At this moment, the main force of the Baijiang Investigation Bureau had already gone to the southern suburban graveyard to deal with the evil spirits. There weren't many investigators left, and with this incident, Jiang Tingqiu's forehead broke out in a cold sweat.
This underpass was almost deserted, but it was near the heavily trafficked Jiangbian Grand Bridge!
A major disaster was about to occur!
"Quick, quick, contact Director Zhou!"
Jiang Tingqiu roared at the subordinate beside him, but the next moment, his eyes widened.
What did he see? It was as if he had seen a ghost!
In the underpass, a dark, garbage-filled, and filthy place, a gray mist was faintly spreading. It seemed like some figures were tearing at each other there, from the underpass to the outside. The special dust all over the ground exploded, and wisps of green smoke rose, outlining three very blurry, very transparent silhouettes.
Were the evil spirits fighting each other?
Jiang Tingqiu was stunned.
...
At this moment,
On the riverside road dozens of meters away from the underpass, An Jianyou parked her car in a designated spot and walked to the riverbank, gazing at the distant underpass.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the underpass was just an ordinary dirty corner, but in An Jianyou's eyes...
Gray mist filled the air, and figures like walking corpses stumbled along the road. Inside the underpass, a figure was also wandering.
Its clothes were tattered, and its hair was messy, like a homeless person... if it didn't have six heads and a neck half a meter long.
An Jianyou had already released the "Brother" evil spirit and the "Small Knife" evil spirit from the 'Ghost Soul Banner'. The two evil spirits rushed towards the underpass. When they got close, An Jianyou was surprised to find that... well, the six-headed evil spirit was still wandering around in a daze, not immediately becoming terrifying and pouncing.
Unlike the evil spirits she had "communicated" with and then ganged up on in the real world... maybe she had attracted their hatred when she communicated.
This evil spirit didn't. Despite having six heads, it wasn't very smart, was it?
An Jianyou immediately had an idea. She controlled the "Small Knife" evil spirit to sneak closer and, without warning, slashed it.
With one strike, a head was severed along with the neck. But this six-headed... well, the five-headed evil spirit was provoked. Its neck stretched even longer, its mouth grinning to its ears as it lunged at the "Small Knife" evil spirit.
It was incredibly fast!
During the exchange, the "Small Knife" evil spirit had a hand bitten off. The gap in strength was quite large!
Fortunately, the "Small Knife" evil spirit wasn't alone. It had a companion. An Jianyou immediately controlled the "Brother" evil spirit to launch a surprise attack, disregarding the rules of engagement.
With a shoulder throw and a powerful grapple, the evil spirit was immediately restrained. The restraint wasn't very tight, but the remaining knife of the "Small Knife" evil spirit plunged in and stabbed several times.
White knife goes in, black knife comes out.
Under the righteous assault of the two evil spirits, the six-headed evil spirit quickly became tattered, like a rag doll, its movements increasingly slow and weak, until it was completely torn to shreds by the "Brother" evil spirit.
The intensity of the battle made An Jianyou's palms sweat. She was incredibly nervous. Seeing the target evil spirit dissipate, she finally let out a long sigh of relief. But looking at the tattered "Brother" evil spirit and "Small Knife" evil spirit, An Jianyou still felt lingering fear.
Indeed, evil spirits were all terrifying!
She had to collect more powerful evil spirits to not let down her mentor's expectations.
She paused for a moment. When the two evil spirits returned, she put them back into the Ghost Soul Banner. With a guilty glance around, she saw that no one was paying attention to her and then hurried away.
...
Time rewound slightly,
In a spot dozens of meters away from the riverbank, Jiang Tingqiu's eyes widened as he stared fixedly at the place emitting green smoke in the distance.
The collision between the evil spirits had exploded their outlines, making them faintly visible.
There were indeed three gray shadows! He wasn't mistaken!
These three gray shadows were entangled, their forms very blurry. If one didn't stare closely, it would be difficult to even notice them. Jiang Tingqiu couldn't tell what was happening in detail, but his imagination filled in the blanks.
These three evil spirits were fighting, killing each other. Perhaps circles upon circles of smoke and dust had exploded, but his eyes couldn't see it.
Why couldn't he see it!
Jiang Tingqiu continued to stare intently. After a while, one of the faint gray shadows dimmed and dissipated. As for the other two...
Because they no longer collided with each other, they also quickly faded and disappeared from his sight. However, Jiang Tingqiu had previously scattered special powder around the underpass. Now, he saw the two evil spirits leaving as quickly as they had arrived...
The direction of departure was...
Jiang Tingqiu suddenly looked over. On the distant riverbank, a figure with a pulled-up hood turned and walked away. Judging by its silhouette, it seemed to be a girl?
A girl controlling evil spirits?
He actually had no evidence, it was purely intuition. But the sudden appearance and sudden departure of these two evil spirits completely defied the normal behavior logic of evil spirits. If they were controlled and commanded, then it would make sense.
Using evil spirits to deal with evil spirits?
Was such a miraculous method possible?
"If it's that organization of the 'Brother in Black,' then it's not impossible. And it's in Baijiang City, with a very clear objective: to target this evil spirit that has only recently spawned."
Fast and accurate!
Mysterious person!
"I might have discovered the second combat member of that organization."
"However, with completely different combat methods, what kind of organization is this?!"
...
At this moment, in the graveyard area of Baijiang City's southern suburbs,
A large number of investigators from the Investigation Bureau had completely cordoned off the area. Led by Bai Xue, the investigators, after great effort, finally eliminated the four evil spirits wandering in the graveyard.
One of the evil spirits was as terrifying as the construction site evil spirit. Even Bai Xue, a top-tier investigator, had a dangerous time removing it, despite wielding her new weapon.
But the result was not bad. Only one investigator was injured and would recover after a period of rest.
Originally, the graveyard operation would have concluded here, a complete success. However...
Director Zhou's face was extremely grim. His eyes were fixed on a spot not far away, where a thin layer of gray mist was drifting even in broad daylight.
It was very faint and thin, like an illusion. Neither the wind nor anything else could affect this gray mist.
Director Zhou even had someone find a hen and throw it into the gray mist, but still, nothing happened.
The hen was unharmed.
His expression was grim. "Can this gray mist be destroyed?" he asked Bai Xue, now pinning his hopes on her life energy.
Bai Xue rested for a while. Once her life energy recovered somewhat, she charged forward with her gun.
Her shot was like a cold gleam!
*Pop—*
A point of life energy bloomed at the tip of the gun and pierced into the gray mist. However, nothing happened. The mist was like a texture, existing but untouchable, and impossible to remove.
"What on earth is this thing?" she asked.
Director Zhou's expression grew even more grim, almost etched with misery. He swallowed and said, "Gray mist that cannot be destroyed or touched, this thing is very likely..."
"The Gate of Hell!"