While the boss and other guests were puzzled by the weather changes, they didn't notice the expressions on the faces of Zhang Wei and the other two.
But soon.
As the situation changed.
They, like Zhang Wei and the other two, discovered that something was wrong; it wasn't a change in weather at all.
Accompanied by dark clouds, waves of chilling wind swept in, so cold it made one shiver. Even in summer, when it rained, the temperature would drop, but it wouldn't be cold enough to make people gasp out cold air.
"Something's wrong, why is it so cold."
A guest spoke, rubbing his arms with his hands. As he exhaled white mist, surprise was written all over his face.
As soon as he spoke.
Rumble.
A thunderous roar sounded, and everyone instinctively looked up, thinking it was thunder. However, the next second, their faces changed.
The expected thunder did not come.
Instead, there were wails and howls like those of ghosts, their cries mournful and chilling, making one's scalp tingle.
Although the boss and the others wanted to believe this was a prank, all signs indicated it was impossible. Who would spend so much money to pull off such a large-scale prank? Even prank shows wouldn't be this extravagant.
It was at this moment.
The woman in a couple, as if she had discovered something, looked in a certain direction and immediately screamed:
"Ah!!!!"
Everyone was startled.
But when they followed her gaze, everyone, whether man or woman, showed terror:
"Ghost, a ghost..."
"There's a ghost!!"
In that direction, there was a ghost.
Even though it was their first time seeing a ghost, they were certain it was a ghost.
The ghost, as if emanating rolling Yin energy like mist, walked step by step. Even the cement ground rotted and cracked, and from the fissures crawled disgusting insects like corpse worms and centipedes. Looking at its appearance, its face was bloodless, and poisonous insects like centipedes crawled across it from time to time.
Its appearance was terrifying and hair-raising, enough to make one unable to sleep with just a glance, and enough to leave an indelible psychological shadow on people.
"It's you!"
He Qiao spoke. After the ghost appeared, he saw it at a glance, his pupils contracting sharply, as if he had seen something incredible. He couldn't help but exclaim in horror.
The ghost also heard He Qiao's words and looked towards him.
No.
To be precise.
From the moment the ghost appeared, its gaze had been on He Qiao, staring directly at him, a somewhat ferocious smile on its face:
"He Qiao, long time no see. Didn't expect to run into me here."
In its words.
Its eyes were chilling:
"I said, as long as I'm not dead, I will make you pay sooner or later. Now I've come to fulfill my promise."
As its words were spoken.
Zhang Wei and Lin Tong both looked towards He Qiao. Lin Tong, as a colleague of the same period, frowned and glanced at the ghost, then asked He Qiao:
"Is that a Gu Corpse? He Qiao, do you know that Ghost King-level Gu Corpse?"
Through the ghost's appearance and aura, Lin Tong recognized it as a zombie, and specifically a Gu Corpse raised as a Gu.
The formation conditions for zombies are numerous and demanding, and depending on the formation conditions, the types of zombies also differ. For example, Iron Coffin Zombies and Xishuangbanna Bronze-armored Corpses are different varieties of zombies. The zombie in front of them was also formed by treating a corpse as a Gu worm and cultivating it through the method of raising Gu.
And this type of zombie is also known as a Gu Corpse.
Moreover.
From its words, it seemed that He Qiao had a grudge with this Gu Corpse, which had reached the Ghost King level.
In response to Lin Tong's question, He Qiao nodded with a grim expression:
"Yes, that was a Gu Master I captured before. He used people as nutrients to raise Gu. Later, I captured him, but unfortunately, he escaped. I originally thought he was dead, after all, I severely injured him back then, and he wouldn't live long."
He said gloomily:
"I didn't expect this guy to cultivate himself into a Gu Corpse. Mr. Zhang Wei, Mr. Lin Tong, I'm really sorry to have put you through this trouble. I hope you don't mind wasting a little of your time to help me deal with it again. The reward is negotiable."
He Qiao was not foolish. He would not say anything like he would solve the problem himself just because he had a grudge with the other party. This was a Ghost King-level Gu Corpse. If he had encountered it before, he could only have desperately sealed it to protect the innocent citizens present, unable to kill it. But now, it was different.
He knew very well who the big shots beside him were.
At the same time.
Hearing his words, Zhang Wei smiled and waved his hand:
"Captain He Qiao, you're too kind. Eliminating harm for the people is what every citizen should do. As a good citizen, how could I stand by and do nothing? We have a bounden duty to do so. So please, Captain He Qiao, don't interfere, let me handle it, okay? This Ghost King... I really need it."
He said, looking with interest at the approaching Ghost King-level Gu Corpse, and as he stepped forward, he murmured:
"I was originally annoyed that I hadn't encountered a local Ghost King. Now it's great, my journey is complete."
He Qiao gave him a grateful look and, watching the approaching Gu Corpse, quickly nodded:
"Then Mr. Zhang Wei, you hold it off for a while. I'll go get your toy backpack from the car right away. No, my figure backpack."
However, as he finished speaking, Zhang Wei stopped him:
"No need. This thing looks so disgusting, with cockroaches crawling all over it. If I use my figures to deal with it, I'm afraid my figures will have a cockroach smell, which would be too unpleasant. I'll deal with it myself."
Their conversation was overheard by the approaching Ghost King Gu Corpse, whose eyes instantly turned cold.
[Ding! The Ghost King Gu Corpse looks displeased. Am I being underestimated?]
[Host has obtained System Points +100]
"He Qiao, have you gotten worse with age? Letting a young man deal with me, do you really think I'm still the same person I was back then?"
The Ghost King Gu Corpse spoke without any delay. With one hand, it waved out a large amount of corpse qi, which transformed into swarms of flying mosquitoes, flies, and other poisonous insects. Tens of thousands of them converged into a water column-like torrent, gushing forward.
They were too close.
Less than ten meters.
The swarm of flying insects reached Zhang Wei in an instant and then stopped.
"Hmm?"
The Ghost King Gu Corpse was surprised.
In front of it, Zhang Wei raised a finger to block. In an instant, swarms of yellow talismans surged out, so numerous that they stacked up to form a giant wall of yellow talismans, emitting lightning resembling the AT Field from the anime "Neon Genesis Evangelion," completely blocking the swarm of flying insects.
This was Zhang Wei's improved version of the Five Thunder Spell – the Yellow Talisman Version AT Field, which he had created after rewatching the anime "Neon Genesis Evangelion" a few days ago.
This scene.
Was visually impactful and shocked everyone.
And at this moment.
Zhang Wei, blocking the swarm of flying insects with a single finger, his voice slowly came:
"Captain Lin Tong, today I won't use physical ghost expulsion. I want to be more ostentatious, because my dad told me that when you're out, you should be low-key in life and high-key in action, so from now on, I'm going to show off."
[Ding! The Ghost King Gu Corpse is angry. Does it mean I'm showing off in front of it? Fine, fine, fine. After all these years, you're the first young man to dare to defecate on my head.]
[Host has obtained System Points +110]
"You're courting death."
Being slapped in the face in person for the first time, and in front of his enemy, who could tolerate such humiliation? Let alone a Ghost King-level Gu Corpse.
Without a word.
The Ghost King Gu Corpse had made up its mind to torture and kill Zhang Wei within the next few seconds.
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