Surrounded, with No Way Out

Seeing more than a dozen papier-mâché ghost riders suddenly appear behind us, black qi billowing from their bodies, I went numb.

That damned demonic Daoist still had a trick up his sleeve at the very end.

There was no time to worry about that now. We could only keep running and buy time.

Once those ghost riders tangled us up, we would surely be in grave danger.

Of course, Xiao Yu had once said something.

She said that the jade pendant on my chest could save my life at a critical moment.

But Xiao Yu had not told me how to use it.

When I looked back, I saw that these ghost riders were incredibly fast.

The thud-thud-thud of hooves carried an oppressive force that weighed on the mind, as though every strike landed on our chests, making us unbearably uncomfortable.

Not only that, but they were far faster than us.

If we kept running like this, they would catch us very soon.

We had to fight back or come up with a plan. Blindly fleeing would only lead to death.

At the same time, Pan Ling realized the problem as well and said,

"We can't keep running like this. They'll catch us in two minutes at most.

Senior Brother, Brother Jiang, do you have any ideas?"

Zhang Yuchen, on the other side, also looked toward Mao Jing and me.

I spoke directly.

"We can't outrun them.

There's a forest in the valley ahead. We can use the terrain there to maneuver around these papier-mâché ghost riders.

I think it would be best if we used talisman fire to set the entire valley ablaze.

Maybe that can stop these papier-mâché ghost riders.

As long as we stall long enough, we may have a chance to turn the tables."

I voiced