Chapter 763: Coming
As time went on, the effectiveness of the sticky rice gradually weakened, and the zombies began to attack the circle again.
Qi Tongwei was extremely anxious, he knew that this was not a solution. At this moment, he suddenly found a ray of light in the sky, and dawn was coming. He decided to take advantage of the zombies' fear of sunlight and start a final battle with them.
When the first ray of sunlight shone on the town, the zombies began to roar in pain, and their bodies gradually turned to ashes under the sunlight.
In that remote town, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the moonlight was like water, sprinkling on the ancient streets. Qi Tongwei was passing by here and wanted to find a place to stay and feel the Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere of this town.
However, when night fell, something strange happened. Under the moonlight, a moon cake seemed to have life, slowly flying up from the windowsills and tables of each household, and drifting towards the ancient well in the center of the town. At first, Qi Tongwei thought he was dazzled, but when he saw the moon cakes twisting strangely in the air, he realized that something was wrong.
Before he could figure out what was going on, a gust of cold wind whistled by, and then a group of "people" in tattered Taoist robes appeared on the street. They were called people, but their bodies were erratic, their faces were as pale as paper, and their eyes were empty. They were the Taoist ghosts possessed by evil spirits. They held peach wood swords, and the swords emitted a faint light, but it was not the light of exorcising demons, but was full of strange evil spirits.
These vengeful Taoist priests seemed to be performing some mysterious ritual, chanting around the ancient well, and the black air spewing from their mouths filled the air, making people sick. As they chanted, bursts of low roars came from the ancient well, as if something terrifying was about to break out of the ground.
Qi Tongwei knew that he couldn't just sit there and do nothing, so he looked around for something that could fight these evil Taoist priests. Suddenly, he found an abandoned City God Temple on the street, which housed a long-dusted City God statue. Qi Tongwei rushed into the temple, wiped the dust off the statue, and then bowed down devoutly, praying for the City God's blessing and strength.
Strangely enough, after he worshipped, the sword in the statue's hand began to tremble slightly. Qi Tongwei mustered up his courage, grasped the sword, turned around and rushed to the center of the town. When he approached the Taoist priest, the sword emitted a dazzling light, as if fighting against the evil spirit.
The vengeful Taoist priests sensed Qi Tongwei's arrival and attacked him with peach wood swords. Qi Tongwei wielded the City God Sword and started a thrilling fight with them. Wherever the sword went, the figures of the vengeful Taoist priests would disappear, but their numbers were large and their offensive became more and more fierce.
During the fierce battle, Qi Tongwei discovered that these vengeful Taoist priests seemed to be protecting something in the ancient well and not letting him get close. He seized an opportunity, broke through the vengeful Taoist priests' defense line, and came to the ancient well. Looking down, the well was pitch black and bottomless, but he could feel a strong evil force surging.
Without hesitation, Qi Tongwei inserted the sword in his hand into the well. In an instant, the sword burst into brilliant light, illuminating the entire bottom of the well. A huge black shadow was seen struggling and twisting in the light, roaring in pain. It turned out that many years ago, an evil Taoist priest practiced evil magic here, trying to use the souls of the townspeople to enhance his own skills. As a result, he was sealed under the ancient well by a righteous man. Now, on the night of the full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the yin energy is strong, and the seal is loose, which has caused this disaster.
As the sword continued to shine, the black shadows gradually dissipated, and the vengeful Taoist priests also lost their power and disappeared into wisps of green smoke.
Qi Tongwei heard that strange noises often came from the long-abandoned mental hospital in the suburbs. It is said that on full-moon nights, strange lights would flash, as if some unspeakable secrets were imprisoned there. Out of curiosity and desire to explore mysterious events, he decided to go there on a moonlit night to find out what was going on.
When he stepped into the gloomy gate of the mental hospital, a rotten and old smell hit him in the face. Some scratches could be vaguely seen on the mottled walls, as if they were the marks of someone struggling in extreme pain. Qi Tongwei walked carefully along the dim corridor. With every step he took, the wooden floor under his feet made a "creaking" sound, which was particularly harsh in this silent environment.
Suddenly, a sharp laugh broke the silence and echoed in the empty corridor. Qi Tongwei's heart tightened, and he looked in the direction of the sound. He saw a ward door half-closed, and the faint moonlight shone through the window into the room, reflecting a figure curled up in the corner. The figure kept shaking, muttering something, as if talking to an invisible "thing".
Qi Tongwei approached slowly and asked softly, "Who are you? Why are you here?" But the man seemed not to hear him and continued to speak incomprehensible words, sometimes screaming in fear, sometimes grinning foolishly. Qi Tongwei realized that this man might be a severely mentally ill patient who had been imprisoned here and for some reason remained here after the hospital was abandoned.
Just as Qi Tongwei was about to turn around and leave, the temperature in the ward suddenly dropped, a gust of cold wind blew, and the window was blown open with a clang. He turned back subconsciously, but was shocked to see a line of blood words appear on the empty wall: "Save me..." Before he could react, the blood words seemed to have life, and began to flow slowly, dripping onto the ground and gathering into a pool of dark red blood.
At this moment, the mentally ill patient suddenly rushed over like crazy, hugged Qi Tongwei's legs tightly with both hands, and his eyes were full of fear and despair. "They are coming! They are coming!" The patient shouted loudly. Qi Tongwei tried to break free, but found that the patient's strength was amazing.
Suddenly, the lights in the ward began to flicker, and eerie whispers were heard all around, as if countless pairs of eyes were watching them in the dark. Qi Tongwei suppressed his fear and took out a piece of talisman paper from his arms. This was something he had accidentally obtained from a Feng Shui master before, and it was said to have the effect of warding off evil spirits.
When the talisman paper was exposed to the air, a faint golden light flashed, and the evil spirit around it seemed to be temporarily suppressed. The patient gradually loosened his hands and curled up on the ground, shivering. Qi Tongwei took the opportunity to help the patient up and prepared to take him away from this strange place.
However, when they reached the end of the corridor, a door that had been tightly closed slowly opened, and a strong stench hit them in the face.