Countless children stared intently ahead, their pale faces sporting bizarre smiles.
"Not good! They've actually released the suppressed ghosts. With so many, it's bound to cause disaster!"
Guizhu was utterly dismayed.
With such a multitude of vengeful spirits, they, as Onmyoji, would be powerless to stop them.
As a group of children spotted the Onmyoji in the tomb chamber, they treated them like toys and ran towards them.
Some children, retaining their earthly playfulness, waved their hands with excitement on their faces.
"What should we do? Let's escape now. There are too many to fight!"
The old Onmyoji beside him was already panicking.
If these countless children swarmed them, they wouldn't be able to hold them back.
"Don't rush!"
Seeing this, Guizhu waved his hand, his expression returning to its usual calm.
He gritted his teeth and took out a bag of powder from his pocket.
He then sprinkled the powder around them vigorously.
The crimson powder clung to everyone's bodies.
"With this powder, the vengeful spirits won't be able to harm us. However, time is limited, and we must finish this quickly."
As Guizhu spoke, the attacking spirits became like headless flies, looking around.
They seemed unable to see Guizhu and the others.
This smoke was an improvement Guizhu had made to the technique previously used by the ninjas.
As long as the smoke was sprinkled on someone, their aura could be concealed for a certain period.
This substance was also extremely precious, which was why he had only now revealed it.
"Sir, this is..."
"Never mind, let's go."
Guizhu snorted and took the lead.
The spirits passed through him, yet Guizhu pretended not to notice.
The soldiers' legs went weak. Seeing Guizhu leading the way, they could only steel themselves and move forward.
"Nani? How miraculous."
The captain was shocked by what he witnessed.
"Captain, these are ghosts, aren't they? I never imagined they truly existed. Then, the experiments our units conducted in Xia Guo..."
A young soldier's expression was tense.
"They are across the sea, how could they come to find us? Moreover, we have these masters here, rest assured."
Even the captain lacked confidence at this moment. Who could truly say about such matters?
Soon, they passed through the tomb passage.
A collapsed area appeared before them.
"Nani! The maze has been directly destroyed! How is this possible! You know, our maze was composed of countless traps and the most advanced labyrinthine techniques!"
"They actually destroyed the maze directly?"
Guizhu's eyes widened; the scene before him exceeded his imagination.
He had designed this maze, and several ninjas were stationed within it.
Now the maze had collapsed, and the ninjas had vanished.
"Lord Gui, those people destroyed the maze, and there are no traces of the ninjas nearby. I'm afraid..."
Ryui's voice trembled.
Everyone around them was extremely nervous.
Those few Jonin had been nurtured by Fuji Country for many years, consuming immense resources. Now, they were all annihilated.
"This maze was personally constructed by Lord Gui, and now it's been destroyed?"
The old Onmyoji behind him exclaimed.
Guizhu quickly calmed his agitated heart.
"Our aura cannot be hidden for long. Let's not worry about the maze here. I believe the Ten Thousand Buddha Passage ahead will be even more terrifying. They must have left someone behind."
Guizhu's voice was firm.
That Ten Thousand Buddha Passage was built according to Lord Xufu's tomb, containing the Eight Arhats.
Even the strongest organization would surely have a few members taken down by the Arhats.
At that time, he would find the bodies of those individuals and be able to identify who was responsible.
"Yes, we have guarding Arhats ahead. They are like celestial beings and are sure to deal with some of the intruders."
The old Onmyoji behind him quickly flattered, afraid of speaking too slowly.
The group now quickened their pace.
The soldier captain looked at the situation before him, somewhat awestruck.
If he were placed in this maze, could he escape even with modern weapons? The answer was no.
Impossible.
"What kind of powerful individuals has the Divine Emperor provoked?"
The captain murmured to himself, hefting his Type 95 assault rifle and hurrying after them.
They quickly passed through the collapsed maze area.
The Ten Thousand Buddha Passage had also collapsed, so they could not see the situation inside.
This caused Guizhu and the others some anxiety.
"Captain, take your men and dig through to the tomb from here. Most of this collapse is soft earth and bricks, so it will be easy to dig through."
Guizhu's ancient and mysterious voice echoed.
The captain nodded and immediately organized his men to dig.
The pace was swift.
Within minutes, a blocked tomb passage appeared before them.
Inside the tomb passage, there were no corpses, it was spotless.
Even the surrounding traps had been triggered, yet there wasn't a single drop of blood on the ground.
This scene directly refreshed Guizhu's understanding.
"Thousands of child sacrifices, yet they were unharmed? And where have the corpses gone!"
Guizhu murmured, his eyes wide with disbelief.
After all, when they entered, the children had attacked directly. Could it be that they were not attacked?
"Impossible, with so many resentful evil spirits, no one could have escaped. How did they do it? And where have the corpses gone?"
Guizhu muttered repeatedly, clenching his fists.
He could feel that the organization they had encountered this time was definitely the most terrifying one in history!
"Uh, Lord Gui, should we still go forward..."
The old Onmyoji beside him was beginning to feel timid.
This was too bizarre. The entire tomb chamber showed no signs of a struggle, only some triggered traps.
"Move."
Guizhu took a deep breath and waved his hand. The soldiers went ahead.
In the tomb chamber, the collapsed area was dug open.
The Buddha statues on the tomb walls were all exposed.
"So magnificent."
The soldier captain gasped, looking at the tomb chamber's surroundings.
If he had a tomb like this after death, his ancestors would have been immensely fortunate.
"Sir, there are no signs of any fighting, and..."
"And what?"
"And, all the corpses of the children inside have disappeared!"
Ryui swallowed, as if he had seen something unbelievable.
"Hmph, perhaps they buried them. Don't worry, let's speed up."
Guizhu said, and everyone quickened their pace.
Soon, they arrived in the main tomb chamber.
Upon seeing the scene in the main tomb chamber, everyone was stunned.
Empty!
The entire tomb chamber was bare, and there wasn't even a coffin on the platform.
It was impeccably clean!
The entire tomb had collapsed, but fortunately, the main chamber had only suffered minor damage.
Seeing a tomb chamber where not even a coffin lid was left, Guizhu's expression was extremely peculiar.
Those grave robbers didn't even leave a piece of a coffin lid behind!