Although the jade pendant stopped spraying poisonous mist, the surrounding poisonous mist did not dissipate.

Moreover, because of Ichiro Takeda's death, the evil spirits around him began to stir, and the mutated beasts also awakened.

After working so hard for so long, it's almost dark.

Lu Qing glanced at the time; it was almost five o'clock, and they didn't have much time left.

The spirits said they couldn't leave after dark, not only because of Takeda Ichiro, but also because of the evil spirits that were everywhere.

After dark, the poisonous fog, evil spirits, and wild beasts will be on a completely different level than during the day, making this place even more terrifying.

Finally, after running for ten minutes, Lu Qing arrived at the core of the formation.

"Brother Liao, give me the vine man!"

"good!"

Liao Yan handed the tree vine figure to Lu Qing.

Lu Qing placed it on the ground, formed hand seals, and activated the formation.

"Director Li, the array core is in place, we can activate the array now!"

Li Hui's voice soon came through the walkie-talkie:

"Alright, I'll have them activate the formation right away!"

Now all Lu Qing and the others have to do is wait. Once the formation is activated and the poisonous fog disappears, they can leave.

However, after waiting for a full half hour, there was still no sound from the surroundings.

"Captain, what's going on with Director Li? Why hasn't the formation been activated yet?"

"It's been half an hour, could something have happened?"

Lu Qing took out the walkie-talkie: "Don't worry, let me ask him!"

"Director Li, hello! Director Li, can you hear me?"

Why hasn't the formation been activated yet?

No one answered the walkie-talkie.

At that moment, Li Hui was arguing fiercely with a middle-aged man.

“There are still ten living people inside. The killing formation will definitely be activated. The vengeful spirit will be gone, but those ten people will also lose their lives!” Li Hui said angrily.

"It's better for ten people to die than for everyone to die! Once this poisonous fog is cleared, the vengeful spirits inside will have no way to stop them. If chaos ensues, can you take responsibility?"

Li Hui: "We can't just ignore them! If you want to activate the killing formation, you'll have to step over my dead body first!"

Not far away, Gu Xicheng heard these words and quickly ran back to the control room to pick up the walkie-talkie.

"Qingqing, can you hear me? Qingqing!"

Upon hearing Gu Xicheng's voice, Lu Qing quickly picked up the walkie-talkie:

"I can hear you, Gu Xicheng. What happened? Why isn't the formation activated?"

Gu Xicheng: "Qingqing, listen to me, bring out the tree vine man right now!"

Lu Qing jumped up in surprise and asked, "Why? What happened?"

Gu Xicheng: "There is also a killing formation hidden in this formation. The poisonous fog is indeed harmful to people, but it is also a seal to prevent vengeful spirits from escaping."

“Someone just came to the base. He said he’s going to activate a killing array to destroy the poisonous fog and the vengeful spirits. Once the killing array is activated, you won’t have time to escape.”

"What?!" Lu Qing was shocked.

Upon hearing this, everyone else stood up as well.

"Director Li clearly promised us that we would return safely, so why did this killing formation suddenly appear out of nowhere?"

Gu Xicheng: "Director Li is arguing with that person, but it looks like things are going to be difficult."

"You all need to grab the vines and get out of there right now!"

Lu Qing frowned immediately, and after thinking for a moment, said:

"If we leave now, all our efforts today will have been wasted, and those who died will have died in vain!"

Gu Xicheng: "Qingqing, come back first. As long as you're alive, we can think of another way!"

Lu Qing didn't speak, but pondered in silence for a while before saying:

"Perhaps things aren't as bad as they seem!"

"Gu Xicheng, call Director Li and that guy who's about to activate the killing formation over here. I have something to say to them."

Gu Xicheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay!"

He quickly grabbed the walkie-talkie and went to find Li Hui and the middle-aged man.

"Director Li, and that old bastard who's about to activate the killing formation, can you hear me?"

Li Hui was originally so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick, but when he heard Lu Qing call the person next to him an old bastard, he actually burst out laughing.

Li Hui glanced at the middle-aged man and spoke first before he could get angry:

"Girl, tell us, we can hear you!"

"I have a way to eliminate the poisonous fog and vengeful spirits without activating the killing formation."

“Activating the killing formation is the best we can think of. What better way could a little girl like you possibly come up with?” the middle-aged man said disdainfully.

Lu Qing: "You can't figure it out because you don't understand the situation inside and you're stupid!"

"you……"

Lu Qing interrupted him directly before he could get angry:

"Now I know the situation. The vine man is the core of the formation. Without the core, you can't activate the killing formation at all. So if you still want to complete the mission, you'd better obey me. Otherwise, I'll destroy the vine man right now. We might as well all die together!"

“This girl keeps her word, I advise you to trust her!” Li Hui said with a smile.

The middle-aged man sneered, "I'd like to see what she can do!"

Lu Qing: "I will gather all the vengeful spirits here in a moment. As long as I control them and prevent them from leaving and causing trouble when the poisonous fog disappears, the problem will naturally be solved."

The middle-aged man scoffed:

"How could we not think of such simple logic?"

"But do you know how many vengeful spirits are inside? How could you possibly gather so many vengeful spirits together and control them!"

Lu Qing: "You old bastard, you're useless yourself, don't assume everyone is like you, okay?"

“If I say I can control it, then I can. You either believe me, or you shut up.”

The middle-aged man was so angry with Lu Qing that he was furious. If it weren't for the walkie-talkie, he probably would have attacked Lu Qing.

"Director Li, wait for my news. Once I have controlled the vengeful spirit, you can activate the formation to eliminate the poisonous fog."

Li Hui immediately agreed: "Okay! I believe you, Lu Qing, but you must be careful!"

After saying that, Lu Qing tossed the walkie-talkie to Liao Yan and then took out the jade pendant.

"Captain, there are so many vengeful spirits here, can you really control them all?" Liao Yan asked with some concern.

"Whether I can do it or not is not important, as long as it can."

Lu Qing smiled and shook the jade pendant.

It was through this jade pendant that Takeda Ichiro became an evil spirit. Since he was a leader in life, his subordinates were all controlled by him after they became evil spirits.

Therefore, in essence, the power of all evil spirits comes from this jade pendant.

The mist emitted by the jade pendant could attract Takeda Ichiro, and naturally it could also attract other evil spirits.

Lu Qing poured his power into the jade pendant, and soon the poisonous mist was spewed out again.

Everyone immediately covered their noses and moved closer to the vine-man.

"Captain, are you sure this thing can attract all the evil spirits?"

Lu Qing nodded: "It should be possible, let's wait and see!"

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone heard the roar of the evil spirits, and all the evil spirits within the area enveloped by the poisonous fog pounced on them.