What do you mean by saying that the corpses I sew are all ominous creatures?

He paused, his tone growing even heavier: "The most terrifying thing is that it's alive."

I narrowed my eyes and circulated the evil energy within my body.

Sure enough, in my field of vision, the black wall of air was slowly writhing.

With each undulation, its boundaries expand outward by several meters.

"Has the expansion rate been calculated?" Lu Yan suddenly turned her head and asked.

"I...I've figured it out."

The technician looked at the tablet in his hand, his voice trembling.

"At the current rate of acceleration, if left unchecked, it will cover the northern suburban industrial area in two hours, and before dawn... it will engulf half of Jiangcheng."

The scene was deathly silent.

It swallowed up half of Jiangcheng.

That's the lives of millions.

"We can't wait any longer."

Lu Yan slammed the walkie-talkie onto the roof of the car, her cold eyes burning with a resolute flame.

"It will take at least two more hours for the provincial bureau's support to arrive, by which time it will be too late."

We must go in, find the source, and stop it!

"Girl, are you crazy?" Master Xuanzhen grabbed her.

"This Corpse Domain is now the underworld. Even if I, an old Taoist, went in, my cultivation would be suppressed by 30%."

Not to mention they also have to face the Left General, who is highly likely to awaken, and the ambush by the guardians of the tripod!

Clearly, on his way here, Master Xuanzhen had already learned about the entire story of the underground palace.

"Then what should we do? Just stand here and watch it eat people?" Lu Yan asked resolutely.

The two were deadlocked.

The ordinary team members around them looked at each other, their hands gripping their guns sweating.

Fear is contagious, especially when faced with this kind of supernatural despair.

"I'll go."

My voice broke the silence.

Although the sound was not loud, it was exceptionally clear in this deathly silent atmosphere.

Although I am not a particularly loyal or courageous person, I still cannot stand idly by as the lives of an entire city are about to disappear.

That day in my dream, my grandfather's words, "Walk the right path," still echoed in my ears from time to time.

Lu Yan and Master Xuanzhen turned to look at me at the same time.

I reached up and tightened the collar of my trench coat, my gaze calmly fixed on the churning black mist.

"The Taoist priest is right. For ordinary people, going in is just suicide."

But I'm different. I'm a corpse stitcher. I eat the food of the dead and earn good karma.

If I stood by and did nothing, my grandpa would probably be so angry he'd climb up from below and slap me across the face.

"I'll go with you."

Without any hesitation, Lu Yan immediately responded: "I'm the head of the Jiangcheng branch; I'd rather die inside than stay here."

"Sigh... what a tragedy."

Master Xuanzhen sighed, put the peach wood sword back on his back, and took out a purple-gold gourd from his pocket to take a swig of strong liquor.

"That's enough, I'm an old man, I won't be any worse than this."

"If you two kids die in there, where will I put my face?"

Finally, the team was finalized.

I, Lu Yan, Taoist Master Xuanzhen, and the two highly skilled members of the special operations team.

The iron pillar for practicing Vajra Body, and the thousand machines for playing with ink lines.

As for Zhao Tie and Zhou Ming, who also belong to the special operations team, they haven't been seen yet.

However, the situation is urgent now, and I don't have time to ask Lu Yan in detail.

Five people, a commando team.

The remaining special operations team members were responsible for establishing a defensive line on the perimeter and doing their best to slow down the expansion of the zombie zone.

"Let's go."

There was no farewell drink, no grand pronouncements.

I took the lead and strode towards the black wall of air.

As the distance closed, the sense of oppression grew stronger.

The moment I stepped into the black mist, I seemed to hear countless whispers in my ears—whispers of resentment.

But the malevolent energy within me suddenly surged, shutting out these noises.

I took a deep breath and stepped completely into the Corpse Domain.

The moment they entered the Corpse Domain, the hustle and bustle of the outside world completely disappeared.

It was eerily quiet here; there wasn't even a sound of wind.

The visible distance is less than five meters, and the beam of a flashlight seems to be swallowed up here, unable to shine far.

"Stay close to me," I whispered, my voice sounding somewhat muffled in the environment.

Because I cultivate the aura of malevolence, I am less affected by the environment of the Corpse Domain.

So before we came in, Master Xuanzhen decided that I should lead the way inside.

I closed my eyes, no longer using my vision to observe, but completely letting go of my perception of the evil energy.

In my perception, countless black meridians intertwined in the air, and all the malevolent energy was flowing in one direction.

That's the entrance to the underground palace, and also our landmark.

We walked along the main road of the ancient town.

The shops on both sides of the street had their doors tightly shut, and the red lanterns hanging under the eaves emitted a faint green glow, making them look particularly eerie.

"That is..."

Lu Yan behind him suddenly stopped, her voice muffled.

I looked in the direction she pointed.

A folk customs bureau SUV was parked in front of a place called Xiangyun Inn.

The car door was open, but there was no one inside.

We approached cautiously.

When I saw the scene next to the car clearly, even I felt my pupils contract sharply.

Several figures are embedded in the wooden walls of the inn.

No, to be precise, it's several layers of skin.

Those were three team members wearing special operations uniforms.

They were not dead, because I could still see their eyeballs moving.

But their bodies had been flattened, like sheets of paper, forcibly fused into the wooden wall by some incredible force.

"Help...help..."

One of the human skins saw us, its lips moved slightly, and it made a sound so faint it was almost imperceptible.

"Don't move!"

Master Xuanzhen grabbed Tiezhu, who was about to rush forward to save people, his face extremely grim.

"It's hopeless. Their souls and spirits have already been assimilated by this Corpse Domain."

Forcibly pulling them out now will only cause their souls to scatter, denying them even the chance to be reincarnated.

Let's see them off.

I said softly, the scalpel slipping from my sleeve into my palm.

Rather than letting them live in such agony, it's better to give them a quick death.

Moreover, now is not the time to dwell on it.

A flash of cold light.

The three human skins stopped wriggling, and the light in their eyes completely vanished.

Meanwhile, Master Xuanzhen was even faster. Just after my blade flashed, he pulled out the purple-gold gourd from his robes.

This time, however, he wasn't drinking alcohol; instead, he was pointing the gourd at a human skin while chanting incantations.

In an instant, three white orbs of light flew out from the human skin and were then collected into the gourd.

Master Xuanzhen sealed the gourd tightly, silently chanted "Amitabha," and then said, "Fortunately, the souls can still be retrieved. After we get out, they will have a chance to reincarnate."

Lu Yan turned her head away, her shoulders trembling slightly.

"Watch out! Something's coming!"

I turned around abruptly, and the black bone needle in my hand instantly floated in front of me.

In my perception, the surrounding malevolent energy suddenly began to fluctuate violently.