Hurry, Hurry, As the Law Commands

The Plague Doctor paid no attention to what was happening with Lu Bai and continued to walk towards the crowd with an elegant, slow pace.

As more and more people contracted the bizarre plague, many, no matter how terrified they were, were driven by the instinct for survival and fled in the opposite direction from the Plague Doctor.

But most people did not flee.

It wasn't that they weren't afraid, but rather that they had information about the Plague Doctor.

This intelligence was confirmed by the Action Department after suffering incredibly heavy casualties.

The moment you see the Plague Doctor, it means you've already been infected; it's only a matter of time before the disease manifests.

The reason they haven't rotted like the people near the Plague Doctor is simply because the disease is still in its incubation period.

If they fled at that time, they would only spread the plague to more people.

That's meaningless.

Rather than lingering on in agony and dying a agonizing death, it's better to hope that the "Guardian God" can protect them from the eerie threat.

Strictly speaking, it's hard to say that the public has much hope for this; it's more like they're trying to grasp at a fragile straw while drowning.

Throughout the scene, tens of thousands of people crowded the streets, gazing expectantly at Lu Bai, who sat cross-legged on the armored vehicle.

To be honest, Lu Bai considered himself to be Emotional Stability.

But when you see so many people looking at you with hopeful, tearful eyes, it's hard not to be moved at all.

It's worth mentioning that, despite the large number of people, the scene was much quieter than expected.

Beside the armored vehicle, Observer Chen's video recording equipment was still faithfully recording everything before him.

In stark contrast to the deathly silence at the scene, the chat in the live stream was buzzing with excitement, reaching its highest point since the show began.

Hundreds of millions of people sent comments in the live stream, trying to vent their pent-up negative emotions.

"It's over."

"Who on earth did this? How did they manage to attract the Plague Doctor?!"

"Master Lu... is there no other way?"

"Hahaha, I knew it! All these Guardian God are lies. Humanity will be wiped out by the supernatural sooner or later."

"Everyone in Keshanshi City, please stay safe."

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"Master Lu, how about this?"

Captain Mao held an antique porcelain bowl in his hand and asked in a very fast tone.

Lu Bai was chanting incantations and didn't respond verbally, but simply nodded his head, signaling him to continue making arrangements.

Compared to the complicated rituals of orthodox Dao Sect practices, the Maoshan Daoism provided by the Deathmatch System are much simpler.

That's why it wasn't too difficult for Captain Mao to help with the setup.

He first took out a small folding table from his huge suitcase to serve as an incense table, and then took out ink, cinnabar and a writing brush from a yellow cloth bag.

Without time to observe how exquisite the small bowl was, I placed it directly on the incense table, poured in ink and cinnabar, and picked up a brush to mix the cinnabar and ink evenly.

Then, take out another porcelain bowl that is almost identical, pour in glutinous rice, and stop when the bowl is about one-third full.

Finally, lay down a mat, three incense sticks, and four sheets of yellow paper.

After doing all this, Captain Mao stopped and stepped back, his forehead covered in sweat.

He didn't know what the point of doing this was, and being in this situation inevitably caused him immense psychological pressure.

Lu Bai didn't hesitate either. After finishing his incantation, he sat down at the front of the incense table.

He lit three sticks of sandalwood and inserted them into the rice bowl, casually burned three pieces of yellow paper, drew lines on the ground with his right middle finger, and silently recited the incantation.

After finishing the recitation, he picked up the last piece of yellow paper with his index and middle fingers and tossed it into the air.

Immediately, the yellow paper seemed to possess a spirit, floating gracefully above the incense table.

Lu Bai paused for a moment, then inserted his finger into the porcelain bowl containing cinnabar and ink, taking only a light sip, like a dragonfly skimming the water.

Then, he drew in mid-air on the suspended yellow paper, and a faint golden light appeared at his fingertips, rotating up and down.

The movement was swift and fluid, and in the blink of an eye, an exceptionally complex rune was drawn on the yellow paper.

The strokes of his pen startled even ghosts and gods!

In an instant, the yellow paper shone with golden light, radiating a warm glow, and the air was filled with the fragrance of sandalwood.

The people who witnessed this scene felt inexplicably calmed down, and the panic and confusion caused by the appearance of the Plague Doctor vanished.

Many people were stunned, and some even knelt down and cried out for Master Lu's blessing.

Lu Bai remained focused, chanting intently, "By imperial decree, the sun rises in the east, I bestow this talisman to sweep away all misfortune, my mouth spews forth the fires of mountains, the talisman flies forth with the light of the gate, banishing monsters across the heavens..."

After finishing his recitation, he pointed at the Plague Doctor in the distance.

Visually, the talisman seemed to suddenly enlarge, enveloping the Plague Doctor.

Buzz~

At this moment, it was as if some force was striking a resounding bell, its power deafening.

The crowd erupted in astonishment; such an extraordinary and unconventional performance gave almost everyone present ample confidence.

Unfortunately, the imagined scene of the Plague Doctor being killed on the spot by the talisman did not occur.

The talisman descended directly above the Plague Doctor, and after only a brief moment of stalemate, it suddenly exploded.

The Plague Doctor acted as if nothing had happened, holding an oil lamp in one hand and patting his black overcoat, which seemed to be soaked in wax, twice with the other.

"That's interesting. Can we do it again? Oh, I swear, this is really making me a little uncomfortable."

They witnessed firsthand how much preparation Lu Bai had put in before unleashing his techniques.

However, after all that effort, it was just a scratch for the Plague Doctor.

The Plague Doctor's exaggerated performance caused the crowd's initial slight joy to plummet.

Despair, deep despair, crawled into the hearts of everyone present like a leech.

Lu Bai wasn't too disappointed by this situation.

Having learned from past mistakes and the resulting hatred, we were somewhat prepared for the possibility that Maoshan Daoism might not be effective against Plague Doctor.

"Then let's try this one."

Lu Bai bent down and took out another piece of yellow paper from the yellow cloth bag, repeating the process.

Of course, those who pay close attention will notice it.

This time, the process of drawing the talisman took him a little longer than the last time.

"Heaven and earth are struck by thunder, and all laws tremble. I, by the decree of the Maoshan Patriarch, respectfully invite the Three Mao True Lords to descend. With this talisman as proof and incense as the catalyst, may thunder strike this place swiftly..."

Lu Bai hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head, bit his fingertip, and squeezed out a drop of blood, flicking it onto the talisman floating in front of him.

He let out a long sigh of relief and pointed at the Plague Doctor in the distance, "... Hurry, hurry, as the law commands!"