Elsewhere, Ma Lin darted through the wilderness at top speed. She checked the time; she had already stalled for nearly seven minutes. If all had gone smoothly, Yin Kuang should have dealt with Zhu Tong over there by now. But... Ma Lin wanted to look back, yet forcibly suppressed the urge.
There was still another Zhu Tong here. And this Zhu Tong was currently following right behind her, like a lingering ghost!
I have to get this information to Yin Kuang! Ma Lin pressed her lips tightly together. She had hesitated before. In truth, during combat, if they were not on the same battlefield, communicating through consciousness was extremely dangerous. A sudden thought entering one's mind could easily disrupt a fighter's focus, and in severe cases, even prove fatal. But Ma Lin could no longer worry about that. She could only gamble and hope that Yin Kuang was not at a critical moment in a fierce battle.
"Yin Kuang! Be careful—Zhu Tong over here has been possessed by a powerful Ju-On and is very likely under its control. Also, three more members of Zhu Tong's team have died. There's a ninety-percent chance Zhuge Lian is already dead." Ma Lin kept it brief. The instant she finished explaining, she cut off the mental connection. Being distracted by maintaining that connection was dangerous for her as well.
Suddenly, Ma Lin felt a rumbling howl rise behind her, followed by a bone-piercing chill scraping across her back.
Danger!
Ma Lin immediately formed hand seals and instantly used the Substitution Technique.
Then a wild torrent of blade energy swept past, shredding the rock that had served as Ma Lin's substitute into powder.
"That was close... This Zhu Tong is a monster. She was clearly only at the early third-year level before, yet her strength