Upgrade! Level 2 House

"I can't sleep tonight!"

Only one thought remained in Shen Yi's mind.

He did not choose to upgrade the house immediately.

We need to keep a close watch tonight; if more Fog Shadows join in, it will cause even greater damage to the house's durability.

The current durability can last as long as possible; try to gain as much time as possible for turnover.

Shen Kun looked nervous and whispered, "Brother, why are there so many Shadow Fog Monsters? We've never seen anything like this before."

Shen Yi shook his head and said:

"I don't know, let's wait and see."

The Shadow Monster was already blocking the doorway.

They will rush in as soon as the door is opened, and you can't deal with them like you would with lantern ghosts.

After a while.

Shen Yi observed the fog-shadow monsters outside through the crack and discovered that the Zhenyin wooden house still had a certain influence on them.

The black mist surrounding the Shadow Monster was being gradually worn away by the shimmering light on the spirit patterns of the Yin-Suppressing Wooden House, turning into wisps of green smoke and dissipating.

"It's effective, but unfortunately the effect is not significant."

Shen Yi's gaze then fell on the pile of lantern ghosts that had been killed by the Mist Shadow Monster in the back courtyard.

A rough estimate suggests there are at least a dozen.

"It's a pleasant surprise."

Except for the lantern ghost in their courtyard.

There must have been a lot of Lantern Ghosts killed by the Fog Shadow Monster in the village outside as well.

If I leave early tomorrow, I should have a good harvest.

bang bang bang-

The sound of banging on the door continued.

[Durability rating: 96.8%, 95.8%...90.8%...]

As time goes by, the house's durability value also decreases rapidly.

Until some point in the night.

"ah!!!!"

A heart-wrenching scream ripped through the night sky.

Shen Yi's heart trembled.

Someone's in trouble!

Also.

Even his upgraded house was easily corrupted by the Shadow Monster, let alone the others.

"That should be the direction of Yang Ming's house."

Their mood was somber.

It was the Yang family that Shen Yi had passed by yesterday when he went to fetch water.

Clearly, their home has been invaded by the Shadow Fog Monsters, and their chances of survival are slim.

Night had fallen.

The village was dark and deathly silent.

Every now and then, a few pitiful screams could be heard from afar.

Only a few hours had passed, and many villagers had already fallen victim to the Shadow Monster's wickedness.

The three siblings, Shen Yi and his sister, stayed inside the house, keeping a close watch on the movements outside.

Time passed second by second.

In Shen Yi's view, the durability of the Zhenyin wooden house had dropped below 20 points!

They could clearly see that the spiritual patterns in the room were becoming increasingly dim, and several cracks had quietly crept onto the door.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

Every time the Shadow Monster slammed into the door from the outside, it caused the door to shake violently, as if it were about to shatter at any moment!

"Big brother... if we can't hold them off later, you take little sister and run first. I'll hold them off for you!"

Shen Kun's face was extremely tense; his lips were pale, and he gripped the wood-chopping knife tightly in his hand.

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

Shen Yi cursed irritably, "Where can you run to? You'll be eaten by monsters as soon as you run out."

"Don't worry, they definitely can't get in. Don't look like you're about to make a heroic sacrifice!"

Shen Kun fell silent, offering no rebuttal, his grip on the wood-chopping knife hardening even more firmly.

If anything unexpected happens later, he will be the first to stand in front of it!

Time continued to pass slowly.

Several more screams echoed from the village.

Shen Yi looked at the sky that was about to turn white and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It's almost dawn!

【Durability: 3/100】

It's now!

Upgrade, Zhenyin Wooden House!

Suddenly, I felt a huge amount of energy being drained from my body.

In the eyes of the three, the house they were in had changed rapidly.

The spirit runes regained their dazzling light, the broken parts were quickly repaired, and some areas even received additional reinforcement!

[Zhenyin Wooden House - Level 2]

[Function: Can withstand attacks from first-tier demons]

【Characteristic: Suppresses Yin (White color, deals significant damage to Yin-attribute monsters near the wooden house)】

【Durability: 100/100】

……

There are no special changes, except that "Suppressing Yin" has become more powerful against Yin-attribute monsters.

With the successful upgrade of the house.

A sizzling sound suddenly came from outside.

The Mist Shadow Monster emitted wisps of green smoke as it was severely burned by the spirit runes of the upgraded Town Yin Wooden House!

In the blink of an eye, they had to retreat more than half a meter away.

There was always a distance between us and the house, making it impossible to get any closer!

Driven by their survival instincts, the three Shadow Monsters suddenly sensed that the place had become extremely dangerous.

He was about to turn and flee into the darkness, away from the house.

"Don't let them get away!"

Shen Yi exhaled a breath of pent-up frustration that had been building up all night.

His eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he immediately grabbed the longbow made of yin wood that he had prepared beforehand.

"Yes, brother!"

Shen Kun also let out a sigh of relief.

With his eyes fixed on the three shadowy figures, he opened the door a crack!

Swish!

puff!

The long arrow, a blur of motion, traversed more than ten meters and pierced the head of a Mist Shadow Monster!

The shadow monster was immediately struck hard.

He frantically grabbed the deep black arrow embedded in his head and tried desperately to pull it out.

The arrow was slowly pulled out of its hand, and it looked like it was about to be successfully pulled away.

But Shen Yi's next arrow was already whistling through the air.

It viciously pierced through the back of its head again!

This time.

The Shadow Monster swayed and staggered forward a few steps under the powerful impact.

It had no strength left to struggle.

His hands were loosely grasping two dark black arrows, and black blood kept oozing from his head, flowing down the arrow shafts and turning into illusory mist.

Pfft!

Finally, the shadow monster's knees buckled.

His heavy body collapsed to his knees, then fell backward, lying unconscious in the courtyard.

"Big brother is amazing, you took one down!" Shen Yuan exclaimed excitedly.

Shen Yi focused his attention and immediately locked onto the second Fog Shadow Monster.

call out!

call out!

Two dark arrows shot out fiercely!

They pierced the back of the second Fog Shadow Monster's head!

He had no idea what weaknesses the Shadow Monster had.

Simply follow one principle for killing monsters:

Prioritize attacking the head!

If they can still run.

Then strike their legs to make it difficult for them to move, so they can't run away!

Fortunately, it's alright.

After the arrow hit the head of the Fog Shadow Monster, it stopped moving; otherwise, I would have shot a few more arrows into its legs.

puff.

The second Shadow Monster also struggled desperately to escape, but its life force was draining away too quickly, and it ultimately failed to escape, its body crashing to the ground.

The last remaining Shadow Monster had already escaped into the darkness outside the courtyard.

Based on its previous action, Shen Yi could only fire four or five arrows in the general direction!

puff!puff!puff!

The next second, several sounds of sharp weapons piercing flesh came from the darkness.

Shen Yi's brows relaxed; it seemed he had hit the target.

Before dawn.

He aimed all the remaining Dark Arrows at the Lantern Ghosts and shot them, successfully killing several more.

Fifteen minutes later.

The sky gradually brightened.

The three people inside the house relaxed upon seeing the corpses of the spirits scattered across the courtyard, their tense nerves relaxing and their faces quickly showing excitement and joy.

"Big brother, what's wrong?"

Shen Yuan had been watching Shen Yi closely. Noticing that her older brother's face was too pale, she immediately leaned over and asked him with concern.

"I'm fine, just a little exhausted. Don't just stand there, you two hurry up and bring back the monster corpses outside."

"Don't let anyone else find out."

Seeing that the sky was already completely bright, Shen Yi urged in a deep voice.

"Then, brother, you should take a rest first."

Shen Kun nodded quickly, and he and Shen Yuan got up and ran out of the house.

Shen Yi followed them out slowly, feeling a sore back and aching waist.

This feeling is like...

He personally upgraded every brick and tile of the Zhenyin wooden house, but this process was omitted in reality.

He was now filled with a strong sense of exhaustion, as if he had just finished doing heavy and arduous work.

"I need to improve my physical fitness as quickly as possible, otherwise I'm afraid I'll just collapse from exhaustion when we upgrade the cabin next time."

They saw Shen Kun and Shen Yuan dragging back one lantern ghost corpse after another from outside.

Shen Yi's brows furrowed: "So many lantern ghosts have died outside?"

"Yes, brother, the roads outside are full of lantern ghosts. They must have been killed by the Shadow Fog Monsters!"

Shen Kun dragged the third Mist Shadow Monster, which had just escaped outside the courtyard, back with excitement on his face.

"Big brother, there should be quite a few other dead lantern ghosts in other parts of the village. My second brother and I will go and carry them all back later."

Shen Yuan returned carrying a lantern ghost in each hand, covered in dust, and grinned.

Upon learning that there were still quite a few lantern ghosts, Shen Yi was overjoyed.

This was a huge success!

"Let's go together!"

"Big brother, your health is the most important thing. Leave the heavy work to me and my little sister."

Shen Kun had sharp eyes and could tell that his elder brother was very weak, so he spoke up.

"Alright, I'll leave it to you."

Shen Yi did not try to be brave.

His two younger siblings were his helpers, and he had to use them when needed.

After leaving the courtyard.

Shen Yi thought of Yang Ming's family nearby.

The commotion last night clearly indicated that their house had been breached by a demon.

When we arrived at Yang Ming's house...

Just then, a figure strode out from inside.

Shen Yi's eyes sharpened immediately when he saw the other person clearly.

Guan Yue!

How did she end up in the Yang family's house?

Moving the gaze downwards, one can see that the young widow's clothes still have specks of blood on them.

When Guan Yue saw Shen Yi, she was also taken aback.

After quickly stuffing the bag he was holding into his pocket, he began to explain:

"Xiao Yi, I heard Yang Ming and his family screaming yesterday, so I rushed over to check on their situation as soon as it was light."

"But, I never imagined that all six members of their family had... been murdered."

"The bloodstains on my body were from when I was checking them earlier."

Shen Yi was not surprised to hear this.

As a formidable being among first-tier spirits, even mid-stage Qi and Blood Realm cultivators with rich combat experience face a near-certain death when confronting the Mist Shadow Monster.

Not to mention that Yang Ming is not proficient in combat techniques, and he is only at the third level of the Qi and Blood Realm, which is far inferior to the Mist Shadow Monster.

"I was thinking... since their whole family is dead, why don't we collect their bodies and divide up their belongings while we're at it? What do you think?"

Guan Yue tentatively offered a suggestion.

Shen Yi smiled and agreed, "Okay."

"Okay, I just checked. Yang Ming's family has six chickens, three wooden bows, and..."

When Guan Yue saw that Shen Yi readily agreed, a look of joy appeared on her face, and she began to describe in detail the things belonging to Yang Ming's family.

Obviously.

She had already figured it out, but unfortunately she ran into Shen Yi.

The two of them could only agree to divide Yang Ming's belongings equally.

"Big brother, what are you doing here?" Shen Yuan walked over quickly, put her arm around Shen Yi's shoulder, and frowned as she looked at Guan Yue opposite her.

Shen Kun walked up behind her.

Upon seeing the Yang family's house in front, I immediately remembered that the screams from yesterday seemed to have come from here.

Shen Yi quickly explained the Yang family's situation to the two of them, then gestured to Shen Kun:

"Ah Kun, you and Sister Guan Yue go and take care of the Yang family's affairs first. Xiao Yuan, you don't need to go in."

Shen Kun understood and nodded.

Shen Yuan pursed her lips, "It's just a dead person, I'm not afraid."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi slowly exhaled, "Alright, then go collect the bodies of Yang Ming and his family."

Shen Yuan: "..."

"Hmph, big brother, do you really think I'm afraid?"

She gave a light hum, showing no fear whatsoever, and strode into Yang Ming's house.

Both Shen Yi and Shen Kun looked surprised.

How could my own younger sister be so bold?

Guan Yue, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but admire, "Your little sister has a really strong heart, much stronger than mine was when I was a child."

"When you were little?" Shen Yi turned to look at her.

It sounds like she experienced something extraordinary when she was a child.

Guan Yue smiled slightly, did not respond, and turned back to Yang Ming's home.

Shen Yuan entered the Yang family's house.

Even though she had made preparations, she still couldn't help but turn pale when she saw the six gruesome corpses in front of her.

But she gritted her teeth and remained silent, finding a straw mat to wrap the body up.

Guan Yue then came over and together they lifted the body and carried it to a hillside some distance from the village to bury it.

After everything was settled, Shen Yi and Guan Yue began dividing up the Yang family's belongings.

"We need two wooden bows."

"no problem."

Previously, since his family only had one bow and arrow, Shen Yi had long wanted to acquire a wooden bow.

Now that he has obtained these two wooden bows from the Yang family, he can upgrade them into Yin Wood Longbows and equip them to Shen Kun and Shen Yuan.

Guan Yue readily agreed and handed over a wooden bow. "Then I'll also need a large sword."

"Can."

Shen Yi nodded.

Since Yang Ming's family didn't have much stuff, the two of them quickly divided it up.

Shen Yi received two wooden bows, thirty black arrows, twenty catties of cured meat, three chickens, and six eggs.

It's a pity that Yang Ming's family didn't have Yin Soul Wood, otherwise Shen Yi would definitely have gotten his hands on it.

After dividing the items, both of them were very satisfied.

"Also, Sister Guanyue, do you have any special black branches that you obtained from the Lantern Ghost?"

"If I had one, I'd be happy to trade with you."

Upon hearing this, Guan Yue smiled. "Yes, quite a few, at least twenty or more. What do you want to trade with me?"

"How about 100 jin (50 kg) of meat?"

Shen Yi had already decided on the price and spoke up.

"Only 100 pounds of meat? I won't trade that."

Guan Yue smiled and said, "How about this, ten catties of demon beast meat can be paid on credit."