C292 Ghost Place

After taking care of the water ghost, Zheng Lei stabbed the sword into the ground and wiped his face with one hand. After wiping his hand until it was sticky, he felt another wave of nausea and quickly washed his hands with water.

Just as he turned his head back to pull out his sword, Zheng Lei felt as though there were many people surrounding him. He didn't even need to personally see the number of people. Just the feeling caused his scalp to tingle.

In order to confirm his senses were correct, Zheng Lei lightly threw out a small fireball. The fireball then emitted a bright light. Zheng Lei looked around and could not help but suck in a breath of cold air.

The originally empty cave was suddenly filled with a densely-packed group of ghosts. It was impossible to see the end of them.

"What the f * * k!" Why are there so many ghosts? I don't have that many talismans on hand, and I don't know if I will be able to pass this stage. Zheng Lei muttered to himself as he brandished his long sword and rushed forward.

This sudden appearance of a ghost was like an ant leaving its hole, it was so crowded that it could be found everywhere. Although he was slashing his sword like he was chopping melons and vegetables, he still could not withstand the sheer number of ghosts. Even if these ghosts were weak, he would still need to use a certain amount of Spiritual Energy to support his every time he swung his sword.

Seeing the ghosts getting closer and closer to him, Zheng Lei's heart became incomparably nervous.

Suddenly, Zheng Lei thought of the karmic ruler and couldn't help but curse in his heart. Wasn't this karmic ruler the nemesis of all these things? He had been foolish enough to waste his spiritual energy by slashing with the sword.

He quickly took out his contribution ruler and it released a golden light. When the surrounding ghosts saw this golden light, they immediately backed up, not daring to move forward.

However, although the range of the golden light of the karmic ruler was limited, it was not enough to illuminate the entire cave. At this time, the ghost in front of them had a bone deep fear of the karmic ruler, and did not dare to go forward, retreating with all his might.

At that moment, the cave was filled with the wails of ghosts and the howls of wolves. It was bustling with noise and excitement.

With the karmic ruler in hand, Zheng Lei felt reassured. Holding the karmic ruler in one hand and the long sword in the other, he charged forward ferociously.

Before long, Zheng Lei had already traveled a few hundred meters among the ghosts. Lowering his head to look at the lotus flower in his hand, he still pointed in a certain direction.

As he looked again on the achievement ruler, the gold that represented his achievement points was decreasing bit by bit.

Zheng Lei couldn't help but feel anxious. If he had to wait until his contribution is exhausted and still hasn't found Nie Yuan's corpse, what should he do? He was trapped deep underground, so it would be impossible for him to contact Lin Xi.

However, he had already come this far and there was no way out. Even if he was trapped, at least he had to finish what he was doing.

Zheng Lei gritted his teeth and continued to charge in the direction that Lotus had pointed.

After an unknown period of time, time seemed to slow down in this kind of environment. Zheng Lei even thought that he had died and was currently fighting with other ghosts in the underworld.

Suddenly, Zheng Lei felt something was wrong with his hand. Lowering his head, he saw a petal slowly fall from the lotus flower in his hand.

"Damn!" What's wrong with it? " Zheng Lei was shocked. He had never heard Lin Xi mention that the lotus flower would drop petals. It couldn't be that he had wasted too much time and the lotus flower couldn't hold up any longer, right? Lin Xi had said that this lotus flower could last for a month. No matter how long he delayed it, he shouldn't waste a month here, right?

But it was not because of time, so how could he explain the falling petals?

The lotus petal floated down and fell into the water, but it didn't go with the water as Zheng Lei imagined.

At this point, Zheng Lei was curious. Was there a problem with the water? It didn't seem like it. He had come out of this water not long ago. If there was a problem with the water, then it should be him. If that was the case, it was the problem with the petals themselves.

Seeing the petals floating against the flowing water, Zheng Lei quickly caught up with them. While waving the long sword in his hand, he used the karmic ruler to disperse the ghosts that were about to make a move.

Zheng Lei knew that the lotus petals were not ordinary, but he never would have thought that under the guidance of the lotus petals, he would be able to walk out of the ghost's encirclement.

Releasing his breath, Zheng Lei looked back at the crowd of hesitating ghosts behind him and felt relieved. No matter what, now there was a chance to catch his breath, there were no longer any more enemies behind him.

Seeing the petals continue to float forward, Zheng Lei quickly followed.

Suddenly, the flower petal sank into the water without any warning, as if it suddenly became extremely heavy. The flower petal sank into the water without any hesitation, instantly disappearing from Zheng Lei's line of sight.

Previously, he only paid attention to the petals as he walked, he did not even know where he went. Right now, the petals suddenly disappeared, causing Zheng Lei to quickly look around, only to see that he had poured himself into a very spacious area, like an underground square.

The terrain was not the same as the underground karst cave, but there were no traces of man-made excavations.

"This is such a strange place. Such a big place, it's actually not a karst cave." Zheng Lei said as he looked up at the empty space.

"Ss … It's so cold. It's much colder here than on the road just now." Zheng Lei couldn't help but say as he crossed his arms.

Although the road before was cold, it was still within Zheng Lei's endurance. He was even nervous along the way, and the cold atmosphere had become a boost. However, this place was completely different. It was as if this and the road before were two completely different worlds.

Looking back, those ghosts actually crowded around the cave entrance and did not dare to come out. It was as if there was something that made them afraid.

Zheng Lei looked around and couldn't tell what was happening. He inadvertently saw a ghost being squeezed out from behind him. This ghost was like a drum that was jumping nonstop, as if it didn't dare to stick its feet to the ground.

After a few jumps, the ghost froze in place, unable to move. In the time it took to take a single breath, Zheng Lei could see a layer of frost forming on the ghost's body.

Zheng Lei was shocked and muttered, "What the hell is this place? Even ghosts that rely on yin energy to live can't withstand the cold here." Saying that, he rubbed his arms together to reduce the cold feeling.

The karmic ruler in his hand began to emit a golden light, which formed a thin layer around his body. Zheng Lei knew that the karmic ruler had helped him resist a lot of Yin Qi. Otherwise, he would have become like that ghost and become an ice cube.

Turning his head to take a look, he saw the frozen ghost fall into a ball of ice.

He could not help but feel a lingering fear. Luckily, he had the Ruler of Merit, otherwise he would have been dead without a complete corpse, and even his formless body would have been frozen into ice scraps. This showed just how heavy the Yin Qi was.