Chapter 114 113. Ghost Face
The sudden wailing broke the silence of the atrium.

Everyone's attention was drawn to it in an instant——

But suddenly, mouth marks appeared on the body of a person in the crowd, and wherever the mouth marks passed, the person's flesh and blood disappeared out of thin air.

It was as if some invisible monster was gnawing at this person's body.

Everyone was horrified.

What happened?

Where did the attack come from?

The same doubts flowed through everyone's minds, but they could not see any clues at all, especially in the haunted house, those masters of the fourth realm did not dare to release their spiritual awareness.

Spiritual consciousness is an extension of the soul. Once damaged, it will definitely affect the soul. Compared with injuries to the physical body, injuries to the soul are more troublesome.

Among the people present, only one person could see it clearly.

Xu Qing looked intently.

With the help of the divine eyes of the two gods, he saw more and more detailed things than others.

In the eyes of God that illuminate all things, breaking through delusion and revealing the truth.

A black silhouette, about the size of a three or four-year-old child, with no eyes or nose on his face, and only a mouth, was lying on the shadow of the wailing man, chewing on the shadow in big mouthfuls.

As this strange thing's mouth kept moving,

The shadow of the wailing man was torn off piece by piece, and the body parts corresponding to the shadow disappeared in a strange way.

It was as if the man's flesh, blood and shadow were swallowed up by that strange thing.

"Shadow! Something is eating that man's shadow."

Xu Qing pointed his finger at the weird thing that was feasting on the food.

The others looked over and noticed that there was a strange thing lying on the shadow of the man who was wailing.

"What is this?"

“Is it eating its shadow?”

Old man Fang in the coffin had a gloomy expression on his face. According to his master's records, there shouldn't be such strange things that can eat shadows in the atrium.

Are the ghosts from deeper inside the haunted house wandering out?

In addition, the pile of paper figurines at the entrance of the lobby and the two people who entered the atrium earlier than everyone else also made him more alert.

The paper fairy and the young boy and the boy also looked unhappy.

They were not as familiar with this haunted house as Old Man Fang, but they also knew some information.
Before this, there had never been such a strange thing that could eat shadows in the atrium.

With such inexplicable changes, it is hard not to feel a cloud of gloom in one's heart.

In other words, when something strange happened in the front yard, the evil creature Black Flower Spirit in the house suddenly changed its behavior and attacked the person holding the corpse oil lantern.
This haunted house has undergone some changes beyond their understanding.
Sensing that everyone was noticing its presence, the strange thing with a mouth raised its head and flashed into the shadow created by the flickering firelight.

"It's gone! It's gone!"

Xu Qing saw the strange thing swimming in the shadows around him.

The flame produced by the candlelight flickered, creating tiny shadows. The mixed light and dark environment was like a fish in water for this strange creature, allowing it to move around quickly.

"Ding Chou God!"

Ding Chou God moved at the sound, and the Ruyi Trident wrapped in blue Yin Fire in his hand struck out like lightning. The sound of the wind was immediately torn apart, and a sound like a bird's sharp cry was heard.

puff!

The tip of the halberd pierced through the strange thing, and Yin Fire swirled up and drilled into its mouth, ready to burn it from the outside to the inside.

"Don't kill it yet!"

A loud shout interrupted Ding Chou God's actions.

Xu Qing quickly controlled his Yin Fire upon hearing this. The one who stopped Xu Qing from erasing the strange thing was the child who controlled the centipede. He carefully looked at the strange thing that was being provoked by the Ruyi Trident and was struggling constantly.

A hint of surprise and solemnity gradually appeared on his face.

"This is not a ghost." The child said in a deep voice: "This is a Gu insect, the Shadow-stepping Gu!"

"A very rare poisonous insect! Rumor has it that this insect can attack others through its shadow."

"Poisonous insects?" Old Man Fang's voice came from the coffin. "This is a haunted house. There are only ghosts. Why are there poisonous insects?"

"Someone let it out?"

"I don't know." The child gritted his teeth, "But I know that this environment is the most suitable environment for this kind of poisonous insect."

"If there is only one, it's fine. If ...

As if responding to the child's words, Xu Qing's eyes moved, and suddenly he saw a group of dark silhouettes, about the size of a three or four-year-old child, with no eyes or nose on their faces, and only a mouth, walking out from the gaps in the firelight.

This time, without Xu Qing's reminder, everyone could see the figures of the poisonous insects.

"How to deal with these poisonous insects?" Old Man Fang asked in a hurry.

He was not worried about his own safety, but was worried about the others. He would need those people to burn incense and offer sacrifices to appease the two evil spirits.

If too many people die, they won’t be able to hold out until dawn!
"Unless we create a space with light but no shadow, we can't stop it. The person who planted these poisonous insects made perfect use of this environment!"

In the outside world, the child knew that he had all kinds of means to easily create a space with light but no shadow, but now he was in a haunted house.

The only light source here is corpse oil lanterns!
In the one or two breaths that Old Man Fang was talking to the child, those Shadow-Treading Gu had already attacked everyone in the courtyard.

In this courtyard where the candlelight divided the overlapping light and shadows, the Stepping Shadow Gu moved elusively, suddenly jumping out from the gaps in the shadows.

It bites everyone's shadow and it is impossible to guard against it.

Xu Qing is not afraid of these shadow-stepping Gu.

There are two gods protecting you.

Ding Chou God's Ruyi Trident dances like a cloud and a bird, and moves lightly. Every time it stabs, it will definitely provoke a stepping shadow Gu;

The long-handled heavy axe of the Jiazi God was extremely fierce. Wherever the axe blade passed, lightning splashed, strong winds howled, and the shadow-stepping Gu fled.

Xu Qing focused his mind and looked around.

In this extremely short period of time, a lot of damage had occurred in the courtyard due to the attacks of those Shadow-Treading Gu.

It would suddenly jump out from the gap between the shadows and bite the shadow. The damage caused would be reflected on the flesh. It would be difficult for those whose means and cultivation had been suppressed by the haunted house to resist.

At the same time, Xu Qing also noticed that Zhao Yinxi and Mo Qingxue were not attacked by those shadow-stepping Gu.

Because of the golden light wrapped around them, they had no shadows at all. Without shadows, these shadow-stepping Gu had no place to bite.

Xu Qing immediately took out a Six Ding and Six Jia protective talisman and blessed himself with a layer of golden light.

The Paper-Zha Immortal and others saw what Xu Qing did, but similar methods could not be used on them. After all, the skills they practiced were more or less tainted with evil.

If I put a layer of golden light to ward off evil on myself, wouldn't that be courting death? !
"Let's work together to protect these people?" Xu Qing looked at Old Man Fang and his gang.

The bearded warrior nodded: "Save these people, otherwise we will all die next."

Both parties reached a consensus.

Xu Qing put away the Jiazi God. Compared with the Jiazi God who had bold movements, the Dingchou God was more suitable for dealing with these poisonous insects.

But just as they were about to take action, it seemed as if the haunted house had awakened its consciousness and was trying to push them into the abyss step by step.

Suddenly, hideous ghost faces appeared on the walls on both sides of the courtyard.

From the huge ghost's mouth, a figure dressed in red emerged.

(End of this chapter)