Chapter 66: Carrying His Sister Through the Night

"Hoo!!"

A wild wind suddenly erupted.

The battle on the playground had not yet begun, but from the west side of the teaching building, a roar arrived first.

Lu Ran lifted his gaze and witnessed a rather shocking scene.

On the rooftop of the teaching building, a Night Phantom leaped down!

She darted through the night sky, aided by wind and waves, flying straight toward the humans on the ground.

It looked like,

it really looked too much like her!

Hiding behind the two team leaders, Lu Ran clicked his tongue inwardly.

That proud body line, the casual motion of summoning a blade, plus the scene of wind and waves accompanying her reckless flight—

how was this any different from Deng Deng Yuxiang?

Once this thought arose in his heart, Lu Ran's entire demeanor soured.

No one knew there was another person sharing Lu Ran's plight—Deng Yutang!

Watching the Night Phantom streaking through the night sky, Deng Yutang's heart panicked terribly.

Damn it!

Why did this shelter have to be established at Fifth Primary School?

And of all things, the evil race invading the school bore an uncanny resemblance to the nightmare in his heart.

Layer upon layer of childhood shadows overlapped, numbing Deng Yutang completely!

"Gala gala..."

Hearing that unique sound, Lu Ran quickly withdrew his gaze and looked straight ahead.

Dozens of meters away on the playground, a Night Phantom, clutching a single blade, had already charged forth.

On her forward path, a blood-red chain suddenly materialized.

Clearly, the reinforcements from the Moon Gazers would not stand idly by.

Seeing this scene, everyone anticipated the Night Phantom would be bound hand and foot.

Yet the Night Phantom leaped up, her movement light and agile, darting high into the sky.

For the vast majority of living beings, jumping meant death.

In mid-air, there was naturally no foothold, and one's opponent would certainly not miss such a golden opportunity.

Sure enough!

The Night Phantom dodged one chain, only for ten, then twenty more to materialize in the night sky!

Each blood chain lay crisscrossed and interwoven, rapidly forming a great formation of chains.

"Pa!" The Night Phantom tapped her toe, stepping on empty air.

Since she dared to jump into the sky, she naturally possessed such confidence.

Amidst the "Blood Hell," she twisted, turned, and dodged, her figure elusive and unpredictable!

"This..." Lu Ran gazed up at the night sky, his mouth slightly agape.

The bright moon hung high in the cold autumn night.

A mysterious swordswoman wearing a conical hat and black veil.

A great formation of chains shrouded in blood-red mist.

All these elements combined to form a stunning scroll painting.

It made Lu Ran's heart tremble with fear.

No wonder the Night Phantom Demon Cave is not open to the public; these demons are too formidable!

If we could take this opportunity to activate the statue of the demon Night Phantom...

wouldn't that be catastrophic?!

"Gala gala!"

Chain after chain rapidly assembled, completely weaving into a net.

Unexpectedly, the Night Phantom stopped dodging and instead charged straight at the chain net.

The single blade in her hand suddenly trailed a long slash mark!

"Evil spirit!" A sharp shout rang out, brimming with solemn authority.

A Moon Gazer raised his palm high, and from above the heavens, a massive illusory palm print descended!

"Hmph." The Night Phantom snorted coldly and abruptly changed her technique.

Originally charging forward, she suddenly turned and flew backward.

The single blade that should have slashed the blood chain net was instead fiercely swept upward by her.

"Crack!!"

The thin, long slash mark, razor-sharp to the extreme, actually split the illusory palm print apart by sheer force!

The group of Moon Gazers' expressions changed slightly.

"River Realm, fifth stage!"

"And it is an extremely critical fifth stage! Otherwise, the power of that slash would not be so great!"

"We must deal with this quickly; we cannot let this demon advance!"

The Moon Gazers, naturally well-versed in their own spell intensity, accurately deduced the Night Phantom's specific strength.

Furthermore, regarding cultivation levels, the demon race is identical to the human race.

When a demon reaches the fifth stage within any major realm, they could advance at any moment!

"Careful!"

"Behind!" In the Moon Gazer team, sudden roars erupted.

Just behind the reinforcement team, on both left and right, two more surges of energy appeared.

This so-called "Night March of Ghosts" shows its strength at a glance!

A dull "Thud" sound.

That powerful Night Phantom actually flew backward and landed on its back inside the Blood Chain Net?

The Moon Gazers, disregarding their own safety, tightened the net first and thrust spikes out along the chains!

"Buzz!"

The Night Phantom's slender body trembled.

Her figure actually split into four?!

Her true body lay on its back in the Blood Chain Net, while the other three clones appeared on the opposite side of the net.

Finally, she still broke through the blockade.

Before her stood a group of weak humans with no power to fight back.

At the same time, the captured true body of the Night Phantom shattered with a boom.

On the other side of the blood net, three Night Phantoms descended from the sky; the one on the far left trembled slightly.

"Hmm~"

A faint nasal sound rose, as if the true form had returned to its place.

She casually reached out and caught another single-edged blade; her gaze swept over and immediately locked onto a human girl.

"Ah!" Bai Bai Manni let out a startled cry.

Although the Night Phantom wore a bamboo hat and veil, Bai Bai Manni's feeling was incredibly intense, her hair standing on end!

"Qing Xin Zhou!" The female team leader, Lin Lin Yue, shouted loudly while pressing both hands to the ground.

What do the Evil Spirit race feed on?

Human fear, terror, and other emotions.

Evil Spirits with higher intelligence most enjoy cruelly torturing humans.

The more you fear, the more the Evil Spirit enjoys it!

Two student teams, totaling eight students, equivalent to eight dishes.

Yet the Night Phantom singled out Bai Bai Manni at a glance?

This also objectively indicates who in the crowd was the most panicked and terrified!

"Buzz"

The ground trembled slightly.

Under Lin Lin Yue's spellcasting, a Wutong tree rose from the earth.

At the same time, several Divine Arts were flung from behind; two Night Phantom clones were hit in succession and shattered.

The true body of the Night Phantom darted away.

"Whoosh!!"

Wild wind raged!

The Night Phantom suddenly raised her hand.

The great wind, like mountains and seas overturning, surged forward fiercely.

If the Ghost Talisman Doll's Xie Fa is very similar to Master Yu Fu's sect's Pai De Shen Fa,

then the Night Phantom race's Xie Fa is quite similar to the North Wind sect!

"Ahhh!!"

"Yah!" Screams erupted everywhere.

Although the wild wind did not break the Wutong tree, it scattered everyone!

The playground was a scene of people and horses thrown into chaos.

Lu Ran struggled to control his body; his feet struck the ground heavily, and under the great inertia, he kept sliding backward.

Damn!

Lu Ran's expression was very ugly.

The Night Phantom race is this fierce; how can we fight?

"Ahhh!" From the high sky to the rear right, a piercing scream suddenly came.

Lu Ran suddenly twisted his head to look.

On the battlefield behind, there was also a Night Phantom, the very one that had appeared at the swing earlier.

Zhang Feng, covering the team's retreat, had already fought many rounds with the opponent.

Lu Ran also noticed a giant lotus flower behind, blooming dimly.

Hanging upside down above the lotus was a sharp treasure sword.

Sword Lotus Believer Zhang Feng had gone all out!

As the treasure sword trembled, a string of sword shadows flew out, stabbing straight at the Night Phantom in the air.

At this moment, this Night Phantom was heavily injured; several bloody holes had already been pierced into her body.

Strangely, the blood flowing from her shattered into mist and turned into points of energy even while falling through the air.

Clearly, the Night Phantom race's bodies are pieced together from pure energy, with no flesh and blood.

"Ahhh!!"

In the night sky, the Night Phantom, covered in wounds, let out another piercing scream.

And the screams issuing from her mouth were absolutely more than one!

It was as if many Night Phantoms were screaming simultaneously, their voices all overlapping together.

Only to see the energy around the Night Phantom churning violently, single-edged blades manifesting one after another to clash fiercely with the flying swords.

For a moment, the crisp sound of "ding-ding" rang incessantly.

Furthermore, blade after blade shattered and flew off in all directions.

"Jiang Ruyi!"

Lu Ran's pupils contracted slightly, and mist jetted from beneath his feet.

Not far away, Jiangjiang Ruyi, who had quickly risen, heard only the continuous sound of several things tearing through the air as they approached.

She did not possess Lu Ran's ability to discern positions by sound!

Jiangjiang Ruyi could only retreat hastily, guessing the general direction from which the sounds attacked, and flung out a Blazing Flame Talisman.

"Whoosh~"

The Blazing Flame Talisman flew askew into the night sky; since it did not touch any blades or swords, there was no explosion or shockwave.

A single-edged blade stabbed down diagonally, piercing deep into the ground, startling a cold sweat out of Jiangjiang Ruyi!

"Hiss—"

Another figure rushed over with extreme speed: "Me!"

In her urgency, Jiangjiang Ruyi had no time to Zai Shi Fa again and could only raise her sword to block.

But in the flash of an instant, she heard a familiar voice again.

Immediately, Jiangjiang Ruyi's Hukou went numb, her long sword slipped from her grasp, and Lu Ran knocked it flying with a swing of his blade.

Lu Ran grabbed the girl in one arm, carrying her as they fled for their lives.

"Mm."

Jiangjiang Ruyi tightly wrapped her arms around Lu Ran, letting him carry her as he ran.

That suspended heart of hers could not calm down for a long time.

Just now, if she had risen even a little slower, or retreated even a little slower,

the consequences would have been unthinkable!

Is this what it feels like to walk before the Gates of Ghosts?

Involuntarily, Jiangjiang Ruyi hugged even tighter, her slender fingers gripping Lu Ran's shoulder firmly.

What you experienced on the fifteenth of the sixth month,

must be even more terrifying than what I just went through.

"Mm." Jiangjiang Ruyi suddenly felt her body tilt.

Lu Ran had just changed direction when a sound of blade edges piercing the ground came through.

"Baa!!"

Lu Ran let out a shout, and instantly, the girl in his arms changed expression slightly.

Fortunately, Jiangjiang Ruyi held no intent to kill Lu Ran.

She did not, but the Night Phantom in the air did!

Having fought until this moment, the Night Phantom was bleeding endlessly, already burning with rage, wishing nothing more than to swallow these humans alive and flay them.

Just as the Night Phantom's attention was drawn, looking toward the source of the sheep's bleat,

"Hiss! Hiss"

Seven swords pierced its body!

Flying swords, one after another, poked hole after bloody hole through the Night Phantom's body.

The scene was incredibly gruesome.

"Pah!!"

The Night Phantom shattered with a boom, finally turning into thick mist.

"Lu Ran, move toward me!" Zhang Feng shouted loudly.

Lu Ran did not respond.

Because he was currently experiencing a moment of soul-chilling terror!

Right on the path of his forward dash, another surge of energy churned, and a phantom shadow suddenly formed.

Lu Ran's eyes widened abruptly!

Are you really not leaving any path to life?

(End of Chapter)