Chapter 63: The Inspector Master
With the formation in place, all the approaching yin corpses were blocked outside. They seemed to realize that brute force wouldn’t work and stopped their assault. Yet they weren’t willing to retreat either. Instead, they surrounded the small houses, staring in from every side as if settling in for a battle of endurance.
Blood-red eyes, set in faces half-rotted and grotesque, stared straight into the rooms. Greed filled their gazes, and now and then a wet, swallowing sound could be heard, making everyone’s scalp prickle.
“Now… what do we do?” No one had even had time to catch their breath before anxiety rose again. All eyes turned toward the four who had just returned from setting the formation, looking to them as their anchor. “If these things just stay out there, what then?” For now, they were safe, but no barrier lasted forever. And there was no food or water here—how long could they hold out?
“Everyone, don’t panic.” Tang Chen forced down his fear and said steadily, “The exam only lasts three days. Today is the second day. Once time is up, the Celestial Masters Hall will notice something is wrong and will definitely send people to rescue us.”
In other words, they only had to hold out until the morning after tomorrow. Now was not the time to lose their nerve.
At his words, people’s expressions improved a little, though worry lingered. “Will the formation… really hold until then?”
“It will!” Tang Chen said loudly, though his eyes instinctively darted toward Yun Jiao for confirmation.
Yun Jiao was silent for a moment, then gave a small, cooperative nod. “Mm.”
Only then did everyone relax slightly.