Sui Ying drew the spear from her shoulder and rushed forward to help.

"Yunye is dying, we have to take him away first!" Sui Ying said anxiously as she helped the unconscious Yunye up.

Shao Siyuan, supporting Sui Feng, looked at Xiao Jin and asked, "How are you? Can you still walk?"

Xiao Jin took a deep breath and barely managed to stand up: "I can...walk!" As for Wang Zixuan, Shao Siyuan had already placed her next to Feng Hao.

——

However, seeing that their entire plan was about to fall apart, the evil god naturally wouldn't let them off easily.

Despite being restrained by some force, it still separated a portion of the black mist, which transformed into dozens of ferocious ghostly figures that pounced on the crowd!

"Watch out!" Yunye shoved Sui Ying aside, but was knocked away by a ghostly figure and crashed heavily to the ground.

This is truly adding insult to injury; the life they barely managed to hold on to almost came to an end!

Although Xiao Jin could not see, her senses remained.

She heard the sound of the wind, the shrieking of ghostly figures, and Shao Siyuan's muffled groans.

"Left!" Suddenly, Xiao Jin slashed to the side, his long sword flashing out horizontally!

"laugh--!"

The blade precisely severed the head of one ghostly figure. In the instant the black mist dissipated, Xiao Jin's ears twitched, catching the movement of another ghostly figure.

"Shao Siyuan, behind you!"

She spun around and delivered a backhand slash, the blade flashing like the moon, cleaving the sneaking ghost in two!

Upon hearing the warning, Shao Siyuan, who was standing next to Xiao Jin, also picked up a weapon to block the attack.

However, there were simply too many ghostly figures, and Xiao Jin's physical strength was nearing its limit. Soon, a ghostly figure's claw tore open a bloody gash on her back!

"Ugh—!" Xiao Jin groaned and staggered back a few steps.

"How are you?" Sui Ying on the other side wanted to rush over to help, but she herself was also entangled by the two ghostly figures and could not get away at all.

"Hold on, almost there!" Just when everyone was in dire straits, Shao Siyuan's voice suddenly rang out—

“Now.” With that, Shao Siyuan tossed a bronze statue from his pocket.

The statue crashed to the ground, shattering into pieces with a 'crack'. Immediately afterwards, a biting gust of cold wind swept in!

Xiao Jin felt the temperature around him drop sharply, and even his breath condensed into frost in the air.

"Snap—!"

The sound of ice crystals spreading was clearly audible. The ghostly figures that rushed towards them were instantly frozen in mid-air, and then exploded into ice shards with a "bang"!

Xiao Jin was stunned: "This is..."

"Don't worry, he can't cause any trouble." Shao Siyuan breathed slightly, his cold hand supporting Xiao Jin's shoulder, his voice low and calm.

Xiao Jin's tense nerves finally relaxed for a moment: "What did you do?"

Shao Siyuan's voice carried a hint of weariness: "We blew up His lair."

It turned out that while everyone was confronting the evil god head-on, Shao Siyuan had secretly ventured deep into the village and found the evil god's original altar.

It was an ancient well sealed by a talisman.

The ancient well is located inside a large, thick tree in a remote part of the village.

The place was well concealed, creating the illusion that no one was around at all. Leaves, dust, and fallen branches prevented Xiao Jin and the others from noticing it.

Shao Siyuan had no other choice. He was determined to find something different, even if it meant digging three feet into the ground. After his third sweep of the village, he successfully discovered the hidden location.

Shao Siyuan used a specially made explosive talisman to destroy the evil god totem at the bottom of the well, which greatly weakened the evil god's power!

The shattered statue was placed before the totem of the evil god.

After obtaining the statue, Shao Siyuan received a system notification:

[Ding—Congratulations, player, for finding the key item "Statue of the Avatar of the Evil God." Breaking the statue will help the player reseal the Evil God.]

"Let's go!" Shao Siyuan grabbed Xiao Jin. "He can't hold on for long, but we have to leave quickly!" Soon, this place will be a wasteland.

Xiao Jin nodded, and with Shao Siyuan's help, the group quickly withdrew from the battlefield.

The evil god's roar echoed behind him, but his body had already disintegrated more than halfway. In his struggle, the dissipating black mist transformed into enormous tentacles, constantly lashing out at everything around him.

The seven stone pillars that originally stood on the altar were also smashed to pieces by the attack of the evil god.

The stone slab at the center of the altar cracked inch by inch, and countless plumes of dust rose up.

Xiao Jin and his companions, who had run to the edge of the altar, felt their feet begin to sway slightly. Xiao Jin waved his hand, and the 'magic flying carpet' appeared in mid-air.

"Throw them up there, we're too slow."

Seeing this, Shao Siyuan quickly, together with Sui Ying who was still able to move, threw Wang Zixuan, Feng Hao and Yun Ye onto the magic flying carpet.

As for Sui Feng, he's too big; the magic flying carpet can't accommodate his size.

So Sui Ying helped Xiao Jin up, Shao Siyuan carried Sui Feng on his back, and the group grabbed the magic flying carpet floating in the air and ran quickly down the mountain.

Halfway through the run, Xiao Jin refused Sui Ying's help.

"I can manage on my own, just watch your step."

Sui Ying shook her head: "No, you can't see right now. What if something attacks you?"

"Where would there be any enemies?" Xiao Jin chuckled. "Even if there were any little devils, they would have been scared away by the evil god."

"Let go. I used a recovery item. Even though I can't see, I can still avoid obstacles."

“But…” Sui Ying still felt it was not very reliable.

"Do you believe me?" Xiao Jin turned her head, her eyes unfocused, but Sui Ying inexplicably swallowed the words she was about to say.

She nodded: "Then I'll hold the flying carpet for you, be careful."

By the time everyone finally reached safety, the sky was already beginning to lighten.

Behind the players, the once peaceful and serene ancient village has now become a ruin.

The mountains behind Guxing Village have completely collapsed, leaving only huge, dark pits in the ground that deter people from even approaching.

The enormous black shadow that had been waving in mid-air had completely disappeared, and the surroundings were eerily quiet.

Xiao Jin sat down against the tree trunk, her blind eyes staring blankly into the void.

"Is the evil god... dead?" Sui Ying asked, panting.

Shao Siyuan shook his head: "It's just a temporary weakening and resealing; His essence remains. Besides, what we just destroyed was merely the substitute ritual."

If I'm not mistaken, He will awaken again in the next decade.

Xiao Jin was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke: "Shao Siyuan."

"Um?"

Thanks.

Shao Siyuan paused for a moment, then chuckled softly, "You're welcome."

With the mission completed successfully, the system notification sounded:

[Ding—Congratulations on clearing the 'Mountain Village Evil God Festival' dungeon. You will return to the train space after the countdown ends]

[Note: Player kill rewards for this dungeon will be calculated after returning to the login point. Please check the details yourself...]

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