I, the screenwriter, have experienced a resurgence of inspiration.

"Splash—"

As soon as Zhao Weilai finished speaking, a large, hairy hand reached out from under the ruins of the small building, seemingly unharmed by the collapse.

Strangely, the giant demon completely ignored everyone around it and stubbornly reached out to grab Deng Ziwen. Zhao Weilai immediately shouted—

"The talisman! There's something wrong with the talisman, Ziwen, destroy it!"

The talismans in Qian Zifu's hand were not exorcism talismans at all.

The evil spirit followed them into the orchid garden. Deng Ziwen accidentally stole Qian Zifu's talisman, thus helping the other party!

Sitting on the toilet, Deng Ziwen immediately tried to bite and tear the talisman with his teeth and hands, but strangely, no matter how hard he tried, the remaining talisman remained intact.

"If it can't be torn, soak it in water! Soak it in water!!"

Suya called out from behind a clump of orchids nearby.

Deng Ziwen glanced down and saw that the water in the toilet was still clear. He immediately grabbed at it like a lifeline, threw the talisman into the water, and flushed.

"Splash..."

Accompanied by music, the talisman swirled and floated in the water, finally disappearing only after emitting a very faint wisp of black smoke.

This means that the time during which the item cannot be selected has passed.

Deng Ziwen was directly exposed within the attack range of the giant ghost!

"Dude, don't come any closer! You haven't washed your feet or hair in years, you stink!"

While spouting his usual witty remarks, Deng Ziwen sprinted towards Zhao Weilai. The latter quickly scaled the artificial hill, drew his butcher's knife, and lunged forward, just as the big ghost reached out to grab Deng Ziwen. The knife flashed upwards—

[Pig-slaughtering knife (iron): Legend has it that it was left behind by a female butcher surnamed Nan during the Song Dynasty. The knife is imbued with murderous aura and deals a 5% damage bonus to supernatural monsters.]

"Clang—!!"

The metal, carrying immense force, slammed heavily into the demon's index finger.

That finger was thicker than an adult's waist, and its bluish-black skin was covered with festering sores. But when Zhao Weilai wielded the knife, the joints became strangely brittle. With a "crack," the finger was chopped off like a rotten radish!

Black blood gushed out, splattering all over Zhao Weilai's body.

The big ghost was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage, and with his other hand he kicked up sand and rushed straight at Zhao Weilai and Deng Ziwen!

A huge, foul wind and sandstorm blew their hair back, making it impossible for them to open their eyes.

But just as the giant hand was about to strike her head, a grayish-white light exploded from above her head.

[Architect Skill: Generates a 2×2×2 temporary random shelter to defend against spirit attacks for 3 minutes. Cooldown: 24 hours (Active)]

A building, only large enough for four people to crouch, rose from the ground. It was two meters square and resembled a small, dilapidated guard tower, with purslane growing in the cracks between the bricks.

The big ghost slapped the building, and immediately the entire watchtower was covered in dense, spiderweb-like cracks—

"Be careful, it's very likely you won't last three minutes!"

Su Ya stood behind the artificial hill and shouted. Zhao Weilai pulled Deng Ziwen to kneel down below the guard tower. His ears were ringing, as if a hundred cicadas had been stuffed into them.

She forced herself to take two shotguns from her system inventory and quickly loaded them with bullets:

"Its target is you, and it must be related to that yellow talisman. In a moment, seize the opportunity to run into the orchid garden and let the orchid mantis hold it off. I'll cover you."

"Got it! Why run when you have a gun? Fight him!"

Deng Ziwen also loaded the shotgun, looking ashamed.

"I'm so sorry, if I hadn't been greedy and taken Qian Zifu's talisman, I wouldn't have led the big ghost into someone's yard—"

NIO, if anything happens to me, you must…”

"Why are you spouting all this nonsense?! Get to work!"

Just before the shelter above his head shattered, Zhao Weilai kicked Deng Ziwen in the butt, exposing him to the giant demon's attack range.

Deng Ziwen slowly raised his head and saw the big ghost grinning at him.

"Uh...Hi?"

The next second, the giant hand descended, and the foxes hiding nearby were terrified, scattering in all directions and desperately trying to burrow into the densest part of the orchids—

Deng Ziwen took off running.

Zhao Weilai knew that this was their fault; they were the ones who brought the talisman in.

If we don't kill this thing today, none of the foxes in this whole park will escape.

She rolled out of the shelter, moving along the ground in a serpentine pattern, and circled around to the right rear of the big ghost, only to see him bending down to pick a clump of orchids, unaware of her presence.

"Bang!! Bang! Bang!!"

Sparks shot out from the muzzle of the gun, like two golden flowers exploding in the darkness.

The bullet flew off somewhere, and the demon wasn't hit, but it was startled by the sound. The demon slowly turned its head and grinned in Zhao Weilai's direction:

"ha--"

The air was filled with the stench of decay, making people want to vomit. On the other side, Deng Ziwen ran and fired his gun, but all he fired were blanks.

Although his aim was off, the sound was loud enough that the giant demon was drawn to him, like a bear lured by a gong, chasing him into the garden full of praying mantises.

Zhao Weilai tossed a pistol to Su Ya, who was hiding, then turned and chased after the big ghost, quickly flipping it onto its instep.

The flesh on the big ghost's ankle was turned inside out, rotten like a burst tomato. Zhao Weilai took a deep breath, barely managed to stand up, raised his gun, and fired two more shots at its left ankle!

"Bang! Bang!"

Two plumes of shotgun pellets poured into his tendons like rain. At close range, the shotgun's damage was maximized. The big ghost let out a wail, his calf twisting outwards in a bizarre way, like a bamboo shoot that had been broken off.

It stumbled, its whole body tilting to the left, shaking its head in pain, crushing a large number of orchids in the garden!

[Butcher's Skill: Butcher's Skill (When attacking spirit/corpse-type targets, there is a 20% chance to trigger a weakness check, dealing massive damage.)]

[Weakness detection in progress... Detection failed.]

[Weakness detection in progress... Detection successful.]

Zhao Weilai immediately looked up and saw a green light flashing continuously at the point where the evil spirit's spine connected to its neck.

"I've found its weakness, cover me!!"

After saying that, Zhao Weilai climbed up its calf—the demon's body was covered with protruding rotten flesh and broken skin. She grabbed a protruding bone at the bend of its leg, used it as leverage, and nimbly jumped onto the demon's waist!

"ha!!"

The giant demon reached out and grabbed, its massive hand like five black pillars pressing down on Zhao Weilai's head. Zhao Weilai quickly flipped to the right, and the giant hand grazed her back, bringing with it a gust of foul wind.

"Bang bang bang!!"

Su Ya fired a shot that hit Da Gui in the eye. Da Gui staggered a few steps, and Zhao Weilai was swaying in the air, in a very dangerous situation!

She climbed a few more steps.

The demon tried to grab her again, but she dodged.

Each time, it was a close call, like dancing on the edge of a knife. The people below watched with trepidation, and could only do their best to attract the demon's attention!

Su Ya and Hu San Niang found a handful of rotten fruit from somewhere and threw it at the big ghost's feet like a shower of flowers.

Deng Ziwen also stopped, turned around and fired a shot at the other leg of the big ghost, and fortunately this time it hit.

The iron shot pelted the demon, the gunpowder crackling and popping like hot oil being poured on meat. The demon was utterly enraged, and it lunged forward, limping like a madman—

But somehow, it stepped right on a patch of newly grown hemp.

Those patchouli seemed to have appeared out of thin air.

The clumps of patchouli were tall and dense, their leaves covered with thick, white thorns that looked like mutated forms. When the big ghost stepped into them, the thorns seemed to come alive, drilling upwards along the skin and flesh.

The demon convulsed, its entire body retreating backward, its legs stamping wildly on the ground in extreme pain.

"Don't step into the trap! Walk to the side! Walk to the side!"

A fox, about the size of a dog and covered in gray, darted out from the shadows, speaking with a high-pitched, bright Sichuan-Chongqing accent:

"That's a poisonous hemp plant I grew using my skill! It'll hurt for three days if you touch it! Stay away!"

The fox is a player too?!