The Lord of Void and Real

90  Chapter 89: Joint Effort to Surround and Kill

The woodcutter was struck by this white light, causing his body to tumble a few times. With a hefty "thud," he was flung against the left wall of the grand hall, making the Earth quiver slightly.

Shen Luo looked towards the woodcutter and couldn't help but draw in a breath of cool air.

He saw the woodcutter had already turned over and was sprawled on the ground, his arms seemed to twist and warp as he propped himself up. His neck jutted out eerily, and his gruesome face was etched with pulsating veins. His eyes had turned scarlet, and drool dripped incessantly from the corners of his mouth.

The sight immediately terrified the convoy members, rendering them frozen in their tracks.

"Gurgle, Gurgle, Gurgle ..."

The woodcutter emitted strange sounds from the depths of his throat. His body made continuous "cracking" noises, and his form was visibly enlarging at a rate that was detectable by the human eye. He eventually burst out of his clothes.

Shen Luo saw the skin that was exposed, it astonishingly held a greyish hue. Large patches of black, like markings of decay were blooming across the surface, it looked as though he had been dead for quite some time.

As his form continued to inflate, the skin tautened and swelled until with a "ripping" sound, from behind his back, it was completely torn apart. Revealing a grey-furred rat monster standing on its hind legs, which stood around seven or eight feet high.

This sight not only scared the convoy people but even the guards seemed somewhat flustered.

"Don't panic, it's just a rat monster. We will kill it together," the dark-faced youth seemed more composed readjusting quickly and gave a joined command.

The guards heard his command and each reached into their pockets and took out a small bottle. Pouring a silver liquid over their blades, they then quickly advanced on the rat monster from both sides.

Shen Luo stayed in the original place, warily observing his surroundings, with his right hand secretly concealed within his sleeve.

Just as he was surveying, a spine-chilling shriek suddenly erupted. The chest of a guard, standing very near to the shrine, was pierced by two bony palms and hoisted helplessly into mid-air.

It was only then that everyone was shocked to realize that the beggar, who had been lying on his side, had somehow managed to stand up.

With a swift twist of his body and a mighty swing of his arms, he violently hurled the corpse of the guard hanging from his arms. The body was flung directly towards Shen Luo.

Shen Luo quickly sprang up from the ground and leaped backward to evade the attack.

He looked back at the beggar, only to clearly see his real appearance, his eyes had rotted away, and the skin on his face was dry and wrinkled. There were dark green patches of decay all over his face. He was unmistakably a Zombie!

The guards who initially were advancing towards the rat monster became completely disoriented by this sudden Zombie and were scattered in all directions.

"Everyone else, get out! The guards, stay with me and kill this monster and zombie," the dark-faced youth immediately roared out seeing the commotion.

The grey-haired old man must have been the Chamber of Commerce Manager; he hurriedly began shouting, "Get out, Get out," and led the way out of the palace door. The other clerks also rushed out in a hurried confusion following the old man. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

But right after, piercing cries of agony echoed from outside the hall. It seemed like more monsters were lurking outside; the inside and outside of the hall were now caught in a dangerous pincer attack.

"Everyone, stay close, gather around me," cried the dark-faced youth in horror.

The remaining guards immediately withdrew, standing back to back to each other in an effort to form an outward defense circle.

However, before their circle could fully form, the rat monster's eyes flashed with a green glint. Without warning, it lunged forward, and its forepaws hooked to the floor, propelling itself swiftly towards a weak point in the defense line, much like an arrow shot from a bow.

"Watch out...!"

Before the scream could fully escape, the rat monster had already transformed into a blurry shadow and plunged right into the midst of the guards.

Two of the guards grunted and were immediately flung into the air.

One of the guards was lucky enough to be directly thrown away, while the other had his leg bitten off as he descended, by the rat monster that lunged its head upwards with its mouth wide open.

Chaos ensued within the great hall, the zombie dressed up as a beggar, abruptly spun around, unexpectedly lunging forward, not attacking the guards but heading straight for Shen Luo.

Its stiff form leapt into mid-air, with both arms straight ahead, moving at an extreme speed.

Seeing those fresh red flesh strips hanging from the zombie's claw-like nails, Shen Luo's scalp tingled, and he hastily retreated.

Unfortunately, the corpse of the guard who had just been impaled by the zombie was nearby. Shen Luo was tripped up by one of its outstretched legs, stumbling and retreating several steps, then bumped into a palace pillar.

The zombie's bloodshed fingers swiftly reached his eyes, on the verge of penetrating his skull.

Shen Luo's eyes narrowed, and he expertly thrust his head to the right. The zombie's claws grazed past his ear and were lodged into the palace pillar.

A muffled "thud" resonated, causing the great hall to tremble slightly.

The zombie's fingers penetrating the pillar. Even the entire palm was buried within, unable to extricate for a moment.

Shen Luo immediately lifted his right hand, which he had been hiding in his sleeve, and his palm began to burn.

A "boom" echoed loudly!

A snowy white thunder light appeared from nowhere, piercing through the roof of the great hall and striking the beggar zombie.

In a flash, the zombie's entire body burst out with sparks, crackling and hissing, while ceaselessly screaming hoarsely, and black smoke rose from its body.

Shen Luo had been cautious all along, secretly drawing a Small Thunder Talisman in the palm of his hand using fresh blood, which he then easily used under the activation of his mana.

But he was a bit surprised that the power of this Small Thunder Talisman was much greater than he had anticipated.

"There's a cultivator..."

Someone shouted. Upon seeing this, the guards were suddenly rejuvenated. Despite the Rat Monster holding a human leg in its mouth and looking ferocious, they all raised their weapons and charged towards the Rat Monster.

The silver liquid poured on their swords, not known what it was, each time it cut the Rat Monster, a wisp of green smoke would emerge from the wound. The Rat Monster shrieked and screamed as if it was severely wounded.

"Move away first..." The Dark-faced Youth yelled, suddenly picking up a black object from behind his waist and throwing it up towards the Rat Monster.

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That black object suddenly unfurled in mid-air, turning into a black net that fell down, covering the Rat Monster beneath. The lightweight net seemed to have an incredible weight as it directly pressed the Rat Monster down, preventing it from moving.

Seeing this, the guards no longer hesitated and rushed up together, continuously chopping down on the Rat Monster.

The screams of agony within the great hall were like those of a pig being slaughtered.

Shen Luo glanced at his palm, seeing that the blood markings of the rune were still there, just a little fainter. He started channeling the mana inside his Dantian, and in one breath launched four or five blows at the zombie.

"Rumble"

His palm kept having the burning sensation, and the void kept resonating with thunderclaps.

One after another, the snow-white lightning fell from mid-air, repeatedly striking the zombie. The sound of thunderbolts echoed constantly.

When the first few lightning bolts fell, the zombie was still screaming. But by the time the last bolt fell, the zombie's body was burnt black, completely turned into charcoal, and fell to the ground with a thud.