Soul Trigger

Chapter 662 The Black Scarecrow

The door burst open, and Andrew was the first to rush in and pull Sika out. His hand transformed into a hairy claw in the howling wind, and a burst of spiritual energy exploded between it and the large hand.

Cracks instantly spread throughout the entire building from the inside out. Andrew staggered back several meters, the unique soul armor of the Spirit Oath Knight already encasing his werewolf-like body.

But then, a gurgling sound came from its mouth, and it suddenly spat out a mouthful of foul-smelling, live blood. The moment it hit the ground, it lunged towards Ji Li's face.

"WTF!?"

Aiquier slapped the thing against the wall, crushing it into bloody foam, which emitted a noisy, itchy hiss.

Angelica had already charged ahead, her crimson spiritual energy faintly transforming into bat wings that flapped behind her, and a crimson claw mark slammed into the large hand.

The gravedigger's body flew backward, but a piercing screech erupted from his body.

During the backward flight, it suddenly vomited out a pinkish-white, muscular monster—the very owner of the giant hand. A strong, malevolent aura erupted, causing the expressions of several people, including Ji Li, to change drastically.

"Dead Apostle?!"

In the instant everyone was shocked, a viscous white shadow attacked the dead apostle; it was none other than the Dead Water Knight, Bordeaux.

"They're just a single-scarred assassin; a swift victory is necessary!"

But the strong upper body of the dead apostle lay on the ground, while his lower body was still in the gravedigger's mouth.

Before Bordeaux's attack could arrive, it had already broken through the wall using the impact Angelica had just generated, and ran wildly into the forest like a strange shape.

The Dead Water Knight cursed and was about to give chase, but his path was blocked by the soaring crimson spiritual energy. His veins bulged instantly.
“Angelica! You can doubt me after we’ve killed that thing! The Single-Scar Dead Apostle possesses the strength of a peak Overlord; if we let him run rampant here…”

"No need, I'll just bring 'torture' with me."

"you……"

Bordeaux was startled, for he realized that he seemed to be the most anxious person present, and his face suddenly darkened.

"You all knew this would happen?"

Angelica didn't have time to explain to him and quickly assigned tasks:
"Your Excellency Bordeaux, you and Andrew will remain at the scene to protect the burial objects."

As planned, I took 'torture' and chased after them, while Sika led the three of them. We set up the encirclement using the pre-prepared spirit-circuit tortoise shell plates, notified the local police station for cooperation, and now, let's move out!

No one paid any attention to the Dead Water Knight; everyone quickly moved and left the room.

This feeling of being left out made the Dead Water Knight quite gloomy. He was about to follow them regardless of the consequences, but Andrew stopped him:
"Buddy, do you know why the captain sent me to guard you?"

Bordeaux sneered:
"Because you're quite resilient."

"But I can't withstand your beatings, but before I die, I'll make sure everyone knows what you've done."

"Relax. If you take action, it will only solidify your suspicions. It's better to leave it to the captain and the others. With 'torture' in place, their fighting strength won't be a problem. And don't underestimate Jessica's abilities."

"Humph……"

……

Several figures sped through the woods, with a twisted red shadow ahead charging recklessly.

It leaped up suddenly amidst scattering dust and grass clippings, vanishing without a trace in a dimensional tremor—

"Disappeared?!" My younger sister exclaimed in astonishment.

"She's vanished into the world of reflections... Sika!"

"Give me two seconds..."

Even without Angelica's prompting, Sika had already predicted this situation.

After speaking rapidly and quickly, he got the three rookies to scatter and carry out the plan. Then, a glint of intelligence flashed in his eyes, and he took a mouthful of strong liquor, which he then spurted out like a flood.

The spiritual ethanol transformed into a giant mirror that appeared before them, but it reflected a different dimension shrouded in thick fog—

A world of reflections.

Angelica and "torture" rushed in one after the other, followed by Sika, the wine knight.

The three novices immediately stopped and turned to look around the woods. According to their plan, they would deploy defenses on all sides with their spiritual circuits and notify the local police station.

However, perhaps due to Pulitzer's insufficient mastery of spiritual qualities, he nearly crashed into a swaying tree while trying to keep up with Equiel's speed.

In his haste, he lost his footing and tumbled headfirst into the crumbling dimensional portal—

"Pulitzer, you idiot!!!"

Aiquier stomped on the ground, creating large cracks, then turned and pounced after Ji Li, rushing into the dimensional gate.

Only after running several dozen meters did Jason realize that the two had also slipped through the door. After a moment of stunned silence, he hesitated, but seeing the door about to close, he immediately turned back.

"Damn it, those two siblings are an idiot and a madman!"

That's a Dead Apostle, the King of Restless Things!

The moment the door closed, Jason rushed inside.

Meanwhile, Ji Li, who had feigned a mistake and slipped into the world of reflections, quickly adjusted his posture, his panicked figure leaping steadily through the foggy world:
Angelica's plan was indeed to let the gravedigger escape, and the location of his subsequent escape and the Deadwater Knight's reaction can reveal a lot of information.

However, the appearance of the Dead Apostle was indeed unexpected, which undoubtedly increased the urgency of the situation and was completely beyond Ji Li's expectations.

A Dead Apostle is inside the Gravedigger's body, but being a Dead Apostle himself, Flesh Trigger is completely unaware of the reaction of his "kin"!

Was it hidden inside the tomb keeper's body using some kind of technique?

Does this mean that everything he did to the gravedigger was within the observation of this Dead Apostle?

It doesn't feel good to have your plans ruined, especially since that guy might have found out your true identity as the "Death Knight"...

But then I thought about it again, and it seemed a bit strange.

They've been arrested for several days now. Why did they have to show up now of all times?

If they really wanted to escape, with the strength of the Dead Apostles, they could have left at any time in these three days. It's obviously illogical to wait until the last minute to leave.

Moreover, the state of that Dead Apostle was also very strange. Compared to a rational Dead Apostle, it was more like a normal, malevolent reaction.

The strangest thing is that the broken white ring did not appear.

According to the information on the tombstone, the appearance of the Dead Apostle would definitely attract the power of the Shattered White Ring, but why did the Shattered White Ring not appear?

Too many mysteries, too little information.

In short, to be on the safe side, that assassin must not be caught alive by Angelica...

A dark shadow separated from his body and quickly disappeared into the fog-filled forest; it was the physical entity of Sir Deathscream.

Ji Li's eyes were stained by the deep sea, and his whole body spiraled and twisted like seawater, creating a slippery surface and long, flowing tentacles. "Kisame" crashed to the ground.

The spiritual mist in the reflected world contains moisture, enough to support the movement of this physical entity.

As for the main body, there's not much point in having Angelica with them; let Aquil go and support Sir Deathscream.

We might as well go check on that guy, Aquile, first.

Seeing herself "fall" in, she knew without a doubt that she would rush in after her.

This girl will definitely get lost on her first time entering the Reflection World.

Ji Li stomped his foot, expanding his soul trigger perception to its limit, and began searching for Aiquier's figure.

Soon they sensed a soul aura nearby and headed in that direction.

After being touched by Ji Li's soul trigger perception, it also began to move closer to him.

As the two drew rapidly closer, Ji Li also saw Aigui'er's figure.

He suddenly braked:
That wasn't Aquil. Its body was made of black straw, several meters tall, taller than all the surrounding trees, and it moved gracefully through the thick fog.

scarecrow?!

The gravedigger's soul weapon is also a scarecrow, but it's completely different from this one!
The first thing that came to Ji Li's mind was the scarecrow the fish-scaled boy had mentioned.

Similarly, there's the secret society behind the gravediggers, "The Scarecrow"—

Danger!Danger!Danger!

The soul trigger vibrated wildly, alarms escalated, and Ji Li stomped the ground and turned to flee.

Turning around, I saw the scarecrow right in front of me:

So fast!

The avatar couldn't get back in time, and it took Clementine with it. The Moon Devouring Technique wasn't fully complete yet either. Now, all we can do is...

Ji Li's eyes burned with iridescent light, almost bursting forth.

But suddenly a red fist appeared in sight, smashing the scarecrow's hunched head flat like a loaf of bread:
"What are you standing there for, you idiot! Run!!!"

It's Equiel.

……

Something happened to the main body.

Ji Li's consciousness was not separate, but rather controlled by a split mind, which was equivalent to one person controlling two bodies.

So the moment he encountered the scarecrow, Sir Deadham was already on his way back.

But three auras appeared in his soul trigger sense, and they collided head-on in the thick fog.

It was Angelica's squad rushing towards them!
Angelica and Sica were both taken aback the moment they noticed Sir John's figure:
"It's you?!"

Their situation also came into Ji Li's view; there were no Dead Men around.

Lost you?
The moment the two sides met, Angelica, Sika, and the "torture" armor all unleashed their spiritual energy simultaneously, ready to strike first against Ji Li.

But Sir Deathcry transformed into a large flock of crows and flew directly between the group:

"Don't rush to fight me. Two newbies who followed you in have run into trouble. If you don't want them to die, I suggest you go rescue them now..."

"Do you think I'd believe your nonsense? You're in cahoots with that deadbeat?"

Angelica and her two companions stood ready, leaping away amidst the swarm of crows attacking them.

Ji Li was speechless. The crows, having condensed into human form, seemed to want to say something, but the trigger in his soul suddenly throbbed.

The three people opposite also changed their expressions instantly; the feeling was more like a burning pain that shook their very souls.
They're dead agents!
The roar shook the mist, and a fleshy pink, muscular Death Apostle emerged almost out of thin air from the mist, lunging towards Sir Death's back.

It takes no effort at all.

Ji Li instantly entered the liberation form, transforming into a steam knight. The "Other Shore" sword in his hand, once unsheathed, transformed into a giant scythe and slashed fiercely at the Dead Apostle.

But similarly, the scythe also struck the gravedigger who was "connected" to the Dead Apostles—

Bang!
The "torture" armor appeared between the two, blocking all attacks from the Dead Apostle and Ji Li.

But the moment the scythes clashed, a blackish-purple wave burst forth, and the violent spiritual energy instantly dispersed the white mist within a radius of tens of meters.

Both the tortured armor and the deadly apostles were sent flying backwards and crashed into the forest, raising a cloud of dust and tree debris.

Angelica's figure instantly appeared behind Ji Li, enveloped in the spirit ethanol of the Wine Knight, her hands adorned with blood-stained claws, and she fiercely stabbed towards Ji Li:

"Don't even think about silencing me!"

I did intend to silence them, but could you please understand the situation first...?

Ji Li didn't even look and kicked Angelica away. The blood shield on her body shattered instantly, and she tumbled on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He wanted to continue the chase, but suddenly felt his body go out of control and he did a split on the ground.

Turning my head, I saw the figure of the "ghost nun" floating in mid-air:

"Damn..."

The burst of spiritual energy forced the ghost nun to retreat.

Angelica watched as Sir Deadmouth rushed into the woods to find Dead Apostle. She mustered all her spiritual energy to give chase, but a panicked voice almost made her trip over her feet.

Turning my head, I saw a huge, imposing double-door refrigerator darting around aimlessly.
"Ms. Laurent! Ms. Laurent! Where are you?!"

"Jansen?!"

What's this kid doing here?
She turned her head and saw Jason looking around in the mist. She gritted her teeth and continued her pursuit, while a small, blood-red bat separated from her and rapidly approached Jason.
"Idiot, what are you doing in here?!"

"Ms. Laurent!?"

Jason was startled by the bat:
“Pulitzer accidentally fell into your dimensional portal, and Equiel followed him in. I saw them all come in, so I came in too…”

"It's not safe here, let's go!"

"But Pulitzer and Aquile were captured by the black scarecrow!"

A black scarecrow? ...A scarecrow?!
Angelica's pupils contracted suddenly as she ran, and she abruptly stopped.

She instantly recalled what old Green had said at the Green family manor.

Of the three Odin artifacts, one of them is the Scarecrow—

That's the real mastermind; he actually showed up... The raven wasn't lying; he came to kill the disciple.
But what if he really came to silence me...?

Angelica's back burst open, blood bursting forth and transforming into tangible crimson bat wings that flapped fiercely, leaving Sika, who was chasing after her, completely bewildered.
"team leader?"

"You stay with that armor and find an opportunity to feed it blood, then it will listen to you!"
Raven's strength is more than enough to deal with a single-scarred Dead Apostle, but whatever you do, don't let the Gravekeeper die!

"Then where are you going?!"

"The plan worked even better than we thought. Pulitzer and Aquile may have run into a mastermind."

"What!?"

The white mist burst open into a spiral of air, and Angelica's figure sped through the jungle.

……

When Aquile awoke from her coma, she found herself completely immobile. As she struggled to move, she discovered she had been stuffed inside a scarecrow.
Pulitzer...

This was a dimly lit place illuminated by spiritual light, and Pulitzer's figure was not far away.

Unlike himself, he was fully conscious, but he was completely naked and unable to move.

The scarecrow that had taken them away, with its incredibly thin body, was now hunched over in the cave, its head pressed against Ji Li as if it were studying him carefully.

Upon hearing Aquil's voice, it raised its head and gave her a sinister smile:
"How are you sleeping, my lovely little girl..."

The sight of it speaking human language sent a shiver down Aquil's spine, and at the same time, he felt a terrifying spiritual pressure rushing towards him.

As his pupils contracted, his soul trembled violently.

But this kind of pressure... is nothing compared to Odin's—

"You bastard, what do you think you're doing?!"

The scarecrow suddenly plunged its claw into Ji Li's chest:
"Take back my things..."

(End of this chapter)