Bright Sword: This unit is really ruthless

"He's...pretending to be dead!" Xu Erniu was so scared that he collapsed to the ground.

However, the female corpse did not move and still lay quietly in the coffin.

Zhang Ling plucked up his courage, approached the coffin and observed it carefully.

There was a jade pendant hanging around the neck of the female corpse, which emitted a faint green light.

Zhang Ling reached out and took off the jade pendant. It was warm and had a great touch.

At this moment, the female corpse suddenly opened her eyes!

Her eyes were blood red and emitted a strange light.

"Ah!" Xu Erniu screamed in fright.

The female corpse slowly sat up and looked at everyone with cold eyes.

"You...are you a human or a ghost?" Zhang Ling asked with forced calmness.

The female corpse didn't say anything, but slowly stretched out her hand and pointed at...Zhang Ling!

A powerful suction force emanated from the female corpse, and Zhang Ling felt his body flying towards the corpse uncontrollably.

"Battalion Commander!" Xu Erniu and another surviving soldier shouted in horror.

Zhang Ling struggled desperately, but to no avail.

He watched himself getting closer and closer to the female corpse, and was finally grabbed by her.

The female corpse's blood-red eyes stared at Zhang Ling, with a strange smile appearing at the corners of her mouth.

Then......

She bit Zhang Ling's neck!

The flames flickered, illuminating a corner of the coffin, and everyone gasped. How could there be a coffin in this damn place?

"Damn, what the hell is this?" Xu Erniu swallowed, his voice trembling slightly.

Zhang Ling frowned, he was also confused by the sudden appearance of the coffin. He approached the coffin carefully and observed it carefully by the light of the fire.

The coffin was made of an unknown black wood, with some strange patterns carved on the surface, and it looked very old. The coffin lid was tightly closed, without a single gap.

"Battalion Commander, this... this isn't a zombie, is it?" a soldier said in a trembling voice.

Zhang Ling glared at him and said, "Stop talking nonsense! There is no such thing as a dead body in this world." He said this, but he felt a little scared in his heart.

The wild boar monster was still madly hitting the boulders outside the cave, and its roar was deafening.

"Battalion Commander, it seems that this monster is not going to leave!" said Xu Erniu.

Zhang Ling gritted his teeth and said, "No, we can't stay here forever, we have to find a way to get out!"

He turned to look at the coffin, and suddenly a bold idea popped into his mind.

"Erniu, come over here and help me open the coffin lid!"

"What? Captain, are you crazy?!" Xu Erniu's eyes widened. "If this thing really comes back to life, we're all done for!"

"What are you afraid of? We don't know whether we will live or die now, so we might as well give it a try!" Zhang Ling said, "Maybe there is some treasure in this coffin that can help us deal with that monster!"

Xu Erniu hesitated for a moment, but finally came over and pushed the coffin lid hard with Zhang Ling.

The coffin lid was very heavy, and the two men took great pains to finally push it open a crack.

A sickening smell of decay emanated from the coffin.

Zhang Ling covered his nose and shone a fire stick into the coffin.

In the coffin lay a dried-up corpse, wearing tattered clothes and holding a rusty dagger in his hand.

"Fuck! He's really...a dead guy!" Xu Erniu took a few steps back in fright.

Zhang Ling looked at the corpse carefully and found a dagger stuck in the chest, which was the one he was holding in his hand.

"This...is this suicide?" Zhang Ling was confused.

Suddenly, his eyes fell on the corpse's wrist.

There was a deep mark on the wrist of the corpse, as if it had been tied with a rope.

"Damn it, this doesn't look like suicide, it looks more like... homicide!" Zhang Ling was shocked.

At this moment, the wild boar monster outside the cave suddenly stopped hitting and the roaring sound disappeared.

"What's going on?" Xu Erniu asked puzzledly.

Zhang Ling walked to the entrance of the cave, carefully moved the boulder away, and looked outside.

The wild boar monster had disappeared, and the surroundings were silent with only a mess on the ground.

"Gone?" Xu Erniu also came over, looking confused.

Zhang Ling shook his head, his heart full of doubts. This monster came suddenly and left suddenly, what on earth was going on?

He turned to look at the corpse in the coffin and suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Erniu, close the coffin lid!" Zhang Ling said.

Although Xu Erniu was puzzled, he still did as he was told.

At the moment the coffin lid was closed, a cold wind suddenly blew in the cave, the fire was extinguished instantly, and the cave fell into darkness.

"Battalion Commander, what's going on?" Xu Erniu's voice was filled with a hint of fear.

"I...I don't know either..." Zhang Ling's voice trembled a little.

Suddenly, a shrill scream echoed in the cave, followed by a wild beast-like roar.

"what--"

"Roar--"

The fire lit up again, and Zhang Ling lit another tinderbox. Xu Erniu fell to the ground, twitching all over and foaming at the mouth.

And behind him, stood a figure emitting black energy!

The figure was the corpse in the coffin!

"Pretending...pretending to be dead?!" Zhang Ling widened his eyes in horror.

The corpse slowly turned its head, revealing a hideous face. There was a strange light flashing in its empty eyes, staring straight at Zhang Ling.

"You...who are you?" Zhang Ling asked with forced calmness.

The corpse opened its mouth, revealing its sharp white teeth, and uttered a hoarse voice: "I am...Yan Luo!"

Zhang Ling felt a chill running from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He subconsciously took a step back, but stepped on Xu Erniu's twitching body.

"Yan...Yan Luo?!" Zhang Ling repeated with a stutter, his mind racing. Yan Luo? Why does this name sound so familiar? Wait, isn't this the villain boss in the online novel he read before traveling through time? Could it be... Could it be that he traveled through time into that novel? !

"Hehehe..." The corpse who called himself Yan Luo let out a creepy laugh and approached Zhang Ling step by step. "You never thought that I'm alive again! You hurt me so much back then, today, I will make you pay with blood!"

Zhang Ling was shocked. Not only could this corpse speak, but it also knew his identity before he traveled through time? What on earth was going on?!

He forced himself to calm down and tried to recall the plot of the novel. In the novel, Yan Luo was a villain who practiced evil skills. He was eventually defeated by the protagonist and his body was sealed in this cave. Could it be...could it be that because he opened the coffin, Yan Luo was resurrected? !

"Blood debt paid with blood? I don't even know you!" Zhang Ling pretended to be calm and said, "You've got the wrong person!"

"Wrong person? Hahaha..." Yan Luo's laughter became even sharper and harsher. "Do you think I won't recognize you just because you changed your skin? Even if you turned into ashes, I would still recognize you!"

Zhang Ling thought to himself that this Yan Luo really knew his identity. He clenched the fire stick in his hand, ready to fight at any time.

"Since you are so stubborn, don't blame me for being rude!" Yan Luo said, and suddenly stretched out his dry claws to grab Zhang Ling.

Zhang Ling hurriedly dodged, and the sharp claws scraped across his cheek, leaving a bloody mark.

"That was a close call!" Zhang Ling thought to himself, this Yama Luo's speed was so fast!

He did not dare to be careless and quickly waved the fire stick, trying to force Yan Luo back.

However, Yan Luo was not afraid of the fire at all. Instead, he attacked Zhang Ling even more frantically.

"It's useless! Your flames have no effect on me!" Yan Luo said as he attacked, "Today, you are destined to die in my hands!"

Zhang Ling fought and retreated, feeling extremely anxious. If this continued, he would be killed by Yan Luo sooner or later!

Suddenly, he had an idea and remembered Yan Luo’s weakness in the novel - his heart!

In the novel, Yan Luo practices evil skills, which causes his heart to be different from that of ordinary people and is located on the right side of the chest. And his heart is his fatal weakness!

Thinking of this, Zhang Ling's eyes flashed with a gleam of light. He deliberately exposed a flaw to lure Yan Luo to attack.

Yan Luo was fooled and pounced towards Zhang Ling.

Just when Yan Luo's sharp claws were about to touch Zhang Ling, Zhang Ling suddenly dodged sideways and at the same time thrust the fire starter in his hand fiercely into Yan Luo's right chest!

"Ah——" Yan Luo let out a shrill scream and his body began to tremble violently.

Black gas gushed out from his body and filled the entire cave.

"You...you actually know my weakness..." Yan Luo's voice was full of unwillingness and resentment.

"Hey, do you think I don't know?" Zhang Ling sneered, "I have read the novel!"

Yan Luo's body gradually shriveled up and eventually turned into a pile of dry bones scattered on the ground.

The black air also dissipated, and peace returned to the cave.

Zhang Ling let out a long sigh and slumped down on the ground.

"Finally solved..." He muttered to himself, but his heart was full of doubts. Why did he travel to this novel?

He turned to look at Xu Erniu who was lying on the ground, and hurried forward to check.

Xu Erniu's face was pale and his breath was weak, but fortunately he was still breathing.

Zhang Ling helped him up and fed him some water.

After a while, Xu Erniu slowly opened his eyes.

"Battalion...Commander..." he shouted weakly, "Am I...Am I okay?"

"It's okay, Erniu." Zhang Ling comforted him, "It's all over."

Xu Erniu struggled to sit up, looked around, and asked in confusion: "Then...where is the monster?"

"I have already solved it." Zhang Ling said.

Xu Erniu looked at Zhang Ling in shock, his eyes full of admiration.

"Battalion Commander, you...you are so awesome!" he said.

Zhang Ling smiled and said nothing.

He stood up, walked to the cave entrance and looked out.

It was already daybreak, and the sun shone into the cave, dispelling the darkness.

Zhang Ling took a deep breath, his heart filled with hope.

He knew that his journey through time had just begun...

Just then, he suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from outside the cave.

"What's going on?" Zhang Ling was puzzled and hurried to the cave entrance and looked outside.

I saw a group of people wearing ancient costumes walking towards the cave.

Leading the group was a middle-aged man in a brocade robe, followed by a group of soldiers.

"Who is it?!" Zhang Ling asked vigilantly.

The middle-aged man looked Zhang Ling up and down, then bowed and said, "I am the current imperial master. May I ask who you are?"

Zhang Ling's heart was moved. Imperial Master? Could it be... Could it be that he traveled to an ancient dynasty?

"I am Zhang Ling." He clasped his fists and said, "May I ask what can I do for you, Master Imperial Master?"

The Imperial Master smiled and said, "I have heard of General Zhang's great name for a long time. Seeing him today, I can see that his reputation is well-deserved. Your Majesty heard that the general was here to exorcise the demon, so he specially sent me to greet him."

Zhang Ling was shocked. Your Majesty? General? What on earth is going on?

Zhang Ling felt his hair stand on end, and a chill ran from his feet to his head. He subconsciously took a step back, the fire lighter in his hand swaying, reflecting the hideous face.