Gou Zai, a corpse sewn into a spirit in a mortuary during the Republic of China era, became a spirit

The smug smile on Deputy Section Chief Li's face froze instantly, replaced by utter terror. He didn't even have time to react; he only saw two rows of fine, sharp, deathly white bone teeth, like a guillotine from hell, magnified infinitely in his vision—

"Snap!"

A sickeningly loud crash of bones breaking echoed across the river!

The giant snake's head swayed, closed, and retracted.

Amidst the splashing water, Deputy Section Chief Li's entire body was bitten off by Lazy Waist.

Its upper body went into the bone snake's mouth, while its lower body remained standing in the water. Before its lower body could fall, the snake suddenly swayed and swallowed it again.

A perfectly healthy person... just like that, gone.

The blood stained a large patch of bright red on the river surface, which was then quickly diluted by the surging river water.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment!

In the river, Mr. Qing stood frozen in place, his hand on the withered bones forgetting to exert any force.

On the shore, all the soldiers seemed frozen, swallowed by boundless fear.

Only the pale, skeletal giant serpent slowly turned its huge, empty eye sockets, its gaze sweeping over the twenty elite soldiers on the shore.

Then, the giant snake's gaze swept over the crowd and fixed on the cloaked figure.

Shen Qianjun, standing next to the cloaked figure, changed his expression for the first time, and his hands and feet trembled involuntarily.

After a brief silence, a piercing scream shattered the forest.

But it was the same Mr. Qing who had been so arrogant just moments before, now running frantically toward the shore. He hadn't even considered fighting the giant snake, because it was so enormous, the oppressive feeling it brought was suffocating.

however--

puff!

Before he could run two steps, Mr. Qing was bitten on the shoulder by the giant snake. He let out a shrill scream and tried to hit the snake's head with all his might, but it was like a child trying to tickle an adult.

"Section Chief Shen, help me!!"

As Shen Qianjun slowly retreated, he ordered, "Machine guns, fire!"

Da da da!

A crisp, piercing gunshot rang out as the Maxim machine gun roared and spat fire. Countless bullets rained down on the giant snake's body, producing a metallic clanging sound.

Countless bullets rained down from mid-air, but the snake's body... remained completely unharmed.

hiss!

Countless soldiers gasped in astonishment, their eyes wide with disbelief.

"How is this possible... I've been in the army for over ten years and fought my fair share of zombies. I've never seen anything this weird before."

"What the hell is this thing?"

At that moment, Shen Qianjun gave the order again: "Smash its head hard!"

The soldier operating the machine gun was taken aback: "But Mr. Qing is still in its mouth..."

Shen Qianjun's icy eyes showed no pity or hesitation. "Mr. Qing is unparalleled in loyalty and bravery, and would gladly die for the Commander. Attack now!"

Gurgle.

The machine gunner swallowed hard, and without further hesitation, fired a barrage of shots at the snake's head.

"Clang, clang~"

The sounds of metal clashing echoed through the forest. Despite the barrage of bullets, the snake's head remained... completely unharmed.

On the contrary, the machine gunner's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his hands, which were holding the machine gun, were trembling.

Click!

Suddenly, the giant snake swallowed Mr. Qing whole, then swung its massive body, creating a spray of water, and sped toward the shore like a wild beast descending a mountain.

The enormous serpent cast a huge shadow in the morning light, looming over the world like a small mountain.

Suddenly, one of the soldiers shouted something.

"A ghost! A ghost!!"

As he spoke, the soldier abandoned his rifle and ran frantically toward the woods.

Someone set a bad precedent, and the other soldiers, in a state of extreme panic, abandoned their weapons and armor.

The elite team of twenty men collapsed instantly.

"Come back! All of you, get the hell back here!!" Shen Qianjun shouted, trying to calm the troops, but no one paid him any attention. The soldiers were already terrified...

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Shen Qianjun could no longer care about anything else. He could only stomp his foot angrily and retreat with the soldiers.

The cloaked figure, however, remained expressionless throughout, staying close to Shen Qianjun without ever leaving his side.

Shen Qianjun ran for a while when he suddenly heard a miserable scream from ahead. He looked closely and saw a soldier's head being severed, with blood gushing out from the cut on his neck.

He instinctively thought the giant snake had come ashore, but when he looked back... he saw that the giant snake was still on the riverbank, its head held high, looking down at everyone, seemingly... afraid to cross the Qinghe River.

But... the giant snake didn't even come ashore, so how come the soldier's head is missing?

Could there be another terrifying being in these mountains?

Before Shen Qianjun could think further, another piercing scream came from ahead.

But another soldier's head was severed, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

Shen Qianjun finally realized another terrifying danger and immediately shouted, "Don't get separated!! Stay together!!"

In normal times, given his extraordinary prestige in the military, his words would naturally carry weight.

But now the soldiers had witnessed Deputy Section Chief Li and Mr. Qing become the snake's meal, and then they saw their colleagues being beheaded one by one. They were terrified and were only concerned with running away to save their lives. Their minds were blank, and they could no longer listen to Shen Qianjun's orders.

The scene was chaotic, and the soldiers scattered and fled.

"ah!!"

"ah!!!"

Heartbreaking screams echoed through the forest as fresh heads rolled to the ground.

Within minutes, all twenty soldiers were... dead.

The surrounding woods suddenly became deathly silent; you could hear a pin drop.

The morning sun shines through the misty forest, its rays illuminating the floating dust and creating a scene of utter desolation.

hiss!

Even Shen Qianjun, who had served in the military for half his life, couldn't help but gasp in shock. He felt as if his feet had taken root, and he dared not run around.

Looking around, I felt a sense of peace and tranquility, yet I also felt that every place harbored a suffocating danger.

He led the cloaked figure to a headless corpse, carefully examining the wounds at the decapitation site. His eyes turned cold and sinister: "He was beheaded with a sharp weapon. Black Dog, find that monstrosity! Whether it's human or ghost, I'll tear it to pieces and grind its bones to dust!"

The cloaked figure called Black Dog nodded firmly, sniffed the wounds on the corpse, and then looked around. Finally, he pointed to an old camphor tree in the distance.

brush!

Shen Qianjun suddenly looked up and stared at the old camphor tree in front of him, which was as thick as three people could hug. His eyes became wary.

The cloaked figure did not rush towards the old camphor tree, but adhered to the principle of survival: always staying within one meter of Shen Qianjun.

The black dog's only task was to stay by Shen Qianjun's side and never leave him, unless... Shen Qianjun gave the order for it to leave.

Shen Qianjun wanted to take the black dog behind the camphor tree to see what was going on, but he was also a little scared. After all, so many soldiers had been inexplicably killed by that thing, and they hadn't seen a single person from beginning to end.

It's absolutely bizarre and terrifying!

After careful consideration, Shen Qianjun drew a Colt pistol from its holster at his waist with his right hand and a copper coin sword from the bundle on his back with his left, holding them both for protection.

Finally, Shen Qianjun gave the order: "Black Dog, go and take a look by the old camphor tree."

The cloaked figure let out a hoarse, whimpering cry, then quickly rushed toward the old camphor tree dozens of meters away.

Shen Qianjun stared intently at the cloaked figure. The cloaked figure groped around behind the camphor tree for a while, then turned around, holding a bloodstained dagger in one hand and a piece of cloth in the other, showing it to Shen Qianjun from a distance.

"I... fucking!"

Shen Qianjun suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold rush from the top of his head to his toes. With his experience, how could he not see… he'd been set up!

That freak knew the black dog had a keen sense of smell, which is why it didn't dare approach, fearing it would be discovered.

So… that ghostly thing placed its clothes and dagger behind the old camphor tree, luring the black dog to sniff around. It also used the fear Shen Qianjun felt from killing twenty soldiers to prevent him from following the black dog to investigate.

then……

Shen Qianjun made a decision he hadn't made in many years: for the first time, he separated from Black Dog.

"Black Dog, come back quickly!!"

Shen Qianjun screamed wildly.

Just then—

Bang!

A gunshot rang out in the woods.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Qianjun felt a heaviness on his forehead...