American Comics: BOSS Invasion

While eating the various foods that Old Luo Tou casually threw his way, Qi Shan listened intently to the interwoven conversations within the tavern. After a good while, Qi Shan finally managed to glean some basic information.

Within these small groups, everyone was a hunter who had entered the town and obtained a great deal of wealth from it, or they were descendants of hunters.

The bustling town situated in the valley was just an ordinary, annihilated town. For some unknown reason, many strange things had arisen within it.

Starting decades ago, everyone who had come into contact with the town was marked. Some of them should have died many years ago, but they were driven by inexplicable forces, clinging to life.

This isn't just a figure of speech; they are indeed clinging to life because anyone who enters this town will inexplicably be tainted by a strange aura, and subsequently be hunted by ghouls and other bizarre entities.

No matter where you are, as night falls, things will appear beside you. They will try to get close to you as quickly as possible, using any tools at hand to kill you. If you don't die, they will keep coming.

These things are bizarre, varied in appearance, and numerous in kind. Every night, different things appear, but each one is deadly.

People who haven't come into contact with the town can't see these strange things at all, and if attacked, it feels like a phantom.

But it's different for those who have been to the town, including their descendants. If they are scratched by these things, their bodies will develop some degree of festering.

In the first few years, everyone was at a loss. They didn't know what was happening, why these dirty things only revolved around them, and never went to find others.

As time passed, and one life after another was sacrificed in exploration, these people finally understood some of the rules.

Anyone who came into contact with the town and the mist permeating it was cursed.

Everyone in this tavern, including Old Luo Tou, possesses a common trait. Precisely because of this, these people are always mysteriously attracted to each other, gathering together to discuss solutions to this problem.

The vast majority believe that the one who tied the bell must untie it. Only by entering the town again, finding the key point, or killing the source of the curse, can they completely remove the curse from themselves and their descendants.

The man who was crying loudly earlier had gathered a group of teammates to enter the town for this reason, but suffered heavy losses due to the orders of the strong woman.

This kind of thing happens almost every day, so the surrounding diners are in a state of indifference. Everyone is living with their heads on the line, and no one knows if they will be alive tomorrow, so who has the energy to care about the life or death of others?

"Brother Li, why don't you tell us about it? Among us, only you have entered the town a second time, and perfectly avoided the zombies. You not only touched the deeper areas but also brought back a purple herb."

A young girl with pigtails looked at the middle-aged man sitting next to her and asked sincerely.

Before Brother Li could speak, another young man hurriedly asked, "Yes, Brother, tell us about the effects of the purple herb. I heard that recently, those strange things haven't been looking for you! Is this true?"

The young man exclaimed excitedly, "So it's really effective!"

"However, this thing will gradually fade as it is consumed. Until half a month ago, strange entities began to appear around our house again. These things were like they were lost, constantly circling nearby.

If it weren't for this, I probably wouldn't have come out to risk myself again!"

The pigtail girl's eyes were full of expectation: "Brother Li, I remember you said before that this kind of purple herb is everywhere in the core area, like weeds. There are even some strange trees and some flowering fruits. Is this true?

If we can avoid the strange entities just with the purple herb, will the remaining fruits have even better effects? Maybe they can even kill these ghostly things!"

As soon as these words came out, the entire hall instantly fell silent.

Everyone turned their heads together, their breathing slightly rapid.

The pigtail girl suddenly stood up, glaring and saying, "What do you want to do? Hurry up and eat your food!"

In the next second, everyone continued to eat and drink as if nothing had happened.

It seems that this kind of situation has happened more than once. Everyone is used to it.

The pigtail girl is clearly the leader. Don't be fooled by her delicate appearance and somewhat unconventional dress. She is clearly very capable of leading. With a few simple words, she raised the team's morale.

With a red fruit dangling in front of the donkey, how could everyone remain calm? After drinking for a while, someone finally slammed the table and proposed to explore the valley town again. Everyone agreed in unison, and a large group of people walked out of the shop with a whoop.

After this group of people left, the people in the entire hall left one after another. In the blink of an eye, the tavern was empty, leaving only Qi Shan himself.

Casually looking back at the messy tavern table, he was surprised to find that the ground was covered with large and small pieces of silver.

He couldn't help but smile wryly. It seems that these people are all reckless characters, acting on impulse without any delay.

But on the other hand, it should also be that the curse they carry is too troublesome, and they don't want to endure it for even a day longer.

Old Luo Tou seemed to have X-ray vision. Although he was in the back kitchen, he knew that there were still a few people eating outside. Before, every time he came out, both hands were full of large and small plates, and he even had a steamer of buns on top of his head.

But this time, he only carried two plates of dishes in his left and right hands. He walked straight to Qi Shan, gently placed them on the table, and without saying a word, he turned around and began to clean up the leftovers.

On the contrary, he didn't pay much attention to the silver on the ground.

After going back and forth a few times and cleaning up the tavern, Old Luo Tou took out a broom and swept the scattered silver on the ground into a pile like sweeping garbage, directly sweeping it behind the counter.

Qi Shan glanced sideways and discovered that a small silver mountain had already piled up behind the counter.

Qi Shan was surprised, knowing that this tavern was unusual, but he didn't expect it to be so.