The brothers watched helplessly as Old Xu and the others lost their breath and turned black, then looked at Jiang Nuo with fear and vigilance.
Jiang Nuo raised an eyebrow, a chilling smile slowly spreading across his face. "Anyone who believes me, I'll kill."
Everyone: "..."
What's the difference between this and confirming it?
"Father!!"
A Wu's roar awakened everyone's fear, and they looked up in astonishment, " Simazi!"
The peach wood sword was broken, Simazi was being lifted up by the neck by the zombie, his feet already off the ground.
Jiang Nuo instantly produced a red rope, which wrapped around the zombie's body and pulled it back sharply. Si Yan cooperated perfectly, grabbing the other end of the red rope and using it as a medium to unleash Spiritual Power.
"Hmm..."
The zombie crashed to the ground and before it could even jump up, it was surrounded by three burning talismans. Jiang Nuo threw the talismans while simultaneously using Song Zheng's Yang blood to strike the zombie's vital points, one above and one below.
With a loud bang, flames erupted.
The zombie roared in pain and, engulfed in flames, charged toward Jiang Nuo without slowing down its pace.
Jiang Nuo yelled, "Ugly thing! Don't come any closer!"
He kept talking nonstop, but his hands were moving with incredible precision, making spells and gestures like a flower.
"Certainly!"
A black talisman, which hadn't been seen in a long time, was pasted on the zombie's forehead.
The zombie's body trembled a few times, unable to break free, and slowly closed its eyes, filled with resentment.
"That was close, I almost got burned."
Jiang Nuo jumped back half a step and clapped for herself, "That was really impressive."
"That's really impressive," Si Yan said with a smile.
Jiang Nuo winked at him and spread her hands, "Gloves."
He's such a fussy person!
After Si Yan put on her gloves, Jiang Nuo pried open the zombie's mouth, and sure enough, there was a jet-black jade bead inside.
"Vomit."
Jiang Nuo grabbed it and threw it away, then put another iron ball inside.
"Lie down!" Jiang Nuo shouted.
Song Zheng and Zhang Lin reacted instinctively, grabbing several people and tackling them to the ground. Only Si Yan used her Spiritual Power to block them, still watching Jiang Nuo's next move.
The fireball exploded, and the zombie was reduced to fragments in the deafening blast.
Jiang Nuo and Si Yan simultaneously hid behind the coffin to avoid being touched by the stench of the corpse fragments. The others were not so lucky; the entire sealed tomb chamber reeked of a foul stench, and vomiting sounds rang out one after another.
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Jiang Nuo slowly peeked out from under the coffin lid, her eyes crinkling. "I'm so sorry, I forgot to warn you it would explode."
Brothers: "... Hehe."
I don't see how embarrassed you are at all!
Jiang Nuo looked into the coffin, which was huge but empty; the burial goods were less than those in the third coffin.
It looks like a domesticated zombie.
There is only one token.
Si Yan pinched the token between two fingers and lifted it up; the pattern on it looked somewhat familiar.
"It is one of the ten guardian ghosts kept by the prince, as depicted in the mural."
Jiang Nuo peeked over and said, "So weak, then this prince's ghost-raising skills aren't very good."
Simazi, who was injured himself but hadn't managed to hurt the zombie, rolled his eyes fiercely.
"Isn't it because you're too abnormal?! This is already a hundred times stronger than a regular zombie!"
Jiang Nuo smiled shyly, "Thank you for the compliment."
"Is he just going to let it go like that, killing Old Xu and the others?!"
Suddenly, someone angrily questioned, "Aren't you all going to do anything about this?!"
" Old Qi, don't talk nonsense," someone around him advised. "Do you want to be Ghost Killing?"
"To hell with him! Old Xu and I were brothers for half our lives, and he finally survived... and this guy just killed him like that!"
Old Qi's shoulder was half-festering, the sores spreading down to his chin. His voice was heavy with resentment as he glared at Jiang Nuo, "Why did you kill them?!"
Jiang Nuo stared directly at him and suddenly asked, "How did you know I killed him?"
"If I wanted to kill you, I would have already opened fire from up there."
He grinned coldly, revealing his teeth. "What do you think?"
"Alright, Old Qi, it looks like Old Xu's body was Ghost Killing, otherwise why would it be so dark?"
Old Qi was pulled back, reluctantly shutting up, but deep down he still believed his good brother's last words.
Si Yan looked at them coldly, "Things shouldn't happen more than three times. If you doubt Nuonuo again, I'll have you all thrown into the gallows."
As Zhang Lin searched for a way out, he felt like he was being watched. His police instincts told him to keep a close watch, and he suddenly bumped into Simazi's cold, silent gaze.
Zhang Lin was startled, but then he saw that Simazi wasn't looking at him at all; in fact, he was looking at the stone wall with his back to him, searching for any mechanisms.
His body stiffened slightly, and he slowly frowned and closed his eyes, wondering if it was because he was under too much pressure.
"Found it, it's here!" A Wu suddenly shouted as a hole appeared in front of him.
A Wu found it, but dared not be the first to go in; it looked very dangerous inside.
Jiang Nuo peered into the hole and exclaimed, "It's so dark!"
" Nuonuo, it's not clean inside."
Si Yan instinctively resisted entering, pulling Jiang Nuo back by the waist, his brows furrowed tightly.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Nuo sensed something was wrong and pressed his temples.
Si Yan couldn't quite put his finger on it. Logically, he should have gotten used to the strong yin energy he had been in all this time.
"Perhaps... this isn't the way to the fifth floor," Si Yan hesitated.