"Jing-dang-dang..."
The blood-red charm money fell to the ground.
Everyone else was frightened by the scene. For a moment, no one dared to move.
Qi Jinguang simply beckoned, drawing the blood-red charm money into his hand.
Special Cursed Object [Wealth Ghost Charm Money] This item is an exclusive item for Profession advancement.
It was surprising to learn that this thing was a Special Cursed Object.
Qi Jinguang put away the charm money, then looked at the men Ma Lunjie had brought with him.
Now that Ma Lunjie was dead, how could the remaining hired thugs have any fight left in them?
Overcome with terror, they scattered like startled animals, scrambling to flee! Loyalty and orders were nothing but jokes in the face of the sheer terror of death.
"Run! Hurry!"
But just then, a sharp whistle rang out.
At the sound, the others hesitated. Once the whistle blew, there was no retreat.
It was clearly a warning not to run.
"I came here to make money, not to get myself killed!" one man shouted, speeding up without stopping.
The others immediately followed behind him. Not running meant death—who among them was ready to die?
But just five or six meters into their headlong dash, a sudden change struck!
"Ugh—!"
"It's burning! So hot!"
The men abruptly froze in place, their faces twisted with intense pain.
The clothes over each man's chest spontaneously caught fire. Their skin turned eerily transparent, and a clump of ghostly blue flame suddenly sprang to life beneath it!
The flames were no ordinary fire. They flickered with a bone-chilling terror, as if they came from the Depths of the Underworld.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!!!"
A series of muffled explosions rang out almost simultaneously! The ghostly blue flames swelled like savage beasts responding to a command, instantly engulfing