The bloated, enormous monster, hanging high from the ceiling like a centipede, stretched its long body down and spewed out one after another of scorching flames at the two of them.
Lu Fei and Jing Jian kept dodging continuously.
In less than two minutes, the ground was already riddled with holes, and the scorching heat had thinned out the white fog considerably.
Fortunately, due to the monster's massive size, its movements were relatively slow.
As long as the two paid close attention to its actions, they could predict its direction in advance and dodge the Yin Fire.
Lu Fei gradually calmed down, no longer launching any attacks.
Engaging in futile strikes would only drain their energy.
This behemoth should be the collective form of the ghosts that were burned to death upstairs. Without knowing the exact cause of their deaths, how could one find the true form?
Can we keep wearing down the monster until dawn?
Just as he was feeling troubled, two figures ran over, one after the other.
"Oh my God! What a disgusting monster!"
Lu Fei turned to look and couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.
It was Zhang Moli and Tie Shenglan.
These two were full of fighting power. With them around, the pressure on him and Jing Jian would be much less.
"Fellow cultivators, are you all right?"
Zhang Moli charged forward without a word, sending out two water spirit talismans from his hand, which extinguished the two streams of flames spewed by the giant monster.
Water overcomes fire.
The giant centipede-like monster slowly retracted its upper body, crawling on the ceiling with its distorted, pitch-black faces, looking down at everyone with malevolent resentment.
"Thank you!" Lu Fei and Jing Jian, finally getting a chance to catch their breath, gratefully nodded to Zhang Molin.
"We are all fellow practitioners, and it's only right that we help each other."
Zhang Molin smiled kindly, but his expression immediately turned serious as he looked at the terrifying monster on the ceiling.
"The danger in this building far exceeds our expectations. How could such a horrifying ghost creature be born here?"
"Master Xiang said this is a trapped yin formation. The ghosts can't leave and can only eat each other, so that's why they turned out like this over time," Lu Fei analyzed.
"The key is, it's too disgusting!" Tie Shenglan shook her head, her heroic face filled with deep disgust, "In my life, what I hate most are bugs! And such big bugs!"
"Jing Brother and I just tried, this monster has very thick skin, and its head can regenerate right after being cut off." Lu Fei shared the information, "Ordinary attacks are ineffective against it!"
At a time like this, there's no need to hide information. To eliminate this enormous monster, everyone must work together.
"I'll give it a try!"
Zhang Molin took a deep breath, and several water spirit talismans appeared in his hand.
"I'm coming too!" Iron Shenglan swung his dual maces.
One after the other, they charged forward and launched an attack on the centipede-like monster.
Lu Fei squinted his eyes as he observed.
Water conquers fire; perhaps Zhang Molin's method would be more effective against this monster, eliminating the need to find its main body.
At that moment.
Several more people came out of the entrance of the grand building in panic.
"It's too terrifying!"
"There's a huge ghost inside!"
"I didn't dare to get close. One look at that giant and I knew I was done for. Better to save my own life first."
"Help! Quickly call Miss Ye Bing for me, I've been injured by yin fire..."
Their faces were filled with deep fear, each more agitated than the next.
"Vice President Xu said the assessment this year would be easy, but it's anything but easy, it's more like a nightmare!"
"Who else is inside?"
"Master Xiang, that fat monk, Brother MoLin, Miss ShengLan..... and that kid from Sinisterium Pawnshop..."
After escaping, these people did not leave. Instead, they stood at the entrance, watching and discussing, curious to see who would last until the end.
In a nearby off-road vehicle, Tiger and the small black dog stretched their heads to look at the entrance of the building.
"Why hasn't the boss come out yet... No, it's right for the boss not to come out now, he must be able to hold on until dawn..."
"HeiZi, don't you think so?"
"Woof!"
Across the street, in the coffee shop.
Ye Bing withdrew her fair palm from the injured person's forehead and let out a faint breath of stale air.
The yin fire within the three injured people had been completely removed, and they only needed some time to recover before they would be fully healed.
Gao Xiaofeng laid the injured on the booth for rest, and hearing the commotion from across, he turned his head and looked through the window.
"Oh, more people have come out!"
"Indeed, more people than I expected have held on till now." Xu Bei smiled as he gazed out of the window. "Ye Bing, someone else is injured, you're working hard."
"It's what I should do." Ye Bing smiled slightly.
She seemed to only show a softer expression when facing Xu Bei.
"I'll go carry them back, no need for Sister Bing to move around."
Gao Xiaofeng pushed the window open and jumped down, taking a few strides across the road and running to the front of the building.
"As I expected, Zhang Molun and Tie Shenglan, whom I was optimistic about, haven't come out... Hey, that guy from the Sinisterium Pawnshop actually managed to hold on until now."
He glanced around at everyone, his face showing surprise, then hoisted the two new casualties onto his shoulders and ran back in a few steps.
The rest were unwilling to leave, nervously watching the building.
The white fog churned violently.
Boom!
A giant, centipede-like monster crawled back and forth on the ceiling, its multiple limbs flailing wildly, spouting bursts of scorching flames.
Tie Shenglan fell to the ground, rolled twice, and immediately got back up.
Her neat ponytail was now disheveled, and her eyes revealed deep anxiety.
"Disgusting bug!"
Her dual maces were suitable for close combat, but she couldn't get near the huge monster. No matter which direction she approached from, heads would pop out of the rotting flesh, spraying yin fire at her.
Zhang Molin's water spirit talismans were effective against this giant monster; several talismans flew over and stuck to the creature.
"Water of the Spirit Spring, cleanse the world and purify the dust! Annihilate!"
As the incantation was uttered, the spiritual talisman took effect.
It seemed as if a clear stream had transformed into a large blade, slicing into the monster's swollen body.
Thick, dark red liquid oozed out, and the monster let out piercing screams. Its body suddenly broke apart, but it did not die.
Instead, it split into three!
The speed of the three monsters increased dramatically. They leaped from the ceiling and lunged at everyone with fierce, cold winds.
"Spread out quickly!"
Lu Fei shouted while quickly dodging.
The three monsters landed with a loud crash, causing the ground to tremble. Their twisted limbs moved, and they crawled all over the hall, spewing fire at anyone in sight.
This forced the others who were hiding in the corners to come out.
"Oh... Amitabha!"
The chubby monk, Kudeng, was in a panic, striking the monster with a palm and fleeing for his life.
Tianyuan, on the other hand, ran in the opposite direction, constantly searching for a place to hide.
As for the elderly Master Xiang, he had not shown himself, leaving his fate uncertain, whether dead or alive.
Everyone was chased around by the monster, and there was no possibility of anyone hiding and surviving till the end.
Zhang Molin did not dare to use the Water Spirit Talisman again, fearing it would summon even more monsters.
Lu Fei felt a heavy heart.
"It seems we have to find the main body!"
But what could their main body be?
After some thought, Lu Fei clenched his teeth. While everyone else was running for their lives, he instead ran towards the monster.