We evil gods must hide.

Chapter 29 Escaping Silverleaf Town

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On the other hand, the gray-area proxy team.

After resupplying, they had already ventured out of the weapons shop.

At some point, fog rolled in over Silverleaf Town, reducing visibility to a level comparable to that of the Misty Forest. The four of them huddled close to the walls, carefully making their way through the alleyways. The roars and sounds of fighting of the infected echoed constantly, and the stench of blood and the chilling atmosphere in the air made them shiver.

Just as they turned the corner of an alley, three infected creatures rushed towards them.

These were clearly civilians from the town, very thin, but their faces were covered in blood, and they were roaring and waving their hands at an astonishing speed.

"Ella, Fireball!"

Cole gave a low shout, drew his longbow to its full length, and the arrow shot out, striking an infected creature right between the eyebrows. But the infected creature only paused for a moment before charging forward madly again.

Ella reacted quickly, conjuring flames at her fingertips and unleashing a fireball that struck the infected creatures. The flames scorched their skin, emitting a hissing sound and puffs of black smoke, but they seemed oblivious to the pain and continued to charge forward.

"No, back, back, back inside!"

Old Cole directed a few men to smash a window and hide in a nearby building.

They then placed a wooden table in the room directly in front of the window.

dong dong dong.

The infected people outside were frantically banging on the door.

"These things are not afraid of pain or ordinary attacks, and we don't have a way to subdue them for the time being."

Old Cole took a breath and, along with Neil, braced themselves against the table.

Lin Qi tried to help, but he rolled his eyes and snapped, "What can you do with your meager strength? Go find the back door!"

Lynch nodded.

Ella stayed in the living room, ready to deal with any unexpected situations.

The owner of this house is probably not home. There are no signs of any mishap. The house is very clean and tidy, and you can smell the aroma of baking bread in the kitchen. They probably went out to buy groceries early in the morning and haven't had time to come back yet.

Lynch carefully checked the room; there was indeed no one there.

These old detached houses on the street usually don't have backyards. The windows face the street, and for security and to prevent thieves, the back windows are high and small. Lin Qi found a chair, climbed up, and after seeing the situation outside, he thought to himself that this was troublesome.

Behind them, a number of infected people had gathered and were wandering aimlessly.

One can imagine that in the fog, the streets are densely packed with humans crawling on all fours, their eyes glowing purple. If one did not know the context, it would be easy to mistake it for a Cthulhu dream.

The commotion in the living room continued.

"The power of unclaimed faith, the power of unclaimed faith?"

"Faith is necessarily related to deities."

"What if, and I mean what if, these infected people were actually influenced by someone just like me?"

Lin Qi's eyes lit up.

If he can use the power of the Forgotten God to influence others, then since this world has existed for so long, can't there be an evil god more powerful than him who comes out to corrupt humanity?

The more I think about it, the more sense it makes.

Just then, Old Cole roared from the living room: "Lynch, what the hell is wrong? If we can't find a way out soon, we're going to die here!"

Lin Qi immediately ran to the living room and said to Neil, who had his eyes closed and was desperately pressing against the table, "Neil, quick, unleash your special move out the window."

Neil opened his eyes and subconsciously wiped the sweat from his forehead. As he loosened his grip, Old Cole, caught off guard, was unexpectedly shoved away by the infected outside.

Several pairs of purple eyes have already lit up.

"Release it quickly, there's no time!"

Lynch shouted and pulled Ella down, hiding her under the sofa in the living room.

Neil raised his trembling fist.

"Explosion."

Boom~

The blinding white light completely engulfed everything.

A moment later.

Lynch opened his eyes, and apart from Ella's somewhat rapid breathing, there was no other sound.

He cautiously peeked out.

They discovered that Neil was still standing with his eyes closed and his fist raised.

Outside the broken window, there was nothing but the thick fog pouring in.

Lynch patted Ella, then slowly got up, walked quietly, ignored the dazed Neil, and went to the window to look outside.

His pupils contracted.

Those infected individuals lay on the ground, their faces unrecognizable, with wisps of smoke rising from their bodies as if they had been dried out by something, much like the time Lynch's hand was burned by Neil.

This confirms Lynch's conjecture.

These people are infected by the power of an evil god.

Lynch subconsciously glanced back at Neil and decided that he would have to keep a close eye on this guy from now on.

Deducting attribute points is not a good thing.

Last time, I only got a minor bruise from being flashed on the back of my hand. What if I got flashed all over my body? Wouldn't I be covered in bruises?

"These guys are afraid of divine magic."

The old archer also came out, stood beside Lin Qi, and shared his conjecture.

"That's right, Uncle Cole."

The old archer scrutinized Lin Qi again with a strange look. This kid really had some skills; he could even guess that.

"In that case, the chances of getting out will be much higher."

"Little Neil's mental strength far surpasses Ella's; he can cast divine spells many times, which is enough for us to deal with the infected."

"No need to emphasize that, uncle."

Ella's voice, barely audible, came from behind, tinged with a hint of resentment.

Rustling.

A series of loud noises came from outside, as if something was rapidly crawling towards them.

Old Cole's expression changed.

"Quick, it's not safe here, let's go!"

The group hurried along, no longer hiding, and soon arrived at the town gate.

The people of Silverleaf Town weren't stupid; they knew that staying in the town was tantamount to suicide. Many of them thought the same as Lin Qi and his group and wanted to leave, but the town's walls blocked their way, and ordinary people couldn't climb over them.

The guards at the town gate were already blocked by infected creatures. More than a dozen powerful infected creatures surrounded the city gate and frantically attacked people who wanted to leave the city. It was even more lively here than at the Adventurers' Guild.

Screams and cries filled the air, along with the sounds of flesh being torn apart.

"The city gate is blocked, what should we do?"

Ella's face turned pale as she gripped the rough wooden staff tightly.

Cole frowned, scanning his surroundings, when suddenly his eyes lit up: "There's a side door over there, the one merchants usually use to transport goods. Let's go that way!"

The group immediately changed direction and ran towards the side door. But just as they were about to reach the side door, an extremely fast infected creature suddenly jumped down from the roof next to them and rushed straight towards Ella—it was a guard wearing leather armor.

Ella was stunned for a moment, then raised her staff, wanting to attack, but in her haste, her mental energy was unstable, and several times the firelight flickered, and she couldn't cast the fireball spell.

At this critical moment, Lin Qi secretly used a memory stripping technique on the infected person. The person's movements suddenly stopped, the madness in their eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a deep confusion. Their body swayed, as if all their strength had been drained, and with a "thud," they fell straight down and passed out.

Everyone was stunned.

Ella opened her eyes, staring blankly at the infected creature lying on the ground: "Why...why did it faint?"

Lin Qi, suppressing the confusion and pain in his mind, casually said, "I don't know, maybe it's a backlash from the power within its body? Let's not waste time, let's go."

What was originally an extremely dangerous escape route became surprisingly smooth.

They encountered almost no resistance and rushed through the side gate out of Silverleaf Town.

The group ran wildly until they were far away and confirmed that no infected were chasing them. They stopped, panting heavily, their faces covered in dust from cold sweat.

They turned around and looked in the direction of Silverleaf Town.

Enveloped in mist.

Thick black smoke rose into the sky above the town, and screams and roars could be heard from a great distance. The once bustling and prosperous Silverleaf Town was now shrouded in chaos and death, with not a trace of life in sight.

Silence fell over the scene.

Ella sat on the ground, wiping away tears, her voice choked with sobs: "What do we do... the people in town, and Uncle John and the others..."

Cole leaned against a tree, his face grim, his brow furrowed, muttering under his breath, "Damn it, what on earth could cause such chaos!"