They had a target. All that remained was to put their plan into action.
The three of them left the rest area and immediately turned their attention to an aperture five meters up the cliff face, where tiny fragments of shadow flickered.
"Let me."
After several poor showings, Kong Tian was desperate to redeem himself in Kong Yue's and Chen Miao's eyes.
As he spoke, he activated Ghost Body Manifestation and extended his hand.
A bone spike grew from the tip of his index finger. He raised it, took brief aim, and Chen Miao heard a soft pop!
The bone spike shot into the aperture and struck the mass of shadow.
Chen Miao watched, somewhat surprised.
He had thought Kong Tian's abilities were purely defensive. Apparently, that wasn't the case.
Although this Finger Shot was only slightly faster than Shi Manman's Yin Dart, it was quick and convenient to use.
Judging by the enormous bone wall Kong Tian had created back in the Ghost Market, a Finger Shot of this strength should cost him very little.
That meant he should be able to fire quite a few.
What was more, the Finger Shot didn't seem to rely solely on physical force to injure ghosts.
Inside the aperture high above them, the shadow struck by the Finger Shot began to tremble.
"Don't worry. I imbued my Finger Shot with Mystic Arts. Give it a little longer to work. Once the spell takes effect, I can summon both the projectile and the ghost straight back."
Hearing that, Chen Miao refrained from mentioning that his bamboo splints could go straight up and drag the ghost down.
Before long, Kong Tian shouted, "Come back here!"
Suddenly, some force tugged at the shadow inside the aperture, pulling it out without the slightest resistance.
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