The leader took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down. Then, he looked at Xu Yan.
"May I know your name, young man?
You were able to stay here for so long and not be affected by the freaks. Do you have any special methods? "
Xu Yan sighed and pretended to be helpless.
"My name is Xu Yan. How can I not be affected by the freaks?
If I wasn't, I would have gone out long ago! "
"I was able to stay here for so long because I have internal force to protect my body!"
"Internal force!
Young man, you are actually an innate master! "
The leader was a little shocked. "You are an innate master at such a young age. It seems that your talent is quite outstanding!"
Xu Yan said modestly, "My talent is not worth mentioning. I'm not even on the Ranking List of Young Masters. Brother, you flatter me!"
Upon hearing Xu Yan's confirmation, the leader fell silent.
Usually, he would be quite happy to be able to make friends with an innate master. After all, an innate master was quite a deterrent to those who blocked the road and robbed people.
However, in the current situation, he could not be happy.
His group had been targeted by the freaks and could die at any time. The freaks were so powerful that even an innate master could not deal with them.
It was impossible for them to cultivate internal force. They could not use internal force to fight against the freaks like Xu Yan.
They were probably doomed this time.
Seeing the leader fall silent, Xu Yan could roughly guess what he was thinking.
After all, internal force could not be cultivated in a short time. Their only hope was gone.
"I have an idea. Maybe it can save you!"
Xu Yan put forward his idea at the right time. With the foreshadowing, they should believe him.
Sure enough, after hearing Xu Yan's words, their eyes lit up and they stared at Xu Yan closely.
"Young man, what do you think?
If you can save our lives, we will have no objections even if you ask us to work hard! "The leader looked at Xu Yan expectantly.
"As I said, this is just an idea of mine. I can't guarantee that it will really work. Besides, I need your cooperation," Xu Yan explained.
"Young man, feel free to tell us. If you need our help, we will cooperate fully!"
"Good!
Actually, my idea is quite simple. Since there will be one less person every day when you go out, why don't you just stay put tomorrow? "
Xu Yan continued, "Besides, I can help you keep an eye on the dilapidated temple. If any freaks really appear, I will chase them away!"
"After all, this freak can't do anything to me because I have inner strength."
The leader looked back at the rest of the team and understood what they meant. He nodded and said, "Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well listen to you. Maybe there'll be a turn for the better!"
"That's good. Success or failure will be decided tomorrow!"
…
The next day, everyone woke up very early. After all, whether they could survive or not depended on today!
Xu Yan sat cross-legged beside the extinguished fire, while the others sat not far away from Xu Yan.
This was Xu Yan's request. This was because he could see everyone this way, in case someone was suddenly attacked by a freak in a place where they could not see.
In order to ensure that nothing went wrong, she couldn't leave Xu Yan's sight when she went to the toilet!
Fortunately, the traveling merchants were all men. When they went to the toilet, they could just turn around and no one would care.
Just like that, time passed little by little. The day was about to end!
The sun was about to set, and the sky outside was gradually darkening. Everyone's mood gradually improved.
Sure enough, it was similar to what Xu Yan had guessed. As long as they did not leave Xu Yan's sight, they would not be taken away by the freaks.
Seeing that there was some commotion among the crowd, Xu Yan said, "Don't be impatient. It's not completely dark yet, and the rain hasn't started. You're not safe yet."
Upon hearing Xu Yan's words, everyone felt a chill in their hearts. They quieted down and waited quietly for the last moment to arrive.
Whoosh …
It started to rain outside. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. They were finally safe!
The leader also heaved a sigh of relief.
Just as he was about to thank Xu Yan, he noticed that Xu Yan was looking at the side of the team with a gloomy expression.
The leader followed Xu Yan's gaze and found that there was nothing there.
Just as the leader was about to ask Xu Yan what he was looking at, he suddenly thought of something and quickly stood up to check the number of people in the team.
Seven people!
There were only seven people left. Someone had disappeared!
The leader turned to look at Xu Yan and said in a hoarse voice, "Little Brother Xu Yan, this …"
"The moment it started to rain, he suddenly disappeared," said Xu Yan with a gloomy expression as he looked at the spot where the person had disappeared.
He did not expect to encounter an Unsolvable Freak the moment he became an Immortal!
To be able to take a living person away from Xu Yan without a sound, it was definitely not something a City-destroying Freak could do!
In that case, Xu Yan did not need to hide the Spiritium anymore. Furthermore, he did not need to worry about the Spiritium scaring the Freak into hiding. An Unsolvable Freak would definitely not be afraid of a Warrior Sage.
The leader sat on the ground, paralyzed. His face was filled with fear. "It's over. There's no hope now!"
"No, there's still hope!" said Xu Yan. "You guys set off tomorrow as usual. I'll go with you!"
Hearing Xu Yan's words, the leader hurriedly got up from the ground and asked Xu Yan, "Little Brother Xu Yan, do you still have a way?"
"The Freak's behavior just now gave me a new idea!
We'll definitely be able to catch it this time! "
The leader sighed and said, "Then Little Brother Xu, everything depends on you. I hope we can succeed tomorrow!
Otherwise … "
Looking at the rest of the traveling merchants who were paralyzed on the ground, their faces filled with fear, Xu Yan understood what he wanted to say.
These traveling merchants were only ordinary people. If another companion mysteriously disappeared from their side, they might not be able to withstand the fear and go crazy.
It was a sleepless night.
The next morning, Xu Yan set off with them.
However, before they left, Xu Yan patted each of them on the shoulder.
Xu Yan was making a mark. He was using the Spiritium as a mark!
Moreover, Xu Yan had disguised the Spiritium as a Martial Sage Spiritium to lower the Freak's vigilance.
Although everyone was puzzled by Xu Yan's action of patting their shoulders, they did not say anything. They just took it as encouragement before they left.
Just like that, the eight of them set off.
The leader led the way while the rest of the team members were in the middle. Xu Yan brought up the rear, paying attention to everyone in the team.
The traveling merchants were indeed merchants who traveled everywhere. They walked very fast and had great endurance. They walked for the entire morning without stopping!
According to Xu Yan's estimation, they had walked at least 30 kilometers in the morning!
Under normal circumstances, the length of this forest was at most a dozen kilometers. According to the traveling merchants' speed, they should have walked out long ago!
However, the current situation was that even though they had walked so far, there was still an endless forest in front of them.
Moreover, Xu Yan's eyes, which had been strengthened by the Spiritium, did not see anything wrong with the surroundings. This proved that the surrounding environment was not an illusion!