When a ghost tide breaks out, don't fight rashly.
Ghosts surged in like a tide, and the warrior team retreated quickly.
Jing'an Captain Jiang Ren chose to cover the retreat himself. He gathered his spiritual energy and released a large-scale lightning strike, leaving a knife mark with constantly swirling electric arcs on the ground of the street.
Although the knife marks could not stop the ghosts from advancing, their unique paralyzing effect still slowed down the movement speed of the ghosts in the front row.
With the help of the distraction skill Lightning Slash, the warrior team successfully escaped the pursuit and quickly returned to the city gate.
But the ghosts attracted by the hatred will not give up the pursuit. There are many of them, pushing and shoving back and forth like a tide towards the city gate.
"Let's go, leave the secret realm, and find another way."
Faced with the attack of a large number of ghosts, it would be more troublesome to stay and fight.
Following Captain Jing'an's orders, Zhou Yuan and the other warriors entered the dungeon portal one by one and returned to the dark and narrow shaft.
The moment they left, the violent group of ghosts also lost their target of hatred. After lingering for a while, they scattered one by one.
Compared to the lax ghosts, the warrior team is much more united.
Unity in the literal sense, twelve people pushed and stepped on each other, crowded in the damp shaft.
Captain Jing'an, who was at the very bottom, supported the well walls on both sides in the shape of a "big" character to prevent anyone from being accidentally squeezed back into the Yin Gui Secret Realm.
"God damn it! Don't step on my head! Hurry up and get up there! There are several people crowded down there."
"Why are the carpenters so slow? By the time I get up there, I'm going to dig this well into a huge pit."
The warriors probably forgot that although the construction drawings of the County Office's Craftsmen's Department were very reasonable, they had just started construction, but they couldn't wait to enter the secret realm to explore.
It's true that how excited you are when you enter, how embarrassed you are when you escape.
Bang, bang, bang...
With the sound of several heavy objects falling to the ground, the narrow shaft finally became much clearer.
The warriors used the force to jump out of the dry well one by one, while Zhou Yuan was thrown by Cheng Fei, the county lieutenant of Shangle, and used the force to climb to the edge of the well.
Seeing the warriors appear, the military doctors in the camp came forward one after another and asked if they needed emergency bandaging and suturing.
The farce of one side complaining and the other side asking about each other's well-being came to an end only after Captain Jing'an, his face covered in dust, appeared.
The group first took a hot bath to drive away the psychological coldness, and then went into the camp one by one to drink and discuss matters.
Captain Jing'an changed into a loose linen robe, with his wet hair draped over his shoulders, giving him a bit of the aura of a bohemian celebrity.
"County Lieutenants, although this exploration of the secret realm was not smooth, we have gained a lot of useful information.
Come, drink this cup to the full, congratulate us on our triumphant return, and toast to us on our fruitful return."
"Good, the Yin Nest is freezing cold, and I was just looking for some wine to warm myself up."
The ghost mother Luo Xing, who was attending the banquet, looked at the scene of people toasting each other, talking and laughing, and suddenly she felt relieved of the anxiety in her heart.
Yes, the devil is immortal without wisdom, and humans have wisdom but short lives. On the surface, it seems that yin and yang complement each other and have their own advantages and disadvantages.
But people can retreat and rest. No matter how difficult the secret realm is, they can drink and talk and be full of hope.
When the secret realm is easy to conquer, they can clear out the monsters and celebrate; when the secret realm is difficult to conquer, they can quit halfway, reward themselves, and think of other ways.
But the demons in the secret realm can never taste this celebratory wine and can only wander around in a limited space.
Therefore, the ghost mother Luo Xing let go of her worries. She would rather sit among the crowd and enjoy the banquet than stay in that cold and gloomy nest.
"Mr. Luo, why don't you drink it? But this wine is spicy and hard to swallow.
Sir, you have made great contributions to the Dao and are also my distinguished guest. I, Jiang, have neglected you.
Come, change the fruit wine for Mr. Luo. How can we let him feel uncomfortable at such a celebratory banquet?"
“No need to change, I came to the camp to offer my teachings just to be able to sit here and drink with all of you heroes.
For such a grand occasion, the stronger the wine, the better. Please wait a moment and enjoy your drink."
Ghost Mother Luo Xing raised the wine glass in her hand, took two small sips, then closed her eyes, opened her mouth, and drank the liquor in the glass in one gulp.
The spicy and fiery liquor rushed straight to its forehead, then rolled into its stomach, and finally entered its mouth and nose through its esophagus, making it cry.
"If you like wine, you should join the army and drink strong liquor for others."
"Well, I didn't expect that a skinny scholar like you is not only ambitious but also a good drinker. Come on, come on, I won't go home until I'm drunk today."
Ghost Mother Luo Xing drank and cried at the same time, which made her guards who were serving food and adding wine mock her.
How could a man like him drink some strong liquor and make himself cry? He is indeed a sensitive scholar and is not likely to be generous.
They didn't know that the ghost mother Luo Xing was bidding farewell to the past and preparing to join the army, looking down at her former nest from a high vantage point.
It can't go back to the ghost nest, nor does it want to go back; it wants to become a warrior, conquer other secret realms, sit and discuss philosophy, and drink heartily.
The banquet ended successfully amid the laughter of warriors and the tears of thin scholars.
The warriors planned to wait for the arrival of reinforcements from the provincial government before exploring the Yin Gui secret realm.
The ghost mother Luo Xing is waiting for the reward from the court to see what position she can get in exchange for her contribution to the nest.
Everyone present had gained something, so they could drink with peace of mind to dispel physical and mental fatigue.
The next morning, Captain Jing'an woke up and ordered his personal guards to summon Zhou Yuan.
He trusted Zhou Yuan's strength and knew that activating Zhou Yuan would speed up the attack on the secret realm.
Therefore, he planned to temporarily change the rhythm of the attack in the camp and replenish the spiritual reserves in the arsenal as soon as possible.
After Zhou Yuan was led into the camp, Captain Jing'an did not hesitate to state his purpose directly.
"Zhou Yuan, this time, dealing with the ghost plague and exploring the secret realm has cost a lot.
When the warriors from the counties leave, we need to give them spiritual objects and treasures to reward their merits."
"The state's reinforcements should be arriving in the next few days, so it's not convenient for me to return to the camp to supervise the battle during this period.
You and Cai Cheng will return to the camp with my orders and do your best to conquer the secret realm within the camp and replenish the camp's arsenal with spiritual artifacts."
"promise."
Zhou Yuan just happened to lack experience, so he naturally didn't mind going back to the camp to do low-level dungeons. However, he didn't know what was going on with Cai Cheng, after all, his mother was also a painted-skin ghost.
When Zhou Yuan saw Cai Cheng again, the military commander was not depressed, but as calm as ever.
"Brother Cai, I've heard about your family's situation. Please accept my condolences."
"Zhou Yuan, I'm not sad about the ghost's death. I'm just worried about my mother being hurt, and I hate that I wasn't there when she asked for help.
Let's go, you and I, brothers, return to the camp and fight. Only a bloody battle can ease the sorrow in my heart."
Cai Cheng never imagined that he would encounter so many things just by returning to the city for vacation.
Fortunately, his wife and children were fine, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to bear it.
When Cai Cheng returned to the military camp with grief and anger, the battle to attack the secret realm began again.
But this time it is an emergency expedition, and all the Xuanjia warriors and divine arm soldiers have to reduce their rest time and urgently participate in the bloody battle in the secret realm.
Fortunately, there was Zhou Yuan, the extraordinary archer, otherwise even though they were elite soldiers, they would have suffered considerable damage.
"Black Armor, hold the shield and advance, hook and sickle spear ready."
"Zhou Yuan, you have the Tiger Shooting Bow, see if you can kill the demon leader directly.
We won't hide this time, we'll just kill the enemy quickly."
"Okay, I'll kill him."