Chapter 14: Raiding Tengteng Town

Uncle Jiu and Zhe Gu getting married is a major event, so naturally, it must be reported to the main Maoshan sect to have their master preside over the wedding. However, there is an urgent need to deal with the situation in Tengteng Town in Guang Province, and Uncle Jiu wants to stay behind to help, but Zhang Cheng refuses, saying: "Daoist Priest Lin, please go ahead; we will be fine."

Upon receiving the news, Daoist Priest Simu, who came to offer his congratulations, said: "Senior Brother, don't worry. With me, Ah Sheng, Junior Brother Qianhe, and the Buddhist monk here, it will be fine."

Only then did Uncle Jiu nod and say: "Good. After the matter is settled, return to Maoshan early. I am still waiting for you all to come and drink the wedding wine."

Uncle Jiu and the others took Wencai and Qiusheng and left.

Zhang Cheng looked at Daoist Priest Huang, who had come to seek reinforcements, and asked: "Daoist Priest Huang, what is the specific situation?"

Daoist Priest Huang hurriedly said: "The situation in Tengteng Town is extremely dangerous. There are at least thirty zombies there, and there is also a Jiangshi Wang in control. Fortunately, this poor Daoist did not go deep inside, otherwise, it would have been ten deaths and no life!"

Zhang Cheng thought to himself that it was as expected; it was just fortunate that Daoist Priest Huang did not die, which was a stroke of luck.

Upon hearing this, Daoist Priest Simu said in surprise: "Wow, so many? I'm afraid it will be tough for us few to handle them."

Zhang Cheng carefully calculated his magical treasures; the ones he could use were the Five-Thunder Command Token and the Demon-Refining Gourd, but there were nearly twenty evil ghosts in the gourd, so it definitely could not fit any more.

Daoist Priest Simu looked at the dazed Zhang Cheng and asked: "Ah Sheng, it all depends on you. Can you hold them off?"

Zhang Cheng snapped out of it and pondered: "Although there are dozens of zombies in Tengteng Town and the number looks terrifying, there are still ways to deal with them."

Master Yixiu asked in confusion: "What way could there be? Using a formation?"

Zhang Cheng shook his head and said: "As the saying goes, to capture the bandits, first capture the ringleader..."

Daoist Priest Simu suddenly realized and said: "Ah, you mean to lure the other zombies away first and destroy the Jiangshi Wang first? Good plan."

Master Yixiu immediately retorted: "If we cannot destroy the Jiangshi Wang in a short time, we will be surrounded."

Daoist Priest Simu said with dissatisfaction: "What are you, you bald donkey, talking about? I think Ah Sheng's method is worth a try."

Zhang Cheng coughed awkwardly and said: "Daoist Priest Simu, my method is not to destroy the Jiangshi Wang first."

Daoist Priest Simu was stunned and said with embarrassment and annoyance: "Wow, Ah Sheng, didn't you just say to capture the bandits by capturing the ringleader first?"

Zhang Cheng said helplessly: "I hadn't finished speaking. My meaning is that these Green Zombies all listen to the Jiangshi Wang, so we first send people to lure the Jiangshi Wang away, and then destroy the other Green Zombies."

This way, without the protection of the Green Zombies, the few of us will be enough to deal with it. The Jiangshi Wang and these zombies are mutually reinforcing.

They benefit together and suffer together. That is why I thought of defeating them one by one. Moreover, we don't need to rush; we can destroy a few zombies each time and slowly grind it to death."

Daoist Priest Huang's eyes lit up and he said: "Oh, this is indeed a good method. Like grinding tofu with water, steady!"

Master Yixiu performed a one-handed salute and said: "Amitabha, excellent, excellent!"

Daoist Priest Simu seemed to have forgotten the awkward moment just now and hurriedly said: "Good, Ah Sheng, your brain is truly flexible."

Zhang Cheng thought for a moment and said: "Now we just need to arrange who will go to attract the Jiangshi Wang and who will go to destroy those Green Zombies."

Master Yixiu said: "Since it only requires holding off the Jiangshi Wang, then count me in."

Daoist Priest Huang thought for a moment and said: "Among the few of us, my strength is the weakest, so I can only follow the fellow Daoist to fight the Green Zombies."

Zhang Cheng looked at the few people and said: "In that way, I, Master Yixiu, and Daoist Priest Simu will deal with the Jiangshi Wang together. The three of us have experience in working together to deal with Copper-Armored Corpses. Daoist Priest Qianhe will deal with the Green Zombies together with Daoist Priest Huang."

The few people nodded and agreed with Zhang Cheng's arrangement.

"Tengteng Town mission initiated... Because multiple people are participating and the host is the captain, you will receive merit rewards for team members during the mission, and you will receive a Captain's Gift Box upon completion of the mission."

"Warning,

If a team member dies, the reward shared by that team member will be deducted, and the Captain's Gift Box will be deducted or reclaimed."

Zhang Cheng raised his eyebrows. Good fellow, there is such a reward; he will definitely find ways to initiate such multi-player missions in the future. The rewards are truly rich.

However, a multi-player mission means the risk increases exponentially. This warning shows the harshness of the mission.

Before entering the town, Zhang Cheng warned again: "Everyone, this trip is dangerous. Do not be greedy. If the situation is impossible, retreat immediately.

They are just feathered beasts that only know how to thirst for blood. If it doesn't work once, we can just come a few more times."

Daoist Priest Qianhe nodded and said: "Ah Sheng, don't worry, we will be careful. You all should be careful instead."

The few people nodded to each other. As for Jiale and Jingjing, they could only provide support from the outside.

After entering Tengteng Town, Zhang Cheng led them to the second floor of a restaurant to wait for the zombies to gather.

Daoist Priest Simu asked in a low voice: "Ah Sheng, how will we attract that Jiangshi Wang later?"

Zhang Cheng took out the newly exchanged Demon-Binding Rope and said: "Later, I will use the Demon-Binding Rope to trap the Jiangshi Wang and carry him away."

Daoist Priest Simu said with great envy: "How many more magical treasures do you have?"

Zhang Cheng smiled modestly: "Just a little bit of legacy from my ancestors."

In reality, he wanted to exchange for two Demon-Binding Ropes. This Demon-Binding Rope and the Spirit-Binding Rope have the same function—both cost two hundred merits and both are for trapping ghosts and monsters.

The Spirit-Binding Rope is specifically for dealing with ghosts, while the Demon-Binding Rope is for dealing with demons and zombies.

He also did not know how long the Demon-Binding Rope could trap the Jiangshi Wang, so he was already prepared for a heavy loss.

Without investment, where would the return come from?

At night, the moon jumped out from the dark clouds, and the white moonlight illuminated the desolate Tengteng Town.

The night wind blew, and in the silent small town, there was only the sound of the wind; there wasn't even a mouse.

If anyone were there, they could see corpses scattered everywhere on the streets.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The moment the moon appeared, the silence was instantly broken, and the sound of coffin lids being overturned appeared densely in the small town.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Following that was the sound of someone hopping.

Soon, dozens of zombies wearing burial clothes appeared on the street. Most were male, and there were also a few female zombies.

Among them, one zombie had a tall build, and its fangs and sharp claws were the longest.

Not only that, but the eyeballs of this zombie were turning back and forth, clearly able to see things.

It let out a howl and was the first to hop into the restaurant, and the underlings behind it also followed and hopped in.

After dozens of zombies stood in position, the Jiangshi Wang's expression changed, and it said in zombie language: "There are humans here!"

Daoist Priest Simu, who had dealt with zombies for many years, naturally understood it. He immediately whispered: "Ah Sheng, it has discovered us."

Zhang Cheng was greatly alarmed and hurriedly cast a spell, chanting: "Heavenly Net and Earthly Web, all demons shall be executed! Obey this command with haste!"

Zhang Cheng was seen leaping down from the second floor, throwing out the Demon-Binding Rope in his hand to trap the Jiangshi Wang.

As soon as he landed, he hoisted the zombie onto his shoulder and ran up to the second floor; he clearly felt that the Demon-Binding Rope could trap the Jiangshi Wang for at most one minute!