cutting off the rapidly spinning life-montage before his eyes, his gaze erupting with a terrifying brilliance.

Not only that, every pore of his body emitted light.

At this moment, Xu Shu was like an oversized lightbulb, illuminating the corner of the wall as bright as daytime!

[Title: Chaser of Light (Excellent)]!

"Wuu wuu~"

"Oh oh oh oh~~"

The surrounding monsters all changed color. Under the intense light, they sustained severe burn injuries, their skin charred black in patches.

They were all "dark creatures," all fearful of "sunlight"!

"There’s a chance!" Xu Shu had not been scared off by fear but had quickly realized this point, thus hurriedly swapping titles, emitting strong light, and scaring away the surrounding monsters.

Xu Shu’s Second-order Curse Seal was "Yang God·Iron Armor." It wasn’t just the defensive power of Iron Armor, but also contained the ’Yang God’ aspect. This term indirectly enhanced the power of the title "Chaser of Light," making the light he emitted even closer to that of genuine sunlight, the bane of these dark creatures.

The approaching monsters were desperately trying to escape, with several already dead from the sunlight.

Xu Shu frowned.

The effect of Chaser of Light was very useful, but more monsters kept charging in from behind, preventing the front monsters from escaping, causing chaos in the middle as they were squeezed and trampled over.

If this continued, once he ran out of energy to emit light, things would go wrong.

He couldn’t keep emitting light here forever.

He needed to leave this place!

He couldn’t stay here any longer!

Was there any chance that he could make a big enough commotion for the garrison above to see him and let him into the city?

Xu Shu excitedly looked back at the city walls, only to realize that the garrison wasn’t paying any attention to what was happening below, let alone someone kindly breaking the rules to open the city gates for him at night.

He couldn’t help but curse inwardly, completely giving up on that bit of wishful thinking.

Forget it, better to rely on oneself than on others!

Xu Shu clenched his teeth and turned his body.

In a flash, Xu Shu’s body dissolved, turning into a pool of flowing blood.

Yang God·Blood Dome!

"Whoo! Whoo! Whoo!" The blood roared, scaring the surrounding monsters. While their skin was being scorched off by the sun, they also trembled in fear.

Iron Armor·Domineering!

Xu Shu had transformed into a liquid state, wrapping his belongings with him, continuing to emit light while making the whooshing roar to intimidate the monsters. Finally, he blasted a path open, quickly fleeing outward, toward the areas far removed from the safe zone.

His goal was clear.

Before his energy was exhausted, he had to escape this "safe area." According to the rules, these dark creatures should prefer to bask under the moonlight on the city walls, and the further out, the fewer monsters there would be.

As long as he fled far enough, they couldn’t possibly chase him.

At least, not in large numbers.

Xu Shu clenched his teeth, no time to verify the truth of his thoughts, he could only make a desperate escape.

The ground full of monsters parted like the splitting of the sea at the sight of him, a path of life forcefully opened up.

Such a commotion finally caught the attention of the City Defense Army on the city walls.

A group of armed soldiers were patrolling in their vehicle right there.

One of the soldiers pointed toward the distance, shouting, "Report, there’s a situation," and the others came over, curiously watching through binoculars.

"What’s happening down there?"

"Can’t see clearly, but there’s a huge light bulb. Could it be a person?"

"Nonsense, who would stay outside the city after sunset? That’s just foolish."

"Yeah, so what could it be?"

"I think it’s probably a new type of monster. Nothing strange, report it to the higher-ups."

The garrison was all abuzz, only to see that huge glow of light, roaring away like a motorcycle, whooshing into the distance, leaving all behind in its wake.

...

After a life-and-death race lasting half an hour,

Xu Shu finally escaped with his life.

He estimated he had run at least thirty li, with no sneaky, skulking dark creatures behind him any longer, trying to catch up and have a taste.

How many monsters did he kill along the way with sunlight?

He had lost count.

He was utterly exhausted, had never felt this tired since becoming a Transcendent.

Luckily, without any mishaps, he had finally escaped the encirclement.

Lying on the ground, resting for quite a while, Xu Shu regained some strength and got up to continue on his way.

He didn’t want to just sleep in the open Wasteland.

After walking for a while, he saw a building with lights on and flags planted ahead.

It was a six-story building surrounded by a large iron fence for protection, looking lonely, pitiable, and desolate.

But inside, it should be bustling.

Because from a distance, he saw on the third floor window, a four-legged beast moving violently back and forth, with flowing hair and swinging orbs.

"Good, this is indeed the Wasteland, the place I know well."

Xu Shu saw it and felt a very warm heart.