An icy wind swept up scraps of paper, howling eerily.
The Paper Army blocking the road was utterly different from the creatures huddled at the Ancient House's entrance, guarding its gates and grounds-
Every paper figure wore a layer of bone-chilling ghostly robes, its spiritual aura dense and heavy, its ferocity oppressive.
"I'll do it."
Wang Ying gave a low shout, sprang upward, and landed on the Off-Road Vehicle's roof.
The Off-Road Vehicle she had been riding in roared, its accelerator floored, and charged straight to the front of the convoy.
At that moment, if they wanted to rally morale and break through this deadly impasse, they could only rely on her-
The sharpest blade in this convoy.
Yang Yong leaped onto the Pickup Truck's roof. The Heavenly Dragon Slash thundered into action, blade energy streaking across the air.
"Heavenly Dragon Slash!"
A skyful of flying blades shot from behind him, densely packed as a torrential downpour, hurtling toward the Paper Craftsman Sequence transcendent ahead.
But it was useless.
The moment the flying blades approached that eerie area, an invisible force easily knocked them away. They clattered to the ground without even touching the paper figures.
"He already stationed powerful paper beasts to guard him."
Yang Yong's heart sank. "Looks like taking down their leader first isn't an option."
Their first clash alone left everyone trembling with alarm-
The paper beasts before them were generally several times stronger than ordinary paper figures.
The paper figures whose eyes had been dotted into life were especially ferocious.
"Y-you... how are your hands so fast?" someone cried out involuntarily.
A Paper Effigy Dragon slowly took shape beneath the Paper Craftsman's brush.
The most terrifying thing about such creatures was the final dotting of their eyes.
Once that final stroke was applied, the Eerie