Chapter 63

Run?

Where to run? It was full of performers.

He stood up, took a deep drag of his cigarette, exhaled, and then wrapped Xu Qing inside the smoke.

Avoiding the three major rules of the performers, he charged forward.

The high-pitched opera in his ears had nothing to do with him, and the red lipstick scent around him had nothing to do with him either.

Fortunately, these performers were merely manifestations of the true body's energy, so their strength wasn't high.

But for someone of his D+ strength, it was still quite a struggle, and before long, he was covered in wounds.

Meanwhile.

Outside.

Zhang Miao and the others had already arrived at the hospital, only to find it already enveloped by an Infernal Domain.

From the outside, everything looked normal, but the massive hospital was completely empty; not a single person could be seen.

Liu Li gritted his teeth, his gaze sweeping the surroundings: "How do we get in?"

Zhang Miao pursed her lips and glanced at the instrument in her hand. Just as she raised it—Bang!

The glass of the instrument shattered instantly, the needle spun wildly, and the numbers on it began to jump.

The group's expressions changed: "What's going on?"

Zhang Miao took a deep breath and slowly spat out a few words: "The ghost energy is too strong; this instrument can't handle it. I'm afraid... I'm afraid both are Special Level ghosts, and they've both arrived."

As the words fell.

They heard the sound of metal being dragged from afar.

There was also a pungent, corrosive metallic smell in the air.

They turned back.

A person appeared, wearing a black robe, barefoot, covered in thorns, and carrying a massive Iron Cross.

Liu Li's pupils shrank: "The Priest! This is the Special Level ghost from the Red High Heels Club!"

Some time ago, a member of the Red High Heels went to capture a ghost but was killed in return.

That night, although the person escaped back, it led to the spread of the ghost, and four or five members of the Red High Heels were killed.

"Why is it here?"

Codename Priest: Fear Level unknown, file not yet recorded!

Codename Performer: Fear Level five or above, file:.........

Codename Demon Bear: Fear Level rising, tentatively five, file:.......

These were the three major ghosts in H City so far. Before the superior leader arrived, everyone had received orders not to actively seek out the Demon Bear.

And yet, two such ghosts had suddenly appeared.

It was highly likely that this leader had come specifically for this.

"Big Sister, what do we do now?" Although there were six Night Watchers here, only Zhang Miao was truly powerful, but she wasn't a combat type.

Facing this thing would likely be very difficult, and besides, the current mission was to quickly break the Infernal Domain and rescue the people inside the hospital! "Go." Zhang Miao didn't hesitate at all, turned around, and left, deliberately avoiding the Priest.

The Priest's target didn't seem to be them, either; it walked to the hospital entrance and looked up.

It gave a cold smile, revealing yellow teeth, took a step forward, and vanished.

It had entered the hospital's Infernal Domain; it had come here to collect seeds.

"Big Sister, he went in!" Liu Li suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Zhang Miao spoke urgently: "Quick, block the crack in the Infernal Domain, don't let it close, we'll take the chance to go in!"

Liu Li nodded, his entire body suddenly merging into the ground, and a black vortex quickly emerged, blocking the crack.

The others rushed inside, following the Priest into the Infernal Domain.

Once inside, it was pitch black all around, and the air was filled with the performer's songs.

The Priest walked ahead, carrying the cross, step by step.

The cross dragged a long trail on the ground, and wherever it went, all structures began to dissolve and corrode.

Cockroaches and maggots crawled all over the ground, and the stench was overwhelming.

Upon entering, one could see that the flowers and plants on both sides had turned into Plastic Flowers.

Zhang Miao turned and headed in the other direction: "Go, move quickly. The Priest is already here; the number of ghosts on-site may have increased to three. You all split up to save people; Liu Li and I will go up to help!"

Being trapped in an Infernal Domain meant the hope of survival for ordinary people was very slim. But the mission of the Night Watchers was to save the suffering in the darkness.

"The lad is in the heart's desire~ The lass is in the time of heartbreak~"

The entire hospital's broadcast system was singing this shrill opera.

After Zhang Miao rushed out, she saw a performer in pink clothes in the center of the hospital, singing and dancing.

All around stood a crowd of onlookers; even some patients with severed legs were there, as were some who had been in the middle of surgery, their abdominal wounds still unstitched, blood and intestines spilling all over the floor.

The group had already blocked their ears and noses, relying only on lip-reading.

The performer was still killing people throughout the hospital, and the entire building was filled with screams and the dull thud of death.

The four Night Watchers, despite working together, couldn't save many people, and one wrong move could easily cost them their own lives.

Zhang Miao and her companion headed upstairs.

As they reached the second floor, they ran straight into the Priest.

The Priest's figure looked thin, but as they got close, the space seemed to distort, becoming very eerie.

Especially that scent of decay; just being near it, Zhang Miao and her companion found it hard to breathe, as if their throats were blocked.

They retreated a step, but the Priest took one step and vanished.

"It went up too?" Liu Li gestured.

Zhang Miao's mind was in total chaos.

Gritting her teeth, she had no choice but to follow.

Enduring the Priest's aura, she wrapped her own ghost energy around her entire body.

After going up a few steps, they saw someone roll down. Liu Li looked closely; it was Xu Qing.

He rushed forward. Xu Qing had regained consciousness, but her forehead was covered in blood, and her entire right hand looked like withered wood.

"Cap-Captain!"

She pointed upward.

Immediately after, another person rolled out; it was the team member who had just been covering their retreat.

Zhang Tao hadn't run; after bringing Xu Qing out, he had turned back to save his teammate. As for himself, he had never thought he could leave alive.

Just like what he said the first time he met Lü Liang.

As Xiao Li's captain, I failed my duty; I am still alive, yet he is dead.

As Xiao Li's friend, I am a disgrace; I could not protect my friend's safety.

This was his mission. As a Night Watcher captain, he would never watch any teammate die before his eyes and use their life to escape.

Liu Li rushed up immediately.

Just as he got up, he saw Zhang Tao's neck being lifted by the Priest. The Priest reached out, slashed his chest a few times, and tossed him aside.

Carrying the cross, it walked to Wang Yu's side, reached out, plunged its hand into his chest, pulled out a black mass, and swallowed it in one gulp.

This was its seed. After finishing off Wang Yu, the Priest left with the cross on its back.

But the performers surrounded them; the entire corridor was filled with dozens of them.

All the performers stared at them, dancing with the blades and clubs in their hands.

"Shh, don't speak, it won't hurt, Xiao Wan will be gentle."

Xiao Wan and the Toy Bear were crouching on a bed, smiling as they looked at a little boy.

The little boy's eyes were filled with terror, yet his throat couldn't make a single sound.

Puchi—

An eyeball was dug out and put into her bag: "Hee hee, Xiao Wan said it, Xiao Wan doesn't lie. And besides, Xiao Wan really has a mommy; my mommy is always here, if you don't believe me, look."

"Oh, sorry, you don't have eyes anymore, you can't see Xiao Wan's mommy. What a pity."

She stood up and jumped off the bed. The Toy Bear twisted its body, staring at the moonlight and laughing.

"Toy Bear, are you hungry? Then let's go, Xiao Wan will go eat with you,"

"Let's go to the hospital party together!"

(End of chapter)