Tenet

Chapter 26: Tenet

Even if Qi Zhiyong wanted to shift the blame, it wouldn't be that easy.

The door was blocked by a door-breaking wraith. He first had to find a way to escape from the room, and just doing that might consume his savings of several days.

Qi Zhiyong flicked his hand, releasing a blinding golden light.

This was the Golden Light Incantation!

It dealt damage to ghosts and wraiths by emitting a dazzling golden light.

The brilliant radiance forced the door-breaking wraith to cover its eyes. At this moment, Qi Zhiyong used his second talisman.

True Fire Incantation, triple strike!

Three streams of fire surged forward. The breaking door wraith casually swatted, annihilating two streams of true fire. The remaining stream of true fire missed, flying past the greater wraith's neck.

Since Qi Zhiyong had also escaped the room, it meant Wu Xian's experiment was successful.

Qi Zhiyong leaped onto the greater wraith, wildly stabbing with the Fish Gut Sword. Filthy blood spurted out. This ferocious display stunned both Wu Xian and Shi Ji.

Amidst the perilous battle, Qi Zhiyong remembered the scene when he first joined the Tenet.

The skin on its face was hooked by an iron hook and torn open from the center, exposing its hollow nasal cavity and ghastly gums!

With the greater wraith appearing alongside Qi Zhiyong, Wu Xian instantly realized Qi Zhiyong wasn't up to anything good.

"Ha... haha..."

Immediately after, Wu Xian saw the terrifying-looking breaking door wraith behind Qi Zhiyong.

Even the breaking door wraith being attacked was momentarily stunned.

The Soul Snatching Rope automatically hooked the door-breaking wraith's clavicle, binding it. The greater wraith, which had been so imposing moments ago, could now only move forward slowly.

After saying this, Qi Zhiyong turned around to face the ferocious greater wraith directly.

However, before he could reach his destination.

Wu Xian was so anxious that sweat beaded on his forehead. If he hadn't been worried about killing Qi Zhiyong and causing the greater wraith to change targets, he would have already acted.

The breaking door wraith was over two meters tall, with a robust body, dark blue skin, and veins bulging like earthworms. It was wrapped in two different types of chains. Its left arm was inserted into its own abdomen and stitched up. Its freely moving right arm was muscular, with fingernails as sharp as steel drills.

"Since that's the case, it's time for me to pave the way for your survival."

Fire Evasion Technique!

This technique allows one to enter flames and become invisible.

These chains were called 'Soul Snatching Ropes', shackles used by Yin officials. Their ends were equipped with sharp grappling hooks, capable of directly tearing apart ordinary wandering wraiths.

"So I've been manipulated by you all along!"

"Then... besides survival, is there anything more meaningful?"

Even more terrifying was its face.

Qi Zhiyong was waiting for this opportunity!

The third talisman.

"You are a talented individual. If there's a chance in the future, I hope you'll join us."

But he succeeded!

Now that the greater wraith was immobilized, he could escape his certain death by simply prying open any door.

He had swapped the doors of his room and Shi Ji's room to investigate whether the mark was on the room or the door.

A large chunk of flesh on his chest was torn open, blood soaking his front. Every breath brought tearing pain.

Then he saw the weapons of Wu Xian and the other person, and his heart leaped. Especially Wu Xian's copper coin sword. Qi Zhiyong had seen the copper coin sword twice before, but never one as exaggerated as this.

"We are 'Tenet'."

"Pfft, what nonsense are you spouting?"

Qi Zhiyong's expression flickered between anger and uncertainty. He considered several ways to die along with Wu Xian, but in the end, he let out a wry smile.

And yet he himself...

The wound on his chest throbbed with intense pain, blood flowing continuously. His current state made it impossible to compete with Wu Xian and the other. He had to find a place to recuperate immediately to have any chance of survival.

"This might be useful to you. Remember our name."

The female ghost Yu Yinghua had marked the door!

Qi Zhiyong vanished instantly, merging into the last remaining flame. After the flames died down, Qi Zhiyong was no longer in the room but in the corridor where the flames had disappeared!

The door-breaking wraith roared. It didn't want to lose its prize. It swiped back, and at the same time, Qi Zhiyong released a chain.

Shi Ji also cursed, "Join your grandma."

And Qi Zhiyong wasn't faring any better.

The sword was named 'Fish Gut'.

Qi Zhiyong had already been suspicious of the palm print on his door. Furthermore, today, even though he was staying in a room that wasn't marked, he was still attacked. The only explanation was that Wu Xian was causing trouble.

In his eyes, the living are just food.

The crisis that Wu Xian and the other person had just faced was absolutely extraordinary. This crisis even forced them to leave the room, but even with this level of danger, the injuries on their bodies were not severe.

Its name is 'Heavenly Demon Unraveling'!

Using it would result in death, but before death, one could exhaust the body's potential and unleash combat power far beyond their limits.

This thing finally revealed its true form.

Qi Zhiyong stomped his foot fiercely, all the blood vessels in his body instantly turned black. Then, he drew a short sword and, as if injected with chicken blood, roared and charged towards the Greater Wraith.

"I was wrong, your value is far greater than mine."

In the noisy hamburger shop, he casually gnawed on a steak, sitting opposite another equally casual man. Qi Zhiyong took a bite out of half a hamburger and asked unclearly.

The door opened.

The chains began to crack, and the Breaking Door Wraith's movements clearly accelerated. Qi Zhiyong sighed helplessly and stuffed a small notebook into Wu Xian's hand.

And that small knife was obtained from his first Worship God.

Cracking sounds came from behind. The Soul Snatching Rope he used to trap the Greater Wraith was about to give out, but Qi Zhiyong still blocked Wu Xian and the other person from leaving.

Qi Zhiyong's expression was first grim, then he suddenly understood, and the fog that had clouded his mind for days was finally cleared.

Food hit someone!

Jing Ke stopped eating and remained silent for a long time.

"Jing Ke, you once told me that living in the Blessed Land is the meaning of life, but we both know that no one can live forever. We will all die without dignity in some Blessed Land sooner or later."

Wu Xian immediately saw Qi Zhiyong's miserable state.

But now...

What turned Qi Zhiyong's blood vessels black was the Demonic Divine Ability he obtained when he worshipped the 'Earth Official - Demon God Chiyou'.

The room was filled with indescribable flesh and filth. Wu Xian and Shi Ji jumped out one after another, colliding with him. The two sides stared at each other, locked in a stalemate.

Wu Xian raised his copper coin spear as a threat, and Shi Ji also timely drew his Boy's Urine An Gang. The greenish blade sent a chill down Qi Zhiyong's spine.

"Get out of my way. No matter what you intend to do, I won't let you succeed."

He secretly took out a lump of filth. If Qi Zhiyong continued to block him, he would smear it on Qi Zhiyong's face.

"Wu Xian, do you have faith? Have you ever thought... of saving this dying world?"

And the state of the room made his eyes widen.

"So that's how it is... So that's how it is!"

"If there is, it's to let the more valuable person survive."

Qi Zhiyong smiled.