The instant I heard that voice, my heart skipped a beat.
This voice... was that Zhang Yuchen?
For a moment, I could hardly believe it.
Mountain City was more than a thousand miles away from Ghost Cry City, deep within Great Peace Ridge.
How had he appeared here?
I swept out with my sword.
"Break!"
With a crackle of leaping electric arcs, my sword split apart the lurking ghost before me.
Following the voice, I looked toward the hillside opposite Ghost Cry City.
At that moment, three figures were rushing toward us.
Though they were far away, I could clearly make out their builds and identities.
Mao Jing, Pan Ling, Zhang Yuchen...
Why were they here?
I found it unbelievable, yet a smile rose at the corners of my mouth.
With them joining us, those four red-clothed ghosts who knew how to cooperate still wouldn't be enough.
Because the coordination of the four of us was what true teamwork looked like...
A cold smile curved across my lips.
They were coming incredibly fast.
They neither concealed themselves nor took the narrow path down.
Instead, they leaped several times down the steep slope and charged straight toward the base of Ghost Cry City.
Before long, they were nearly upon me.
"Brother Jiang, we're here!"
"Ou Doudou, anyone who bullies my brother dies!"
"..."
The three had already charged into battle. Mao Jing, who had remained silent, shot out three azure talismans.
Forming a hand seal, he gave a low shout.
"Supreme Nether Purification, destroy the vicious spirits. By the law of urgency, break!"
The three azure talismans whistled past me.
Three thunderous explosions rang out as the power of the talismans erupted before me.
The ghosts surrounding me were instantly blasted into a wailing mess, with casualties everywhere.
At the same