Chapter 713
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Chapter 713: Joining Forces Against the Enemy
Boom, boom, boom—!!
Several bursts of pixelated flames erupted, completely engulfing a few “mysterious” figures, which disintegrated into a sky full of pixels and vanished without a trace.
Lin Qiye observed this scene with his mental power, relaxing his guard against Wei Dong somewhat. His mental energy swept ahead, confirming the positions of several “mysterious” entities that had broken through the walls, and he quickly chose the optimal escape route to avoid their encirclement.
“Do you really not know any other clues?” Lin Qiye frowned as he looked at Wei Dong. “There are too many of these things. If we can’t find an exit soon, we’ll eventually be worn down here.”
“I really don’t know…” Wei Dong said with a bitter smile. “All I know is that this shrine is a place dedicated to worshiping demons, and those stone statues are all ‘mysteries’ from Japan. However, I initially thought they were just ordinary statues; I never expected they could actually revive.”
“Mysteries from Japan?”
Lin Qiye pondered.
Before Wei Dong initiated the plan to destroy the “human circle” in Japan, he had specifically researched this area, which is why he could recognize these as local “mysteries.” Lin Qiye, however, had not studied this in such detail during his training camp, so he naturally overlooked these details.
But when he heard this, a flash of inspiration struck him, as if he had thought of something.
“Do you know about the Yama-uba?” Lin Qiye asked.
“Of course, it’s also a type of demon from Japanese folklore.”
Lin Qiye’s eyes suddenly lit up.
“What did you think of?” Amamiya Haruki asked, puzzled.
“That prophecy, ‘At the base of the Yama-uba statue lies the key to leaving the dead zone.'” Lin Qiye said seriously. “This place has no exit, and there are still many local ‘mysteries’ pursuing us from behind. It can definitely be considered a ‘dead zone,’ and there are many statues reviving here…
The three elements of ‘Yama-uba,’ ‘statue,’ and ‘dead zone’ are all present. If that prophecy refers to this situation, then the way to leave here might be hidden at the base of the Yama-uba statue.”
“The premise is that the result of this prophecy is correct,” Amamiya Haruki reminded.
“We have no other choice.”
Amamiya Haruki fell silent for a moment before nodding. “Then let’s take a gamble.”
“Tell me the appearance characteristics of the Yama-uba, and I’ll try to find it,” Lin Qiye said as he ran, closing his eyes.
With the descriptions from Amamiya Haruki and Wei Dong, Lin Qiye quickly located the Yama-uba statue. It was a half-spider, half-seductive woman, just about to break through the wall, covered in dense webs, with a pair of blood-red eyes wide open, scanning the surroundings.
However, its position was exactly opposite to the direction Lin Qiye and the others needed to escape. This meant that to reach there, Lin Qiye would have to turn back and fight through the dozen or so relentless Japanese demons pursuing them.
Of course, Lin Qiye could directly use [Night Flicker] to get there, but Amamiya Haruki and Wei Dong could not.
“To the opposite direction,” Lin Qiye took a deep breath. “We have to break through.”
Amamiya Haruki placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, a serious look flashing in his eyes. Although he couldn’t use the Kazuki blade, his swordsmanship skills were still intact, so he wouldn’t be completely powerless in battle.
Wei Dong pulled out a magazine from his bag, loaded it into his handgun, and held a pixel grenade in his left hand. He bit down on the safety, releasing the silver ring, and said:
“You lead the way, and we’ll cover you.”
Lin Qiye nodded. “Alright.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the three of them stopped simultaneously, turned to face the dozen or so roaring Japanese demons, and stomped their feet on the ground, launching themselves forward like arrows!
Lin Qiye swung his straight knife, striking at the leading demon while simultaneously gesturing in the air, causing a massive summoning array to open once more.
A flash of white light appeared, and a small figure wrapped in bandages landed on Lin Qiye’s shoulder, hugging his neck and tilting its head slightly.
“Mumu, it’s time to work.”
“Hey—!!”
Crack, crack, crack!!
The bandages on Mumu’s back quickly unraveled, and shiny mounted missiles hovered behind it, with blinding flames erupting from the missile tails, roaring toward the dozen or so demons surging down the corridor behind them.
“Damn!”
Wei Dong’s eyes widened at this scene, and he blurted out a phrase from traditional Chinese culture before quickly covering his ears.
Boom—!!!
Three mounted missiles exploded simultaneously in the narrow space, the tremendous shockwave tearing the surrounding rooms into pieces, and the surging flames instantly engulfed the figures of the dozen demons.
At the same time, Mumu leaped off Lin Qiye’s shoulder, rapidly expanding into a massive steel fortress, blocking the intense flames from reaching the three of them.
Amamiya Haruki had seen Lin Qiye use missiles before, but this scene was truly beyond Wei Dong’s comprehension…
Launching air-to-ground mounted missiles with a mere gesture? This level of ferocity was comparable to the president!
Once the flames subsided, the steel fortress shrank like a balloon, transforming back into a pendant-like mummy on Lin Qiye’s back, as the three figures swiftly navigated through the waves of fire.
Several cold glimmers flickered out from the sea of flames!
Even though Mumu’s firepower was at its maximum, a few demons still survived the explosion. The more widely known the stories of these demons, the stronger they became. At this moment, the demons that could break through the flames were not the weaklings Lin Qiye had easily dispatched before.
A phantom holding a green lantern collided with Lin Qiye head-on, and the green light from the lantern flared up. In that instant, an endless aura of death suddenly enveloped Lin Qiye, as if it had a life of its own, crazily drilling into his seven orifices.
Lin Qiye frowned, just as he was about to take action, a gunshot rang out beside him.
A pixel bullet accurately struck the green lantern in the phantom’s hand, instantly disintegrating it into a sky full of pixels, and the death aura surrounding Lin Qiye dissipated as well. Lin Qiye turned to look, and Wei Dong was holding a handgun, smiling slightly at him.
Clang—!
In an instant, a flash of blade light shot out from Amamiya Haruki’s waist, carving a semicircle through the flames, severing the head of the phantom that had lost its green lantern.
Immediately after, several demons surged out from different directions through the flames, roaring as they charged toward Lin Qiye, who was running in front.
“More than people…”
Lin Qiye muttered to himself. He extended his hand and pressed in the air, causing nine dazzling magic circles to flicker in front of him. Figures dressed in deep blue protective gear emerged from the magic circles, intercepting the demons.
