Minutes later,
The protective shield surrounding them grew increasingly dim before finally vanishing.
Everyone set aside their complex thoughts and fully dedicated themselves to the main quest.
Noisy sounds filled the air.
The previously blurry image gradually became clear. In the very center of the Ren Family graveyard, a group of people were gathered.
They were digging up a grave.
A heavy coffin was pulled out by a makeshift hoist.
"Everyone, today, Master Ren will see the light of day again. Everyone, offer your sacrifices."
A figure clad in a scarlet Taoist robe, with dry, withered skin like a malevolent ghost, stood in the center, giving orders to those around him.
A strange, cold wind inexplicably blew through the area.
The Ren Family servants, retainers, and the strong men hired to carry the coffin suddenly felt a chill run down their spines.
Pfft.
A sound like fruit splitting open was heard.
A servant's head rolled to the ground, and a gushing spring of blood erupted from his neck, nourishing the coffin.
The coffin, seeing the light of day again, greedily sucked the fresh blood from its lid as if it were a living creature.
Yet, those retainers and servants seemed to have lost their minds, their eyes staring blankly ahead,
Allowing the Blood-Robed Taoist to sever their heads without the slightest fear or panic.
They just stood there, dazed.
The Blood-Robed Taoist's hand rose and fell, a cold smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Blood-Robed Taoist Lv.17 (Lord)
This scene
Made Guina and the others' expressions extremely grim.
The worlds they inhabited were not peaceful; pirates, demons, man-eating ghouls… they had seen many bloody and brutal sights.
But they had never witnessed such a bizarre scene.
Those humans were like numb lambs, allowing the Blood-Robed Taoist to slaughter them.
Side Quest Activated: Before the true One-Brow Taoist arrives, prevent the Blood-Robed Taoist from continuing to feed the Evil Corpse.
Quest Rewards: 3000 reward points, 600 contribution points
Hint: Completing this side quest can reduce the difficulty of the main quest.
"To use humans to raise ghosts, unforgivable!"
Tanjiro's eyes widened, and he drew the blade from his waist, about to charge forward, but he was stopped by Nohara Rin.
Nohara Rin shook her head and said, "Don't be impulsive. According to the plan we just discussed, fight with Kunie as the core."
"We just arrived and already encountered a Lord-level monster."
Guina drew her Claymore, worriedly asking, "Can we really deal with this guy?"
They were all new players who had just joined, with very simple equipment, skills, and items. They were simply not qualified to challenge a Lord.
According to Zoro's judgment,
To hunt a Lord, even a first-tier Lord, one would need several purple-grade pieces of equipment and core skills leveled up to Lv.15 or above.
As for them, even the strongest, Kunie, only had a few scattered green-grade items.
In terms of skills,
Nohara Rin's Ninja Art was judged by the system as an Lv.8 blue skill.
Kunie's [Half-Demon Flesh and Blood] was judged as an inferior bloodline, coming with the blue skill [Demonic Aura Burst].
She herself had Lv.5 Pirate Swordsmanship.
The strongest was actually Tanjiro; Hinokami Kagura was considered a breathing swordsmanship and judged as a purple skill.
However, it had no level and was directly in an [Unmastered] state, making it impossible to even use.
With this ragtag group of theirs,
Did they want to kill the Lord Blood-Robed Taoist?
They'd be more likely to provide more nourishment for the Evil Corpse.
"The quest didn't say we need to kill the Blood-Robed Taoist, but rather to stop him from continuing to feed the Evil Corpse before a certain Taoist arrives."
Nohara Rin's gaze shifted,
She only saw countless eerie graves, with no sign of anyone coming to their aid.
But the Reincarnation Game would certainly not make a mistake.
She said, "If that's the case, we don't need to fight the Blood-Robed Taoist to the death. We just need to stall for time until that Taoist arrives. That way, the danger and difficulty will be greatly reduced."
Everyone frowned in thought as well.
Kunie nodded and said, "If that's really the case, I'll be the main attacker, and you guys take the opportunity to lead away all those people under the illusion."
After a brief exchange,
Kunie charged towards the Blood-Robed Taoist with her Claymore.
At this moment, the Blood-Robed Taoist's hand, sharp as a blade, was about to fall on a servant's head. He instinctively raised it after faintly hearing the wind.
Clang.
The blade and the palm collided,
Emitting a crisp sound like metal clashing.
The Claymore Organization's forged Claymore, which could not be broken even by demons, was actually chipped with a tiny notch.
"Who are you?"
"Westerners, no… Invaders!"
The Blood-Robed Taoist's expression changed slightly, then turned into a sinister grin as he said, "Are there more fools who want to fight against the pollution? Do you mere nobodies think you can defeat me?"
He merely waved his hand gently,
And the immense force brought the tall Kunie
To her knees, her knees shattering the ground.
Hmph!
Kunie had no choice but to pull back her Claymore, avoiding a head-on clash with him.
He truly was an Lv.17 Lord. Based on the previously assessed differences in four-dimensional attributes, his strength attribute was probably around [30].
Moreover,
Strength was likely his weakest attribute.
Because judging from his control over the retainers and servants, his cultivation of the Evil Corpse, and his emaciated, withered body, he didn't seem like a strength-type monster at all.
Blade Severing Talisman!
Kunie pulled out a golden talisman and affixed it to her Claymore, which had developed a faint crack.
A faint golden light flickered, and the talisman melted directly into the blade, as if coating the Claymore with a thin, pale golden film.
"Overestimating yourselves."
The Blood-Robed Taoist chuckled, blocking the descending blade with his fingers like a knife.
There was still a crisp collision.
His flesh and bones were completely unharmed, not showing any injuries despite the blade being imbued with the Blade Severing Talisman.
Just then,
Tanjiro and the others suddenly rushed out from both sides,
Taking advantage of the gap while the two were fighting, they grabbed the ropes that had just hoisted the coffin,
Threw them out,
Encompassing most of the retainers and servants, then tightened them.
"Leave it to me!"
Nohara Rin formed hand seals, and a cloud of smoke dispersed, revealing several shadow clones that began dragging the retainers and servants away.
However, she didn't possess Lady Tsunade's monstrous strength. Dragging over a dozen people, even with the help of shadow clones, her speed was not fast.
"You dare try to steal my sacrifices!"
The Blood-Robed Taoist's face was grim. He immediately formed hand seals and sneered, "Yingzhou Onmyōdō?… A mere minor art, stealing incomplete techniques from the Onmyōji, and you dare show off in front of me? You're asking for death!"
As he formed the hand seals,
Waves of Yin energy suddenly surged from the nearby graves, so dense that they were like bone-chilling cold mist, enveloping the entire area.
The tombstones began to shake, and the ground cracked open,
One by one, zombies covered in long white hair crawled out.
White-Haired Zombie Lv.11 (Elite)
"Damn it, it's the same ability as a Necromancer!"
Kunie took a deep breath,
And quickly swung her Claymore, continuously striking his hands to prevent him from continuing to form hand seals.
She had just seen this game ability in the qing country ghost story Store,
It came from the legacy of a Corpse Herding Taoist.
The Blood-Robed Taoist before her was actually a Corpse Herding Taoist, an ability that cost a whopping two hundred thousand reward points to exchange for.
"Then let me kill you first!"
With his hand seals interrupted, the zombies that were rapidly trying to crawl out of the graves suddenly became sluggish.
They seemed to have no purpose.
If it weren't for the lingering Pressure of the Blood-Robed Taoist, they might have even wanted to crawl back into their graves.
Because this graveyard
Was a Corpse-Nourishing Ground that could automatically gather Yin energy. Corpses buried here could rapidly transform, which was why the Blood-Robed Taoist used it to cultivate Evil Corpses.
Demonic Aura Burst!
Kunie's pupils turned golden, emitting a faint, beast-like glow.
Her aura suddenly surged,
She not only dodged the hand blade that should have pierced her abdomen but also backhanded and severed the Blood-Robed Taoist's shriveled wrist.
"Hmm?… Such a special aura!"
The Blood-Robed Taoist's hand was severed, but instead of anger, he showed delight,
Staring greedily at Kunie, who was erupting with demonic aura, he said, "This is the scent of a demon. The Qing Country's dragon veins are weak; no demons have been born for a long time. But this scent is very chaotic, something's not right…"
The Blood-Robed Taoist didn't even bother with the sacrifices that were being taken away. He stared intently at Kunie as if he had discovered new prey.
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