The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 255 - 253: Undercurrent

Chapter 255: Chapter 253: Undercurrent

The charm patterns on the suspended Sun-Extinguishing Mirror suddenly lit up. The brilliance reflected on the mirror’s surface transformed from white to crimson in an instant, growing more blazing, illuminating the swarm of the blood-sucking vampire bats that were hurtling towards them.

Whenever this crimson light swept past, a multitude of ghost bats would instantly burst into heart-wrenching screams, their bodies instantly manifesting burns akin to fire injuries, with white smoke hissing out from the wounds, emitting a fetid stench.

The ghost bats that flew out of the cave were blocked by the white light and immediately diverted their paths. Circumventing the area illuminated by the white light, they continued their attack on the crowd.

At this point, Bai Jiangfeng and others also sprung into action. They either tossed out blaze talismans or stimulated their magical instruments, transforming them into sheets of intense flames and dazzling light that met the vampire bats head-on.

Shen Luo kept his gaze transfixed on the ghost bats above while picking up the rustling noise in his ears. He promptly shifted his gaze to locate the source of the sound.

What he found was an uncountable number of hand-sized black beetles, teeming out from the mountain wall cave. Like a surging black tide, they made their way towards the Bai family members’ feet.

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Those beetles had black, armoured shells growing on their backs that were covered in dense spikes. On their heads, they had pointed beaks like a scorpion’s pincers. Wrapped in an incredibly dense green corpse Qi, it was obvious at first glance that they were filled with lethal corpse poison.

“This place has actually brewed Corpse Scarabs! It seems that a red-haired zombie must have been born in this cave.” Upon seeing this, Soul Hook Horse Face said with a serious expression.

Upon hearing his words, Shen Luo realised that those countless tiny creatures were the “Corpse Scarabs” mentioned in the ancient book.

According to the book, those creatures feed on Yin Qi and often appear alongside red-haired zombies. They naturally carry corpse poison, and anyone bitten by them who does not receive treatment immediately will die from the poison.

Even if someone were fortunate enough to survive, they would become a living dead person under the control of the red-haired zombie.

“Beware of the Corpse Scarabs …” At that point, a cry of alarm came from among the Bai family members.

Xie Yuxin, who was dressed in a red robe, unfastened a red waist ribbon from her waist. Holding onto one end and giving it a flick, the red ribbon slithered out like a python of fire, encircling the crowd and transforming into a ring of flames that protected them in the middle.

However, the tide of the corpse scarabs refused to halt and continued their relentless attack. They continuously surged into the flames, even though they were sizzling from the blaze. They showed no signs of retreating.

In a flash, strands of green corpse Qi began to rise in the flames, and soon that area was shrouded in it.

The corpse scarabs on the ground saw the fierceness of the fire and began to gather together and attack the flames. In every attack, the scarabs on the perimeter would be burnt to death, but there would always be one or two from the centre that survived and slipped through the flames to sneak attack the crowd.

Luckily, Fifth Grandma of Bai Xiaotian did not openly attack the ghost bats and corpse scarabs like everyone else. Instead, she stood in the middle, helping others to mop up the enemies that had broken through.

Her expression was grim, her face deeply wrinkled, and her skin was loose. Only her jade-like hands were as smooth as a young girl’s. A hazy white light shrouded them, and every time she waved her hands, a crystal clear needle as slim as a cow’s hair would shoot out from her fingertips, nailing the sneak attacking corpse scarabs and ghost bats to death.

The battlefield seemed chaotic with all manner of attacks, but in reality, everyone was advancing and retreating in close cooperation, maintaining an orderly rhythm.

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Meanwhile, in the deepest part of the cave, in an underground melting pot, green glowing crystals were growing everywhere on the walls, filled with concentrated Yin Sha Qi that was almost tangible.

In the centre of the melting pot, on the ground, was a black pond a few feet in size. The water within was dark, thick and had the appearance of oil, emitting a bizarre smell that was indescribable.

From time to time, rounded bubbles would rise from the viscous surface of the liquid, resembling fire oil. Upon bursting, wisps of black gas would slowly seep out.

On the dome of the cave above the pond, hung four black silk cocoons several feet tall. Three of them had a long, narrow slit in them from top to bottom, each already empty inside.

The intact cocoon on the far right contained an unknown living entity, with bulges appearing sporadically on its surface. It seemed as if whatever lurked within was yearning to emerge from its silk enclosure.

At that moment, the water’s surface in the pool below lost its tranquility, bubbles rising from its depths as two humanoid shapes gradually ascended from within.

Only when half of their bodies were exposed did the sticky black fluid clinging to them began to slide off, revealing their true forms.

The entity on the left was as white as jade all over, with not a shred of flesh on it, revealing it to be a pure white skeleton creature. A faint green flame flickered in its eye sockets, with leather armor encasing its wrists, ankles, and waist. On its back hung two crossed white bone swords, creating a visage that was as eerie as it was comical.

Next to it, there was a hideous, mutated zombie covered in armor-like scales with red hair sprouted from the gaps between the scales. Its face was devoid of moisture, the skin shrunken, eyes bulging outwards. Its teeth and blood-red gums were exposed, sending a chill down one’s spine at the sight.

Between these two, a barely noticeable black air mass emerged slowly from beneath the surface of the water. A blurry image of a beast resembling a water rhinoceros could be seen rampaging within the air mass, reminiscent of the River Guardian Beast that had once wreaked havoc in Jianye City.

The viscous water beneath them released a fog of dark red and black that spread out, seemingly nourishing the three entities.

The walls of the cave were peppered with black-armored corpse scarabs. Above, countless blood-sucking vampire bats hung upside-down, their numbers rivalling those that had already swarmed outside the cave.

“A blood feast has arrived…” At this moment, an ethereal voice unexpectedly rang out.

As the ethereal voice echoed, the two ghostly flames in the eye sockets of the white skeleton flared up, becoming even brighter.

The red-haired zombie floated up and landed by the poolside.

“Red Corpse requests battle.”

A hoarse and gruff voice issued from the throat of the red-haired zombie.

Immediately after, the white skeleton moved beside him.

Without uttering any words, it drew the bone swords from its back, crossed them, and drove them into the ground before it, before kneeling on one knee, signaling its readiness to join the battle with its action.

The black air mass that the River Guardian Beast morphed into also floated up to the shore, jumping up and down in the void, as if unwilling to be left behind.

“Water Fiend stays back … Red Corpse, White Wailing, you both go … leave no one.” The ethereal voice echoed again.

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The red-haired zombie and the white bone skeleton immediately stood up, accepting the command, only the River Guardian Beast faithfully returned to the pool.

The red-haired zombie sprung into action, moving to the entrance of the cave passage. Thousands of corpse scarabs immediately swarmed beneath, forming a black river that surged, propelling it towards the outside of the cave.