High Noon (Two Chapters Combined)

The sudden sigh made the High Priests who were sampling the strange "powder" freeze. The stuff in their mouths instantly became scalding hot.

"Who's there!"

The Sacrifice King, seated at the head of the table, had a sharp glint in her eyes. The instant the sigh faded, two beams of icy white light shot from beneath her hideous totem mask, as solid as icicles and fast as lightning, toward the source of the sound in the shadows!

A coffin suddenly appeared out of thin air, blocking the way.

"Crack!!"

As the coffin shattered, a corpse slowly walked out of it.

The corpse was clearly badly decomposed, giving off a nauseating stench.

Yet now it seemed to have come back to life. It swung its fist at the group, who were still frozen in shock.

No one had expected this sudden turn of events.

After all, they were in their own stronghold, with people from the stockade guarding every side. What kind of expert could suddenly appear here under their very noses?

Horrified, they were too slow to dodge. At the critical moment, Miao Zongpan reacted in time and raised a hand to block the attack.

The instant she lifted her slender arm, a black-headed centipede shot out from her sleeve and bit down on it. In an instant, the veins on Miao Zongpan's arm bulged, its muscles rapidly swelling as purple liquid surged through her blood vessels.

A muffled "Thud!" rang out.

The corpse flew backward and crashed hard onto the ground, its bones cracking.

That was it?

Everyone froze again, surprised that the thing had been so fragile.

"Whoever you are, quit playing tricks and show yourself!"

Miao Zongpan looked around and shouted.

Then he turned back to the two jars of pickled vegetables. His eyelid twitched, and he