chapter 11
Upon hearing the approaching footsteps, the group immediately fell into panic.
Especially the hospital survivors who were already on the verge of losing control-they clamped their hands over their mouths in despair, staring fixedly at the door.
They knew…
It was coming.
As the captain, Zhou Sheng was battle-hardened, but even he appeared somewhat tense in this life-or-death moment.
Fear of death is only human.
He clenched his teeth.
He decided that, no matter what happened, when the Fierce Ghost appeared, he would hold it off first to buy his brothers behind him a chance to escape.
At this moment, they were inside the Fierce Ghost’s Domain, surrounded by Ghost Servants assimilated by the Fierce Ghost.
They knew well that, in such circumstances, any creature able to walk freely in the corridor was certainly not human.
“Captain…”
Zhou Sheng’s gaze met those of the police officers behind him, and in that instant, they understood the worst-case plan their captain had made.
These men, who dared to snatch lives from death in the midst of Fierce Ghosts, had reddened eyes at this moment.
Then let it be a fight to the death.
Zhou Sheng’s calm face betrayed no emotion. He drew his weapon from behind-a long blade forged from black gold.
Specially modified, it could inflict considerable damage on the incorporeal bodies of Fierce Ghosts. It was a Magical Artifact developed by the Spirit Bureau specifically for combating Fierce Ghosts.
“When I make my move, you all run downstairs. Understand?”
Zhou Sheng took a deep breath. After all this time, the Spirit Bureau’s reinforcements should be arriving soon.
“So… you were all hiding here.”
A ghostly voice drifted in. Everyone jerked their heads up to see a mangled, barely human mass of flesh and blood standing stiffly at the doorway.
On the half-ruined skull, a single cruel, bloodshot ghostly eye swept over everyone in the room.
Even though Zhou Sheng had prepared them psychologically in advance,
When the terrifying form of the Fierce Ghost appeared before their eyes, the survivors couldn’t help but scream in terror.
“Hahaha, I’ve found you.”
A shrill laugh erupted from the Fierce Ghost’s mouth, its lips stretching all the way to its cheeks.
There seemed to be a strange power hidden in its laughter, able to evoke the deepest fears in people’s hearts. Many survivors, their wills wavering,
Even the police officers, at that moment, stood frozen as if their souls had left their bodies.
“What are you all standing there for? Run!”
Seeing everyone rooted to the spot, Zhou Sheng roared anxiously to snap them out of it.
But it was already too late.
Thick, ashen-gray mist suddenly billowed from the Fierce Ghost’s body, radiating an ominous aura as it spread toward the group. Wherever it passed, the walls aged and decayed, as if washed by the passage of time.
“It’s the Fierce Ghost’s Domain.”
“Damn! Its threat level is at least city-destroying. If we don’t eliminate it, all of Shen City will be doomed.”
Zhou Sheng cursed inwardly. There was no room for retreat now. He raised his long blade and stepped forward, unleashing the Ghost-Banishing Blade Technique to confront the threat.
Zhou Sheng sliced through a layer of ghostly mist, but it split in two, slithering like a venomous snake straight toward the people behind him.
“Zhang Long, quick!” one team member shouted anxiously.
Zhang Long didn’t dare hesitate. He quickly formed an Incantation Gesture and chanted a spell, finally managing to produce a glowing golden Talisman Paper just as the ghost mist was about to engulf them all.
Zzzzz!
The ghost mist collided with the Talisman Paper, producing the sizzling sound of burning flames-crackling and hissing.
The group was temporarily safe, but from the steadily dimming golden light on the Talisman Paper, it was clear that such safety would not last long.
“I can’t hold on… I’m at my limit…” Zhang Long nearly ground his teeth to dust. He wanted to endure longer, but the Talisman Paper required powerful Soul Essence to sustain it.
After the prolonged battle earlier, his injuries had not healed, and now the opponent was the troublesome Evil Ghost itself, far more formidable than any Ghost Servant.
“Evil Ghost, don’t you dare!”
Witnessing the scene, Zhou Sheng’s brows furrowed in anger. He hadn’t expected the Evil Ghost to possess such cunning intelligence. He wanted to break free and assist, but the Evil Ghost was right before him.
If he exposed any weakness, he would surely be gravely injured.
As the lives of the group hung by a thread, the light of the Talisman Paper was about to vanish completely.
Suddenly, a streak of golden light shot across the sky, plunging straight into the ghostly mist.
In an instant, a dazzling, terrifying golden radiance erupted within the fog, annihilating it and saving everyone from certain death.
“Reinforcements?!”
Everyone looked in shock and delight toward the direction from which the golden light had come.
They saw a young man, dressed in a strange black vest as thick as a bulletproof jacket, walking slowly from the distance.
It was Li Yi, who had finished off all the Ghost Servants and arrived late.
Seeing the terrifying Fierce Ghost rampaging among the crowd, he waved his hand, and golden light surged forth.
“Within and beyond the Three Realms, only the Dao is supreme; my body is covered in golden light, enveloping and protecting me.”
“Golden Light Incantation!”
With the utterance of the last three words, the entire corridor was instantly flooded with blinding, dazzling golden light.
In a flash, the brilliant, terrifying golden radiance enveloped the entire Fierce Ghost, causing waves of burning white smoke to rise.
“What?!”
Witnessing Li Yi’s astonishing technique, everyone couldn’t help but widen their eyes in disbelief.
Such a powerful Cultivation Base.
But soon, their attention shifted to Wu Qian, who stood behind Li Yi.
“It’s Wu Qian!”
“Reinforcements have arrived!”
Several police officers shouted in surprise and joy-it must be support from the Spirit Bureau.
However, this young man looked so unfamiliar.
And so young-who knows which famous mountain’s True Disciple he might be?
His technique seemed to belong to the Daoist Sect lineage.
But why would someone of such status come to Shen City?
Everyone was puzzled, and Zhou Sheng was equally bewildered.
As a member of the orthodox Daoist Sect, the movements of disciples from this lineage were mostly centered in Jingdu, with little chance of dispersal.
After all, compared to Shen City, Jingdu was the grandest stage for Spirit Binders in this world.
This young man before them possessed the orthodox inheritance of the lineage, his strength even more remarkable. To severely injure a city-destroying Fierce Ghost with a single blow-such talent would never go unnoticed, even in Jingdu.
But now was clearly not the time to dwell on these matters.
Because the Fierce Ghost had not truly been dealt with-only bound and gravely wounded by the Golden Light Incantation.
A great opportunity!
Zhou Sheng realized this was their best chance to escape.
Taking advantage of the lingering power of the Golden Light Incantation, he led his team to break through and join up with Li Yi and Wu Qian.
“Thank you, brother, for your timely help!” Zhou Sheng clasped his fists and solemnly thanked Li Yi.
Li Yi smiled and shook his head. “No need, it was just a matter of convenience. This Fierce Ghost was my target anyway.”
A matter of convenience? Such strong confidence.