At the same time, the vengeful ghosts, who were attacking frantically, suddenly heard an extremely eerie piece of music.
The melody was distorted and bizarre, as if it could stir up the fear and unease deep within their hearts, causing the ghosts to involuntarily slow down their movements.
But what happened next was even more unexpected.
The ghost bride's face was filled with shock and anger, because the white ribbon, which she had originally controlled, was now going against her will.
The white ribbon sliced through the air and shot towards the large, malevolent ghost not far away.
The burly ghost's fist slammed into the male couple standing nearby with the force of a landslide.
The male couple didn't even have time to react, since his entire attention was focused on Xiao Jin, the 'wife-killer'.
He was hit squarely, and flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the wall.
That's not all.
On the other side, the ghost baby that had been screaming incessantly suddenly seemed to have its throat choked, and its shrill cries abruptly disappeared, leaving only a distorted little face with wide eyes filled with terror and confusion.
The ghost bride gritted her teeth, glaring at Xiao Jin not far away, her eyes practically spitting fire.
It's that music... It must have been done by that cunning human.
That strange music seems to control their targets; no, I can't listen to it anymore!
The ghost bride quickly covered her ears.
Unfortunately, her method was completely useless, because Xiao Jin used a skill, not actually played a piece of music.
Once the skill's effect is activated, it cannot be avoided by simply covering it up.
After all this, the ghost was not only completely bewildered, but its momentum also immediately deflated.
Good grief, I'm hitting myself, huh!
As the saying goes, "Strike while the iron is hot," Xiao Jin's lips curled into a cold smile.
She didn't intend to waste the precious prop time, but instead activated her other two clones to attack the vengeful ghost.
You guys are going to gang up on me? Perfect, I'm not without backup.
Although the clone can only inherit a portion of Xiao Jin's strength, it is enough to deal with these weakened ghosts.
………………
Outside the church, the sounds of hacking and slashing filled the air, making the scene just as thrilling as the one inside.
The moonlight was obscured by thick black smoke, only occasionally filtering through gaps to dapple the chaotic paradise.
Xu Qing led a dozen or so other players to quickly build up a defensive perimeter around the church.
Their figures flickered between firelight and darkness, while outside, vengeful spirits surged forth. Behind them, the church was engulfed in flames.
Player items are scattered everywhere on the church's doors, windows, and walls, which is why the vengeful ghosts inside can't get out.
"Quick, follow up with the next round of skills." With that, Xu Qing calmly launched an attack.
Cui Mingyang kicked a ghost away: "Time is almost up, you must hold on, if you can't, we'll replace you."
No one responded, as they were all busy fending off the evil spirit.
Xu Qing couldn't help but recall Xiao Jin's words.
Their task is to stop, not to eliminate.
Players don't need to fight the ghosts to the death; they just need to stall until the Night Parade of One Hundred Ghosts ends, and indeed, there isn't much time left.
Before Xiao Jin appeared with the vengeful ghost, he and the other players had already made preparations.
Seeing that the big ghost was being held back by Xiao Jin, he quickly stopped him and locked Xiao Jin and the vengeful ghost together in the church, but this angered the little ghosts in the park.
While Xiao Jin was battling the vengeful ghost inside the church, they weren't idle outside either.
However, compared to the number of vengeful spirits, the players' side is really outmatched.
Therefore, Xu Qing did not hesitate to mobilize all the props to completely surround the church.
While blocking the vengeful ghosts surging from all over the park, he also left three gaps in the outer perimeter of the defense. The dozen or so players were divided into three teams and had to guard the gaps tightly.
Delay! As long as we stay alive, we'll delay for as long as possible.
If a player gets injured, Xu Qing will immediately move them to the back and wait for them to be healed before taking their place.
Fortunately, Xiao Jin activated two buffs in succession, otherwise they really wouldn't have been able to hold out for so long!
But just then, a deafening roar suddenly erupted behind them.
The church's stone walls trembled and groaned, dust and debris rained down, and an ominous atmosphere filled the air.
"What happened?!" someone shouted in alarm.
They can no longer withstand any unexpected events.
“Brother Shadow…” There was some blood on Tong Xiaolu’s chin.
But she had no time to worry about that at the moment; she was only staring intently at the trembling church in front of her with her worried eyes.
"Wait, look what's wrong with these ghosts?!" A player's sharp voice rang out, interrupting the surrounding noise.
Everyone's attention shifted, and they saw that the fierce ghosts that had been attacking the players frantically suddenly stopped all their movements as if they had been stunned after the loud noise.
They took a few steps back, their eyes replacing the madness and cruelty with fear.
The gazes of these vengeful spirits lingered between the church and the players in the defense, as if weighing something.
Everything happened in a chain reaction, and before the players could figure out how to react, they saw it.
The church behind him collapsed with another loud bang.
Dust billowed, gravel flew, and suffocating storms erupted.
Even the props that the players had carefully set up to trap the evil spirits inside the church shattered at this moment.
Cui Mingyang's pupils constricted at that moment. Without a moment's hesitation, he shouted, "Everyone, get away from the church! Quickly!"
No matter what happens, getting away from here is the safest thing to do now!
The players were jolted awake by Cui Mingyang's shouts and began to scatter in all directions in a panic. The injured were simply carried away.
Then they saw that the vengeful ghosts that had been surrounding the defenses had somehow retreated several meters away.
Such a reaction undoubtedly illustrates the danger within the church.
Unlike the other players, after Cui Mingyang finished speaking, he and several other figures did not retreat but instead advanced, running towards the ruins.
Upon closer inspection, it was indeed Tong Xiaolu, Luo Bin, Xu Qing, and others.
"Xiao..." Xu Qing only managed to utter one word before realizing something and quickly corrected herself: "Ying? Are you alright?"
"Brother Shadow?"
The others were also frantically searching through the ruins, their expressions extremely anxious.
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