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In the instant he turned the corner, Zhang Hao's blank mind suddenly made a decision.

The monsters are faster than them, and if this continues, they will only face the fate of being captured one by one.

First it was Zhang Liya, then Chen Jie, and finally myself.

How long can this last?

Three minutes?

Five minutes?

In short, it absolutely cannot last an hour.

Therefore, the worst and last resort is to fight this monster to the death.

Thanks to the monster's body shrinking considerably, Zhang Hao was able to reach its throat with a simple upward thrust.

However, he didn't have time to aim; this thrust depended entirely on his first reaction.

Staring wide-eyed at his own hand, the tip of the knife in his hand accurately pierced the other person's throat. Zhang Hao's nearly frozen mind suddenly showed surprise.

You can stab me!

But the surprise vanished the next moment.

The hand felt resistance, like a bayonet striking a piece of steel; the thin blade bent under the force.

It hit the mark, but couldn't penetrate completely.

It hit the vital point, but couldn't break through that vital point's defense.

How could an ordinary person without magical power possibly harm a cursed object?

With a swing of his thick right arm, Zhang Hao was struck in the chest and sent flying like an infant, completely defenseless.

This meant the end for him, the complete end.

"laugh!"

In the blink of an eye, a white flash illuminated the room, lighting up the dark corridor.

A white light shot out and struck the butcher who was about to swing his knife at Zhang Hao.

As the flickering lightning flashed past his cheek, Zhang Hao felt the hairs on his body stand on end.

He and Zhang Liya looked at the other side of the corridor, at the source of the light, almost simultaneously.

A figure strolled over, silver lightning crackling in his palm.

Chapter Ninety-Four: The World Has Changed

A pure white arc of electricity shone between her slender fingers, pulsating as if it were alive.

The lightning that had just been unleashed from his palm was now coiling around the butcher monster, who was invincible and terrifying to Zhang Hao and his companions.

This intense power, representing the manifestation of masculine magic, caused the cursed spirits, whose essence was a collection of yin curses, immense pain, forcing them to struggle desperately.

Zhang Hao and Zhang Liya stared blankly at the person in the corridor.

The relief of surviving the ordeal was replaced by surprise at seeing the person who suddenly appeared.

"It's you!"

Zhang Liya exclaimed in surprise, recognizing the man she had seen in the car on the way to the school at a glance.

The man's unremarkable face remained expressionless as he calmly gazed at the two.

"You guys are lucky."

The man spoke.

"But are you sure you want to just stand there like an idiot?"

The monster, now covered in lightning, was emanating a black aura.

Zhang Hao also smelled that aura, but it wasn't the smell of burning; rather, it was a strong, foul stench. It was the power of the Thunder Token clashing with the opponent's cursed spirit, releasing its cursed energy.

This power, representing the extreme of Yin, can cause serious illness in those with weak constitutions if not properly absorbed by ordinary people.

Zhang Hao and Zhang Liya were unaware of this matter, but staying away from danger is everyone's instinct.

Although the monster was imprisoned by lightning, it was still right beside them.

Zhang Hao immediately struggled to get up from the ground, but a sharp pain in his chest prevented him from doing so. The cursed spirit had just casually snapped a few of his ribs.

However, Zhang Liya immediately helped him up. Although she was extremely frightened, she had not lost her ability to move. She supported Zhang Hao and brought him to Kazama's side.

Seeing the two leave the cursed spirit, Kazama clenched his fists.

Silver lightning once again spilled from his fingertips, and the electric snakes intertwined and transformed into a strangely shaped, ferocious little beast that pounced on the butcher.

The booming sound echoed continuously in the narrow corridor; it was the roar of the spirit of lightning.

Standing beside Kazama, Zhang Liya and Zhang Hao were both dumbfounded as they watched this incredible scene.

Everything that happened tonight has completely shattered their worldview.

A monster, and lightning emanating from the strange man's hand.

Ghosts and magic... supernatural forces really exist in reality!

The lightning spirit crashed straight into the cursed spirit.

This made the lightning already covering the cursed spirit's body shine even brighter.

The cursed spirit's body also began to tremble violently.

The solidified flesh on the surface of the body became unstable again, and the fluid, dark substance began to surge and actively crash into the power grid.

When two forces representing different essences and being extremes collide, the resulting reaction is extremely violent.

Deep, muffled explosions rang out repeatedly until a small hole was finally smashed through the dense electric grid, from which a black phantom immediately darted out.

They repeated their actions from not long ago.

Sacrificing part of one's body, like a gecko shedding its tail, is a way to gain a chance to escape.

“Repetitive tricks get boring.”

Kazama's expression remained unchanged. The lightning in his hand disappeared, replaced by an invisible current of energy swirling around it.

The black phantom that was rushing forward suddenly stopped, as if it had crashed into an invisible wall.

This invisible wall, while blocking the cursed spirit, also transformed into a large net that enveloped it.

Ultimately, the cursed spirit was trapped in a vortex of air.

Wind sign.

Representing the all-pervasive power of the atmosphere, its ability to capture is unmatched by any other card in the Clow Cards.

At this moment, the cursed spirit was banished, and the butcher monster revealed its true form, a fat man falling straight to the ground.

"Fat!"

Seeing this, Zhang Hao instinctively wanted to rush over and catch the fat man's heavy body, but the sharp pain in his ribs stopped him.

Zhang Liya rushed to the fat man's side immediately after he collapsed. Touching his body, she felt it was ice-cold, but thankfully his heart was still beating and his breathing was weak but still present.

"Still alive..."

Zhang Liya looked at Zhang Hao behind her and said with surprise.

Ignoring the surprise of the two people behind him, Kazama manipulated the wind spirit to drag the writhing black mud to his front.

After briefly examining the lump of black mud, Kazama extended his left hand, and a golden-red book appeared in his palm.

The Book of Clow Seals.

Driven by Kazama, the Book of Seals was opened, and chains shot out from the ripples on the book, binding the black cursed spirit in front of him, fixing it firmly, and then slowly pulling it into the book.

Kazama closed the book, and the Book of Seals disappeared from his hand.

After all this was done, the entire corridor began to tremble violently, as if it were about to collapse.

"this..."

Leaning tightly against the wall, Zhang Hao watched all of this with a sense of panic.

"Don't be afraid..."

Kazama spoke.

"Losing power is just a normal collapse of the domain. We need to return to reality."

As if to verify Kazama's words, the black mist quickly dissipated, and the trembling in the corridor stopped.

The corridor has been completely transformed—or rather, it has returned to its original dilapidated and abandoned state.

The main entrance of the teaching building is revealed from the front, and the faint moonlight shines in through the exit, leaving a halo of light.

Then another person appeared beside the two of them.

"Gong Si!"

Seeing the figure lying quietly on the ground, Zhang Liya left Jiang Xiong's side and ran to check on the condition of this team member who had been missing for a long time.

Fortunately, Gong Si and Jiang Xiong were in similar condition; their bodies were ice-cold, but they were still breathing.

Zhang Hao looked up at the mysterious man in front of him, the 'spells' the man had cast earlier still vivid in his mind.

His lips moved as if he wanted to say something.

Kazama glanced at him lightly, as if knowing what he wanted to say, and spoke:

"Don't worry, these two are fine."

"However, being possessed by a cursed spirit and having the cursed power permeate your entire body will inevitably lead to a serious illness upon returning. If you recover well, you won't die..."

However, because the curse power erodes their life force, the two people who were possessed will have their lifespans shortened by several years.

Kazama didn't say this because there was no need.

"As for who I am, that question is meaningless."

"Anyway, you'll soon forget what happened tonight."