One Punch Explodes Blood! Capture the Leader to Capture the Bandits

Based on the information provided by Constable Xiao Qin and Wang Xiuyun.

Chu Ge understood that the Corpse Driver's strength lay in the Flying Head Zombies they controlled, not necessarily their own power.

Therefore, to catch the leader, one must first catch the king. The Flying Head Zombies were controlled by the Corpse Driver.

As long as the Corpse Driver was eliminated, the Flying Head Zombies would naturally cease their rampage.

Now, Linyuan City was under siege, and Chu Ge couldn't remain uninvolved. He had to seize this opportunity amidst the chaos to break through and find a way out.

On a tree branch, the night wind was bitingly cold.

Chu Ge gazed into the distance. His keen senses from the Blood Change Realm could already detect powerful auras sweeping through some streets and buildings.

Further towards the yamen, the concentrated auras were numerous and mixed.

A black shadow could even be vaguely seen diving down from the sky, presenting a strong pillar of dark energy. Instantly, screams tore through the night sky.

"There's more than one Flying Head Zombie."

His expression grew serious. He took down a paper-cut pigeon's eye from one of the kites and placed it between his eyebrows, then grabbed the string of a kite that had already been flown.

Suddenly, a much broader view of Linyuan City unfolded before him.

Through one of the pigeon's eye paper-cuts, Chu Ge could see that the street outside the yamen was already filled with the clash of numerous powerful energy pillars.

As his vision zoomed in, he could see some yamen runners fighting fiercely with disciples of the Heaven and Earth Incense Cult, who were wearing cloaks.

Tian Youji and Hu Xuezhi, two Martial Cultivators in the Blood Change Realm, were wielding their weapons and engaging a strange Flying Head Zombie that was floating in the air.

The energy blasts they unleashed could shatter the hard, polished bluestone bricks of the street, but when they hit the Flying Head Zombie, they could only barely push it back.

The Flying Head Zombie's head seemed as hard as a block of ironwood, making it difficult to injure with ordinary weapons. The powerful energy from the Blood Change Realm, which could shatter iron plates and strike through objects, couldn't inflict significant damage on it.

Chu Ge's expression changed slightly as he observed this.

Just the black energy pillar of this Flying Head Zombie was more than twice as thick and long as those of Tian and Hu's Qi and Blood. It was even stronger than the Flying Head Zombie he had seen earlier.

If not for the Flying Head Zombie's somewhat rigid attack pattern, the two of them wouldn't even be able to hold their ground.

But at this rate, it was likely that Tian Youji and Hu Xuezhi would eventually exhaust their strength without being able to defeat the Flying Head Zombie, and their fate would be grim.

The power of this Flying Head Zombie exceeded his imagination.

Even if he were to act and use his Crimson Scale Claws, he might not be its match.

More importantly, the instigator, the Corpse Driver, was still hidden in the shadows.

"I must find that Corpse Driver and eliminate it immediately, otherwise it will be troublesome!"

He immediately observed carefully but saw no sign of the Corpse Driver near the yamen.

He decisively abandoned the idea of participating in the fight as a porter and stuck to his plan of capturing the leader first.

He quickly moved to other locations where he had flown his kites.

He himself practiced Left Path Skills and knew that such methods definitely had flaws and were not as direct as Martial Arts, which was why they were considered unorthodox.

For example, whether it was Shadow Lanterns, paper figures, or kites, they all required a medium within a certain range to be effective. They couldn't exert control regardless of distance or medium.

By this reasoning, the Corpse Driver's control over the Flying Head Zombies must be similar. It couldn't be at a very distant location; it must have already entered the city.

After a cup of tea.

In an alley within the city.

With a crisp 'crack', in the darkness, a suspended figure's neck snapped, its eyes rolled back, and it died without even a groan.

A large palm tightly gripped the person's neck. The moment it released, the body fell to the ground with a 'thud' and twitched twice.

"Tap, tap--"

A tall, burly figure in a black cloak emerged from the alley. It was Chu Ge, wearing the face mask of a porter.

His expression was stern as he looked at the bandit opposite him, who was holding a four-year-old girl hostage. His voice was hoarse as he said, "Let her go! I'll leave your body intact!"

The bandit stared at Chu Ge in shock and disbelief, feeling the intimidating aura emanating from him.

This was definitely a master in the Blood Change Realm. How could such a major threat have slipped through the cracks in Linyuan City?

"Glory to the Holy Cult!!"

His expression suddenly became fanatical, like a madman. With a roar, he swung his long saber towards the little girl.

Whoosh--

Just as the tension reached its peak, a black cloud suddenly flew over and enveloped the saber strike, like a rapidly spinning giant shield covering the blade.

Clang--

The long saber was instantly caught by the cloak, which was filled with energy.

The next moment, a fist covered in dark green veins and bulging muscles appeared from under the cloak.

It struck the bandit's head like a giant hammer.

With a 'bang-crack' of shattering bone!

The bandit's head exploded on the spot from Chu Ge's ferocious fist energy, killing him instantly.

BOOM!

A surge of energy erupted from Chu Ge's burly body, instantly shaking off all the incoming blood and filth, splattering it all around.

He suddenly rolled up his cloak, scooped up the little girl, and then placed her on the ground.

Listening to the wails of women coming from the building not far away, he frowned slightly, his eyes showing a hint of confusion.

These lunatics from the Heaven and Earth Incense Cult, who invaded the city this time under the leadership of a Corpse Driver, were not only plundering the wealthy, but there were also people kidnapping children. Their actions had become even more extreme, and he didn't know what their intentions were.

However, time was of the essence, and he couldn't afford to pay too much attention to other matters.

Hearing the increasingly approaching wails of women, Chu Ge did not linger. The Dragon Bell tattoo on his wrist lit up, and the two corpses were collected.

He quickly leaped over a residential house and arrived near a locust tree where people were flying kites. He placed the paper cut-out of a pigeon's eye, which served as a medium, on his forehead.

Instantly, the scenes within the nearby city all fell into his sight. Even in the darkness, they were quite clear, with strands of energy densely spread out.

This was already the fourth kite observation point he had checked in a short period of time, located in the southern part of the city, closer to the yamen.

The previous three kite observation points, corresponding to the western, northern, and central areas of the city, had not observed any trace of the Corpse Driver.

If this kite point also yielded no findings, there would only be one last kite observation point left, placed near the city walls.

Most of the area corresponding to that observation point was outside the city.

Suddenly, Chu Ge's eyes flickered as he was observing.

Through the pigeon's eye on the kite high in the sky, he had captured a pillar of Qi and Blood rising not far away.

The pillar of Qi and Blood was extremely thick and long, even stronger than his own. It was likely a Martial Cultivator nearing the peak of the Blood Change Realm.

"If he's only that much stronger, with the help of the Beast Power Paper Talisman, it should be fine."

Chu Ge's heart stirred, and he let out the kite line, pulling his vision closer. He then saw a figure on the pavilion of a mansion.

The figure was wearing a dark blue robe and holding a large banner. He was slowly swaying the banner towards the direction of the yamen, and on the ground within the mansion, several corpses already lay.

"With this posture, it must be him!"

Chu Ge's eyes turned cold. He suddenly exhaled, and his figure instantly rushed out.

At this moment, his aura was truly like that of a ferocious tiger lurking in the mountains, awe-inspiring. Though his movements were fast, his steps were silent like the wind, like a fierce tiger patrolling and hunting in the mountains.

The Qi and Blood in his body had already begun to boil as he ran. Every hair on his body stood on end, his face was flushed, and his senses were incredibly sharp.

On the pavilion, the Soul Chasing Old Man stared intently at the yamen area where a battle was taking place not far away. As he swayed the Corpse Driving Banner, the small bottles on the banner made faint clinking sounds.

This sound could only be heard by the Flying Head Zombie he had raised with his own blood.

By using this method to control the minor ghosts residing within the Flying Head Zombie, he could achieve complete command.

At this moment, he could feel the enemy's resistance weakening, and more and more openings were appearing.

In a short while, these two Martial Cultivators of the Blood Change Realm would run out of strength and be at his mercy.

"I still underestimated the people from the Demon Suppressing Division. They actually escaped and didn't die, and then brought the news back to these two.

Otherwise, it would have been much easier to deal with them."

The Soul Chasing Old Man cursed inwardly, his eyes flashing with malice.

Any method, if one knew its characteristics, would give people room to defend themselves, and the threat would be much smaller.

Tian Youji and Hu Xuezhi had both learned the formidable power of the Flying Head Zombie from Lin Hongtu. During their attacks, they had consistently avoided being entangled by the Flying Head Zombie's whip-like intestines, which was why they were able to hold on until now.

However, at this point, both of them had reached their limit, and their Qi and Blood had been greatly depleted.

A terrifying glint flashed in the Soul Chasing Old Man's eyes. He violently shook the banner, and the small bottles clanged loudly as he prepared to end the battle in one go.

Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat, and he sensed the subtle changes in the surrounding environment. His sensitive nose even caught the scent of a living person.

"Who!?"

He turned around abruptly, and the small bottles on the back of the banner suddenly clinked.

"Roar--"

From the darkness of the rooftop, a dried and ferocious head with disheveled hair suddenly flew out, opening its fanged maw and lunging towards the shadowy figure in the darkness.