Using the MC system to pretend spiritual revival

Chapter 172 Encounter, Fire Talisman
At this moment, it is located between the inner city wall defense line and the outer interception.

An iron wall stood tall, composed of various soldiers and armored units.

The area, which should have been orderly and strictly guarded, was now in complete chaos.

The sounds of bullets firing, mixed with the roar of artillery, echoed throughout the entire circular defensive line.

The powerful beams of searchlights and the flashes of bullets and cannon fire illuminated the night.

A series of shouts over the walkie-talkie and the panicked tone of the people broke the silence.

Various troops, running or riding in armored vehicles, quickly converged on the southwest corner of the entire Lijiang military zone.

At this point, Yang Ping, who had run out of the inner ring city wall defense line, no longer needed the messenger soldier to lead the way.

With such a commotion, the dazzling flames from the point of attack could be seen from a great distance.

Without hesitation, Yang Ping slapped a golden talisman on his body to avoid being hit by stray bullets.

He then drew out two long talismans and wrapped them around his legs. The Swiftness Talisman was activated, and he transformed into a blur, rushing towards the place where gunfire roared.

"Go and tell Lao Li to take down all those small-caliber equipment!"

"Ordinary firearms are useless against evil cultivators of this level. Maintain long-range fire support and sniping, and leave the rest to me!"

He ran and shouted, and in the next moment, he disappeared from the sight of the communications soldier.

at this time.

the other side.

A piece of land that had been leveled and repaired was once again torn apart by various explosions.

Cement fragments were scattered everywhere, revealing the original yellow soil underneath.

In the lulls between artillery fire, a tall, thin, dark figure could be seen suddenly appearing at the point where the firepower was most concentrated.

The moment the explosion struck, it shrank and disappeared again, as if it had vanished underground in an instant.

But the artillery fire plowed the entire ground, scattering all sorts of mud and newly built materials everywhere.

The ground was riddled with craters, yet they still couldn't kill it.

The dark figure disappeared like a rat, vanishing in one spot and then suddenly reappearing not far away, attracting various guns and cannons to chase its movements.

It was like wasting ammunition, causing no damage whatsoever.

This continued amidst a stark contrast, yet it felt like adults were toying with children, filled with mockery.

next moment.

The artillery fire suddenly stopped.

The stationary machine guns that had been firing continuously were shut down, and even the artillery that had been bombarding them ceased firing.

The entire battlefield seemed to have been muted, and the noise immediately disappeared.

Only the materials on the ground ignited by the explosion crackled and popped as they burned.

The tall, thin, dark figure that had been darting around and behaving erratically stopped, seemingly puzzled by the change.

But soon, all doubts were dispelled.

In an instant.

A yellow figure rushed from afar, leaving afterimages in its wake.

The colorful talismans on his body fluttered in the wind, and the vermilion characters on the paper emitted a dazzling golden light.

"Demon, die!"

Yang Ping, who had rushed over, shouted, and a crimson talisman floated out from his sleeve.

The most common low-level talismans are made of classic yellow paper and cinnabar characters.

Some more advanced methods use rare materials to make paper, which serves as a medium to carry even greater power.

This will result in different shapes and colors.

This crimson talisman is one of them, a powerful offensive technique that Yang Ping recently developed.

"Fire Talisman! Go!"

With this shout, the vermilion talisman paper, which had been floating three inches from Yang Ping's palm, flew out.

They headed straight for the tall, thin, and eerie figure standing not far away.

Its speed is not fast compared to a bullet.

As it approached, the entire talisman paper flickered with an uncertain light, and the frequency of the flickering increased.

Just a few meters away from the eerie figure, it exploded with a deafening roar, and a crimson fireball rapidly expanded.

The tall, thin figure naturally wouldn't try to withstand an attack that was clearly dangerous at first glance.

Immediately, as if dealing with cannonballs falling from the sky, his body quickly dispersed.

In a flash of black shadow, it seemed to seep into the ground beneath their feet like a drop of ink.

next moment.

"Boom!!"

A muffled, loud bang suddenly exploded, and a huge fireball, nearly ten meters in diameter, expanded and exploded in an instant near the fire talisman.

The earth seemed to be lifted into the air like building blocks, and a shockwave suddenly spread out, causing the soldiers watching the battle in tension to be blown backward.

After the dazzling light and shockwave subsided, everyone looked again.

They discovered that on the already scarred ground, a perfectly circular pit nearly ten meters in diameter had appeared.

At the bottom of the pit, there was a bright yellow substance that emitted a dazzling light, flowing slowly.

Clearly, it was this attack that caused the land to melt into a liquid state at extremely high temperatures.

And that tall, thin, eerie figure, who had previously been impervious to all kinds of artillery fire and gunfire, also appeared at the bottom of the pit.

At this moment, it seemed as if it had suffered some kind of severe blow, collapsing to the ground and struggling incessantly.

Even from a great distance, one could hear a series of agonizing screams, as if hundreds of insects were simultaneously hissing.

The visual impact of that explosion was truly horrifying.

The soldiers who witnessed the whole process couldn't help but cast admiring and astonished glances at the man standing to the side.

Master Yang, wearing a wide yellow robe, was seen as the Taoist priest.

It was truly unexpected that this seemingly carefree and unassuming expert would be so fierce in action. However, compared to the relaxed soldiers, Yang Ping frowned, his face serious.

Others might not have noticed because they were far away, but he was only a few dozen steps away from the black-robed figure at the bottom of the pit, and he could see it clearly.

The tattered black robe had just withered and collapsed instantly after his attack.

But then, amidst a strange wriggling motion, it seemed as if clumps of fist-sized insects were constantly wriggling and piling up inside the black robe.

At this moment, it has quickly become full again.

Subsequently.

As expected, it happened.

The tall black robe, which had been propped up again, swayed and stood upright once more.

The disgusting, twisted insect mask was so conspicuously visible through the hood that it was visible when the person looked up.

The two stood facing each other from above and below, both somewhat wary and hesitant to make a move immediately.

The soldiers watching this bizarre scene involuntarily held their breath, as if afraid of breaking the balance.

After a few breaths of this stalemate, the tall, thin figure in the black robe broke the silence first.

"Heh heh... What impressive skills! You killed so many of 'me's' in one go. Doesn't that make you worthy of being called Master Yang, whose name resounds throughout the world of supernatural beings?"

"To my shame, I have even read your works..."

As the hoarse, unpleasant words were spoken, the eerie figure also began to writhe.

Without taking a step, it seemed to move horizontally as it walked out of the now-cooled explosion crater.

They approached without any regard for others or any precautions.

This action also aroused Yang Ping's vigilance.

He raised his hand, and two more vermilion fire talismans appeared in front of his palm as he shouted sharply.

"Halt! Insect Ant, I know it's you! Stop pretending, why are you storming the Special Operations Bureau's sealed-off area!"

With that loud shout, whether it was Yang Ping's threat or the man's unintentional attempt to antagonize him, he actually stopped.

It also raised a pair of hands covered in disgusting hair and claws, indicating that it posed no threat.

"Don't be nervous, Master Yang. I might just be lost. After all, you should know that I can go underground. Look, I've been in here for so long, and I haven't even fought back once."

His voice was hoarse, but his tone was calm and composed, as if he had really stumbled in by accident.

But how could Yang Ping possibly believe that?

"Whatever your intentions or purposes, this is the end for today!"

As he spoke, he made a gesture as if to shoot out the Fire Talisman in his hand.

But as if sensing his intention, the ant that had raised its hands to signal surrender actually slid back a bit and began to "beg for mercy" by waving its hands.

"No, no, no! Master Yang, I know I was wrong. Why don't you arrest me and take me to the Divine Communication Room or the Extraordinary Prison? I know such a place..."

This action caused Yang Ping to stop the talisman he was activating.

It wasn't that I believed what the other person said, but rather that their behavior was too strange.

It wouldn't make sense to say it was because of the fear from that attack.

His words of pleading were calm and composed, showing no sign of panic or fear.

But what's the point of them doing all this?
Running into an S-level dangerous zone is punishable by life imprisonment under the newly enacted laws, which is equivalent to being taken over by the Special Operations Bureau.

Regardless of whether he resisted or tried to escape, it simply doesn't make sense that this person would so cooperatively stand there and surrender.

He had also read about Chongma. As the leader of the "Three Evils," he was a treacherous and cunning evil cultivator who was good at ambushing and escaping, but his individual strength was average.

In the brief exchange just now, it was clear that this person excels primarily in escape techniques and survival skills.

This aligns with the statement in the document that the individual's abilities are "not strong".

According to observational data provided by some eyewitnesses in the materials, this is known.

The insect ant can control a kind of Gu insect to lurk and eavesdrop, which can be considered a method of differentiating one's external body, and it is quite mysterious.

However, the Gu worms were weak.

Even if he was here to buy time, he ordered the Gu worms he controlled to burrow underground and approach the Tomb of the Hundred Kings.

Even an individual insect cannot break through the formation of its own subordinates.

Unless the insect itself goes there.

However... the real body...

Think about this.

Yang Ping, whose face was serious and wary of the insects in front of him, was suddenly startled.

It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck my mind.

What if the information is incorrect or incomplete... or what if what's in front of you isn't the real thing?
…If you think about it that way, then everything seems to make sense…

"Oh no! The Tomb of a Hundred Kings!"

Having figured all this out, Yang Ping could no longer remain calm and shouted loudly.

Ignoring what the person in front of him was saying, he pushed out with both palms, and two crimson talismans flew out, leaving afterimages.

Before the Fire Talisman could explode, he turned around and, using the still-active Swiftness Talisman, quickly dashed towards the inner defensive perimeter of the city wall located in the center.

"Quickly! Call the guards on duty in the inner perimeter! Martial law at the highest level!"

With a shout, the command was issued.

The soldiers, unaware of the situation, complied without hesitation and sent out the communication request directly.

The communication, which should have been connected immediately, was met with silence.

While anxiously awaiting the call.

After several seconds of silence, a sound finally came through.

It was just a bad piece of news.

"Communication received! Requesting backup! A strange figure has suddenly appeared at the bottom of the pit, next to the Hundred Kings Tomb mound!"

"Ordinary attacks ineffective! It...it's trying to break through the blockade!! Requesting backup! Level 1 alert!!"

(End of this chapter)