Nightmare Apostle

It's the wise old man, no, it's those monsters!

From the black hair, it can be concluded that this person is not the great master of the warlock disguised as the "ancestor", but the disciple of this great master. From this, it seems that the demons captured by the Earl's Mansion have not been arrested by Lingchi. Things were executed, but they were all secretly imprisoned. The so-called beheading was just fake news released.

This person is still alive, and they have the piece of divine tortoise shell in their hands. If they use the divine tortoise shell as a token, they may be able to learn the whole story from this person. Now they have not figured out what the Earl's Mansion is secretly planning. This is too passive. .

However, it is not easy to do this under the eyes of many "priests". They need to create opportunities and buy time.

The first priority, of course, is to keep the person alive.

The priest who knocked down the green ghost with a whip strode forward, grabbed the whip, and was about to kill him. In desperation, Gong Banlan rushed forward and protected the green ghost with his body. The whip hit Gong Banlan firmly. on the back.

However, Gong Banlan's recklessness also produced unexpected effects. The grimace priest who injured Gong Banlan was visibly panicked. He retreated and trembled strangely. Even the whip in his hand was no longer tight.

Immediately afterwards, an accident happened. The nearby priests who had gathered to beat and torture the green ghost all turned around and aimed their spears at the ghost-faced priest who injured Gong Banlan. In a moment, they used whips, swords, and even red-hot weapons. The charcoal basin all greeted the grimace priest.

The Grimace Priest was knocked down and was crawling and rolling on the ground, but even so, he still clenched his teeth and didn't make a sound.

Yang Xiao and the others were horrified to see this. This was no joke. This group of people had clearly committed a murderous attack. These people present were most likely direct bloodline of the Earl's Mansion. After all, blood is thicker than water. Why would my clan members do this murderous thing?

"Tonight we are the main priests, and they are the servant priests. It is taboo to hurt the master with his servants, let alone in this palace ceremony!" Nalan Shuo's voice came out from the chaotic crowd, obviously worried that someone would be hurt by the sudden incident. Mistaken care of things and mistakes.

"Don't get hurt, don't get hurt, it's ominous for Wu to bleed!" Xiang Fengchen's shout behind him reminded everyone.

The injured Gong Banlan gritted her teeth and climbed up. She wanted to continue running. The entire ceremony revolved around the high platform in the middle. There was a lantern-bearing priest in the inner circle to guide them. The high platform in the center was covered with thick layers of paper. Slowly surrounded and blocked, I don’t know what is hidden inside.

At this time, the dying Ghostfaced Priest didn't know where he got his strength. He knocked away several people and rushed straight towards the curtain in front of the high platform. He broke into the back of the curtain through the gap where the green ghost rushed out. Unexpectedly, For a long time, miserable screams came from inside, the screams were full of despair, and just hearing them made people fall into extreme fear.

The scream lasted for less than 10 seconds and then stopped abruptly. Before Yang Xiao and others could recover from the shock,

The next drumbeat is here.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

This is the third tom tonight.

The sound of the drum was extremely dull, completely different from the previous two sounds. Every beat was like a drumstick hitting the heart directly, making people breathless.

At the same time, the priests who were beating the Aoki seemed to have a premonition of something, and they all stopped their movements and stopped attacking the Aoki.

“Da da da….

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A series of footsteps sounded from behind the curtain covering the high platform in the middle. The figures behind the plain curtain were shaking. There were people moving. There were more than one, at least 6 or 7 of them. The movements of these shadows were weird, and their heads were out of proportion to their bodies. Yang Xiao's first reaction was It’s just a ghost.

The next second, ghost shadows emerged from the gap torn by the green ghost. The moment they saw these "ghosts\

,"There was a "buzz" in Yang Xiao's head, and the others had similar reactions, because these "ghosts" that suddenly appeared were exactly the same as theirs!

There were 9 of them, and the ones who rushed out were also 9 "ghosts". Whether it was clothing, masks, or height and body shape,

They were all very similar to the nine of them, and they could almost be mistaken for real ones. The "nine ghosts" who rushed out without saying a word immediately approached them, staring at each one, and the target was the person dressed the same as them.

"Keep an eye on the teammates in front, one by one, don't be replaced!" Xiang Fengchen shouted, "They are 'tribulations'!" "

Yang Xiao also thought about it. Manager Wu once said that there would be a 'tribulation' after the three drums. Nalan Shuo once explained to everyone that this 'tribulation' does not represent specific things, but refers to all accidents that may occur during the exorcism ceremony. .

Yang Xiao had listed several hypotheses in his mind before, but he really didn't expect that a team of guys dressed the same as them would come out.

These guys were dressed like them, and Yang Xiao couldn't tell whether they were humans or ghosts. These guys didn't attack them, but just followed them to prevent them from getting close to the "green ghost".

Whenever Yang Xiao ran past "Green Ghost" and tried to get closer, he would be blocked by that guy who looked almost the same as him.

This scene also confused Yang Xiao. He didn't attack people or "green ghosts". What on earth were these guys going to do?

However, Yang Xiao also realized one thing. Because of the existence of these "ghosts", they could not get close to the bruised "green ghost", and they could not verify the identity of the other party and communicate with them. This was a waste of this opportunity.

And he was also very sure that these "Nine Ghosts" like them were by no means religious men and women. Not taking action now did not mean that they had not threatened them all the time. They could clearly hear the screams of the ghost-faced priest before he died.

At this time, the ceremony has also entered the next stage. Many ghost-faced priests are facing the high platform in the middle, kneeling or standing.

A dance that Yang Xiao had never seen before began. Although the drums stopped, the other instruments began to play in unison,

Pushing the eerie atmosphere tonight to a climax.

Although I don’t know what will happen next, something big must happen in this scene, the kind of big thing that will kill people.

Although most of the large number of ghost-faced priests have stopped, Yang Xiao and the others are still running, because the few guide and lantern priests in the innermost circle are also running. These guys seem to be tireless, spinning in crazy circles, Yang Xiao These people have special training every day Or consciously exercise, but after running for so long, my physical strength is still a little behind. Especially Xiang Fengchen, who is behind Yang Xiao, is out of breath. After all, he is already old and pampered in reality. , belongs to the category of wise generals.

There was a crisp sound of "bang". Yang Xiao looked attentively and saw Nalan Shuo knelt down. The gold in his hand collided with another gold. The other was naturally dressed like Nalan Shuo. The "ghost" held it in his hand, and the two had a conflict for some unknown reason.

Soon, when Yang Xiao also ran to Nalan Shuo's position, he found that under the cover of the crowd, the "green ghost" was lying on the ground, and the green mask on his face was also broken. Sure enough, under the mask was a Zhang had the face of a middle-aged man, about 40 years old.

It's just that this person's face was tortured extremely horribly. His eyes and mouth were all stitched shut with fine linen ropes, and his nose was cut off. The scene was horrific. His left arm was twisted and stretched out, obviously it had been broken. , and there was dried blood in his ears.

No wonder he ran around and bumped around as soon as he was released. It turned out that his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears were destroyed, and he lost the channels to interact with the outside world. This person was either possessed by an evil spirit, but was tortured into this state all his life.

Now it seems that he is in a near-death state with less air coming in and too much air coming out. In other words, this person is useless to them, and they can't ask anything anymore.

At the same time, the ceremony reached its climax. Those kneeling ghost-faced priests stood up one after another, raised their hands flat, held up the weapons they carried, and leaned down at an almost 90-degree angle. Their respect was beyond words.

"He's useless, kill him!" Xiang Fengchen's voice suddenly sounded behind him. Yang Xiao subconsciously looked back and saw Xiang Fengchen slashing at the "green ghost" lying on the ground with his knife, but was knocked aside by The "ghost" blocked with a knife, and that's not all. After blocking, he slashed with the knife. This knife was powerful and heavy. If Xiang Fengchen hadn't dodged quickly,

One arm was about to be cut off.

"Kill him, kill him quickly!" Xiang Fengchen was also panicking at this moment, shouting shrilly, "In the ceremony, this person represents the evil spirit being expelled. These guys like us are the priests controlled by the evil spirit!"

"The palace in the Song Dynasty was huge!" Xiang Fengchen reminded sternly.

This sentence hit the point. Yang Xiao immediately realized that before the ceremony began, Nalan Shuo once mentioned that a major incident occurred during a palace ceremony in the late Song Dynasty, and he was bewitched by the expelled evil spirits. The hearts of more than a dozen priests at the scene, those who were overwhelmed lost their minds and hacked and killed indiscriminately, causing heavy casualties.

In other words, if we continue with this situation, when the next drum sounds, these priests who are dressed in the same way as them, representing being bewitched by evil, will go crazy and start to really attack them. The attack power of these guys cannot be underestimated. , the grimace priest who broke the rules is a bloody example.

But the premise of all this is that the "green ghost", the so-called evil spirit, is still alive. If the evil spirit as the source of chaos dies, then the subsequent riots will cease to exist. This is why Xiang Fengchen is determined to kill " The reason for "Blue Ghost".

No wonder...no wonder these guys not only did not harm the "Green Ghost", but also protected him. It turned out that they were waiting for the next drumming ceremony to come to an end. If they didn't take action, it would be too late. At this moment, Yang Xiao couldn't help but hesitate, waiting for him to run past again. After a circle, he came to the almost motionless "Ao Oni". He raised his sword and stabbed it without hesitation.

In terms of swordsmanship, cutting is not its strong point. The greatest damage comes from stabbing. Yang Xiao's sword was aimed at the neck of "Green Ghost". As long as it hit the neck, one sword was enough to kill him. But at the last moment, he The tip of the sword was opened,

The guy who was always following him was much more powerful than him. He deflected the attack and swung his sword at the same time. This sword swiped past Yang Xiao's mask.

Yang Xiao was furious and immediately retaliated. After a few moves, Yang Xiao realized the reality. He was no match for this guy. The other party's moves were all to persuade him to retreat. If the other party hadn't intentionally held back, he would have been there by now. Just a dead man.

Xiang Fengchen has already run two laps since he gave the order before, which means that everyone has passed by the "Green Ghost" at least twice, but no one has succeeded yet. In other words, everyone's force is not as good as staring at it. Another "self" beside them.

There is less and less time left, and now we are in trouble.

But at the same time, Yang Xiao also discovered a problem, that is, these running ghosts would only stop him when he was close to the "green ghost" and attack him. The rest of the time, they would not attack him, but just like a conscientious person. Like a responsible bodyguard, always by his side,

The rapid calculations in his mind gave Yang Xiao a strong motivation under the strong pressure. He soon realized that,

This is an opportunity!

This is also the flaw of these unsolvable "ghosts"!

Assuming that he was far away from the "Ao Oni" and threw his sword out to stab the "Ao Oni", would the "bodyguard" still stop him?

"Green Ghost" has less than half his life left. Even if they don't kill him now, he won't live much longer.

The most important thing now is time. They must make this person die before the next tom, which is the fourth tom, sounds.

According to Manager Wu, the several toms tonight represent the rules tonight. When the fourth tom sounds,

This means that the exorcism is successful. At that time, the "Green Ghost" must die, otherwise it means that the mission has failed. The next result is most likely that the "bodyguards" will riot and hack all of them to death. Maybe not All, but he didn't dare to gamble.

Yang Xiao shouted out his thoughts immediately, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was slashed in the mouth with a knife. Fortunately, the force was not strong, and the mask blocked it, leaving only a terrifying knife mark. Only then did Yang Xiao realize that with the As the final time approaches, these "bodyguards" are gradually undergoing unpredictable changes. They... no, they are getting more and more irritable.

Turning his head, he saw that Xiang Fengchen was in an unprecedented state of embarrassment at this moment. He was following the kneeling man, and the knife in his hand was dragging on the ground. It was obvious that he couldn't run anymore. After all, he was already this age, and Yang Xiao had no intention of running away. Suspicion, if the delay continues, this famous sorcerer will be run to death.

Since they couldn't count on him and couldn't make a sound to inform others, they had no choice but to do it by themselves, but he didn't dare to use his sword. After all, Xiang Fengchen was so tired that he still refused to throw away the weapon. This showed that the weapon was harmful to them. It's very important, maybe just like a mask, discarding it will cause some kind of unpredictable horror.

In this case, let's take another one. This can't help Yang Xiao. After Nalan Shuo, who was not very far in front of him, ran past the side of the "Green Ghost", Yang Xiao took action. He directly grabbed a Ghostface Sacrifice next to him. The sword held by the master's hands,

He leaned back, took aim, and gradually approached the "Ao Oni" before throwing the sword hard like a spear.

The hasty blow was misplaced and only hit the side of the "Green Ghost". The man only had half a breath left. There was no need to hit the vital point. As long as it could seriously injure him, he would die immediately. Yang Xiao kept walking, Continue running towards the "Green Ghost", right there When passing by "Ao Oni", he suddenly heard the sound of a sharp weapon cutting through the air. He subconsciously ducked and avoided the fatal sword, but even so, half of his ear was cut off, and it was hot. The blood flowed down instantly.

It was done by the "bodyguard" next to him. This sword almost cut off his head. At this moment, Yang Xiao suddenly understood that long-distance attacks would not immediately trigger a counterattack from the "bodyguard", but the "bodyguard" would remember, As long as he passes by "Ao Oni" next time, or to be precise within a certain distance of "Ao Oni", revenge will be triggered.

And this revenge is not a small fight before, this is a fatal move. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would be dead now.

But he still underestimated the ferocity of this revenge. The "bodyguard" beside him swung his sword again, this time diagonally. The moment the opponent raised his hand, Yang Xiao's heart went cold. At this moment, he raised his sword again. It was too late to block, and the opponent's aura clearly told him that blocking was useless. This sword was enough to cut apart the sword in his hand and his body.

At the last moment of his life, Yang Xiao's mind began to run wild uncontrollably. He had just dealt with the Mirror Ghost, received a new magic weapon, got back the cash and gold stolen by the Mirror Ghost, and his relationship with his good sister was also developing steadily. ,

He doesn't have a girlfriend yet... ． ． ． ． In short, he hasn't lived enough and he doesn't want to die yet.

The next second, a "swish" sound pierced the air, and the sword that was about to cut on Yang Xiao's neck fell from his hands, and there was an arrow stuck in the forearm of the "bodyguard". The force was so strong that the tail feathers behind the arrow were still flying. Trembling continuously, the "bodyguard"'s body wing jumped slightly and almost fell down.

He raised his head in confusion and happened to see Nalan Shuo, who was running in front. He was running backwards sideways with a burning gaze. He bent his bow and set an arrow in an extremely tricky posture. In one go, another arrow shot through the air. He accurately passed through the gap between Yang Xiao and the "bodyguard" and hit the "green ghost" lying on the ground.

The arrow tip instantly entered the eyes of "Green Ghost", and the tattered body twitched, and then the remaining strength was released, and it could no longer die.

Seeing how brave his director was, Yang Xiao was so excited that he almost screamed. Now he believed what Sister Wen said. Sure enough, Director Nalan was as good as him when he was young!

But before Yang Xiao could recover from the ecstasy of the aftermath of the disaster, he saw his director again drawing his bow, his eyes cold, and the last arrow was flying straight towards him.