Chapter 48: Why You?

Chapter 48: Why You?

"Careful!"

Wei Long extended his arm, pulling Lu Ran behind him.

Wei Hu stayed further back, and the two brothers positioned themselves in front and behind, sandwiching Lu Ran in the middle.

Meanwhile, in the stairwell between the third and fourth floors, Deng Yuxiang and Sun Zhengfang were engaged in a battle with the male and female paper dolls.

"Waaaah!"

The male ghost talisman doll emitted a chilling cry, its hollow eye sockets seemingly fixed on Sun Zhengfang, while its tiny hands flailed wildly.

In an instant, black talisman papers appeared out of thin air and flew towards Sun Zhengfang.

Sun Zhengfang, undaunted, quickly formed a shield using the branches in his hand.

Two soft clacking sounds echoed as the black talisman papers adhered to the shield.

Immediately, deep red runes glowed on the black talisman papers, their radiance becoming increasingly blinding.

"Boom! Boom!"

A series of explosions ensued, filling the air with a pungent scent of blood.

However, Sun Zhengfang's branch shield remained unscathed.

"Stream Realm, Third to Fourth Stage!" Sun Zhengfang shouted, his palm radiating surging divine power.

Two branches suddenly shot out from the shield, lashing at the enemy like whips.

Upon receiving Sun Zhengfang's intel, Lu Ran's heart calmed slightly.

The male ghost talisman doll's appearance was indeed terrifying, but being only at the Stream Realm level, it couldn't pose a threat to the powerful Moonwatchers.

"River Realm! River Realm, Third Stage and above!"

Deng Yuxiang's voice echoed from above.

Lu Ran: "..."

His heart, which had just settled, began to race again.

Sun Zhengfang: "Wei Long, Wei Hu, advance in an orderly manner. First, help Little Deng find the yellow paper!"

The so-called yellow paper was the yellow talisman paper that had been stuck on the tiger head hat earlier.

From the moment the yellow talisman paper fell, the male ghost talisman doll's body became semi-transparent, granting it immunity to most physical attacks.

If the yellow talisman paper were reattached, the male ghost talisman doll would regain its physical form.

Unfortunately, Lu Ran couldn't learn this technique.

Because it wasn't an evil art.

It was an innate racial trait of the male ghost talisman doll.

"Yes!"

"Yes!" The Wei brothers acknowledged the order and swiftly climbed upwards.

Lu Ran, caught in the middle, also wanted to rush forward, but despite taking a step, he couldn't ascend the stairs.

A flexible branch had suddenly wrapped around his waist.

Sun Zhengfang: "Little Lu, your chance to prove yourself is here. Are you afraid?"

Lu Ran's spirits lifted instantly: "No fear!"

"Good! I'll lure this male doll up here." Sun Zhengfang spoke rapidly, "You climb up again and find the yellow paper."

Lu Ran was puzzled. Climb up again?

Before he could ask, the branch around his waist tightened, lifting him into the air.

"Woah!" Lu Ran exclaimed softly, and the branch carried him through the window between the third and fourth floors.

In an instant,

The night breeze blew, and the rain poured down.

The branch bound Lu Ran as it descended, only releasing him at the height of the second floor.

Lu Ran landed heavily, and before him stood the Nightfall Blade that Deng Yuxiang had stuck in the doorway.

"Buzz~"

The Nightfall Blade trembled slightly, as if eager to join the battle.

Lu Ran rushed forward without time to soothe it.

As he moved, divine power surged within him, vigorously activating the Evil Perception Spell!

He swiftly scanned the stairwell, sprinting up to the second floor.

The headlamp's beam hadn't even illuminated the yellow paper, but Lu Ran's peripheral vision had already spotted the target.

"Found it?"

"Found it!" Lu Ran clenched the yellow paper, its surface rough to the touch.

"Wait for the right moment, then stick it on the doll!" Sun Zhengfang stood behind his branch shield, using another branch to whip the male ghost talisman doll.

Although the sound of the whip echoed, each strike passed through the male ghost talisman doll's body, striking the concrete steps instead.

"Wah!"

The male ghost talisman doll was so agitated that it started crying?

It continuously summoned black talisman papers, frantically flinging them at Sun Zhengfang's shield.

It was evident that this demon's intellect was not high, resembling that of a three or four-year-old child.

As Sun Zhengfang and Lu Ran loudly discussed their strategy, the ghost doll showed no reaction, solely focused on striking the branch shield.

"It's your turn~"

Lu Ran roared inwardly, and as the ghost doll flung out a black talisman paper, a misty aura erupted from his feet.

"Whoosh—"

Lu Ran darted through the mist, yellow paper in hand, and slapped it onto the back of the male ghost talisman doll's head.

"Ugh~" The male ghost talisman doll emitted an eerie throat sound.

Its little head buzzed! It even forgot to cry.

The semi-transparent body of the male ghost talisman doll instantly solidified.

Not only that, a festive tiger head hat appeared on its head, seemingly out of nowhere.

Who knows where the hat came from, but with the yellow paper in place, the hat followed suit.

Now that the male ghost talisman doll had regained its physical form, its fate was sealed.

Lu Ran's slap was indeed powerful! He sent the male ghost talisman doll flying towards the branch shield.

The branch shield transformed, with branches standing upright, becoming sharp wooden spikes.

"Pfft~"

The male ghost talisman doll's pure energy body shattered into mist, dissipating into the air.

"Your first time seeing one, right?" Sun Zhengfang retracted his branch shield and looked down.

Sun Zhengfang's expression clearly showed his satisfaction with Lu Ran's performance.

Sun Zhengfang could have easily dealt with the male ghost talisman doll himself.

However, the Divine Citizen Bureau's principle was to involve Lu Ran in combat as much as possible, given the circumstances.

Lu Ran didn't disappoint Sun Zhengfang, successfully completing the task once again!

Just like in the past few hours, one word described his performance: stable!

"Indeed, it's an eye-opener." Lu Ran nodded.

He had only encountered such demons in textbooks.

In terms of rarity, the male ghost talisman doll was on par with the paper doll.

Squad Leader Sun Zhengfang signaled to Lu Ran to go upstairs, "The Ghost Talisman Doll has a 30% chance of appearing in pairs, and this type of demon is both strong and weak."

Weak in terms of mental capacity.

Strong in terms of racial traits and powerful evil arts.

"Mhm." Lu Ran responded as he ran upstairs, "I'm familiar with the divine techniques of the Jade Talisman Sect."

Lu Ran made this statement because the evil arts of the Ghost Talisman Doll were similar in effect to the divine techniques of the Jade Talisman Sect.

The only difference was that the Ghost Talisman Doll used black talismans instead of white jade slabs.

"Stop!" Wei Long's voice of restraint came from above.

Squad Leader Sun Zhengfang remained at the back, looking up the staircase, "Did you find the yellow paper?"

Wei Long: "I've given it to Little Deng, and Big Tiger is on the fifth floor, unleashing Blood Sea Chaos to block the demon's escape route."

Although this was the case, the Ghost Talisman Doll was in a virtualized state, and it was impossible to block its left and right sides.

However, there was no need to worry about the Ghost Talisman Doll escaping.

After all, this type of demon had low intelligence and a penchant for slaughter; it would never let these people go.

"Big Dragon, protect Lu Ran." Squad Leader Sun Zhengfang continued to move upwards.

Facing the River Realm Ghost Talisman Doll, Squad Leader Sun Zhengfang didn't plan to let Lu Ran take action.

"Boom!"

A loud explosion reverberated, and Deng Yuxiang from upstairs actually retreated.

Deng Yuxiang tightly closed her eyes, her expression stern.

She was surrounded by wind strands, with a hint of mist intertwined within.

Northern Wind Art: Shattered Wind Armor!

"Come out!" Deng Yuxiang's voice was icy, "I'll give you a quick end."

Suddenly, Deng Yuxiang's ears twitched, and with a wind blade in hand, she fiercely slashed upwards.

A pale little hand suddenly extended from the left wall, flinging out a black talisman.

The wind blade shattered the black talisman, and in an instant, the electricity sparkled!

Fine electric currents, like little snakes, crawled along the wind blade towards Deng Yuxiang.

But as soon as the currents reached her body, they were erased by the wind strands.

At the same time, a small tornado stuck to the wall, tearing it open.

The wall's skin peeled off, and dust overflowed.

The Ghost Talisman Doll seemed to sense the danger, and the little hand that had stretched out from the wall quickly retracted.

Deng Yuxiang spoke in a low voice, "Squad Leader Sun, you guys evacuate from here first. I'll just demolish this building."

Squad Leader Sun Zhengfang: "Nonsense!"

Deng Yuxiang was indeed infuriated by the attack, and she wanted to unleash her full power, directly activating a tornado storm.

The Ghost Talisman Doll is immune to physical attacks, right?

Then neither you nor this broken building should survive!

Squad Leader Sun Zhengfang made a quick decision, "Big Dragon, you take Little Lu Ran and jump out of the window, attracting the demon."

"Shh!" Deng Yuxiang suddenly issued a silencing command.

Squad Leader Sun Zhengfang immediately stopped talking, afraid of disturbing Deng Yuxiang.

The staircase fell silent.

However, Deng Yuxiang frowned slightly, wondering if she had misheard.

Currently, the Ghost Talisman Doll's body was in a virtualized state, and when it moved, it was almost silent.

Therefore, Deng Yuxiang could only listen for subtle wind disturbances caused by energy fluctuations during the Ghost Talisman Doll's spellcasting!

The difficulty of this task was unimaginable!

Below the staircase, Lu Ran waited for a moment, then stealthily peeked again.

Wei Long stood firm, no longer moving, and solidly blocked Lu Ran.

But Lu Ran still tried to look, hugging Wei Long and leaning his body to peer forward.

Finally, Lu Ran saw the tall figure standing by the window on the fourth floor.

Wei Long was about to straighten Lu Ran, but he noticed that Lu Ran had closed his eyes.

He hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided not to disturb Lu Ran.

In fact, no one knew that Lu Ran and Deng Yuxiang were completely different!

Northern Wind Follower,

Was listening to the sound of the wind.

Lu Ran,

Was sniffing the ghost's scent!

The enhanced evil perception wasn't just about hearing but included all five senses!

Hmm?

Why is the smell getting fainter?

Did the Ghost Talisman Doll escape from the building?

Impossible, how could this type of demon escape? Damn!

Lu Ran was startled, "Sister, be careful behind you!"

"Behind?" Deng Yuxiang was surprised but still turned to look.

This trust came from Lu Ran's repeated impressive performances.

But this time, Lu Ran seemed to have made a mistake.

The broken window had no glass, only the window frame, and outside, it was pitch black with heavy rain pouring down.

Where was the Ghost Talisman Doll?

"Hmm?" Just before Deng Yuxiang closed her eyes, she suddenly noticed a pale little hand quietly extending from the window frame.

Deng Yuxiang swiftly swung her hand, and the yellow paper talisman flew towards the little hand.

Her movements were seamless, and as her upper body leaned out of the window frame, the wind blade in her hand fiercely slashed horizontally!

This thorny creature was instantly beheaded!

"Pfft!"

The Ghost Talisman Doll's energy body shattered, turning into wisps of mist that spread outside the window.

Wei Long's mouth hung open, his face filled with disbelief.

"What?" Squad Leader Sun Zhengfang also scratched his head.

Deng Yuxiang straightened her body and spoke softly, "Little Lu Ran."

"Sister?"

"On what basis?"

Lu Ran opened his mouth, not knowing how to respond.

Because I didn't hear it, I smelled it!

After a long pause, Lu Ran finally managed to say, "After work tomorrow, I'll help you clean your ears."

Deng Yuxiang: ???

Is he insulting me?

(End of Chapter)

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