pjbooks Chapter 24: Ghostly Soldiers Pass Through, Vengeful Spirits Snatch Souls, and Four Cities Are Destro
Chapter 24: Ghostly Soldiers Pass Through, Vengeful Spirits Snatch Souls, and Four Cities Are Destro
Chapter 24: Ghostly Soldiers Pass Through, Vengeful Spirits Snatch Souls, and Four Cities Are Destroyed! [Please Read Further, Recommend Your Reads, and Vote for Monthly Tickets]
Thousands of bull-headed and horse-faced creatures, each wielding a double fork, floated throughout the city.
Finally, they gathered inside the military camp and stopped.
"Bewitch me."
"Whoever can hunt down the evil spirits, it's up to their skill!"
The leader, a bull-headed man, grinned, emanating a chilling aura. The soul-reapers surrounding him had greed and murderous intent in their eyes. They bowed respectfully and then went their separate ways.
Vengeful ghosts snatch souls, and the unpredictable dead claim lives.
When impermanence is gone, no one can restrain the vengeful ghosts that steal souls.
After smelling the scent of living people, they could no longer suppress their murderous intent.
【…】
"Bang! Bang bang bang! Bang bang!"
Inside the military camp, the constant knocking on the doors kept the young soldiers awake.
He grabbed the pillow in his hand and slammed it hard into the crack in the door.
boom!
"What kind of idiot is this? I'm on the night shift today, and all this noise is unbearable!"
"Don't come in if you forgot your keys!"
The young soldier was cursing and swearing, just about to change his sleeping position, when the banging on the door not only didn't stop, but became even more rampant, and they even started punching it.
At the same time, a hoarse voice echoed in the room.
"Some people say that I am an alcoholic, womanizer, gambler, thief, and liar. If it weren't for my talent, which made me a great soul master at a young age, I probably wouldn't have lived past the age of ten."
"But I don't believe it. I believe that good people don't live long, while bad people live for a thousand years."
"In fact, that's exactly right. Three days ago, a lowly farmer who only knew how to farm actually married a beautiful wife. In order to make a living, he sent his wife to the army camp to deliver vegetables."
"It wasn't a big deal. The Heavenly Dou Empire has strict military discipline, so I wouldn't dare to do anything."
"But his wife was disobedient and tried to seduce me. We got carried away and had sex. Who knew she would try to sue me? In a fit of anger, I beat her to death. Was that too much?"
"They insulted my reputation, so it's not unreasonable for me to take the remaining money from their house and run away, is it?"
Listening to the familiar sounds outside, and the stories that kept echoing.
The young soldier's eyes widened suddenly, all sleepiness gone. He stared in disbelief at the closed door, then struggled to turn his head, flipped open his pillow, and saw three large silver soul coins inside.
"What...does this mean?"
At that moment, his dark pupils were filled with shock, fear, and a hint of hysteria hidden deep within.
The sounds outside the door had disappeared, replaced by a deathly silence.
After a long silence, a hoarse, deep voice broke the stillness.
"You vengeful ghost, you commit such sins yet consider yourself innocent—it's utterly absurd!"
"Come with me, let's go!"
"Hehehe—"
A bead of sweat rolled down the young soldier's forehead, his eyes gradually filled with blood red, and the three spirit rings on his body bloomed, with a Night Cat Martial Spirit merging with it.
"Bang!"
The next moment, the door was violently pushed open!
The young soldier stared intently at the front gate, his breath catching in his throat.
At the gate, a minotaur with a chain in his hand stood. In front of him, a boy lowered his head, half of his head had collapsed, and blood stained his entire face.
But the young soldier saw it clearly: that face... was his own!
"Is this a ghost?"
The young soldier murmured to himself, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Then, it seemed that he noticed the shocked look in the young soldier's eyes.
The minotaur also looked at him, grinned, and began to laugh.
"Hehehe—"
"I've found you."
At this moment, the yin energy emanating from it surged skyward!
【……】
Inside the military camps of five consecutive cities!
Pfft!
Several soldiers who were resting suddenly sat up, their bodies ramrod straight. They stiffly rose, heads bowed, eyes hazy, with a blood-red light deep within them, and walked towards the door.
[Soul-Snatching Execution!]
[The evil spirits have been summoned, enhancing the ability to trigger certain unit types!]
[Triggering Unit Ability: Briefly summons the spirit of the deceased, possessing 30% of their original abilities!]
[Duration increased: Three hours!]
creak-
The door opened, and the Tian Dou soldiers slowly walked out.
At the same time, people like him were frequently seen in the military camp. Almost every soldier on night duty or during the midday break who was feeling sleepy began to walk abnormally.
The group made no attempt to conceal their presence and swaggered out.
Their destination was the city gate!
【…】
Four cities, at the city gates!
Military tents stretched for miles, with guards on duty at all times, indicating a high level of security.
Countless soldiers stood ready, and no one dared to ignore the possibility of Qin Zheng attacking!
only.
The soldiers' attention was all focused on the area outside the city gate!
After all, outside the city gates, Qin Zheng's army of several thousand was still in a grand procession, not yet far away.
Some soldiers gripped their weapons nervously, their hands sweating profusely.
However, they did not notice.
at this time.
Death has quietly descended upon them!
One after another, figures clad in armor swept past them, then their gazes fell upon the soldiers wielding weapons before them, the red light in their eyes now impossible to conceal.
A flash of cold light appeared in his hand!
"Pfft!"
Several sounds of blood gushing out rang out.
The vigilant Tian Dou garrison looked at the person behind him with a shocked and dazed expression. He raised his finger and pointed at the other person, wanting to say something, but the intense pain in his neck prevented him from speaking.
Fresh blood gushed wildly from the severed throat and airway.
With a thud, the defender collapsed, lifeless!
The slaughter, with its overwhelming and one-sided advantage, is expanding infinitely!
"Open the gates and welcome the lord into the city."
"Keep killing!"
【…】
Below the city gate.
Thousands of soul-reaping envoys, wielding twin-pronged weapons, stood silently outside the city.
Their eyes, like those of evil beasts, were filled with a sinister black light.
creak-
Soon, the city gates were wide open!
The thousands of Soul Reapers looked up as if a mechanism had been activated, their cold eyes shooting out several chilling killing intents. Then, they began to move and walk towards the city gate.
Their heavy footsteps echoed like the approaching death at the city gate!
Neat, yet eerie!
"Holy crap! What are these guys?!"
They hadn't walked far when they heard a shocked shout. Turning around, they saw that many soldiers had realized the evil spirits were killing people and were beginning to scatter. They stopped in their tracks, their eyes turning cold.
"This group of evil spirits can launch a surprise attack, but their strength is still lacking."
"Attack together! Kill!"
With a sinister voice, the horse-faced creature opened the gates, its soul-summoning ability already greatly reducing casualties. Now that the gates were open, it was certain that no one could escape.
Therefore, they no longer need to hide!
This was nothing short of a massacre!
Tread-tap-
As soon as he finished speaking, the Soul Reapers around him leaped out, each transforming into several different afterimages in the air, heading towards the top of the city wall, first to capture souls, then to destroy the enemy!
With their forces weakening and ours strengthening, it's only a matter of time before the city falls!
(End of this chapter)