I Went Crazy Killing in the World of Gods and Demons - Chapter 31

Chapter 31

The next moment, Yang Xianxian was pulled into someone’s embrace and swiftly carried backward.

Yang Xianxian looked up and saw an extremely beautiful face, even more beautiful than her mother’s.

However, no amount of beauty could ease the panic in Yang Xianxian’s heart at that moment. She struggled desperately, crying, “Let me go! Let me go! Who are you? I need to find my mom and dad!!”

“I’m a friend of your parents,” Shen Huaizhou said. “They had to leave for something, so I’ll take care of you for now.”

“You’re lying!!” Yang Xianxian sobbed.

Shen Huaizhou carried her into a small storage room in the basement and frowned. “Quiet, stop crying. I won’t hurt you.”

“Waaah! You’re a bad guy! I’m going to tell the police to arrest you!” Yang Xianxian cried, tears and snot streaming down her face, feeling as if her world was collapsing.

This person who looked as beautiful as her mother but had a deep voice like her father was he a kidnapper?

Would he sell children?

Why did this have to happen to her!

“Waaah!!!” Yang Xianxian’s crying continued unabated.

Children were truly troublesome.

Shen Huaizhou sighed, completely overwhelmed, and decided to create a small Illusionary Realm for her to immerse herself in.

In that Illusionary Realm, she found herself in the children’s palace environment, quiet and well-behaved, following the teacher’s instructions while waiting for her parents to pick her up and take her home.

Those trapped in the Illusionary Realm had their five senses disconnected from reality, completely guided by the false images within. Therefore, Yang Xianxian could no longer see Shen Huaizhou or hear the sounds of fighting and killing coming from outside.

Her heart was filled only with the anticipation of her parents coming to get her, and a happy, adorable smile spread across her face.

Soon, Dai Xingyu entered the storage room to take over for Shen Huaizhou.

“Take care of her,” Shen Huaizhou said, handing Yang Xianxian over to Dai Xingyu with relief. “I’m going out to check on things.”

Ling Fang and the others arrived at the children’s palace at 12:05, just five minutes after class had ended.

The children’s palace was filled with a foul odor the stench of decaying corpses. Although strong perfume was used to mask it, it couldn’t fool Ling Fang’s nose.

The skins worn by the two Huapi Ghosts had already begun to rot.

The timing matched perfectly with the time of death of the two corpses in the basement.

After confirming that both Huapi Ghosts were present, Ling Fang immediately ordered an evacuation.

The other children and parents attending classes were prevented from leaving through the underground parking lot.

Next, it was time to set the trap.

They only needed to wait for the family of three to enter the parking lot.

However, they couldn’t act immediately.

Because the two Huapi Ghosts still had hostages.

They waited patiently. Only after Shen Huaizhou used the Eye-obscuring spell to take Yang Xianxian away, leaving only “Yang Zhenhua” and his wife in the underground parking lot, did Ling Fang raise his crossbow.

With a “twang,” the arrow shot out like a gust of wind.

The cleanup operation had begun.

The arrow struck “Yang Zhenhua’s” ankle directly.

The arrowhead was specially crafted, imbued with a scorching effect. Upon striking “Yang Zhenhua,” a faint tongue of flame instantly licked across his skin, quickly engulfing and igniting it.

“Yang Zhenhua” soon realized something was wrong.

He opened his mouth wide, letting out a piercing shriek toward the sky, as if in extreme pain.

In the next moment, “Yang Zhenhua” frantically reached up and began tearing off his own skin, starting from his head.

A burning human skin immediately fell to the ground.

“Yang Zhenhua’s” wife also emitted a high-pitched screech, roaring as she ripped off the human skin covering her body, revealing her true face.

They were two monsters composed of nothing but blurred masses of flesh. Their torsos and limbs resembled those of humans, but without any skin attached. Their surfaces were pitted and uneven, comparable to the lunar landscape. Most importantly, their faces lacked any facial features.

The couple’s shrill shrieks continued, assaulting eardrums like the cries of sirens, causing waves of dizziness and pain in the head.

Everyone instinctively covered their ears to withstand the sonic assault.

After what felt like an eternity, the deadly shrieking finally ceased.

Xie Qingling and Yu Wei, who had been lying in wait for the right moment to attack, immediately exchanged a glance and charged forward.

Each targeted one monster.

They aimed to end this quickly.

Yu Wei took on “Yang Zhenhua,” while Xie Qingling’s agile figure swiftly closed in on “Yang Zhenhua’s” wife. With a sharp “swish,” she drew Blood Oath from her back and launched her assault.

The female Huapi Ghost raised its arm to block.

Xie Qingling couldn’t help but smile. Perfect this distance allowed her to clearly see its joints. One slash would be enough to sever its wrist.

Blood Oath swung high, striking down in a piercing chop, but it landed on the arm failing to cleanly sever the hand at the wrist.

Her prediction had been off.

Xie Qingling frowned slightly, sensing that something felt very wrong with this strike.

At such close range, there was no reason for her to miss.

Again.

This time, Xie Qingling aimed for the Huapi Ghost’s eyes.

Although the Huapi Ghost lacked facial features, its face had sunken eye sockets. Even without eyeballs, they likely served a visual function.

One slash to destroy its vision would significantly weaken its combat ability.

The Huapi Ghost attacked, its swinging arm carrying a foul, rotting stench that made one nauseous.

Xie Qingling held her breath.

The Huapi Ghost’s body and limbs were similar to a human’s, and its movement patterns mirrored human mechanics. She could easily predict its attack points, bending backward to evade, then executing a horizontal slash with her left hand toward the Huapi Ghost’s eyes.

…Wrong again. She still missed.

Xie Qingling’s brow furrowed deeply.

The feel was completely off wherever she struck, she couldn’t accurately hit her intended target.

After several exchanges, Xie Qingling was almost certain that the Huapi Ghost’s combat prowess wasn’t particularly strong. It seemed its abilities lay elsewhere.

As she continued her assault, Xie Qingling pondered how to uncover the Huapi Ghost’s weakness.

At that moment, the Huapi Ghost let out another piercing shriek directed at Xie Qingling. Her head throbbed with pain as if needles were pricking her cerebral cortex, sending waves of sharp, dense discomfort downward.

In a daze, she gritted her teeth against the pain and swung her blade down fiercely.

But in that brief moment of confusion, when Xie Qingling finally saw clearly who was beneath her blade, she broke out in a cold sweat. She forcibly twisted her strike mid-air, missing her target completely.

The Huapi Ghost she had been fighting had transformed into Ling Fang.

She had nearly struck Ling Fang.

Ling Fang glanced at her and said, “Identify your opponent clearly.”

Then, he walked away.

Xie Qingling clenched her jaw, gradually realizing that this Huapi Ghost specialized in mental attacks it could even distort one’s thoughts and judgment.

She needed to be extremely careful.

If caught off guard, she might end up fighting her own allies.

Xie Qingling immediately heightened her focus to the utmost.

When she looked back at the battlefield, Yu Wei was still there, single-handedly dealing with “Yang Zhenhua” while “Yang Zhenhua’s” wife continuously disrupted him from the side.

The two Huapi Ghosts sandwiched Yu Wei from front and back, making it difficult for him to handle them alone.

Xie Qingling quickly locked onto her target and launched another attack.

This time, she once again chose “Yang Zhenhua’s” wife as her opponent.

After Xie Qingling drew the other Huapi Ghost away, the pressure on Yu Wei lessened significantly. She saw him give her an approving smile.

However, Xie Qingling had no time to respond.

The battle raged on.

While attacking the Huapi Ghost with her Blood Oath, Xie Qingling used the Soul Return Technique to sense the spirits beneath the ground, hoping to find some allies.

But she was soon disappointed. The newly developed city had been thoroughly cleared during its construction, leaving few remnants for her to utilize.

More critically, the Huapi Ghost had inexplicably grown much stronger this time.

Its fighting style became ferociously aggressive every attack and defense was brutally forceful. The impact was so powerful that it sent Xie Qingling stumbling backward multiple times.

Could this Huapi Ghost be a growth-type entity with strong learning abilities?

Fortunately, Xie Qingling’s combat intuition returned.

During her training with Yu Wei, she could always strike her intended targets accurately. Missing repeatedly against the Huapi Ghost felt wrong, but now she finally regained her rhythm.

Yet, an uneasy feeling lingered.

The Huapi Ghost’s moves…

They felt familiar.

The more Xie Qingling fought, the more something felt off.

Something in her mind seemed on the verge of surfacing.

These moves the aggressive, domineering style were even more reminiscent of Yu Wei!

Why would the Huapi Ghost use Yu Wei’s techniques?

Frowning, Xie Qingling unconsciously slowed her attacks.

Her mind struggled to grasp something, but it remained chaotic.

Suddenly, a sharp blade struck Xie Qingling’s arm, and blood immediately welled up.

A blade…

She had been hit by a blade.

Did the Huapi Ghost have a blade? The only ones using blades on the field were Yu Wei and herself.

With a jolt, Xie Qingling snapped back to reality.

She retreated several steps backward, no longer attacking. When she looked toward the center of the field again, she saw that there were still two Huapi Ghosts, Yu Wei, and Ling Fang occasionally supporting from a distance with an arrow.

Xie Qingling did not take the initiative to attack anymore.

Because she realized that the various thoughts and judgments in her mind were not to be trusted she might currently be in a state where she couldn’t distinguish friend from foe.

If the “Huapi Ghost” she was fighting was Yu Wei, then who was the real Huapi Ghost?

Xie Qingling’s eyes continuously scanned the few people on the field.

She had never encountered such a situation before. In all past unexpected circumstances, she could always trust her intuition and make the fastest, most accurate judgments.

But today, she couldn’t trust herself at all!

At that moment, a hand pressed down on her shoulder.

Xie Qingling instinctively turned around, ready to strike the uninvited guest with her blade. Upon turning, Shen Huaizhou’s captivating face came into view.

“It’s me,” Shen Huaizhou said, his gaze not fixed on Xie Qingling but on the two Huapi Ghosts in the field, his handsome brows slightly furrowed. “These two Huapi Ghosts are skilled in Illusions, using them to bewilder people.”

“You’ve all fallen for it,” Shen Huaizhou said.

Xie Qingling’s face turned pale, unable to utter a word.

They had indeed fallen for it.

But…

“They’re using Illusions… Shen Huaizhou, aren’t you a Devotee of the Tushan Clan, and also an Illusionist?” Xie Qingling asked. “Do you have a way to deal with them?”

Shen Huaizhou finally glanced down at her briefly, saying nothing.

Then, his voice drifted softly:

“Such is the view…”