Chapter 139: Chapter 113: Jumping Corpse

“Evil Suppression Bureau Night Traveler is here, leave if you don’t want to die!”

The sturdy Xiao Wu shouted at the bandits who were about to shoot arrows, their signature masks were enough to prove their identity, ordinary people had no power to resist against the Night Travelers.

For a moment, those bandits following the second-in-command continuously dropped their weapons and fled in the confusion.

Xiao Liu used a specially crafted iron rod to knock down a white-haired zombie rushing forward, while the remaining two black zombies took the opportunity to pounce.

Xiao Liu gritted his teeth and shouted, “Help, Fifth Brother!”

Xiao Wu kicked a white-haired zombie flying, knocking over a crowd behind, then turned to assist Xiao Liu.

In the distance, when He Buning rushed to the entrance of the bandit lair’s hall, he immediately spotted a person hidden in the shadows, clothed in scholar’s blue, shaking a string of bells with a ritual mask on.

Bell Doctor?!

He Buning was stunned for a moment, the person’s attire, the bell, even the mask was identical to that of Nine Songs’ Bell Doctor.

But he was not the real Nine Songs Bell Doctor, because the current Bell Doctor was a woman, a fact only He Buning and his senior brother, the storyteller, knew.

Ever since he stepped into the Ninth Floor of Nine Netherworld and became Ghost Level, the yin fire within him was accelerating its erosion of his body, necessitating the regular consumption of medicine provided by the Bell Doctor to suppress the overly exuberant yin fire.

Therefore, he had seen this generation’s Bell Doctor, wearing a mask and blue shirt, although he hadn’t seen the true face, as long as he wasn’t blind, he could tell it was a woman.

The man hidden in the shadows saw He Buning through the mask, his pupils shrank, retrieved the string of bells in his hand, and turned to leave.

He Buning just about to give chase, a dark shadow swooped down from overhead, he immediately retreated to dodge.

Bang!

A female zombie with a cyan face, eyes devoid of pupils, hair disheveled, wearing a red dress, heavily landed on the spot where he had just stood.

The female zombie no longer had white fur, her skin wasn’t withered and blackened, as if meticulously groomed, her hair was black and smooth, her face smeared with makeup, her dress clean and tidy.

The female zombie swung an arm towards He Buning, the distance too close, forcing He Buning to resist with his saber.

That arm, more slender than He Buning’s, struck the saber yet weighed like a thousand pounds, causing He Buning to stagger back several steps, nearly toppling over.

The female zombie moved swiftly, before He Buning could steady himself, she jumped, using her blood-red nails infused with corpse poison to scratch downwards.

A gray mist suddenly appeared in front of He Buning, the sound of metal clashing rang out, sparks scattered, the gray mist retreated, and the female zombie halted in place, her meticulously manicured nails uneven.

Sang Que, hidden in the evil mist, hands bloodied from cracking, didn’t anticipate the jumping corpse being so tough, with strength astonishingly great.

The Hundred Victory Saber could sever a black zombie’s head with all her might, but against the jumping zombie, even with full force, she only chopped at its nails.

The female zombie attacked again, Sang Que faced her head-on, each saber strike was like hitting a steel plate, unable to inflict effective harm to the female zombie.

Unfortunately, Yin Child was a wanted criminal by the Evil Suppression Bureau; otherwise, she could lend a hand. Now, she could only resist, fleeing if truly overpowered.

Seeing the situation from behind, He Buning grasped his saber blade with his left hand, wiping hard, blood splattering, cold green flames igniting on the long knife.

He Buning closed in, the long knife trailing green fire streaks, slashing fiercely at the female zombie.

The yin fire enveloping the blade instantly tore open a bone-deep wound in the female zombie’s back, green flames clung to the edges of the wound, fiercely burning.

The female zombie recoiled in pain, emitting beast-like roars, its fangs elongated, furiously pouncing at Sang Que.

She could sense the evil mist housed a woman, craving for her blood.

Sang Que instantly teleported to evade, while the female zombie engaged fiercely with He Buning.

The yin fire in He Buning’s blood was extremely fierce, each strike could rip open the female zombie’s flesh, but soon enough, the yin fire on the blade gradually extinguished, forcing He Buning to use the saber to cut his arm, flinging blood onto the female zombie.

Bleeding like this greatly taxed He Buning, his steps becoming sluggish, revealing more flaws against the mighty strength of the female zombie.

Sang Que wrapped in evil mist moved up to share He Buning’s burden.

The two attacked alternately from either side, though never premeditated, they surprisingly coordinated seamlessly, without gaps, overwhelming the female zombie into constant retreat.

The evil qi on Sang Que’s saber was being fiercely consumed, she made a strike on the female zombie, not even skimming her skin.

The female zombie was covered in wounds inflicted by He Buning, her thirst for blood reaching its peak. She became frenzied and used her body to take He Buning’s blade head-on.

The blade, imbued with yin fire, sunk deeply into the female zombie’s shoulder. She let out a piercing scream, and corpse qi from her mouth pressed against the evil mist surrounding Sang Que. Her claws, as quick as a startled bird, darted towards Sang Que.

Sang Que failed to teleport in time. Seeing that evasion was impossible, and just as she was bracing to bear the attack with her ’Recovery’ ability, a broad, tall silhouette suddenly appeared in front of her.

Splurt!

Cold blood, with specks of green fire, seared through the evil mist and landed on Sang Que. Her eyes widened in horror as she saw the female zombie’s claws pierce through He Buning’s right chest, reaching out in front of her.

Just a bit more, and it would have seized her throat.

He Buning wasn’t dead. He used his body to jam the female zombie’s hand, and a torrent of blood gushed out of him, instantly dyeing half his body in red. The extremely cold green flames rose, completely engulfing one side of He Buning’s body, then spreading onto the female zombie’s body.

The blood-red ghost face mask fell off, and the skin on one side of He Buning’s face peeled away, flesh vanished, revealing the bone, as the flesh of that half of his body quickly vanished under the scorch of yin fire.

The female zombie emitted a painful howl, trying to retract her arm, but was firmly pinned down by He Buning’s hands.

Sang Que quickly regained her senses, kicked up He Buning’s knife, which was stained with his blood and specially made by the Evil Suppression Bureau, leapt into the air to grab the knife, teleported to the female zombie’s back, and, using all her strength, swung out a green blade light.

At last, the female zombie’s head flew into the air, landing heavily on the ground.

With no more obstacle, Sang Que’s gaze fell on He Buning, observing him as half his face and body turned to skeleton in the yin fire, while the other half remained intact.

This horrifying scene reminded Sang Que of a sentence written in Yan Daozi’s notes.

Above the Nine Netherworld Three Layers, humans are human, ghosts are ghost.

Below the Nine Netherworld Three Layers, humans are not human, ghosts are not ghost.

Ghost Level, is this what He Buning looks like? Possessing ghost-like traits, not easily killed?

“Boss!”

Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu, after handling two Black Zombies, suddenly saw He Buning in this state, jumped with fright, and hurriedly ran over.

The female zombie’s body still stood erect, one hand stuck in He Buning’s chest, and the head that fell to the ground continued to fiercely gnash its teeth, attempting to roll towards a nearby corpse to suck blood.

Xiao Liu, two steps behind Xiao Wu, took something out from his backpack, quickly assembled it into a box, and sealed the female zombie’s head inside.

Xiao Wu ran to He Buning’s side, using the red hemp rope on him to bind the female zombie, rendering it immobile.

This kind of jumping zombie cannot be completely killed, only sealed and restrained.

He Buning’s eyes remained fixed on the gray fog opposite, trying to discern who was hidden inside.

During the battle with the female zombie earlier, there was not the slightest hesitation, quick reactions, agile movements, and martial prowess that coordinated well with him—truly rare.

If not for this, he wouldn’t have risked himself like that, having a gut feeling that person could seize the opportunity.

Such a Yin Walker is not registered with the Evil Suppression Bureau, definitely a hidden expert in civilian ranks, making He Buning immediately think of recruiting.

“Will you show yourself, so we might become friends?”

Sang Que snapped back to reality, glanced around, seeing most of the bandits had fled, and realized she couldn’t help with the rest. The gasoline barrel burned up, and the arrows she left behind in the fire couldn’t be salvaged.

She swiftly retrieved the arrows from where she’d shot the guards on the high wall, and used just one arrow on Big Boss Xiong Yi in the hall. Now the entire hall was ablaze, collapsing—He Buning surely won’t send people to search every inch.

It was time for her to retreat with success; she didn’t want to be conscripted!

Sang Que said nothing, dropped He Buning’s knife, and with a flash of teleportation, vanished from the presence of He Buning and the others.

“Hey! This person is too much!” Xiao Liu, short-tempered, shouted. Their boss never casually befriends people, yet when he finally did, this person didn’t give any face at all.

“If you were as skilled as that person, you wouldn’t need to give me face either,” He Buning said coldly.

Xiao Liu shivered, immediately falling silent, not daring to make another sound.

“Just now an impostor acting as Nine Songs Bell Doctor ran from that side. Catch up and investigate!”

“Yes!”

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