I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

Beside the stone bridge, the fog was as thick as a curtain.

Xu Lindong stood there for a long time, his gaze fixed on the other side of the bridge, before finally deciding to go and take a look.

His cleaning task has been successfully completed, and he has even made it onto the list of supernatural beings.

But he still had another goal to achieve: to find the door god scrolls hidden in the ancient town.

He had read records that the rubbing of Qin Qiong's door god scroll in the Department of Divine Wonders originated from the ancestral hall sinkhole in this ancient town.

However, the specific location is not detailed in the information.

Over the past few days, he has wandered among the houses on the outskirts of the ancient town, seeing many doors, but has never found any trace of the door god inscription.

Therefore, he judged that the original Qin Qiong Door God Poster might be deeper inside.

According to the route and area description on the watch recorder, the area within a kilometer across the bridge is still considered to be outside the sinkhole area.

However, the closer one gets to the core of the sinkhole, the more likely it is that wandering spirits will occasionally drift there, causing injuries and deaths in the past.

After that, the cleaning team rarely ventured to the other side of the bridge again.

"We can't go too deep yet... just wander around the area within a kilometer of the bridge. If we really can't find the original, I'll retreat immediately."

"If we're lucky enough to take down one or two more zombies, our ranking on the list of supernatural beings might even move up... We've basically cleared out all the zombies wandering around here."

Xu Lindong didn't delay any longer and began preparations.

He took out an oil dish and a wick, placed the oil lamp beside the bridge pier, and performed the ritual of the Kitchen God's protection.

A thin barrier of heat rose up, protecting him from all sides.

He wouldn't use this tactic under normal circumstances.

Because it requires a continuous expenditure of extraordinary power, the gains are not worth the losses.

However, necessary precautions must be taken for the dangerous area on the other side of the bridge.

Even though the stove fire is flexible, it might not be able to react in time.

After all, attacks by wandering spirits are always unpredictable and difficult to anticipate.

He lit the stove lamp, then took out a pair of chopsticks and a stack of red paper from his backpack. With a few folds of his fingers, he tied them into a sedan chair for the Kitchen God, which he hung on his waist like an ornament.

At this point, we're pretty much fully armed.

"That's about it. If we really happen to come across the door god poster, we should be able to transfer its essence to this sedan chair and transfer it onto the red paper. That would be considered a successful replica."

"Even if you can't find it... the Kitchen God's sedan chair can still prevent wandering spirits from possessing you."

After carefully checking that nothing was missing, he picked up the chimney exhaust pipe, turned around, and crossed the bridge.

...

Shortly after Xu Lindong left, two figures emerged from the mist and walked toward the stone bridge.

"Brother Lei, are we really going to cross the bridge?"

"Scared? If you're scared, stay here. I'll go myself. The area a kilometer away on the other side of the bridge is still considered the outer perimeter. This time, I'll go and clean up all the zombies there."

"No, I'm not afraid..." The mosquito forced out a smile that looked more like a grimace.

His cleanup mission wasn't finished yet; all the zombies he found had been used by Lei Chong to boost his rankings, so he still had to rely on completing the mission to finish.

As the two walked to the bridge, Lei Chong's expression suddenly changed, he stopped in his tracks, and stared at the lit stove lamp on the bridge pier.

"A stove lamp?...Why is there a stove lamp here?"

The mosquito was taken aback. "It must have been left by Xu Lindong!"

Lei Chong squinted at the other side of the bridge, "This newcomer is quite bold, daring to venture that way."

The mosquito, sensing the situation, tentatively asked, "Brother Lei, should I go and turn off his stove light?"

"Bullshit!" Lei Chong sneered. "Competition is competition, but I wouldn't stoop to such underhanded tactics."

"Mosquito, remember this: we're all from the Department of the Supernatural. No matter how much we fight, we can't betray our colleagues!"

The mosquito was immediately ashamed and quickly lowered its head: "Brother Lei is right, I'll remember that!"

At that moment, the faint sounds of fighting could be heard from the opposite side.

Lei Chong's expression tightened, and he strode towards the bridge:

"Walk!"

...

On the other side of the bridge, the fog grew even thicker, and visibility was less than twenty meters.

After crossing the bridge, Xu Lindong hadn't gone far when he stopped in front of a tailor shop and looked inside.

There, Pang Jia was wielding a large knife, locked in combat with a zombie that resembled a woman.

As she fought, she lured the zombies out of the shop, clearly intending to finish them off in an open area so she could better wield her broadsword.

She seemed completely at ease, glancing at Xu Lindong who had just appeared out of the corner of her eye, before suddenly blurting out, "I was here first."

Before Xu Lindong made the list, she wouldn't have bothered to give him that warning and wouldn't have taken him seriously at all.

But now, she felt a bit more wary, afraid that he would steal the prey she had her eye on.

Xu Lindong, carrying the chimney pipe, shrugged: "Do as you please. I was just passing by; I didn't expect you to get here before me."

Pang Jia sneered, "There are only so many zombies we clean up each time. This time, there was barely enough for Lei Chong and me to share, and now there's one more. What am I supposed to do wander around outside?"

Xu Lindong looked at the pretty woman with a roguish tone and smiled:

"That's right. But it's best to finish this quickly and avoid making too much of a commotion."

"Mind your own business!"

Pang Jia's face darkened, and with a sudden flash of light, he severed one of the zombie's arms.

Black blood splattered, leaving glaring marks on the chest of her pristine white combat uniform.

"Even fiercer than my captain!"

Xu Lindong shook his head and turned to leave.

There were no door god stickers at the entrance of the tailor shop, which he had already confirmed, so he would have to look elsewhere next.

If you encounter zombies on the road, just take care of them.

If he were to encounter a rare event and a wandering spirit, he wouldn't mind using "Face-to-Face Scraper" once to test the power of that evil artifact.

Anyway, I've accumulated quite a bit of merit by hunting zombies these past few days.

Even though the suppression of the extraordinary backlash caused some loss along the way, the accumulated merit points have now reached 3320.

Using a scraper once costs only 150 merits, which is perfectly affordable.

……

Time flies, and half a day has passed in the blink of an eye.

In the alleyway.

With a loud "Bear!"

Suddenly, the fire in Xu Lindong's hand burst into flames, and the zombie's head, which was being "pressed down" by the ghostly hand, exploded instantly, killing it on the spot.

"Merit +125!"

The Tower of Babel at the neck trembled slightly.

He glanced around and heard faint noises coming from not far away. He shook his head inwardly, deciding to leave before dark.

He had basically searched the entire kilometer-long area across the bridge, but found no trace of the door god inscription on any of the doors.

After half a day, they had only hunted two zombies.

Most of it was divided up by Pang Jia and Lei Chong, who later broke in.

He did not deliberately compete with the two people to avoid conflict.

After all, he had already achieved his goal; he had come to find the Door God Inscription.

As for hunting more zombies, there's plenty of time; there's no need to rush.

At this point, the area was no longer of any value, and he might even encounter wandering spirits after nightfall, so he naturally planned to leave.

Hunting zombies here requires both guarding against Lei Chong and Pang Jia, and also restricting the use of the "Ghost Hand" ability.

A kilometer range is not large for superhumans like them; with their full power, they can penetrate a straight-line distance in just one minute.

When it comes to actually fighting, there are too many things to consider.

He casually tossed the zombie he killed into the Tower of Babel.

At this point, the dungeon room inside the tower contained seventeen dead zombies and one living zombie.

After finishing his task, Xu Lindong turned and left the alleyway.

Just as I turned the corner, before I had completely left the alley, I suddenly noticed a layer of eerie green light emanating from the opposite side of the alley, making the mist appear a ghastly green.

"What the hell is that?"

He felt a chill run down his spine, slowed his pace, and sensed the Tower of Babel stirring.

Immediately afterwards, he heard a jumble of footsteps coming from the alley and street opposite, like those of Lei Chong, Pang Jia, and others.

Suddenly, two figures emerged from the alleyway beside them, and the fog dissipated slightly.

Surprisingly, it was Gu Yi and Ji Huaisheng who appeared.

"Is it you?"

Xu Lindong paused, looking surprised.

"Xu Lindong?"

Both of them were taken aback when they saw him.

Xu Lindong frowned: "How did you all end up here after crossing the bridge?"

"Cross the bridge? What bridge?" Ji Huaisheng asked, somewhat bewildered.

Gu Yi was about to answer when he suddenly realized something was wrong. His gaze swept over the eerie green light at the alley entrance ahead, and his expression turned extremely grim.

"Wait...you mean we've crossed the bridge?"

He involuntarily took a half step back, staring intently at Xu Lindong: "We didn't take the stone bridge; we were originally going back to the entrance of the square, which is why we turned into the alley next door!"

"What?"

Xu Lindong's heart skipped a beat as he sensed the restlessness beneath the clothes on the Tower of Babel.

He immediately realized something was wrong and his gaze quickly swept over the alley behind Gu Yi.

He remembered... there shouldn't have been an alley there!

"Could it be...?"

Xu Lindong turned around abruptly, only to find that the alleyway he had come from had disappeared.

Instead, a three-story building blocked the way out, appearing particularly eerie in the thick fog.

"not good!"

His expression changed drastically.

This scene was familiar to him.

This indicates that the surrounding field is changing.

When I was trapped in the field of evil spirits, I couldn't escape no matter what I did; it was as if I was always going in circles.

That's actually the field distorting the surrounding environment and even interfering with perception.

The stronger the field, the more exaggerated its intrusion and disruption of reality.

"Oh no! The field is changing?"

Gu Yi's eyes widened, clearly understanding what was happening.

He abruptly turned his head to look at the eerie green light at the alley entrance, his face turning deathly pale, more terrifying than seeing a ghost...

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