"There are so many houses in this city, how come there is no one?" Lin Shiqi was very disappointed. The spacious streets in the city were quiet, with only the sound of their footsteps echoing, and no trace of any human beings could be seen.

"Let's go inside the house and take a look." Qin Yan pushed open the dilapidated wooden door of a nearby large house, and the door creaked open.

It was now nightfall, and the light inside the house was very dim. Lin Shiqi summoned a fireball for illumination, only to see a variety of furniture in the house, such as tables, chairs, and beds, all of which were very decayed and covered in dust, clearly uninhabited for years.

"It looks like people used to live here, but they are all gone now." Qin Yan said. They then entered other houses in the city, and all of these houses were similar to the first one, empty and deserted. The streets and houses in the entire city were empty, with not even a ghostly figure in sight.

"Ah, it seems like we've come here in vain, there is no one in this ghost town." Lin Shiqi said dejectedly. By now, the sky had completely darkened, with only the stars and moonlight illuminating the three of them as they walked through the empty and dim city, which seemed eerie and terrifying.

"Let's continue to search, maybe there will be one or two people living here." Qin Yan was not ready to give up, and continued to walk towards the city center along the city's roads, with Lin Shiqi and Mengdie following him. Soon, the three of them arrived at the city center, where a magnificent high-rise mansion appeared before them.

"Wow, that house is so big and grand." Lin Shiqi pointed to the majestic mansion in the city center, which was nearly five stories high. Surrounded by tall stone walls, the mansion was located in the center of a large courtyard, and appeared to be the tallest and largest building in the city.

"Let's go inside and see, maybe we'll find some clues." Qin Yan entered the courtyard through the open gate in the tall stone wall, and approached the mansion.

"It seems like there is light coming from that big house, could there be humans living inside?" Lin Shiqi suddenly said. Qin Yan looked up and indeed saw a faint light coming from the windows of the mansion.

Mengdie said, "But it could also be monsters living in there, not humans."

"I'm not sure." Lin Shiqi hesitated, looking towards Qin Yan. "What should we do, should we go in and take a look?"

"Since we're here, we might as well find out what's going on. How about you two stay here, and I'll go up and take a look." Qin Yan changed the direction of gravity using his body refining ability, and with a "whoosh", he jumped onto the platform of the mansion. Suddenly, a loud and ear-piercing "ding ling ling" sound came from all over the mansion, turning the once quiet courtyard into a noisy scene.

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"What's going on, does this house have an alarm system?" Qin Yan was puzzled, not understanding what was happening.

"Roar!" "Howl!" After the ringing sound, eerie howls of what seemed like monsters came from various dark corners of the mansion's courtyard, accompanied by the emergence of many strange and monstrous creatures from the darkness, revealing their forms in the night.

"What... how come there are so many monsters here?!" Qin Yan quickly jumped down from the mansion and returned to Lin Shiqi and Mengdie. Normally, when they were in the wilderness, they would encounter two or three strange beasts at most, but here there were about ten or twenty, all with sharp teeth and claws, looking ferocious and clearly not herbivores.

"This is bad, we need to leave here quickly!" Mengdie realized the situation was getting dangerous and urgently spoke. A beast that looked like a wild boar roared and suddenly charged towards the three of them.

"Go back!" Qin Yan rushed towards the beast, swiftly swinging his trident. The weapon struck the beast's head, leaving a deep wound. The beast, in pain, quickly retreated but did not run away, instead glaring fiercely at Qin Yan. Other monsters also started rushing towards Qin Yan.

Qin Yan swung his trident in an attempt to fend off the monsters, but their numbers were overwhelming. While he was occupied with one, a smaller fox-wolf-like creature sneaked up and bit his leg.

"It's no good, there are too many monsters here. You two go, I'll cover the rear!" Qin Yan kicked the fox-wolf away and quickly spoke. Because he had to protect Lin Shiqi and Mengdie, he couldn't run away or dodge, making him quite passive in the fight.

"Let's go!" Mengdie understood that staying there would only hinder Qin Yan, so she grabbed Lin Shiqi's hand and swiftly escaped from the courtyard's entrance, heading back towards the direction they came from. Meanwhile, Qin Yan stood at the courtyard's entrance, preventing the monsters from getting close to the gate to prevent them from attacking Lin Shiqi and Mengdie.

Lin Shiqi and Mengdie hurriedly rushed towards the city's outskirts along the streets. Looking back, they saw that the streets were empty, and the group of monsters that appeared in the courtyard did not follow them. They assumed that Qin Yan had managed to stop them all.

"Phew, the monsters didn't follow us, we can rest for a bit..." Lin Shiqi slowed down her pace, temporarily relieved.

"Haha, caught you at last, did I?!" "Food has come to us!" Suddenly, two harsh voices rang out nearby. Heavy footsteps sounded, and a humanoid monster with two human heads, white fur, long and thick arms with sharp claws emerged from a dark corner of the city and stood on the main street.

"Why is it here?!" Lin Shiqi's heart skipped a beat as she saw the monster with two human heads, recalling the dual-headed humanoid monster they encountered in the forest before.

When the dual-headed monster saw that only Mengdie and Lin Shiqi were there without the powerful man, it grinned, "Haha, the strong man isn't here, only two women are here. They will become our food, haha!"

"It's a trap, this monster intentionally led us here to attack us." Mengdie's expression turned serious as she realized they had fallen into the trap set by the dual-headed monster.

"What do we do, Qin Yan isn't here..." Lin Shiqi's face showed fear as she knew the strength of the dual-headed monster. If Qin Yan were here, he could easily defeat it, but now, with only her and Mengdie, and Mengdie having little combat ability, facing the dual-headed monster alone seemed almost impossible.