Long-Tongued Wraith

Everyone turned in unison to look into the distance.

"Wh-what kind of monster is that?!"

A survivor could not help crying out.

In their field of vision, a gigantic wraith nearly eight meters tall dragged an ice hammer almost as large as itself with one hand, walking toward the little shop one step at a time.

With every step the gigantic wraith took, the surrounding buildings trembled.

"Mental derangement."

Zhao Xing unleashed his ability without the slightest hesitation.

The ice hammer the gigantic wraith had just raised high suddenly smashed into the crowd of wraiths.

In an instant, waves of piercing screams rang in everyone's ears.

Unfortunately, Zhao Xing's mental derangement lasted only long enough for that single blow.

The next moment, the gigantic wraith raised its ice hammer high again.

"Mental derangement."

Another hammer blow slammed into the wraiths, instantly bringing another chorus of agonized wails.

After using his ability twice in a row on this massive creature, Zhao Xing felt dizzy.

"Divine Fist, Heavenly Punishment!"

Da Hu leaped into the air, lightning flashing at the center of his fist.

Boom.

His heavy fist smashed down, accompanied by lightning.

The gigantic wraith merely swayed, actually suffering no damage whatsoever.

Instead, the punch enraged it.

"Roar!"

The giant roared and smashed its heavy hammer into the layer of ice outside the little supermarket.

"Phew."

Bai Xiaoyu took a deep breath.

"I love how you walk alone down dark alleys..."

In an instant, Da Hu's aura surged.

"Shatter the darkness with lightning!"

Da Hu let out an embarrassingly over-the-top roar, but no one mocked him.

Everyone knew that shouting such melodramatic lines was the price he paid for possessing the Anomaly, the Blindfold.

As Da Hu's roar rang out, his clothes flapped around him.

Countless bolts of lightning flashed in the air before finally gathering at the center of his fist.

This punch was fiercer and more overpowering than the last.

Boom!

His fist slammed into the gigantic wraith.

The gigantic wraith immediately staggered back several steps.

Electrical arcs crackled incessantly over its body.

"Take another punch!"

This time, flames gathered at the center of his fist.

"Take another punch!"

Next came an ice fist.

The gigantic zombie was driven back by Da Hu's punches, one after another.

The surrounding wraiths had their souls scattered by the mere shock waves.

Da Hu stood straight where he was.

On his fist, fire, frost, and lightning flickered and fused incessantly, finally becoming a three-colored radiance.

"This punch will kill you!"

Da Hu leaped into the air.

The three-colored blast from his fist tore through the air with a powerful whistle.

Bang!

With a roar of fury and unwillingness, the gigantic wraith dissolved into black mist that filled the air.

Clatter.

The black mist dissipated, dropping a massive skeleton.

Da Hu picked up the Anomaly and tossed it to Elder Qi, then continued standing guard at the entrance, protecting the people inside the supermarket.

After unleashing her ability, Bai Xiaoyu had immediately collapsed into exhaustion, temporarily losing her ability to fight.

"Boo-hoo-hoo..."

"Boo-hoo-hoo..."

Eerie sobbing echoed through the street.

The wraiths that had been charging toward the little supermarket seemed to have been frightened by something and began scattering in all directions.

Rather than feeling happy at the sight, everyone's hearts sank.

Even the gigantic wraith earlier had not frightened the other wraiths.

The instant the sobbing began, the streets emptied completely.

"Boo-hoo-hoo..."

"Boo-hoo-hoo..."

At the street corner, a girl of thirteen or fourteen was limping toward the little supermarket.

The girl kept her head lowered, making it impossible to see her face.

Only her uninterrupted sobbing lingered in the street.

Silence. The little supermarket was deathly silent.

Da Hu had already lost Bai Xiaoyu's enhancement. At only the second tier, he felt his hair stand on end the instant he faced the little girl.

"Boo-hoo-hoo..."

The girl drew closer and closer.

When it was less than ten meters away, it abruptly raised its head.

Its face had neither a nose nor eyes, only a cross-shaped mouth filled with sharp teeth that covered almost its entire face.

"Boo-hoo-hoo..."

A long tongue suddenly shot out of her tongue.

Da Hu had not even had time to register what was happening.

The long tongue had already pierced straight through his heart.

Disbelief filled his face as he reached out to touch it, finding only sticky blood and that wet, slippery tongue.

Whoosh.

The tongue curled around his heart and instantly darted back into the Long-Tongued Wraith's mouth.

Thud.

Without his heart, Da Hu fell stiffly to the ground, utterly dead.

"Da Hu!"

Li Yong was the most horrified. Da Hu was his closest brother.

The long-tongued woman gave them no chance to retrieve the body.

Whoosh.

A streak of bloody light flashed past, instantly piercing the little supermarket's glass.

An unlucky survivor looked down at his chest in disbelief.

Whoosh.

The tongue curled around another heart and retracted.

"Ah! Run!"

"Even the Sequence Transcendence users are dead!"

"We're finished, finished."

In an instant, dozens of people scrambled over one another to flee the little supermarket, trying to escape their destined deaths this way.

Inside the little supermarket, fewer than twenty people remained.

The Long-Tongued Ghost was like a giant toad. Every time it shot out its tongue, a life ended.

"Elder Qi, are we finished?"

Bai Xiaoyu watched the Long-Tongued Wraith's relentless slaughter, her little face deathly pale.

Elder Qi said nothing, merely taking a notebook from inside his clothes and silently making a record.

[Long-Tongued Wraith. Its appearance is accompanied by sobbing.]

[The instant you hear sobbing, flee as quickly as possible...]

"I hope this can be of some use to those who come after us."

Elder Qi's reply did not answer her question.

The others understood what Elder Qi meant as well.

They were all going to lose their lives here today.

The Long-Tongued Wraith's slaughter had not even lasted a minute before everyone fleeing outside was dead.

"Boo-hoo-hoo..."

The Long-Tongued Wraith turned its head again, setting its sights back inside the little supermarket.

Zhao Xing had already exhausted his mental power. He moved the group photo away from his heart and calmly faced the Long-Tongued Ghost.

Bai Xiaoyu's mental power could no longer sustain her ability either.

She could only slump limply to the floor.

Whoosh!

The blood-red tongue shot out again.

Its target was not Zhao Xing, but Bai Xiaoyu, who sat slumped on the floor.

A thick, bloody stench assaulted her nose.

Bai Xiaoyu closed her eyes in despair.