One Against Many, Trapped in an Encirclement

The turquoise female ghost lunged at me, trailing waves of sinister energy.

With a howl, she bit toward the back of my neck.

How could I afford to let my guard down?

I spun around and drove a horizontal elbow into a ghost's head, knocking it away.

At the same time, I sidestepped and threw a kick straight at the turquoise female ghost.

Her form twisted strangely, and she instantly dodged aside.

Those two moves defused the immediate danger.

But a male ghost ambushed me from the other side and clawed straight at my waist.

He tore my clothes and left a bloody gash.

I pulled out an Evil-Suppressing Talisman and flung it at him.

With a deafening boom, the male ghost was blasted over and wailed in pain.

I didn't have time to finish him off, because the turquoise female ghost was already attacking again.

With no other ritual implements at hand, I could only grab the teapot from the table and hurl it at her.

The turquoise female ghost was stubborn as hell and didn't dodge at all.

With a bang, the teapot shattered.

Her two ghostly claws shot straight for my face, forcing me to retreat for the moment.

I drew an Evil-Slaying Talisman and threw it out, slowing her down.

But I had no time to form hand seals. The female ghost in the white cheongsam whom I had injured earlier attacked again.

The female ghost in the white cheongsam had now turned into a hunched old woman with an underbite, her face full of malice. Not a trace of her former beauty remained.

With a swish, a blood-red tongue lashed directly around my neck.

She wanted to restrain me, while the turquoise female ghost and the other sickly vicious ghosts swarmed forward, trying to tear