"Planning to just leave like this?"
The voice was hoarse and low, but to my ears, it was like thunder on a clear day, because the owner of that voice was a truly troublesome existence.
I twisted my stiff neck. I saw that the Mountain God had somehow crawled out of the large pit. The missing left half of its body had already recovered significantly, its scarlet eyes radiating a bloodthirsty glow. At this moment, the Mountain God was like a wolf that had starved for many years.
"This guy is really like a cockroach. Even with half his body gone, he's still stubbornly alive."
My mind raced, thinking about how to deal with the current situation. Li Zuoquan was definitely out of it, with only half a breath left. If we just left him here, the outcome was self-evident.
But I couldn't bring myself to do that. Moreover, even if I handed Li Zuoquan over to the Mountain God, with its temperament, it wouldn't let us go.
"M-Mountain God, it was all a misunderstanding. The old man who hurt you is already dead. How about you let us two go?" After speaking, I gestured for Zhang Dabiao to put down Li Zuoquan, but he remained unmoved, looking at me with confusion. Southern School Evil Encounter Notes.
"What are you looking at? Are we going to risk our lives for a dead man?"
As the Mountain God spoke, I felt Li Zuoquan's hand move slightly. At first, I feared I was mistaken, so when I turned to look at the Mountain God, I subtly patted him. He responded.
Now, all our hopes rested on Li Zuoquan. The Mountain God was not lightly injured. Li Zuoquan must have overused his power and suffered a backlash. If we could just buy some time, there might still be hope.
"Cunning human, do you think the same trick will fool me a second time?"
I was so scolded by the Mountain God that I didn't know how to retort. Zhang Dabiao, on the other hand, didn't care about anything else.
"You darn monkey, what right do you have to blabber here? We didn't come looking for you. You should just mind your own business as the Mountain God. Running out to scare people is wrong of you."
As soon as these words were spoken, I saw the Mountain God's scarlet eyes constrict into thin red lines, and its target was Zhang Dabiao.
"Heh heh... hahaha..."
The Mountain God's arrogant laughter surged like waves, one after another. Leaves rained down, burying our ankles in a short while.
"Interesting, very interesting. I have lived for thousands of years, and yet I am being toyed with by you few little monkeys. I originally intended to play with you, but now it seems unnecessary. All of you, die!"
As the Mountain God uttered his last word, a stream of black airflow spread from its mouth. At first, it was only as thick as a thumb, but this thing grew with the wind. After drifting out a few meters, it expanded dozens of times over.
By the time it approached us, it was overwhelming. The ground was covered in a layer of frost. Suddenly, I felt as if I had been thrown from a tropical rainforest in the south directly into the icy wilderness of the Arctic.
"Achoo! Is this guy really seriously injured? How can he still blow Yin Bone Wind?" Zhang Dabiao rubbed his shoulders and sneezed.
Yin Bone Wind was a skill that all Yin spirits could master, but this skill was tied to the strength of the Yin spirit or evil entity. For example, the Yin Bone Wind from a newly deceased Yin spirit would only cause an ordinary person to shiver.
It was different for a fierce ghost. At best, it could cause a cold or fever, and at worst, it could directly knock someone unconscious. This was what ordinary people called being possessed.
Although the Mountain God's strength was great, after being hit by Li Zuoquan's Demon Extermination Mirror, its strength was greatly diminished. Otherwise, if it had used Yin Bone Wind from the beginning, we would have been finished long ago.
Even though its strength had weakened considerably, it still made it difficult for us to move. Zhang Dabiao and I were doing relatively well, but Li Zuoquan was in a much worse state. Already seriously injured, he was now covered in frost from the Yin Bone Wind.
This caused the already unconscious Li Zuoquan to stir.
Cough—
A trace of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. His once sharp eyes became cloudy. Seeing this, my heart sank. Was this a final burst of energy before death?
Thinking this, I waved my hand in front of him. His eyes gradually regained some clarity.
"Cough cough... This old man is not going to die anytime soon."
Hearing this, I breathed a sigh of relief. "I say, Old Li, you're quite scary. I thought you had kicked the bucket."
Li Zuoquan snorted, "Don't worry, this old man will not die before I see that thing."
Listening to Li Zuoquan's curse, I inwardly grumbled. I should have just let go and let him fall into the pit and die. But on the surface, I showed no displeasure.
Our ability to escape this predicament now depended on Li Zuoquan. I could only curse him inwardly a few times and then quickly asked, "What should we do now? We can't get close at all. If we keep waiting, we'll be blown into popsicles by the Yin Bone Wind."
Zhang Dabiao nodded in agreement. "Old Li, we almost lost our lives saving you just now. If you don't resolve this situation, all three of us will freeze to death here."
Li Zuoquan glared at Zhang Dabiao. "Don't think this old man doesn't know what you two are up to. My Profound Yang True Qi is almost depleted, and I can no longer activate the Demon Extermination Mirror. To deal with the Mountain God, you'll have to do it yourselves..."
Li Zuoquan's words were clearly a refusal. If his Profound Yang True Qi was truly depleted, he would have been blown to death by the Mountain God's Yin Bone Wind long ago, not here negotiating with us.
But his approach was understandable. After all, one only has one life, and even when dying, one is unwilling to leave so easily. Moreover, an old fox like Li Zuoquan must have a backup plan and would not use it until the critical moment.
I interrupted Li Zuoquan, urging, "Hurry up and tell us what to do. In a little while, we'll all be frozen, and no one will survive."
"The Mountain God is also at the end of its rope. Pour your Profound Yang True Qi into the Demon Extermination Mirror, and with me driving it, we can surely scare it away."
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and bring the Demon Extermination Mirror. I'll pour Profound Yang True Qi into it."
Li Zuoquan said no more. He muttered a few incantations and had Zhang Dabiao place his hand on the Demon Extermination Mirror. Then, a faint cyan light appeared on the Demon Extermination Mirror again, enveloping us and blocking the Yin Bone Wind.
As this light appeared, the Mountain God's surprised cry came from the other side, "You humans are truly treacherous, to have tricked me again! Today, I will definitely kill you all to vent my hatred!"
As the voice faded, the Yin Bone Wind intensified by another third, carrying hailstones the size of beans. The cyan light shield rippled, threatening to shatter at any moment.
"Young Song, we are now resisting the Mountain God. You quickly go and attack it. As long as it is injured, this method will be broken."
When I heard this, I almost jumped up. Are you kidding me? Asking me to go out and fight the Mountain God now? Isn't that like a centenarian trying to hang himself?
Seeing me frozen in place, Li Zuoquan urged, "His Profound Yang True Qi is not much. If you wait any longer, we will all die."
Looking at Zhang Dabiao, who was sweating, I inwardly cursed Li Zuoquan, the old fox. Then, I leaped out of the barrier and charged into the Yin Bone Wind.