Looking at the shocked expressions of the guard team members, Fang Yue's heart stirred.

Eh? Is being able to see that thing a big deal?

Then it seems this Analytical Eye is indeed not simple!

Since it's already confirmed that the Ouzhi Gui (Vomit Finger Ghoul) is a transference-type ghoul, not an infection-type, and it's already been killed, there's no need to rush to burn the body. It can be brought back to the village for a proper funeral.

He had someone notify Lin Ling, and waited in place for a long while before Lin Ling led the team over.

After briefly explaining the situation, Lin Ling suddenly frowned and asked, "Are you saying that when Xiao Hou and the other three team members separated, they were all coughing?"

"Yes."

"...That's right then. I also encountered a case of Ouzhi Gui (Vomit Finger Ghoul) possession on my side."

Fang Yue's heart skipped a beat.

"Are you saying that there wasn't just one Ouzhi Gui (Vomit Finger Ghoul)? But that all four of them left with an Ouzhi Gui (Vomit Finger Ghoul) each?"

"Yes, I dealt with one, you dealt with one, so there are still two who knows where they're hiding."

"You dealt with it? How did you deal with it?"

Fang Yue was greatly puzzled. Wasn't it said that ordinary people can't see the Xu Gui (Ephemeral Ghoul)?

"What do you mean, how did I deal with it? Just kill the ghoul. Transference-type ghouls, once they complete possession, they'll be closely connected to the body. Beat its shell to death, and the Ouzhi Gui (Vomit Finger Ghoul) will be too weak to possess other living things. If you leave it alone, it will naturally die outside."

Lin Ling seemed unfazed, speaking casually.

Only then did Fang Yue understand that he had only killed the shell possessed by the Ouzhi Gui (Vomit Finger Ghoul), not the Ouzhi Gui (Vomit Finger Ghoul) itself.

"I don't know where the other two possessed ghouls have run off to. I can't spare any manpower for the time being, and it's almost dusk. Let's send everyone back first."

Lin Ling noticed that when he said this, Fang Yue suddenly perked up.

You want to talk to me about how it's going to get dark? Now that's something that gets me excited!

But after all, he still had to escort the team back to the village first. It wasn't like he was going out on a solo adventure, so Fang Yue could only keep his thoughts to himself.

Moreover, the guard team's purpose was ultimately to protect the safety of the villagers, not to hunt ghouls.

As long as those two ghouls didn't pop up, Lin Ling wouldn't have the energy to send people to search for their whereabouts.

The team regrouped, collecting people one by one from the resource area.

Having heard about the team's encounter and seeing the death of a member, the team's atmosphere became heavy.

But the players' enthusiasm for discussion was very high, because the area actually affected was not large. For example, Little Fox's herb-gathering area was completely unaffected. He even harvested a large pile of herbs, which could be described as a fruitful harvest.

Jing Yan was actually fine too, belonging to the category of narrowly escaping danger. It was just that the harvest was a bit miserable, but he was much luckier than the players who died in this disturbance.

That's right, a player died at the hands of a humanoid ghoul possessed by an Ouzhi Gui (Vomit Finger Ghoul), but that was in Lin Ling's area of responsibility. Fang Yue didn't ask for the specific details, and Jing Yan naturally couldn't get any information.

Before sunset, the main force finally returned to the village.

Half of the people watching the excitement at the village entrance had already left, because the vagrants at the village entrance still hadn't shown any reaction. Who would be interested in watching a bunch of standing corpses all day long?

The team entered the village in a mighty manner, with Fang Yue and Lin Ling maintaining order.

"Captain Lin, if this group of refugees doesn't wake up before dark, are we really going to leave them to die?"

"Yes! The village only has so many resources. If we take in just anyone, something will happen to the village sooner or later. Moreover, this is Lord Han's intention. If you insist on bringing some refugees into the village, I won't stop you, but I'll explain the situation to Lord Han in detail."

"No, no, I was just asking out of curiosity."

Seeing Lin Ling staring at him with a strange look, Fang Yue felt that his personality had been insulted.

I'm not a pervert, okay!

Seeming to have thought of something, Fang Yue suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Right, Brother Lin, I want to discuss something with you."

Lin Ling's eyelids twitched.

‘Captain Lin’ when nothing’s up, ‘Brother Lin’ when something is needed was still fresh in his mind. What did he want now?

After thinking for a while, Lin Ling still said steadily, "Speak."

"Well, can you cover my night shift for two shichen (ancient Chinese unit of time, approximately two hours)? I have something to do. I'll take over when I get back, consider it me owing you a favor!"

Two shichen?

The night patrol starts around youshi (5-7 PM).

Two shichen, that ends around xushi (7-9 PM).

Lin Ling frowned. "Helping you once is fine, but you must come back on time to hand over the shift."

"Brother Lin, rest assured, I'll definitely be back on time!"

After a pause, Fang Yue simply left Lin Ling to be responsible for the order here alone, while he ran back to his small house. Anyway, he was at the village entrance, and Lord Han would take care of anything that happened.

"By the way, you killed an Ouzhi Gui (Vomit Finger Ghoul) today, you have contributed to the patrol, don't forget to go to the guard post to receive the reward."

Lin Ling's words echoed from behind.

But Fang Yue had already asked, and the reward was only 1 day of yangshou (lifespan).

It wasn't that he looked down on it, it was just that compared to the previous reward of a large amount of yangshou (lifespan), the difference was a bit too big.

Of course, even a mosquito leg is still meat, he'll just go online to claim it tonight.

Returning to the mansion that had only been assigned to him not long ago, Fang Yue closed the door, returned to his room, and went offline right there.

Earlier, when the game suddenly had problems, he didn't even have time to clean up the living room before going online. Now the room must be a mess. Calculating the time, Sister Yuan shouldn't be back yet, so he quickly quit the game to clean up the room.

After Fang Yue went offline, the main force had all entered the village, with only the vagrants still standing at the entrance.

The villagers watching the excitement pointed and whispered at these wooden figures, guessing that most of them wouldn't survive tonight.

And just at this moment, one of the vagrants' eyes suddenly became bright and agile, and his stiff shoulders suddenly began to rise and fall naturally.

"Eh! It moved, it moved! Look quickly! That vagrant moved!"

"Where, where? Aww! It really moved! So amazing!"

"I want to see too, sob sob sob! Daddy, I want to see too!"

The first thing that player saw after entering the game was a crowd of villagers surging, staring at him with an expression like he was at the zoo watching monkeys.

That expectant gaze seemed to be saying—come on, perform a monkey show for us!

Damn it! Why does it feel so weird?

Before that player could come to his senses, the surrounding vagrants also ‘woke up’ one after another.

In an instant, voices were noisy, as lively as a vegetable market.

"Damn! Damn! Damn! This simulation, wuhu, taking off!"

"Wow! This game is too realistic! So cool! Brother, punch me to try, damn! It hurts! Cool!"

"Look ahead, what are those villagers doing? They're all silly, are they waiting for us to go through the plot? This opening CG is not bad, player treatment is top-notch."

"Haha! I also like this kind of grand show, maybe we are all the last disciples of the Hongmen (Triads)."

"I understand, I understand! Got it! Hahahaha!"