Evil Spirit Consultant

Chapter 293 Escape
"What's this?"

Yang Liu couldn't help but ask, and Yokota Teru, who was standing next to her, also cast a questioning glance at her.

"Like I just said, it's just a safety barrier."

Shen Zhe breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the setup was successful. He swayed and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately Jiang Miaozhi caught him in time.

Yang Liu wanted to ask something more, but suddenly her gaze sharpened, and she looked down at the forest in disbelief.

A stray water ghost wandered over unconsciously, and without any apparent powerful attack, it simply vanished silently upon entering the area.

Yang Liu did not sense any energy fluctuations, as if the water ghost had suddenly and naturally disintegrated.

"How can it be……"

Not only Yang Liu, but also Yokota Teru, who was standing to the side, was somewhat stunned by what he saw.

His eyes twitched, as if he were thinking rapidly, and he soon couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:

"The effects of China's current national-level magic arrays are well hidden. To this day, no one knows what the specific effects are, but according to people who have been there... your current national-level magic arrays seem to have one effect: 'magic suppression'?"

Shen Zhe did not answer the question in response to his questioning gaze: "Fortunately, there are no national-level magic arrays in the Kyushu region, so I was able to draw upon the power of the magic array... Let's go, this quarantine zone won't last long."

Upon hearing this, Yokota Teru didn't say anything, but simply turned his head and continued clearing the way ahead.

Yang Liu was also somewhat amazed. Shen Zhe's words had actually acknowledged that the power that the talisman was channeling was a national-level magic array of China.

No wonder they're so confident; the effect alone is astounding.

Finally, after spending quite some time, they crossed the ridge and left that terrifying lake behind.

The negative energy on the other side of the ridge was noticeably thinner, and the air was much fresher.

They dared not linger and continued downwards, venturing into an even denser primeval forest.

Only after they could no longer hear the roars and screams behind them and were certain that they were temporarily safe did the five of them finally stop and rest against a tree trunk.

Yang Liu and the others can be considered to have survived a disaster this time. Although it was very dangerous, fortunately no one died.

However, Uga Shoji remains unconscious, and his fate is unknown.

Moreover, after the ordeal, Shen Zhe's wound had reopened, and he was now deathly pale and had lost too much blood, requiring urgent medical attention.

The five people sat around a small bonfire under a huge ancient tree. The flickering flames dispelled some of the chill and reflected the complex expressions on each person's face.

Yokota Teru was carefully treating Uga Shouji's wounds. He used water purified by magic to wash away the bloodstains on Uga Shouji's body, and then took out some precious healing ointment to apply to his chest and major wounds.

After doing all this, he took off his coat and covered Uga Shouji with it, his brows still furrowed.

"The situation is not good," Yokota Teru said in a low voice to the others, his tone heavy. "Several ribs are broken, and his internal organs are definitely damaged as well. The most troublesome thing is the backlash of his mental energy. His soul has been impacted, and it will probably take a long time to recover."

Jiang Miaozhi was also busy treating the wound on Shen Zhe's shoulder.

The wound caused by the specially designed armor-piercing bullet was extremely gruesome, almost piercing through the entire scapula, resulting in an astonishing amount of blood loss.

Although Jiang Miaozhi was a fierce fighter, she was clearly not good at delicate tasks like bandaging wounds. She clumsily wrapped the first-aid bandage around and around, causing Shen Zhe to gasp in pain.

"Ouch... Miaomiao, be gentle... Do you want to strangle my arm?" Shen Zhe said with a wry smile. Although his face was still pale, he was in slightly better spirits and could at least joke. "Shut up! You're lucky you even have a bag! Who told you to play the hero and take the bullet for me!" Jiang Miaozhi said fiercely, but her movements became much gentler, and her eyes were slightly red.

Yang Liu watched all of this silently without saying a word.

He sat by the campfire, the firelight casting dancing shadows on his angular face.

He was summarizing the various pieces of information he had encountered that day.

After a brief silence, Shen Zhe broke the stillness, looking at Yang Liu with a complex expression.

“This… Brother Yang Liu,” he carefully chose his words, “and Mr. Yokota, Mr. Uga… thank you all for your help this time. Otherwise, Miao Miao and I would probably already be…”

“No need to thank me,” Yang Liu interrupted him, her voice low. “We just share the same stance and the same goal. We didn’t expect to run into people from the domestic government.”

“It was indeed a coincidence,” Shen Zhe said with a wry smile. “Actually, there had been rumors in Europe that Japan was planning something big, but I didn’t expect them to make such a big move this time. I almost lost my life here.”

He paused, looked at Yang Liu, his gaze becoming even more serious:

"In any case, we have obtained very important intelligence this time, and this information must be transmitted back to the country as soon as possible. Moreover... the 'demon' of Lake Mikazuki leading such a huge number of water demons to escape will definitely have a huge follow-up impact, and may even alarm the international community."

Jiang Miaozhi chimed in, "That's right! That guy named Chidaikei is obviously no good! These Japanese zaibatsu are colluding with the government; they're definitely up to no good!"

Yokota Teru listened to their conversation with a heavy heart: "The most important thing now is Uga Shouji's injury. We must get him down the mountain as soon as possible and find a safe place to treat him."

“I agree,” Yang Liu nodded. “Let’s leave this mountainous area first. Do you have a safe evacuation route?”

As he spoke, he looked at Shen Zhe and Jiang Miaozhi.

Shen Zhe shook his head: "Our original evacuation point was also within the official lockdown zone, and now it's probably been exposed. Moreover, we're carrying wounded soldiers, which makes it difficult for us to move around, so we need a more concealed route."

“I know a path,” Yokota Teru pondered. “Actually, it’s not really a path, but a secret trail that the shrine used to take when they did mountain retreats. It’s very well hidden and can bypass most of the known monitored areas, leading to a small town at the foot of the mountain. However, it’s quite a long way and the path is rugged and difficult to travel.”

“Let’s take that road,” Yang Liu decided immediately. “We must leave this forest before dawn.”

With the action plan decided, the atmosphere eased slightly.

Shen Zhe looked at Yang Liu again and said sincerely, "Brother Yang Liu, we owe you a great favor this time. After we safely withdraw and report to our superiors, they should give us some gifts in return. Please don't refuse them. At the same time, we hope that we can exchange intelligence to a limited extent. After all, we have a common enemy."

He carefully avoided the wound and took out a small, button-like communicator from his pocket, handing it to Yang Liu: "This is a single-line encrypted communicator used internally. I will receive a signal after it is activated. If you need help or have any important intelligence, you can contact me through this. Of course, whether you use it or when you use it is up to you."

Yang Liu looked at the small communicator, remained silent for a moment, and finally took it and put it in her pocket without saying anything.

Seeing this, Jiang Miaozhi also came over, blinked her big eyes, and gave Yang Liu a bright smile, showing no trace of the fatigue and worry she had just displayed:
"Hey big, handsome guy, you look a bit scary when you fight, but you're actually a nice guy! I'll treat you to some skewers sometime! Let me tell you, the barbecue in Northeast China is amazing!"

This sudden burst of enthusiasm made the originally heavy atmosphere instantly become somewhat... subtle.

Yang Liu looked at Jiang Miaozhi in front of him, and his lips twitched. To be honest, although he studied psychology, he felt that he was not very good at dealing with such an outgoing person.

The brief rest ended quickly. The sky was still dark, but a faint glimmer of dawn was already appearing in the east.

Yang Liu once again carried the unconscious Yuhe Zhaoji on her back, Jiang Miaozhi supported Shen Zhe, and Yokota Teru led the way. The five of them set off again and disappeared into the dark depths of the forest.

(End of this chapter)