The King of Curses

Chapter 48: Accompany Me
Half an hour later.

Cen Dongsheng's upper body was naked, revealing his strong muscles, covered with bloody scars.

He breathed slightly, stood on the ruins, and looked up at the sky.

The originally heavy and dense dark clouds actually dispersed a little at this moment, and the faint moonlight sprinkled through the gaps in the clouds, shining on his body, just like a painting depicting a soldier standing on the ruins after the war.

Under his feet were the shattered remains of the teaching building. Most of the second and third floors had collapsed in the previous battle, as if an earthquake had occurred.

And in his left hand, he was holding a head.

It was a bloody human male's head, with bulging corners of the mouth, high cheekbones, and a constantly distorted expression on the face. Although it had no body, it could still utter harsh scolding sounds, as if it was scolding a student who had made a mistake.

“It’s quite insidious.”

Cen Dongsheng lifted his head, placed it in front of himself, and stared into "his" eyes.

This is a fierce ghost.

Hidden among the hundreds of lonely souls and floating spirits that are pouring in like a tide, there is also a sinister and evil ghost, crawling between corners like a gecko, hiding between shadows and black tides.

A spellcaster will often adjust the output of his true Qi according to the strength of his enemy to avoid waste. This is a reasonable combat strategy in itself, but it may be exploited by cunning high-level ghosts and monsters, making it difficult to guard against.

If anyone had not been paying attention just now, it would have attacked them by surprise.

It’s a pity... He has seen many tricks like this in battle.

The young man smiled at the evil ghost that was cursing non-stop, and with five fingers, he effortlessly crushed its head like a watermelon.

As the Yin Qi diffused, a shiny object fell to the ground.

He put on his coat, bent down to pick up the fallen object, and found a nameplate with the identity of the evil spirit written on it:
"Grade leader."

Cen Dongsheng took the nameplate with the words "Grade Leader" inscribed on it and tossed it in his hand.

"That's right. The grade leader is not the biggest one. So, it can't be the core ghost."

There is still a boss to fight, he thought.

As for the hundreds of black shadows of astonishing scale that caused the entire teaching building to collapse half an hour ago...it can only be said that they looked scary, but actually posed no threat at all.

Quantitative change can indeed lead to qualitative change, but the prerequisite is that the quantity can be concentrated at one point.

Although there were hundreds of wandering ghosts rushing up at the same time, at the same time, he still only had to face the few in front of him.

After defeating a group of people, he can recover from the wounds and the consumption of true energy in just a breath, and then beat the next group. This endurance is the confidence that "Tiger Demon Cloak" gives him.

Therefore, once the ghosts and monsters cannot break through their defenses, numbers are meaningless.

The killer move was probably the evil spirit that was lying in ambush, but unfortunately he had noticed it.

Then, the remaining question is...

Cen Dongsheng turned around and walked down the ruins, putting down the little girl who had been tightly held in his right arm since a while ago.

The high school girl's head just reached his shoulders and she was so thin that it seemed like she was weightless when he lifted her with one hand.

After the other person's feet landed on the ground, Cen Dongsheng glared at her unhappily.

"——What are you here for?"

……

In the few minutes after he was submerged by the black shadow, Cen Dongsheng did not panic.

He was very sure of his judgment that this level of damage would not harm his body.

However, after Cen Dongsheng eliminated dozens of black shadows in one breath, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of his eye.

On the ground not far from the teaching building, there was a person trying to get closer to this place.

It’s Yi Qingyan.

Why did she follow me? No... what is she doing here? She shouldn't have awakened her abilities yet.

Cen Dongsheng was startled.

Although most of the shadows were concentrating on attacking him, some were pushed downstairs by their own kind or simply did not come up. After noticing the existence of the girl, they staggered towards her.

In Cen Dongsheng's eyes, Yi Qingyan's safety is naturally a million times more important than cleaning up a mere haunted house.

If she was really hurt, and went crazy after awakening her ability, it would be the end. Just to prevent the worst possibility, he chose to act alone and pretended to be cold...

I didn't expect that under such circumstances, she would still follow me.

Cen Dongsheng left his opponent behind without hesitation and rushed out of the encirclement. Before the ghosts got close, he reached out and held her in his arms.

Faced with the man's strong and powerful arms, Yi Qingyan just trembled subconsciously, without struggling or resisting.

Her figure was thin and light, like a fragile statue, but she could feel her heartbeat like a bird.

In the next half hour, Cen Dongsheng did not dare to put her down. He always maintained this posture, protecting the girl in his arms with one hand, and destroying all the attacking shadows with the remaining hand, and then -

It was not until he had eliminated the evil ghost and all that was left was ruins that he breathed a sigh of relief.

Originally, as the protagonist of an action game, it is enough for you to fight happily and handsomely, and all the monsters on the road can be swept away and cleared out; but sometimes, the designer just likes to let the protagonist protect a weak object in one of the links. Once this object dies, the game will be declared over.

Therefore, no matter how powerful the protagonist is, he will become restricted in the level.

That's how he feels now.

…Although what he wants to protect is not a weak heroine, but the childhood of a cruel demon king.

Cen Dongsheng glared at her with a bad tone.

"Not answering?"

Even if he diverted half of his attention, these shadows were still far from being a threat, but trouble was still trouble.

The point is, he has absolutely no idea what this kid's intentions are.

What is she thinking?
Yi Qingyan was silent for a while and answered in a low voice.

"I thought... you were in danger, so I wanted to save you."

"what?"

Cen Dongsheng was both angry and amused.

Her long hair obscured her expression, but judging from her quiet personality, she probably had no expression at all.

The young man stared at her for a while. "Let's not talk about whether you have the ability or not. Are you causing trouble for me... Why do you want to save me? Aren't you afraid of death?"

"Because... you helped me before."

"……Yeah."

The young man seemed to have thought of something, and finally shook his head and ignored her.

He raised his head, and from this angle he could just see the laboratory building opposite. He could see several figures walking out of the safe house, holding onto the railings and casting concerned glances over here.

The noise here is too loud, it is impossible for the other side not to hear it.

However, Cen Dongsheng ignored them and shouted towards the sky, towards the empty and dark night:

"Hey, are you still planning on hiding?"

A very common situation.

The hiding of the core ghosts does not mean that the situation in the haunted house has been lost. When the curse master drives out the internal ghosts, he will also reduce the yin energy in the environment, which the other party cannot fail to notice.

Grasping the instincts of ghosts who feed on Yin Qi and luring them out of their hiding places in this way is also a strategy used by the curse master to conquer haunted houses.

For example, just now, after Cen Dongsheng almost wiped out all the ghosts in an entire teaching building, even the gloomy weather changed.

However, since high-level ghosts already possess a certain level of intelligence, and some can even be described as insidious and cunning, they generally choose to drive low-level ghosts to consume the curse masters.

This is a game between ghosts and humans——

Cen Dongsheng had a similar experience: the members of the exorcism team were busy facing the ghosts that were coming like a tsunami, while desperately looking for a way to the core ghost. The process was quite exciting.

Human energy is limited, and inside a haunted house, where yin energy gathers, ghosts naturally have the advantage of the venue.

This is why a first-class haunted house usually requires a first-class curse master to lead a team to conquer it. After all, unlike ghosts that are difficult to kill, a flesh and blood body is likely to fail in a single fight.

But Cen Dongsheng was an exception among the forbidden masters. He had a very strong endurance and a recovery ability comparable to that of ghosts. Generally, floating spirits and even ghosts at the level of lonely souls would be knocked down by him with a few punches and two kicks, becoming a small snack to replenish his consumption.

The evil ghost "grade leader" just now was quite strong. Losing a subordinate of this level would be an irreparable loss for the core ghosts.

Cen Dongsheng wanted to see how the other party planned to respond——

When he turned around, he saw the result.

On both sides of the school gate are the experimental building and teaching building No. 1, and further ahead are teaching building No. 2, the playground, and the dormitory building.

Now, most of the teaching building No. 1 has collapsed, the playground and the dormitory building have disappeared as if they had sunk into a dark swamp, and the only thing standing in front of him is the teaching building No. 2.

"boom."

At first there was the sound of electric sparks. The office on the first floor flickered twice and then turned from dark to bright.

"Bang bang bang bang bang."

Then, there was a series of sparks.

Second floor, third floor, fourth floor...

On every floor, there is a room lit up.

Finally, the lights from all the rooms connected into a passage, like a pyramid, the end of which led to the dark void above...

That is the non-existent "fifth layer".

Under the dim sky, the lights in several rooms are so bright and eye-catching.

"Ah."

He understood what his opponent meant in an instant.

This is an invitation.

Perhaps every lit room hides a carefully set trap? For example, one or more of its subordinates, a ghost.

Only by killing them all can you reach the highest point, the non-existent room—

This is what the core goblins are trying to do.

"You're quite creative."

Cen Dongsheng thought.

A level-breaking game where you keep climbing up a tower?
It would be foolish to follow the ghost's wishes, but there is no point in rushing around at this moment.

"Okay, I accept the challenge."

Cen Dongsheng no longer hesitated, jumped down from the ruins and walked towards the nearest room.

……

Yi Qingyan was left where she was.

She looked at the man's back as he left in a carefree manner, and subconsciously wanted to follow him, but she tried hard to control herself and did not take that step.

From what he had just said in the classroom and his cold tone at that time, anyone could tell that the man was deliberately distancing himself from them.

If I were to catch up now, wouldn't I really become a burden?

But, I...

The girl lowered her head slightly and pursed her lips.

"What are you still doing standing there?"

Cen Dongsheng didn't look back, his voice came from the front.

"Eh?"

She was startled and looked up at the man's back.

"You want to come with me?" he said. "If I'm not being too sentimental, then come on."

……

"Ok!"

Yi Qingyan's lips curled up in a look of delight, she took a step forward and jogged to catch up.

(End of this chapter)