Chapter 97

After Zheng Chen briefly explained the function of the Feng Huang Fu, he fell silent. Seeing that he did not want to continue speaking, the middle-aged Taoist, who had also obtained his answer, gently pulled the arm of the person beside him, signaling him not to talk any more.

If he had not held him back, he would have immediately asked what the Holy War Angel was...

Even though Zheng Chen did not know about the existence of the Holy War Angel, he was not particularly curious. Since it had such a title, it definitely was not human, perhaps something like a monster? He had seen such things before.

The rest of the journey was silent. Upon arriving at the cemetery, the group of Taoists could not help but frown slightly, "The evil aura here is so thick."

Previously, they could still see things through the gray mist, but now the mist was so dense that they could not see anything inside at all.

"Uh, okay, I take back what I said earlier," Zhong Yin also noticed that something was wrong and lightly pulled the corners of his mouth, then said to Zheng Chen, "You are really something, to be able to come and go here?"

Zhong Yin's tone was somewhat doubtful, after all, the situation here was too serious. As an ordinary person who had not practiced any magic, the gray mist alone would be enough to kill him. Ordinary people had no defense against this mist.

"It was fine here a while ago."

The middle-aged Taoist nodded and took out a blue butterfly wing fragment, "Since this thing was brought out by you, little brother, I won't say more. This actually carries the aura of the netherworld, so to solve the problem here, we must find the root cause."

Seeing Zheng Chen's calm expression, the middle-aged Taoist lightly coughed, "Didn't understand?"

Zheng Chen nodded.

"Are you crazy, brother? Is it useful to explain such things to an ordinary person?" Zhong Yin interjected, "And... Brother, you are not very considerate, why didn't you tell me about this?"

The middle-aged Taoist shook his head, "At first, it was just a suspicion. Now, seeing the situation here, it can be completely confirmed that someone is causing mischief. In short, the living have their place, and the dead have their resting place. The separation between yin and yang, once broken in certain places or influenced by other forces, can lead to some supernatural events."

"From the situation here, if not resolved soon, it will only get worse. So, little brother, can you take us to the location of this thing?"

"How serious is the worst-case scenario?" Zheng Chen asked.

"Once the things inside come out, the nearby villages will not be spared," the middle-aged Taoist said solemnly. Seeing that Zheng Chen did not seem to want to get involved, he thought of what Ping Shizhi had said earlier. Zheng Chen was just a temporary resident in Linxi Village. He paused and continued, "As long as we find the exact location, the rest can be left to us to handle. At that time, I will ensure that you can leave safely."

"Alright."

After thinking for a moment, Zheng Chen nodded. The middle-aged Taoist looked up at the sun, which was almost directly overhead, and then at the gray mist that was not much affected by the scorching sun, and shook his head, "We need to be extra careful once we go in!"

"Brother, what about those people? Should we let them go in and die?" Zhong Yin pointed to the players who had followed from a distance but had not taken any action yet. They might act once they saw them go in.

The middle-aged Taoist was also quite helpless, "The master said that these people are specially favored by fate, their life, aging, illness, and death are detached from death... Therefore, they act... recklessly."

For example, ordinary people would avoid things like this, but they want to get involved, as if they are tired of living and looking for death!

"Fate must be blind," Zhong Yin could not help but sneer, "And when did it become so generous, favoring so many people, treating them like planting cabbages!"

"Whatever they want to do is their business, we can't envy them. We can set up a maze to seal off this place," the middle-aged Taoist said casually, suggesting a solution. To block ordinary people, a simple maze would suffice.

Since the cemetery was quite large, the Taoists acted separately to set up the maze, trying to seal off all the entrances. As for the method of setting up the maze, Zheng Chen could not understand it at all.

"Hehe, want to learn?" Zhong Yin, who had finished running around nearby, noticed that Zheng Chen was watching him and grinned.

"Yes."

Zheng Chen said, and Zhong Yin was taken aback. Zheng Chen's response was completely unexpected. He had not anticipated that the seemingly cold and distant Zheng Chen would say this instead of immediately saying no...

Staring at the places Zhong Yin had run through, Zheng Chen could not see any abnormalities. What exactly was this maze?

"Cough, well, if you are interested, how about we settle this matter and go back to the sect together?" After a while, Zhong Yin lightly coughed and said, "Although it is an introductory maze, you need some foundation to learn it. You are a bit old, but you should be able to grasp the basics."

"Then forget it."

"..."

Not long after, the other Taoists also returned. After setting up the maze around the area, they directly entered the cemetery covered by the gray mist, with the middle-aged Taoist at the center, isolating the gray mist to the sides.

Zheng Chen looked around; this was quite convenient. As for the approaching zombies, they were easily defeated by the Taoists, probably due to the power of restraint. The defeated zombies did not rise again under the influence of the gray mist but quickly disintegrated and disappeared, dust to dust, earth to earth.

Seeing this, Zheng Chen did not pay much attention to the surroundings and directly started to identify the environment, looking for the places he had been.

"Do not waste your energy here, let's speed up!" The number of zombies gathering was almost endless, and the deeper they went into the cemetery, the more appeared. The surroundings were also filled with wandering spirits trying to break through the protective circle.

"Alright, watch this." Zhong Yin took out a yellow talisman and threw it forward. The soft yellow paper flew out like a hard board, plunging into the crowd of zombies. A large burst of lightning erupted from the crowd, and the spirits that were hit by the lightning screamed and dissipated into the air. The zombies were directly knocked to the ground, with only a few still able to move.

These few zombies that could still move did not show any signs of decay, their skin like dead tree bark. The lightning that coursed through their bodies greatly restricted their movements, and they were quickly eliminated by Zhong Yin.

Zheng Chen saw all of this. The special power displayed was undeniably strong. Just throwing out a talisman could clear a large group of zombies, not much different from the attack range of his splitting arrows.

Moreover, this special power could truly eliminate these zombies, unlike his method, where the splitting arrows only cut them in half but did not destroy them. The upper halves of the severed zombies could still move, unless their heads were shattered.

To conserve energy, the Taoists did not show their true strength on the way, using the easiest methods to deal with the zombies, mostly involving lightning...

"Lightning has a natural restraining effect on evil things," the middle-aged Taoist casually explained, seeing Zheng Chen's slight confusion. He took the opportunity to explain some common methods to restrain evil things while they were on the move.

"We are here." Zheng Chen looked at the surroundings and suddenly stopped. The middle-aged Taoist's explanation immediately stopped. They had arrived, and idle talk was no longer necessary.

He observed the surroundings, slightly puzzled. Although the evil aura here was much thicker, there was nothing particularly strange, "Did we come to the wrong place?"

"No," Zheng Chen said with certainty, pointing to a small pit on the ground, which he had made with his finger, "I left it."

The middle-aged Taoist nodded, "Since that's the case, let's search here."

"I will leave."

After arriving, Zheng Chen did not intend to stay. If a conflict arose, it would be even more dangerous for him.

"Uh, aren't you worried about something happening?" Zhong Yin looked at Zheng Chen strangely, "If the mastermind is hiding nearby, you might be killed if you leave alone."

"Staying here is not much better."

"..." Are you looking down on us? Zhong Yin's lips curled, feeling a bit angry. So many people couldn't protect one ordinary person? That's too disrespectful!

"No, staying here is meaningless," Zheng Chen shook his head and looked at the middle-aged Taoist.

The middle-aged Taoist hesitated for a moment, then took out a folded talisman and handed it to Zheng Chen, "This talisman can protect you from the evil aura around you."

Zheng Chen nodded, took the talisman from the middle-aged Taoist, and immediately ran out of the cemetery, leaving the protective circle the middle-aged Taoist had created. The coldness around him immediately surged, but the talisman in his hand emitted a faint yellow light, completely isolating the coldness.

The activated yellow talisman showed a faint scorch mark, and this protection was not infinite. Zheng Chen chose a direction and rushed out at full speed. The zombies could not effectively surround him, and any that tried to block his path were swept away by the long stick he had shaped.

"Brother... Do you have a grudge against him?" After Zheng Chen left, Zhong Yin asked, and the middle-aged Taoist's lips twitched, and he slapped the back of his head.

"Stop talking nonsense. He really wants to leave. Do you want to force him to stay? Besides, it's not bad that he left." From their perspective, Zheng Chen's abilities were outstanding among ordinary people, but he was still an ordinary person. In the face of the situation here, he would be completely helpless. Leaving them also reduced one concern.

"But can he really leave safely?"

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