Chapter 238

After hearing this answer, the hearts of the few people on the scene who didn't know the inside story sank. According to Officer Zhou, the ancestor's body had been buried long ago. It was not difficult to dig it out and destroy it, but it was impossible to do it in one minute.

Are we going to just sit there and watch the other side's conspiracy succeed?

Just when everyone was in despair, a familiar, teasing voice, clearly coming from a loudspeaker, rang out from afar: "Do you think you're smart to hide the original body on that rock? Haven't you heard of "being too smart to be smart"?

If the ancestor's body was really in the tomb, Jiang Tianming and the others would have to accept it, and Su Bei would not intervene. But hiding the body on the Life Stone made it so easy to get, and Su Bei couldn't help but remind him.

After saying this, he thought for a moment and added, "Officer Zhou, if you don't want to die, stay as far away from the village as possible and come back during the day."

As he spoke, he used his mental energy to use his supernatural power, and moved the large compass needle from the lower half of the compass to the "exit" point in the upper half. The other people in the village did not deserve to die, but judging from this incident alone, Officer Zhou was indeed innocent.

He did nothing wrong, and even after discovering the murder, he ignored the villagers' obstruction and took the initiative to seek help from the supernatural government. This enabled them to find the Life Stone in time and prevent the ancestor's conspiracy from succeeding.

The reason why he didn't help Officer Zhou change his fate before was because he was afraid that things would turn around and he wasn't a good person. But now that the truth has come out, without this concern, Su Bei really wants to save him.

No matter how realistic the comics are, Su Bei is not a person who would stand by and watch someone die, especially when it doesn't cost him anything. If he can easily save an innocent life, why not do it? What's more, the person is a police officer, the same profession as his mother. Su Bei naturally has a good impression of this profession.

It was also easy to save Officer Zhou. Although he was from Changsheng Village, he had not stayed in Changsheng Village for too long this month. Therefore, when the magic circle took effect, he was not within the range of the magic circle and would not be affected. As long as Su Bei adjusted the position of the pointer, Officer Zhou would no longer be in danger of stepping into the magic circle.

However, Su Bei was not the type to save people silently or do good deeds without leaving a name. Since he could let the other party know that he saved him, why didn't he just say that the mouth was for expressing himself? That's why he specifically asked the other party to run away.

Jiang Tianming reacted the fastest. He only reacted for one second after Su Bei finished speaking. Then he shouted to Officer Zhou, "Go!" and quickly picked up the Life Stone and covered the entire stone with [Superpower Immunity].

No matter how the ancestor put his body on the Life Stone, it must be related to the supernatural power. Therefore, it doesn't matter whether it can be seen or not. He only needs to "sterilize" the entire Life Stone and he can solve the problem once and for all.

Although the sound was distorted by the speaker, Jiang Tianming could still recognize that it was Su Bei's voice. Although he didn't know why Su Bei, who was supposed to buy cinnabar, appeared here, the information he provided was correct.

Sure enough, after he covered the stone with his supernatural power, the old man screamed even more miserably than before: "Ah! Why am I disappearing! You don't--"

Before he could finish his words, his supernatural powers disappeared and he was completely annihilated in the air.

"It should be successful, right?" Jiang Tianming asked uncertainly, looking at the villagers. However, they did not recover as their ancestor died, but all fell down, with a faint red glow on their bodies.

Before he passed out, the village chief used up his last bit of strength and told everyone in an increasingly weak voice: "I, I feel like my strength... has been drained away..."

Seeing this scene, who on the scene didn't understand that the ancestor's formation must have succeeded? But he was clearly dead. Li Shu raised his voice in confusion and asked: "Su Bei, did you give me false information?"

He naturally heard that the voice just now came from northern Jiangsu.

"You can slander me, but you can't slander my intelligence." Su Bei walked out slowly from the woods next to him. "The ancestor is indeed dead, and he did not lie. As long as the beneficiaries of the magic circle die, the magic circle will have no target and will naturally be useless."

"Then this is..."

Before Li Shu finished speaking, Jiang Tianming understood what he meant: "You mean there is still someone in this village who can use the life-extending magic array?"

"The second young lady of the Zhou family!" Ling You followed closely behind, unable to hide his surprise.

Everyone followed her gaze and saw a girl in light blue pajamas slowly walking out of the village. That person was Zhou Min, the second daughter of the Zhou family.

Zhou Min's face was filled with confusion. As soon as she walked out of the village, she saw people lying on the ground. She immediately shrank back in fear and asked loudly, "What's going on?"

At this moment, her face was rosy and her voice was full of energy, and she no longer looked sickly as before.

Su Bei shrugged and bowed to Zhou Min, who was in a daze. "Congratulations on getting the vitality of the whole village. Even if it is a terminal illness, it may be cured without treatment."

After saying that, he walked back with a big swing: "I'm going back to sleep. Call me when you need me to make a magic circle."

As expected, no one disturbed Su Bei during his sleep. He opened the door refreshed and saw Driver Wang, Officer Zhou, and Jiang Tianming, who had dark circles under his eyes.

As soon as he saw him coming out, Officer Zhou hurried forward to thank him: "Thank you, Su, for your reminder yesterday. I can't repay you enough. If you need anything in the future, just give me a call. I will definitely do my best to help you."

When Su Bei said that yesterday, he was confused, but he still ran away as he said. When he came back at dawn, he found that everyone in the village except Zhou Min was dead!

Officer Zhou is a smart man. He immediately realized that Su Bei asked him to leave in order to save him. After learning about his supernatural powers, he became more certain of his guess. Su Bei must have seen his fate of death and offered to save him.

"Got it." Su Bei nodded nonchalantly. He had Officer Zhou's number in his phone, and if he needed him in the future, he would definitely not hesitate to ask for him. After all, Su Bei knew that he had actually saved the other person's life.

After stretching his back, he asked his three friends in a good mood: "Did you sleep well?"

The three of them stared at him with resentment. Li Shu pretended to be friendly and said, "After all, so many people died last night. You have to be very heartless to sleep well."

Although he had to admit that he didn't sleep well because of this, the life and death of a stranger had nothing to do with him. If it wasn't for accompanying Jiang Tianming, he would have fallen asleep long ago. But it didn't matter if Li Shu accused Su Bei a little, after all, it was the deeds that mattered, not the heart.

"I didn't kill him." Su Bei certainly wouldn't be held hostage by morality, as he has no morals.

Rubbing his temples which were a little tight due to staying up late, Jiang Tianming asked calmly: "But you know, right? You know that the second daughter of the Zhou family will survive in the end."

After Su Bei left last night, he remembered the other party's comment that Zhou Min was "interesting". His bad premonition came true, and the "interesting" Su Bei mentioned was not a good thing.

Su Bei nodded honestly: "Fate is inevitable."

Unless he pays the price.

If he didn't pay anything, even if he took Zhou Min away, another person would be in a near-death state by accident and take over the vitality of the entire village. And by then Zhou Min would definitely die because of the failure of the terminal illness to be cured.

Although Jiang Tianming was not quite clear about this, under the influence of Feng Lan and Su Bei, he also knew that changing the fate of others always comes at a price, not to mention the lives of an entire village.

Therefore, he had no intention of blaming Su Bei. Su Bei's help was out of favor, and not helping was his duty. Besides, to be honest, every villager here, except Officer Zhou, deserved to die.

Officer Zhou was also rescued by Su Bei.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "You actually saved Officer Zhou?"

In his mind, Su Bei is not such a kind person.

"If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been able to see this good show." Su Bei said lazily. He didn't mean to avoid the question and answered it in front of Officer Zhou.

So that's the case. This answer is very consistent with Su Bei's personality. After satisfying his curiosity, Jiang Tianming turned to ask another question: "Didn't you go to buy cinnabar yesterday? Why are you in the village?"

"Because this good show lacks an audience." Su Bei's eyes were not looking at anyone present, but thinking about the only living person in the village who was not present, "a qualified audience."

A qualified audience needs to have one characteristic, that is, to be able to see through everything after the play ends, otherwise the actors will be too lonely, right?

Without giving the others a chance to ask more questions, Su Bei's eyes fell on them again: "You are making a magic circle."

Not knowing what happened last night, Wang Siji finally had a chance to speak: "I went to the morning market this morning to bring back cinnabar. I just came back not long ago. Because there were exactly four of us, each with a magic circle, I didn't call you."

Driver Wang has supernatural powers, so the magic circle he made is no worse than the others. He also saw that Su Bei was lazy these days, so he said this without worrying that the other party would think he was stealing the credit.

As he expected, Su Bei was not angry at all. Instead, he said with satisfaction: "Then you guys continue with your work. I'll go run... um..."

Suddenly, his face changed. "It's too late. Master Wang, give me your materials and drawings. Go drive now. We will make the magic circle while we drive."

As soon as he activated his supernatural power, Su Bei saw that everyone of them had the worst luck. From this, it was clear that something bad was going to happen next, and it would be bad for everyone.

He knew what this matter was about without even thinking about it. It must be related to the Life Stone.

As mentioned before, because the time of the ancestor's death is uncertain, the validity period of the magic circle he originally cast to conceal his aura is also uncertain, and it will ultimately be within these two days.

I originally thought they could catch up, but now it seems that the protagonists are worthy of being the protagonists, and they have encountered many bad things.

The next second after Su Bei finished speaking, he heard the "Comic Consciousness" prompt sound in his ears, and a new chapter of the comic was updated.

"What's going on?" Jiang Tianming's originally relaxed brows wrinkled in an instant. He immediately stood up and prepared to pack his things, while asking about the situation.

The same thing happened to the others. Officer Zhou asked in a panic, "Do I have to go with you, Zhou Min?"

Before Su Bei woke up, he had already learned about yesterday's events through Jiang Tianming. Naturally, he knew that Zhou Min was lucky enough to have taken advantage of a loophole, not only surviving in the magic circle, but also becoming the biggest beneficiary.

"You two just stay here." Su Bei looked at his relatively normal luck, and then explained to the others, "The ancestor's aura seal can't last until we complete the magic circle, so it will inevitably leak out and attract the nightmare beast."

Therefore, they must hurry now. Once the Life Stone's aura leaks out, even if they quickly use a magic circle to seal it, many nightmare beasts will surely arrive in time. The closer they are to the academy, the less danger they will face.

Fortunately, they didn't bring anything with them, and they didn't have to pack anything. They quickly arrived at the village entrance and prepared to get on the bus. To their surprise, Zhou Min was sitting on a big rock at the entrance of the village, staring into space. He seemed to be thinking about something, or just in a daze.

Hearing footsteps, she turned around and saw that everyone was walking towards the village entrance. She was stunned for a moment: "Are you leaving? Then what should I do about what happened to me?"

"Someone will be assigned to handle it later." Jiang Tianming replied, "If we can get back safely."

After getting in the car, driver Wang started the engine, drove at full speed, and headed straight for the academy along the road. The others were in the car, seizing the time to draw a magic circle, trying to leak as little Life Stone as possible.

By the way, he was also responsible for calling the academy and the government to explain the situation. He had previously planned to secretly transport the Life Stone back, but now that it was inevitable that it would be exposed, there was no need to be sneaky anymore. The real thing was to seek support from powerful psychics.

You know, the journey from the academy to the mountain village is not short, a full four hours of driving. Although it is unknown when the breath of the life stone will leak out, it is certain that it will not be too long given the timeliness of the little finger. It is impossible for them to survive a few hours under the siege of the nightmare beast.

Although it is dangerous to drive and talk on the phone at the same time, the four of them need to hurry to create the magic circle, and only Driver Wang can do it.

"Do you think the second daughter of the Zhou family knows about the ancestor's plan? I always feel that she was too calm last night." While the driver was on the phone, Jiang Tianming asked without raising his head, his hands moving constantly.

Normally, everyone should be asleep at night, so it is difficult to notice that someone in the family has suddenly collapsed and is no longer breathing. Even if someone discovers it by chance, the average person's reaction would be to hide in a safe place out of fear, rather than going to the location of the accident to check the situation as accurately as she did.

However, even if she knew, it would not be a crime, so Jiang Tianming did not investigate further at the time. He just felt a little curious afterwards.

Hearing this, Li Shu raised his head and said uncertainly, "There's no reason for her to know."

The ancestor made the plan when he found out that he could not live forever and was about to die of old age. In order to let himself enjoy the lives of all the villagers, he could not tell anyone about this.

"Su Bei, Ling You, what do you think?" Jiang Tianming did not argue with him, but chose to seek the opinions of the public.

Su Bei's answer was the same as his: "I know."

After he figured out the reason why Zhou Min survived, he had such doubts and even tried to test it. The questions he asked about the ancestors were just a trick. What Su Bei was really considering was Zhou Min's attitude towards the ancestors.

Zhou Min clearly had an evasive attitude at the time, which is very telling.

Now it was two to one, but Li Shu was not convinced. He smiled and looked at the girl who hadn't spoken yet in the team: "Ling You, what do you think?"

Ling You raised his eyes, stopped what he was doing, and answered clearly: "I have finished drawing the magic circle."

The other three: "..."

Everyone shut up immediately and quickened their movements.

While talking, driver Wang finished his first call: "The person who received me said that he would report to the higher-ups immediately and asked us to keep in touch at any time. Then I will call your college teacher now."

"Well, our head teacher's phone number is 13xxxxxxxxx." Jiang Tianming reported a string of numbers skillfully. Among all the people in Class S, probably only he, Zhao Xiaoyu and the class monitor remembered the teacher's contact information.

However, just as driver Wang dialed the number and the call was not connected, Su Bei's expression suddenly became serious and he reminded everyone: "Here they come!"

The mental power he had been emitting all the time sensed that several nightmare beasts were coming from afar. It was obvious that the hiding time left by the ancestors had ended. The nightmare beasts sensed the breath of the Life Stone, so they swarmed over.

As expected, everyone remained silent, with a determined look in their eyes. They had no choice but to retreat in this situation. Even if they handed over the Life Stone, the Nightmare would not let them go.

"You two try to find a way to deal with them first, and we'll continue to make the magic circle." Su Bei said as he looked at the magic circle that was still a little unfinished in his hand.

Don't think that hiding the aura of the Life Stone is useless just because the Nightmare Beasts have already arrived. As long as there are no high-level Nightmare Beasts among these Nightmare Beasts, those Nightmare Beasts that are farther away will not be able to know their location in the first place.

If they could block the aura before the high-level nightmare beasts arrived, then they would only have to deal with the few nightmare beasts that sensed the aura of the Life Stone. But if they kept letting the aura of the Life Stone out, nightmare beasts would continue to pour in. By the time all the high-level nightmare beasts were attracted, they would have no chance of survival.

"Hurry up, we will delay them." Jiang Tianming obviously knew this and agreed immediately. Then he looked at the driver, "Master Wang, please continue driving, just drive steadily."

The two of them were going to fight on the roof of the car, so they were inevitably timid in the car, which could easily affect Su Bei and the other two who needed to concentrate on drawing. You have to know that it is not easy to make this magic circle. The pattern itself is extremely complicated. If you make a mistake, you have to start over. Otherwise, it would not take so long to draw.

As for why Jiang Tianming and Ling You can paint so fast, Jiang Tianming is because he has carefully observed this magic circle for a long time in order to study it, so he is relatively familiar with it. And Ling You is because he has stronger concentration than others and is not distracted by external things, so he paints quickly.

"Don't worry, my special ability is [Smooth Driving], I will definitely drive this car steadily! Even if you stand on it, you will feel like you are walking on flat ground!" Driver Wang assured confidently. But from the beads of sweat sliding down his temples, it can be seen that he is also facing great pressure.

After receiving the reply, Jiang Tianming and Ling You took the life stone in the storage space and went up to the roof of the car. Carrying it with you can effectively attract the attention of nightmare beasts and prevent them from attacking other places.

The domineering aspect of the Life Stone is that even if it is hidden in a storage space, its aura cannot be concealed. Less than two seconds after climbing up, a monkey-like nightmare beast emerged from the woods and screamed towards Jiang Tianming.

This was just a low-level nightmare beast, and it was not difficult to defeat it. Although they were on the roof of the car, because the driver drove very steadily, Jiang Tianming and Ling You were able to deal with it with ease.

However, in just one minute, the number of nightmare beasts increased by more than three times. One by one, it was too much to handle, and I couldn't help but wonder if all the nightmare beasts within a few hundred kilometers were attracted here.

Ling You played a huge role at this time, or it could be said that the [Plague] ability was meant to be effective only in this kind of situation. All it took was one virus, and nightmare beasts of the same kind would die one after another.

The [Frost Mage] ability that Jiang Tianming obtained was very suitable for the current situation. A "hail field" centered on himself descended, and any nightmare beast that approached him would be smashed to death.

As the car moved forward, it left behind a dense mass of nightmare corpses. Looking out the car window, one couldn't even see the sky, only waves of nightmare beasts.

Low-level nightmare beasts may not guarantee quality, but they do guarantee quantity. If it weren’t for this incident, they really wouldn’t have known that there were so many low-level nightmare beasts nearby.

But don't think they are dealing with it easily, in fact, this is not a long-term solution. Apart from other things, the mental strength alone cannot bear it.

Li Shu finished drawing the magic circle first and immediately joined the battle. He didn't need to climb onto the roof of the car, he just needed to cast an illusion on the entire car and automatically drag the nightmare beasts that were close to the car into the illusion.

In order to save his mental power, the illusions he created were not offensive, but they could make the nightmare beasts kill each other. He did kill quite a few nightmare beasts. However, as more nightmare beasts fell into the [illusion], his mental power consumption gradually increased despite his deliberate efforts to save energy.

After finishing the last stroke, he saw his friend's face was as pale as paper. Su Bei said loudly: "It's done, give me the things, I will complete the magic circle."

Hearing this, Jiang Tianming's eyes lit up with joy, and he and Ling You worked together to clear out all the nightmare beasts in front of the window. Su Bei seized the opportunity to open the window and catch the life stone, and then quickly placed the life stone in the center of the four magic circles that Li Shu had already formed.

The next second, the four magic circles emitted a dazzling white light together, and then disappeared into thin air in an instant.

The magic circle was successfully cast, and the aura of the Life Stone had been covered up. Next, they only needed to destroy all the nightmare beasts attracted by the previously leaked aura, and they would be able to leave safely.

Su Bei crossed his hands and stretched his fingers, and said to the two people on the roof in a very immature way: "You two stay away, don't hinder me - I'm going to take action."