Uncle Nine: You were supposed to drive corpses, so you summoned the Monkey King!

The front courtyard of the yamen was in complete chaos.

Dozens of villagers huddled in the corner. Captain Cao fell on the stone steps, got up, and crawled under the table.

Nintendo, on all fours, leaped over the water vat in the middle of the yard, its purplish-red eyes fixed on Captain Cao on the ground, its claws reaching for the back of Captain Cao's neck.

"Get out of here!"

Lin Chen shouted.

He dragged the fifty-pound bronze greatsword with one hand, rushed into the courtyard, and with a burst of power from his waist, swung the greatsword horizontally.

The broad spine of the greatsword slammed into Nintendo's side, sending him flying and crashing into a load-bearing pillar in the main hall of the government office.

Captain Cao hid under the table, his crotch dripping wet, his teeth chattering: "Thank you so much, young Taoist priest, for saving my life."

Lin Chen ignored him, gripped the sword hilt with both hands, and stared at Nintendo.

Nintendo stood up and twisted his neck.

"There are too many people in this government office; we can't get anywhere."

Uncle Jiu stepped across the threshold and walked in, glancing at the villagers huddled together, and frowned.

"Fight here, this monster can kill several people with one claw." Uncle Nine pulled out the Five Emperors Coins and Red String from his cloth bag.

Four Eyes followed behind, panting, carrying a greatsword.

"Senior brother, this thing is in such a state now, impervious to swords and spears, how do we fight it?"

Lin Chen glanced at Nintendo.

Its outer skin was dried by the Fiery Talisman, and now its outer shell is a layer of quenched iron. A direct confrontation would harm innocent people.

"Lure it out," Lin Chen said.

"Where to lead them?" Four Eyes asked.

"Wild Man Gully to the west of the town," Uncle Nine replied.

"No one goes there normally. The forest is dense and the terrain is complex. I set up an array there to limit its speed."

"it is good."

Lin Chen gripped the bronze greatsword with both hands and took a step forward.

"Old monster, you want blood? Come and catch me."

Lin Chen poured the power of the Shangqing Great Cave True Scripture into the sword, and the flame patterns on the Crimson Flame Copper lit up as he cleaved down towards Nintendo's forehead.

Nintendo raised its arm to block.

"Clang!"

Sparks flew up.

Lin Chen used the force of the recoil to roll backward and land on the ground.

This angered Nintendo.

It abandoned the villagers in the corner, its purplish-red eyes fixed on Lin Chen, and it let out a strange cry.

Lin Chen sheathed his greatsword and turned to run out of the yamen.

Nintendo used all four limbs to chase after it.

"Keep up!" Uncle Nine called to Si Mu, and the two chased after them along the dirt road.

Mama poked her head out from behind the door and shouted at the backs of the three people.

"Be careful, this thing is really weird, don't try to fight it head-on."

Lin Chen ran all the way towards the west of the town.

Nintendo is very fast, and its four-limb running style goes against the physiological structure of zombies.

Lin Chen was leading the race. The distance between the two was kept at about five meters.

They ran for half an hour.

A dense forest appeared ahead; we had arrived at Yeren Gully.

The trees were lush and leafy, blocking out the morning sunlight, making the woods dim and gloomy.

Nintendo rushed into the woods, and without the suppression of sunlight, the corpse energy emanating from it surged once more.

Lin Chen slowed down and stopped in the center of the open space.

Nintendo leaped up with all four limbs, its ten sharp claws aimed straight for Lin Chen's heart.

"Charge!"

Uncle Nine's voice came from behind him.

He took a shortcut and arrived ahead of time, his hand holding a magic seal.

Eight red lights shone on the tree trunks around the open space; those were the black dog blood ink lines that Uncle Nine had tied in advance.

The eight ink lines tightened and intertwined in mid-air to form a large net, covering Nintendo, which was leaping in mid-air.

"Sizzle!"

The ink line touched the Nintendo's cast iron casing, emitting white smoke.

Nintendo got caught in the net and fell to the ground.

Uncle Nine stepped forward with a powerful stride, holding a string of five-emperor coins in his hand, and channeled his magical power into them.

"Heaven is round, earth is square; laws and decrees are in nine chapters—establish them for me!"

Uncle Nine struck out with his palm, and five copper coins, glowing with golden light, hit Nintendo's joints and the back of his neck.

This is a Maoshan meridian-severing technique, used to block the flow of Yin energy within the zombie corpse.

The copper coin struck the joint.

Nintendo's struggling motion paused for a second.

Just this one second.

Its gray-black shell writhed, and the muscles at its joints contracted and then expanded.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The five copper coins were bounced away by the cast iron casing.

Nintendo grabbed the ink line covering his body with both hands and pulled it forcefully to both sides.

The coarse hemp rope, soaked in black dog blood, broke one by one.

Uncle Nine suffered a backlash from the magic and took three steps back.

"Such domineering brute force, even the Five Emperors Coins couldn't seal its acupoints," Uncle Nine said.

"Senior brother, step back. I'll deal with this tin turtle."

Four Eyes ran out of the woods. Ordinary spells were ineffective, so he had to resort to other means. He bit his right index finger and smeared his blood on the center of his forehead.

"Four-Eyed, a disciple of Maoshan, respectfully beseeches our ancestral master to possess me and lend me divine power to subdue demons and monsters!"

The incantation was finished.

His originally thin body swelled up, his muscles stretched the wide Taoist robe, and his eyes gleamed with golden light.

The invocation of the spirits is complete.

Four Eyes roared and charged towards Nintendo, who had broken free of the net.

With the power of a divine incantation, Four Eyes punched Nintendo in the neck.

Nintendo raised its right arm to block.

"Bang!"

Nintendo's right arm shell was punched with a white mark, and it swung its claws back to grab Four Eyes' chest.

Four eyes turned to the side to dodge.

The sharp claws grazed across Si Mu's chest, tearing his Taoist robe and leaving three bloody marks on his chest. The wounds turned purplish-black as the toxins, a mixture of formaldehyde and corpse poison, seeped into his flesh.

Despite the pain, Si Mu fought against Nintendo.

The clanging of metal against metal continued.

With the burst of power from his summoning spell, Si Mu barely managed to hold his own against Nintendo. With each punch he threw, his blood and qi surged.

Lin Chen stood on the outside, watching the two sides clashing.

The master's summoning spell wouldn't last long; the monster's hardness exceeded expectations, and the power of the four eyes couldn't break through its iron shell.

Lin Chen clasped his hands together, thumbs tucked in, and closed his eyes. He communicated with the South Heavenly Gate through his consciousness.

A path for offering incense has been established.

"Brother Tianbing, I have an urgent job," Lin Chen said in his mind.

Outside the South Heavenly Gate of the Heavenly Court.

The soldier who was picking his teeth under the pillar suddenly perked up.

"Hey bro, got yourself into another tough spot?"

"Yes, it's very tough. This zombie has mutated and grown a layer of cast iron shell, which ordinary swords and knives can't cut through." Lin Chen spoke very quickly.

"Twenty roast chickens, three jars of top-quality Daughter's Red wine, plus a roast suckling pig, and call down the Hercules to get to work."

Upon hearing about the offerings, the Heavenly Soldier swallowed hard.

"Alright, brother, you're so generous. Brother Shenjiang just finished eating and is taking a nap. I'll go wake him up right now."

In Yerengou.

Si Mu's movements slowed down; the summoning spell was consuming a lot of energy, and the corpse poison in his chest was also acting up.

Nintendo seized the opening and delivered a headbutt to Four Eyes' chest.

Si Mu let out a muffled groan and flew backward, crashing into a pile of dry branches. The golden light on his body dimmed, indicating that the summoning spell was about to be dispelled.

Nintendo roared, ready to pounce and finish off its opponent.

Lin Chen opened his tightly closed eyes.

Golden light shone from his pupils.

His originally strong body grew half a foot taller, his shirt made a tearing sound, the fabric ripped, and his muscles bulged.

Lin Chen twisted his neck, making a loud cracking sound, indicating that the Hercules had finished possessing him.

Lin Chen strode towards Nintendo, leaving a footprint in the soil with each step.

Sensing danger, Nintendo abandoned the four eyes on the ground, turned around, and stared at Lin Chen, who was walking towards them, with its purplish-red eyes.

It growled in its throat, landed on all fours, and launched itself forward, aiming straight for Lin Chen's face.

Lin Chen stood still, waiting for Nintendo to rush in front of him, then stretched out his right hand with his five fingers spread.

"Bang!"

Lin Chen's large hand pressed down on Nintendo's face.