Finally, the Lord of the Cycle of Reincarnation had already determined the location of the third line of defense, which was this commercial plaza. This plaza had many branching paths, only one of which led to the Underworld Residence Area, while the others led to different functional areas of the Underworld Affairs Area.
The biggest advantage of Floor Zero is the abundance of ghosts, so the Lord of the Samsara Path plans to set up a defensive position here, deploying layers of defenses at each entrance to confuse the attention of high-level corpse puppets. Therefore, leaving Hui Shuo here would actually be a hindrance.
After all, the golden light from Hui Shuo's chanting was too conspicuous. As long as he stayed at a certain intersection, the Minions would know where the key was. However, leaving Hui Shuo unguarded would be like using good steel in the wrong place. Therefore, after thinking it over, he still assigned Hui Shuo to defend the West Sixth District.
Wang Yao and Wu Ying were both dumbfounded. Hui Shuo and Huang Sheng were in the east and west, respectively, which was too far away. Bringing Hui Shuo over would mean making another round trip to the entire Underworld Affairs District. Would there be enough time left for Huang Sheng? Could Wu Ying handle it? These were all questions.
"Lord Yue Lao, I need your help to the Dao Lord in reclaiming the lost territory of the Underworld Affairs Zone. I'll make a trip to the shuttle station," Wu Ying said to Wang Yao through gritted teeth.
"You...you can't?" Wang Yao looked at Wuying and thought to himself, "This ghost might just disappear without a trace while it's running around. After all, Wuying only has a section of its upper body without arms left, so that possibility is still very high."
"It should be...it should be about right. We can't just give up on that bastard when there's still hope. How can we be willing to do that?"
Wuying shook his head. He had never tried using speed magic to this extent before, and he was really not sure if he would actually run away.
“As long as the adults can reclaim the Underworld District, the Sixth District of the West will naturally be stable, and Master Hui Shuo will have no worries after leaving there,” Wu Ying said.
Seeing the deep brotherly bond between Wuying and Huang Sheng, Wang Yao didn't know what to say and could only nod. Wuying's body was enveloped in black mist and he hurriedly left. Wang Yao then scattered his "Liuli" swords one by one, and with the protection of the ghosts, his courage was greatly boosted. They rushed back to the second line of defense.
Wang Yao and the Lord of the Samsara Dao charged ahead. They didn't see any more Minions along the way, but they killed quite a few vengeful ghosts with moderate corpse qi. Sometimes, as soon as they ran past, a vengeful ghost would rise from the ground behind them, and they would have to turn back and kill it again.
The further they went, the more fierce ghosts they encountered. Gradually, the ghost geniuses and ghost warriors in the group moved to the front. Only by working together to kill the fierce ghosts could they ensure that their speed of progress was not affected.
"Lord Yue Lao, even if the first line of defense has been restored, we still need you to clean up this Underworld Affairs Zone again," the Dao Master of the Samsara Dao said to Wang Yao with a frown.
Wang Yao nodded, understanding that the vengeful ghosts they saw were not all of them; many had already developed severe corpse aura syndrome and had become the source of the corpse aura themselves. If these were not cleaned up, not only would the ghosts in the underworld area be unable to stay, but the surrounding areas would also be affected if they were not careful.
The ghosts charged forward for a long time before finally returning to the second line of defense. They restored all the blockades on this line. Wang Yao discovered that the cat ghost had disappeared from the wind tunnel blockade.
When asked, the ghosts lying in the wind tunnel also said they didn't know. They only mentioned that they had heard a fierce ghost roaring at their feet for a while, and the black smoke on their bodies had never stopped. Naturally, they didn't have the time to leave the wind tunnel to see what was going on.
Wang Yao knew that what he had feared had finally happened, but there was no trace of the vengeful ghost at the scene. He wanted to search under the fallen ghost, but he still had to restore the first line of defense. So he had to temporarily abandon the cat ghost, and the group gathered together and ran forward again.
After restoring the first line of defense, Wang Yao saw that there were no more traces of high-level corpse puppets in his field of vision. He guessed that the enemy had used up all the high-level corpse puppets they had in this round of strong attack.
Despite this, the concentration of corpse energy in the air was still much higher, and a light blue mist permeated everywhere. Everyone knew that this was caused by a large number of fallen ghosts becoming new sources of corpse energy, and the entire underworld area was basically contaminated.
Having just established a foothold at the first line of defense, Wang Yao, without taking a break, went to treat the ghosts lying on the ground one by one. However, when he used the Awakening Token to knock on several of them, he discovered that almost all of the fallen ghosts had entered a state of severe corpse aura syndrome.
The sedative collapsed a large section as soon as it was struck; it was beyond repair.
"Lord Dao, please take me back to the plaza. I estimate that none of the ghosts here can be saved," Wang Yao said to the Lord of the Samsara Dao, who was urgently tallying the casualties with his subordinates.
"Alright, alright..." The Dao Master of the Samsara Dao pondered for a moment and understood Wang Yao's meaning. He hurriedly dropped what he was doing and led Wang Yao back. Although the Dao Master's speed was fast, it was far from being able to keep up with the speed of Wuying's magic. Wang Yao was still able to exchange a few words with the Dao Master on the way.
"Lord Dao, you must be familiar with the green robe, right?" Wang Yao asked.
“Of course, everyone here is an official on this floor, so we are naturally familiar with each other.” The Lord of the Samsara Path nodded as he led Wang Yao on their way.
“I reckon the Green Robe is already trapped in the Underworld…” Wang Yao brought up the Green Robe’s entrustment to him and the Dao Lord of the Cycle of Reincarnation. “His heart is set on his son. I beg the Dao Lord to consider the Green Robe’s sacrifice for the Underworld and allow him to be reborn as a human after achieving immortality.”
"Hmm..." The Lord of the Samsara Path nodded repeatedly. "Even if Lord Yue Lao hadn't said so, this humble servant should have done it anyway. The little ghosts are useless against the corpse energy. I reckon that immortal hasn't been summoned yet. I'll contact the Yellow Springs Path immediately..."
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