The firelight flickered and the stench was overwhelming.
At the rear of the team, the officers, soldiers and rangers who fell into hallucinations were killing each other.
ahead.
Yellow talismans were flying everywhere, and corpses were swarming in.
This situation can also be called a wolf in front and a tiger in the back.
But everyone in the crowd had mixed reactions.
A group of monks from Qianfo Temple headed by Pu Zhi looked sneaky and obviously had other thoughts. After a brief moment of astonishment, Taoist Longtu fell asleep and silently chanted mantras. A ray of blue light passed by, and everyone in the room suddenly stopped.
He felt a little refreshed; although Huang Taihu, the old water bandit, was still cursing wildly, he also yelled at his men to regain their consciousness and prepare to face the enemy.
At this time, Li Changan grabbed Taoist Longtu.
"Leave the living corpses in front to me, and you can deal with the rear."
Taoist Longtu heard this and subconsciously refused.
In his opinion, the living corpses in front were obviously more difficult to deal with than the officers and soldiers behind. Since he had risked his life to go into the mountain, how could he give up the difficulty and take it easy at this time? However, Li Changan winked at him and pointed at Huang Taihu Lake first
, and ordered Puzhi again.
He thought for a moment and suddenly understood.
Going into the mountains to fight against demons this time is actually a five-party coalition.
The White Lotus Sect was led by Huang Taihu; the Longxiang Guards were led by Long Tu; the Qianfo Temple was led by Puzhi who had no choice but to personally take action; as for the officers and soldiers, the man named He was so frightened that he refused to enter the mountain and only sent a
The school captain leads the troops; as for the rangers recruited locally, they elect their own leaders.
At present, the officers, soldiers, and rangers are in a mess, and the only ones who can help are Pu Zhi, Huang Taihu, and Long Tu.
Among them, Puzhi came with coercion, so he didn't dare to leave it to the rear; Old Water Bandit was proactive, but he regarded human life as nothing. If he took action, he would probably kill all the people who fell into hallucinations.
After much deliberation, only Longtu was suitable.
He immediately stopped putting it off.
"Then leave it to fellow Taoists."
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With Longtu on the move, there will be no worries about the way back, and you can concentrate on dealing with the corpses ahead.
Li Changan immediately found Huang Taihu and said with a smile:
"Mr. Huang, there are a lot of weird things going up the mountain this time, why don't you retreat for now?"
The old water bandit only glanced sideways at Li Changan.
"There are just a few living corpses, and they are not worthy of the Taoist priest's words to provoke people. If the monk had not plotted against them the day before yesterday, and the boat capsized in the gutter, there would be no need for them... Humph!"
He hummed a few times, dug his eyes into the crowd, and pulled out Pu Zhi who was dodging.
"Master monk, these are all good believers in your family, why don't you go up and get intimate with each other?!"
After that, he called his men, hugged the monks, and charged towards the corpses.
Li Changan smiled and shook his head, raised his sword and followed.
…………
The long sword stirred gently in the air, and the flying yellow talismans were caught in the sword wind. Then, as the long sword was drawn, it shot suddenly, throwing towards the living corpses in all directions.
Immediately afterwards.
Cut, chop, stab, wipe, pick.
Li Changan stepped back lightly, and the five living corpses surrounding him fell to the ground slumped.
He casually peeled off a piece of talisman paper stuck to the sword.
Take a quick look.
The yellow talisman has an edict as its head and the words "General Bai Yi is here" are written on it.
But it is an ordinary corpse-suppressing talisman.
In fact, the yellow talismans flying all over the cave are all such talismans, and they are also the result of Long Xiangwei and his gang adapting to local conditions. Unfortunately, this living corpse is different from ordinary zombies. The effect of the corpse-suppressing talisman is inevitably greatly reduced, but it cannot support the quantity.
There are so many of them, which also adds a lot of help to the fight on the field.
Li Changan flicked the talisman into the air and let it fly. He looked around and saw that the situation in the field was pleasant. With the concerted efforts of everyone, the living corpses were killed one by one.
In fact, in this relatively narrow cave, even if there are a large number of living corpses, it is difficult to spread out and form an encirclement advantage. In addition, everyone in the scene is not as embarrassed as the night before. Everyone relies on their magic power to get closer, and there is no waiting for Long Tu to general
After the rear was taken care of, they killed all the living corpses that were attacking.
Then, he simply left Long Tu and others behind, and moved forward, deep into the Demon Transformation Cave, and killed back several waves of living corpses.
Even Puzhi, who had been paddling in the water before, was also eager to kill at this time. He danced an iron dragon stick up and down, smashing the heads of several living corpses in succession.
at this time.
In the shadows deep in the cave, some shadowy figures were squirming.
"Everyone, be careful! The living corpse is here again."
I don't know who shouted, but it could be said that he was being careful, but he couldn't hide the impatience in his words.
And Na Puzhi wiped the blood on his face and screamed strangely.
"Well done!"
Holding a stick, he went to meet him.
"whispering sound."
The old water bandit next to him put a pair of water-splitting thorns on his waist and sneered:
"This monk is really brave."
Li Changan smiled.
"That's not good."
After saying that, he unfolded his sleeves, rolled up a yellow talisman on his robe, and raised his sword to meet him.
But this time we just had a fight.
Li Changan was surprised to find that this wave of living corpses was more powerful than the previous one.
However, he soon felt relieved.
These living corpses were originally born from the Corpse Buddha, and the closer they are to the source, the more powerful they become. This is as it should be, and there is nothing to be surprised about.
What's more, although this wave of zombies is a bit more powerful, the increase in intensity is limited and does not affect the overall situation.
All in all, if the current situation continues, even if Long Tu and others cannot catch up, they can reach the end of the cave and remove the corpse Buddha's head with their current manpower alone.
"But……"
For no reason, Li Changan felt a little doubtful.
"Will it really go so smoothly?"
Just when this doubt arose, suddenly, a burst of chanting came from the depths of the cave.
"Nanwuheheluoda, then Duolueye..."
Li Changan was stunned for a moment.
"Great Compassion Curse?"
But then, each word in the scripture suddenly seemed like a file, ruthlessly filing into Li Changan's brain.
The Taoist priest was immediately stunned.
But fortunately, although my head was numb from the severe pain, my body took care of itself.
Twist.
Withdraw.
Swing the sword.
By the time Li Changan calmed down and calmed down while reciting scriptures, another headless corpse was placed at his feet.
But the other companions in the field were not Li Changan.
For a while, screams could not be heard.
The Taoist priest raised his head and looked around, and the first thing he saw was that Puzhi was surrounded by two living corpses that looked like giant wolves.
One living corpse grabbed the iron rod in his hand; the other's claws were on his shoulders, with a big mouth open like a snake, with blood mixed with saliva flowing from the sharp teeth on the mouth.
.
He was about to be killed on the spot.
Although Li Changan is not ashamed of him as a human being, at this moment, we are in the same boat, so how can we just sit back and watch him die?
So without hesitation, he stepped forward to help.
As usual, he swung his sword straight to the neck of the living corpse.
However.
The edge of the sword penetrated the flesh, but the wrist froze, as if the sword had struck a truck tire.
Li Changan thought to himself, "Oh no," as if he was just rolling around like a lazy donkey, a strong gust of wind passed by him.
When he stood up, he only saw red and white juice flying from the chewing mouth of the living corpse, and hot blood spurting out from Puzhi's empty neck.
Li Changan had no time to feel a little sad or angry about Pu Zhi's death, probably because the two living corpses had already blocked him one after another.
…………
The chanting of scriptures coming from the depths of the cave is like a tide, washing over and over again the breakwater of the Taoist priest's brain.
There is no room to think and no room to breathe.
Two living corpses had already surrounded and killed them one after another.
The former looked like a real beast, using its hands and feet to swoop in. The latter seemed to have a special hobby for human heads, and still opened its big mouth and bit Li Changan's head off.
But the Taoist priest remained motionless and treated him coldly.
It wasn't until the former got closer that he suddenly swung his cuffs, and the yellow talismans previously wrapped in his robe came out.
Seven or eight corpse-suppressing charms covered his face, and the living corpse immediately stiffened. Li Changan only ducked slightly and easily got under his armpits. Then he pushed his head into the big mouth of the living corpse behind him.
.
The living corpse was just a stupid monster with a flesh and blood entrance. It didn't care about anything else but scratched and pulled randomly on the former's neck with its chaotic sharp teeth.
When it finally noticed, Li Changan had already turned over and sat astride its shoulders.
Putting the tip of the sword against the living corpse's head, he took out a yellow talisman in his hand.
This talisman is not one of his own, but a gift from Taoist Master Long Tu. It is a secret transmission and is called: "The Supreme Sword God's Curse Talisman".
The Taoist priest held the talisman in his hand, and then drew it on the edge of his sword.
The sword blade cut through the palm, blood soaked into the yellow talisman and stained the sword body.
He hurriedly recited:
"The Great Supreme Hunyuan gave me this sword. It is enough to save water and fire, and it is strong enough to be refined a hundred times."
Suddenly, blood quickly spread on the sword into rune patterns.
then.
"Hurry as the law dictates!"
Li Changan held the hilt of the sword with both hands and pressed hard, and the heads of the two living corpses were penetrated.
Also at this time.
"Edict."
Suddenly a command spell sounded, and the yellow talismans flying all over the cave suddenly came to life, like butterflies flying all over the cave, each one clinging to the living corpse in the cave.
At the same time.
More than ten figures jumped into the arena, using various means to attack and kill the living corpses.
It turned out that Long Tu and others finally arrived late.
…………
After a while.
The fighting stopped for a while.
In the Demon Transformation Cave, where corpses were rolling all over the floor, many innocent souls were added.
The sound of chanting sutras came suddenly, and many people were caught off guard, causing the team to suffer heavy losses. At this moment, there were still some people with red eyes, using the remains of the living corpses to vent their anger, but they were immediately stopped by Huang Taihu and Long Tu.
Not to mention the injured on all sides, the sound of chanting sutras was still coming from the depths of the cave uninterrupted, like a jade knife torturing everyone's brains. Many people were in a daze, trying to hold on, and even worse still holding on to their arms.
His head was howling and rolling on the ground.
Under such circumstances, there is no time left for such meaningless things as killing corpses.
The two men quickly ordered their men to retreat to the rear with those who could still support but were unable to fight, taking the seriously wounded and those who had lost the ability to move.
According to what Long Tu and others said, they felt much better when they were at the rear. The sound of chanting was probably getting louder the deeper it went.
After the wounded were evacuated and those who were still capable of fighting were counted, there were only thirty-six people left.
The road ahead is dangerous.
Li Changan had no choice but to find Kong Yan, Huang Taihu, and Long Tu to discuss the matter together.
"Have you noticed that the deeper you go into the Demon Transformation Cave, the more difficult it is to deal with the living corpses inside?!"
Long Tu and Huang Taihu nodded immediately.
Kong Yan asked bluntly: "Has Taoist Master Xuan Xiao discovered anything?"
The Taoist priest did not answer, but just brought the three people to the two living corpses. He first used his sword to cut open the blood-stained and muddy clothes on the living corpses, revealing the uneven chest due to the distortion of the sternum, and then approached them with a torch.
"This is?"
The dragon picture is difficult to determine.
"Scales."
Huang Taihu answered categorically.
Under the light of the fire, there were some light ringworm-like substances on the skin among the sparse red hair on the chest of the living corpse. The old water bandit had been hanging out in Taihu Lake for most of his life, and he had dealt with countless water monsters. No one else dared
However, he could tell at a glance that these were scales.
Li Chang'an still didn't say anything. He just pressed the sword blade against the fine scales of the living corpse and made a strong stroke with a clanging sound.
But only a thin scratch was left.
At this time, all three of them looked ugly.
Li Changan, on the other hand, pushed the tip of the sword down with all his strength, and then opened the skin of the strange living corpse, only to see that there was not flesh and blood under the skin, but a layer of pus-yellow tough fascia.
The old water bandit cursed, Long Tu frowned and thought hard, and Kong Yan murmured to himself:
"Scales grow on the skin, and membranes grow on the skin."
He took the torch from Li Changan's hand and carefully looked at the living corpse from beginning to end.
However, we can see that its lower jaw is elongated and protruding, the sharp teeth in its mouth are intertwined, the leg bones are divided into three parts, the knees are turned back, the hands and feet are like claws, and the red corpse hair is faintly tinged with gold. The appearance seems more like a beast than a statue. people.
Kong Yan was silent for a while, and then sighed.
"犼."
This simple word made Huang Taihu speechless, Taoist Long Tu's face went numb, and Li Changan pressed his sword and groaned.
j.
A kind of demon that rarely appears in the world and is mostly recorded in ancient books.
It looks like a dog, is extremely ferocious, and likes to eat borneol.
However, its origin is unknown and its explanations vary.
Some people say it is a kind of ancient ferocious beast, some people say it is the crotch mount of Buddha, and some people say it is a zombie!
But no matter what, it is certain that it is ferocious and difficult to control.
Li Changan looked at Kong Yan, but the monk only responded with a wry smile. It was obvious that the situation was already out of his control.
The Taoist priest took another deep breath, not caring even if the stench made his mouth and nose greasy. Otherwise, how could he suppress the worry in his heart?
The front is still dark and dark, but I don't know how many monsters are hidden.
On my side, all my previous plans have come to nothing.
Looking back now, the situation has been falling apart along the way.
The first is that the effectiveness of the peach charms is greatly reduced; the second is the inexplicable sound of chanting sutras that confuses the mind; the third is the appearance of this corpse.
Although Li Changan is still determined to move forward, when unexpected crises come one after another, he cannot influence other people's thoughts, nor does he want to influence them.
“It’s too early to say it’s ‘犼’, but there are some similarities in appearance.”
Facing Li Changan's question about whether to advance or retreat, Huang Taihu thought for a moment, but showed a hint of determination and fierceness.
"I, Huang Laojiao, am not afraid of the huge wind and waves in Taihu Lake, but there are only a few living corpses and a few monks chanting sutras. Do you want me to go back in despair with empty hands? Bah!"
He spat.
"Damn it!"
"Now that we have gone deep into the devil's cave." Long Tu chuckled, "Can you escape before the battle?"