Thick, leaden clouds piled up in layers, accompanied by a heavy downpour that pressed down on Kangcheng.
Boom!
Suddenly, a slight yet undeniable dull tremor came from beneath Kangcheng, as if the earth's crust beneath the city had moved slightly.
When Li Yu arrived at the door where Ma Yuanbai was, she found the door ajar, as if it were waiting for her.
Li Yu pushed the door open and entered.
Inside the room, Ma Yuanbai was sitting upright behind the table, flipping through a document halfway through.
He had clearly known about Li Yu's return long ago and had anticipated the coming storm.
Hearing the door open, he slowly raised his head, his gaze calmly meeting the familiar figure:
"Li Yu, you're back."
Ma Yuanbai's voice was completely calm, just like always, without any change.
Li Yu didn't respond to the pleasantries and went straight to sit down opposite him.
He leaned forward slightly, placed his hands on the table, and calmly looked at Ma Yuanbai, seemingly waiting for Ma Yuanbai to explain everything.
The air froze instantly, and the atmosphere became tense.
Just then, a terrified scream suddenly came from outside the door, breaking the deathly silence inside the room.
"Deputy Commander! Something terrible has happened!"
Zhao Xiong burst in through the door like an out-of-control cannonball.
The two people inside looked up and saw that Zhao Xiong's face was deathly pale, his eyes were filled with terror, and his chest was heaving violently.
As Zhao Xiong rushed in, the first thing he saw when he looked up was Li Yu, who had already returned. His eyes instantly lit up with immense joy.
"Commander, you're finally back!"
His previously fearful expression relaxed considerably, and after realizing what had happened, he hurriedly added:
"Commander, Deputy Commander, our men spotted ghosts while patrolling the city walls! Not the transparent kind, but two ghosts that are clearly visible to the naked eye!"
"There were also quite a few corpses of strange beasts and spiders next to that ghost, and even several large bird remains." Zhao Xiong's voice was heavy, and his expression was terrified, clearly he was also quite frightened by the ghost.
Zhao Xiong had seen ghosts before, but never one so clear, so visible to the naked eye!
It's like a new, jarring layer suddenly appearing before your eyes, and then something terrifying appears on top of that.
Zhao Xiong described with trembling hands: "That ghost was covered in hands! Countless hands! They were grabbing and waving wildly in the white mist, it was terrifying to watch!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Yuanbai's expression instantly turned serious. He abruptly stood up and pressed, "Explain clearly! How big is the ghost? How far is it from the city wall? What level of threat does it pose?"
"Huge! A truly enormous ghost! It's at least half the height of a city wall!" Zhao Xiong exclaimed excitedly, gesturing with his hands as he quickly added:
"And judging from the way it looks, it's still getting bigger. Judging from the speed and direction it's moving, if we don't stop it, it might just rush into the city!"
Upon hearing this, Li Yu's eyes narrowed, and he immediately recalled the words Huang Ya had reminded him of earlier.
What Zhao Xiong had just seen, and his description, were exactly the same as the half-human, half-ghost that Huang Ya had described as having no way to deal with it.
Even Huang Ya, who possesses consciousness and retains his fighting ability, felt fear towards that thing; it must be something extraordinary.
"Keep getting bigger?" Ma Yuanbai hurriedly asked, "How big was it when you first saw it?"
"It was about five meters away before, but it was almost ten meters away when I left!" Zhao Xiong hurriedly replied.
Li Yu secretly guessed that the ghost probably sensed their arrival. The increase in the number of people in Kangcheng made it unconsciously attracted by the 'life force' of people.
"Where did you see it? Take me there," Li Yu suddenly said.
“It’s just outside the south city wall. Come on, Commander, I’ll take you there!” Zhao Xiong said, turning around to lead the way. His slightly fearful expression had completely subsided.
With the help of Commander Li Yu, Zhao Xiong felt reassured, as if he could already foresee the thing's demise.
Li Yu quickly followed behind Zhao Xiong, lost in thought.
Logically speaking, that half-physical ghost shouldn't have any interaction with the people in Kangcheng, otherwise it wouldn't have waited until now to try to enter the city. Obviously, something has changed.
He speculated that the ghost's sudden unusual behavior might even be related to Huang Ya's solo departure.
Under Ma Yuanbai's special training, although there were quite a few people in the Seventh Regiment who could detect ghosts, very few could actually completely eliminate them.
This sudden crisis, ironically, made Ma Yuanbai realize the problem.
Just as Li Yu and his group were quickly passing through the city, Zhao Mutou suddenly darted out from the shadows at a street corner and quickly followed behind them.
Li Yu caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of her eye, but did not stop him. After all, given Zhao Mutou's experiences, it would be difficult for him to get along with other children his age.
Zhao Mutou's fierceness and loneliness might be just what they need to be around.
A few minutes later, Zhao Xiong, along with Li Yu, Ma Yuanbai, and Zhao Mutou who had followed, climbed onto the southern city wall of Kangcheng.
"Commander, Deputy Commander!" The sentry soldiers on the city wall, who were keeping a close watch on the monster's every move, immediately saluted and then stepped back.
Li Yu nodded slightly. Before even reaching the city wall, he had already sensed the strong aura of ghosts from afar, and even the air above the city wall was filled with a strange white mist.
Standing on the city wall, Ma Yuanbai looked up and his pupils suddenly contracted!
In the distance, white mist billowed, the air was chilly, and deep within the thick fog, a massive, visible ghost was stumbling and moving, seemingly heading straight for the city wall.
Upon closer inspection, countless pale, stiff human arms were protruding from the ghost's body, scratching and waving wildly, looking disgusting, terrifying, and chilling.
Ma Yuanbai gasped. No wonder Zhao Xiong was terrified.
Li Yu observed the ghost with sharp eyes. Was this what Huang Ya feared?
Seeing it with my own eyes now, it is indeed eerie and bizarre.
With a slight thought, an armor-piercing arrow silently rose from his quiver.
Li Yu felt curious and immediately wanted to try out the strangeness of this thing.
"Whoosh—"
The arrow tore through the air, turning into a blurry black line.
With a "bang".
The arrow pierced through the massive body of the distant ghost in an instant, bringing with it a surge of white mist and the spasms of countless arms, before shooting into the white mist behind without stopping.
Li Yu felt as if the arrow had pierced through a sticky substance, without any physical resistance.
The part of the ghost that was pierced by the arrow exploded as if boiling, white mist filled the air, and countless severed limbs twitched and waved wildly.
However, in just a moment, the dissipated white mist rapidly reversed, and the parts that had been pierced and torn by the arrows visibly reformed!
"Not dead?"
Li Yu's eyes widened in surprise, a genuine look of astonishment flashing in them.
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