"Oh, the horror! A nightmare for those with trypophobia!"
As soon as the viewers switched their live stream cameras, they were met with a dense, ground-covering expanse of ghost infants.
Without any preparation, their scalps tingled.
"I don't have trypophobia, but this still makes me feel terrified!"
"What's going on? Are they going to surround Xu Nan?"
Having watched Qi Cai Dan's live streams for so many days, the viewers were generally aware of Xu Nan's name.
They also knew that, like Qi Cai Dan and the others, he now resided in the Eighteenth Palace.
His daily routine involved studying, attending school, cultivating, and working.
At this moment, looking at the ghost infants surrounding Xu Nan, their skin unnaturally colored,
The viewers shivered, goosebumps rising on their arms.
"Red, green, purple... Begone, quickly!"
"Where did so many ghost infants come from? I have a chilling thought."
...
In the university teaching building.
As soon as class ended, Xu Ran found an empty, deserted staircase and sat down.
He quickly took out his phone and opened the live stream.
Upon seeing the camera focused on Xu Nan, his heart tightened, and he instinctively gripped his phone.
'Please, don't let anything happen!'
...
In the villa district—
The ghost infants opened their mouths, revealing rows of sharp teeth.
Their greedy gazes fixed on Xu Nan as they crawled towards him.
"Want to eat good food, want to eat good food..."
Seeing this, Xu Nan quickly took out some of the underworld food he kept prepared from his storage bag.
He tossed it far away.
"The good food is over there!"
Upon seeing the food, the ghost infants' movements halted in unison. They turned their heads towards where the underworld food had landed.
Many ghost infants rushed forward, scrambling for it.
"Mine, all mine!"
Xu Nan was preparing to seize the opportunity to escape the encirclement.
The moment he moved, the majority of the ghost infants that hadn't gone to fight over the underworld food turned their attention to him in unison.
They seemed unmoved by the taste of the underworld food.
Their eyes were red, wriggling and scrambling to crawl towards him.
Their speed was even double that of before, drool pooling on the ground.
Their expressions and appearances seemed to say: You are tastier and more delicious.
"Mine, all mine!"
"Mommy, I'll give you to Mommy..."
...
Sensing that the situation was not right, Xu Nan couldn't afford to hesitate any longer.
The ghost energy around him surged, pushing away the ghost infants that were already within arm's reach.
He leaped up, jumping out of the encirclement.
As soon as he flew into the air, four or five ghost infants lunged at him.
The underworld classes were not taken in vain.
He kicked the chest of a blue ghost infant that was lunging at him. Using the momentum, his small body accelerated.
He weaved rapidly through the ghost infants.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ghost infants were thrown to the ground one after another.
Immediately, new ghost infants pounced, opening their mouths wide, determined to bite off his flesh.
They gave him no chance to catch his breath.
Xu Nan dealt with the ghost infants while keeping an eye on the time.
He estimated that Qi Cai Dan and the others should be almost ready. He flipped over, dodging a sneak attack from a ghost infant on his flank.
With a flip of his small hand, a black iron chain flew out from his light blue sleeve cuff.
It rapidly unfurled, coiling around him.
—Ghost Artifact: Earth Flood Dragon!
Piercing cold emanated from it. The black chain, as thick as a wrist, was wielded with ease by Xu Nan.
With every swing, the surrounding ghost infants were sent flying.
Before long, all the ghost infants lay sprawled on the ground.
Looking at the injuries on their bodies, their expressions of fervent desire and greed gradually disappeared.
They were replaced by endless grievance.
"It hurts, it hurts... Wah, woo woo woo—"
"Woo wah wah wah—"
Sharp cries echoed in the sky.
The clouds in the sky drifted, gradually obscuring the sun.
In the blink of an eye, the entire space became noisy and eerie.
"Woo wah wah wah—"
Though it was merely crying, when it entered their minds, it felt as if countless people were speaking, arguing.
A buzzing sound.
Xu Nan instinctively felt something was wrong and immediately sealed his hearing.
...
At the same time,
On the other sides of the villa, Qi Cai Dan and the robotic ball, who were doing the final preparations, stopped their work.
They looked up towards the source of the crying.
They saw dark clouds covering the area, with surging yin energy!
"Not good! Something's happened to Xu Nan!"
"Has the plan been moved up?"
Without any hesitation, the dragon and the ball turned and flew towards Xu Nan's direction.
...
"Xu Nan is so calm, so powerful!"
"His reaction speed is incredible!"
"He's clearly trained, his moves are fierce!"
Watching Xu Nan calmly deal with the siege of ghost infants, the viewers in the live stream felt enlightened.
They exclaimed their admiration, declaring this the correct way to face terror!
—When encountering terror, don't panic; if you can't reason with it, subdue it physically!
As for those ghost infants... although they looked quite small, and might have been victims themselves,
Xu Nan was also a child! A child on a mission.
Besides, you were a group of ghosts attacking him. No martial ethics.
At this moment, seeing all the ghost infants crying,
A dark mass filled the sky above the villa district.
The viewers felt a sense of foreboding, their eyes widening.
"No way, no way, you're not going to take losing badly, are you?"
"I can smell something sinister. After dealing with the little ones, are the big ones coming?"
"We have reinforcements too! Brave Egg Master, brave Ball Ball, don't fear difficulties! Charge!"
...
Under the gaze of the viewers, amidst the collective crying of the ghost infants,
A pair of enormous, translucent hands emerged from the ground.
Gently, they gathered the ghost infants into their embrace.
As if feeling a sense of security, the ghost infants immediately stopped crying.
Xu Nan, however, felt a jolt of unease and quickly retreated.
As the giant hands continued to contract inwards, and contract further...
All the ghost infants crowded and wriggled, gradually merging together.
Forming a massive...
Giant infant composed of dozens of ghost infants!
Instantly, ghost energy surged!
"Roar—"
The giant infant roared at Xu Nan, and with a stomp of its foot, the ground trembled.
Overwhelming ghost energy, accompanied by the roar, rushed directly towards Xu Nan.
Xu Nan frowned.
While figuring out how to evade, he activated his protective shield.
He had sealed his hearing, yet the roar directly penetrated into his mind.
A buzzing, stinging sensation.
It felt as if someone was hammering his head with a drill.
At this moment, Qi Cai Dan and the robotic ball arrived.
Upon seeing the giant infant, they were startled.
Good heavens, they're going head-to-head already?!
"What's going on?"
Qi Cai Dan, with the robotic ball, moved closer to Xu Nan.
"Are you alright?"
Xu Nan saw Qi Cai Dan's mouth opening and closing, then pointed to his ear, indicating his hearing was impaired.
Qi Cai Dan understood immediately and then asked again using telepathy.
Xu Nan: "..."
His head was buzzing, he couldn't hear anything.
He directly took action, shouting, "Cast the net!"
Although there was a slight unexpected development, and the plan was moved up,
When the ghost infants appeared, apart from a few traps, the ground net was already fully set up.
Fighting head-on, they were at a disadvantage!
"Okay!"
Qi Cai Dan and the robotic ball responded, then dispersed.
They positioned themselves in three different directions, surrounding the giant infant.
Raising their hands and pointing at the giant infant, strands of rope-like ghost energy coiled around their fingertips.
"Ground net! Rise!"
...