HCB Chapter 77 The Stone Town on the Coast
Chapter 77 The Stone Town on the Coast
Under Ling Yunxiao's mental scan, everything in Changping City was normal, and there was nothing unusual about it.
Ling Yunxiao had no choice but to land at the local Night Watch squad's base.
However, when he actually landed, he discovered that the building that had once stood there had collapsed, leaving only ruins. Ling Yunxiao tried throwing "Life or Death" into the area, but received no response.
He reluctantly entered the ruins, bending down to rummage through the broken bricks and rubble, determined to find even corpses. However, Ling Yunxiao quickly discovered that there were no bodies, no bloodstains, and not even any signs of human habitation.
Ling Yunxiao stood there in astonishment, his gaze sweeping over every inch of the place. Soon, he noticed something: there were far too many pebbles on the ground.
Ling Yunxiao frowned, as if he had thought of something, and began to move bricks and broken tiles.
After a long period of work, the bricks and tiles were finally cleared away, revealing a large pile of rubble in front of him. And among the rubble, he finally found an arm.
In other words, before these stones shattered, they must have been individual statues. And the Night's Watch squad couldn't have been just a bunch of stone statues.
Thinking of this, Ling Yunxiao released the Dispelling Word Technique towards the pile of stone statues in front of him. After the warm silver light of the Dispelling Word Technique dissipated, the ground was no longer just a pile of stones, but turned into a ground full of severed limbs and broken arms. Blood congealed on the limbs, forming mottled black and red marks.
It looks like this place has been attacked by Medusa.
Ling Yunxiao watched this scene with a gloomy expression, his heart filled with anger and grief.
He decided to search for Medusa's trail, not only to find the Phoenix Squad, but also to avenge the fallen Night's Watch.
With his keen senses, Ling Yunxiao swiftly traversed the city, but ultimately found nothing. Just as Ling Yunxiao was reminiscing for the ten thousandth time about the days when his captain was by his side, a purple cloud suddenly approached rapidly in the sky, and a golden light flashed across the cloud.
Ling Yunxiao narrowed his eyes and looked up at the void. A young man in black clothes and black hair was slowly descending in the golden light and finally appeared in front of Ling Yunxiao.
"Brother Ling, sorry to keep you waiting. I came back five days later and asked me to come help you. Oh, and by the way, Medusa and the Phoenix Squad are currently in Tombstone Town on the West Coast. The Phoenix Squad should still be in good shape by now. Let's go there together!"
Ling Yunxiao looked at the King's Face descending from the sky and finally smiled. Then he reached out and grabbed the King's Face's wrist, adding a hundred years to his lifespan.
Immediately, the two rushed towards the west of Changping City. Ling Yunxiao remembered that there was indeed a coastline there, as well as a small town with marble tombstones everywhere.
The two sped along and soon arrived outside the town of Tombstone. The air was thick with the scent of death, and Ling Yunxiao and Wang Mian proceeded cautiously.
Soon, the two stopped. Not far in front of them stood a familiar stone statue, and behind it, a sign that read "No Entry Ahead."
"Is this Ning Liang from the Phoenix Squad?"
"He was petrified by Medusa when he opened the No-Rings Zone?!"
Wang Mian sighed softly and looked up at Ling Yunxiao. Ling Yunxiao immediately took out the Human Book and Human Brush without hesitation. After writing the incantation to remove the character, Ning Liang's stone statue gradually transformed into human form, but his face remained lifeless.
Ling Yunxiao quickly wrote "Live Towards Death" again, and Ning Liang's expression finally improved. He slumped to the ground, panting heavily, and looked up. When he saw Wang Mian and Ling Yunxiao, he excitedly tried to stand up again.
"Don't be anxious, speak slowly."
"The captain and the others are still inside! Don't worry about me, go save the captain!"
Suddenly, a huge snake tail swept across, and Wang Mian hurriedly pulled Ning Liang aside to dodge. Ling Yunxiao looked at Medusa's back and frowned slightly.
"Close your eyes! It's Medusa!"
Ning Liang exclaimed in surprise. Ling Yunxiao flashed away again, but his brows furrowed even more. This Medusa wasn't strong enough to wipe out the Phoenix Squad before they could even send out a distress signal, was she?
After Medusa appeared, she opened her blood-red maw and spewed a stream of black poison gas at them.
As Wang Mian and Ning Liang retreated, Ling Yunxiao had already written the Killing Incantation and charged forward with two Hellfire Blades in his hands. His speed and agility far surpassed Medusa's, so soon, Ling Yunxiao swiftly chopped Medusa into several pieces.
As Ling Yunxiao landed, before he could even ask Ning Liang what had happened, a much larger Medusa rushed out of the town, its eyes gleaming with a ghostly blue light.
Ling Yunxiao's eyes sharpened, and he immediately quickened his pace, his feet stomping rapidly on the ground, barely managing to dodge Medusa's attack.
However, this new Medusa seemed to have a more acute sense of perception. It quickly turned around and pounced on Ling Yunxiao.
"Om..."
The sword in Wang Mian's hand unleashed a barrage of blades, blocking Medusa's path.
Ling Yunxiao flashed behind Wang Mian, and with the judge's pen and the Book of Life and Death already in his hand, he quickly wrote a line of words.
"Old friends return on the Bridge of Helplessness"