0p0 Chapter 206: Tide of Corpses
Chapter 206: Tide of Corpses
Zhao Zimo froze slightly, looked down at Lu Yuguan who was nestling into his arms like a little quail, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up slightly.
He coughed twice and hugged Lu Yuguan naturally.
Li Chonglin glanced at the two of them, bit his lip slightly, but didn't say much.
"Don't let your guard down. If the poison enters your body, it may easily lead to a disorder of your spiritual power. Don't fall into it." Immortal Master Qingxue gave a timely reminder.
Zhao Zimo's expression froze when he heard this. He tightened his grip slightly, holding Lu Yu more tightly. He whispered, "Thank you for the reminder, Master. Zimo will take note."
Lu Yuguan groaned twice in his arms.
Zhao Zimo loosened his grip slightly, his warm palm still pressed against his back, using his own spiritual power to build a barrier for her to isolate her from the vicious invasion.
Li Chonglin felt bitter in his heart, but he gritted his teeth and simply turned his head away, out of sight, out of mind.
He and Lu Yuguan have been together for such a long time, but they have never been so intimate.
Li Chonglin's jealousy grew like weeds.
This was not the time to act out of temper, he could only suppress his emotions, secretly tighten the hilt of the sword in his hand, and glance around vigilantly.
"If what Zhao Zimo said about proposing marriage is true, when I return to Longhua Kingdom, I must marry Yuguan before him!" Li Chonglin thought to himself.
The deeper you go, the more the sinister aura seems to take on substance, wrapping around you in strands and bringing a bone-chilling chill.
Immortal Master Qingxue frowned slightly, quickly formed seals with her bare hands, and rays of snow light flew out like spirit snakes, covering everyone with a layer of protection.
She said, "Hurry up. We're almost at the core of the stone forest. The formation's core must be there. If we break it, we can dispel this evil."
When everyone heard this, their expressions brightened and they unconsciously quickened their pace.
Zhao Zimo looked down at Lu Yuguan and saw that his face was a little pale. He felt even more distressed and whispered, "Yuguan, if you can't hold on, you must tell me."
Lu Yuguan raised his head and smiled: "Don't worry, it's just a little cold. The poison didn't invade my body. I'm not that fragile."
Even as he said this, his body began to tremble again, and his arms around Xiao Zhima tightened even more.
Zhao Zimo sighed helplessly, and mobilized his own spiritual power to the extreme, continuously transferring it into his body to help her resist the poison.
Lu Yuguan felt the spiritual power transmitted by Zhao Zimo, and his heart suddenly felt warm.
Although they are quite beastly in some things, even worse than animals, but when it comes to serious matters, they can still stand on their own.
The few of them walked to a more open area, and the fog was surging around them, like a ferocious beast with bared fangs and claws.
From time to time, a strange light flickered on the ground, faintly outlining complex and indistinguishable patterns, which seemed to be the remnants of some ancient and evil formation.
Immortal Master Qingxue's eyes were solemn. After looking around, he pointed to a place where the fog was the thickest. "The center of the formation is most likely over there. Everyone, please be careful."
Zhao Zimo held Lu Yuguan's hand tightly and took the lead to walk in that direction. He took every step firmly, and his spiritual power surged around his body, shaking off those vicious people who tried to get close to him.
Li Chonglin was not willing to be outdone, and followed closely with his sword. The sword in his hand hummed, as if he was fighting against the evil spirit.
Immortal Master Qingxue and Zhang Luocheng stayed behind to provide a backup for the three of them.
As they approached the place that was suspected to be the center of the formation, a sharp whistling sound was suddenly heard, and several black shadows shot out from the thick fog and rushed towards everyone.
"careful!"
Zhao Zimo reacted extremely quickly. He hugged Lu Yuguan and dodged to the side. He swung the giant axe with his backhand and chopped the black shadow back.
Li Chonglin shouted loudly, and the long sword in his hand swung out sword flowers, fighting with the black shadow.
"What's going on?" Zhang Luocheng said solemnly.
"Looks like... a wronged spirit?" Immortal Master Qingxue murmured, "If it's a wronged spirit, then this formation will probably be very difficult to deal with."
"You mean, a magic circle made with human lives?" Zhang Luocheng asked.
"That's right." Immortal Master Qingxue nodded. "Over the years, I've traveled across most of the Eastern Xuan Continent and seen many strange and bizarre things. I've seen a lot of these vicious formations, and they're often the most difficult to deal with."
When the black shadow dissipated, before everyone could recover from the shock, the ground beneath their feet began to tremble violently, and cracks spread out, from which billowing black miasma gushed out, and a pungent stench filled the air.
"Oh no, the array's eye protection has been triggered!" Immortal Master Qingxue shouted loudly.
Everyone was horrified, even Xiao Zhima's fur started to stand on end and he turned into a ridgeback dragon.
"Yuguan, hold my hand tight!" Zhao Zimo shouted.
Li Chonglin also approached the two of them, "Go left, that place hasn't collapsed yet—"
Boom...
With a loud bang, the speed of the ground collapse suddenly accelerated, large pieces of earth and rocks rolled down, and the place where everyone stood became shaky in an instant.
Li Chonglin danced his dragon-patterned sword with impenetrable force, deflecting the flying rubble one by one and shouting, "Quick, this way!"
Several people ran towards the stable place he pointed to.
Immortal Master Qingxue and Zhang Luocheng stood side by side, with both hands extended, one white and one blue spiritual power intertwined, temporarily resisting the surging black miasma and rolling earth and rocks, buying time for everyone.
When everyone ran to the safe area in a panic, they were all panting and their clothes were disheveled.
Zhao Zimo immediately checked on Lu Yuguan. Seeing that he only had some scratches, he breathed a sigh of relief, but the worry in his eyes remained unchanged: "Yuguan, are you hurt anywhere?"
Lu Yuguan dusted himself off and grinned, "I'm a tough guy. This little scene is nothing."
Immortal Master Qingxue frowned and looked towards the center of the formation.
The black gas gradually dissipated, revealing the collapsed ground. She looked closely and saw that her vision was occupied by a sea of ghost corpses.
"This... this is..." Zhang Luocheng was also stunned.
The remaining three people looked down into the ground and also took a deep breath.
All I saw were densely packed ghost corpses, each with a twisted body and hideous face, emitting a foul stench and a strong yin energy.
Some of them had incomplete limbs and were crawling slowly on the ground, dragging broken organs.
Some of their eye sockets were empty, but they flickered with strange light, and they let out creepy roars from their mouths.
"Roar!!!"
Countless ghost corpses climbed up along the collapsed rubble, their fangs and claws bared, as if they wanted to drag everyone down.
"These beasts not only use living people to refine magic arrays, they even don't let go of the corpses of the dead!" Immortal Master Qingxue gritted his teeth.
"Corpse?" Lu Yuguan frowned. "Master, you mean..."
"That's right." Immortal Master Qingxue snorted coldly, "Look at the clothes on the ghost corpses. These are made from people who have been buried in the ground!"
[Ding! Specific civilization mission detected! ——]
[The host can perform civilized persuasion to gain civilization value. Completing the corresponding task progress may also redeem civilization merits, which can bring significant benefits to the host! ]
[Mission Details: Please break through the attack of the ghost corpse tide and destroy the magic circle!]
[Mission Difficulty: Four Stars]
[Mission Reward: 38 Civilization Points]