I used folk talismans to ward off the evil spirit.

Chapter 95 Extraordinary Transformation, Darkening and Overpowered (Bonus Chapter! Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Huo Yu led Zhou Song's team through the ruins, bypassing several collapsed buildings, and entered a narrow alley, stopping in front of a two-story building.

It pecked at the door panel with its beak and made two cooing sounds.

The door opened from the inside, and Marcos poked his head out. He was initially delighted to see Huo Yu, but then paused when he saw the several fully armed Asian faces behind him.

"You are—" Marcos stammered in his Chinese.

Zhou Song stepped forward and extended his hand: "Zhou Song, captain of the Qingjiang branch of the China Mystic Bureau. We are here to support Santos."

He pointed to Sun Licheng, Ma Guodong, and Zhao Haibo behind him: "They are all my teammates."

Marcos's eyes lit up, and he quickly stepped aside at the doorway: "Please come in, please come in! My name is Marcos, and I am—I am a resident here."

He was a little flustered, and turned to call into the house, "Aunt Rosa, it's a rescue team from China! Quickly make me some coffee!"

Aunt Rosa carried Lilia out of the inner room. Although she couldn't understand Mandarin, she understood what was going on when she saw Zhou Song and the others' uniforms. Her eyes reddened, and she hurriedly started making instant coffee.

Huo Yu strolled in, nuzzled Marcos, then raised his head and giggled at Zhou Song.

Zhou Song squatted down, carefully examining Huo Yu, and couldn't help but ask, "Are you practicing the art of suppressing objects? This chicken—is it a manifestation of the Divine Chicken Talisman?"

"You actually figured it out!" Marcos nodded, a hint of pride in his expression. "Its name is Firefeather. It's my—partner."

Zhou Song smiled and said, "I have a colleague named Cai Liang who also practices the art of suppressing objects. So I am quite familiar with the power of suppressing objects."

Marcos looked up abruptly: "Cai Liang? Senior Brother Cai! You know him?"

Although Jiang Jun has only accepted two apprentices for the time being, everyone still tacitly refers to themselves as disciples and does not dare to call Jiang Jun "teacher," but instead calls Cai Liang and Zhao Jing "senior brothers."

Zhou Song nodded: "He works at the Qingjiang Supernatural Affairs Bureau News Center. Before I came, he asked me to give his regards if I met someone named Marcos."

Marcos rubbed his hands together excitedly and pulled Zhou Song to sit down on the worn-out sofa: "Senior Brother Cai has helped me a lot—"

He paused, then asked with some curiosity, "Do you also practice the art of suppressing objects?"

Zhou Song shook his head: "I still follow the path of the Ghost Master. However, I also use talismans to suppress evil spirits. I specially brought a Divine Rooster Talisman and a Ghost-Slaying Talisman before I left home."

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The two chatted for a few more minutes, and the atmosphere quickly warmed up.

Marcos briefly explained the situation of Aunt Rosa and Lilia, and then recounted how Jiang Jun bestowed the magic upon Huo Yu to save people.

Zhou Song was shocked to hear this: "Senior Juntian has come to our aid? Then we should be able to get through this calamity safely."

His own light shone through the window. After a moment of silence, he stood up and said, "Marcus, I have to go out and help with the rescue. My teammate is injured and needs rest. Could you please take care of him?"

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Marcos readily agreed.

After settling Sun Licheng and the other two in, Zhou Song followed Huo Yu out the door.

He clenched his fists, and a metallic sheen could be faintly seen between his fingers.

They were a pair of knuckle dusters, iron gray in color, with four sharp protrusions at the knuckles and fine patterns engraved on the surface, like some kind of ancient incantation.

This is his signature monster, "Bone Shatterer," which excels in close-quarters combat. When it hits a monster, it forcibly disperses the monster's energy, making it particularly effective against physical monsters.

Along the way, they encountered many monsters of the skirmisher and guerrilla classes.

Huo Yu dealt with the situation cleanly and efficiently, leaving large patches of charred ash with a single sweep of flame. Zhou Song followed closely behind, focusing on dealing with any fish that managed to escape.

His fighting style is clean and efficient, with every punch aimed straight for vital points.

A wailing woman lunged at him from the side. He dodged to the side and slammed his right fist into her throat. The patterns on the broken bones suddenly glowed, and the wailing woman's body trembled violently before turning into a cloud of black smoke and dissipating.

Huo Yu glanced back at him, murmured something, and seemed fairly satisfied.

After passing through several streets, the fog ahead suddenly thickened, and a pungent, fishy smell filled the air.

Firefeather stopped, raised its head, and the feathers on its neck bristled.

Zhou Song also sensed it: there was something big ahead.

In the mist, a scorpion the size of a car slowly emerged. It was entirely black, with dark red patterns on its carapace, resembling dried bloodstains.

Its two enormous pincers, when opened, are strong enough to cut a person in half. Its venomous stinger is raised high, oozing dark green venom and emitting a pungent odor.

This is a peak elite-level scorpion.

Fire Feather launched the first attack, flapping its wings and unleashing a pillar of crimson-gold flames that hurtled towards the scorpion.

The scorpion swiftly raised its massive pincers, the dark red patterns on its carapace gleaming eerily, partially blocking the flames. The carapace sizzled as it burned, but it didn't crack.

It whipped its tail violently, sending its poisonous stinger hurtling towards Firefeather with a whooshing sound. Firefeather dodged to the side, its sharp beak pecking at its carapace, leaving only a faint white dot.

Zhou Song cut in from the side, his steps swift, and in a few breaths he was close to the scorpion's side.

The Bone-Shattering Knuckle Duster gleamed with an eerie light as he slammed his fist into the scorpion's leg joint. With a crack, a fissure appeared in its carapace, and black fluid seeped out.

The scorpion, in pain, swung its giant claws at Zhou Song, who ducked to dodge, and then punched the same leg again.

This time, the leg broke off completely, and the scorpion's body tilted to one side.

Firefeather seized the opportunity, swooping down from the sky, its sharp beak wrapped in crimson flames, and precisely pecking at the gaps in the carapace of the scorpion's head.

Flames seeped in through the cracks, and the scorpion struggled violently, its venomous stingers flailing wildly, sweeping deep grooves into the ground.

Instead of retreating, Zhou Song advanced, circled to the other side, and alternately punched its abdomen with both fists.

The two worked together for less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before the scorpion finally stopped moving.

Huo Yu stepped on its corpse, bent down and took out a dark green crystal core from its body, then swallowed it.

Zhou Song leaned against the wall, panting, and looked down at his fists. His knuckle dusters were covered in black liquid, and he had cuts on his arms, but nothing serious.

He looked down at Huo Yu, who also looked back at him and mumbled something as if to say, "Not bad."

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North of Santos, a gap was torn in the eerie fog.

Meng Guangping's "Netherworld Guiding Lamp" and Enrique's "Blood Abyss Torch" shone brightly at the same time, their eerie green and dark red lights intertwining to dispel a large area of ​​the fog ahead.

More than sixty police officers from the Refining Realm and members of the Knights filed in, and strange creatures occasionally rushed out from both sides of the road, but they were all quickly dealt with.

The streets were filled with ruins and abandoned vehicles, but the number of monsters was significantly less than in the outer areas.

Enrique breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Meng Guangping: "Mr. Meng, please join us in clearing out the monsters in the city."

"Only when the density of monsters drops to its limit can the Knights' headquarters utilize the Elevance-class relic to dispel the mysterious fog and end this calamity."

Several young police officers fluent in Portuguese twitched slightly at the corners of their mouths.

The old master insisted on naming the supernatural objects corresponding to "legendary" strange creatures "elephant-level," an influence that continues to this day and has become a source of amusement for the translation community.

But this is not the time for jokes.

Meng Guangping and Enrique made their moves simultaneously, unleashing two radiant lights, one dark green and the other dark red, that soared into the sky, transforming into a colossal hand capable of manipulating clouds and rain, and began to obliterate the monsters on a large scale.

Other Refinement Realm police officers and Knights also joined the fray, creating a deafening roar that even shook the dark clouds and mist in the sky.

However, half an hour later, the number of strange creatures in the city had decreased significantly, but the eerie fog of the labyrinthine city showed no signs of fading.

"Something's not right!" Meng Guangping frowned. "This eerie mist is problematic; it's not solely caused by the Mirror Realm—"

Just then, several black SUVs turned out of the alley and stopped in front of the line.

The car door opened, and Fernando Costa reappeared, a warm smile on his face, as he greeted the crowd.

"Friends from China! We've finally waited for you! Please come with me, I'll take you to the city center, there you will find—"

"Speaker Costa," Enrique interrupted him in Portuguese, frowning. "Meng is my guest. He's here to help civilians. Whatever you need, we can talk about it after the relief efforts are over."

Fernando's smile froze for a moment, then returned: "Commander Enrique, I'm here precisely for the rescue mission."

"Two extraordinary individuals from Santos City, Pedro and Carlos, left behind methods for dealing with monsters, but only those at the extraordinary level can use them."

"Those things are essential if you want to quell this disaster as soon as possible."

Enrique's expression changed.

He knew that the two had indeed left behind some trump cards, sealed within the Knights' headquarters. Those things required the aura of a Transcendent Realm cultivator to activate; a Refinement Realm cultivator simply couldn't access them.

He glanced at Meng Guangping and translated it in a low voice.

Meng Guangping pondered for a moment, then asked, "Where is the Knights' headquarters?"

Fernando quickly replied, "It's in the city center, not far from here. I can lead the way, but only those at the Transcendent Realm can enter; there's no point in others following along."

Meng Guangping glanced at Enrique, who nodded.

The two followed Fernando into an SUV, while the rest of the group formed a team to sweep away the strange creatures wreaking havoc in the city.

The car drove through several streets and stopped in front of a tall building.

That was the Santos City Hall, surrounded by temporary fortifications made of sandbags and steel plates, with several members of the Knights standing guard at the entrance.

Fernando led them through the hall to the basement level and pushed open a heavy iron door.

Behind the door was a spacious basement, the floor of which was covered with intricate runes, and several dark crystals were embedded in the surrounding walls.

In the very center of the room, there were two stone platforms, each with a metal box on it.

Fernando pointed to the two boxes: "They're right there."

Meng Guangping and Enrique approached the stone platform.

Just as they reached out to open the box, the runes beneath their feet suddenly lit up, and a tremendous suction force surged from the ground, trapping the two of them firmly.

The surrounding space began to distort, a crack appeared in the ground, and eerie mist gushed out from the crack.

Meng Guangping's expression changed. He was about to activate the "Netherworld Guiding Lamp" when he discovered that the eerie green flame in the lamp was flickering, as if it were being suppressed by something.

"This is—" Enrique's pupils contracted sharply.

Fernando wore a strange smile.

His eyes became vacant, and his voice echoed with a metallic quality: "Welcome to the Abyss, no, I should say, welcome to my territory."

His body began to contort, and grayish-white patterns appeared on his skin, as if he were being devoured from the inside by something.

He opened his mouth, and his voice was no longer human: "Carlos Mendes greets you both."

Enrique looked up abruptly: "Carlos? You're not—you've turned into a monster?"

"A transformation into a monster?" the voice laughed. "No, this is evolution. The Abyss has granted me power beyond that of mortals, and you will become the sacrifices for my ascension."

As soon as the words were spoken, a faint light simultaneously shone from a particular corner of the basement, and a lord-level monster emerged from the shadows.

On the left is a giant Soul-Eating Squid, even larger than the one we encountered before.

On the right is a four-legged beast covered in bone spurs, with bloodshot eyes and foul-smelling saliva dripping from its mouth.

Enri's heart sank to the bottom.

Cha desperately urged the "Blood Abyss Torch," but the dark, cinnabar-colored flame could only barely stay burning under the suppression.

He glanced at Meng Guangping and saw that this extraordinary Chinese expert was calm and showed no sign of panic.

"Two against three, outnumbered, the situation is indeed unfavorable for us—" Meng Guangping suddenly spoke, his eyes slightly cold, "However, you have misjudged one thing."

He extended his left hand, palm open.

A silvery-white halo emerged from the palm of my hand, with several tiny particles dancing within it, like shattered stars.

The light was neither scorching nor cold, yet it carried an indescribable, heart-pounding power.

This is Fork's second Lord-level artifact: "The Seal of the Sky Rift," which can carve gaps in spatial barriers and penetrate the Abyss's blockade.

Carlos's voice held a hint of surprise: "A special innate artifact! You—a Transcendent Second Stage?"

Meng Guangping did not answer.

He slammed the "Sky-Splitting Seal" onto the runes beneath his feet, and a burst of silvery-white light erupted. Cracks appeared in the array on the ground, and the surrounding space twisted violently.

Cha grabbed Enri's shoulder, a silver light enveloping him: "Go!"

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The basement collapsed, and eerie mist shot into the sky.

The special man emerged from the fog and landed on a pile of ruins.

Enlicheng gasped for breath, realizing that he and Meng Guangping had escaped the No-Stop Trap, but were still in Sangdongs City.

"It's no use." Carlos's voice came from the ruins, gloomy and twisted. "You can't escape my grasp. Since you refuse to be sacrifices, I'll take them myself."

From the cracks in the ground, eerie mist surged forth like a tide, and Carlos's figure rose from the mist.

The fork has been completely transformed into a monster.

With ashen skin, eyes glowing with an eerie green light, and several twisted bone spurs growing from his back, he resembled a corpse imbued with life by the Abyss of Ghosts.

That Lord-level monster followed behind the fork, the tentacles of the Soul-Eating Squid waved in the air, and the Bone-Spiked Quadruped Buddha Beggar dug deep trenches in the ruins.

Meanwhile, the city of Sandons was filled with the roar of engines.

Countless monsters emerged from hidden corners, no longer concealing their presence, and began to kill and devour monster tamers and ordinary people with impunity.

The city center was the hardest hit area!

Many members of the Knights suddenly trembled, manifesting bizarre signs, and began to frantically slaughter their former comrades and those they had protected.

"Crazy—all crazy—" The remaining members of the Knights, having made a pact of trust with each other, could only scatter and flee.

The situation in Sandons City has completely collapsed at this moment!

"Carlos! What have you been doing?!" Enricheng gritted his teeth, raised the "Blood Abyss Torch," and blasted the dark flames toward Carlos.

Carlos raised his hand, and a gray-white barrier appeared in front of him. The light and flames collided with it, only causing a few ripples.

With a casual wave of his hand, Cha sent a gray shockwave sweeping towards Enri Cheng, who was blasted away and crashed into the wall behind him, spitting out blood.

The lord-level monster also pounced on them. The tentacles of the Soul-Eating Squid wrapped around Enricheng's legs, and the Bone-Spiked Quadruped opened its huge mouth to bite at the fork.

At the same time, Meng Guangping activated the special artifact, the "Netherworld Guiding Lamp," whose eerie light transformed into a long whip that wrapped around the neck of the four-legged beast with the bone spikes, and flung it away.

The "Sign of Rift" exploded on the tentacles of the Soul-Eating Squid, spreading across Tegen's tentacles.

But the Soul-Eating Squid quickly grew new tentacles, and the Bone-Spiked Quadruped crawled up unharmed.

Carlos sneered, conjuring gray-white orbs of light in his hands and throwing them at the two of them.

Clearly, after completely falling into the Abyss, the source of the Fork's power is no longer the monsters, but the Abyss itself.

Therefore, the abilities he uses are no longer limited to the effects of strange objects. Thus, although his realm has not been directly improved, his combat power is already completely different from before!

Enri Cheng resisted several waves, but he was already exhausted, and the flames of the "Blood Abyss Torch" grew dimmer and dimmer.

Cha knelt on one knee, panting heavily, his clothes stained beyond recognition by eeriness and blood.

Facing three opponents alone, Meng Guangping gradually found himself at a disadvantage.

Just when Enri was almost in despair, the sky suddenly brightened.

A streak of crimson-gold light flashed through the eerie mist, like a shooting star or a sharp sword.

Carlos's expression changed. He looked up, gritted his teeth, and said, "This chicken again?!"

If he hadn't left a trap to scheme against the Transcendent Realm experts who came to his aid, he would have killed this "turkey" long ago.

Amidst the crimson flames, a gigantic fire beast swooped down toward Cha, its wings adorned with feathers like burning gold and its eyes like blazing stars.

Fire Death opened its sharp beak, and a stream of blazing white flames erupted from deep within its throat, hurtling towards Carlos's face.

"Die!" Carlos roared in fury, and the gray-white orb of light exploded violently.

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