Chapter 186: 186. Chapter 186: Fleeing—This Time, I

186. Chapter 186: Fleeing—This Time, I'll Save You

"This time, it's my turn to save you."

Su Jinlong's figure emerged from the ground, enveloped in black shadows.

The side effects of the Spirit Potion had become increasingly obvious; patches of toxic color marred the black shadows.

His voice was hoarse.

In the instant Lin Xiaowan pulled him free, he seized her and hurled her away.

Zhang Yi, in his giant bear form, caught Xiao Wan with both paws and shielded her with his massive body. Though the Hell Gate had already manifested, the overwhelming Ghost Energy made it hard for Zhang Yi to hold on.

He needed a gap—a moment to breathe.

The Ghost Slaves behind him were on the verge of collapse.

Xiao Lili's true form was still human, but the Broken Doll had begun to split apart, its threads writhing like earthworms across the ground.

She was terrified.

"Stop Su Jinlong!" shouted the man holding the white Candle.

Who knew what Su Jinlong intended to do?

Who is the most terrifying? Those with no Fear, who charge headlong into death.

Such people abandon the desire to survive the moment they strike; their damage instantly doubles to two hundred percent.

But these Ghost Tamers could never match the current Su Jinlong.

Su Jinlong's black shadow erupted with dozens of black spikes, moving at incredible speed.

"Watch out!" cried the foreign Ghost Tamer.

Fortunately, dodging them was effortless; everyone easily sidestepped.

But the next second, they realized their bodies were frozen—each pinned to the ground as if nailed by steel spikes.

Glancing sideways, they were stunned.

The black spikes Su Jinlong fired weren't aimed at their bodies—they targeted their shadows.

Any shadow struck by them became briefly numb, utterly immobile.

Not only could they not move their bodies, but even their Ghost Energy was sealed within their seven orifices; they could only watch helplessly as Su Jinlong moved.

These Ghost Tamers weren't strong, but the white Candle and that Projection Device were terrifyingly powerful.

They had even torn open Zhang Yi's Realm, causing him unbearable pain—the Hell Gate had opened, yet he couldn't enter it.

All that could be heard was the Demon Bear's screams and the deafening Merciful Wrath of the Ghostly Wraiths within.

Su Jinlong immobilized the Ghost Tamers, but didn't attack them—he charged toward the Demon Bear.

The lead Ghost Tamer's face changed: "Hurry, stop him—he's going to self-detonate."

Someone had already realized his intent.

Those immobilized were only bound for a single second before regaining movement.

They surged toward Su Jinlong, unleashing a barrage of strange Ghost powers.

But it was too late.

Su Jinlong's body exploded—it wasn't his true form, but a shadow-made clone that had deceived everyone—or rather, at this critical moment, no one had even considered such a possibility.

A patch of shadow on the ground darted swiftly, like flowing clouds, slipping directly into the array.

The shadow halted before the Demon Bear, then a head emerged from it, followed by the entire body.

Su Jinlong emerged.

He opened his arms toward the Demon Bear, releasing torrents of black shadow from his back, like a waterfall blocking all light.

Instantly.

Flames erupted across his body, his entire back exploding outward.

The damage suffered by the Demon Bear and others instantly lessened; the Merciful Wrath reignited. "Uncle…" Lin Xiaowan stood beside them, staring in shock at this man.

Su Jinlong forced himself upright, a faint smile on his lips, pulling a candy from his palm: "Candy. Little girl, you're good. Remember—you're good."

No matter what the Demon Bear was, to Su Jinlong, this little girl was good—perhaps through her, he could see the Demon Bear's transformation.

Perhaps she was the turning point that would shift the Demon Bear to the human side! Candy!

Lin Xiaowan stared blankly at Su Jinlong—this uncle was truly unlike anyone else.

She reached out her small hand and grasped the Spiritual Offering in his palm.

The Spiritual Offering was slightly melted; the wrapper seeped with the sweetness of chocolate, as sweet as the smile he'd first seen on Xiao Wan's face.

Lin Xiaowan held the candy, a faint smile brightening her delicate face.

"Go, Demon Bear—this time, I return it to you!" Su Jinlong roared, his body swelling.

From his center, countless black shadows surged toward him in a frenzy.

Beyond the Ghost shadows, all architectural shadows converged upon him; objects stripped of their shadows became void-like structures.

Fragile as bubbles, they floated in midair.

The Ghost Tamers' shadows also streamed toward him, but their own Ghost Energy stabilized them, preventing Su Jinlong from stealing their shadows.

A black bubble formed on the ground.

Then—it exploded with a roar.

In that instant, countless black shadows burst outward like shattered ink sacs.

They drowned out the glow of the white Candle.

Boom—

The Hell Gate burst wide open, flames pouring forth from within.

The Hell Gate had opened; the Wasteland Eye in the sky flared open once more.

Zhang Yi's strength had returned; he picked up Xiao Wan, Xiao Lili, and the others, threw them straight into the Hell Gate, then turned and flew in after them, countless eyes rolling endlessly within his hair.

Boom—

After entering the Hell Gate, the Hell Gate closed! The green flame vanished instantly, the Infernal Domain surrounding them disappeared, and the Black Shadow slowly dissipated, flowing out from Su Jinlong's body into the outside world.

Su Jinlong stared at the vanished Demon Bear, gradually growing weak, kneeling on the ground with a smile.

"What a failure—I wanted to see if the Demon Bear could ever switch sides in the end."

He looked up at the sky: "Ah, seems I won't get to see it. Hopefully this world will truly improve—or maybe becoming nothing but Fear isn't such a bad thing either?"

Fear is the emotion that sprouts in every heart.

"Damn it, the Demon Bear ran away!" A man with yellow hair walked over—Meisefu!

A-Class Ghost Tamer, his power amplifies light; the Projection Device just now was the result of his eerie ability being amplified.

He could suppress Ghosts, and combined with this white candle, as long as no external Ghostly Disruption interfered, he could have eliminated the Demon Bear outright.

But unfortunately, Su Jinlong interrupted it at the last moment.

"Forget it, let's take Su Jinlong and the Ice Wall Creature away first—the mission is half done."

Another person spoke.

The Ice Wall Creature was still continuously undergoing Ghostly Possession, but separated by shards of glass, requiring a long time.

Su Jinlong knelt on the ground, black toxin having spread from his chest to his neck.

Meisefu walked over: "Su Jinlong, former instructor of the Special Dragon Unit? Pathetically weak."

Suddenly.

Su Jinlong, barely able to lift his head, asked: "What is that?" (End of Chapter)