Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1565: Chapter 929: Enemies Meet_2

Knowing that Yang Xiao could solve this problem, everyone felt reassured. Even if Yang Xiao didn’t intervene, as long as they could get out alive, there were still people from the Yi Sect to handle it. The Yi Sect had many experts, and dealing with such matters shouldn’t be a big issue.

At this moment, Jiang Qingluan’s stance became extremely important. She immediately promised that once they got out, her Yi Sect would take responsibility for this matter.

This time, after Yang Xiao took out the Ghost Lantern, he didn’t put it away again. He kept the Ghost Lantern in a low-consumption state, yet even so, the light it emitted dispelled the surrounding mist, providing them with a protective shield.

Everyone could clearly feel that within the range of the green light, the degree of their erosion by the Ghost was significantly reduced, and their spiritual power stabilized considerably.

Looking at the Ghost Lantern in Yang Xiao’s hand, the Chamber of Commerce duo couldn’t help but feel envious. This Magic Artifact was definitely a treasure, with both dispelling and illusion-breaking abilities. They hadn’t even seen it before, let alone heard of it during their years as Angel Envoys.

But envy was just envy. The two of them had no intention of claiming it for themselves. Elder Ku Wen of the Yi Sect’s warning was still fresh in their minds. Moreover, they didn’t think they could snatch this treasure from Yang Xiao and Nalan Shuo’s hands.

After a brief rest, the group continued forward. They hadn’t gotten far when Yang Xiao noticed something unusual. They discovered several corpses ahead.

They were real corpses, not statues. There were four corpses in total, all in tragic states of death. Some had their heads split open with a single blow, some had chests completely caved in as if stomped flat, and some were dismembered, with flesh and skin torn apart as if by brute force.

The last corpse was relatively intact, with broken limbs lying face down on the ground, its back oddly protruding, seemingly pressing down on something beneath.

"It’s the Japanese Apostles who did this!" Jiang Qingluan’s emotions instantly flared up. "The one with the collapsed chest was stepped on by a Half Ghost, and the one dismembered was torn apart by a Stone Beast!"

Yang Xiao used the Ghost Lantern to illuminate the four corpses before approaching with the others to observe the nearest one, whose head had been split open with a blade.

This was a female corpse, approximately in her forties. The woman’s attire was similar to theirs, all dressed in outdoor gear and wearing hiking boots. Unfortunately, there were no items on her to identify her.

All four bodies showed signs of petrification, far more advanced than the Chamber of Commerce woman. Based on Yang Xiao and the others’ judgment, the dead would not show signs of petrification.

These people were already severely eroded before their deaths, indicating that these four had entered the Secret Realm Core Area much earlier than their team.

"The blood hasn’t dried, and the bodies are still warm. These people died not long ago, probably no more than an hour." Jiang Qingluan confirmed while examining the corpses.

"Those Japanese Apostles are nearby." The Chamber of Commerce woman became instantly alert.

After entering the Secret Realm, Yang Xiao’s group had already discovered two groups that had been eliminated. One was a trio from the One-character Sect, and this was the second group. The killers in both cases were the ninjas from Japan’s Iga Sect.

Counting Jiang Qingluan’s original group, domestic Angel Envoys killed by these Japanese Apostles had reached twelve, and this was just the known number.

Regardless of their character, their methods were indeed formidable. After all, those who could seize the chance to enter the Secret Realm weren’t ordinary people.

Before entering, people from the Yi Sect had warned them that besides the Japanese Apostles, there would be other teams in the Secret Realm, but the total number wouldn’t be many, probably around six or seven teams at most, as the entrances to the Secret Realm were very scarce.

Including themselves and the Japanese Apostles, they had already confirmed four teams, the other two being wiped out by the East Japan Ninja. freёwebnoѵel.com

"Could it be that other teams have also been wiped out by those guys?" The Chamber of Commerce woman couldn’t help but say.

Her speculation wasn’t entirely impossible. After all, all teams had the same goal, with the ultimate destination being the Secret Realm Core Area to train and enhance spiritual power. Now, the Secret Realm Core Area had shrunk to less than a quarter of its previous size.

This meant that if they all remained in the Secret Realm Core Area, the probability of encountering each other would greatly increase.

"So, what do we do now?" The Chamber of Commerce man looked at Nalan Shuo, who was the commander of the team and had to make the decision.

Nalan Shuo was conducting a survey nearby. He found a trail of chaotic footprints near a puddle.

The footprints didn’t seem to be left by normal people, as they were made by bare feet. His first reaction was of the guy nicknamed Half Ghost.

"Let’s go this way, avoid them." Nalan Shuo stood up, choosing a direction opposite to the footprints. The group quickly withdrew.

Once Yang Xiao’s group completely vanished into the mist, the site returned to silence.

As time slowly passed, suddenly, the relatively intact corpse lying face down twitched, then moved its joints, lifting its body in an awkward posture that no living person could achieve, and stood up.

The corpse’s heavy eyelids lifted, revealing a pair of already glazed eyes, staring intently in the direction Yang Xiao’s group had left.

A few seconds later, the corpse turned around, staggeringly heading into the depths of the mist, in a direction completely opposite to Yang Xiao’s group.

The corpse’s movements were strange, as if its knees couldn’t bend, shuffling forward without avoiding any puddles it encountered. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

Though slow, its steps were steady. About ten minutes later, the corpse reached an open area. Backed by a hill with a puddle, a team was resting here.