Cave Refuge

It was precisely for this reason that although the proportion of monsters in the villa area was high, the other areas were relatively devoid of monsters.

After watching the monsters enter Mason Hart's villa and actively close the door behind them to avoid any complications, Zachary knew that these monsters' intelligence was far from low.

Seeing no other creatures on the streets outside, Zachary floated silently in the air, attentively observing the situation around Mason Hart's villa.

Through the observation of Divine Sense, he saw the monsters head first to the location where one had previously sent a distress signal before being captured by Zachary and sent to the Cave.

All the survivors controlled by the sunglasses were positioned at various doors and windows, while the humanoid monsters all gathered at the spot where their comrade had vanished.

Since Divine Sense could only observe the scene and not hear any sound, Zachary did not know what the monsters were discussing as they gathered together. However, after watching them converse briefly and then turn their gaze simultaneously toward the staircase, Zachary instantly understood that they must have discovered Mason Hart, who had stayed on the second floor.

Soon after, two or three survivors controlled by sunglasses climbed the stairs. Before these controlled individuals could reach the room where Mason Hart was, the countdown of the timed detonation device in his suitcase had already reached zero. Accompanied by the rapid beeping sound, the timed bomb in the suitcase instantly exploded.

In fact, the power of the timed bomb in the suitcase wasn't all that great; its purpose was not to harm the enemy but to ignite the surrounding C4 Explosives. The violent shockwave produced by the explosion of the timed bomb instantly set off the C4 wrapped around it.

Although the ignition point was on the second floor, the C4 filling the suitcase was more than enough to reduce the entire villa to rubble in an instant.

Even if the center of the explosion was on the second floor, the shockwave generated still caused the ground to shake. Even from a hundred meters away in the air, Zachary could feel the force of the explosion.

The loud noise from the explosion caught the attention of not just the survivors in the villa, but also those residing in other parts of the campsite, who invariably turned their focus in this direction. However, perhaps because the force of the explosion was too powerful, it only obliterated Mason Hart's villa without igniting the surrounding villas.

With such a commotion, virtually all the survivors who were in the villa area at the time stepped out of their homes to see what had happened.

Father Thompson and Mother Thompson, along with the Taylor family young and old, were no exception. However, unlike the others who approached the explosion's epicenter, they did not leave their villa and merely watched from their yard in the direction of the explosion.

Looking at the intermittent plumes of smoke rising in the distance, Mr. Thompson asked Master Ye with some uncertainty, "If I remember correctly, doesn't your friend live in that direction?"

Upon hearing Mr. Thompson's inquiry, Master Ye first froze, then his expression turned grave. Indeed, Mason Hart's villa was in that direction. To be honest, the fact that Zachary had accompanied Mason Hart home was actually out of consideration for him, as before today, Zachary probably had not even met Mason Hart.

The reason for the visit was entirely for his sake. If Zachary returned unscathed later, it would be fine. But should anything happen, even if Zachary returned seriously injured, Master Ye would feel an immense sense of guilt.

So, upon hearing Mr. Thompson's question, Master Ye hesitated only briefly before making up his mind and then said to Mr. Thompson, "Mason Hart's house is over there. You stay in the yard and watch the house; I'll go over now and see what happened."

Hearing Master Ye's words, Mr. Thompson's heartbeat first paused abruptly, then quickened. Initially, Mr. Thompson wanted to leave the Taylor family behind and rush to the scene to see what had happened. But considering the young and elderly remaining in the yard, he closed his eyes to calm his agitated emotions before slowly replying, "Okay, I'll stay at home."

Upon receiving Mr. Thompson's response, Master Ye no longer delayed and immediately prepared to head out. Just as he was about to leave, a voice came from above, "Uncle Taylor, don't go, I'm aware of the situation over there."

When the people in the yard heard the voice from above, everyone looked up simultaneously towards the sky. At that moment, Zachary, who had been floating in mid-air through Sword Control, began to descend slowly. When he was less than half a meter from the ground, Zachary stepped off the Flying Swords. Once Zachary stepped down, the Flying Sword, which was as wide as a door panel, shrank in size; then, with a burst of speed, it accurately and swiftly sheathed itself in the scabbard on Zachary's back.

Seeing Zachary return safely and without any apparent reason, Master Ye heaved a long sigh of relief, and the anxiety that had hung heavy in his heart dissipated. However, when he saw that Zachary was alone and had not taken the usual route but returned through the sky, a feeling of dread suddenly sprung up in his heart.

Even though Zachary had just returned and there had been an explosion, Master Ye did not need to ask about the specific details of what had happened; he already had a rough guess in his mind.

Seeing Master Ye's hesitant expression and noting the inquisitive look on Mr. Thompson's face, Zachary did not conceal anything and narrated the events that had unfolded since his departure exactly as they had happened.