The Reappearance, Part Two

Ling Yun and the others were completely unaware of what had happened after they left.

They continued to search the temple aimlessly.

Looking at the seemingly endless houses before him, a hint of annoyance flashed in Ling Yun's eyes.

He glanced back at Xu Huang, who was following behind with his nostrils flared, and considered whether he should just beat the guy up to vent his frustrations.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, a brilliant streak of colorful light suddenly shot up into the night sky, which was shrouded in darkness.

As everyone watched, the colorful light reached its peak and then exploded, its blood-red glow almost dyeing the entire sky red.

"It's an emergency signal!" Ma Xiu and the other two's faces changed drastically as they looked at the sky, which was almost completely red.

Seeing Ling Yun's confused expression, Ma Xiu quickly explained.

It turned out that this colorful light was not someone idly setting off fireworks, but a method used by the Demon Suppression Envoy to transmit messages.

They were generally divided into three colors: green, yellow, and red, representing different levels of danger.

And red was already the highest level.

This meant that the situation of the person requesting help was extremely critical, and all Demon Suppression Envoys who saw it had to rush to support them as quickly as possible.

Ling Yun looked up at the direction from which the signal had risen, his eyes flickering slightly. If he remembered correctly, that seemed to be the location of the temple's main hall.

"Brother Zhang, let's hurry too."

Seeing Ling Yun's continued silence, Wen Qin became a little restless and urged him anxiously.

"Forget him. This guy is definitely scared. Brother Ma, Sister Qin, let's go by ourselves!"

Xu Huang didn't have as much patience. He glanced at Ling Yun disdainfully and prepared to call the other two to leave.

"This..."

Ma Xiu looked at Ling Yun, who remained completely unmoved, and his expression was a little hesitant.

But remembering the scene when they met before, his body trembled, and he calmed down completely.

He knew that Ling Yun was by no means someone who feared death. If he wasn't acting now, there must be another reason.

Xu Huang, of course, didn't know Ma Xiu's thoughts. Seeing that he was being ignored, his expression turned a little ugly. He then turned to look at Wen Qin.

"Sister Qin, what do you say?"

"Are you going to stay here with these cowards, or are you going to support our comrades with me!"

Wen Qin's small face was also filled with conflict, but after seeing Ma Xiu's look, she immediately made up her mind.

Then, with a slight movement of her feet, she stood behind Ma Xiu.

Clearly, she still had more faith in this senior brother who had more seniority than them.

"Sister Qin, you..."

Seeing the shock in Xu Huang's eyes, Wen Qin felt a little embarrassed and mumbled with her head down.

"Xu Huang, Captain Qin's instructions were to obey Brother Ling. I think we should..."

"Enough! Stop talking!"

"You two cowards!"

Xu Huang was furious at their reaction, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot. He pointed at them and cursed loudly.

As soon as he said this, Wen Qin and Ma Xiu's expressions immediately turned cold.

Wen Qin, abandoning her previous gentle attitude, said in a chilling tone.

"If you want to go, go by yourself. In any case, the order I received is to obey Brother Ling's instructions!"

Seeing their expressions, Xu Huang clearly realized he had said the wrong thing, but his pride prevented him from apologizing.

At this moment, Ling Yun, standing beside them, glanced at him and said with feigned surprise.

"Oh? Why are you still here? Are you scared to go alone?"

Hearing the naked sarcasm in Ling Yun's words, Xu Huang gritted his teeth. Seeing that his other two companions were determined to stay, he roared angrily.

"Fine! Since that's the case, I'll properly explain your attitude to Captain Qin when we meet!"

With that, he turned and ran in the direction of the signal without looking back.

"Brother Zhang, we..."

Seeing that he had really left, Wen Qin looked at Ling Yun hesitantly.

However, Ling Yun just waved his hand, his gaze fixed on the direction Xu Huang had disappeared, and said cryptically.

"Don't worry about him. Prepare for battle."

"Prepare for battle?" Ma Xiu and Wen Qin's faces changed drastically, and they looked around vigilantly.

However, the surroundings were silent. Apart from their own shadows, they found no other abnormal signs.

They looked at Ling Yun with some confusion. Just as they were about to ask, Ma Xiu's expression suddenly changed.

"Watch out! Something's coming!"

As his words fell, a rumbling sound suddenly erupted not far away, as if some colossal entity was rapidly approaching.

Before long, under the solemn gazes of the two, a figure was first flung from a distance, rolling several times before landing at their feet.

Before they could even check, accompanied by a deafening roar, a figure several meters tall, after smashing through several walls, charged towards their location.

"Bind!"

Ma Xiu's expression turned grim. The moment the massive figure stepped within a certain range, numerous dark shadows suddenly shot out from the surrounding walls and the ground, like ropes, firmly restraining it in place.

Only then did the few people get a clear look at the monster's appearance.

It was a humanoid monster composed entirely of various severed limbs and broken arms, with a corner of a monk's robe still vaguely visible.

And on its bloody, mangled body, countless faces contorted in agony were crammed together, their mouths opening and closing as if issuing silent accusations.

"Xu Huang!!"

At this moment, Wen Qin cried out in alarm upon seeing the figure that had been thrown over.

He had only been gone a few minutes, and no one knew what he had gone through. Not only was his entire body covered in bite marks of various sizes, but one of his left legs had been completely gnawed off, looking utterly miserable.

However, his mind was still clear. Seeing Ma Xiu engage with the monster, he couldn't help but shout in terror.

"Be careful! That thing can devour our Spirits!"

As if aggravating his injuries, he immediately spat out several mouthfuls of blood.

"Alright, you should stop talking for now!"

At this point, Wen Qin no longer cared about their previous disagreements and directly summoned his Spirit.

It was a bizarre creature with no solid shape, covered in dark green spots.

If one had to describe it, it was probably like a giant, moldy slug.

It slowly wriggled on the ground, leaving behind a pool of sticky green liquid wherever it went.

Wen Qin showed no signs of disgust. He reached out and picked it up, then placed it directly on Xu Huang's chest.

With Xu Huang's ashen face, the slug began to slowly writhe, soon coating his entire body in green slime.

This green slime seemed to have some healing effect, as Xu Huang's wounds began to close at a visible rate.

It was a pity that for injuries like a severed leg, the giant slug's effect was not very significant.

They would have to find other solutions once they returned to the Demon Suppression Division.

Ling Yun watched this scene from the side, his expression somewhat strange.

He felt that these so-called Spirits, regardless of their abilities, were truly one more bizarre than the other in terms of appearance.

Imagining the feeling of that giant slug crawling on him, Ling Yun couldn't help but get goosebumps.

Meanwhile, Ma Xiu was also encountering trouble. He discovered that his Spirit was being consumed at an astonishing rate!

Upon closer inspection, he saw that the faces piled on the monster's body were now opening their mouths and devouring the surrounding dark shadows that bound it.

With each bite, the dark shadows would dim a little.

Before long, the restraints wrapped around it had become tattered and broken.