The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 325 - 208 The Invisible Hand Revealed_2

Chapter 325: Chapter 208 The Invisible Hand Revealed_2

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But it also had a weakness.

The zombie was a scattered soul, with the spirit still attached to the body, allowing it to absorb Yin Evil Qi and wreak havoc. Various Corpse Suppressing Talismans worked by suppressing its spirit, making it difficult to move.

The so-called soul and spirit were that the soul was Yin, while the spirit was Yang.

The Soul Hook could also restrain it.

Bang! Chaotic leaves scattered.

Before the zombie hidden among the dead leaves could react, its neck was severed by the Duan Chen Blade, and a ferocious head rolled out.

Its skin was purplish-black, like rotten hide, with muscles atrophied, exposing a mouthful of fangs, and its eyes had long withered, leaving black holes in their sockets.

Whoosh—

Dark, murky energy spewed from the corpse.

Wang Daoxuan quickly stepped forward, brandishing the money sword, and took an Astral Step, lighting a Yellow Talisman and reciting the Curse Removal Spell.

Soon, the foul stench gradually dispersed.

This was the trouble with dealing with zombies; the corpse energy and Yin Evil Qi within entangled. If there was any resentment, it became the "harmful energy" of folklore.

Once collided, one would be bedridden for days.

If left for a long time, it became a terrifying entity like a Drought Demon, which could only be suppressed; otherwise, the corpse energy scattered, poisoning for miles, and could cause a drought.

"Fortunately."

Wang Daoxuan breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the sky, "The sun is about to set. Once night falls, this thing won’t be so easy to deal with."

Lin Yu was somewhat dumbfounded.

"This... This is an old zombie."

Regardless of the type of zombie, when first formed, it would follow the scent of blood to chase people, moving quickly, and run on its legs like a living person.

Though terrifying, its flesh and blood were not much stronger than an ordinary person. Never mind experts, even commoners working together could chop off its head.

But over time, as Yin Evil Qi gathered, fur would grow on its body, known as furred zombies, with the fur color varying depending on the hiding region.

There were White Zombies, Black Corpses, Red Zombies, and Green Zombies.

The color didn’t indicate strength, just the local environment.

Truly frightening were the old zombies.

As the fur receded, the zombie flesh became as hard as refined iron, joints became inflexible, the body was stiff, moved by hopping, and was impenetrable by blade or spear due to concentrated Yin Evil Qi, making it very hard to deal with.

Yet this old zombie before him hadn’t even unleashed its might before its head was chopped off—how could Lin Yu not be shocked?

Seeing his gaze, Li Yan calmly sheathed his blade, "My treasured blade is sharp. What’s strange about slaying a zombie’s head?"

You must be kidding!

Lin Yu internally grumbled.

Though it wasn’t noon, in this dark forest, the old zombie could still sense and attack. How could it not react at all?

There must be another reason.

Of course, he dared not inquire further.

Li Yan didn’t bother with the fat man, quickly striding forward, lifting a foot to kick, and the zombie’s body rolled out from the dead grass pile.

His eyes subtly shifted, surreptitiously rubbing his foot.

Even with using Hidden Energy, kicking this old zombie felt like kicking a big rock, numbing his toes.

It was because the Yin Evil Qi dispersed.

Had it been in normal night conditions, an ordinary person would indeed be unable to handle it...

Soon, the crowd was drawn to the zombie’s attire.

On the zombie’s body,

It was actually wearing armor!

Not the ragged armor buried with it, but a mountain-patterned armor of the military, albeit a bit rusted, it was a standard of the Great Xuan Dynasty.

"Damned coward..."

Sha Lifei widened his eyes, cursing, "This zombie was raised by someone to harm others here, what do they want?"

Seeing this, Lin Yu inexplicably found his lips dry, "What the zombie is wearing is the patterned armor of White Tiger Mountain, only Guerrilla Generals are entitled to wear it. It’s forbidden to leak out; privately possessing it is rebellion!"

Hearing this, everyone exchanged glances.

Li Yan shook his head, "It seems the matter on Azure Dragon Mountain is not so simple. Brother Lin, when did you say that thing appeared?"

Lin Yu obediently replied, "Master said, on the first and fifteenth day at midnight, on full moon nights, Dragon Energy rises."

"According to his deduction, today is the day the treasure emerges."

Li Yan nodded, "It seems another group hid zombies here on the mountain, but what they intend to do is unknown."

Just then, a hawk descended from the sky, landing on Lv San’s shoulder, cawing a few times.

Lv San’s expression subtly changed, saying in a grave voice, "A group has gone up the mountain, already at the foot, around ten people."

Sha Lifei groaned, "Raising old zombies and daring to privately possess court armor, they’re definitely not easy to deal with. What do we do?"

"Not easy to deal with but no other choice."

Li Yan coldly said, "Our coming to Azure Dragon Mountain, Taixuan Orthodox Sect, Chen Yuanqing, and those ship workers all know, it can’t be concealed."

"Raising old zombies isn’t easy, and since the feud is already made, there’s no need to hold back."

Saying so, he looked at Lin Yu, "Brother Lin, you’re already involved, do you wish to live, or die?"

"To live, to live."

Lin Yu looked despondent, already somewhat regretting inside.

Li Yan’s eyes were cold, nodding, "If you want to live, then don’t speak of tonight’s events to anyone."

"Uncle Sha, it’s up to you."

"Alright!"

Sha Lifei perked up upon hearing this, hurriedly setting down his pack, pulling out a watermelon-sized fire thorn, attaching a small copper pipe at the seal, and pulling out two wires.

Lin Yu was shocked, "This... Is it gunpowder?"

He had long heard that the pugilistic world dared to defy the court, but didn’t expect them to directly use this item.

Li Yan glanced over indifferently, causing Lin Yu to quickly shut his mouth.

He finally knew what those words meant earlier.

Sha Lifei held the fire thorn smugly, "Martial Arts General Scripture" sure is a great thing. During Southern Song’s Gaozong, people buried them underground to explode horses."

"Using it as a trap will definitely surprise them!"

In truth, he hadn’t said some things.

The coal spirit obtained in Shangjin City was stuffed inside the fire thorn, inevitably increasing its power, and a lot of poisoned hidden weapons were also added.

Lv San poured cold water on the side, "If they can raise old zombies, they surely have magicians. What if they have the smell superpower and detect the scent of gunpowder?"

Sha Lifei was stunned, scratching his head, "Then there’s no choice, it’s left to luck."

Lin Yu, standing by, looked hesitant, gritting his teeth, "I may have a way."

Saying this, he pulled out a small wooden bottle from the leather bag behind him.

Only then did the crowd notice that everything inside his leather backpack was wrapped in oiled paper, then stuffed in a sealed fish-skin bag, naturally not fearing water immersion.

Lin Yu picked up the small wooden bottle, saying, "This item was passed down from my master. Just a small amount can eliminate strange smells; even those with the smell superpower can’t detect it, specially for hiding in the mountains."

"Oh?"

Li Yan grew interested, "Brother Lin, if you please."

Lin Yu originally didn’t want to get involved, but at this point, everyone was like grasshoppers tied on the same rope.

Those daring to privately possess armor and harm with zombies wouldn’t spare him either if caught. He could only take out the treasure to face it together.

He stepped forward, opened the small wooden bottle, pouring some white powder into his palm, and gently blew it onto the fire thorn.

Whoosh—

With the white powder adhered, Li Yan’s eyes immediately focused, praising, "What a treasure!"

Sha Lifei realized it worked, hurriedly holding it towards the zombie, "Come, give me a hand."

They moved the zombie back into the heap of dead leaves, burying the fire thorn underneath, tying one end of the rope to the head and the other to the body.

After finishing, they re-piled the dead leaves.

Then, everyone quickly moved away to find hide in some bushes.

To prevent being discovered, Wang Daoxuan set up a small array, using a red rope and copper coin to wind around tree branches, enclosing the group.

This simple array could prevent breath leakage.

Of course, if they discern something wrong and search with spells, it wouldn’t be concealed.

Sha Lifei glanced at Lin Yu beside him, unable to resist whispering, "Young Master Lin, where did you get this treasure?"

They had treasures to block breath, the mystical kasaya, but obviously it couldn’t hide the fire thorn.

If they had this, it would be unbeatable.

Lin Yu whispered, "This is actually easy to make, using mountain goblin fur and a ’lichen’ turned Heavenly Spirit Earth Treasure, burning them in equal parts to collect ashes."

"But whether it’s mountain goblins or ’lichen,’ finding them is pretty difficult..."

"Hush, they’re coming!"

Li Yan hurriedly spoke, signaling the two to silence.

Soon, a team appeared in the dense forest.

It was the fifteenth night, the moon perfectly round.

Under the moonlight, it was clear they were all dressed as ordinary mountain folk, but some were robust, holding sharp blades, others with disheveled hair, faces tattooed with various designs.

Seeing this, Li Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Those were clearly refugees,

How did they come together with barbarians...

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