"They're here!"
Sha Lifei muttered, placing his hand on the gun handle.
Looking at the surrounding dense fog, he whispered, "What kind of situation is this?"
Although he had beco a cultivator, most of his energy was still devoted to the study of firearms skills, and he didn't know much about spells from other sects, so he could only ask others.
Kuai Dayou also lowered his voice, "This seems a bit like summoning soldiers, but this is Taian City, where the City God Society Order Army is guarding. Being able to summon soldiers so brazenly is interesting..."
"It's not soldiers!"
Beside them, Lv San's ears twitched slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "I hear the sound of paper rubbing against the ground. It's papern, be careful!"
After speaking, he gently patted the Little White Fox, Chu Qi, next to him.
Swish!
A white shadow flashed, and the Little White Fox had disappeared.
The once young little fox had now grown into Lv San's capable assistant. Not only was it fast, but it was also adept at stealth, knew enchantnt technique, and had formidable spiritual sense, unaffected by the fog.
The Little White Fox was going to act as a liaison with the other team.
After all, under such dense fog, hawks would have trouble carrying ssages.
As they talked, the fog around them grew thicker, and distant lights were distorted into strange orange spots in the mist. All surrounding sounds seed absorbed and isolated by the fog, leaving only an eerie silence.
Then, the air beca chilly and damp.
The three of them caught a scent, seemingly a mix of earthiness, incense ash, and decayed paper.
Simultaneously, a peculiar sound ca from the depths of the dense fog.
It was the rapid rubbing and flapping of paper in the wind, producing a "puff, puff" noise, fine and dense.
Accompanied by a rhythmic, stiff "knock, knock, knock" sound.
As if countless pairs of hard cardboard were striking against the granite pavent.
"Move quickly!"
The three exchanged glances, not daring to hesitate, and imdiately rushed towards the direction where Bai Laojiu was located.
At this mont, Bai Laojiu already had his hair standing on end.
His vision was obstructed, he couldn't see anything, but he could feel the icy killing intent. His saber unsheathed with a clang, the cold gleam reflecting a sharpness in the fog, and he shouted fiercely, "Which demon is playing tricks here?!"
However, there was no response from the other side.
In the dense fog, the shadowy outlines of a grotesque procession appeared.
It was a cavalcade of human shapes, cut from chalk-white, paper-thin as cicada wings.
They were emotionless, with crude, even skewed, rouge blushes applied to their faces, their movents uniform yet extrely rigid.
These papern lined up in two rows, carrying a vast, dark coffin!
The coffin, made of common cypress wood, was not unusual, but under these circumstances, it seed incredibly eerie and terrifying.
The papern appeared to be tiptoeing, seemingly slow yet moving rapidly closer.
"Damn you!"
Bai Laojiu's eyelids twitched, and he cursed, turning to flee.
Although his skills were decent, he was, after all, a mortal, powerless in the face of such entities.
But as soon as he turned, he noticed several figures erging from behind.
Bai Laojiu felt his scalp tingle, ready to strike with his saber, but before he could lift it, his wrist was firmly held down, and Lv San's cold voice ca from beside him, "Don't be afraid, it's us, fall back behind us."
"Glad you finally ca..."
Bai Laojiu exhaled a sigh of relief, sweating profusely as he hid behind the trio.
"Papern carrying a coffin... it's the papern carrying a coffin again!"
Sha Lifei said coldly, "Saw this thing back in Luoyang, Brother Yan ntioned that the papern can't exert force, could there be sothing monstrous in the coffin too?"
"Oh~"
Kuai Dayou chuckled, "You all really are knowledgeable, Brother Yan was right, papern can't actually carry a coffin, but this isn't a real coffin, just a skillfully crafted paper one."
Sha Lifei squinted for a closer look, "Hey, it really is."
The two bantered, showing no sign of tension.
But their attitude seed to provoke sothing within the dense fog.
"Screech~"
In the distance of the street, a piercing shriek suddenly cut through.
This sound was heart-wrenching, shattering the eerie silence of the night, imbued with an aura of fury that pierced the divine soul.
Like a signal, the papern coffin-bearing procession, which had been rigidly moving, suddenly paused.
The coffin lid creaked open slightly, and an even denser, almost solid black vapor billowed out, reeking of a thick stench that, even from afar, made one dizzy.
"So it's a bewitching smoke."
"Be careful not to fall for it!"
"Found it, southeast Geng position!" Lv San's ears twitched slightly, and he suddenly spoke.
Sha Lifei, who was already prepared, didn't hesitate and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
A thunderous explosion scattered rubble in the distance.
"Ugh—!"
A shrill, abrupt scream was abruptly cut off.
Amidst the rubble of a shattered wall, a figure suddenly fell backward, with a burst of blood mist erupting from their chest.
It was a sinister-looking middle-aged man with mouse whiskers, his chest mostly gone, killed on the spot.
With the loss of control, the papern coffin-bearing team, which had been charging swiftly, suddenly halted.
Like puppets whose strings had been cut, their movents beca increasingly rigid and distorted.
The rouge blush on the papern's faces appeared increasingly eerie under the dim light, yet their hollow eye sockets continued to stare intently at everyone.
"Hmph!"
Lv San, who had been silently standing like an abyss, snorted coldly, stomped his feet suddenly, appearing random yet carrying an ancient and mysterious rhythm, performing the Chu Witch Nuo Dance. Each step caused a slight tremor in the ground.
He incanted in an obscure and unintelligible manner while waving a bone bead tiger tail wand in his hand.
"Soul and spirit, return to the ruins and find your place! Banish!"
Whoosh~
Accompanied by the clatter of the bone beads on his staff, a fierce and deadly cold wind rose abruptly.
The surrounding dense fog, along with the bewitching smoke, was torn apart and dispelled by this gale in an instant.
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