Chapter 308
Chapter 308
Invisibility was practically impossible to counter unless we could prevent the opponent from remaining invisible.
I suddenly remembered that ghosts were extremely sensitive to energy fields and could use them to locate people. “Xiuzhu, do you know where he is?”
Xiuzhu, still riding on my shoulders, nodded. “I do.”
“Damn, why didn’t you say so? Did we really have to ask first?” Song Xiaotian was speechless.
“Why are you snapping at a child?” I quickly told Xiuzhu, “Xiuzhu, whenever he moves, point to his location.”
The moment I finished, Xiuzhu pointed in one direction.
Song Xiaotian lunged forward, joined his short batons, and smashed them toward that spot.
His combat instincts were truly exceptional. Instead of striking all the way to the floor, he immediately converted the descending blow into a wide horizontal sweep just before impact.
A howl of pain soon came from empty air.
“I hit that bastard!”
Song Xiaotian was overjoyed. He launched a barrage of strikes ahead of him, sending grit and debris flying from the ground.
But the invisible man reacted quickly. After taking one blow, he immediately changed position, causing every later strike to miss.
“Xiuzhu, point him out again!”
Xiuzhu quickly indicated another direction.
Song Xiaotian moved like lightning. His baton reached the spot before the rest of his body.
But the blow missed again.
Xiuzhu repeatedly pointed to different locations, while Song Xiaotian pushed his agility to its limit.
Had the man been visible, he could never have evaded Song Xiaotian’s attacks.
But he was invisible. Between Xiuzhu sensing his position, pointing it out, and Song Xiaotian launching his strike, enough time passed for him to react and dodge.
Apart from the first blow, Song Xiaotian swung dozens more times, yet every one struck the floor.
Eventually, no matter where Xiuzhu pointed, Song Xiaotian refused to attack. He stood with his baton in his arms, panting from exhaustion.
“Fuck this. I’m done. I can’t keep going.”
“Bastard! Stay invisible forever if you can! The moment you show yourself, I’ll beat the shit out of you!”
The instant he finished cursing, Xiuzhu pointed behind him and shouted, “Look out!”
Song Xiaotian suddenly flew toward us, as though someone had kicked him from behind.
Meng Yifan and I hurriedly caught him.
Both knees struck the floor, but he immediately sprang upright and steadied himself. “You fucking dog! You shameless fucking dog!”
We were completely helpless.
As long as that man remained invisible, even Song Xiaotian could do nothing to him.
I could use the Hexagram Art to force the man to appear, but after careful consideration, I decided against it.
I had a reason, one that made using it impossible.
Finally, an idea occurred to me. I quickly said, “Seventh Master, use Yin Gathering Talismans and take us into the Ghost Wall…”
Seventh Master froze, then quickly understood. He immediately took out two Yin Gathering Talismans and activated them, his hands forming the Eight-Trigram mudra.
The two Talismans burst apart, transforming into sparks. Our dim surroundings suddenly became as bright as broad daylight.
In the blink of an eye, the environment transformed. The ground floor of the unfinished hotel became the courtyard of a grand Republican-era residence.
While everyone was still reeling from the shock, another man appeared among us.
He was continually changing positions, searching for an opportunity to ambush us.
When he saw the surroundings change, he froze too.
Song Xiaotian seized the instant. Gripping his baton, he charged forward and struck directly at the man’s head.
The man instinctively raised an arm to block, but how could he withstand that blow? The bones in his arm shattered instantly, and he dropped to his knees with a scream.
Song Xiaotian punched him in the face and followed with a vicious street-style beating.
“Turn invisible! Go on, turn invisible!”
“You fucking dog! Keep hiding from me!”
“Fuck!”
I drew the spring-assisted knife from my pocket, walked over, and stabbed the man in the neck.
His eyes widened as he glared at me, looking unwilling to die.
Song Xiaotian froze and stared at me in disbelief. “Brother, you really killed him?”
I replied calmly, “We’ve entered the Ghost Wall. Anyone killed here, by any means, will die from sudden cardiac arrest in reality.”
“We can’t leave someone like him alive. If we don’t kill him, he’ll ambush us whenever he gets the chance.”
This demonstrated the importance of finishing off an enemy.
Besides, he belonged to an evil cult. His death could count as ridding society of a scourge.
“What is this place?”
Only then did everyone begin studying our surroundings in astonishment.
I said, “This is the Luo Mansion as it existed a century ago. We aren’t the only ones who entered. Du Yunting’s people are in here too.”
That had been my intention when I asked Seventh Master to use the Yin Gathering Talismans.
Those men had certainly prepared an ambush at the construction site. We could not even deal with one man using an invisibility technique, and there was no telling what other dangers awaited.
Rather than passively endure their attacks, it was better to drag all of them inside.
Besides, a powerful ghost inhabited this place. If we were going to face attacks from two fronts, then our enemies could share the danger.
“Why… did you drag me in here?”
Lin Jinhua began pleading again. “Let me go. I can’t help you and will only hold you back.”
Song Xiaotian snorted. “Hold us back? Do you think we’ll save you if danger appears?”
The color drained further from Lin Jinhua’s face.
Seventh Master said coldly, “Every danger we face was brought upon us by you. If you want to escape responsibility, start praying that we remain safe.”
As he finished, we noticed several people.
They were hiding beneath a tree in the distance and looked flustered. They probably could not understand how the place around their carefully prepared ambush had suddenly transformed.
“After them!”
Seventh Master shouted and led us in pursuit.
Lin Jinhua followed. He did not dare remain alone.
There had originally been eight opponents. We had dealt with two, leaving six.
The six scattered and fled faster than rabbits.
They worked with Du Yunting and naturally understood our abilities. Meng Yifan, Anning, and I barely counted, though Anning was a little sharper than the two of us.
But when it came to magic, we had Seventh Master.
When it came to physical strength, we had Song Xiaotian. In a pure fight, he could beat the shit out of all six by himself.
The Luo Mansion was enormous, so we could not catch them immediately. But three had fled together and were about to fall into our hands.
They suddenly rushed into a room and slammed the doors shut.
We reached the entrance and pounded on them with all our strength.
“Come out! If you don’t, we’ll hack you to death!”
“You fucking dogs! I’ll beat the shit out of you!”
Just as the doors were about to give way, bells suddenly rang inside.
At almost the same moment, a layer of frost seemed to form across the doors and spread directly beneath our feet.
“This is bad!”
Seventh Master’s face changed. He quickly dragged us away. “Move! The dead souls here are coming out!”