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Chapter 323 The Corrupted World, Mr. Zombie

A few minutes later,

The protective shield surrounding them grew dimmer and dimmer until it disappeared completely.

Everyone put aside their complicated thoughts and focused entirely on the main quest.

A noisy sound appeared in my ears.

The previously blurry images gradually became clearer, and a group of people gathered in the very center of the Ren family's tomb.

They are digging up a grave.

A heavy coffin was pulled out using a makeshift hoist.

"Everyone, today Ren Gong's might has been restored to the light of day. Everyone, please offer your sacrifices."

A figure clad in a scarlet Taoist robe, with withered skin and resembling a vengeful ghost, stood in the center, issuing commands to those around him.

A strange, eerie wind suddenly blew around us.

The servants, household servants, and strong men hired to carry the coffin suddenly felt a chill run through their bodies.

puff.

It sounded like a fruit cracking open.

A servant's head rolled off, and blood gushed from his neck, soaking the coffin.

The coffin, now exposed to the light of day, seemed to be alive, greedily sucking the blood from its lid.

The servants and slaves, however, seemed to have lost their minds, their eyes fixed straight ahead.

He showed no fear or panic as the blood-robed Taoist cut off his head.

He just stood there, blankly.

The blood-robed Taoist raised his knife and brought it down, a cold smile appearing on his lips.

【Blood-Robed Taoist Lv.17 (Lord)】

This scene,

The sight made Gunia and the others look extremely ugly.

The world they live in is far from peaceful; they've seen countless bloody and brutal sights—pirates, demons, cannibals…

But I have never seen such a bizarre scene before.

Those humans were like numb lambs, allowing the blood-robed Taoist to slaughter them.

[Side Quest Activated]: Stop the Blood-Robed Taoist from feeding the evil corpse before the real [One-Eyebrow Taoist] arrives.

Task Rewards: 3000 reward points, 600 contribution points

Tip: Completing this side quest can reduce the difficulty of the main quest.

"Using humans to raise ghosts is unforgivable!"

Tanjiro's eyes widened, and he drew his sword from his waist, ready to charge forward, but was stopped by Rin Nohara.

Nohara Rin shook her head and said, "Don't be impulsive. Follow the plan we just discussed and fight with Kunia as the core."

"I encountered a lord-level monster as soon as I arrived."

Kuina drew her sword, her voice filled with worry. "Can we really handle this guy?"

They were all new players, with very basic equipment, skills, and items, and were not qualified to challenge the lord at all.

According to Zoro's judgment,

Thinking about hunting lords, even a first-tier lord needs several pieces of purple-grade equipment and a core skill with a proficiency level of Lv.15 or higher.

Even the strongest among them, Gunia, only had a few scattered pieces of green clothing.

In terms of skills,

Rin Nohara's medical ninjutsu was classified by the system as a blue skill at level 8.

Gonia's [Half-Demon Flesh and Blood] was judged to be of inferior bloodline, and she was given the blue skill [Demon Aura Burst].

He himself possesses Lv.5 pirate swordsmanship.

The strongest is Tanjiro, whose Hinokami Kagura is classified as a breathing sword technique and is rated as a purple skill.

However, it has no level at all; it's in a state of "[not fully mastered]" and can't even be used.

As for this group of scattered soldiers,

Do you want to kill the Blood-Robed Taoist Lord?

It would be more appropriate to give the evil corpse more nutrients.

"The mission didn't say we needed to kill the Blood-Robed Taoist, but rather that we needed to stop him from continuing to feed the evil corpse before a certain Taoist arrived."

Nohara Rin's eyes darted around.

All that could be seen were countless eerie graves, and there was no sign that anyone would come.

But the cycle game definitely won't go wrong.

She said, "If that's the case, we don't need to fight the blood-robed Taoist to the death at all. We just need to stall for time and wait for that Taoist to arrive. That would greatly reduce the danger and difficulty."

Everyone frowned in thought.

Gunia nodded and said, "If that's really the case, I'll take the lead, and you guys take the opportunity to take away those who are under the illusion spell."

After a brief exchange,

Gunia then charged towards the blood-robed Taoist with her greatsword.

At this moment, the blood-robed Taoist's hand, sharp as a blade, was about to land on a servant's head when he heard a faint gust of wind and instinctively raised it.

Keng.

The blade clashed with the palm.

It produced a crisp, metallic sound.

The Greatsword Organization's iron sword, forged to be unbreakable even against demons, was actually chipped with a tiny nick.

Who are you?

"Westerners, no... invaders!"

The blood-robed Taoist's expression changed slightly, then turned into a sinister grin: "Another fool trying to fight against pollution? You little punks think you can defeat me?"

He simply waved his hand gently.

The immense force overwhelmed the tall and imposing Gunia.

He was forced to his knees, his knees slamming into the ground.

drink!

Gunia had no choice but to turn around and sheathe her greatsword to avoid a direct confrontation.

As expected, he is a level 17 lord. Based on the previous assessment of the differences in the four-dimensional attributes, his strength attribute is probably around [30].

and,

Strength is likely the opponent's weakest attribute.

Judging from its control over servants and slaves, its raising of evil corpses, and its emaciated and withered body, it doesn't seem like a monster in a power form at all.

Slash-Cutting Talisman!

Gunia took out a golden talisman and stuck it on the greatsword that had developed a tiny crack.

A faint golden light flickered, and the talisman fused directly into the sword, as if coating the greatsword with a thin, pale golden film.

"Overestimating one's abilities."

The Taoist in the blood-red robe chuckled and pointed his fingers like knives to block the falling sword.

It was still a crisp collision.

His flesh and bones were intact, showing no signs of injury despite the application of the Blade-Slaying Rune to the blade.

at this time,

Tanjiro and the others suddenly rushed out from both sides.

Taking advantage of a gap in their fight, he grabbed the rope that had just lifted the coffin.

Throw out,

They enclosed most of the servants and slaves, then tightened the cordon.

"Leave it to me!"

Nohara Rin formed hand seals, and as the smoke dissipated, several shadow clones appeared, dragging the servants and slaves away into the distance.

However, she didn't have Tsunade's superhuman strength; even with the help of shadow clones, she couldn't drag more than ten people very quickly.

"They actually tried to take my offerings!"

The blood-robed Taoist priest, his face filled with malice, directly formed hand seals and sneered, "Yingzhou Yin-Yang Techniques?... Merely a lowly Taoist who stole incomplete techniques from the Yin-Yang School, yet you dare to show off your meager skills before me? You're truly courting death!"

As he formed the hand seal...

Suddenly, waves of eerie energy emanated from the nearby graves, so dense they resembled a chilling, bone-chilling fog, enveloping the entire area.

The tombstones began to shake, and the ground cracked.

One by one, zombies covered in long white hair crawled out.

【White-haired Zombie Lv.11 (Elite)】

"Damn it, it has the same abilities as a necromancer!"

Gunia took a deep breath.

He quickly swung his greatsword, repeatedly slashing at the opponent's hands to stop him from continuing to perform hand seals.

She had just seen this game ability in the [Qing Kingdom Ghost Stories] shop.

The legacy of the [corpse-driving sorcerer].

The blood-robed Taoist in front of me was actually a corpse-driving sorcerer, which was worth a full 200,000 reward points.

"Then let me kill you first!"

The hand seals were interrupted, and the zombies that were trying to crawl out of the tomb suddenly became lazy.

It seems to have no purpose.

If it weren't for the lingering power of the Blood-Robed Taoist, they would have even wanted to crawl back into the tomb.

Because of this cemetery,

It is a corpse-nurturing ground that can automatically gather yin energy. Corpses buried here can quickly transform, which is why the Blood-Robed Taoist used it to nurture evil corpses.

Demonic energy erupts!

Gunia's pupils turned gold, emitting a faint, beast-like light.

His aura suddenly surged.

Not only did he dodge the hand strike that was supposed to pierce the abdomen, he actually managed to sever the blood-robed Taoist's withered wrist with a backhand.

"Hmm?...What a peculiar aura!"

The blood-robed Taoist's hand was severed, but he was not angry; instead, he was pleased.

Looking greedily at Gunia, whose body was radiating demonic aura, he said, "This is the scent of a demon. The dragon veins of Qing Kingdom are weak, and no demons have been born for a long time. But this scent is very mixed; something is not right..."

The blood-robed Taoist didn't even care about the stolen offerings; he stared intently at Gunia as if he had discovered new prey.

(End of this chapter)