Chapter 88

Amidst the eerie howling of the ghosts, the white, bone-chilling skeletons seemed to be summoned, rushing towards the group with their fangs bared and claws outstretched, far more ferocious than before.

The clashing of bones and the creaking of joints were particularly grating.

Beyond the defensive circle formed by the group, there were only skeletons, the glaring white bones densely surrounding them. Although not endless, there were at least eight thousand, if not ten thousand, making it almost impossible to defeat them.

Zhong Bo was secretly alarmed. He knew that if they delayed any longer, they would either be torn to pieces by these hundreds of bone skeletons or die from exhaustion after fighting to the last drop of their strength.

The skeletons were not human; these evil beings did not know fatigue. But humans were different; their physical strength was limited. The intense fighting and repeated swings of their weapons were draining their energy.

If they couldn't break through the encirclement of the bone skeletons, they would die once their strength was exhausted.

"Which Divine Lord of the Black Witch Sect is here? Please come out and show yourself!" Zhong Bo shattered dozens of skeletons with a single punch and shouted loudly, knowing that they had fallen into an ambush.

Someone had calculated their route in advance and set up an ambush here, opening a trap and waiting for them to walk into it. This made the experienced Zhong Bo extremely uneasy.

Zhong Bo's loud shout, infused with his deep true qi, echoed far and wide in the dark basin.

"Heh heh! I didn't expect anyone to know of the existence of our Black Witch Sect. This is truly surprising to this old ancestor!" As soon as Zhong Bo's words faded, a cold, eerie voice, even more unpleasant than the howling of ghosts and wolves, came from deep within the basin.

"Indeed, it is the Black Witch Sect. This is troublesome!" When Zhong Bo heard the voice from deep within the basin, he felt a chill run down his spine.

The Black Witch Sect was an extremely mysterious and evil cult. Black witchcraft was said to be able to enslave ghosts and gods. These hundreds of skeletons... it seemed that the legends about the Black Witch Sect on the continent were not baseless!

"But... the Black Witch Sect has been silent for two to three hundred years. Why would such a powerful figure suddenly appear in the Yunmeng Mountains?" Zhong Bo was astonished and puzzled, but his hands and feet did not stop. He continuously unleashed powerful palm strikes, shattering the ferocious skeletons.

"Our Huatian Merchant Group has no grudge or enmity with your Black Witch Sect. Why are you attacking us?" Zhong Bo said in a deep voice, unable to remain calm after confirming the identity of the other party.

"Heh heh..." Another sinister laugh came from deep within the basin. "An innocent man is guilty for possessing a treasure! I want the item on your body."

That Black Witch Sect fiend, hidden in the basin, controlled hundreds of skeletons to attack Zhong Bo and his group, but did not show himself. His voice was also unpredictable, making it difficult to determine its direction.

"Hmph! I don't have the item you want!" Zhong Bo's face changed when he heard this, and he shouted loudly.

"If that's the case, then next year today will be your anniversary. Dying at the hands of this old ancestor of bones will be your only regret, heh heh..." The unpleasant ghostly voice echoed, filled with a chilling killing intent.

At this moment, the group was struggling to fend off the skeletons that were attacking from all sides, already exhausted. Apart from Zhong Bo, who had deep inner strength and could unleash powerful palm strikes, the other guards were already covered in wounds. Even the maids, Xiaocui and Xiaoyue, had their dresses torn by the relentless skeletons.

"Ah!" "Aaah!"

More cries of pain echoed as several guards were dragged out of the group and instantly torn to pieces by the skeletons' sharp claws, the scene was extremely bloody.

These hundreds of skeletons were extremely evil. Despite having no signs of life or soul, they could still move and attack. The Black Witch Sect's methods were truly terrifying, not even sparing the dead!

"Rip!" A long tear appeared in Zhong Bo's back as a sharp claw ripped through his clothes, exposing his skin.

"Roar!" Zhong Bo roared in anger, turning and shattering the skeleton that had attacked him from behind into bone powder. He was both shocked and furious. These skeletons were not afraid of destruction and attacked without hesitation. Even if they were shattered, other skeletons would continue to attack, making it extremely difficult to deal with them.

"Ha ha..." Suddenly, a loud, joyful laugh echoed from the deep mountain basin, spreading far and wide. This sudden laugh not only startled Zhong Bo and his group but also the Black Witch Sect fiend hidden in the dense forest.

"Little fiend, to dare call yourself an ancestor is truly laughable!" A voice then came from the forest, filled with undisguised disdain.

When the guards, who were fighting the skeletons, heard this voice, they did not react much, but Zhong Bo, Xiaocui, and Xiaoyue were delighted.

At this critical moment, that person had appeared.

"Y-You... who are you!" The Black Witch Sect fiend, who called himself the Bone Ancestor and was hidden in the dense forest, was both shocked and angry, seemingly very wary of the person who had suddenly spoken.

The entire basin was already enveloped by his strange and evil magic, yet that person had entered without him noticing. This clearly indicated that the person was stronger than him.

"Daring to look down on this seat, you are courting death!" The Black Witch Sect's Bone Ancestor seemed to be enraged. He let out a sharp, angry cry, and a pale green, eerie mist began to drift out from the dense forest. The plants and flowers that came into contact with the mist withered instantly, visible to the naked eye.

"Everyone, quickly hold your breath and don't breathe!" Zhong Bo was immediately alarmed and shouted loudly to the guards. Clearly, the pale green mist spreading from the forest was a highly toxic substance.

At this moment, the skeletons that were attacking the guards paused for a moment and then retreated like a tide, quickly dispersing in all directions.

The movements of these skeletons were orderly and disciplined, like a well-trained bone army.

"How did he do that?" Everyone was amazed, and Zhong Bo was even more alarmed. The Black Witch Sect's Bone Ancestor's black witchcraft was truly terrifying.

The thousands of skeletons that had dispersed quickly moved through the forest, but still, over a thousand skeletons were watching Zhong Bo and his group, ready to attack at any moment.

The hidden Bone Ancestor seemed to be trying to find the person who had intruded. In the forest, the hundreds of skeletons moved like a hundred ghosts at night, the creaking of their bones making everyone's skin crawl.