Chapter 491: Timely Reinforcements
Several Corpse Puppets leaped up, like beasts that had discovered food, and pounced on the Spirit Police officer who had slipped down the wall.
At this moment, this Spirit Police officer’s aura was weak, his body covered in wounds. From his current condition, he had little combat power left. Once these Corpse Puppets pounced on him, he would surely die instantly at their hands.
Just as the Corpse Puppets were about to pounce on the Spirit Police officer, at that very moment, a black chain appeared out of thin air, like a bolt of black lightning, piercing through the bodies of several Corpse Puppets in an instant.
Boom!
One end of the chain disappeared into the void, the other plunged into the ground, while these Corpse Puppets were strung together like candied hawthorns.
The person who intervened at this crucial moment to save the Spirit Police officer was naturally Yang Haoran. Ma Ling had also been prepared to act, but her speed couldn't match Yang Haoran's. She had only just prepared to make her move when, with a mere thought from Yang Haoran, the chain tore through the void, its speed immeasurably faster than hers.
The Corpse Puppets struggled violently, continuously emitting roars from their mouths. They wanted to break free from the chains, but no matter how they struggled, they couldn't escape, only able to let out enraged and irrational roars.
The rescued Spirit Police officer coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood, his expression weak. He had thought he was doomed, but never imagined that a miracle would occur for him at the last moment.
He felt extremely fortunate and, at the same time, very grateful to Yang Haoran for intervening.
“Thank. . . thank you. ”
A weak voice came from the Spirit Police officer’s mouth. No sooner had the words left his lips than he violently coughed, large mouthfuls of blood spraying from his mouth with the coughs.
“Don’t speak. Just rest here properly,” Ma Ling said.
Hearing this, Yang Haoran gently shook his head.
“It’s not safe to stay here. The best course of action is to come with us. That way, we can protect your safety. Can you still stand? ” Yang Haoran asked.
The Spirit Police officer nodded, gritting his teeth, struggling to force himself to his feet from the ground.
The reason Yang Haoran wanted the Spirit Police officer to come with them was because he sensed that the number of Corpse Puppets in Huangniu Town was quite large. Once he and Ma Ling left, if any Corpse Puppets discovered this Spirit Police officer, then in his current state, this Spirit Police officer would surely die; there was no way he could survive.
Conversely, the Corpse Puppet army of Huangniu Town would, due to his death, gain another comrade.
Another comrade added to the Corpse Puppet army was something Yang Haoran didn't actually care about. To him, adding one Corpse Puppet or losing one Corpse Puppet made no difference. He just didn't want this Spirit Police officer to die like this.
If he could save someone, he would; if he couldn't, he wouldn't force it. At present, as long as this Spirit Police officer left with him and Ma Ling, the chance of a miserable death was small. But if he didn't leave with them, then the chance of survival was small.
Seeing the Spirit Police officer stand up with difficulty, Yang Haoran smiled and nodded. Then, with a wave of his hand, one end of the chain pulled out of the ground, binding several Corpse Puppets together and hanging them high in the air. At a glance, it looked like a gigantic hornet's nest suspended in the sky.
“Let’s go. We’ll deal with the Corpse Ghoul first. After all, that guy is the most dangerous. ”
Ma Ling’s suggestion was actually Yang Haoran’s own idea. Corpse Ghouls have the ability to summon Corpse Puppets. As long as a Corpse Ghoul’s life is threatened, it will definitely summon Corpse Puppets to protect itself. At that time, both the Corpse Ghoul and the Corpse Puppets could be caught in one sweep.
Furthermore, judging from the recent shattering of the barrier, the Spirit Police officers were likely no longer able to control the Corpse Ghoul. If the two of them didn't hurry over, then more Spirit Police officers would die tragically at the Corpse Ghoul's hands.
Therefore, their most rational course of action right now was to rush to the Corpse Ghoul’s location and eliminate it first.
The exact location of the Corpse Ghoul was something both Yang Haoran and Ma Ling could sense, so the two immediately rushed towards its position.
As for that Spirit Police officer, because his injuries were too severe for him to keep up with their speed, Yang Haoran could only carry him along.
Along the way, Yang Haoran and the two others encountered several batches of Corpse Puppets. These Corpse Puppets varied in number: some were gnawing on corpses on the ground, some were searching for prey, and others were attacking Spirit Police officers.
As for these Corpse Puppets, Yang Haoran showed no mercy, dispatching all of them. And their fate was the same as the first batch of Corpse Puppets: they were directly bound by Yang Haoran's chains and then hoisted into the air.
When Yang Haoran arrived at the Corpse Ghoul's location, not only were there several hornet's nests of varying sizes hanging in the sky above Huangniu Town, but two more Spirit Police officers had also appeared behind him. These were all Spirit Police officers he had just rescued.
After arriving at the Corpse Ghoul’s location, the scene before him caused Yang Haoran to subtly furrow his brow, while the three Spirit Police officers behind him had their expressions change drastically.
At this moment, two Spirit Police officers were fiercely attacking a humanoid monster. These two Spirit Police officers were covered in wounds, clearly unable to hold on for much longer.
Besides the two of them, there was also a person lying on the ground. This person was motionless, their life or death unknown.
Judging from the clothes they were wearing, they were all Spirit Police officers. And the monster they were currently fighting was naturally the powerful Corpse Ghoul.
This Corpse Ghoul's body was not bulky, but rather quite gaunt, yet the power it unleashed was extremely formidable. Each time it clashed with the two Spirit Police officers, it would send them flying.
Beneath the Corpse Ghoul was a formation, the power of which condensed into golden ropes, binding its body. It was precisely because of this formation that the Spirit Police had been able to trap the Corpse Ghoul until now.
However, at this moment, the formation's light was dim, and the ropes formed by its condensed power flickered erratically. It looked as if it wouldn't last much longer.
A ferocious roar erupted from the Corpse Ghoul's mouth. The Corpse Ghoul sent the attacking Spirit Police officer flying with a single punch, then its body violently stretched, gray power erupted from within it, the golden ropes on its body snapped inch by inch, with only two ropes still wrapped around its feet.
The instant a large number of golden ropes snapped, the formation beneath the Corpse Ghoul emitted a crisp sound, and cracks appeared throughout the formation.
This formation was already unable to hold out for much longer; now that cracks had appeared, there was naturally no way it could continue to trap the Corpse Ghoul.
After shattering the ropes wrapped around its body, the Corpse Ghoul, with a burst of momentum, violently exerted force with both feet, tearing off the ropes entwined around its feet as well.
The last two golden ropes simply couldn't withstand the Corpse Ghoul's furious strength. The moment they snapped, the formation below emitted a crisp 'snap', completely shattering.
Without the influence of the formation, the Corpse Ghoul's body finally regained its freedom. This formation had trapped it for a long time. Now that it was free, the first thing it wanted to do was to tear apart these two "fleas" before its eyes.
The formation trapping the Corpse Ghoul was actually not weak; it was just that the three Spirit Police officers controlling it had rather limited strength. Therefore, they couldn't unleash the formation's true power.
When one of the three Spirit Police officers fell heavily wounded and unconscious, the formation's control went from three people to two. While three people could barely control the Corpse Ghoul, after one fell unconscious and only two remained, their control over the Corpse Ghoul became increasingly strenuous. Eventually, not only did the barrier enveloping the area shatter under the pressure, but both of them also suffered severe injuries.
Now, with the formation shattered and the Corpse Ghoul free, this was simply a devastating blow to them. However, despair did not arise in their hearts because of this, because they noticed the arrival of Yang Haoran and Ma Ling.
Yang Haoran and Ma Ling did not disappoint them either. The moment the Corpse Ghoul broke free from the formation, two chains appeared out of thin air, replacing the previous golden ropes, tightly binding the Corpse Ghoul's body.
“Uncle, help me trap him for a moment! I’ll set up the formation! ”
Ma Ling’s words fell, and then a flash of spiritual light passed through her hand, and a Golden Magic Sword appeared in her grasp.
When Yang Haoran first met Ma Ling, she always carried a small leather case in her hand. At that time, Ma Ling had not yet developed the ability to create her own independent space.
Now, the small leather case was no longer in Ma Ling's hand. This indicated that she now possessed her own independent space, so there was no need for her to carry a case anymore.
The fact that a Golden Magic Sword could appear out of thin air in her hand now was the best proof that she now possessed an independent space.
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