From Resident Evil to becoming a gacha god

Chapter 110 Explosive Braids for Exorcising Ghosts and Controlling Souls

When Master Lin saw the string of explosives flying overhead, he was so startled that his beard stood on end. He pulled open his Taoist robe and released all the remaining talismans.

The talisman fell and automatically merged into the ground, causing the earth to ripple and instantly create a deep pit. Master Lin jumped into the pit, and at the last moment, he didn't forget to form a hand seal and wield his copper coin sword: "Go!"

After completing this action, Master Lin bent down and hid in the pit. The soil began to move again, and the deep pit disappeared into thin air.

On the other side, the copper coin sword disintegrated in mid-air, scattering like celestial maidens scattering flowers towards the tall figure who had transformed into shadow.

Each copper coin was imbued with power, glowing red, and landed precisely around the frantically fleeing shadow, sealing him off.

The last copper coin fell into the center of the shadow, its magical power surging and forcing the tall man out.

The tall man immediately pulled up his hood after appearing, revealing the face of a yellow-skinned man below. His shiny forehead reflected the moonlight, and the small braid at the back of his head swayed from side to side.

"Wait, I am Zhu..."

pat!

The spent explosives fell to his feet, and then...

Boom! Boom!

A terrifying series of explosions rang out, the shockwaves completely destroying the ruins of the church. Debris and dust were thrown into the air, and the moonlight was completely obscured by thick smoke.

The tall man's words were completely drowned out by the roar. His body was swallowed by the violent shockwave, leaving only a short, mournful groan before he fell silent.

Moments later, the dust that had been thrown into the air fell back down, scattering smoke and dust. The ground trembled slightly, and the soil turned over to both sides like a tide, revealing a tunnel wide enough for one person to pass through.

Master Lin emerged from underground, his eyes looking a little dazed, but he seemed to be alright.

He stormed up to the zombie Xiao Bao, intending to give him a good talking-to, but when Xiao Bao saw Master Lin approaching, he immediately broke free from Xiao Miao's hands and pounced into Master Lin's arms.

Master Lin:

All his words were cut off by Xiao Bao's hug. Master Lin sighed and said, "Oh, Xiao Bao, don't play with such dangerous things next time."

Xiao Bao shook his head, and the modified Qing Dynasty official hat on his head opened to reveal a picture. It depicted a scene of a person wearing a Taoist robe fighting.

Clearly, Xiao Bao meant that Master Lin had encountered an enemy and he wanted to help him.

"You don't need to use explosives to help people. Just bring more talismans next time, understand?" Master Lin said in a doting tone.

Xiao Bao kept nodding.

"Hiss, Master Xiao, your magic weapon is really heavy!" Qiu Sheng dragged the cross out of the woods.

"Thank you." Xiao Miao took the cross from his hand, grabbed the long end of the main pillar and gently lifted it up, easily hoisting it onto her shoulder.

"It feels okay, not heavy at all." Xiao Miao's expression was very relaxed.

Qiu Sheng gave a thumbs up: "Master Xiao, you're the one!"

"Huh, what's this..." Master Lin also saw the cross, his eyes filled with curiosity: "May I take a look?"

"Of course!" Xiao Miao placed the cross next to Master Lin and let him look at it.

In fact, even if Master Lin hadn't mentioned it, Xiao Miao had planned to ask him to take a look afterward.

The cross was too large to carry easily, so Xiao Miao felt a pang of heartache at leaving it in this world—even though the power of holy light contained within the cross seemed to have been largely consumed.

Master Lin took the cross and examined it carefully, while the zombie Xiao Bao silently retreated.

Just as Eastern magic cannot control Western vampires, Western crosses cannot subdue Eastern zombies. Xiao Bao simply disliked the aura emanating from them; the presence of the holy light made him feel uneasy.

"This cross is quite old, definitely a sacred relic. Where did you get it?" Master Lin asked.

"A friend gave it to me." Xiao Miao didn't want to explain further. "When they gave it to me, it also came with a Sumeru Mustard Seed Container, but unfortunately, once it's taken out, it can't be put back. Daoist, do you have a way to guide the power inside the cross out?"

Master Lin slowly shook his head: "I have no way, but the nuns in the new church next to the village might have a way."

"Them?" Xiao Miao was taken aback. It wasn't that he was underestimating them, but the nuns had no supernatural abilities. They were helpless even when faced with bats harassing the church. How could they possibly guide the holy light?

"Everyone has their own expertise; this is, after all, their faith." Master Lin returned the cross to Xiao Miao and turned to walk towards the ruins.

Xiao Miao and Qiu Sheng also entered the ruins. The smoke from the explosion had not yet dissipated, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt charcoal mixed with sulfur.

The three searched the vicinity and found only a calf that had been blown off and a thin whip.

"What did he say he was last? I was hiding underground and didn't hear clearly." Master Lin looked at Xiao Miao and Qiu Sheng. He asked this because he was afraid that the mortuary would be retaliated against in the future. If he could know the other party's sect, he could make plans in advance.

"I heard that," Qiu Sheng replied immediately. "He said he's a pig!"

Xiao Miao roughly guessed what the person wanted to say; the other party was probably a Skywalker, here to carry out a mission.

"Is he a pig?" Master Lin frowned. "How could someone say that before they die? Did you hear me clearly?"

Xiao Miao chimed in, "That's what I heard too."

"Alright, then that should be right." Master Lin looked at the braid in his hand: "To still have this kind of hair, it seems to be a loyal follower of the emperor. Such a person is not worth dying for. Sigh, let's not talk about this anymore. Taoists do not concern themselves with state affairs. Let's check again to make sure there are no other vampires."

The group split up to investigate and found many animal carcasses that had been drained of blood in the nearby woods.

To prevent the livestock from turning into corpses, Xiao Miao and his two companions searched the surrounding area thoroughly and gathered all the animal carcasses together.

Master Lin took a blank talisman from Qiu Sheng's body, held it out with his left hand, bit his right middle finger, and drew a talisman in less than a second.

Xiao Miao didn't feel much when watching the movie before, but now that he understands the principles and difficulty of talisman making, he has a deeper understanding of how incredible it is to draw a talisman in one go.

After drawing the talisman, Master Lin pointed at the talisman paper, which immediately ignited without fire. He threw the burning talisman paper into the pile of livestock, and his magic ignited the corpse energy. All the dead livestock were covered in flames, and billowing black smoke rose into the night sky.

With the moon high in the sky, the group had achieved their goal. They walked down the mountain along the same route, crossed the suspension bridge, and found Wencai sleeping soundly by the roadside.

Seeing this, Qiu Sheng had an idea. He grinned and pretended to be a zombie, crept up to Wen Cai, and then suddenly roared, "Ha!"

"Ah, zombies!" Wen Cai was awakened by the roar and instinctively screamed and ran away frantically until he saw his master standing next to him.

"Master, Master! Are you alright?" Wencai's face immediately lit up with joy. "I was so worried when I heard all that yelling and explosions!"

Qiu Sheng joked from the side, "Did you fall asleep from worry?"

"I was just worrying too much!"

"Hmph, sophistry!"

After descending the mountain, the group returned to the new church. Dokushima Yako stayed behind to protect the nuns, and upon seeing Xiao Miao return safely, she breathed a sigh of relief.

She could never forgive herself if Xiao Miao got hurt because she wasn't there for her!

Xiao Miao briefly recounted what had happened on the mountain to the nuns. Upon hearing that the priest had become a vampire, the nuns let out suppressed gasps and then prayed silently.

Then Xiao Miao placed the cross he had been carrying on the ground, explaining that it was the holy light emanating from the cross that killed the priest and completely purified the vampire. The nuns gasped again and stepped forward to touch the cross and pray devoutly.

Xiao Miao then stated his request, and the leading nun readily agreed: "Please leave it to us; the Holy Light will respond to the prayers of devout believers."

As the night grew deeper, the group decided to return to the mortuary to rest after leaving the church, since it wasn't too far away.

Everyone says that it's easy to run into ghosts when traveling at night, but Xiao Miao doesn't think any ghost would be so foolish as to deliberately run into him. If there were, that would be great, as his current mission progress is 4/5, and if one more ghost comes along, it will be a perfect ending.

Nothing happened that night. The next day at noon, Master Lin visited the village chief to explain the vampire situation. Xiao Miao went to the church alone and found that his charred cross had been enshrined by the nuns.

"Master Xiao, you've arrived." The lead nun came out of the priest's meditation room, put down her broom and dustpan, and took a crucifix out of her pocket: "The Holy Light answered our prayers, and it's all contained within this crucifix."

"Thank you so much, you've gone to so much trouble." Xiao Miao accepted the cross and sincerely thanked them. Without the nuns' help, she would never have been able to do this on her own. The best outcome would have been to give the cross to Uncle Jiu.

"You're welcome. I wonder if you could leave that large cross in our church? I... I can buy it. Are you willing to pay in installments?" the nun said somewhat nervously.

Oh, the cross that radiates holy light! During our prayers last night, when the holy light truly appeared, three of the six nuns fainted. To the nuns, this great cross is a sacred relic.

"What kind of kind people!" Xiao Miao thought to himself, a kind smile spreading across his face. "No need, no need. You can have the cross, or you can keep it as payment."

Xiao Miao shook the cross pendant in her hand, then turned and left.

The nun bowed silently: "May the Lord bless you."

After finishing his business there, Xiao Miao stayed for another three days. Once he confirmed that no further developments had occurred, he planned to return to Goose City.

Find an opportunity to eliminate the monstrous corpse Xiao Ying, who is harming the people, so as to complete the mission requirements and finish this time travel.

Before setting off, Xiao Miao had a last meal with Master Lin. The meal was plentiful, and Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng ate with gusto, but Master Lin had little appetite.

He seemed to sense something, went back to his room, and took out a book to give to Xiao Miao.

Xiao Miao took the book and saw that the cover had the four big characters "Exorcising Ghosts and Controlling Souls" written on it.

Master Lin pointed to Poison Island, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Xiao Miao clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Daoist Master."

"You're welcome. Hope to meet again someday."

"See you again someday!"