Chapter 23: Annihilating Zombies

  Wanzi and others quietly looked at this black-haired zombie, I lifted the talisman on his face, and everyone finally saw clearly that this was a person. This is a clear human face, and this person is Li Dong who has been missing for three days.

  "Dongzi, what's wrong with you?" Wanzi took a step forward and was pulled back by a younger brother beside him. I stood still, explaining the encounter that day to them. A group of people stood in the tomb area listening to ghost stories, each one feeling a little scared.

  "You... damn it!" Suddenly, Li Hao seemed to break free from the symbol's control and charged towards me. Li Hao swung his fist at my face with great force, and Wanzi on the side couldn't react in time. I had been paying attention to this guy's movements, reacted quickly, and kicked Li Hao's chest with one foot.

  My arm was no match for his leg, and I kicked him in the chest with one foot. His eyes turned red, and he let out a loud roar, pouncing on me again. His fists rained down on me mercilessly, and I stumbled to the ground, unable to withstand the attack. "You killed my brother!" Li Hao shouted, his hands closing around my neck like a vice. The force was immense, and I could barely breathe. I knew he wanted to kill me, and I got angry too, stretching out my hand to grab his neck and squeezing with all my might. We rolled on the ground, our faces red and our necks bulging, until Wanzi rushed over and kicked me to the ground.

  These people were all helping Li Hao, and I was at a disadvantage. I drew back one fist and swung it at Li Hao's face. This guy actually opened his mouth and bit down on my other arm, and I felt a surge of intense pain as he tore off a piece of flesh. A pale golden blood flowed out from my arm, and when this blood stained Li Hao's body, Li Hao's eyes gradually cleared up, and the claws on his hands began to retract.

  "I want you dead!" Li Hao shouted loudly and pounced on Li Dong's body, tearing off the talisman on his head.

  "Don't!" I shouted loudly, but Li Hao wouldn't listen to me at all. He had a cruel smile on the corner of his mouth as he stepped closer and closer to me. I already knew what would happen next - either Li Dong would kill everyone, or everyone would join forces to kill Li Dong and Li Hao together. Because Li Hao had changed, he had gone mad, and today he wouldn't rest until he had killed me.

  "Wanzi, today it's either them or all of us who die, you decide!" I shouted at Wanzi and ran towards the small woods outside the tomb. The terrain in the woods is more complex, and with trees blocking the way, the zombies will move slower, increasing our chances of survival. Li Hao still has his sanity and won't harm Wanzi and the others, but Li Dong has already become a black zombie... I don't want everyone to die here, even if these people have bullied me. Master taught me that as a Taoist, we are born to save people.

  "Run quickly, into the small woods!" Wan Zi finally couldn't help but shout, the people around him had already scattered in all directions, some were even so scared that they wet their pants. I ran very fast, but was tripped by a rock on the ground and fell to the ground. In front of me was a newly erected tombstone, with a photo of a 40-year-old woman on it, smiling at me with a flower-like face. Below the photo was written in large characters: "Wang Xiaoni's mother buried here!" I was suddenly shocked, thinking of that detestable ghostly concubine, and was so scared that I couldn't get up again.

  At the critical moment, I was pulled from behind and found Wei Ge standing in front of me with a difficult expression, nodding at me. The two of us supported each other as we ran forward. After Li Dong's talisman was torn off, a gust of dark wind suddenly rose, and Li Dong's body slowly began to move. "Wah woo——" A strange cry sounded, and Li Dong leaped three meters in one bound, suddenly appearing right in front of Li Hao.

  “Pfft——” Li Dong's hand tore through Li Hao's chest, and Li Hao's eyes widened as the blood from his body began to gush out. In an instant, he was drained of all his strength. As he lay dying, he looked at Li Dong with a gaze full of resentment: "Brother, I'm Haozi..." This guy had finally been killed by his own foolish actions. He had sought revenge without regard for the consequences, and this was the retribution he deserved.

  Li Dong didn't say a word from start to finish, he just pulled out a bloody heart from Li Hao's chest with his right hand and swallowed it. I knew that zombies eat humans, if they eat many human hearts, they will produce consciousness and come back to life. If Li Dong comes back to life, then he probably won't let me go first. I grabbed Wei Ge and quickly ran towards the distance.

  As I ran, I heard another scream coming from behind, and another of Wanzi's younger brothers was caught by Li Dong and had his heart ripped out. He died on the spot. At this moment, I had an urge to go up and kill Li Dong, who had turned into a black zombie. But I knew I wasn't a match for him, so I gritted my teeth against the stinging pain of the cuts on my skin from Li Hao's slashes, and let Wei Ge pull me towards the small woods.

  The small forest was only a dozen meters away from the tomb, but these dozen meters were very long. Li Dong slapped and crushed the skull of one of the slowest Starlight students with his palm, then pulled out a bloody heart and swallowed it down, this was already the third one. Li Dong ran slowly, but his bounce was good, every two or three jumps, he could catch a prey.

  Li Dong, who had swallowed the heart whole, had a mouthful of fresh blood, and even a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth, with a look of satisfaction on his face. I was starting to suspect that this guy had regained consciousness, my brother Wei and I were running in the front, followed by Wanzi and his two bodyguards, everyone was running for their lives, the faster we ran, the more hope we had of surviving.

  I suddenly reached into my pocket and a few yellow talismans fell out, including two crimson talismans - the Soul-Calming Talisman and the Five Thunder Talismans. I pushed Wei Ge away and rushed towards Li Dong in the back. The Li Dong behind me had already killed five or six students, and the others had all scattered. He was now pouncing towards Wan Zi's direction. I saw that his two bodyguards had their hearts ripped out, and their heads were smashed to pieces.

  "Hsss—" After a gust of wind passed by, Li Dong arrived behind Wan Zi.

  "Meng Fei, save me!" Wan Zi shouted for help, and Wei Ge ran back to pull my arm.

  "Wei Ge, you run quickly, I can handle him, believe me!" I looked at Wei Ge with a firm face.

  "You damn fool, do you want to die? If you're dead, Fan Qinqin will be someone else's wife!" Wei Ge said hastily. This guy still didn't forget to flirt with girls at this time and actually used this excuse to persuade me to leave.

  "Then hurry up and go get someone to save me, if you don't leave now we'll both die, go quickly!" I pushed Wei Ge away with one hand, saying it in a rush. All I wanted was for Wei Ge to run faster, I didn't know if I could succeed or not, I just didn't want Wei Ge to die with me. Wei Ge looked at me once, his eyes brimming with tears, gritted his teeth and ran forward again.

  I watched as Wei Ge left, and suddenly my heart tightened. I gritted my teeth and took out a red Five Thunder Seal, reciting the incantation just like Master had taught me. I felt my body's energy being slowly drained by the seal, which also emitted a faint red glow, as if it was about to ignite. Suddenly, I thought of Master, who could summon heavenly thunder without using a seal, while I had to burn through my own lifespan to use this seal, which was far beyond my own abilities - it was simply no comparison.

  At this time, Li Dong had already raised his massive hand, like a bear's paw, and was about to slap Wang Zi's head. In the nick of time, Wang Zi looked at me again. "...... Urgent as a thunderclap, Five Thunder Destroying Law, swift!" As soon as I finished reciting the last sentence, a flame burst forth from my fingertips, and a bolt of lightning as thick as a bowl descended from the sky, striking Li Dong's body.

  "Boom——" Li Dong was possessed by lightning, letting out a loud roar. His entire black body exploded into pieces, my face turned pale, and I almost couldn't catch my breath. A sweet sensation rose up in my throat, and I suddenly let out a violent cough.

  "Pffft——" I used up my last bit of strength, spat out a mouthful of blood, and looked at the corpse that had been blown apart by lightning. To my surprise, a shadow flew out from it and burrowed into the grave. I knew this was Li Dong's soul trying to escape. This guy had already become an evil spirit and had formed a karmic connection with me. Under no circumstances could I let him get away.

  I held the Soul-Sealing Charm again and shouted, "Primordial Spirit return to its position, retract!" A yellow light enveloped Li Dong's soul and sucked it into the charm. I folded up the charm and was about to put it back in my waist when suddenly I felt dizzy and fainted.

  Wanzi grabbed me and took me to Wang Huashu's clinic. Days passed, a whole week, I fell into a coma, surrounded by countless little ghosts, I was terrified.