I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

Chapter 140, 139: I'll Suppress and Resolve This, Sequence Eight: A Bloated Villain (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

A powerful aura, accompanied by an explosion of extraordinary energy, suddenly spread from Xu Lindong's body.

In an instant, the air at the subway entrance seemed to solidify, pressing heavily on the entire area.

Although Xiao Mufeng and the others knew that their captain was powerful, this was the first time they had faced such a terrifying force field pressure, and they were all shocked.

The illusory figures attacking from the opposite side were all extraordinary, almost all of them being evil beings of the tenth rank.

Despite such a formidable force, the captain alone kept them all outside the door.

Although they reacted in time, they didn't even have a chance to make a move.

At this moment, everyone was awakened and immediately launched a fierce counterattack.

Xiao Mufeng and Tang Lei raised their wrists almost simultaneously, and the muzzle flashes of their revolvers shot out.

"Bang bang bang!!"

The bullet, carrying with it the intense heat of the stove and the solidified blood and qi, tore through the air and whistled outwards.

"Freeze!!"

Wang Shuo let out a low shout, and his blood and qi surged throughout his body.

A pale gold and blue illusory figure suddenly appeared, guarding the two teammates like a protector.

A strange light membrane flowed across the surface of this phantom, resembling a shield yet not quite, and faintly exuding the unique fluctuations of the Federation's magic side.

It is clearly infused with the blood of some extraordinary creature, giving it extremely unique protective capabilities.

Under this concentrated barrage, the two illusory figures on the other side collapsed instantly.

Immediately, both Xiao Mufeng and Tang Lei felt a change in the information on their recorders.

Messages such as "[Merit +70]" flashed quickly across the recorder.

But at this moment, four or five more people, hidden behind cover, launched another attack with flying knives and arrows.

These weapons are not physical objects, but are formed from pure "human energy". They ignore conventional physical defenses, directly attack the life force, and kill the life force.

However, the golden-red gate in front of Xu Lindong remained unmoved.

The power of the gatekeepers flowed, as if an invisible barrier stood, completely blocking any physical or energy attacks that came at them.

"Still trying to hide?"

Seeing that his teammates were helpless against the few illusory figures hiding in the shadows, Xu Lindong's eyes turned cold, and he raised his left hand.

His left hand suddenly turned bluish-black, radiating a chilling, eerie stillness.

Ghost hands!

The hand, with its fingers bent, tapped the shield three times.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

A ghost is knocking on the door!

A visible ring of sound waves spread out like pale white ripples.

Wherever it passed, the air distorted.

The illusory figures behind the cover froze in unison, then crumbled silently like sand sculptures in the wind, turning into wisps of smoke and vanishing.

"Holy crap?"

When Wang Shuo swore, Tang Lei and Xiao Mufeng were both shocked.

What kind of terrifying ability is this?

Among the abilities of the Door God sequence, is there such a move that kills upon hearing a knock on the door?

I've never heard of that before.

Moreover, this energy has a strange quality.

Unlike the grand and dignified style of door gods, it vaguely carries the shadow of door gods, but it also has a cold and deathly silence, as if the chill seeps out from the underworld.

"Could this be—the ability gained from cultivating two paths simultaneously?"

"It seems the captain just used the power of both the Heavenly Path and the Earthly Path simultaneously—"

While everyone stared in astonishment at Xu Lindong's ghostly hand and speculated, Xu Lindong had already withdrawn the ghostly hand and glanced at the Heavenly Pride Token at his waist.

His merits jumped by nearly three hundred, and his merits from the Tower of Babel also increased, which was excellent. He immediately said in a calm voice, "Let's go. Be smart and stay within ten meters of my gate. Follow my orders."

Upon hearing this, all three felt reassured.

With such a capable captain leading the team, I feel incredibly safe when going on a mission.

The team continued to descend deeper into the valley.

Along the way, they encountered several waves of illusory popularity figures.

The depths of this subway seemed to have become a nest for these phantoms, impossible to exterminate, with more and more appearing the deeper one went.

What's even more troublesome is that these phantoms have a wide variety of abilities.

Some can even burrow through the ground and walls to launch surprise attacks, making them almost like a weakened version of the "land" ability.

However, it only burrows underground.

It does not form soil cones or manipulate rock and soil; it is merely a close-range attack.

This level of threat is nothing compared to Xu Lindong.

Several waves of attacks were quickly and easily resolved, and everyone's merits steadily increased.

The group made steady progress and eventually reached the depths of the platform, stopping near a staircase.

Looking down, you can already see the outline of a silent carriage.

However, a heavy, oppressive force had already spread throughout the area, filling the surroundings.

The air seemed to have solidified into a gel.

An immense, invisible pressure was squeezing in from all directions, making one's heart feel like it was being squeezed and breathing difficult.

"This is a terrible feeling. This sense of oppression is even worse than my wife finding out about my secret stash of money!"

Tang Lei and Wang Shuo have strong spirits and can barely hold on; they can even relieve the pressure by joking around.

Xiao Mufeng's face had turned pale, fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, his already high chest heaved even more violently, and his heartbeat had clearly accelerated.

Xu Lindong looked at her, his eyes questioning.

Xiao Mufeng shook his head, forcing a stubborn smile: "Captain, I'm fine, don't worry about me, I won't be a burden."

As she spoke, she took out a uniquely shaped ring that resembled a five-pointed star from her person and quickly put it on her hand.

The surface of the ring has a subtle, shimmering light.

The moment she put it on, her breathing became steady, all her discomfort receded like a tide, and her forehead stopped sweating.

"Um?"

Xu Lindong's eyes flickered.

This appears to be a special, miraculous item used for humanitarian purposes. Although it is not of high quality, it can quickly boost a person's energy and spirit, making it quite practical.

"No wonder her family allowed her to continue going on missions; they had a backup plan in place to save her life... Little rich girl."

Xu Lindong nodded inwardly, then instructed everyone to begin eating the offerings to recover.

He also took out the offerings to eat himself.

The glutinous rice chicken that Li Yunfan had carefully prepared as a tribute was indeed very effective. Not only was it delicious, but he also quickly felt his supernatural power being restored.

Ten minutes later, everyone had recovered, and there were no more phantoms attacking from the surroundings; they had all been cleared out.

Xu Lindong then looked down at the carriage below, his voice deep and serious: "Next, I'll lead the way down, you guys go to the carriages and open the doors."

As planned, everyone went to the four corners of the carriage. I was in charge of one corner, and then you all worked together to complete the sealing and reinforcement.

As for the remaining threats, I will suppress and resolve them.

His tone was calm, yet it conveyed an undeniable sense of control.

If this tone were spoken when he had just entered the sinkhole, it would have been a cold reaction from someone under survival stress, giving the impression that he was showing his sharp edge.

But now, when he says these words again, it no longer feels like he's showing off his sharpness, but rather like he's taking it for granted and having a strong sense of control.

This is not arrogance, but absolute composure based on strength.

Tang Lei and the other two could all see the calmness and certainty in Xu Lindong's eyes when he said those words.

If anyone else had said that, the three of them would never have believed it.

No one would easily entrust their life to someone else for protection.

What they don't believe in is not the act of "protection" itself, but that most people simply don't have the capability to do so.

But Xu Lindong is different.

Their performance along the way, as well as the ability and composure they demonstrated in past missions, have made it clear to them that if the captain says he can protect them, he definitely can.

Trust is the strongest weapon at this moment.

A small team that distrusts each other would never get this far.

Their team is already qualified to be completely entrusted with our backs.

"Now, let's act!"

Xu Lindong gave a low shout.

Everyone tensed instantly, like soldiers obeying a command, and rushed out in perfect unison, their movements swift and decisive.

Xu Lindong charged ahead with his giant shield, while the other three followed closely behind him, like the edge of a sharp cone.

The four of them stabbed down like a needle.

The golden patterns on Xu Lindong's shield shimmered, reflecting off his cold and stern face.

Especially the "Qin" character that appeared on his forehead was captivating and exuded majesty.

Almost simultaneously, dozens of gray-white figures suddenly emerged from the surrounding shadows.

Whoosh whoosh! !

The illusory figures of popularity surged in like a tide, moving at great speed and accompanied by a sharp whooshing sound.

"Stop right there, all of you!"

Xu Lindong's eyes flashed, and he abruptly stopped!

The giant shield slammed into the ground with a thud as he exerted force with his arm.

"Thump!!"

The moment the shield touched the ground.

A ring of golden-red light burst forth like a raging tide, sweeping outwards in all directions in a circular pattern.

Wherever the light passed, the ground was covered with seal script characters, as powerful as the blood-written talismans of generals on an ancient battlefield. They were interconnected and instantly formed a gate area with a diameter of ten meters, which was called "drawing a circle on the ground as a prison"!

Within this area lies a dwelling, guarded by door gods, warding off all evil spirits!

All the approaching phantom figures froze, as if trapped in an invisible quagmire on a bloody battlefield.

"close the door."

Xu Lindong's voice was deep and cold. He pressed down on one knee with his shield and slammed his palm down.

"Buzz!!"

The patterns on the door gods on the ground instantly lit up, and a powerful sealing force crashed down like a heavy shackle, as if a general on the battlefield had ordered the city to close.

Dozens of illusory figures were completely immobilized in place, unable to move.

next moment.

"boom!!"

The blazing golden-red flames erupted and spread from his entire body, like a volcanic eruption.

The flames spread out along the area of ​​the portal, but some parts did not scatter. Instead, under his precise control, they rapidly converged and rotated, gathering around him to form dazzling, blooming fire lotuses.

The lotus petals unfold layer by layer, with the bright flames of the stove dancing along their edges.

"go!"

Xu Lindong looked up and waved.

The fiery lotuses swirl together.

Like a blazing sun, it transformed into a magnificent golden storm, sweeping across the forbidden phantoms in all directions.

"Bang! Bang!! ————"

The fire lotuses collided with the phantoms one after another, exploding into countless golden and red fragments of flame.

The blooming of each lotus flower is accompanied by the grotesque twisting and disintegration of a phantom.

Like a brief but dazzling fireworks display, it burst into bloom on the dimly lit subway platform.

The light immediately illuminated the shocked faces of Xiao Mufeng and the other two.

This is not just a crushing force, but a violent aesthetic that is almost an art form. It is more beautiful than Mona Lisa singing Katyusha, and more exciting than the King of Qin dancing around a pillar.

The ban, suppression, and annihilation were carried out in one go, in a grand and magnificent manner.

Although Xiao Mufeng and his two companions were shocked, they knew they could not delay. They immediately rushed towards the carriage, instantly lifted the guardrail, and killed one or two scattered phantoms of human energy.

However, when they tried to open the old carriage door, they found it tightly shut and wouldn't budge no matter how hard they tried.

But through the dust-covered glass of the carriage, cold, numb faces appeared.

They were human-shaped phantoms, standing upright inside the carriage, pulling on the door in unison, sealing it completely shut, creating an extremely eerie scene.

"Who dares to hold the door shut? I'll do it!"

Xu Lindong strode forward at this moment, placing his right hand directly on the cold carriage door, and the character "Qin" instantly appeared on his palm.

The formidable power of the gatekeeper surged forth.

His eyes sharpened, he exhaled and spoke, pulling to the side with all his might.

"Open the door!!"

"Click!!"

The car door twisted, tore apart, and even slammed open inwards under the violent force.

An even stronger burst of killing force exploded outwards, rushing into the door like a tidal wave.

Seven or eight illusory figures, about to pounce, were struck head-on by this force, instantly twisting and disintegrating before they could even let out a scream.

"Rush!"

With a low shout, Tang Lei, enveloped in a phantom of human energy, seized the opportunity to rush in first.

The three of them shot off like arrows, each heading in one of the three corners.

However, the moment they stepped into the carriage, even more ghastly white figures suddenly appeared in the dark corners.

These numerous illusory figures seemed endless, swarming in like ghosts.

Wang Shuo was a fraction of a second too slow and was pounced on by a phantom.

He managed to turn sideways and barely managed to press the sealing device into the corner, but a cold, detaching sensation quickly left his body.

"Oh no—it stole my abilities!"

On the other side, Xiao Mufeng and Tang Lei were also in grave danger.

Several illusory figures entangled and attacked, and they could only barely dodge and parry, which severely slowed down their actions of installing the seal.

Xu Lindong had already reached the fourth corner.

His aura was deep and composed.

Any phantom figures that tried to approach him were engulfed and burned to ashes before they even got within three meters of him.

He pressed down with one hand, firmly embedding the last sealing device into the corner.

The moment he looked up, he saw the dangerous situation his other three teammates were in.

He tried to take a step out.

Jin Hong's extraordinary gatekeeper power spread three meters, but it seemed to be suppressed by the strange carriage, and could not spread to provide support at all.

"interesting."

Xu Lindong frowned slightly, his eyes suddenly turning cold.

His aura instantly turned sinister and deathly still, with a faint gray-black aura rising around him, and even strange lividity appeared on his face.

The next moment, he suddenly opened his mouth.

"howl!!!"

A sharp, cold howl, as if from the depths of the netherworld, suddenly erupted from his mouth!

The sound wave, carrying a strong, chilling, ghostly aura, swept through the entire carriage like an invisible storm.

Wherever it passed, all the illusory figures of human presence froze.

Then, like a sand dune swept by a gale, it quickly collapsed and disintegrated, turning into ash and disappearing.

Xu Lindong unleashed these abilities of the underground zombie one after another, leaving Tang Lei and the other two team members speechless.

The captain's strength is nowhere near that of a Sequence Nine.

It's essentially the power of a Sequence 8 level, and it might even be more powerful than a regular Sequence 8!

If it weren't for the fact that this sealing device requires four people to activate simultaneously, and also requires the simultaneous infusion of extraordinary energy to maintain its protection for a period of time, the captain could probably have easily completed the mission by himself.

"Can it hold on?"

At this moment, Xu Lindong looked at Wang Shuo and asked.

Wang Shuo gritted his teeth and nodded: "Yes!"

His blood and qi surged, and his own illusory aura had firmly entangled the possessing black shadow. Although he could not regain his power for the time being, he had managed to achieve a stalemate.

"Alright! Let's get ready and unleash our extraordinary energy together."

Xu Lindong's gaze swept over the other two.

Xiao Mufeng and Tang Lei nodded and said at the same time, "We have no problem."

"start up!"

Xu Lindong gave the order.

The four of them simultaneously channeled extraordinary energy into the sealing devices in their respective locations.

"Buzz!"

Four dark golden rays of light suddenly shone from the four corners of the carriage, extending towards each other.

It was about to form a complete sealing array.

But in that very instant...

"BOOM!!"

The entire carriage suddenly shook violently!

Numerous broken parts crackled and fell off the roof and under the car.

The metal panels of the carriage door, which had just been torn and twisted, were still groaning and contorting.

Immediately afterwards, a series of heavy, slow footsteps came from the darkness at the other end of the carriage.

thump—

thump—

thump—

Each heavy footstep shook the carriage, each sound like a blow to the heart, causing the sealed light to flicker and the connection process to be broken.

"What else is there?"

Xu Lindong suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound, his brows furrowed.

A palpable sense of oppression was rapidly gathering and rising from that direction.

Like a constantly pressurized atmosphere, it heavily crushes every inch of air.

The entire carriage seemed to instantly transform into a constantly shrinking syringe.

The oppressive force surging from the opposite side was like a slowly advancing needle plug, as if it wanted to squeeze and burst them.

The heart-pounding pressure I had just experienced at the stairwell descended once more, even more intense and solid than before.

Xiao Mufeng and the others immediately turned pale, their foreheads and necks bulged with veins, and their chests felt like they were being crushed by a boulder, making it difficult for them to breathe.

Even Xu Lindong felt a series of needle-like stings on his skin, as if an invisible force field was pressing down on him, as heavy as a thousand pounds.

He suddenly closed his eyes.

The portal's eye pierced through the obstruction, instantly locking onto the other end of the carriage.

A massive, almost overwhelming, illusory figure stood starkly in the darkness.

The illusory image solidified as if it were a real entity, bloated and deformed.

It was like the bodies of dozens of people forcibly kneaded together.

Multiple heads and faces with different expressions emerged from various parts of the torso, as if squeezed together, twisting and turning.

A dozen or so arms wriggled and waved like tentacles.

It was uttering muffled, overlapping roars: "Why...why won't you save me—why are you locking me up here—I want to get out—please save me—"

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Its voice was contradictory, painful, bewildered, and desperate.

The sound waves surged and echoed throughout the carriage, layer upon layer like rolling thunder, as if a mental storm was about to erupt.

Even before the sound truly hit, it was already piercing to the eardrums and felt like a heavy hammer blow to the head.

Countless murmurs, like whispers in one's ear, drilled directly into everyone's mind, making them feel drowsy and confused.

"An evil spirit!?"

Xu Lindong was deeply shaken.

This is no longer an ordinary phantom of popularity, but a malevolent entity suspected to be Sequence 8.

This carriage, which was already sealed with evil spirits, had somehow bred such a terrifying monster.

No, that's not right...

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Another terrible thought suddenly surfaced in his mind.

The Goddess Houtu once said that as the power of the Tower of Babel gradually increases, evil spirits will be gradually attracted to it.

Is this Sequence 8 evil spirit also here for this reason?

Perhaps the evil spirit itself is unaware that this is merely a subconscious pull.

But this possibility still exists.

Otherwise, if it had been so violent earlier, the seal on this place would have been broken long ago.

Of course, perhaps it was the act of reinforcing the seal that provoked it, or perhaps—it was the invisible attraction emanating from the Tower of Babel that drew it here.

Regardless, this situation required attention. Xu Lindong suddenly opened his eyes, gripped his shield tightly, and the character "Qin" on his forehead shone brightly.