A sticky chill crept up everyone's spine, sending shivers down their spines.
The next second, the darkness suddenly disappeared, and everyone was back in the light.
They looked up in astonishment and saw a huge, dark creature opening its mouth to bite at the red-glowing clouds that emitted darkness and a rain of knives in the sky above the town.
That was the real Xiu-ge's boyfriend, whom they had seen before.
"Brother Xiu is back too!" someone shouted in surprise.
After their vision was restored, they quickly looked down and focused their gaze on the front of the crowd.
Amidst the raging wind, the familiar white figure stood motionless, a wisp of smoke rising from its hand before dissipating into the wind.
He turned around, still with that fragile look, like a white flower that could be easily broken, exuding a sense of fragility.
But the smiles that curved their eyes brought joy to the players in the town. Even though the words that came out of their mouths were encouraging, they didn't feel sad at all; they were just happy.
"What are you all standing there for? I told you to pick up the people on the ground and you're still standing there in a daze. You'll all come over here and get a slap in the face in a minute. You never learn your lesson." Ye Tianxuan scolded them as he exhaled smoke. What kind of time is this to be standing here staring at him?
"Yes! We'll go right away!"
They got scolded, but the players all ran to the town to pick up their missing teammates with gleeful expressions.
Being scolded is a good thing! It proves that Boss Ye is still in the town, still by their side.
In the sky, a giant black mass tore at the red clouds that were trying to escape, while players in the town below frantically tried to rescue people.
A wisp of smoke drifted through the air, silently maintaining everyone's composure.
On one side of the town square, Yin Xiu, covered in blood, slowly walked towards the town square, holding a knife in one hand and a head in the other.
Ye Tianxuan noticed the figure and glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, a smirk playing on his lips. "Yin Shashen, what are you up to? You're so diligent."
Yin Xiu lowered his eyes and wiped the blood off his body. "I went to kill monsters. A lot of monsters came to the entrance of the town. They were probably planning a big attack. I happened to run into them and killed them all."
As he spoke, he threw the head he was holding onto the ground. "I just brought it as a little something for you, don't mind it."
Ye Tianxuan slowly kicked his head to the side. "I don't like it."
Yin Xiu looked up at Ye Tianxuan. His face, expression, and complexion were all still there. He had been resurrected and even seemed more energetic than before, no longer looking sickly.
He was quite relieved to finally see that face emerge from the coffin.
He could complain that Ye Tianxuan was noisy in the town and kept coming over, but the town couldn't do without Ye Tianxuan.
Seeing this person standing in front of him, looking refreshed and smoking, Yin Xiu felt inexplicably at ease.
He finally managed to hold onto something he had almost lost—one of his few remaining candies.
"It's good that you're alive." Yin Xiu nodded and replied calmly.
Then he turned to look at the dark figure playing with and tearing at the clouds in the sky, and shouted, "Come down after you've finished killing them!"
The huge, dark shadow paused, then immediately turned and swallowed the dark cloud whole without hesitation. The shadow writhed and shrank slowly until it disappeared in no time.
A few minutes later, a dark figure slowly walked over, quickly moved to Yin Xiu's side, snuggled up to him, and smiled sweetly, "Boyfriend, I'm back."
Ye Tianxuan stared at Yin Xiu, then glanced at Li Mo, and smiled thoughtfully, "It seems your relationship has improved since then..."
Li Mo straightened her back silently, her smile calm and composed. "My boyfriend has already remembered me!"
"Oh~" Ye Tianxuan narrowed his eyes meaningfully, "No wonder, so you finally remembered your past with your boyfriend."
Yin Xiu coughed lightly, not wanting to be teased by Ye Tianxuan, and changed the subject, "How is the town now? I just came back from Li Mo's space and saw a lot of strange things here."
"I don't know either, I just woke up."
Both bigwigs were confused, but they decided to solve the town's problems first before asking any questions.
Even if they are not in the town, they will not allow the town to be easily invaded. Any incident in the town of 35 planes is a slap in the face to the two big shots.
"Never mind, let's clean up the town first, kill all the monsters, and then we'll talk about it," Yin Xiu said lazily, picking up his knife, pulling Li Mo along, and turning to leave.
"Alright, pick up everything you can from the ground, tidy it up, and take the corpses away too, so the town doesn't get dirty." Ye Tianxuan nodded slowly and ordered the players in the town to start working.
Under the continuous fragrance of flowers, the players in the town gradually resumed their activities, their morale boosted, and they hurriedly went to work in the town.
They were eager to resolve the town's troubles before they could pour out their hearts to Boss Ye and maybe even have a good cry.
There were many strange things that came to the town this time, but apart from the red light and dark clouds that came to the town the day before and the woman who could sing folk songs, all the others were blocked at the entrance of the town and killed by Yin Xiu who was passing by.
The spiritual influence of moving to the small town was also thwarted by Ye Tianxuan's resurrection.
The relentless tolling of the bells signaling the impending attack finally dissipated under the relentless onslaught of the bizarre and deadly creatures.
The players in the town collapsed in the town square, panting heavily. They hadn't even recovered their strength after the incident, but they went to the town to manage the fallen people and also went to the edge of the town to bring back the dungeon players.
Although Yin Xiu alone managed to stop the monster's attacks, they were all exhausted from running back and forth.
As the sky gradually brightened, the people in the town could not hide their joy. They had finally survived the darkness and welcomed the dawn.
"Are you all alright?" Ye Tianxuan sat alone under the empty statue in the town square, smoking and leisurely watching the people coming and going in the town, without any intention of helping.
"It's alright... but my strength hasn't recovered yet... I'm very tired..." The person speaking looked exhausted.
"Go and rest after you're done. Also, find someone to tell me about the current situation in the town." Ye Tianxuan looked up at the empty statue pillar above him. "While I was away, a lot must have changed, right? Report it all to me."
"Okay, okay." Everyone's faces were beaming with joy, eager to tell them about the hardships they had encountered and to tell Boss Ye about his current situation.
Amidst everyone's busy work, someone suddenly noticed a problem: "Boss Ye, who woke you up?"
"Zhong Mu," Ye Tianxuan said, exhaling a puff of smoke without flinching, his eyes crinkling with a smile. "But he was taken away by Mu He and isn't here right now."