"Hmm, Master Da Shan is a good person."
"I went to Gānzhé Temple with Bai Xiaoxi, and he gave me a lot of carrots."
"But Master Da Shan has a poker face, always looking like he's in a bad mood, so don't mind him."
Bai Xiaobai sat on the head of the cave monster, her little mouth chattering incessantly, glancing back occasionally with a look of deep reluctance in her eyes.
Just before they set off, that hateful guard had snatched a ton of her carrots, giving only a few to Sister Mi and keeping the rest for himself, eating one every now and then.
And that ton of carrots wasn't enough; after the job was done, she would have to pay him another ten tons!
Bai Xiaobai had saved up for a long time just for that ton of carrots. How long would it take to repay ten tons?
It's worth noting that these weren't ordinary carrots, but carrots modified by her abilities. They might have all sorts of flavors, and no one knew what taste to expect before eating them.
Bai Xiaobai, as a rabbit demon, possessed abilities very similar to Lin Lu's, namely enhancing her legs for powerful kicks and high-speed movement.
In addition, she had another ability: a natural portable space in her abdomen.
This space could only be used to store carrots. Carrots placed inside would never spoil, and after a few days, they would develop a random flavor.
Therefore, Bai Xiaobai was highly favored in Rabbit Village, as only she could create carrots with strange flavors.
What puzzled Bai Xiaobai even more was how Wen Wen could eat carrots without any trouble while wearing a mask. She had watched for a long time and couldn't figure out how Wen Wen managed to eat them.
Suddenly, Wen Wen's movements stiffened, and he directly threw away the carrot in his hand.
"Peh, it tastes like bird droppings!"
The two rabbit demons looked at Wen Wen strangely. How did Wen Wen know the carrot tasted like bird droppings?
Could it be that he had tasted it before?
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As the sky gradually darkened, Wen Wen and his group finally arrived near Gānzhé Temple.
The cave monster's two front claws had turned blood red.
Due to its massive size, it had encountered and repelled four waves of undead attacks along the way.
These undead were not strong, so the cave monster's claws alone easily tore them apart.
Wen Wen tried several times but couldn't collect the undead into the containment facility because their vitality was connected to the dim domain.
To capture monsters here, it would likely require waiting until the dim domain was removed.
"Huh, this Gānzhé Temple has walls?"
From a distance, Gānzhé Temple appeared to have a high wall, and wisps of cooking smoke could be seen rising from within.
After wandering in the dim domain for so long, this was Wen Wen's first time seeing such a bustling place.
Then, Wen Wen activated his Mirror Eye to get a clearer view of the situation.
He saw that Gānzhé Temple was surrounded by a high wall, with many people living inside. The gate was open, guarded by two men holding pitchforks.
Those two men were ordinary people. Even with pitchforks, they could only pose a threat to weaker demon hunters, but they were absolutely incapable of stopping the weakest undead...
Their actions, in a normal place, would be considered tight security, but within the dim domain, it was completely unguarded.
Thinking about it carefully, the monsters did seem to decrease significantly as they approached Gānzhé Temple.
Did Gānzhé Temple have a special method to drive away monsters, or was there something strange within the temple?
Upon seeing the wall from afar, Bai Xiaobai bit her lip and hesitated before saying to Wen Wen and the other person,
"Let's find another place to stay tonight. I don't have a good feeling about this place."
She knew the current situation on the Qingji Plateau, and Gānzhé Temple seemed unusual. Rushing in might lead to danger.
"No matter. We'll stay here tonight."
Wen Wen himself was unsure of Gānzhé Temple's situation, which was precisely why he wanted to investigate.
With his current strength, as long as he didn't directly encounter a big boss, he wouldn't be in any critical danger.
He had come here to find the voice that was calling him, so he couldn't afford to miss any anomalies.
Although the phenomenon of a voice calling one's name also occurred in Rabbit Village, it wasn't necessarily the person Wen Wen was looking for.
Wen Wen put away the cave monster, told the two rabbit demons to conceal their rabbit demon features, and changed the black and white patterns on his terrifying mask to the color scheme of a giant panda's face.
After the transformation, Wen Wen's chilling aura completely vanished, leaving only a憨态可掬… (endearingly simple and honest) appearance.
The three of them, disguised as refugees, slowly approached the main gate of Gānzhé Temple.
Before they could even reach the two pitchfork-wielding guards, a man wearing a red scarf, accompanied by a few subordinates, came out and welcomed the three of them in.
This red-scarf man, the one with the cast on his arm, froze for a moment upon seeing Wen Wen's appearance and then showed a hint of pity upon seeing the two rabbit demons.
But after a brief hesitation, he still extended his hand to Wen Wen and said, "Hello, my name is Su Nuo. This is the Gānzhé Temple refugee camp..."
Wen Wen didn't shake his hand but instead proceeded to observe the situation within the walls, making Su Nuo feel somewhat awkward.
The space within the walls was vast, enough to accommodate a small town of a thousand people. Many refugees were busily constructing houses and various public facilities.
There were about two hundred people working together, building their future homes.
Su Nuo stood beside Wen Wen and said to him with emotion, "The world is about to be destroyed, and humanity is facing extinction. Before extinction, the Gānzhé Temple refugee camp is the only safe place."
"This place is not attacked by monsters, and there is ample food. As long as one contributes to the collective, they will not be abandoned..."
Wen Wen tilted his head and asked, "Are you saying that if one cannot contribute to the collective, they will be abandoned?"
Su Nuo said awkwardly, "After all, this is the apocalypse. To survive, we cannot afford to support idlers..."
Although he didn't give Wen Wen a chance to ask further questions, he abruptly changed the subject:
"The reason we are safe and sound here is all thanks to the protection of a great deity!"
"Because they fear the deity's power, those monsters dare not enter the refugee camp. Moreover, we can receive an endless supply of food. We will build a city here and enjoy the final pleasures before the end of the world."
"Deity..." Wen Wen's tone became more serious, "Is it the Buddha Mingwang?"
Su Nuo shook his head violently and then pointed to a crude, blood-colored statue, saying, "No, Buddha Mingwang is merely a false god. Our savior is the great Scarlet Dominator!"