While in Hollywood, I used Taoist magic to quell American terrorism.

Cao Kun's vision was obstructed by the thick fog.

However, he could still sense the presence of the two sisters, which reassured him somewhat.

Just then, Cao Kun suddenly sensed something amiss behind him.

Turning around, I discovered that tentacles were emerging from the thick fog and shooting towards me.

"brush!"

With a single slash, the tentacles snapped off.

With Cao Kun prepared, these tentacles posed no threat to him.

Suddenly, Cao Kun felt a soreness and itchiness in his throat, and a slight urge to cough.

Cao Kun felt a chill run down his spine.

He knew this was definitely not normal.

How could such a thing happen when we are in the midst of a battle?

Sure enough, the next moment, he felt a burning sensation in his body and his body began to feel weak.

"Leverage!"

Cao Kun thought of something.

In the movie, Slender Man did not exhibit this trait.

However, in urban legends, Gian is said to have this ability.

It can spread a disease called emaciation.

The symptoms are similar to a cold and don't seem serious, but if this happens during combat, it can be fatal.

Cao Kun had used the "Purifying Heart Mantra" beforehand, so he was not affected by the Giraffe's ability to control his mind.

However, the "Purifying Heart Mantra" is somewhat ineffective for this emaciation condition.

Why hasn't my innate lightning spirit body been activated?

[That's true. The Thunder Spirit Body can defend against evil forces, but it's not very useful against this plague-like power.]

Cao Kun felt his body getting hotter and hotter, and his strength began to wane, leaving him feeling increasingly powerless.

At this rate, let alone killing Slender Man, he himself will perish here.

Suddenly, Cao Kun's body went limp and he could not stand. He had to use his sword to support himself so that he would not fall to the ground.

The thick fog surged, and something seemed to appear in front of Cao Kun, but it was obscured by the fog and could not be seen clearly.

After a moment, the thick fog dissipated on its own, revealing a gauntlet supported by several tentacles.

It seemed to realize that Cao Kun's illness was not feigned, which is why it dared to actually show itself to him.

The skinny ghost's body suddenly trembled slightly, as if it were laughing.

Cao Kun still fell for its trick and ended up in his current state.

Soon, it will become its food.

Cao Kun leaned on his sword, staring straight at it without saying a word.

Seeing this, it became even bolder.

More tentacles extended from its body, reaching out towards Cao Kun.

In the past, Cao Kun would have already killed him with a single sword strike.

But now, it was powerless and could only watch helplessly.

For the first time, those tentacles actually touched Cao Kun's body.

"Crack!"

Instantly, a bolt of lightning struck Cao Kun, hitting the tentacles.

The tentacles instantly turned into charred remains and fell to the ground, much to the astonishment of the skinny ghost.

Just then, Cao Kun suddenly chanted, "Golden light swiftly appears, covering and protecting the True Man."

hum!

A golden light burst forth from Cao Kun, dispersing the thick fog all around.

Cao Kun stood up, and there was no trace of his sickly appearance left on him.

Protected by golden light, he resembled a deity.

The skinny ghost trembled violently, and with a flash, he was about to leave.

"It's too late to leave now."

Cao Kun suddenly found himself holding a ruler.

Cao Kun, holding the ruler, swung it at the skinny man: "Stop!"

"boom!"

A bolt of lightning suddenly shot out from the Heavenly Canopy Ruler and struck the skinny ghost hard.

Compared to Cao Kun's innate lightning spirit body, which passively generates lightning, the lightning emitted by the Heavenly Canopy Ruler is many times more powerful.

The gauntlet, whose figure was about to disappear, was struck by the lightning and fell to the ground.

The tentacles broke off one by one and fell to the ground.

Wherever the lightning struck, the thick fog brought by the Gauntlet vanished instantly.

If it were just this one bolt of lightning, it wouldn't be enough to demonstrate the power of the Heavenly Canopy Ruler.

"boom!"

A second bolt of lightning struck.

The skinny ghost was slashed until his body was charred black.

He lay motionless on the ground, as if he were dead.

"boom!"

The third bolt of lightning followed immediately.

The skinny ghost had lost all its tentacles, leaving many horrifying wounds on its body.

Its body, which was originally over four meters tall, began to shrink until it stopped moving completely at about two meters.

"Ding! Killed the Slender Man, gained 300000 merit points!"

"Ding! Killed the Slender Man, obtained the Alchemy Technique."

The system notification sound in his mind confirmed to Cao Kun that Slender Man was indeed dead.

He dispersed the golden light from his body and went forward to take a look. He found that the face of the skinny ghost, which had no facial features, was cleaved black, with the skin torn and flesh torn open.

"It's worth 30 merit points! No wonder it's so powerful."

Cao Kun couldn't help but sigh.

Just now, he was truly attacked by the Slender Man's Slenderness Disease.

However, he immediately began to quietly recite the "Golden Light Mantra".

He didn't finish reciting the last sentence.

Although the "Golden Light Mantra" without proper footwork is not as powerful.

But getting rid of the emaciation disorder is not a problem.

To be honest, that skinny guy is really strong.

Psychological attack, mind control, and influence on thinking.

And there are so many powerful tentacles.

It can also create dense fog, affecting people's visibility.

They also possess abilities of ghosts, such as invisibility and the ability to pass through walls.

In addition, there was emaciation.

It can be described as an all-around warrior in terms of spirit, physique, soul, and disease.

This is definitely the strongest monster Cao Kun has ever encountered.

This can be seen from the 30 merit points.

Unfortunately, it ran into several powerful magical artifacts that Cao Kun had just acquired.

No matter how strong they are, they are still evil and can be completely suppressed by powerful lightning.

"Come!"

With a wave of his hand, Cao Kun drew the Demon-Suppressing Tablet back to him, which then fell into his hand.

Cao Kun put away the peach wood sword and examined the Heavenly Ruler in his hand.

The Heavenly Ruler is indeed powerful, but unleashing three bolts of lightning in a row is its limit.

At this moment, the lightning aura above had completely disappeared.

The power of lightning was thus exhausted.

"It's impressive, but unfortunately, it's a one-time thing."

Fortunately, I still have quite a few left.

Cao Kun flipped his hand, and suddenly several more Heavenly Canopy Rulers appeared in his hand.

With the death of the Slender Man, the thick fog began to dissipate rapidly.

In a short time, there was hardly anything left.

After putting everything away, Cao Kun went to examine the corpse of the skinny ghost.

The Giraffe is a ghost that exists between spirit and physical form; it can be considered a special type of ghost.

Cao Kun reached out and touched it; the Slender Ghost had indeed left behind a physical corpse.

Unlike other ghosts, whose souls are completely scattered and leave nothing behind.

Looking at the corpse, which was over 2 meters tall, Cao Kun had a sudden thought.

He flicked his wrist, and a small knife appeared in his hand.

He tried to make a series of cuts on the Slender Man's corpse.

Before long, he peeled off a piece of skin.

Cao Kun was overjoyed; it really worked.

"Now, it seems we can draw talismans of a higher grade."

Cao Kun waved his hand, putting the Slender Ghost's corpse into his system space, and walked towards the unconscious Amy and Eileen sisters.