Chapter 367 292: Contact
Su Chen's expression grew even more solemn at Lu Jun's words.
'To create such a terrifying, bloody scene just by appearing... this Evil Demon Seed is far from simple.'
At that thought, he couldn't help but tighten his grip on the Exorcism Token in his hand.
Just as they were about to enter the rooms deeper inside the Escort Agency to investigate...
GURGLE~~~
A few faint, strange noises came from deep within the rooms.
"Careful!"
Lu Chen let out a low shout, his gaze fixed on the source of the faint sounds.
The sight made his scalp go numb with fear.
Heads, like bowling balls, came rolling out from the room.
They let out bizarre laughter from their mouths.
The moment they saw Lu Chen and the others, they broke into greedy, bloody smiles and lunged, becoming streaks of afterimages.
SWISH SWISH SWISH!!!
Lu Chen swung his Profound Black Longsword, unleashing deep flashes of sword-light to continuously block the bizarre heads' assault.
Ge Xin and the others protected Lu Jun, each employing their own techniques.
CLANG CLANG CLANG!!!
These bizarre heads were incredibly hard. When the Weapons struck them, they sent sparks flying.
Even when knocked away, the heads could quickly readjust, turning into streaks of black light to attack again.
Under the onslaught, only Su Chen could handle them with ease, while Ge Xin and the others felt the pressure mounting drastically.
"Exorcism Divine Fire, burn these Evil Spirits!"
Su Chen was constantly watching what was happening behind him.
When he saw a bizarre head break through the defensive line of Ge Xin and the others and charge toward Lu Jun, he hurriedly took out his Exorcism Order.
WHOOSH!
A crimson Spiritual Light suddenly shot out, incinerating the bizarre head to ash.
"Go!"
"Let's get out of this town first!"
Su Chen ordered in a low voice.
The situation here was already beyond their ability to handle.
Although he could still deal with these bizarre heads...
...he couldn't forget that the Evil Demon Seed itself hadn't appeared yet.
Once that Evil Demon Seed showed up, their entire team would likely be wiped out here.
'We'll retreat first, then report the situation.'
"Alright!"
Ge Xin and the others nodded hastily.
They fought their way toward the Escort Agency's entrance, knocking back the bizarre heads as they retreated.
By the time they made it out of the Escort Agency, Su Chen once again activated the Exorcism Order in his hand.
WHOOSH!
A ray of crimson divine light shot out, blasting the entrance of the Escort Agency.
BOOM!!!
Surging flames erupted, trapping the bizarre heads inside.
Seizing the opportunity, Su Chen led Ge Xin and the others in a rapid dash toward the edge of town.
As he ran, Su Chen heard continuous loud noises from behind and couldn't resist looking back.
His scalp instantly went numb.
The streets were filled with densely packed, rotting tree roots.
The street, the buildings, the eaves...
The roots were shaped like the arms of the dead, a horrifying sight.
BOOM!!!
Wherever the roots passed, buildings collapsed and shattered with deafening crashes.
'What in the world is this Evil Demon Seed...?' Su Chen's heart pounded.
'This is definitely not a newly awakened Evil Demon Seed. I fear it's been awake for a long time.'
He recalled that in the past six months, the residents of over a dozen towns had died bizarrely, and their buildings had suffered massive destruction.
It was highly likely that this Evil Demon Seed was the culprit.
'This thing... it goes to a place, kills everyone, and uses their bodies as nutrients, hiding deep underground to absorb them.'
'Once it's done absorbing and digesting, it moves on to find its next target.'
Just as they were turning a street corner, everyone froze.
A bizarre, withered tree appeared before them.
The withered tree stood over three meters tall. It was leafless, its rotting, pus-seeping branches hung heavy with bizarre heads.
A single glance revealed that several hundred bizarre heads hung from this one withered tree.
They were being stared at by hundreds of bloody heads, all wearing grotesque smiles.
Even Su Chen found it hard to withstand such terrifying, bloody, and malicious gazes, and he began to tremble.
As for Ge Xin and the others, it was even worse.
"In a moment, I'll hold this ancient tree back. You find a chance to leave and report to the Supervisor,"
Su Chen's eyes held a trace of grim determination.
"Captain!"
"We'll leave together!"
Ge Xin understood what Su Chen meant.
He was going to use his own life to create an opportunity for them to escape.
"No... You all must get out of here alive."
"That's an order!"
Su Chen roared, clutching his Profound Black Longsword as he charged toward the withered tree with its hundreds of dangling, bloody heads.
"Go!" Lu Jun urged in a grave voice, seeing this. "Or none of us will make it out alive!"
"Not... a single one... will leave...."
The withered tree let out a bizarre laugh.
The next moment,
the hundreds of bizarre heads hanging on it dropped from its branches as if they were ripe fruit, letting out strange laughs as they flew toward Lu Jun and the others.
Su Chen desperately swung his Profound Black Longsword, creating terrifying flashes of sword-light, but he could only block a dozen or so heads.
Even using his Exorcism Order, he could only stop a few more.
The remaining bizarre heads still swarmed toward Su Chen like a hive of bees.
Seeing this, Ge Xin, Lu Jun, and the others were instantly overcome with despair.
"If this is how I die, so be it!"
"I'll take a few more of these heads with me!"
Ge Xin said, gritting his teeth.
He abandoned the idea of leaving and, gripping a large saber, charged toward the bizarre heads.
"Let's fight to the death!"
Lu Jun also knew that turning to flee now would be useless.
The bizarre heads flew extremely fast; turning to run was just another way to die. He might as well fight to the bitter end like Ge Xin.
At least it would be a quicker death.
Just then.
Suddenly.
The bizarre heads abruptly abandoned their attack, wheeling around in mid-air and returning to the branches of the withered tree.