The weapon refiner is not doing her job properly

Chapter 111 The Ghost Cathedral (Part 7)
Suddenly, another thought filled my mind: "Come home, this is home, this home needs you."

He felt very comfortable, as if his body had returned to the time before he was born and was still in the amniotic fluid, full of energy.

He will be conceived again and become an even stronger being.

Clinging to unrealistic fantasies, the hunter was devoured by the Maw of Convergence, becoming flesh and blood nourishing it.

"Damn it, the Throat of Convergence has awakened, it's summoning its remaining power." The dreadlocked hunter and his companion retreated to the door, forgetting to listen in their haste, and simply opened it.

Countless hands reached out from behind the door, grabbed the person who opened it, and dragged them into the black swamp where they were, amidst wailing, roaring, and even the weeping of family members.

"Get away, get the hell away." The captured hunter used his special ability—a fire-based ability—to face the darkness behind the door.

Unlike Su Ninglong's small flame, his special ability is a red blaze that rises ten feet high and burns fiercely.

No matter how fierce his flames were, they could not illuminate that layer of black substance.

The hands that were trying to drag him into the black swamp kept coming, some retreating, and then new ones joining in.

"Little darling, it's me, it's Grandma. Pull me out, pull me out, and I'll come back to life."

No, no, no, his grandmother died when he was very young. His parents said she died after she went insane, and her bones were burned to ashes. How could she possibly come back to life?

"You were having fun in my bed last night, so why are you turning your back on me and refusing to take my money after I woke up?"

The hunter wanted to curse back, "I'm here to entertain you, not to amuse you!"

Damn, I've fallen into a mental trap and unconsciously started thinking along with their rambling thoughts.

The hunter tried his best but couldn't break free.

Until the dreadlocked hunter lent him a hand, slashing him hard with his blade, severing the arm that had been pulled back, and slamming the door shut.

"My hand... my hand, damn it, damn it, damn it..." The hunter, who had lost his arm, cursed wildly. Anyone would go crazy if their arm was amputated without any warning.

The dreadlocked hunter turned around and fired another shot at the tentacle that had ambushed him. The pulse gun was incredibly powerful and instantly destroyed the tentacle.

The gun seemed to have an unlimited supply of "ammunition," and even after continuously firing at his tentacles, it never ran out of ammunition.

"Stop howling, there's no other way, is there? Once captured by Kurozuma, the only options are to abandon the captured part, go back to install a mechanical arm, or cultivate a new arm to attach it."

"I don't want to scream, it hurts so much, damn it, help me stop the bleeding, stop the bleeding."

The dreadlocks hunter pulled out a nano-coagulant and injected it into his companion's arm. Only then could his companion, enduring the pain, catch his breath as two rings of fire rose around him.

The companion said to the dreadlocked hunter, "Open a spatial portal to get out."

"We haven't gotten our hands on the artifact yet. We can't let the Star Alliance get it; they have a lot of people and they'll definitely come in."

"The intelligence we provided indicated there were two thousand parasites. Their weapons and abilities, at most, could only double that number. To ensure the capture or containment of the Convergence Throat, they will definitely preserve the parasites..."

In short, it will take time for the Star Alliance to break in.

The other party seemed quite familiar with the Star Alliance's modus operandi.

Hidden behind the curtains, Su Ninglong and the others were not attacked and witnessed the entire process of how Youmuxing's group was killed by tentacles.

They were temporarily "invisible" by Song Hu's Word Magic.

Unfortunately, Song Hu's Word of Power was still too weak to contend with the Throat of Gathering.

Soon after, the dreadlock hunters discovered them.

"Who's behind the curtains?" the dreadlocked hunter shouted a warning as he fought off the tentacles. "If you don't come out, don't blame me."

Lian Xinyi shuddered, still shaken. His wounds had healed, but his thigh still ached.

In that instant, the Word of Power completely failed, and the tentacles of the Gathering Throat discovered them.

Everyone scattered and dodged.

The dreadlocks hunter and his accomplices: "..." There were so many people hiding behind the curtains, and even a dog.

With Su Ninglong in his arms, Yun Fei slowed down all attacks as they reached him. He easily dodged the pulse gun and drew his own weapon to retaliate.

Unfortunately, the dreadlocked hunter and his accomplices reacted too quickly; the bullet only severed a tuft of hair from the dreadlocked hunter's head.

That's right, it's a string of hair, hair that looks exactly like black intestines. Su Ninglong can only describe it as a string.

Seeing that Yun Fei was with a child and that his abilities were strange, the dreadlocked hunter stopped attacking them.

Could it be someone who accidentally wandered in?

"who are you?"

"We've only met by chance, there's no need for us to get to know each other."

"Don't waste time talking to them, just grab the stuff first," the armless companion urged the dreadlocked hunter.

The dreadlocks hunter hesitated and said, "No, they are very strong. We are no match for them at all. We might as well retreat."

"You shouldn't have been given this divine gift in the first place; you're getting more and more timid."

The dreadlocked hunter ignored him. He had just said he wanted to leave, and now he was pointing at him and calling him a coward. What a double standard.

He took out an instrument that Su Ninglong recognized: a pyramid instrument.

"That's the one, the one the gray-clad man who kidnapped me used to take me away." The victim testified, and the dreadlocked hunter and the armless hunter, both with excellent hearing, paled in shock.

They spun the pyramid together, preparing to open a passage to escape, but they hadn't anticipated the Throat of Convergence.

The pyramid instrument cannot open the space passage.

No matter how I turn it, there's no response.

The red lights in the prayer room dwindled until they became barely visible. The dreadlocked hunter fired a fluorescent bullet upwards. The bullet reached the top of the prayer room, then scattered upon impact, sending a large number of yellow-green lights falling, some of which stuck to the roof. The entire prayer room was enveloped in an even more eerie fluorescent glow.

The sight at the top is astonishing, with countless parasites clinging to it.

They had been waiting for a long time. The last glimmer of red light was completely swallowed up, leaving only a faint fluorescence. The parasite slowly moved its limbs.

Lian Xinyi and the others rushed towards Yun Fei's direction, knowing that acting alone would put their lives in danger.

Yun Fei took the box off his back and handed it to Fu Ni, "Keep it safe for me, I'll try to forcibly contain it."

“No, you’ve already used up a lot of your energy. If you do it again, you might be completely crippled. Don’t forget how you lost your ears…” Funi said, “Let’s attack together.”

"Of course we should fight together, but if I don't give it my all, we won't even be able to contain them, and we'll all die together." Yun Fei turned to Su Ninglong and asked, "Can you protect yourself?"

Su Ninglong nodded, "I can protect myself."

Judging from the current situation, the tentacles are somewhat afraid of flames. A small flame rose from her palm, then left her palm and leaped onto Yun Fei's shoulder. "It can protect you."

"Good. Listen to Funi's command, don't die." As soon as she finished speaking, the entire parasite army moved out, and Yun Fei took the initiative to rush towards the Gathering Throat.

Seeing this, the dreadlock hunters were unwilling to give up. Since they couldn't escape, they naturally decided to snatch the divination board.

The parasites crossed the circle of fire and pounced on the two. The armless companion simply set fire to the tables and chairs in the prayer room, making the flames burn even brighter and the circle of fire even larger. Several parasites rushed onto the flames and quickly retreated from the circle of fire.

The other parasites hesitated, their insatiable appetites drawing their attention to Su Ninglong. Eagle Bone sprayed bubble bombs indiscriminately, exploding continuously. Song Hu immobilized the parasites, and Lian Xinyi delivered the finishing blows. The two worked together seamlessly.

Funi then spurred the growth of plants again. This time, the plants looked much gentler, like small vines, clinging to chairs, the ground, hooking onto any nearby parasites, and then being flung away.

Meanwhile, a flicker of fire flashed behind or beside Yun Fei, who was fighting the Gathering Throat, blocking the tentacles that were attacking him from a distance, allowing Yun Fei to focus on his own battle without any worries.

Unfortunately, the dreadlocked hunter kept harassing Yun Fei, making it difficult for him to concentrate on dealing with the Gathering Throat.

“Ninglong, didn’t you say you had a backup plan?” Funi asked anxiously. “Yun Fei likes to show off. With his remaining strength, he can’t contain the Throat of Convergence at all. He just wants to consume more of the Convergence so that we can survive until reinforcements arrive.”

She blinked at Su Ninglong, who seemed to have some free time, thinking that Yun Fei could really handle it.

Ollie tore apart the parasite that was attacking from high above with a single claw.

"It's possible, but I haven't tried it. The success rate is uncertain. It takes some time to prepare, and Ollie's cooperation is also required."

"If we succeed, will we definitely be able to deal with the Convergence Throat?"

"OK!"

Before Funi set off, Yun Fei and the principal hinted that in this life-or-death situation, she could try to trust Su Ninglong.

She decided to take a gamble, "Let's begin now."

Suning Longtao insisted on carrying his tools, including a backpack, blueprints, materials, and talisman brushes for drawing the array...

One item after another was laid out on the ground. Funi directed the vines to push aside the chair, leaving an empty space for Su Ninglong.

The parasite lunged at her.

"Stop." Song Hu stopped distracted and stopped. Funi personally took the sword and plunged it into the parasite's neck. Her fierce behavior was very different from the usual impression of the Qilaner people.

Suninglong laid out the blueprint, which was a three-meter by three-meter sheet of paper. It was covered with strange circular runes and divided into many areas, with each frame containing a corresponding material.

“Summer Fragrance Wood, Lanfeng Gemstone, Morning Mist Grass Solution…” Su Ninglong muttered the ingredients mysteriously, “Lian Xinyi, give me a strand of your hair.”

"Huh? Oh, oh, oh." Without saying a word, Lian Xinyi pulled out a stick and handed it to Funi.

After attaching Lian Xinyi's hair to the last rune slot, Su Ninglong had Ollie stand in the middle, praying in her heart, "Oli, your bloodline must be related to that person, otherwise I'll have to waste 500,000 star coins."

She now held three electronic incense sticks in her hand. When lit, they automatically emitted smoke containing a large amount of precious spices.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do; keep up with the times. Su Ninglong wasted a lot of materials in the process of making three sticks of incense, but the advantage is that they can be used again as long as the materials are added, which is more convenient than the long-term incense-scenting method.

With all the materials ready, Su Ninglong took a deep breath.

"The cloud seal opens the heavenly decree, the mountains and seas reveal the true words; the primordial chaos energy manifests the form of an auspicious beast; its forehead bears the sun and moon patterns, its body carries the principles of heaven and earth; it understands the affairs of the three realms, and illuminates the cold of the nine netherworlds; now, with a pure heart as the guide and the mysterious water as the means, I respectfully invite its avatar to descend to this seat, to penetrate the netherworld, and to reveal its true form."

May it ward off evil spirits and awaken wisdom!

Only Bai Ze would like such a charlatan-like incantation.

However, it is the easiest to summon, after all, it belongs to a relatively righteous mythical beast.

Suninglong had this idea when she made the Qingxin earrings. Since the Diting pattern can really produce some effect, could we try to summon other mythical beasts?

Even if it's not in this space, can it sense through summoning that Bai Ze is a divine beast with extraordinary spatial abilities?

Summoning divine beasts is different from evil cultivators summoning immortals.

Gods and immortals are ethereal and their whereabouts are unknown, but mythical beasts are truly real.

Mythical beasts do not require sacrifices, but summoning rituals require a bloodline beast with potential as the center.

If Ollie has no potential, that old guy won't even give him a second glance.

In the cultivation world, cultivators often summon Bai Ze to enhance their pet's bloodline, but most of the time it is too lazy to respond.

"Lian Xinyi, Aoli, you two have to live up to expectations."

Lian Xinyi suddenly sneezed. Aoli stood blankly in the center of the array. As the smoke began to spread, the array lit up with a white light. Su Ninglong's spiritual power was instantly drained. That's right, drained. The spiritual fire could not be maintained and went out.

At the same time, the dreadlocks hunter was caught by the throat of aggregation, and Yun Fei was knocked away.

The hunter who had encircled himself in the fire circle had wounds of varying degrees and depths.

Even Xin Yi was covered in blood, but he still fought tenaciously.

They are all struggling to hold on.

The Throat of Aggregation became increasingly active as the battle raged on, its attacking tentacles transforming once more into red specks of light.

Yun Fei shouted, "Activate the Mind-Cleansing Artifact, maximum power!"

As soon as the order was given, everyone turned on their Qingxin earrings.

Countless overlapping wails and delirious murmurs immediately echoed through the space, devouring everyone's sanity.

The Qingxin earrings barely withstood the first impact, but cracks appeared.

The babbling sounds distorted and deformed what was seen.

The parasite, however, remained unaffected and continued its frenzied attack.

Seeing the scales of victory tipping toward the Throat of Convergence, Su Ninglong endured the weakness from having her dantian drained, cut her finger, and dripped blood onto the array diagram.

The array emitted a blinding white light, and the array moved and rotated like a living thing, while the smoke from the three electronic incense sticks was quickly consumed.

The floor of the entire church began to tremble, not from an earthquake, but from some kind of resonance that transcended the rules of physics.

A crisp sound of jade striking against each other echoed from the void. With each sound, a line of ancient characters would float in the air, eventually piecing together a summoning rune that spanned heaven and earth.

The complete rune contracted and burrowed into Ollie's body, forming a huge cocoon of light. Just a moment later, the cocoon of light exploded.

The weather changed suddenly, and all was silent.

A colossal phantom appeared behind Ollie, its body pure white, with sun, moon, and star patterns swirling on its forehead. Its silver eyes swept over everyone present, and the whispers in his ears were no longer mutterings, but rather the classic texts and questions he had read before, flipping through his mind like physical books.

With just one glance, the illusory Bai Ze understood why Su Ninglong had summoned it. "Next time, light more incense. Don't be so stingy."

Su Ninglong: "..." It's so expensive, she doesn't have the money.

Bai Ze's wise eyes seemed to pierce through the wall, gazing into the distance. "Your world is very interesting. I feel like I've been here before. How strange..."

Su Ninglong's eyes lit up; she really wanted to chat with Bai Ze.