It indeed relieved a lot of pressure for Gu Mo. After all, although the small monsters rushing over would also be turned to ash by the Nine-tailed Fox Fire at the first opportunity, it still required additional consumption. With Yato's addition, no small monster could reach him anymore, naturally allowing him to catch his breath.

And so a little while passed.

"It's enough, it's enough! Let's go, let's go! Let's leave here quickly! Think of a way out!"

Although bravely choosing to confront the phenomenon of solidification, Yato still kept an eye on the purple glow in the alley while fighting. When he saw the purple light finally weaken and disappear, he suddenly breathed a huge sigh of relief and quickly signaled the ferocious comrade to retreat.

"...Okay."

Gu Mo subconsciously glanced at the scattered item light points on the battlefield, feeling a bit regretful, but he also knew that there was no way to continue right now.

He originally thought of pushing a bit more to see if he could kill monsters to gain experience and level up, then restore his state and keep dragging, forcibly suppressing all of these monsters here. But now it seemed impossible; if he continued, when his energy was completely exhausted, he wouldn't even be able to run away.

He could only retreat for now and come back later; the drops shouldn't disappear.

As for how to run out through this encirclement...

After roughly estimating his remaining spiritual and physical strength, Gu Mo focused his attention, conveying his thoughts to the Nine-tailed, mobilizing the strange strength flowing in his body... each of the Nine-tails' tails was imbued with great Demonic Power, and he could probably only mobilize the power of one tail, and only partially at that.

But it was enough—

Toward the chosen direction, Gu Mo directly pointed his hand, releasing the Nine-tailed Fox Power he had mobilized!

It was as if a huge laser swept across, or as if a flame burned in the void for a moment before extinguishing. The dark wave was instantly cleared away, leaving a very obvious huge void. If damage numbers were displayed, it would probably show a screen full of red explosions in an instant.

In the direction Gu Mo pointed, dealing tons of damage in a straight line, the monsters in this direction were originally the lowest-level minions, even less than small Hungry Ghosts on their own, purely winning by numbers. Even if they were packed densely together, they were all swept away by the Nine-tailed's Demon Power Cannon!

But Gu Mo's face instantly turned pale, not only was there a huge sense of exhaustion washing over his body, but even his head began to ache slightly, like the aftermath of an all-nighter or hangover.

The Possession Fusion was also on the verge of being dismissed, and the surging flames covering his body extinguished, leaving only the basic enhancement of his physical attributes.

Gu Mo wasted no time at all, turning and running in an instant. His agility at this moment, at least reaching 15 points, made his movement ability extraordinarily amazing, allowing him to do many things he previously couldn't do easily. He dashed through the bloodstained path he pierced through like lightning, climbed and leaped over a small building with a few steps, and his figure disappeared.

Perhaps neither having seen such a swift and decisive retreat nor having been shocked by the Guardian Spirit's Ang Demon's blow, Yato recovered from his astonishment only now. Seeing the remaining monsters all rushing towards him, his face instantly turned green.

But he immediately reacted, darting out along the bloodstained path before the encirclement could close again.

......

A moment later.

On a high building on the other side of the city, blowing against the harsh building wind, Yato looked out at the gloomy area in the distance, and exhaled a long breath:

"There shouldn't be any issues now, the passage to the Yellow Springs is closed, and souls won't pass through that way anymore. There's no need for demons to keep gathering there, and we've also killed so many; the phenomenon of solidification didn't spread and has already been resolved..."

He suddenly felt relieved; he'd had a decent life in this city and wasn't keen on seeing disasters occur.

Such a happy ending is, of course, the best.

"It's all thanks to you this time; I must thank you..." Turning back, looking at the unknown God sitting quietly on the rooftop, drinking leisurely from a green bamboo tube, Yato chuckled.

"But this place isn't even your territory, so why get involved in such matters?" He asked curiously, probing whether the other opened the Yellow Springs or if it was purely coincidental, hence the timely intervention.

Solidification is a troublesome issue; without timely suppression, it causes catastrophes. Yet to suppress it requires the local Gods to take action... Sadly, many times, dealing with solidification is tricky and thankless, and without a Divine Artifact, he'd only be able to hide.

Most other Gods are the same; living hand-to-mouth, there's no surplus power to clean up these messes. Even if they could handle it, they'd only do so on their own turf, generally not helping with others' business.

"Other's business?"

Gu Mo seemed to give him a calm (and somewhat weak) look, speaking in a calm (and somewhat weak) tone: "I don't think so. After all, if things keep going this way, who can remain unaffected?"

"..."

"..."

Yato was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting this response, nodding with a bitter smile: "Indeed, if things keep going this way, no one can really escape..."

——Not only are the undead food for the demons, but named Divine Artifacts are also food for the demons; even if a God can't resist, they might be crazily consumed and devoured.

In this era where millions of Gods are in decline, and faith and divine virtue are fading, such terrifying things happen.

So when Gods encounter the phenomenon of solidification, most think of self-preservation rather than addressing the issue... But is self-preservation truly pragmatic? Is such an approach genuinely right? It might just be an ostrich mentality, ultimately leading to slow demise.

Compared to the Faith Gods whose divine power wanes due to increased faith in science and information, leading to the gradual demise of belief—the Demons born from fear and the dark sides of human hearts not only don't face the same issue but head toward the other extreme.

Because science and civilization enlightenment just causes the "faith" side to gradually lose its base, while instead, they exacerbate the abundant stimulation of the "fear" side.

When the Gods weakened to an extreme, most fell into decay or slumber, yet during this process, the Demons' side bred an even larger quantity, eventually breaking the balance. At this rate, this world will inevitably face the arrival of this disaster in the uncertain future.

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