However, just as the red jade on the reward and punishment order in Woody's hand flashed with light, just as he was about to pass the message on, a long-necked ghost suddenly appeared behind him.
The long-necked ghost laughed strangely and sinisterly, and then its ghost hand suddenly grew longer and stretched out.
Before Woody could react, the long-necked ghost's ghost hand had already grabbed the black reward and punishment order.
When Woody heard the sound, he turned around quickly.
Facing him was a face that was constantly breaking. The long-necked ghost was deliberately trying to scare Woody. The skin on its face was like a layer of dry soil, falling off. In the blink of an eye, a layer of skin seemed to be cut off by a knife, and it became bloody.
"Ah! There's a ghost!"
Hoodie screamed in horror.
The next moment, the long-necked ghost's neck was wrapped around Woody's waist, binding him tightly.
The soul exerted its strength, and the long-necked ghost used its long neck to throw Woody out fiercely.
"Plop!"
Woody fell headfirst and buttocks upside down, and was knocked unconscious. His proud intermediate-level underworld iron rod fell beside him, and he didn't have time to activate it.
At this time, the ghosts had already rushed up.
Dozens of ghosts appeared densely in the air, and each ghost released ghost energy. The thick black ghost energy covered the sky, and in a blink of an eye, this area became gloomy and terrifying.
The remaining five ghost officials were even more terrified when they saw that their team leader Hu Di had been knocked down. They used the ghost instruments in their hands or stimulated the ghost energy in their bodies to kill the ghosts, but their power was too small.
Their attacks seemed to be stretched thin, and several attacks were blocked by several ghosts. Those ghosts must have practiced a ghost formation, relying on their collective strength, and easily blocked the counterattacks of the five ghost officials.
The five ghost officials continued to stimulate their own dark energy, and their bodies began to deplete, showing signs of dark energy decay. Seeing that things were not going well, one ghost official turned around and tried to escape.
But as luck would have it, he bumped into the ghost who was dying of bloating.
The bloated ghost's belly directly bounced the ghost official's body away.
The ghost official fell to the ground with a thud, his mouth full of dust.
The ghost Xu Ziqing, who was so full of food, laughed "ga ga" and flew towards the ghost official.
The mouth of the ghost was seen getting bigger and bigger. In just a few seconds, its huge bloody mouth was exposed.
With a howl of agony, the upper body of the ghost official was swallowed up by the ghost to death.
“Crack, crack!”
The sound of chewing bones echoed in the air and was clearly audible.
"Delicious, delicious, the meat tastes the best!"
The guy was so full that he smacked his lips, his face full of enjoyment.
The ghost official just now was left with only the lower half of his body, and his legs were still standing on the ground.
"Don't waste such fresh flesh and blood. Wasting it is a great crime!"
The ghost flew towards the legs again.
In a moment, the legs of the dead ghost official were also swallowed into his stomach and chewed into pieces with a "crunch" sound.
When the other ghost officials saw the tragic state of the dead ghost official, they were frightened out of their wits.
Just now they were still attacking with all their might, but now even their attacks were a bit careless and insignificant. Even the new ghost official who joined the team was so scared that he peed his pants.
At this moment, the heavy smoker emerged leisurely from the ghost.
The opium addict coldly looked at the remaining four ghost officials who were surrounded by ghosts. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he said contemptuously: "What a bunch of cowards!"
and
The smoker said to the four ghost officials in a cold voice: "If you four stop resisting, I can consider sparing your lives. If you continue to resist, the miserable state of that ghost official just now will be your fate."
There was not much dark energy left in the bodies of the four ghost officials, and one of them was even bitten on the shoulder by a ghost.
The four ghost officials looked at each other.
There was worry in the eyes of every ghost official.
A ghost official whispered to the others, "Otherwise, let's lay down our weapons, so that the ghosts might let us go. When the left steward finds out that we haven't returned to the Reward and Punishment Hall, he will definitely send someone to rescue us."
A ghost official with a rounder head spoke up and whispered, "But these ghosts are from the wasteland. They have been eyeing us ghost officials. What if they don't keep their word? If we lay down our weapons, doesn't that mean our life and death will be in their hands?!"
The ghost official who spoke first frowned.
After a moment, he whispered, "But we have no other choice. There are so many ghosts. Even if we resist, how long can we resist? We are no match for them. It is easy for them to kill us. But if we surrender, we still have a chance of survival."
But it was the word "a glimmer of hope" that completely killed them.
In the end, the four remaining ghost officials all agreed.
Then, under the gaze of the big smoker, the four ghost officials surrendered one after another.
The ghost officials in the Gongyang Pavilion were equivalent to the ancient officers and soldiers in the mortal world, while the ghost officials in the wilderness were equivalent to the fierce bandits. It was really funny that the officers and soldiers surrendered to the fierce bandits. Those ghost officials didn't even want the most basic dignity as "officers and soldiers".
Afterwards, the four ghost officials were controlled by a dozen ghosts.
When the opium addict saw that the four ghost officials were controlled so easily, the mocking smile on his face became even wider.
He smiled awkwardly and said, "You are such fools! If you had resisted, we might have had to use more strength, and there might even be casualties among the ghosts. But now that you have surrendered, you can't blame me!"
The voice of the opium addict was heard by four ghost officials.
The ghost official who first proposed surrender shouted in horror: "What do you want to do? Do you really want to kill us? Don't forget your promise just now. You said you wouldn't kill us. Also, we are the ghost officials of the Gongyang Pavilion. If you kill us, you will violate the taboo of the Gongyang Pavilion. Lady Magu will not let you go!"
But the heavy smoker simply ignored all this.
The opium addict looked at the ghost who was floating on the side, staring at the four ghost officials who were drooling over the food, and said, "Xu Ziqing, don't you like eating meat the most? Well, these four damned ghost officials are given to you as a reward!"
When the ghost heard this, a happy expression appeared on his face.
He hurriedly thanked the smoker: "Thank you, Master Military Advisor, you are so kind to me. You are like my second parent, no... closer than my own parents!"
The heavy smoker didn't react much to the attentions of the heavy smoker.
He rolled his eyes at the dead ghost and said coldly, "Well, go and kill them. Their flesh and blood will be yours!"
"Okay! Don't worry, Master Military Advisor, I will take action right away!"
Then the bloated ghost flew towards the four ghost officials with its bloody mouth.
Amid the screams of agony, the four ghost officials died one by one.
Their bodies were swallowed by the bloated ghost. As for the team leader Hu Di who had fainted earlier, he was also picked up by the bloated ghost by one of his legs and stuffed into his mouth.
When the Ghost was chewing the Ghost Official Woody, Woody woke up from his coma because of the pain.
But unfortunately, he just woke up,
His head was bitten to pieces. Thick white brain matter flowed out from the corners of the ghost's mouth. But the ghost didn't waste any of it. He licked his lips and swallowed it all.
Smacking his lips, the stuffed ghost said with a smile: "Not bad, not bad, it tastes great! It would be even better if I could eat a few more ghost officials' bodies."
On the other side of the hill in the distance, Zhang Rong, the ghost official with a small mustache, had a look of horror on his face.
He couldn't see what was happening inside the trap, but he saw the group of ghosts surrounding and killing six ghost officials.
He had intended to rescue people just now, but after weighing the pros and cons, he chose to hide. Because there were a lot of ghosts, even if he took action, he couldn't guarantee whether he could survive them safely.
So for the sake of safety, Zhang Rong did not do anything. But Zhang Rong watched helplessly as the ghost officials of the Gongyang Pavilion were tortured and devoured by ghosts, and his heart was really cold.
This matter has exceeded Zhang Rong's expectations and control.
Zhang Rong hurriedly took out the reward and punishment order from his waist, poured the dark energy into it, and connected it to the other side of the offering pavilion.
Soon, the jade on the reward and punishment order flashed red and connected.
"Report... I am the captain of the Reward and Punishment Hall, the ghost official Zhang Rong. I found that something happened to Hu Di and Yang Tianyi's team. They encountered a large number of ghosts. Those ghosts are plotting something bad. I hope Lord Zuo will send ghost officials over as soon as possible. I am currently located 70 kilometers northwest of the Gongyang Pavilion, near the Mituo River!"
"Please reply if you received it! Please reply if you received it! ... "
At the Gongyang Pavilion, a ghost official who was responsible for receiving messages was shocked when he heard Zhang Rong's voice. However, he felt that it was unrealistic for ghosts to slaughter ghost officials.
So he confirmed it again.
"Captain Zhang Rong, is what you reported true? Please repeat what you want to report?"
After hearing the reply, Zhang Rong was almost angry to death!
He cursed angrily: "Asshole, I'm Zhang Rong, don't you believe what I said? Hu Di and Yang Tianyi's team were attacked by a large number of ghosts 70 kilometers northwest of the Gongyang Pavilion. They suffered heavy casualties, requesting support!"
The ghost official was very upset about being scolded, but he knew the seriousness of the situation, so he quickly replied to Zhang Rong: "Okay, Captain Zhang Rong, I will notify Lord Zuo immediately. I will go right away!"
"Hurry up, otherwise, if you delay the opportunity, wait for me to come back and see how I will deal with you!"
“Yes, yes, yes!”
In a hurry, the ghost official at the Offering Pavilion closed the underworld instrument that was connected to the reward and punishment order.
Then the ghost official walked hurriedly to the second floor of the offering pavilion.
Just as he went up to the second floor, he happened to meet Magu, the owner of the Offering Pavilion, who was patrolling in the corridor.
Seeing the ghost official in a panic, Magu asked solemnly, "What's wrong with you? Why are you in such a hurry?"
The ghost official bowed his head and said anxiously, "It's not good, Master Magu, something has happened. Yang Tianyi and Hu Di's teams have been attacked by unidentified ghosts in the wilderness, and there are quite a few of them! Captain Zhang Rong just sent back news that our ghost officials have suffered heavy casualties!"
"What? There is such a thing? Where is it?"
Magu was also quite shocked.
"It's in the northwest direction of the Gongyang Pavilion, seventy kilometers away from us! ... By the way, Lord Zhang Rong also said it's near the Amitabha River!"
Magu's face suddenly turned cold and stern. After a while, she hurriedly ordered the ghost official, "Go and gather the other ghost officials. I will personally lead them to the vicinity of the Mituo River to rescue Young Master Yang and Hu Di and the others."
(to be continued)
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