The sight of those evil entities gathering around us immediately gave me a bad feeling.
They were clearly coming for us.
Moreover, these evil entities were obviously more intelligent than the previous ones. None of them charged at us alone to throw away their lives.
Instead, they were calling for their companions, intending to wait until everyone had gathered before killing us in one fell swoop.
"Mao Jing, we need to break out faster. These ghosts want to burn us alive."
Mao Jing still said nothing, merely continuing to increase his speed.
There were roughly two hundred meters left.
But those faceless ghosts wreathed in black ghostfire had already charged toward us.
They let out low "Awoo, woo" growls as they surrounded us from several directions.
As they drew closer, the ghostfire around us visibly intensified.
Mao Jing's pace in clearing the way also began to slow.
He simply could not pick up speed; he was actually getting slower.
"Damn it, those ghosts are coming at us."
"..."
The next instant, a faceless four-legged ghost lunged at us.
With an "Awoo," it spat a mouthful of black ghostfire straight at us.
Seeing this, I swung my sword.
"Break!"
With a loud bang, my astral energy blasted the ghostfire away.
But the four-legged monster had already pounced in front of us. Zhang Yuchen slashed at it, yet it actually dodged.
This ghost had some skills. Zhang Yuchen's cultivation had already reached the initial Strength Soul Realm, yet it still evaded his strike.
As soon as that ghost dodged aside, more than a dozen evil ghosts charged in from around us.
Growling "Awoo, awoo," they pounced fiercely at the four of us.
We had to protect Mao Jing now.
I immediately shouted:
"Take turns defending! Protect Mao Jing!"
Mao Jing was the