45: Chapter 45 The Town's Culprit

Upon seeing the World-Ending Divine Thunder shimmering on Jiang Ling's body, a clear look of fear appeared in the yellow eyes of these Living Dead, and they actually retreated a step.

Jiang Ling was momentarily stunned.

"Are they afraid of thunder?"

Soon, Jiang Ling realized what was happening.

Ghosts and monsters are yin entities; they are naturally afraid of things that are supremely hard and yang.

In various legends, there are records of Taoist priests using thunder techniques to ward off evil!

Jiang Ling's World-Ending Divine Thunder is the pinnacle of thunder techniques, containing a supreme aura of destruction; it is only natural that these ghostly entities fear it.

"Well, isn't that a coincidence?"

A faint smile appeared on the corners of Jiang Ling's mouth.

Originally, Jiang Ling felt it would be quite strenuous to deal with the entire town having turned into Living Dead, but now that he discovered they feared his World-Ending Divine Thunder, Jiang Ling immediately felt no fear; he had become their exact bane!

"Wind Thunder Slash!"

Jiang Ling did not stand on ceremony; he activated the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Steps, instantly rushed in front of these Living Dead, and swung his horizontal saber.

Crackle...

A flash of thunderous light erupted, slicing more than a dozen Living Dead in front of him clean in half at the waist.

The power of the thunder surged into the bodies of these Living Dead, instantly extinguishing their vitality; their yellow eyes dimmed, and they died on the spot.

There was no need for Jiang Ling to deliberately hack their heads off anymore.

Having discovered this, Jiang Ling was even more excited; he could go on a killing spree here!

Thus, Jiang Ling raised his horizontal saber and charged forward, slaughtering wildly.

"Ding! Combat caused upgrade effect to double, Realm improved by 2%!"

"Ding! Combat caused upgrade effect to double, Realm improved by 2.5%!"

"Ding! Combat caused upgrade effect to double, Realm improved by 3%!"

Wherever the thunder passed, these Living Dead all fell.

Soon, these Living Dead were slaughtered by Jiang Ling, but even more Living Dead surrounded him.

Although they feared Jiang Ling's thunder, driven by some kind of command, they still rushed at Jiang Ling without hesitation.

Relying on the miraculous Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Steps, Jiang Ling wove through these Living Dead, the World-Ending Divine Thunder erupting wildly, and the Living Dead fell one after another like wheat.

On the other side.

Zhao Jinyu had already rendezvoused with Qi Yuxuan.

"Zhao Jinyu, the people here have all turned into ghosts!"

"It's so scary, what should we do?"

Qi Yuxuan's small face was pale with fright.

If it were a battle against exotic beasts, Qi Yuxuan wouldn't be like this, but everyone in this entire town had turned into ghosts.

This feeling was truly terrifying!

Girls are most afraid of these things!

"The situation here has completely exceeded our expectations!"

Zhao Jinyu had killed a few Living Dead, but she still felt lingering fear.

"This is definitely not an E-rank mission; if everyone in the town has turned into Living Dead, then this is at least a B-rank mission!"

"Let's hurry and find the others, then leave!"

"When we encounter these Living Dead, we should try our best not to fight them and instead go around them!"

"Okay!"

Qi Yuxuan nodded.

Seeing another group of Living Dead appear in the street ahead, Qi Yuxuan let out a 'meow', and then transformed like a spirit cat, nimbly leaping onto the roof to search for an escape route.

"Zhao Jinyu, there is fighting over there; it seems to be Lai Zihan and Lan Keer!"

Qi Yuxuan's Supernatural Ability is Night Spirit Cat; fighting in this dark night provides a huge bonus effect.

Not only is she more agile, but her vision at night is even better than during the day, allowing her to see further.

"Did you see Jiang Ling?" Zhao Jinyu asked. Jiang Ling had been entrusted to her by Ye Honglian; if anything were to happen to him, she wouldn't be able to answer to Ye Honglian.

"Not for the moment!"

Qi Yuxuan scanned left and right, but found no trace of Jiang Ling.

"Then let's go rendezvous with Lai Zihan and Lan Keer first!"

Zhao Jinyu leaped up onto the roof and, together with Qi Yuxuan, rushed toward the location of Lai Zihan and Lan Keer.

Some of those Living Dead were chasing on the street below, while others had also climbed onto the roofs to pursue them.

Fighting as they broke through, Zhao Jinyu and Qi Yuxuan quickly arrived at the location of Lai Zihan and Lan Keer.

Fortunately, they had all reached level 20 or above; otherwise, facing so many Living Dead, they would have never been able to break out.

On this street, Lai Zihan and Lan Keer were in the midst of a battle with these Living Dead.

Lai Zihan was holding a hammer the size of a water vat, swinging it wildly left and right.

Those Living Dead that were struck immediately turned into a pile of pulp!

Yellow fluid splattered out, covering Lai Zihan in a layer of greasy substance; it was utterly disgusting.

Lai Zihan almost vomited several times.

But the predicament before her left her no time to retch; she had to keep swinging the heavy hammer.

Beside her, Lan Keer was bathed in white light, making her look like an angel descending to earth.

She occasionally helped Lai Zihan dispel some of the fluid on her body and healed the wounds from being scratched.

Facing Lan Keer's Divine Bestowal Light, those Living Dead appeared extremely fearful and dared not approach.

Occasionally, when Lan Keer's Divine Bestowal Light landed on these Living Dead, they immediately let out shrill wails, as if they were being scorched by flames.

"Lan Keer's Divine Bestowal Light has a restraining effect on them!"

Seeing this, Zhao Jinyu's eyes immediately lit up.

Now, they had a bit more hope of surviving.

Seeing Zhao Jinyu and Qi Yuxuan arrive, Lai Zihan and Lan Keer were both overjoyed.

"You're finally here!"

"It seems like everyone in this town has turned into Living Dead!"

"What should we do?"

"This is no longer something we can handle!"

"This mission is at least a B-rank mission!"

Zhao Jinyu jumped down from the roof, a long spear in her hand piercing and exploding the heads of two Living Dead, and said: "Let's find Jiang Ling and leave as soon as possible!"

"Report the situation and let others who are stronger handle the incident here."

"Okay!" Lai Zihan nodded. Looking at the increasing number of Living Dead around them, she was somewhat frantic and said: "But now that so many Living Dead have surrounded us, how are we supposed to break out?"

"Get on the roof!"

Zhao Jinyu said: "Try our best to shake off these Living Dead!"

"Lan Keer, your Divine Bestowal Light poses a great threat to them; create a circle of light and protect us all inside."

"Okay!" Lan Keer responded, activating her Supernatural Ability. A mass of white light spread outward from her as the center, forming a circle of light that could accommodate four people.

Facing this white light, these Living Dead were indeed very fearful and dared not approach.

The four of them seized the opportunity to jump onto the roof, preparing to leave.

But just at this moment, a black figure suddenly blocked their path.

This person was completely wrapped in a huge black robe, their face completely obscured, and black mist permeated their body, looking extremely eerie and evil.

"Since you've come, don't even think about leaving!"

"Who are you?"

"Are you the culprit wreaking havoc in this town?"

Zhao Jinyu suddenly tensed up and sternly demanded.