Evil Spirit Consultant

Chapter 279 Testing
“A very common tactic,” Uga Shouji explained.

"Usually, it's some low-level vengeful spirits or earthbound spirits that are bound and act as mobile 'alarms,' as they are very sensitive to the aura and spiritual energy fluctuations of the living. The downside is that this method requires a lot of magical artifacts... but given the government's stock, it's not a difficult task."

“Let’s go then.” Yang Liu took the lead and walked towards the dense forest. “Yokata, we’ll only take the necessary communications and locators. I’ll leave the concealment barrier to you. Shoji, you maintain the illusion outside the barrier. I’ll be the navigation!”

"understand!"

"it is good!"

The three of them disappeared into the thick night like ghosts.

Teru Yokota left most of the equipment in the car and carried only a small terminal that had been specially shielded.

He then took out three specially refined glass beads, and after chanting an incantation in a low voice, the glass beads spontaneously combusted without fire, turning into three almost invisible wisps of blue smoke, which merged into the bodies of the three people respectively.

A cool breeze spread out, seemingly diluting their very presence.

Uga Shouji also silently began to form hand seals, not using Buddhist magic, but instead using the illusion technique his mother had taught him to surround the three of them.

After these two layers of concealment, from the outside, the three people completely disappeared into the environment.
They carefully avoided the dead branches and leaves on the ground, easily bypassing the outermost surveillance cameras with the help of trees and rocks, and moved quickly and silently in the direction indicated by the willow.

The surrounding forest was eerily silent, with only their own suppressed breathing and the occasional rustling of leaves in the wind.

The deeper you go, the stronger the oppressive feeling emanating from the heart of the mountains becomes.

The air seemed to thicken, making one feel suffocated.

Finally, a faint sound of water could be heard.

They pushed aside the last thicket of bushes and a small cliff came into view. A waterfall about ten meters high cascaded down the cliff face and flowed into a bottomless pool below, making a thunderous sound.

The valley walls on both sides are steep and covered with slippery moss.

Right below the waterfall, near the pool in the shadow of the cliff, several indistinct, translucent humanoid silhouettes, emanating a faint black aura, were drifting unconsciously.

Their shapes were distorted, their features indistinct, and they exuded a faint resentment and a chilling aura.

It is the vigilant spirit bound to this place!

"They're getting close. Be ready to make your move at any moment," Yang Liu said in a low voice, a cold glint in her eyes.

The roar of the waterfall acted as a natural barrier, masking the approaching footsteps of the three.

The valley was filled with moisture, and the icy chill came not only from the pool but also from the few watchful spirits that lingered in the shadows.

After observing carefully for a moment with his dark pupils, Yang Liu's brows furrowed: "This is a bit troublesome. Besides these few vigilant spirits, there are also some surveillance cameras. If we deal with these guys here, they will definitely find out."

But if this problem isn't resolved, given the spirit's ability to perceive living beings, it will be almost impossible for it to get past here.

“Then let’s get rid of these things!” Uga Shouji said decisively. “There are a lot of chaotic energy fluctuations here. As long as these vigilant spirits don’t sound an alarm, even if they are destroyed, it will be difficult for anyone to know for a short period of time!”

Uga Shouji looked at Yang Liu: "Where are those surveillance cameras located? I'll create an illusion right in front of them. As long as we don't make too much of a commotion, we can keep it a secret for a while!"

"No problem," Yang Liu nodded.

With his extraordinary vision, he accurately pinpointed several locations emitting electromagnetic fluctuations, and even found some hidden cameras concealed in the grass.

Uga Shouji cast a few more spells, and with a gentle breeze, an illusion was cast over all the camera lenses. Next, it was time to deal with the ghosts.

"I'll handle it," Yang Liu whispered, signaling Uga Shoji and Yokota Teru to stay put and keep watch.

With a swift movement, he slipped silently from behind the rocks like a cheetah, using the dense mist from the waterfall as cover, and in a few leaps, he reached the edge of the pool.

The guard spirits seemed to sense the presence of the living; their blurry outlines paused slightly, and they all turned towards the willow.

It opened its mouth, as if trying to let out a silent howl.

They are low-level vengeful spirits bound by special magic, instinctively filled with malice towards living beings, and also given the duty of delivering alarms.

As soon as they sense a strong intent to invade or a fluctuation of energy, they will immediately trigger the runes set in their core.

But the willows didn't give them any chance at all.

Almost as soon as they turned, the willows had already lunged at them.

He didn't use any fancy techniques; he simply extended his hand.

That broad, powerful hand seemed to possess some kind of invisible suction force, directly piercing through the faint ghostly power emanating from one of the vigilant spirits, and precisely grasping the divine artifact hidden within its body.

As Yang Liu's power was activated, the spell inscribed on the divine artifact immediately became ineffective.

The vigilant spirit let out an even more shrill, silent shriek in an attempt to resist, but its negligible ghostly power melted away instantly in front of Yang Liu, like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun.

After crushing the spell on the divine artifact, Yang Liu's hand directly grasped the core of its translucent spiritual body—a more solid mass of energy radiating a cold aura.

Then, give it a gentle squeeze.

"puff!"

Like the sound of a bubble bursting, the core of the vigilant spirit was instantly crushed and absorbed by the willow branch.

The originally blurry humanoid outline dissipated like smoke, leaving only a barely perceptible trace of energy residue that Yang Liu absorbed into her body.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Liu followed suit, her figure flashing like a ghost by the pool.

The other two guard spirits didn't even have time to react before he "crushed" and absorbed them in the same swift and decisive way.

The whole process took less than a second. It looked like a phantom suddenly appeared and swept across the ghosts, after which all the ghosts disappeared.

Apart from the roar of the waterfall, there were no other unusual sounds in the valley.

Those sentry posts that served as the first line of defense against the spirits vanished without a trace.

Teru Yokota stared in disbelief, then whispered to Shouji Uga, "Has this guy... gotten even stronger?"

After absorbing the last bit of residual energy, Yang Liu moved her wrist slightly, as if she were just dusting off some dust.

The energy of these low-level vengeful spirits was almost negligible to him, but it was still one of the few sources of income he had recently received.

"It's done." Yang Liu walked back to the two of them. "Let's keep going. The barrier should be just ahead. The energy flow there is indeed weaker than in other places."

(End of this chapter)