Something suddenly fell from above, heading straight for Mo Ting.
Startled, I yanked Lao Mo back.
The instant I pulled Lao Mo away, the object landed with a "clang" exactly where Mo Ting had been standing.
It shattered on the ground with a "crackling" sound.
Looking closely, I saw it was a chandelier that had fallen from the factory ceiling.
The chandelier was as big as a washbasin.
Now, it lay shattered on the ground, with shards of broken glass scattered everywhere.
Mo Ting, witnessing this, broke out in a cold sweat.
"That was close!"
"Xiao Mo, are you hurt?" Chen Ge asked with concern.
Mo Ting patted his chest.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. Almost punched my ticket out of here."
I said, my face grim.
"Be careful. Wang Kai mentioned before that many workers in this factory died from being accidentally crushed like this. This must be the work of something sinister."
I spoke with a heavy heart.
Just as I finished speaking, Chen Ge, standing beside me, suddenly pointed to the front left in panic.
"There's someone up ahead!"
Hearing this, Mo Ting and I looked up sharply.
As we looked up, we saw beside the assembly line not far in front of us.
It seemed to be a woman in uniform.
The woman had a very pale face, and was about seven or eight meters away.
Her features were unclear, but her white face and yellow uniform were strikingly visible.
"Not a person, it's a ghost!"
I immediately made the judgment and watched her warily.
The ghost in the yellow uniform, however, moved as if she had roller skates on.
Her body swiftly glided backward, and in an instant, she vanished into the darkness...
As she disappeared, a loud "clang" echoed from behind us.
The piercing sound made the three of us turn our heads.
We then discovered that the roller shutter door, which had been half-open, had now come down.
That sound was the sound of the roller shutter door closing.
"Good heavens, they don't intend to let us leave."
I said coldly, scanning the surroundings vigilantly.
"Hmph, if I don't deal with that ghost, I wasn't planning on leaving. Let's pursue her!"
Mo Ting said in a deep voice, preparing to give chase.
Chen Ge, though tense, remained calm.
"Don't rush. That thing seems to be luring us deeper inside. This place is that ghost's territory. At this moment, we must remain patient and not be rash. And the three of us should stay together. We don't want to be picked off one by one and ambushed."
Chen Ge was right, and I agreed.
Although Mo Ting got excited upon seeing a ghost, he wasn't a foolish hothead. He nodded in agreement.
Subsequently, the three of us continued to advance.
We didn't charge in recklessly just because the ghost appeared.
We had no knowledge of this environment. At the very least, we needed to understand the situation inside.
Before long, we reached the location where the ghost had previously stood.
Then, the three of us clearly felt a gust of cold wind blowing towards us.
The icy sensation made goosebumps erupt all over us.
Not only that.
Beneath our feet, crimson bloodstains began to appear.
It was as if fresh blood was seeping from the ground.
From the machines of the assembly line nearby, blood began to drip...
"Fall back!"
Chen Ge was the first to notice and pulled us back a couple of steps.
"Damn, why is there so much blood?" Mo Ting exclaimed in surprise.
I was also shocked.
Looking around now, not only were the ground and the surrounding assembly line machinery seeping blood, but blood was also dripping from above.
Some even dripped onto our faces and clothes.
When we smelled it, it was very pungent, the smell of fresh blood.
"Don't panic! This ghost is trying to scare us!" I said urgently.
Chen Ge immediately echoed, "Xiao Qin is right. This thing is trying to scare us. This can't be real blood. There can't be this much blood in the factory. It's likely an illusion, meant to make us lose our composure and strike us in our panic..."
As he spoke, Chen Ge kept looking around.
However, the smell of blood grew stronger and stronger, feeling incredibly real.
I still agreed with Chen Ge's words.
But if it was an illusion, then there must be a way to break it.
And during this time, my master had coincidentally taught me a spell to break illusions.
"Wait a moment, I have a talisman."
I said, then quickly took out a yellow talisman from my treasure pouch.
The yellow talisman was called "Qing Ling Charm".
My master said that performing this charm could dispel some illusory enchantments.
As soon as I took out the talisman.
Lao Mo and Chen Ge said in unison, "Qing Ling Charm?"
I didn't expect Lao Mo and Chen Ge to recognize it.
I nodded.
"Yes, Qing Ling Charm."
"I've seen Master Gu use this talisman before. Xiao Qin, I didn't expect you to be able to use such a talisman now," Chen Ge said in surprise.
Mo Ting also gasped, "I've only just started learning this talisman, and you already know how to use it."
Mo Ting and I come from the same lineage, so it wasn't surprising that we learned the same talisman.
I smiled at this moment.
"The incantation is a bit long. You two help me watch the surroundings."
After speaking, I held up the talisman and began to chant.
The blood seeping from the surroundings increased, even covering the entire ground.
And it looked like something was wriggling within that bloody water.
It looked extremely eerie.
Not only that, but our feet were now stuck to the ground by this "blood."
"Damn it, my feet won't move!" Mo Ting cried out in alarm, straining but unable to lift them.
But that wasn't all. Even more terrifying was that the assembly line machines, dripping with blood, were tilting towards us.
With a "creaking" sound, they were about to crush us.
"Xiao Mo, the machines are about to fall, push them with your hands." Chen Ge said urgently, raising his hands to support the tilting machines.
Lao Mo didn't dare to delay and quickly used his hands to prop them up.
The dripping blood flowed all over them.
Seeing this, I was also very nervous.
I accelerated the pace of my chanting.
Lao Mo and Chen Ge's pressure grew.
Just as they were about to collapse, I finally finished the incantation.
Finally, I let out a low roar and shouted:
"Heaven clear, earth spiritual, righteous energy fills all.
I wield this charm, to cleanse the netherworld.
Taishang Laojun, hasten as the law commands, decree!"