Chapter 456 - 454: Deadlock
"Ugh!"
The heads of Dean Zhang and the others simultaneously opened their mouths, forcefully spitting out.
A purple-black liquid with a strong stench sprayed towards Tie Xiong and the others.
"Everyone, come to me!"
Seeing this, Tie Xiong immediately shouted.
Tie Shanshan, Li Xun, and the others quickly gathered beside Tie Xiong after hearing his words.
Once everyone was together, Tie Xiong began to recite another spell he had just learned.
In an instant, the Evil Ghost statue emitted a dazzling blood-red light, forming a barrier that protected Tie Xiong and the others inside.
The purple-black liquid sizzled as it splattered onto the blood barrier.
Soon after, the blood barrier began to dissolve rapidly.
However, with Tie Xiong’s Original Blood Qi bolstering it, the blood barrier, though faltering, managed to hold.
"Damn! How can this spit be so powerful?"
Li Xun turned to look at the adjacent wall and floor.
When the purple-black liquid collided with the blood barrier, it also splattered onto the floor and wall nearby.
Now, the floor and wall were emitting white smoke, completely corroded.
Even the rebar inside didn’t escape destruction.
Evidently, the purple-black liquid was incredibly corrosive.
Seeing that the attack failed, the Centipede Monster quickly backed away from Tie Xiong, then suddenly leaped to the ceiling.
Soon, the heads of Dean Zhang and the others once again opened their mouths.
Streams of stinking purple-black liquid once again sprayed towards Tie Xiong and the others.
Helpless, Tie Xiong had to raise the blood barrier again.
Previously, the blood barrier barely held, but this time, it was directly corroded into a large hole.
Some of the purple-black liquid passed through the hole, heading straight for Captain Fu and Zhao.
"Captain, dodge!"
Zhao quickly reached out and pushed Captain Fu away.
But Zhao was too late to evade and was drenched in the purple-black liquid.
"Sizzle..."
Amid a surge of black smoke, Zhao was instantly corroded into a pool of blood without even a chance to scream.
"Zhao..."
Seeing this, Captain Fu’s heart ached profoundly.
His eyes immediately reddened.
"I’m going to fight you to the death!"
Biting his teeth, Captain Fu pulled out his sidearm and fired several shots at the Centipede Monster on the ceiling.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
After a series of gunshots, the bullets only punctured Dean Zhang and the others’ bodies.
But the Centipede Monster remained unscathed, curling its body like a spring, leaping towards the group once more.
"Get out of the way!"
Tie Xiong quickly shouted in warning.
At this point, faced with the disgusting Centipede Monster, he truly had no countermeasures.
His Original Blood Qi, upon entering the Centipede Monster, seemed to vanish without a trace, leaving no response.
Only his newly learned blood barrier could barely resist the purple-black liquid sprayed by the Centipede Monster.
But continuing to be passively attacked like this was not a solution.
Could he withstand more than a few attacks? Once they made a mistake, the five of them would either be swallowed whole by the Centipede Monster or corroded into a pool of blood like Zhao.
What should they do?
What should they do?
Tie Xiong contemplated while dodging the Centipede Monster’s attacks.
As he thought, a flash of insight struck him.
If he couldn’t handle the Centipede Monster, then what about the Blood Spirit Master?
With the Blood Spirit Master’s power, they could certainly defeat this monster!
Thinking of this, he kept calling "Blood Spirit Master" in his heart.
But no matter how he called, his "Blood Spirit Master" remained unresponsive.
"What’s happening?"
"Why isn’t there any response?"
Tie Xiong couldn’t help but frown.
"Ah!"
At this moment, a scream suddenly reached his ears.
He quickly turned his head and saw Group Leader Xu being bitten hard by the Centipede Monster due to dodging too late.
The bite took away half of Group Leader Xu’s body.
After letting out a scream, Group Leader Xu made no further sound.
"Old Xu! Old Xu!"
Witnessing this, Captain Fu ground his teeth in anger.
His hatred was immense!
Continuously pulling the trigger, the bullets fired one after another.
But even after emptying the gun, the Centipede Monster wasn’t gravely harmed, though it had a dozen holes leaking purple-black viscous liquid.
Captain Fu’s actions, however, had undoubtedly enraged the Centipede Monster.
All the heads on the Centipede Monster opened their mouths to spray again.
The purple-black liquid overwhelmed him, instantly engulfing Captain Fu.
Another "sizzle" sound resonated, and Captain Fu, like Zhao, was reduced to a pool of blood on the spot.
In half a minute, both Group Leader Xu and Captain Fu perished at the hands of the Centipede Monster.
This filled Tie Xiong with extreme hatred and anger.
Yet, facing the powerful Centipede Monster, he had no means of countering it.
"Uncle Tie, I’m afraid I can’t hold on much longer either."
"It was an honor to work with you!"
"If you manage to survive, please tell my wife to forget about me completely!"
Having witnessed the gruesome deaths of Group Leader Xu and Captain Fu, Li Xun forced a bitter smile, leaving his last words.
Just as he finished speaking, the Centipede Monster turned sharply and lunged at Li Xun.
Seeing this, Tie Xiong desperately activated the Evil Ghost statue in his hand.
Countless red lights shot into the Centipede Monster’s body.
Yet the Original Blood Qi had no effect, seemingly becoming a catalyst, making the Centipede Monster even more ferocious.
Just as the Centipede Monster opened its mouth wide, about to swallow Li Xun whole, Tie Shanshan suddenly pulled Li Xun away.
With a strong tug, Li Xun was dragged to the ground.
The Centipede Monster’s bite missed, biting empty air.
"Shanshan, you..."
Li Xun brushed past the Centipede Monster.
Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt warmth in his chest.
Hastily touching his chest, his face lit up with joy.
"Uncle Tie, there’s a way to deal with this monster!"
He swiftly tore off the red string around his neck.
At the end of the string was a talisman folded into a triangle.
Li Xun’s memory flashed back to more than half a year ago.
It was an Exorcism Talisman!
A talisman bestowed by Immortal Taoist Zhenyuan!
Back when he and Elder Song were investigating the Xie Qingying case, Taoist Zhenyuan had given each of them an Exorcism Talisman.
After folding the Exorcism Talisman, he wore it on his chest ever since.
It was unfortunate that he only remembered this powerful weapon now!
He also recalled that Zhenyuan had mentioned that activating the talisman required cultivation.
After unfurling the talisman, Li Xun quickly tossed it to Tie Xiong, shouting, "Uncle Tie, use your power to activate the talisman!"