Those who reincarnate must die.

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"There's something unclean on this mountain!"

After leaving those words, the spirit slipped into the jade pendant on Wade's chest and never came out again.

Wade and Matsumoto exchanged a glance, then turned and ran!

The evil spirit Gust was something Wade accidentally acquired during a mission more than a year ago. At that time, Wade, who was just a sacrifice, signed an equal contract with Gust, and since then, Gust has resided in the jade pendant on Wade's chest.

The two, one human and one spirit, grew together through numerous adventures, forging a deep friendship. Later, when Wade became a hero, Gust also became a very powerful evil spirit, an important ally of Wade and his main means of fighting enemies in various missions.

Upon arriving in Sangqi Town, Gust was no match for the massive horde of evil spirits. To protect Wade, he changed his form and infiltrated the group of evil spirits. He disguised himself as a local evil spirit and followed Wade while gathering information from other evil spirits to find a way to leave.

After the strange events at Mount Kuwazaki, Guster followed the other evil spirits into the mountain. However, because he was more sensitive and intelligent than most evil spirits, Guster sensed that the situation was somewhat different this time. Therefore, instead of rushing forward, he stayed near the foot of the mountain to observe from a distance.

Then he felt the evil spirits charging ahead vanish in droves, as if being harvested like leeks.

What's going on? What's ahead? What happened? Are they friend or foe?

Several question marks popped into Gust's mind, but he had no time to think about them, because he discovered that the invisible force was spreading, and the evil spirits on the outer perimeter were also disappearing. If he didn't run away, he would be annihilated!

Gust retreated at full speed, but even so, he still grazed the edge of that power. The moment he made contact, most of his spiritual power was completely annihilated! If that invisible power hadn't stopped, he would never have seen Wade again.

This is a message from Gust, who is recuperating inside the jade pendant, to Wade.

I've never seen such an unreasonable force before.

Wade and Matsumoto followed Guster's advice and immediately fled Kuwasaki Mountain. By the time they realized what had happened, they were already back near the shopping mall.

They were still somewhat bewildered by the fact that there were significantly fewer evil spirits on the street.

"What exactly happened?" Matsumoto asked, still shaken.

Wade shook his head: "I don't know how to instantly eliminate thousands of evil spirits. I've never seen such an ability before."

"Could this be reinforcements newly sent by Mr. Ning?" Matsumoto Fumino speculated. "Perhaps we shouldn't run away, but should try to make contact with the source of that power?"

"You've been with the Broken Sword for a few months now, haven't you? Have you ever heard of psychics like this?" Wade said in a senior's tone, "Believe me, when faced with something this illogical, running away is the best option!"

"If I hadn't run away decisively, I would have been dead when I encountered Gust!"

"So what do we do now?" Matsumoto Fumino asked.

"Now?" Wade looked around. "The evil spirits have decreased so much, which at least means that the power and the evil spirits aren't allied. It's also covered up Mount Kuwasaki, so I suspect the shrine has been cleansed as well. I suspect the curse on this town has been lifted or at least weakened considerably!"

"You mean?" Matsumoto Fumino's eyes lit up. "We can get out?"

"We can give it a try!" Wade nodded.

Having come up with an idea, the two immediately went to the station and boarded a bus leaving the town. However, after the bus had traveled a few stops, the route began to fall into chaos, with waves of passengers getting on and off, but the bus still did not leave Kuwasaki Town.

"Can't we still leave?" Their hopes were dashed once again.

"It seems things aren't that simple," Matsumoto Fumino shook her head. "The shrine may harbor a powerful evil spirit, but it's not the source of the town's curse! There are other places."

"Other places," Wade thought for a moment, "areas like these, where you can see the whole thing from one end to the other, besides Mount Sangzaki, only the Sangtu River has any history left."

"We've passed through Sangtuchuan more than once, and we haven't noticed any problems."

"That's precisely why the problem is so subtle, allowing it to be hidden!" Wade analyzed. "Anyway, let's go take a look!"

The two got out of the car and soon arrived at the Sangtu River.

The Sangtu River passes through the eastern part of the town, almost surrounding most of it. The town itself is not large, and it's very close to the river from anywhere.

Sangtu River is a tributary of a large river in Yingzhou. It has a small water volume and is only a few dozen meters wide. The environment is nice and the water is clear. Standing on the riverbank, you can often see carp leaping out of the water.

"It's the same as always, nothing special." Matsumoto looked around: "There are wandering evil spirits on the riverbank, and you can see drowned water ghosts in the river. You can see these things in any river where someone has drowned. There are indeed more here, but compared to the number in the town, there's nothing special about them."

Wade frowned and picked up the jade tablet: "Gust, how's the recovery going?"

After a while, the evil spirit replied from the jade tablet: "It's alright, at least I can move around, but I can't deal with any powerful monsters for the time being."

"Would it be convenient to go to the bottom of the river and take a look? I suspect there's something hidden there."

"I don't like water; it reminds me of bad experiences."

"This isn't the open sea, and ships can't sail here!" Wade pleaded. "Please help me out! Once we're out of here, I'll gather a few more vengeful spirits to replenish your strength!"

"You said it yourself!" Gust finally agreed, floated out of the jade tablet, hesitated for a moment, and then disappeared into the waters of the Sangtu River.

Not long after, Gust floated back: "Besides some fish, shrimp, trash, and some wandering water ghosts, there wasn't a single thing!"

"There are no unusual spiritual energy fluctuations either?" Wade was still not giving up.

"No," Gust shrugged. "It's just an ordinary river."

"Am I wrong?" Wade frowned.

Suddenly, Matsumoto Fumino pointed at the river and shouted, "Look, that's..."

Wade looked up and saw the evil spirits on the riverbank and the water ghosts in the river begin to dissipate from afar.

"That power again!" Gust cried out in terror as he scrambled back into the jade tablet, "Run! Run!"

The two immediately moved away from the riverbank and fled towards the town center.

Wade gritted his teeth and said, "What happened? We were just in the west of Kuwasaki Mountain, how did we end up in the far east?"

"Could it be that it's chasing after us?" Matsumoto Fumino thought of a terrifying possibility.