Chapter 497

"It's a Flying Zombie, be careful!"

Monk Monk Yun Tong of the Iron Buddha Sect roared.

There was no need for him to say it; everyone else had already raised their vigilance.

Zombies are a major category of evil things.

There are many types, and the reasons for their formation are also different.

Some are divided into blood corpses, shade corpses, meat corpses, skin corpses, jade corpses, walking corpses, fraudulent corpses, sweat corpses...

Others are divided into spirit corpses, gold corpses, silver corpses, purple stiff corpses, white stiff corpses, green stiff corpses, un-decomposing bones, flying zombies...

Flying zombies are undoubtedly the most terrifying kind.

Legend has it that this thing is a zombie that has cultivated into a demon, capable of killing immortals and swallowing gods, walking like the wind, flying thousands of miles, and absorbing human essence and blood within a hundred paces.

There are also legends that this thing can already be called a drought demon.

There are many legends, but very few have actually seen one.

Even these hunters are no exception.

"Quick, back-to-back, form a formation!"

Yu Qing had the richest experience and immediately gave an order in a high voice.

The other hunters understood and immediately shrank inward, holding bows, crossbows, and long spears, back-to-back, watching the movements in all directions.

"Form a circular formation!"

Platoon Leader Liu also gave a loud shout.

The garrison soldiers, although they were ordinary people, were better trained and immediately huddled together in a circle, with spears and halberds like a forest and firearms facing outward.

This is a circular formation in military warfare.

"Sun Bin's Art of War: Ten Formations" says: "There are ten formations: there is a square formation, there is a circular formation... The circular formation is for grouping."

The meaning of "grouping" is "borrowing for a group," indicating that the circular formation is mainly a defensive formation used to block enemy attacks.

And this kind of formation is usually used when falling into danger.

With comrades back-to-back, plus firearms, the soldiers finally had a trace of security.

"Daoist Rooster, do you have any way?"

In the crowd, Yu Qing asked in a low voice.

Being well-informed, he had the highest cultivation among the hunters, but he knew Wang Wang Daoxuan's power more clearly, just didn't hug his thigh shamelessly like Chen Chen Sanbang and the others.

Wang Wang Daoxuan looked around and said in a deep voice: "This flying zombie is extremely fast and wasn't discovered by us just now, which means it is also good at hiding its aura."

"There are too many trees here, hurry and find an open place!"

When Yu Qing heard this, his brows furrowed, and he looked toward the village entrance.

As the sun set, in just a short time, Yin fog was already rising there, making it difficult to see, indicating that the Yin evil land of the Trapped Dragon Formation was fully operational.

Using the Breaking Prohibition Step again would also be difficult to escape.

"Go, go, form a formation and enter the village!"

He gave the order without hesitation.

Platoon Leader Liu on the opposite side also looked at Monk Yun Tong, and seeing him nod, he also ordered the soldiers to form a formation and move toward the village.

Suddenly, two soldiers stopped.

"Heh heh..."

They were full of fear, making strange phlegm sounds in their mouths.

When the people next to them turned their heads to look, they were so scared that their hair stood on end.

Only to see these two people trembling all over, their eyes rapidly bloodshot, their mouths open, and fine blood beads oozing from their tongues, eyes, and nasal cavities.

The cold wind blew violently, and these blood beads were also drawn away by a force, floating toward the depths of the darkness.

"Over there, open fire!"

Platoon Leader Liu gave a roar of anger and immediately gave the order.

Boom, boom, boom!

Immediately, the roar of firearms rang out incessantly.

They were no match for the Shu Prince's Mansion's firearm team.

The firearms were just the most ordinary muzzle-loaders, things that the Great Da Xuan Divine Machine Camp had phased out many years ago.

Having new firearms, they were distributed to the garrison troops in various places.

Secondly, there was no method, just firing randomly.

But even so, the dense firearms were quite powerful.

"Roar—!"

A non-human roar rang out in the dense forest.

Afterward, the sound of branches shaking moved away.

Thud, thud! The two soldiers also fell to the ground, their faces pale, bleeding from seven orifices, and they had no breath left.

"Go, hurry and go!"

Platoon Leader Liu was furious, hurriedly giving the order.

He wasn't that he hadn't seen zombies; on the battlefield, all kinds of strange things had happened.

But one so fierce was unheard of.

Unable to care about the two corpses on the ground, everyone continued to set off. Fortunately, after the flying zombie was startled, it didn't continue to sneak attack.

The journey was peaceful, and they finally entered the village.

This village was built against the mountain, with many earth slopes and stone steps. Large and small houses were already abandoned, looking messy, but seemingly having a pattern.

They arrived at an open platform halfway up the mountain.

This place was open, with no obstacles around. The nearest house was a hundred meters away, and the ground was paved with bluestone. I don't know what means were used, but the grass was also very sparse.

Everyone set up their formation and defended carefully.

At this distance, even if the flying zombie sneak-attacked, they would be able to see it.

"Alright, just stay at this threshing floor until dawn!"

Platoon Leader Liu looked around and gave a deep order.

He was full of regret at this moment.

It wasn't regret for coming here; soldiers eating imperial grain and earning military merit, without background or support, had to fight with blades and guns everywhere.

What he regretted was that he was too anxious, afraid that the monsters causing trouble would escape, so he entered the village at dusk, but didn't expect to encounter these things.

"Official, this is not a threshing floor."

A squad leader beside him cupped his hands: "This is a discussion platform."

"I come from a Qiang village. Every village has this 'discussion platform'. Whenever there is a major event, the 'village head' and 'village elders' will summon the adult men of every household to participate, and everyone can speak. In the Qiang language, it is called 'Ermuziba'."

"Hmm, focus."

Platoon Leader Liu frowned, obviously not caring.

He had a headache at this moment, where would he have the mind for any folk customs.

But Wang Wang Daoxuan in the rear heard this and was lost in thought.

This place was not suitable for building a village at all, and there was no way to farm, let alone any threshing floor.

But being able to last for a long time, there must be external supplies supporting it.

Thinking of this, Wang Wang Daoxuan whispered to Yu Qing beside him.

Yu Qing nodded, came to Platoon Leader Liu's side, cupped his hands and said: "Official Liu, Daoist Rooster wants to chat with this soldier."

Platoon Leader Liu frowned, but didn't stop him.

Although he didn't understand sorcery, he knew how to read expressions.

He could see just now that these hunters were very respectful to that Daoist, and were willing to listen to his ideas.

After the squad leader was brought over, Wang Wang Daoxuan smiled and asked: "I heard from this soldier that this place is a Qiang village?"

"I dare not, my name is Wasaji."

The squad leader hurriedly cupped his hands.

Wasaji is a common name for Qiang people, meaning a boy born in the Year of the Monkey.

Wang Wang Daoxuan nodded slightly and continued to ask: "Can you tell me about this Bai Shi God?"

The squad leader looked around and shook his head: "We Qiang people have 'He Shi Bi', which is 'Duan Gong' in Han language, saying we must live toward the sun, living in a place where the sun can shine, so the Bai Shi God will protect us."

"Oh?"

Wang Wang Daoxuan hurriedly asked: "Can you tell me about this Bai Shi God?"

The squad leader nodded and said: "'He Shi Bi' often tells us a story about the Qiang-Ge War."

"We Qiang people are also descendants of Yan and Huang, descendants of King Yu. After the Shang destroyed the Xia, we were forced to move south, fighting against the 'Geji people' here. According to the god's instructions, we used white stones to defeat the 'Geji people'. Since then, white stones have been sacred objects."

"In every Qiang village, every household worships the Bai Shi God. We have a saying: 'Stone-built houses have stable foundations, three white stones stand on the house.' As long as there is the protection of the Bai Shi God, we will not be disturbed by demons." "I see..."

When Wang Wang Daoxuan heard this, he was even more confused.

The Qiang people are also an ancient tribe.

Just as the squad leader said, they are also descendants of Yan and Huang, related to King Yu, and attached to the Xia, later attacked by the Shang, and also cooperated with the Zhou to destroy the Shang in the Battle of Yi Jian Shang.

Those ancient tribal grievances have only legends left.

According to what the squad leader said, the Qiang-Ge War should have happened in the Shang Dynasty. The Ghost Qiang tribe here arranged it like this, and it must have gone through I don't know how many years.

How did it get involved with the Dragon Worship Sect?

Wang Wang Daoxuan's heart moved, he looked into the distance and said in a deep voice: "On the way here, did you see any houses worshipping white stones?"

"This is what I want to say."

The squad leader said with a solemn face: "This village is full of stone-built houses, it is indeed an ancient Qiang village, but there is no Bai Shi God worshipped, and it is built in this place. There must be something strange."

"You don't need to tell me that."

A hunter next to him listened intently and said speechlessly: "It's all a land of Yin evil, only ghosts would live here."

"It is ghosts!"

The squad leader swallowed his saliva: "I suspect this is the 'Ghost Qiang' in the 'He Shi Bi' story."

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"In the Qiang-Ge Great War, there was a kind of Geji person who was very terrifying. They were short and strong, with protruding eyes and tails, like demons. They could use sorcery and turned into demons after death."

"Some 'He Shi Bi' among the Qiang people united, no longer worshipped the Bai Shi God, but turned into ghosts to suppress the souls of these 'Geji people'."

"I have been to many Qiang villages and heard the story of 'Ghost Qiang', but no one knows where they are."

This remark made Wang Wang Daoxuan even more confused.

The Qiang people are also an ancient tribe.

Just as the squad leader said, they are also descendants of Yan and Huang, related to King Yu, and attached to the Xia, later attacked by the Shang, and also cooperated with the Zhou to destroy the Shang in the Battle of Yi Jian Shang.

Those ancient tribal grievances have only legends left.

According to what the squad leader said, the Qiang-Ge War should have happened in the Shang Dynasty. The Ghost Qiang tribe here arranged it like this, and it must have gone through I don't know how many years.

How did it get involved with the Dragon Worship Sect?

Boom!

Just at this moment, a roar rang out in the north of the village.

This shot immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Yu Qing raised his head, his face solemn: "Chen Chen Sanbang and the others don't have guns, there are others here!"

"It must be the monster causing trouble!"

Platoon Leader Liu's eyes also lit up, walked over, and gritted his teeth: "Ordinary guns don't make this sound, it's a new-style firearm!"

When he said this, his heart was thumping.

Monsters causing trouble with zombies, and new-style firearms...

This is catching a big fish!

Yu Qing frowned when he heard this, shook his head and said: "They must have encountered a flying zombie, that thing is the threat, we'd better not move around."

Platoon Leader Liu was a little unwilling when he heard this.

The terror of the flying zombie just now, everyone could see.

He knew that without these hunters' help, rushing to catch people would only lead to danger.

It's possible that they wouldn't catch anyone, and would also lose many lives.

But soon, he showed a smile.

Boom! Boom!

Only two more gunshots rang out in the distance.

And the distance was getting closer and closer.

"Quick, set an ambush, prepare!"

Platoon Leader Liu gave the order.

Both the soldiers and the hunters immediately dispersed and hid.

The power of new-style firearms is known to everyone now.

No one dared to confront them head-on, it's best to set an ambush.

Sure enough, before long, dense and messy footsteps rang out in the distance, and firelight flickered, with screams ringing out incessantly.

Soon, these people appeared on the opposite side.

These people totaled more than thirty, and their composition was very mixed.

There were monks and Daoists, as well as people from the martial world with fierce faces, and even seven or eight hunters dressed as villagers.

Chen Chen Sanbang and the few hunters trapped here were also in the team, but their weapons had been confiscated, and their hands were tied with hemp ropes.

These people had indeed encountered a flying zombie.

In the flickering firelight, Wang Wang Daoxuan and the others finally saw clearly.

The flying zombie was not tall, disheveled, its skin pitch-black, its clothes decayed, turning into messy cloth strips, and mixed with mud, making it impossible to see its appearance.

This evil thing had amazing speed, its body was stiff, and it was emitting rolling black smoke, flashing back and forth on the broken walls.

Every time it flew past, someone would be snatched up and torn to pieces.

Among these people, there were also sorcerers, and they held divine fire guns, but they couldn't capture the flying zombie's tracks at all, and could only fire randomly.

"There's an ambush ahead!"

One of the Daoists suddenly shouted.

Obviously, he had already discovered everyone with supernatural powers.

Without escape techniques and formations, plus so many garrison soldiers, they couldn't hide from sorcerers with supernatural powers.

One of the scarred men immediately pressed a dagger against Chen Chen Sanbang's throat and shouted: "Listen up, those in front, whoever dares to move, I'll kill this kid immediately."

They were chased by the flying zombie and had nowhere to go. Even if there was an ambush, they could only run fast and arrive at the discussion platform.

This place was open, more suitable for defense.

These people also formed a back-to-back formation.

Among them was a lama, holding a vajra pestle, suddenly sitting cross-legged on the ground, forming seals with both hands, and chanting incessantly.

The chanting was exceptionally deep, echoing in the night sky.

"Tongue Yi Shentong!"

When Wang Wang Daoxuan saw this, he immediately became vigilant.

Cultivating the tongue supernatural power to a profound realm can add power to spells. This lama should also have a cultivation of the third floor.

And Monk Yun Tong of the Iron Buddha Temple also had a sharp gaze.

"It's the evil monk Duoji!"

Platoon Leader Liu hurriedly asked, "Who is this person?"

Monk Yun Tong said in a deep voice: "He is a monk of the Tibetan Secret Flower Sect, born in Sakya Monastery. Because he violated the precepts and betrayed the sect, he came to the Shu region to cause trouble and has always been wanted by the Law Enforcement Hall."

"A while ago, the evil path in the southwest caused trouble in Dujiangyan, and this person was also involved. No wonder he disappeared later, it turns out he ran here to cause trouble!"

Platoon Leader Liu didn't quite understand these words, but he understood one thing: the big fish caught this time could eat them if he wasn't careful.

The evil monk Duoji chanted loudly. Although the language was not understood by everyone, the flying zombie was affected and roared, seemingly in pain.

Boom! Boom!

Two people in the team opened fire immediately.

The new-style firearm was extremely powerful. Only a roar was heard, and the flying zombie couldn't dodge in time, its right arm directly exploding and scattering.

"Roar—!"

Accompanied by a shrill roar, the flying zombie quickly hid in the darkness.

"Open fire!"

As soon as the flying zombie left, Platoon Leader Liu gave the order.

The soldiers around had long been prepared and opened fire one after another.

Bang, bang, bang!

For a time, firelight flew everywhere.

Chen Chen Sanbang and his few brothers were quite smart; hearing the sound of gunfire, they immediately threw themselves to the ground.

And these people didn't expect that they had taken hostages, but the garrison soldiers still opened fire without hesitation.

Immediately, seven or eight people were hit and fell to the ground.

"Om Mani Padme Hum!"

"Om Mani Padme Hum!"

These monks formed seals at the same time and chanted mantras.

At the same time, the Buddha beads on their chests also trembled clatteringly.

This is the "Six-Syllable Mantra," the heart mantra of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva.

Chanting this mantra can resolve karmic obstacles, maintain a clear and empty state of mind, and can also borrow Sanskrit sounds to suppress.

For example, in "Journey to the West," this mantra was used as the Tight-Fillet Mantra to suppress the unruly Great Sage Sun.