Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 294: Demons Dance (Part )

"boom!!!"

The dark green smoke and dust, like a sandstorm, covered the entire Jinyang City in the blink of an eye.

As the saying goes, when gods fight, mortals suffer.

After inhaling the green smoke, the people in Jinyang City began to feel a little confused and dazed.

"Trigger the side quest; slay the demon"

Mission description: Kill the evil spirits during the chaos. The higher the level of the evil spirits killed, the higher the score you will get.

Mission time: three hours.

Mission Difficulty: A
Task reward: calculated based on the score.

Xiao Ran walked out from the corner. His skin was pale and there was no sign of life on his body. Even his breathing had stopped.

Corpse technique: Half-door Yin and Yang.

He didn't know what the green stuff in the air was, but the best way now was to temporarily transform himself into a corpse to avoid inhaling the green mist as much as possible.

"Go east. The city gate there is lower. If we don't leave now, it may be difficult to leave later."

As for the mission...

Xiao Ran didn't take it to heart.

He used his Qinggong skills to quickly jump onto the roof, trying to avoid contact with the crowd as much as possible.

“I’m hungry!!”

On the streets, the sparse complaints began to become more and more frequent as time went by.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!!" In the haze, one could hear the shrill shouts becoming louder and louder. Xiao Ran looked down and found that it was Master Lu. This guy was now like a wolf with bloodshot eyes. He held the knife in his hand and killed and chopped anyone he saw.

Xiao Ran had no interest in him and was about to leave when he suddenly felt the [Black Swan Brooch·Scholar] on his chest alerting him. A chill came over him and he had to stop and crawl on the roof like a cat.

At this time, Mr. Lu seemed to have noticed something. He looked forward with the blade in his hand. In the haze, an old man, carrying a shoulder pole, staggered out of the green haze.

As he walked, he hummed a tune.

"There is south in the sky and north in the earth, there are mountains in the east and rivers in the west, there are golden winter melons, silver watermelons, and brass pumpkins. I opened my bamboo basket and found that the only thing missing was an iron pumpkin..."

Seeing the old man walking towards him, Master Lu's eyes flashed green and he shouted strangely: "Kill!!"

As he said this, he rushed forward with the knife in his hand.

Seeing this, the old man did not hide, but put the bamboo basket on his shoulder on the ground and said: "Sir, please choose one. If you can pick it up, it's yours. If you can't pick it up, it's mine."

As the old man finished speaking, Mr. Lu suddenly felt his head sink, as if something had fallen on his back.

Suddenly he staggered and almost fell to the ground. Looking back, he saw a golden winter melon growing on his back. The winter melon seemed to have grown out of his back and was firmly stuck to his flesh.

The heavy weight made Mr. Lu unable to straighten his back.

"Sir, we have already carried this golden winter melon, how about a silver watermelon?"

The old man took out a silver watermelon from the bamboo basket with a smile. It was called a watermelon, but its size was no smaller than the golden watermelon. He patted the silver watermelon and threw it casually. The next moment, the watermelon appeared on Mr. Lu's shoulder.

"what!!"

This time Mr. Lu couldn't help but scream, and his bones began to crack and make crackling sounds.

As if he knew he couldn't bear the weight, Mr. Lu simply turned over and placed the watermelon and winter melon on the ground.

"Oh, my god, this is really troublesome. My melon will take root and sprout as soon as it hits the ground."

The old man slapped his thigh with a smirk on his face.

As soon as he finished speaking, golden and silver melon vines appeared on the ground.

"This melon needs fertilizer after it grows, my dear, please be patient."

The old man was still gloating, but Uncle Lu's body had begun to shrink at a speed visible to the naked eye. He was originally a strong man, but he was sucked dry in the blink of an eye.

The body curled up like a dehydrated vegetable.

It took about ten seconds before a melon seedling grew out of the vine, and soon a withered yellow melon appeared.

The melon looked as big as a watermelon, but its skin was as dry and yellow as a shriveled orange. When the old man picked the melon off, he saw a human face on the other side of the melon, which was exactly the same as Master Lu's face.

The old man smiled as he picked up the melon and put it into the bamboo basket. Then he picked up the basket and walked to the other side humming a tune.

"Golden winter melon, silver watermelon..."

The old man walked further and further away, and Xiao Ran finally stuck his head out.

He looked solemnly in the direction where the old man left, thinking: "What on earth is this thing, so weird?"

"Never mind. Among the thirty-six strategies, running away is the best one."

This place is not far from the city wall. As long as I climb up the city wall, I can use the spiritual clothes and leave quickly with my true self.

It only takes a few breaths to travel a thousand miles, so there is no need to worry that the evil ghosts here can catch up with me.

However, Xiao Ran thought well, but soon he felt something was wrong. He felt as if his legs suddenly lost strength and he almost fell off the roof. The scenery in front of him shook and shadows appeared.

"what happened?"

Xiao Ran quickly lowered his head to check, and found that he had been covered with a lot of green powder without knowing when.

Although these powders have been isolated by the corpse qi, over time they still more or less stick to one's body.

"Warning!! You are affected by the B-level curse [Corpse Demon Taro Powder], all attributes are reduced by 50%"

"Warning!! You are affected by the B-level curse [Corpse Demon Taro Powder], and the professions [Horizontal Refiner] and [Scholar] cannot be activated."

"Warning!! You are within the range of influence of the B-rank curse [Corpse Demon Taro Powder]. The longer you stay here, the more seriously you will be affected."

A series of warning sounds immediately made Xiao Ran feel uneasy. He quickly looked down at the [Black Swan Brooch] on his chest and found that the brooch had been deactivated.

"Trouble!"

Xiao Ran didn't expect this thing to be so domineering, but fortunately he still had the [Corpse Catcher] and was not affected.

In addition, the corpse slaves in his own space still retained their combat effectiveness, so at least they were not without any means of counterattack.

Relying on his lightness skills to drift with the wind, Xiao Ran soon arrived at the city gate.

But when Xiao Ran got closer to take a look, he immediately felt disappointed.

On the top of the city wall, several officials in official uniforms stood there.

The bodies of these officials have changed. They are bloated and beneath their skin, a pair of eyes flashing green light are scanning the surroundings.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran looked around and suddenly noticed an old man hiding in the corner, eating a cow carcass. After thinking for a while, he took out a silver needle and held it in his hand.

"Uncle, excuse me, please help me find the way." As he said that, he pinched his fingers and used the corpse-controlling technique of the Yiju School, stabbing the back of the old man's head...

……

“I’m hungry!!”

An old man walked to the city gate in a daze, shaking his skinny body, and approached the gate step by step.

But just when the old man stepped one foot in front of the city gate, "Swish!" a sharp sound of breaking wind was heard in the air, and a spear suddenly stabbed down from the sky and pierced him directly on the spot.

Then a figure in armor slowly floated down from mid-air and pulled the spear from the old man's body. The heavy armor cracked, and thin tentacles wrapped around the old man's body and pulled it into the armor.

"Kakakaka..."

With a harsh stirring sound, blood flowed out from the gaps in the armor, staining the ground bright red.

"Trouble!"

Xiao Ran quietly withdrew his head from the corner of the wall, looked at the broken silver needle in his hand, frowned for a moment, and thought that it might not be so easy for him to rush out now.

“If all else fails, I’ll just ask that old man to come out. I just don’t know if this [Corpse Demon Taro Powder] will affect him. If even he is affected, then I’ll be in big trouble…”

"Good fortune has arrived, may the Heavenly Official bless you!!"

"Dong dong dong..."

There was a sound of gongs and drums on the street, and I saw a team carrying lanterns walking forward. The two white lanterns actually slowly dispersed the green haze around them.

"what!!"

Seeing this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but turn around with some surprise and jumped onto the roof, chasing towards the two white lanterns.

Behind the lanterns, there was a huge sedan chair, like a small house, carried on the shoulders of several officials in official uniforms.

At each corner of the sedan stood a pair of boys and girls, holding flower baskets in their hands. As the sedan's gongs and drums sounded, they shouted to the surroundings, "May the Heavenly Official bless you! Peace for all eternity!"

The noise soon attracted the surrounding people.

These people have been affected by the [Corpse Demon Taro Powder], and are either in a daze or extremely ferocious. The boys and girls on the sedan chair keep throwing the steamed buns in their hands away.

These steamed buns are jet black in color, and have the word "Fu" written on them as if in blood.

After being caught by these people, they just stuffed the food into their mouths.

But those who ate these steamed buns soon covered their throats in pain and fell to the ground in agony. Strands of black hair came out of their mouths and continued to come out. Then their bodies stood up uncontrollably and followed the sedan chair, walking forward crookedly like a puppet.

"Follow up and take a look!"

Since this lantern can dispel the [Corpse Demon Taro Powder], I might as well follow it and find a chance to steal the lantern.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran simply blended into the crowd. At this moment, his skin was covered with deathly aura, and even his heartbeat was barely audible. Naturally, he was not afraid that these people would notice him, and he followed the sedan chair step by step forward.

Soon, Xiao Ran raised his nose and smelled a mixture of sandalwood and damp soil in the air.

Sculptures are placed in an orderly manner on both sides of the bluestone road. The sculptures have hideous faces, as if they were evil spirits walking out of hell.

He raised his head and looked ahead, only to see a Taoist temple standing in front of him. There was smoke and cloud lingering inside, and a white mist was rising, which even prevented the green smog in the sky from getting close.

There is a sign hanging on the gate of the Taoist temple: [Zhenxian Temple]...

(End of this chapter)