No one notified me in advance. Everyone in the end times is crazy.

Just as the group raised their glasses and before they could even say anything in celebration, a piercing alarm blared from within the base.

After the alarm ends, a notification will be broadcast repeatedly: The ghost tide is about to attack. All those who are still capable of fighting, please proceed to the west city wall within ten minutes to resist the ghost tide.

Wen Feiyu: "Ghost tide? It's another ghost tide! This is never going to end!"

Yan Xi: "What a pity, we haven't had a chance to eat all this food yet."

An Ran: "We can eat it when we get back."

Wen Liuyan: "Let's go, let's not be the last ones to arrive, making ourselves look like deserters."

Wen Feiyu: "How did you become a deserter? Aren't we an exploration team? We just escaped death, and now we have to take care of the city defense team?"

Wen Liuyan: "Just tell me if we're even in this base? What if we get breached and die?!"

Wen Feiyu: "You die, you die, then you die! What nonsense are you spouting!"

Yan Xi: "Now is not the time to argue. Don't you guys find it strange? Our base only has a few thousand people in total. Is it really necessary to attack it?"

Wen Feiyu: "It seems that's really true. Hey! Why hasn't Jiajia said anything for so long?"

Everyone turned to look at Yu Jiajia, who seemed to be deep in thought.

Standing beside him, Luo Shiyu secretly reached behind him and tugged at his clothes, pulling him back to reality.

Wen Liuyan: "Mom, what are you thinking about?"

Yu Jiajia: "I'm just a little distracted because I'm tired. Let's go over there first."

Wen Feiyu: "Why don't we take a break first? It won't make a difference if a few of us do."

Yu Jiajia: "No, I always feel like this whole thing started because of me."

Wen Feiyu: "What?"

Yu Jiajia: "It's okay."

[What does Jiajia mean by that? Is the ghost tide caused by that ghost going berserk? If so, wouldn't all the nearby bases be doomed?]

As Luo Shiyu had predicted, when they arrived, Nan Wan's image was projected above the city wall. She looked very anxious, and although she was wearing a headset and speaking, they couldn't hear her.

This indicates that she is talking to other people, or more accurately, commanding other bases.

When the ten minutes announced on the radio were up, Nan Wan switched channels and they finally heard the sound.

"Please be quiet and listen to me. This ghost tide came suddenly. Although it wasn't part of the assessment, it's still a good opportunity to accumulate experience."

The ghost tide is not high in level, with an overall rating of B. This is mainly due to the high-level ghosts going out of control and the low-level ghosts being frightened.

Organize yourselves into groups of five, taking turns to rest every twenty minutes. The higher-ups have already sent a psychic ghost-controlling master to negotiate, so the ghost tide shouldn't last too long.

Based on the current speed of the ghost tide, you have five minutes left. Please hurry and prepare.

[They sent a psychic ghost-controlling master to negotiate? Could it be my brother?]

Luo Shiyu was a little worried, so she opened her smart brain and sent a message to Wang Rui to confirm.

Yuanbao: Brother, are you there?

R.: Brother is here, what's wrong, Xiao Bao?

Yuanbao: Brother, where are you?

R.: They're having dinner in the main base's lounge.

Yuanbao: What are you eating? Take a picture so I can see.

Wang Rui sent a photo of food, and Luo Shiyu was only completely relieved after checking the time the photo was taken in the lower right corner.

[My brother wasn't lying; thankfully it wasn't him.]

Yuanbao: Truly abundant.

R.: Are you coming? It's just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks.

Yuanbao: Brother, I can't fly, I can't get over there.

R.: That's right. My brother has been resting for too long, and his brain is getting worse and worse. He's forgotten about this.

Yuanbao: It's good to rest more. Brother, go have dinner with your brother-in-law first. I have something to do here.

R.: Okay, go ahead and get busy.

Yuanbao: Mm~

The teams fighting the ghost tide took turns, resisting from day to night. The ghosts dared not advance, but they also dared not retreat, all remaining to roam not far away.

A few are alright, but the increasing number of wandering ghosts and monsters poses a threat to them.

Yu Jiajia, who was resting against the wall, was clutching the mark left by Fan on her left forearm with her right hand.

Luo Shiyu knew he must be blaming himself, so she silently walked over to him, squatted down, and patted his shoulder to comfort him.

Yu Jiajia looked up at Nan Wan, who was still directing other bases. It was clear that the ghost tamer she had sent had failed in his negotiations with Fan.

"Little Fish, do you think handing me over will calm all the troubles down?"

What nonsense are you talking about! These things aren't your fault!

Luo Shiyu put his hands on Yu Jiajia's shoulders and rocked him back and forth, trying to wake him up.

"Is there a better way? Why not get me out of here before any casualties occur?"

It's just negotiation! I'll go, no matter what!

Luo Shiyu got up to leave, but Yu Jiajia had a bad feeling and quickly grabbed him.

"Why go?"

Luo Shiyu patted his chest. Yu Jiajia probably guessed what he was going to do and stopped him, saying, "No, he's gone mad and won't listen to you. Besides, he's speaking unclearly and you won't understand what he means. If you can't understand his nonsense, it's pointless to go over there."

[Nonsense?]

As Luo Shiyu struck the palm of his hand, he suddenly remembered someone—no, a ghost.

He asked Yu Jiajia to cover for him while he left for a moment.

Upon entering the Ghost Realm, he retrieved the paper sparrow given to him by Chen Yiluo from a drawer and called out Chen Yiluo's name to it.

"Chen Yiluo, are you there?"

A response came immediately from the other end: "I am here. It has been a long time since Brother Shiyu last spoke to me."

"That's true, I'm busy, I really don't have time. Recently, I've run into some trouble that's quite tricky."

"Do you need my help?"

"I like making friends with sensible people! I really do need your help with something."

"Speak freely, but I doubt I can be of much help in combat."

"I'm not asking you to go and fight with others."

"That's good. Please tell me what's on your mind."

"Are all you officials good at persuading people with reason? I have a ghost here that's gone berserk, and I can't understand what it's saying. I was wondering if you could help calm it down."

"This is something I'm good at; just leave it to me."

"Thank you very much. I will bring a gift to express my gratitude when I have time."

“Brother Shiyu, there’s no need for such trouble. I can never repay your kindness in this lifetime. How can I let you thank me?”

"Chen Yiluo, I've discovered you."

"how?"

"It's ready to pay!"

"I was terrified. I thought I had offended Brother Shi Yu somehow."

"No, no, I'll come visit you another day."

"I am ready to serve you at any time."

Luo Shiyu gave him one last coordinate and then ended the call.

Chen Yilu was quite efficient; in less than half an hour, the ghosts and monsters outside had all retreated in small numbers.

As Luo Shiyu praised him in her heart, the paper sparrow she was using for communication reacted.

[Chen Yiluo is looking for me? What's up?]