Chapter 96

Chapter 96: Terror Descends

Nobody expected there to be something hidden inside that skull.

Suddenly, a dark light shot out from the skull and was about to pierce Lei Renjie’s forehead in an instant.

Just then, a hand reached out from the side and pinched that dark light with its fingers.

Everyone looked over and saw it was Law Enforcement Elder Lei Lie making his move.

He had his right index and middle fingers pinching something as thin as a chopstick.

That something was struggling in Lei Lie’s grip.

When the crowd saw what he was holding, they were shocked.

It was a small lizard covered in fine black scales.

Though small, this lizard had sharp teeth and equally sharp claws.

With a firm squeeze, Lei Lie crushed the lizard and tossed its lifeless body aside.

At that moment, Lei Renjie turned as pale as a ghost.

If it weren’t for his master, Lei Lie, intervening, he would have probably turned into a corpse by now.

“This is a Black-scaled Brain-eating Lizard. How did it end up here?”

Lei Lie frowned deeply.

This sort of creature shouldn’t be found in this area.

After all, the Black-scaled Brain-eating Lizard originates from the Abyss of Demons, which is far away from here. Someone must have brought it to this place.

Could it be that the strange happenings in Black Wind City are the work of the remnants of the Demon Sect?

The thought of the Demon Sect’s remnants filled Lei Lie with both alarm and anger.

Had they really set their sights on them?

At that moment, singing echoed from the street ahead.

“Everyone, be careful!”

Lei Lie declared while striding forward.

He wanted to see who was playing tricks.

The crowd followed closely behind Lei Lie.

After all, he was a powerful sword master in the Divine Martial Realm.

Being near Lei Lie was the safest place to be.

When the group reached the square in the city, they were stunned by the scene before them.

A stage was set up in the square.

The singing came from that stage.

But there was clearly no one on it.

The seats in front of the stage were empty—not a single person in sight.

How eerie.

“Who’s messing around? Show yourself!”

Lei Lie roared, unleashing a palm strike toward the stage.

With a thunderous power, countless bolts of lightning slammed into the stage.

A wave of destructive energy erupted.

However, what left everyone dumbfounded was the scene that unfolded.

The bolts of lightning pierced through the stage as if they were striking thin air.

“An illusion?”

The crowd could hardly believe their eyes.

As they were in shock, footsteps sounded all around them.

Figures began to appear outside the square.

“What the…?”

Everyone was bewildered.

Countless figures converged from all directions toward the square.

“What is happening?”

Jiang Ting felt her scalp tingle, turning pale with fear as her legs weakened.

She had never witnessed such a horrifying sight.

“Junior Sister, what’s wrong?” Qin Fei asked with concern.

“N-nothing!” Jiang Ting waved her hand.

With the fog swirling and winds howling, figures emerged one by one.

Each looked dazed, their faces pale.

Most importantly, these figures showed no signs of life.

That is to say, they were all dead.

They were walking corpses.

Everyone was frozen in shock.

Just moments ago, there hadn’t been a soul in sight, and now these corpses had appeared out of nowhere.

“Thunder Shield!”

Elder Lei Lie waved his right hand, and a shield of light shot up from his palm, enveloping everyone.

This shield was woven from intertwining lightning.

At that moment, the walking corpses ignored the crowd and simply walked past the Thunder Shield, taking their seats in front of the stage.

More and more corpses filled the square.

“Don’t come out, no matter what.”

After giving his instructions, Lei Lie flew up into the air.

He looked down in astonishment; even he, accustomed to grand scenes, was shocked by what he saw.

Countless figures emerged from every corner of the city, converging onto the streets, making their way toward the central square of Black Wind City.

Before long, the square was packed with figures.

Jiang Ting, Yun Qianxue, Lei Renjie, and Song Qiang were all taken aback by the sight.

The seats in front of the stage quickly filled with people.

Walking corpses watching a play?

This scene was incredibly bizarre, striking fear into everyone’s hearts.

Outside the city, atop a mountain peak.

Xiao Yang was equally surprised.

What was once an empty city was now suddenly flooded with people.

And these people were all lifeless corpses.

Where had these corpses been hiding?

Could these be the residents of the city?

Xiao Yang was curious.

“Little vermin of the city, dare to come out and fight?”

Inside the city, Lei Lie bellowed.

His voice echoed far and wide.

But no one responded.

“Very well!”

Lei Lie’s anger rose.

“With mighty thunder, I shall summon it with my sword…”

He raised his sword skyward, executing the True Thunder Sword Technique.

“Boom…”

A sound like thunder erupted, and from the heavens, streaks of blinding lightning descended, crashing down into the city.

The force of the heavenly thunder enveloped the entire square.

Bolts of lightning struck those walking corpses, and in the next moment, the corpses hit by the falling lightning collapsed.

Just then, a dark shadow darted away down the street.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

Lei Lie leaped into action, chasing after the shadow.

“Master…”

“Elder…”

Inside the Thunder Shield, the crowd was alarmed to see Lei Lie chasing after the shadow.

“Don’t leave the Thunder Shield!”

Lei Lie’s voice came from a distance.

“This…”

The crowd felt frustrated.

Meanwhile, the singing continued in the square.

And on the stage, blurry figures began to appear.

Who were those mysterious figures singing on the stage?

Everyone was curious.

However, those figures were but phantoms, indistinct and impossible to discern.

Beneath the stage, countless pale-faced corpses sat watching the performance.

Everyone felt goosebumps rising all over.

Just then, the countless corpses suddenly turned to look at the people within the Thunder Shield.

“What…”

The crowd jumped in fright.

Then, the swarm of corpses began surrounding the Thunder Shield.

“This…”

They were terrified.

Thankfully, the Thunder Shield kept all the corpses at bay.

But they were still deeply shaken.

They were trapped here.

At that moment, the distant thunder rumbled ominously.

Clearly, Lei Lie was already engaged in battle with something.

“Whoosh!”

A dark light suddenly surged from the ground, darting towards Jiang Ting.

“Thud!”

The dark light slammed into the Thunder Shield and was turned to ash by the lightning’s power.

“It’s the Black-scaled Brain-eating Lizard!” Lei Renjie shouted.

Everyone looked down and were horrified to see the ground crawling with Black-scaled Brain-eating Lizards.

These lizards charged towards the crowd but were halted by the Thunder Shield.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

A gentle flute melody filled the air.

Under the influence of the tune, the Black-scaled Brain-eating Lizards rushed towards the corpses, burrowing into their heads.

Soon, the Black-scaled Brain-eating Lizards took control of the walking corpses.

Under the flute’s command, these corpses began to violently batter against the Thunder Shield.

Meanwhile, those not controlled by the lizards started fighting against the ones that were.

Two mysterious forces clashed amidst the chaos.

The square fell into complete disarray.

“…”

Everyone was astonished.

At that moment, a figure suddenly leaped onto the stage.

“Haha… It turns out to be a few clever foxes…”

The person laughed heartily.