The air hung thick with a sinister, bloody mist.
Powerful auras erupted across the city.
This was Nightmare Mode!
Xu Yuan found himself back on the street.
That was fine.
He just had to reach the Magic Array's control center again!
Xu Yuan took out his Waist Token, hung it at his hip, and set off.
He soon arrived.
At the foot of the wall,
a group of Ghost Soldiers blocked his path.
These Ghost Soldiers were different from ordinary Ghost Entities.
They wore matching black armor and held man-tall bone spikes, standing in orderly ranks.
Killing intent rolled off them.
Xu Yuan looked them over. The "wild ghosts" from Hard Mode simply couldn't compare.
Now these are real Ghost Entities.
What were those things I ran into before?
"Who are you? What are you doing here?"
The Ghost Entity at their head had a blue face and jutting fangs. Armor covered him from head to toe, and a huge spiked club rested on his shoulder.
Wails rose from the club now and then.
What powerful Combat Gear!
"I'm Seeking the Flood Dragon. It's a mission. And here's my Waist Token," Xu Yuan said.
The Ghost Entity glanced at his token, contempt surfacing on his face. "You're only at the Qi Refining Realm, yet you got permission to train at the Nine Nether Prefecture?"
"That permission should be mine!"
The Ghost Entity began chanting.
Xu Yuan looked down. His Waist Token was actually trembling.
An authoritative voice sounded from his Waist Token:
"Who has initiated an impeachment based on Military Merit?"
"I have, honored sir!" the Ghost Entity hurriedly replied. "I have far more Military Merit than him—at least three times as much. I demand to impeach him from his official position and take his place!"
The authoritative voice said: