Melee

Shen Luo's heart tightened. He hurriedly put away the Ghost General and Ink-Armored Shield, then looked down into the great pit.

The seven White Bone Jingguan had all collapsed. Xie Yuxin was sitting off to the side, resting, a trace of fatigue flashing across her face.

Seeing that she was unharmed, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, a stream of cursing rang out as the Red-Handed Perfected Person sped over. He said to them, "That bastard still got away. Ghost creatures are already gathering outside, so we need to leave quickly too."

Ge Tianqing bent down and picked up the storage ring, saying, "We'll divide it when we get back."

Lu Huaming nodded.

"Don't take on this kind of undercover work again next time." Shen Luo jumped into the pit, helped Xie Yuxin up, and said with a smile.

Just as Xie Yuxin was about to speak, the ground beneath them suddenly shook violently. A black whirlwind abruptly rose from underground, turning into a massive vortex that swallowed them both.

Seeing that something was wrong, Lu Huaming hurried to rescue them. Yet the moment his body tilted slightly, he was caught by that force and dragged in as well.

Ge Tianqing and the other two knew things were bad and immediately tried to flee. Before they could get away, however, they too were swept up and swallowed by the increasingly powerful force.

More than ten breaths later, the black whirlwind in the great pit gradually dispersed, and Shen Luo and the others had all vanished.

Throughout vast Chang'an City, the sounds of slaughter rose and fell without end.

The Great Tang Government Office had deployed its entire army, and the ghost creatures had done the same.

On the ground, ordinary soldiers and low-level cultivators fought bitterly