Sui Ying helped Feng Hao lean against the wall. Her abdomen had been slashed open by a villager's sickle, leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound that bled continuously, staining her clothes red.
"Damn it, it's me again." Sui Ying hurriedly tore open her clothes and pressed on her wound, while quickly taking the red pill from her older brother's hand.
Xiao Jin glanced at it and, seeing that it was only a minor injury, remained silent.
Sui Feng grinned and said, "You unlucky girl, when we get back I'll make you something to eat to help you recover."
Feng Hao, standing to the side, was very envious.
It's so good to have family around.
It's been so long and there's still no news about his parents; they're probably dead!
Suddenly, the candles on the offering table burst into flame with a "poof".
The eerie green flames flickered, reflecting the dense scratch marks on the floor of the ancestral hall.
“Something’s not right…” The long sword in Xiao Jin’s hand trembled slightly, and the electric arcs at the tip of the blade flickered with light.
The next second, the ground began to creak.
"Step back!" Xiao Jin shouted sharply.
"Snap—"
The blue brick floor cracked open, and a pale arm suddenly stretched out, its five fingers like hooks, grabbing directly at the nearest Sui Feng!
Sui Feng reacted extremely quickly, dodging to the side, but the arm seemed to extend infinitely, suddenly twisting and grabbing his ankle!
"Damn it, get the hell out of here—!" He raised the hammer and smashed it down, instantly turning it into a pile of rubble.
With a flash of light, Xiao Jin's blade severed several arms around him, the severed limbs turning into a pool of foul-smelling black water as they fell to the ground.
But then, more cracks spread across the ground, and countless rotting arms emerged from the ground, frantically grabbing at the crowd!
"They're offerings from ten years ago!" Shao Siyuan gritted his teeth, his mind racing. He threw out a prop, forcing back several ghostly hands: "They must have been buried alive here, their resentment lingers!"
Yunye unleashed his bloodthirsty power, turning the ghostly hands to ashes wherever the crimson flames passed. But these vengeful ghosts were endless; for every one severed, more arms would sprout from the ground!
Sui Ying: "Wait a minute, weren't the offerings only those under the locust tree? Where did these come from?"
"Who told you there's only one wave of sacrifices? Can't they do it in batches?" Feng Hao shouted as he jumped up and down to dodge.
That's the only explanation; otherwise, how did these ghosts even appear?
Fortunately, the ghost in the ancestral hall was just a minor ghost with little resentment. The people used various methods to quickly drive it away.
Finally, the last vengeful ghost fled, and peace was restored to the ancestral hall.
"Ha~ I'm exhausted." Feng Hao rubbed his head. "I'm tired, sleepy, and hungry. I can't take it anymore. I need to rest for a while."
As he spoke, Feng Hao plopped down on the ground, completely unconcerned that the vengeful ghosts had just emerged from the ground.
“I said you…” Sui Feng shook his head helplessly.
Well, let's not talk about others. My situation isn't much better than Feng Hao's.
Shao Siyuan turned to look at Xiao Jin: "It seems we were right to hide in the ancestral hall. No villagers have come after us for so long."
Perhaps it was awe, or perhaps it was fear; in any case, if they had been looking for them, they would have been found long ago.
"That's perfect, tonight..."
"Feng Hao!" Sui Ying suddenly screamed, interrupting Xiao Jin.
Everyone turned around and saw that a ghostly hand had pierced through Feng Hao's chest, and blood was spurting out!
"Cough...!" Feng Hao's eyes widened, a "hoarse" sound came from his throat, and his body convulsed violently.
Just as everyone was speaking, a dark shadow darted out from the shadows of the ancestral hall, its surface faintly covered with shattered runes.
The shadowy figure moved with incredible speed, almost instantly pounced on Feng Hao. If Sui Ying's face hadn't been facing Feng Hao, she wouldn't have noticed at all.
As soon as it appeared, the black mist body wrapped around Feng Hao. Before Feng Hao could react, it pierced through his chest.
Everyone's pupils contracted when they saw this.
“It’s that thing in the basement wall!” Xiao Jin recognized the runes on the dark figure.
As soon as he finished speaking, Shattered Shadow was unsheathed, a layer of lightning condensing on its blade as it cleaved the dark figure!
"clang--!"
The blade struck the shadowy figure, producing a metallic clang that numbed Xiao Jin's hand. The shadowy figure twisted for a moment, then suddenly expanded, transforming into a gigantic demonic face that lunged at her!
Yunye's sharp claws pierced in from the side, and the blood-fiend fire scorched the black shadow. It couldn't help but let out a sharp roar, and the black mist rolled!
With red eyes and gritted teeth, Shao Siyuan quickly threw out a piece of jade, but the jade was corroded into a pile of fragments as soon as it touched the dark shadow.
"Hiss~ Such a strong sense of resentment."
The dark shadow pounced again, this time targeting Sui Ying!
Sui Ying hurriedly retreated, but the shadowy figure was too fast for her to dodge!
"boom!"
At this critical moment, Xiao Jin teleported in front of Sui Ying, and the quantum shield and crystallized armor worked together to forcefully block the black shadow's palm.
"Crackling and popping."
Xiao Jin looked at the somewhat damaged crystallized armor with a surprised expression.
That's incredibly strong!
Ignoring his numb arm, Xiao Jin quickly circulated his spiritual energy and soon repaired the damaged purification armor. He then engaged the armor in combat with his sword.
Taking this opportunity, Sui Ying quickly patted her chest to create some distance.
"Thanks," she called out.
At the same time, Sui Feng suddenly turned to look at the gate: "Someone's here."
The others were too busy to deal with it, but Sui Feng was somewhat surprised after sensing the identity of the newcomer, but he still lifted the restriction on the prop.
The next second, the ancestral hall door was suddenly kicked open, and three figures rushed in—it was Wang Zixuan and two other male players.
Wang Zixuan held a soul-guiding lamp, and the human skin on the lampshade glowed with an eerie red light!
"We'll help too."
As she spoke, she raised her longbow and fired three special arrows from afar.
"Bang—!" The arrow struck the shadowy figure and exploded instantly, the dazzling flames transforming into chains that tightly bound the shadowy figure!
The shadowy figure struggled violently, but the flames burned ever brighter, and the runes on its body began to crumble.
"Now's the time!" Shao Siyuan shouted.
Without hesitation, Xiao Jin unleashed a devastating lightning strike, the Shattered Shadows carrying immense destructive power! The others also unleashed their strongest attacks.
"Sizzle—!"
The shadowy figure was first cleaved in two by the blade, and then several more beams of light pierced its body, leaving it riddled with holes.
Under the heavy blow, the black shadow let out a shrill scream, and finally, unable to gather any more energy, it turned into black smoke and dissipated.
Inside the ancestral hall, a moment of silence fell, broken only by the slightly hurried breathing of the remaining players...
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