I have an Apocalypse City Chapter 1262

Chapter 1262: Chapter 1264 Buddha Statue Chapter 1262: Chapter 1264 Buddha Statue Song Jian almost instantly killed the two Demon Bone Monks, partly because these two monks were not very strong, with only one precept scar on their heads, and partly because Song Jian's innate skill “Holy Sword” seemed to have a trigger probability bonus when striking vital areas such as the neck, resulting in both Demon Bone Monks suffering an Indestructible decapitation effect.

System: You have killed a Demon Bone Monk;
System: The Demon Bone Monk is a common creature within Zhenmo Temple, battle experience increased by 0.5%. As the Zhenmo Temple is a special sacrificial area, the reward is doubled, granting a battle experience increase of 1%.

System: You have killed a Demon Bone Monk, Zhenmo Temple reputation decreased by 8 points, your reputation with Zhenmo Temple is now Indifferent;
System: You have killed a Demon Bone Monk, gaining 6 points of reputation with the Church of the Holy Light, you have unlocked reputation with the Church of the Holy Light, your reputation with the Church of the Holy Light is now Neutral;
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The two Demon Bone Monks provided Song Jian with a total of 2% battle experience. Looking at the increased battle experience, Song Jian always had the urge to unleash the Thousand Swords Art at full force, destroying the entire Zhenmo Temple.

However, whenever such thoughts surfaced in Song Jian's mind, he would unconsciously feel a terrifying threat emerging. This sudden fear made him realize that within Zhenmo Temple, there must be an unknown horror capable of easily killing him.

This was also the reason why he was so low-key and secretly sneaked into Zhenmo Temple to complete his mission.

The two Demon Bone Monks only dropped a piece of white equipment and three white-quality materials for Song Jian. He curled his lips, gathered the spoils into his inventory, and then dragged the burning corpses of the two Demon Bone Monks to a hidden corner.

The translucent flames that appeared after a monster's death only burned the monster's corpse and did not ignite other objects in the game. The weaker the monster, the faster the translucent flames burned; the stronger the monster, the slower the burn. These two Demon Bone Monks were of average strength, so it would only take a few dozen seconds for their bodies to turn into a pile of white ash, drawing no one's attention.

After dealing with the bodies, Song Jian was about to leave when he suddenly noticed a cloth bag discarded by the two monks. His interest piqued, he picked up the cloth bag and carefully checked the item that had caused the two Demon Bone Monks to fight over it.

Inside the cloth bag was a semi-solid crimson substance that looked like jelly, quivering and emitting a tantalizing scent.

“Flesh tainted with Reincarnation Pool Water? A special item…”

Song Jian thought for a moment and put the cloth bag into his inventory. Although the contents of the bag were useless to him, they were highly attractive to the Demon Bone Monks, and they might have an unexpected effect on the completion of his mission.

Leaving the secluded courtyard, Song Jian slowly made his way toward Master Yiwen's location. Along the way, he saw several Demon Bone Monks who looked just like ordinary people, performing the tasks that normal monks would, showing no hints of abnormality.

When encountering Demon Bone Monks with fewer precept scars on their heads, Song Jian did not hesitate to stealthily pass by. When he encountered monks with more precept scars, he would hide in an unobtrusive corner, waiting quietly for them to leave on their own before moving on slowly.

After an hour of careful travel, Song Jian finally arrived inside a grand hall deep within Zhenmo Temple.

Facing the entrance of the grand hall stood a bronze statue that resembled Buddha, except behind this Buddha grew dozens of arms, very similar to the Thousand-hand Avalokiteshvara in Song Jian's memory, with about an eighty to ninety percent resemblance.

What was strange was that these arms were lanky and bizarre, like strong, gnarled roots of an old tree, and were adorned with weird patterns, looking as if they were covered with scales. If one were to observe carefully, they would notice that each palm had only three fingers, drastically different from the arms of an ordinary person.

This Buddha statue's head was densely covered with at least a dozen scars, and there were strange patterns on its forehead. If one stared at it for a bit too long, they would start to feel as if these patterns actually looked like two curved horns, firmly rooted on the Buddha's forehead.

Unlike ordinary Buddha statues, this one had many unusual traits. Staring at it for a prolonged period, even the smile on its face would give off a chilling, bloodthirsty vibe.

The bronze Buddha statue had its eyes half-closed, seated upon a lotus pedestal. Had it not been for those bizarre arms behind it drawing Song Jian's suspicion, he might not have noticed the oddities.

Looking up, aside from this eerie Buddha statue, there were also numerous iron cages in the hall. These cages were much smaller than those Song Jian had seen previously, each imprisoning just one person.

The cages were suspended high above, and most of the people inside were already dead, their bodies dried up. Only a few cages held monks who were still alive, but they too were barely hanging on, appearing extremely frail.

In one of these cages was a monk draped in a bright red kasaya embroidered with gold thread, faintly emitting a dim treasure-like glow.

This monk was also emaciated, yet he did not seem the least bit frail. He sat cross-legged in the cage, softly chanting scripture.

The moment Song Jian saw this monk, the “Find Master Yiwen” task in the mission bar was instantly completed. However, the next phase of the task did not appear.

Song Jian knew he had to converse with Master Yiwen to trigger the next phase of the mission.

Just as Song Jian was about to approach and release Master Yiwen for a conversation, sudden footsteps came from outside the door. Song Jian immediately entered a hidden state, and shortly after, a resentful ghost and several Demon Bone Monks entered from outside.

The leading resentful ghost pulled out a small copper bell from his chest and gently shook it towards the monks imprisoned in the air.

Ding-ling~
A clear bell sound rang out, and Song Jian, who was hiding on the side, immediately felt somewhat dizzy. As the bell continued to chime, a spinning sensation surged through Song Jian's head.

“Amitabha Buddha…”

A loud Buddhist chant boomed as Master Yiwen began to recite scriptures loudly, resisting the sound of the bell in the ghost's hand. As Master Yiwen started his recitation, the remaining monks who still had a breath in them struggled to sit up, pressed their palms together, and joined Master Yiwen in chanting the scripture.

As the sounds of Buddhist chanting filled the air, the dizziness that Song Jian had been feeling considerably lessened. It was then that he broke out in a cold sweat on his back and glanced at his Vitality Points, only to find that he had lost nearly one-third of them. Most importantly, he did not notice at all that he had been under attack.

At that moment, a white, semi-transparent soul shadow drifted out from one of the iron cages in the air and headed toward the copper bell in the ghost's hand.

A look of grief and indignation appeared on Master Yiwen's face, and he suddenly stopped chanting the scriptures. With a sigh, he spoke loudly, “Benevolent patron, I implore you to lend me a hand, slay these demons, and help the Buddha purge evil spirits!”

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