Containing monsters? Call me 749 the God of Slaughter!

Zhang Jiuxuan seemed to sense that something was wrong as well.

He took a compass out of his satchel, and the needle shook violently.

His expression was grave: "The things in this house are not simple; they harbor a lot of resentment, and there's probably more than one."

There is a small door in the side courtyard.

The wooden door was rotten and half-closed.

Li Haotian gently pushed open the door, and the hinges made a jarring "creaking" sound.

It was an abandoned garden.

The artificial hill has collapsed, the pond has dried up, and the weeds are half a person tall.

Passing through the garden, you enter the second courtyard.

This area is relatively well-preserved, with a bluestone slab floor.

There are side rooms on both sides, and directly opposite is the main gate of the ancestral hall.

The door to the ancestral hall was ajar, and it was pitch black inside.

"There's a sound." Zhang Jiuxuan lowered his voice.

Li Haotian listened intently.

A dull, rhythmic thumping sound emanated from the ancestral hall.

thump.

thump.

thump.

It sounds like someone is banging their head against a wall.

Li Haotian gave Zhang Jiuxuan a wink, and the two approached the ancestral hall gate from the left and right.

Through the crack in the door, Li Haotian saw what was inside:

In the very center of the ancestral hall stood a pitch-black coffin, its lid half-open.

Beside the coffin, a figure dressed in Qing Dynasty clothing stood with his back to them, repeatedly banging his head against the offering table.

Its movements were stiff, and with each bump, the incense burner on the offering table would vibrate.

[Scanning in progress...]

[Target: White-haired Zombie (Zombie Anomaly, Variant)]

[Grade: D+]

[Characteristics: Transitioning from early to mid-stage of corpse transformation; hardened white hair on the body; immense strength; leathery skin.]

[It is sensitive to light, fire, and glutinous rice, but has some resistance to ordinary corpse-suppressing talismans.]

Weaknesses: 1. Heart (must be pierced with a peach wood nail or silver); 2. Skull (decapitation will completely destroy it); 3. Joints (damage to these joints will significantly restrict movement)

[Ability can be extracted after defeating the enemy]

White-haired zombie, D+ grade, stronger than ordinary white zombie.

Li Haotian noticed that there was more than one zombie in the ancestral hall.

In the shadows of the corner, two figures stood motionless.

"Three," Li Haotian gestured to Zhang Jiuxuan, "one is moving, and two are in the corner, waiting for the captain and the others."

Zhang Jiuxuan nodded, took out three purple talismans from his bag, and nervously prepared them by holding them between his fingers.

But at that moment...

Zhang Jiuxuan accidentally bumped into the wooden door.

The old wooden door suddenly made a soft sound, which was extremely conspicuous in the darkness.

The zombie that was banging its head suddenly stopped and slowly turned around.

Its face was bluish-gray, its eyes were cloudy, and its mouth was wide open, revealing jet-black teeth.

Its skin was covered with a thick layer of white hair, which gleamed eerily in the dim light.

Zhang Jiuxuan's face twitched, and Li Haotian gave him a speechless look.

Is this all the professional skill level of the Maoshan Taoist priests has?

"roar--"

The zombie let out a low growl and pounced.

The speed is astonishing!

Li Haotian dodged to the side and fired a shot.

The zombie-suppressing bullet hit the zombie in the chest, exploding into a cloud of white powder.

That's a mixture of glutinous rice and cinnabar.

White smoke rose from the zombie's chest, and its movements slowed for a moment.

But the white fur seemed to act as a buffer; it quickly recovered and continued to pounce.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhang Jiuxuan threw out a purple talisman: "Heaven and earth are boundless, the universe borrows its power, settle!"

The purple talisman was placed on the zombie's forehead, and it indeed froze.

But the light on the talisman was dimming rapidly.

This white-haired zombie is indeed extraordinary; its corpse aura is extremely strong!

Just then, two figures in the corner moved.

Two more white-haired zombies appeared, flanking from the left and right.

Li Haotian locked onto the left knee joint and fired two shots.

The mortar bullet hit a joint.

The zombie staggered, its white fur blasted open, revealing bluish-black skin underneath, but it did not fall.

"The physical defense is too high!" Li Haotian shouted. "Use the ink line!"

Zhang Jiuxuan had already taken out the ink line and quickly drew an ink line, setting up a simple corpse-trapping array on the ground.

But the three zombies seemed to possess a simple kind of intelligence; instead of stepping into the formation, they went around it from the side.

The ancestral hall had limited space, and their escape route was quickly blocked.

Li Haotian's brain was working at lightning speed.

Weakness scans revealed a concentrated mass of corpse energy at the zombie's heart, which was its energy core.

However, the corpse-suppressing bullets lacked penetration power and couldn't penetrate hardened skin and white fur, requiring more powerful weapons.

Or, you can attack directly at close range!

He remembered the tactical dagger at his waist.

The dagger is specially made, with a silver-plated blade that has a suppressive effect against abnormalities.

But close combat is too dangerous; the white-haired zombie's strength is enough to tear a human body apart.

"Li Haotian! To the right!" Zhang Jiuxuan's voice rang out.

The zombie on the right had already pounced in front of him, its black fingernails aimed straight for his throat!

Li Haotian leaned back and simultaneously raised his left arm to block.

The zombie's fingernails scraped against the protective vest, making a harsh, screeching sound.

My vest was ripped in three places, and the skin underneath was burning with pain.

Such incredible power!

Li Haotian took the opportunity to fall to the ground and roll away, creating distance between them.

Just then, his mechanical affinity suddenly reacted.

It wasn't about the zombies, but about something in the ancestral hall.

Li Haotian used his spiritual vision to look over.

Beneath the altar, a loose section of floorboards emitted a dark red light through the cracks.

There's something down there!

"Zhang Jiuxuan! Hold them off for ten seconds!" Li Haotian shouted, his eyes flashing.

"Ten seconds? You want me dead?!" Zhang Jiuxuan yelled, but his hands didn't slow down.

With a pained expression, he tossed out a few more purple talismans, temporarily trapping the two zombies.

Li Haotian rushed to the altar and forcefully lifted the loose floorboards.

Below was a hidden compartment containing a rusty iron box.

The surface of the iron box was engraved with intricate runes, which were now faintly glowing.

Li Haotian reached out to take it, and the moment his fingertips touched the metal box, his mechanical affinity was automatically triggered.

next moment.

He "saw" the internal structure of the iron box:

The center is an ingenious mechanism connected to six copper needles.

The copper needles were engraved with finer runes, forming a miniature array.

He had seen a similar formation in his sister's notes!

It appears to be a suppression formation!

What is sealed inside the tin box?

Li Haotian didn't have time to think it through, because the zombie had already broken through Zhang Jiuxuan's talisman array.

Three white-haired zombies pounced at the same time!

At the critical moment, Li Haotian had no choice but to grit his teeth and take a gamble.

He opened the tin box.

There was no treasure inside, only a yellowed piece of paper with a drawing on it:

An inverted triangle, with three points.

The Mark of the Gate!

Below the paper, there is a line of smaller characters: "The corpse of the Gu family ancestor is placed here; descendants shall not disturb it."

"If the corpse reverts to its original state, use this seal to suppress it."

On the back of the paper was a copper seal, the face of which was the inverted triangle pattern.

Li Haotian's eyes lit up.

He grabbed the bronze seal and smashed it at the oncoming zombie!

"boom--"

The moment the copper seal touched the zombie's skin, it burst forth with dazzling golden light!

The zombie let out a piercing scream, and black smoke billowed from its forehead.

The body shrivels and decomposes at an extremely rapid pace.

In the end, it turned directly into a pool of black water!

At the same time, Li Haotian absorbed the energy emitted by the zombie and ascended to immortality on the spot!

(End of the book)