"Indeed... we can hold them off!"
In the night, the two city gates of Chishui County were firmly guarded by two gatekeeper soldiers, a dozen or so fighters, and hundreds of villagers. The main reason was that they were not facing many undead; only occasionally groups of a few hundred undead passed by. The group of fighters, while clearing out the undead, were also able to encourage and teach the villagers, urging them to actively engage in combat.
The more they overcame their fears, the greater their confidence grew, and with confidence, their trust in the Combat God spoken of by Chen Qing and his associates increased. Unbeknownst to them, they hadn't realized that their own physical strength was growing larger, their bodies becoming more agile. Although they had not yet attained supernatural abilities like proper fighters, many villagers had gained the physical strength to confront the undead directly over just one night.