The half-red-haired zombie stopped abruptly about eight or nine meters away from us.
It still held up a pair of zombie arms, its blood-red eyes staring intently at us.
Its nose twitched, emitting a "huhu" sound.
Its mouth opened and closed slightly, a look of craving and anticipation on its face.
"This zombie hasn't fully advanced to a Red Fiend, so don't be too alarmed!"
Yunxia Gu spoke up, seeing everyone's fear.
Uncle-Master also grunted in agreement:
"Since we're here, what's there to fear?
Later, Yunxia and I will take the lead.
You guys prepare more glutinous rice and throw it at it.
It's best to seize the opportunity and get it into its mouth!"
Uncle-Master said in a deep voice.
Lao Mo and I both nodded:
"Don't worry, Uncle-Master!"
"Master, I'm not scared."
Hearing our responses, the others also nodded.
"Let's go!"
"Slay demons and exterminate monsters, uphold justice."
"Let's go together, kill it."
"..."
Morale surged once again.
Facing the Red Fiend zombie, Yunxia Gu and Uncle-Master should have the ability to break free and escape.
Their cultivation level dictated this.
But for us, escaping might be difficult.
This zombie could cover five to six meters in a single step, its speed far greater than the White Zombies before.
Even we couldn't outrun it.
If we wanted to safely pass through the zombie-infested area together, we had to end this quickly.
We had to strike down the zombie before us.
The Red Fiend zombie was already impatient.
"Aoo!"
With a roar, it raised its zombie arms and lunged towards us.
"Up!"
Uncle-Master shouted and was the first to charge forward.
Yunxia Gu followed closely behind.
I, with my glutinous rice prepared, also moved swiftly to catch up.
In a blink of an eye, Uncle-Master and Yunxia Gu were already engaged with the zombie.
Uncle-Master swung his broadsword down.
Against ordinary walking corpses, it was one sword, one kill.
But now, all that could be heard were "dong dong dong" sounds, as if he were striking an iron plate, with sparks flying.
The Red Fiend zombie didn't even bother to block, letting Uncle-Master and Yunxia Gu hack at it.
It simply opened its mouth, biting frantically, and its zombie arms swept left and right.
As I got closer, I seized an opportunity and sprinkled glutinous rice into the zombie's mouth.
I thought my movements were swift.
But the Red Fiend zombie, the moment I sprinkled the glutinous rice, directly closed its mouth, nose, and eyes.
The glutinous rice touched its body surface.
"Pa pa pa" sounds of explosion could be heard.
But the threat to the Red Fiend zombie was minimal.
Lao Mo and the others also rushed up.
They were all casting talismans and sprinkling glutinous rice from the outside.
It was ineffective, causing no damage to the Red Fiend zombie.
No one dared to rush forward and confront the Red Fiend head-on.
Everyone knew it was an unwinnable fight.
A Red Fiend level zombie, even the lowest rank,
was at the True Light realm. Even though this was only a half-Red Fiend zombie, its strength was beyond what our current cultivation could directly contend with.
However, the most critical issue was that our fight attracted surrounding zombies.
Just as we made contact, new zombies began to emerge from the mist, surrounding us.
"Damn it, we need to finish this quickly.
Xiao Qin, Xiao Mo, you take everyone and hold off those zombies outside."
"Yes!"
After I said that, I turned without hesitation and ran towards the outer perimeter.
Lao Mo and the others also moved.
We formed a crescent shape.
Leaving a combat zone for Uncle-Master and Yunxia Gu.
As for the weasel demon, due to the Soul Shattering Talisman,
its cultivation was suppressed, and it was now merely a spirit.
It could only watch from the side, praying for our victory.
Otherwise, it would die along with us...
Upon reaching the outer perimeter, we discovered it was just a group of walking corpses.
Dealing with them wasn't troublesome.
We could hold them off.
At the center of the battlefield.
Uncle-Master repelled the Red Fiend zombie with lightning techniques.
Then he suddenly retreated over five meters, shouting to Yunxia Gu:
"Yunxia, hold it off for a moment, I'm going to invoke a deity."
"Mm!"
Yunxia Gu nodded and directly faced the Red Fiend.
She raised her hand and unleashed a golden sword qi.
Instantly, the sword qi flashed.
"Boom!"
The sword qi exploded, smashing into the zombie's chest.
But after letting out a few "wuwu" roars, the zombie emerged as if unharmed.
Instead, it lunged at Yunxia Gu in anger.
Uncle-Master had already formed seals with his hands and was chanting a secret incantation.
Following that, he stomped his right foot and shouted loudly:
"The Patriarch bestows this art;臨兵鬥者皆陣列前行, CH!"
With the command,
Uncle-Master's entire body trembled with a "weng" sound, and a ripple of protective energy spread outwards.
Simultaneously, it was visible to the naked eye.
Uncle-Master's clothes bulged as if inflated.
This was the third time I had seen Uncle-Master perform the deity invocation technique.
His methods were clearly superior and stronger than Lao Mo's.
The extent of his body's inflation was also greater.
At this moment, Uncle-Master looked like a muscular man, appearing exceptionally imposing.
Everyone around saw this scene.
They were all dumbfounded.
"My god, it's the Deity Invocation and Qi Absorption Technique!"
"Such strong qi fluctuations, Senior Hu Xiao actually knows how to perform such a high-level Daoist secret art."
"Indeed! I heard from the elders in the sect.
This kind of technique can, in a short period, increase one's cultivation by a whole major realm, or even more."
Yunlong, Yunhu, Xu Hanchi, Luo Fei, and others.
Had all heard of the "Deity Invocation Technique" to some extent.
Seeing it now, they couldn't help but be astonished.
And in the next second.
We saw the flushed Uncle-Master lunge at the Red Fiend zombie, not even using his broadsword.
He charged forward with bare hands, simply rushing at it...