Seeing this, I didn't hesitate. I pushed off with my feet and charged straight forward.
With my left hand, I immediately drew the Snake Bone Whip.
Leaping into the air, I cracked the whip.
Smack! The whip struck a ghost soldier squarely on the head.
The ghost soldier didn't even have time to cry out before exploding with a buzz, its soul scattered and destroyed. All that remained was a humanoid phosphorescent flame.
But it wasn't over yet. The moment I landed, I swept my sword horizontally, cutting down two more.
I reeled in the Snake Bone Whip and lashed out again...
Smack, smack, smack! Several cracks rang out as I whipped five or six ghost soldiers to death in succession...
The people behind me didn't even need to act. In a single exchange, I alone had killed more than ten of the Evil King's ghost soldiers.
Before me, they were nothing but clay chickens and porcelain dogs, unable to withstand a single blow.
Seeing how fierce I was, the ghost horde ahead was terrified.
Fear filled every one of their faces.
One ghost soldier commander, who was clearly their leader, shouted:
"Retreat! Retreat! Notify the Evil King! Close the city gates, close the city gates..."
The dozen or so remaining ghost soldiers on the outskirts began retreating at once.
The living souls and Ghost Servants outside were so frightened that they hid to the side, each of them utterly terrified.
Seeing that they wanted to close the gates, I naturally wasn't about to let them succeed.
I rushed over at once.
I moved so quickly that I became a blur.
The instant I drew close, I raised my hand and sent out three Evil-Suppressing Talismans.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! The talismans shot forward.
Just as several ghost soldiers prepared to