"You don't even know what a spirit lamp is… I really don't know how you survived out there."

"The so-called spirit lamp uses the most important yang life force in the human soul as fuel to light the lamp. Spirit lamps have many uses, such as maintaining sanity and dispelling low-level paranormal entities. Some paranormal entities even use spirit lamps to refine vicious objects."

"But the greatest use of the spirit lamp is to protect the body from the Erosion of the Night Chill."

At this point, Sir Han looked at Fang Yue's legs and frowned slightly.

"Your legs have already been affected by the Erosion of the Night Chill, but the erosion isn't serious. Warming them by the spirit fire should restore them."

"As for someone like me…"

Sir Han bitterly smiled and stretched out his hands. His hands were covered with a thin layer of frost.

"…if it’s as severe as it is for me, then my days are numbered."

Ah, this…

Fang Yue was a little confused.

He subconsciously looked down at his legs.

He touched them with his hands. His legs were icy cold, as if they had just come out of a freezer, stiff and unyielding, and the feedback from his senses was greatly reduced, as if he had lost all feeling.

Fang Yue had previously thought his legs were just stiff from the cold weather.

Now he knew that this was the Erosion of the Night Chill.

He was suddenly a little scared.

From what Sir Han said, if it had been any later, with his ordinary human body, he would have had to have his legs amputated to save his life, otherwise he would have died.

Neither outcome was acceptable to Fang Yue.

Whether it was becoming disabled or dying, both outcomes would directly ruin the character.

Fang Yue then asked a few more questions and learned that ordinary people generally don't go out into the wild at night. Even if they do, they must carry a spirit lamp to ensure their safety.

As for inside the village, the spirit fire warms the entire village, so there’s not much to worry about.

Ordinary flames cannot burn in the darkness.

This was also why Fang Yue had failed to make fire by drilling wood earlier. It wasn't that he lacked the skill, but that in the darkness, no flame could be lit except for the spirit fire.

"That's not right! I remember that little paranormal entity in the ruined temple used a small flame to brew poison…"

Fang Yue lowered his voice and briefly told Sir Han about what happened in the ruined temple.

Sir Han's strength was unfathomable. At least Fang Yue was no match for him. He wanted to kill paranormal entities with ease, so he shouldn't be interested in his little bit of stuff.

"You've killed a paranormal entity?!"

Sir Han's eyes widened, and he suddenly stopped in his tracks, looking at Fang Yue in shock.

"Yeah, yeah."

As he spoke, Fang Yue also took out the Black Ember.

"It's actually true! Unbelievable, truly unbelievable! An ordinary person can actually do this, and you can move freely in the rain…"

The more Sir Han looked at Fang Yue, the more shocked he became.

But Sir Han was knowledgeable and quickly suppressed the turmoil in his heart.

"Xiao Ye, try not to mention this to anyone else."

"Why?"

"People's hearts are unpredictable. The Black Ember produced by paranormal entities… is quite valuable. This thing is of little use to people of my level, but it's fatally attractive to others. You'll understand later."

Fang Yue heard this and thought it made sense, so he quickly put it away.

After a pause, Sir Han continued, "As for the small flame you mentioned… that should also be a spirit fire."

"Recently, people have been disappearing frequently in our Guyue Village and nearby villages. It's probably the doing of the Finger Eater paranormal entity. It drains the yang life force of these people, turning it into spirit fire to brew things."

"When the spirit fire goes out, it means that the little boy's yang life force has been exhausted, and his soul should have been taken away by the ghost messengers. But he chose another path…"

Fang Yue's heart stirred, "Ashes mixed with rice, oh no, I mean the Finger Eater paranormal entity's Black Ember?"

"That's right, the little boy ate the Black Ember. Devouring the Black Ember has a chance of turning someone into a member of the paranormal entities. He risked everything, and in the end, he went from being a dying person to a paranormal entity. He's no longer human. This kind of newly transformed paranormal entity is collectively called a Newborn paranormal entity and is also the weakest of the paranormal entities."

"Even so, they are absolutely invincible to ordinary people. Even martial artists who have trained won't be a match for them in a one-on-one fight."

So that’s how it is.

Fang Yue suddenly understood.

Between the questions and answers, Fang Yue learned a lot of new knowledge.

As the two spoke, they were almost at the entrance of the village. Sir Han gave a greeting, and the patrol team lifted their guard. Dozens of pairs of eyes stared at Fang Yue, some curious, some hostile, some fearful…

Just then, a loud roar suddenly came from behind Fang Yue.

"Hey!"

At this moment, the rain lessened once again and turned into a moderate rain.

Fang Yue turned his head in confusion and saw a guy from the refugee crowd in the shed carrying a corpse as a rain shield, rushing out. Even so, the heavy rain was still causing a large number of blood loss notifications to appear on his body.

One by one, the -1 numbers popped up on his body, and the man hurried to shout, "Hey! Are you really a player?"

Fang Yue scratched his head, "Yeah."

"Damn! It really is… Big brother! Big brother! My name is Shi Wu Liao, please, please take me into the village, please!"

The dignified third young master of the Shi Tian Group was online begging for help.

But Shi Wu Liao didn't care about face. He had finally caught an opportunity to enter the village, and he didn't want to give it up.

The others also reacted at this time.

"Not a paranormal entity? You should have said so earlier, you scared me to death!"

"Damn it! This really is a player!"

"He said he was a player just now, you guys didn't believe him!"

"We were misled by that guy!"

"Damn it, we're both players, why is there such a big difference! Also, why can he move freely in the rain? I saw him losing health like crazy, where did he get so many health points?"

"Who knows, and is that the point? The point is… brother! Brother in front, take me with you! Take me too! I want to enter the village too!"

"Yes, yes, yes, and me! I have contact with a pharmacist in the village, and he can teach me how to identify herbs. If you let me into the village today, big brother, I'll refine medicine for you in the future!"

"Refining medicine is nothing, brother, take me with you! I'm a lucky gift pack player, with the talent of natural strength! My control is as high as 3 points, while everyone else only has 1 point! It's definitely worth it to take me into the village!"

Seeing the reactions of the others, Shi Wu Liao's face darkened, and he suddenly roared loudly.

"Enough!"

"What makes you think you trash are worthy of competing with me for a spot in the village?"

"Natural strength? Refining medicine for big brother? Pfft! What are you guys?"

"Big brother, remember my face! I'm telling you, I'm a late-game player!"

"What does late-game mean? Late-game means that starting today, I'll be online 24 hours a day! I mean it!"

"If big brother takes me into the village today, big brother will be my benefactor! If big brother is ever in trouble in the future, I'll go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Hiss—

Everyone gasped when they heard this.

Being online 24 hours a day is challenging the limits of the human body. What a madman.