Ark, after I died, the operators started to love me.

Old Carp's reminder brought Zhalak back to her senses. She thanked him, saying, "Uncle Carp is right. I was being too attached to appearances."

As she spoke, Lin Yuxia took out her spectral glasses and handed one to Lao Li, but Lao Li didn't put it on.

When I looked at the resort again, everything had changed.

The once magnificent main building is now dilapidated, resembling a scene of ruins after a fire.

Moreover, due to the lack of lighting and extremely limited visibility, Lin Yuxia unexpectedly discovered someone wielding two swords and engaging in a battle of wits with thin air.

"That's Hoshiguma. She sent out a distress signal from here. If nothing unexpected happens..."

Lin Yuxia took off her glasses and, sure enough, saw Hoshiguma fighting a demon-like woman.

Old Carp said solemnly, "The illusion has become reality. We cannot let this monster enter reality."

"Uncle Li, do you know where this is?"

"I've heard of it. Back then, before I settled in Lungmen, a horrific accident occurred on the outer ring of Lungmen. Over a hundred people at the Ursus Resort all died overnight due to various accidents. Among them was a woman who was very important in Lungmen at that time, Lady Rose."

When Lin Yuxia looked at the woman fighting Hoshiguma again, her expression changed.

34. Collapse body

Even she had heard about this woman from her father. She had put immense pressure on Lord Wei, and her death had sparked a bloody conflict between the Ursus people and the Yan people. The owner of Dongji Fish Ball Shop was the one who lost a leg in that conflict.

"Madame Rose has been dead for many years. The versions of her we see are mostly influenced by distortions, Uncle Koi..."

Old Li shook his head: "At this time, there's no need to talk about chivalry. Show us what you've got. There's no point in being polite to a dead person. A dead person should just stay lying there obediently. How can you expect her to stand up again?"

As the old man spoke, he reached into his coat with his right hand and pulled out an antique-looking coin sword. He then took out several talismans and stuck them onto the coin sword.

"I'll be there to support Uncle Li."

"Easy to say."

Old Carp glided forward and leaped behind Lady Rose, raising his coin sword and striking the woman's back.

At this moment, Lady Rose's entire attention was focused on Hoshiguma in front of her, so she had no idea that someone was coming from behind. Even if she had known, she wouldn't have been able to dodge in time.

"You monster, take this!"

When Old Carp swung his Money Sword, his angry shout was like a thunderclap on the tip of his tongue. Lady Rose was startled and could only turn her head to the side.

boom!

The money sword struck the woman's shoulder solidly, but gave its wielder, Old Carp, a strange feeling, as if he had hit cotton.

Lady Rose's left shoulder deflated like a rag doll, with black mist leaking out, while the talisman threaded onto the money sword burst into flames.

Old Carp's gaze pierced through the firelight, and the image of Lady Rose in his eyes changed once again.

What he saw was a charred corpse burned by flames, mutilated beyond recognition, with a piece missing from its left shoulder, which explained why the impact on it felt unreal.

Old Li had traveled the martial world for many years and had seen many secrets of the martial world. Even so, when he actually saw the real Rose Lady, he still gasped in shock.

Having guessed fairly well the origin of the black fog, he immediately felt that he had offered too low a price. He shouldn't have let him do this kind of thing in the first place; he should have found a more professional person.

Despite his thoughts, his hands never stopped moving.

The old man took out a small bottle from his pouch, painfully unscrewed the cap, and poured the unknown liquid inside onto the money sword.

"Drive away evil spirits, drive away evil spirits..."

……

Because the appearance of the old carp attracted Lady Rose's attention, Hoshiguma, who was in a bad mood, suddenly felt much less pressure. Taking advantage of the moment when the old carp's sword forced Lady Rose to reduce her mobility, he slashed at the woman's arms with two swords, one long and one short.

Hoshiguma's two swords are also quite sophisticated: a long sword in a whirlwind and a short sword in a dance. The combination of the long and short swords is called a "wheel dance," which has an extremely strong suppressive force. She used these two swords to make a fearsome name for herself when she was in the gang, but her reputation faded after she became a police inspector in the Royal Guard Bureau.

Lady Rose's ever-smiling expression finally changed, revealing a fierce look. The two door panels creaked loudly as she twisted them with her Originium Arts, and the two bolts that Hoshiguma was about to unleash were blocked by the elongated steel!

Sparks flew as the twin blades rubbed together. Hoshiguma withdrew his blade, but the injury he had sustained earlier had taken effect, weakening his right arm and preventing him from cutting through the steel manipulated by Lady Rose.

"Lower your head!"

Lin Yuxia shouted, and countless glittering shards of glass shot towards Madam Rose from all directions. Even though she had the door panel to block them, they still managed to hurt her through the gaps.

But as Lady Rose suffered more damage, the black mist she released increased, gradually spreading around the Ursus Resort.

Of the three people present, apart from Lao Li, Lin Yuxia and Xing Xiong both had varying degrees of golden light shimmering around them, with Lin Yuxia's being the most intense.

The golden light seemed to be very effective against the black mist; wherever it went, the black mist would shrink and retreat.

Old Carp was dumbfounded, not understanding what was going on.

"Go together!"

The old man muttered something under his breath, then raised his coin sword and struck.

Just as she finished speaking, a dark shadow rushed in from the side, and countless golden raindrops fell from the sky.

The rain of swords momentarily halted Lady Rose's movements.

“Texas?”

The Luper looked up at Hoshiguma, then at Lin Yuxia, which was enough to acknowledge her.

The golden light emanating from the three of them flowed like water, merging into one and enveloping the enemy.

Originium lightsabers, glass shards, dual swords, and money swords swarmed forward, instantly obliterating most of Lady Rose's beauty. Her once-handsome appearance vanished with the dissipation of the black mist, revealing her true form.

monster!

Old Carp reacted swiftly, tapping a paper talisman onto the surface of the charred corpse with his left hand, and roared, "Attack it! Attack it as many times as possible!"

Upon hearing this, Texas unleashed another barrage of swords, her twin swords dancing in unison with Hoshiguma's swirling swordplay directly in front of her.

Click.

Hoshiguma gritted his teeth and plunged the wheel into Lady Rose's abdomen, while the dance pierced her chest!

The back of the charred, mummified corpse was also covered with shards of glass.

Old Carp's paper talisman finally exploded.

boom!

The explosion was deafening, nearly blasting Lady Rose to pieces. Old Carp himself hadn't expected that the damage could be stacked to its maximum in such a short time.

"finished?"

Texas frowned. The surrounding black mist did not dissipate; instead, it spread widely due to their attack.

This type of enemy is notoriously difficult to deal with; otherwise, the Great Yan wouldn't have amassed a million troops in the north, and the Celestial Master's Mansion wouldn't have put so much effort into sealing off the northern border.

How did it get to Longmen?

A figure emerged from the black mist—it was Lady Rose from before. But her face was no longer mechanical; her features had vanished, revealing a single, deep, dark eye that emanated an aura that drew attention.

Lin Yuxia noticed that the golden light emanating from the three of them seemed to be drawn towards the twisted monster.

"The collapse has occurred, it's alright, let's try again!"

Mostima, with short blue hair, appeared behind the group, her two staffs overlapping, and she struck Lady Rose together heavily!

Countless chains seemed to appear in the air, locking the collapsed body from all angles. A phantom clock tower appeared behind her, and the hour and minute hands slowly reversed.

The halo above the fallen angel's head displayed an extremely ornate and complex shape, the Originium particles dispersed in the air fluctuated violently, and the surging air currents swirled up sand and bricks.

Lin Yuxia seized the opportunity, raised her hands, and with the help of the sand whipped up by the gale, several thin crystal spikes pierced through Rose Lady's body, hands, feet, legs and torso, fixing her in place.

Just as Hoshiguma picked up her twin swords and was about to take action, she suddenly noticed someone approaching. Turning around, she saw Little Liboli on his bicycle rushing towards her like a madman.

Snow pheasant?

What is she doing here?!

35. You said you wanted to escape.

Hoshiguma thought it would be reasonable for a few more skilled fighters he knew to come, but it was unusual that Yukichi had to be the one to arrive.

What are you, a researcher, doing here?

But for some reason, Yukichi, riding her bicycle, sped past like she was on the gas, leaving Hoshiguma no time to even speak.

Xuezhi, who firmly believed in herself to be a chosen hero, immediately locked onto Lady Rose, who was being controlled by Lin Yuxia. To be precise, it was the branch of the holy sword in her hand that guided her.

Not only Hoshiguma, but the others present were also stunned by this scene.

They all knew Snow Pheasant, but it was strange that this girl was here.

"Don't go over there..."

Texas only had time to utter a shout before Little Liberi jumped off his bicycle, raised the glittering golden branch, and smacked Lady Rose on the head.

In an instant, everything seemed to freeze, and the scene was frozen in time.

When the branch touched the surface of the collapsed body, a halo of light spread out in all directions. Visible light particles splashed out like water, colliding with the thick black mist and annihilating each other.

A blast of air sent Lao Li, Lin Yuxia, and Texas, who were closest to them, flying more than ten meters away.

The holy sword branch in Snow Pheasant's hand completed its historical mission, disintegrating into light particles inch by inch. She herself was thrown away and crashed heavily to the ground, instantly losing consciousness.

The black mist still hadn't dissipated when everyone noticed a broken Ursus military knife stuck in the ground; this weapon was the source of the black mist.

"In the end, a hero always has to step up."

Fiameta, holding the grenade launcher horizontally with both hands, aimed the muzzle at the center of the black mist. Behind her, the phantom of a phoenix appeared, the blazing bird emitting a loud cry, drawing an arc in the air, precisely covering the position of the Ursus Saber, and completely shattering the dilapidated ruins.

Fiameta moved forward step by step, each grenade launcher firing precisely in its intended direction. The Phoenix's firepower was overwhelming, its brilliance even surpassing that of everyone present.

The only problem is that the black fog seems unaffected by the attack.

Texas looked down at the golden light emanating from her body. The others reacted the same way. Snow Chick lay to one side, her fate unknown. The bicycle she had ridden was also completely destroyed in the explosion.

For a moment, the Lupo's expression was complicated. She remembered something, but knew that it was inappropriate to think about it now.

"The fact that this thing has penetrated into Longmen is an accident in itself, and Longmen lacks the means to deal with it. If we find a professional celestial master from the mainland of Yan, the outer ring will be in a completely different state."

Mike muttered to himself, straightening his tall and imposing figure. He covered his face with his hands, but stopped abruptly when he ran his five fingers through the wet, gray hair on his forehead. He looked up at the sky.

A beam of sword light flew from the direction of Longmen City, tearing through the thick clouds covering the outer ring and landing straight in the middle of the black mist.

boom!