Array Formation

Lu Bai held the Yellow Talisman between his fingers and muttered incantations.

He had no choice but to act quickly.

[Alpha Strike] has a cooldown of 30 seconds. If the Karasu Tengu continues to attack, he will not have a second chance to use [Alpha Strike] for a short period of time.

Fortunately, Karasu Tengu seemed not to have expected Lu Bai to have such methods, and at this moment he cautiously maintained an ambiguous distance, not making a rash attack.

It wasn't injured.

In fact, the [Alpha Strike] ability is not very strong; each attack is basically the same strength as the user's normal attack.

It's obvious that if one could control the manner of each attack, this ability wouldn't just be at the Gold level.

Lu Bai chose to retain this ability simply because he valued its temporary invulnerability.

As the incantation drew to a close, the Yellow Talisman in his hand floated into the air and emitted a dazzling golden light.

The light is bright, but not dazzling when looked at directly.

Even if they didn't know what Lu Bai was going to do next, the three strange creatures present couldn't just stand by and watch.

The terrifying scarecrow, its face hidden by a hood, was the first to move.

It stretched out its two branch-like arms and quickly extended them.

In the blink of an eye, it had exceeded ten meters.

After extending to a certain extent, the ends of the two branches begin to curve and gradually converge, eventually forming a circle that encloses the yard.

The Karasu Tengu nimbly leaped onto the terrifying scarecrow's branch arm and crouched there, holding its katana horizontally in front of it, looking ready to pounce.

Its shape, resembling a white plastic bag, Twist and Turn and swayed, attempting to influence Lu Bai's actions.

"Master Lu, what do we do now?"

Faced with three bizarre creatures attacking simultaneously, Captain Mao was so nervous that his hair stood on end.

Fortunately, he hadn't lost his mind and knew he couldn't stare directly at the person Twist and Turn. He stayed close to Lu Bai, forcing himself to lower his head and observe the situation out of the corner of his eye.

"What to do?"

Lu Bai maintained his hand gestures while chanting incantations, glanced sideways at Captain Mao, and then turned his gaze back to the three strange creatures, saying, "That's the question you should ask them."

The ability of [Maoshan Daoism] naturally includes the ability to set up formations.

Strictly speaking, the formations in the Maoshan lineage originated from talismans. Their energy source and the foundation of the formations are talismans, which is why Lu Bai had previously left a Yellow Talisman in the room.

The preliminary preparations have been completed, the rest...

"Those who defy me shall die! Who dares to defy me! My blade will plunge into the underworld, a testament to my true yang! So be it!"

Lu Bai moved his right hand, which had been forming a hand seal, to his chest and said solemnly, "Activate the formation!"

As if in response to his incantation, the Yellow Talisman that had been thrown into the room earlier also rose up without wind, shining brightly with golden light.

In an instant, a special energy gathered from between heaven and earth, covering the entire courtyard.

Whether it was Captain Mao or the other strange beings present, they could all sense that the moment Lu Bai finished speaking, everything before them seemed to have undergone some inexplicable change.

"All methods use extreme yang to control extreme yin, and both have the power to penetrate the earth. When yin is excessive, yang will decline and perish. However, when yang is excessive, it will be placed in the underworld and unable to be reborn."

"The formation's name is 'Send Ghosts to the Underworld'."

A barely perceptible smile appeared on Lu Bai's lips.

Although he didn't know whether the underworld existed in this world, since it could be used as a power, it couldn't possibly be ineffective.

The formation took effect, and two Yellow Talisman, one in front and one behind, emitted dazzling golden light, firmly fixing the three strange creatures within the formation in place.

To explain this using the analogy of the card game "Three Kingdoms Kill," it can be simply understood as Lu Bai using the card "Enjoying the Joy of Shu" and currently determining the suit.

If Yang is no match for Yin, the one who sets up the formation will die; if Yin is no match for Yang, the vengeful spirits will be cast into the underworld, never to be reincarnated.

It might sound like the risks are evenly split, but in reality, there's a lot of room for maneuver involved.

Seeing that the golden light slowed down slightly, Lu Bai activated [Bursting Qi] without hesitation.

Captain Mao stared blankly as the three eerie creatures, suppressed by the golden light, bared their fangs and claws, their screams barely audible.

Without any setbacks, the dazzling golden light, like Mount Tai pressing down, forcefully suppressed the three eerie creatures present until they completely disappeared.

"Is it... over?"

Even with the facts laid bare before him, Captain Mao still found it hard to believe.

From the moment they met, Lu Bai consistently surprised him with his exaggerated performances.

By now, he finds it hard to believe that Lu Bai is a person.

Of course not.

Lu Bai brushed off non-existent dust from his clothes, turned around and looked at the night sky outside the courtyard, where flames were blazing. "Isn't it obvious there's still a lot of work to be done?"

The moon is very bright tonight.

Feng Qian and Zhou Lei ran frantically down the road, with the shelter receding into the distance behind them.

After nightfall, strange things started happening all over the containment center.

As fighters who would fight to the death, even though Lu Bai jokingly called them "eldest disciples," their first reaction to such an unexpected situation was still to protect themselves.

They ignored the cries for help along the way and fled the shelter as quickly as possible.

However, less than a kilometer from the containment center, the two of them felt a chilling sensation almost simultaneously.

It was like the biting cold wind of a northern winter, making people feel itchy all over.

Feng Qian subconsciously turned around and saw the dark figure lying behind Zhou Lei, and was completely dumbfounded.

He swallowed hard and tentatively asked, "Dude, shall we split up?"

Zhou Lei showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever; on the contrary, he seemed somewhat relieved. "I was just thinking the same thing."

If you listen carefully, you'll notice that both of their voices are trembling slightly.

After a moment of silence, Feng Qian's face turned extremely ugly. "So behind me is also...?"

Zhou Lei forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, and asked, "A woman with a deathly pale face, bloodshot eyes, and long fingernails?"

Feng Qian nodded resignedly.

"What do we do now?"

"We're not dead yet, so it seems they don't want us to leave."

"Turn back?"

Are there any other options?

[Current points: 19, current ranking 1/108]

[Current points: 19, current ranking 1/107]

The rapidly decreasing number of death row fighters on the system interface shows just how dangerous the containment center is now.

No one can even be sure how many of these strange creatures are currently in the containment centers.

Lu Bai and Captain Mao walked out of the courtyard, only to find everything in complete chaos. They didn't know where to begin trying to sort things out.

Captain Mao frowned, looking troubled. "Master Lu, let's go to the Temporary command center first."