The weather had rendered Master's Seven-Star Array useless.
Now, I had to rely on the surrounding terrain to deal with these walking corpses.
Although the small slope was muddy, it was clearly impossible to stop the onslaught of these zombies.
Soon, one of the zombies hopped over from the side.
But with only one, I wasn't afraid.
This was exactly the effect I wanted.
A one-on-one opportunity.
As long as I could temporarily separate these zombies one by one, I would have a chance to win.
Seeing the zombie fearlessly leap towards me,
I grabbed my peach wood sword and Bagua mirror and charged forward.
The zombie let out a couple of "ao ao" sounds and lunged at me.
I swung the Bagua mirror in my hand directly at its mouth.
The creature bit onto the Bagua mirror.
Burned by the supreme Yang energy of the Bagua mirror, it cried out in pain, its mouth a mess.
I took the opportunity to thrust my sword directly into its chest.
The sword pierced through.
Familiar black blood and corpse qi emanated as the zombie trembled and wailed.
But before I could completely kill this zombie, two more zombies hopped over from the other side.
They surrounded me from behind.
There was no choice but to continue dodging and shifting my position.
Using the same method, I looked for opportunities to strike.
Fighting and retreating, I was soon panting heavily.
Every time I channeled my true qi to imbue the peach wood sword with Dao energy, I felt a strain.
My dantian still ached.
I knew my true qi was running out.
But out of the last five zombies, only four remained.
After all this struggle, I had only killed one and severely wounded two.
Standing in the rain, I looked at the zombies lunging at me again.
I gritted my teeth fiercely:
"Hold on, hold on, just a little longer."
I never considered running.
Because while I was fighting, Master was also fighting.
Master had saved my life, and I was his disciple.
I could absolutely not abandon him.
I glanced at the palm of my right hand.
Should I… use the Wuchang spell?
The moment the thought crossed my mind, I dismissed it.
"No! It's not the end of the road, not yet a point of no return.
The Wuchang spell can only be used twice.
If I use it on these low-level zombies, it would be a true waste."
Besides the Wuchang spell, I subconsciously touched the jade pendant of dragon and phoenix hanging around my neck.
Qing Dai had told me before.
If I ever needed her, I just had to cover the jade pendant and call her name, and she would know.
Qing Dai, a thousand-year-old female ghost, had great cultivation.
If she appeared, she would surely help me overcome this crisis.
I subconsciously gripped the dragon and phoenix jade pendant, wanting to call Qing Dai's name.
But as soon as I opened my mouth, I hesitated.
As a grown man,
Always relying on others to save me, and even thinking of being saved by a woman, it was embarrassing to even think about it.
Besides, it wasn't a desperate situation yet.
I still had the ability to fight.
A voice echoed in my mind.
I made a swift decision, not to use the Wuchang spell, nor to call for Qing Dai.
It would be a solo effort.
The path I chose, I must walk.
The way I chose, I must seek.
In an instant, my expression turned sharp.
Standing in the rain, I took a deep breath.
Looking at the two zombies rushing at me,
I let out a roar:
"Ah!"
And charged forward with my sword.
All the glutinous rice had been used up, and I was left with only three talismans.
But the talismans dissolved in water, so to use them, I had to be fast and accurate.
They had to be used before the rain soaked them completely.
I swung my sword down.
The zombies raised their hands to block.
With a few "bang bang" sounds, black blood splattered.
The zombies, unafraid, lunged at me.
I was forced to retreat further.
My only goal was to find the right moment to deliver the final blow.
I persevered for another ten minutes or so.
Finally, I seized another opportunity.
I quickly drew a talisman from my treasure pouch and used it immediately.
It severely injured one zombie, which I then finished off with my sword.
Out of four zombies, only three remained.
Although only three were left, and two of them had been severely wounded by me,
I myself was also panting heavily.
It felt like the state after suddenly running three thousand meters in school.
I was tired, feeling the strain even to lift my hands.
Let alone in this life-or-death struggle.
To alleviate my fatigue, I could only fight and retreat.
By now, I had no idea how far I was from Master.
And in my mind, there was only one belief.
That was to persist, to persist further…
The three zombies quickly caught up and began to surround me again.
I stood on a large slope, facing three of them alone.
Although it was difficult, I managed to cope and prepare to create distance.
However, my true qi and stamina were severely depleted.
My movements began to falter.
I swung my sword, but missed.
One zombie seized the opportunity and lunged at me, pinning me to the ground.
In that instant, I panicked completely.
Being pinned to the ground was extremely dangerous.
The zombie opened its mouth, ready to bite my face.
Its sharp teeth and foul-smelling maw were nauseating.
Retracting my sword to block was too late.
The zombie's strength was greater than mine, and I couldn't push it away.
In desperation, I grabbed the fox claw I wore on my left wrist.
Just like when I dealt with the ghost before, I jabbed it directly into the zombie's eye.
With a "snap,"
The claw in my hand directly burst the zombie's eyeball.
Black ichor splattered all over my face.
"Ao!"
The zombie screamed in pain and violently pushed itself up.
I was freed.
But the other two zombies surrounded me.
They lunged down, attempting to pin me to the ground again.
How could I dare to hesitate or be careless?
If those two zombies had me pinned, would I still be alive?
Without regard for whether it was a large slope or how steep it was,
I rolled with it, tumbling down the slope.
Those two zombies missed their chance because of this.
But after rolling down the slope, I couldn't stop myself at all.
"Bang bang bang," I continued to roll downwards.
The three zombies saw this and let out "ao ao" cries.
Angrily, they jumped down, starting to chase, with the intent to bite me to death…