ATPnovel Chapter 674 The Madman Makes His Appearance
Chapter 674 The Madman Makes His Appearance
Chapter 674 The Madman Makes His Appearance
In fact, under the current circumstances, it is very difficult to open the door of this house, whether from the inside or the outside.
Fortunately, Xu Wei absorbed some of the Yin energy that had accumulated in the large house over the years by chance, so he temporarily gained extraordinary power.
boom--
Two seconds later, Xu Wei used all his strength to forcefully pull open the door panel in front of him, and a loud bang erupted from inside the house.
Xu Wei was forced back several meters by the shockwave from the sound, while the others inside the door—Ma Zhao, Cao Weier, Yun Shili, and Tang Chou—were also thrown out by the explosion.
"Are you all alright?" Yun Shili was indeed impressive. After landing, he used a small jump to get up again. The moment he got up, he was already observing the surrounding situation and asking about the injuries of the others.
"I won't die." Cao Weier was the second to get up, but she had to rely on her weapon to support herself when she stood up.
As Cao Weier replied, Xu Wei quickly stepped forward and helped Tang Chou up: "Brother Tang, are you alright?"
"Cough...cough cough...no...it's nothing..." Although Tang Chou was not seriously injured under Yun Shili's protection, he did not know martial arts and could not hold his breath for a long time like the other three, so he inhaled some smoke. Fortunately, the amount was not fatal.
As for the oars...
"Damn it..." After lying on the ground and catching his breath, the first thing he said after recovering was to curse.
As he continued cursing, he swayed as he stood up and began searching for Situ Ao...
It's not hard to understand Ma Zhao's anger at this moment—you want to kill me, then I'll kill you too!
Situ Ao's will to survive was truly astonishing. Despite suffering repeated sudden and severe blows, he was still able to get up and run away, even though he was covered in wounds.
When Ma Zhao's gaze locked onto Situ Ao, the latter was already limping as he ran.
"You still want to run?" Ma Zhao muttered these words viciously as he chased after them.
Although Ma Zhao was also injured, it was certainly not as serious as Situ Ao's. In addition, his martial arts skills were already superior to Situ Ao's, so catching up with him would not be difficult.
In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two was quickly shortened.
"Wait!" But just then, Yun Shili seemed to realize something, and he immediately shouted, trying to stop the oars from chasing after them.
However, he was still a step too slow.
As soon as he shouted, Ma Zhao caught up with Situ Ao and launched a self-sacrificing flying kick.
The two were positioned right at the entrance of this deserted village. Ma Zhao's kick sent him and Situ Ao flying out of the village. The moment they left the "area" of the deserted village, their figures vanished into an invisible shadow.
"Huh? There are experts too?" Even Xu Wei didn't know why he blurted out such a question after seeing this strange phenomenon.
Of course, from his perspective, that's not wrong. At least for now, Xu Wei's combat strength is considered strong among demons and monsters.
"The water on Zhima Ridge is far too deep... Is this really something I can handle?" Yun Shili muttered to himself, hoping that Yuwei would come out and explain things to him.
Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, another deafening wail, like a tsunami, erupted from the large room where they had just been.
Upon hearing the sound, everyone turned to look. The scene inside the room was no longer that of an "inn" or a "coffin shop," but rather a sea of fire like a purgatory.
In the firelight, countless blurry ghostly figures were struggling and wailing; among them, a few particularly conspicuous and clearer shadows of flesh and blood were the innkeeper and waiter who ran the black market, and they were being torn apart by the other ghostly figures around them...
This horrific scene didn't last long before vanishing along with the smoke and fire, as if everyone had only glimpsed some remnants of something happening in another dimension. No one could say for sure where it was or what was happening there...
"It's coming." Yuwei's voice brought Yun Shili back from his daze.
"What's coming?" Yun Shili didn't care whether the people next to him would be suspicious and asked directly.
“I don’t know either, but ‘it’ is undoubtedly the source of all the evil thoughts on Zhima Ridge,” Yuwei replied. “It is because of ‘it’ that this place has been haunted by evil spirits and vengeful ghosts for so many years…”
"I won't say anything else..." Yun Shili's use of "say" at this moment was basically synonymous with "complain," but that wasn't the point. "I'm just asking, that thing... can you handle it?"
Once again, Tamao didn't answer his question directly, but simply replied, "Anyway, you guys should run first."
"Run?" Yun Ge's voice rose sharply. As he spoke, he looked around again. "Where to run? It can't be towards..."
His words came to an abrupt end there, and his gaze seemed to freeze.
"Who are you talking to?" Hearing this, Cao Weier finally couldn't help but ask Yun Shili with a suspicious look.
You asked her what she "suspiced"? Well, it's obvious she suspected that Lord Yun had gone mad.
But the next second, Cao Weier herself was stunned.
Because at that moment she suddenly felt... that "something" had arrived.
Not only her, but Xu Wei and even Tang Chou also sensed that something evil was approaching, coming from the village entrance where Ma Zhao and Situ Ao had just "disappeared".
But when everyone looked in that direction, they didn't see anything, at least not any danger that could be detected by the naked eye.
"Go...go quickly!" A few seconds later, Yun Shili's eyes were still fixed on that direction, on that deserted village path that "had nothing in it," but his legs were already moving backwards involuntarily. At the same time, he gave this instruction to his companions in a trembling voice.
Without a word, the group resembled a group of small animals frantically fleeing before a natural disaster. They didn't need anyone to tell them where to run—their biological instincts were enough to point out the danger.
Even under the oppressive force of this indescribable fear, Lian Yun Shili lost his composure. After shouting those words, he ignored everyone else and started running wildly on his own.
He didn't know how long he had been running, but when he gradually calmed down and looked back... Cao Weier, Tang Chou, and Xu Wei were all gone.
Even more strangely, the place where he was standing at that moment was right in front of the mountain stele with the three large characters "Zhimaling" engraved on it.
…………
Meanwhile, in another mountain forest.
Situ Ao was following a faint scent emanating from a woman as he walked briskly through the woods.
At this moment, the thing that Yuwei called "evil thought" had already attached itself to Situ Ao.
Of course, although it is called "possession", Situ Ao's will still dominates, which is a special feature of this thing.
"Heh..." Not long after, Situ Ao saw Cao Weier resting on a large rock in the distance.
With his five senses greatly enhanced at this moment, tracking down the other party in this moonlit dark forest was not a difficult task.
Situ Ao smiled and strolled over leisurely.
"Miss Cao." Situ Ao, who felt he could easily manipulate her, was in no hurry to make a move. He simply stood behind Cao Wei'er with a cold smile and called out to her.
The thought of the terrified expression on the other person's face when they turned around, and the pain and despair they would feel when he tortured them to death, made Situ Ao tremble with excitement.
Unexpectedly...
"You've mistaken me for someone else." When Cao Weier turned around, her face was filled with a joyful expression, and her tone of voice was completely different from before.
"You..." Even Situ Ao, who was possessed by a demon, was speechless upon seeing this scene.
"Heh heh heh~" Fortunately, Cao Le didn't let him drop the bomb, "I'm not some female knight-errant Cao... I'm Cao Le!"