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"Mortals, come forward..." A grand voice reached everyone's ears, solemn and sacred, carrying an irresistible meaning.

Chapter 321 Moonlight Pagoda II

At this moment, almost all eyes were on Zheng Xuzhou, who was making a difficult choice. Although the words of the "wizard" mentioned by Li Zizhao seemed to be without any problems up to this point, how should he communicate with the "Moonlight Pagoda" in front of him?

As the other party said, it seems inappropriate to walk forward like that...

After all, if the two sides close the distance, it will undoubtedly reduce the warning time for the side using modern weapons, and given that the other side's goodwill cannot be fully confirmed at present, it will increase the risk of casualties...

But if they went against the other party, they feared they might anger this giant...

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he turned his gaze to Master Chaba Aose, who was staring blankly at the giant in front of him, frozen in place.

There happens to be a professional here, claiming to be the reincarnation of the Fifth Chari Rinpoche. Shouldn't he be able to communicate with the stupa in front of us?

Thinking of this, Zheng Xuzhou couldn't help but smile and cup his hands towards Master Cha Ba Ao Se: "Master, in the current situation... we still need your help."

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“Master, please…” Almost carried by two soldiers, Master Chaba Aose arrived at the square. He gritted his teeth and stepped onto the ground paved with gold bricks.

Although he had just given various reasons to stay in the group, this time, Captain Wang, who had always shown him respect, refused to budge. In the end, he even had his soldiers "escort" him to talk to the "pagoda" not far away, to see what the other party meant...

To increase his persuasiveness, the master also brought the rosary given to him by the wizard.

With a hint of despair, Chaba Aose glanced back at the two soldiers behind him. He knew that things had come to this point, and there was no other way but to move forward. If he insisted on running back, it would practically confirm his identity as a "liar," and he might really be abandoned here by these soldiers. It was better to move forward; perhaps it would be an opportunity?

Although he had never heard of the name "Moonlight Pagoda" before, judging from the giant's appearance, it might actually be a genuine pagoda...

After all, in this godforsaken place, who can say for sure?

Thinking of this, Chaba Aose tried his best to calm his wildly beating heart, straightened his clothes, put his hands together, and walked forward with a solemn and dignified posture.

The closer they got to the giant, the clearer they became of the enormous difference in their size.

As Chaba Aose approached the enormous pagoda step by step, the courage he had just mustered gradually dissipated, and his pace slowed down until he was moving forward at an almost dragging pace.

However slow it may be, we will eventually reach that point.

Standing beneath the enormous lotus throne, Chaba Aose knelt down with a thud, prostrating himself in reverence before the pagoda.

"Disciple Chaba Aose greets Your Excellency!"

"Mortal, why are you the only one here? Why don't the rest of you come forward?" A loud voice rang in my ears, as loud as thunder, and with displeasure in its tone.

“Uh… Your Excellency… Your Excellency, please forgive me, but mainly, Your Excellency’s majesty is too overwhelming. My companions are afraid of Your Excellency’s majesty and dare not approach…” Chaba Aose’s adrenaline was surging, and his brain was working rapidly. He lay prostrate on the ground and said, “As for this disciple… this disciple is a follower of Buddhism. I feel instinctively close to Your Excellency and naturally have no fear…”

"Hahahahahaha..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the giant remained silent for a moment, then burst into thunderous laughter, so loud that Chaba Aose almost lost his hearing and felt his entire brain throbbing with pain.

After a long while, the giant stopped laughing. He suddenly lowered his head and looked down at Chaba Ose, who was still prostrate on the ground: "You're very good. Get up and talk..."

Hearing the praise, Chaba Aose felt relieved, bowed and stood up, still maintaining a respectful posture, but his mind was already rapidly calculating how to seize the opportunity to gain some benefits...

However, before he could figure it out, the giant spoke again: "Tell me, why have you come to my temple, and what do you seek?"

"We disciples have mistakenly entered this place and are now trapped here. Not long ago, we received guidance from a wise man and have come to pay our respects to the Venerable One. We hope that the Venerable One will have mercy and show us a way out..."

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While Master Chaba Aose was talking to the giant, Zheng Xuzhou and the others craned their necks to watch the movements of this "negotiator".

Just then, a deep, angry male voice rang out:

"Evil spirits and demons are playing tricks here!"

The sound came from afar, not the kind of shouting, but it seemed to ring right next to everyone's ears. Both Zheng Xuzhou and Chaba Aose could hear it clearly.

Just then, Zheng Xuzhou heard a report again in his earpiece: "An object is approaching at 5 o'clock. Over."

Just as the report rang out, a tall and imposing figure emerged from the mist with a seemingly slow yet swift movement. This person wore a sleek grey robe, leather boots, and an iron crown. However, their face appeared indistinct, as if some force was obscuring their vision.

What is most impressive is that this person did not walk along the road like the soldiers, but rather, like a feather, stepped on the sparse, strange trees on both sides of the stone path. With a few light leaps, he arrived at the edge of the square and stood high on the branch of a dead tree. His body seemed weightless, swaying slightly with the branch.

"This is……"

The moment Zheng Xuzhou saw this person's face, he immediately recalled the video footage he had watched during his training. This power to disrupt one's vision was too incredible; it left a deep impression.

At this moment, the turret of a "Type 4 Heavy Armor" fire support vehicle had already aimed at the location of the mysterious person, indicating a state of alert. According to regulations, in a battlefield situation, it is permissible to fire warning shots to force the other party to keep a safe distance.

With a suspicion forming in his mind, Zheng Xuzhou quickly tapped his earpiece: "Attention all units, do not fire. I repeat, do not fire..."

The mysterious man glanced at the "Moonlight Pagoda" in the square, then turned to look at the army formation where Zheng Xuzhou was located. At a distance of several dozen meters, he slowly swept his gaze over the soldiers and vehicles, his eyes seemingly flashing with fire.

He then shook his head and sighed, "What a pitiful creature, unaware of its own folly..."

The sound wasn't loud, but Zheng Xuzhou and the other soldiers could hear it clearly.

Chapter 322 Moonlight Pagoda

Although he didn't understand what the other person meant, it didn't sound good at all, and Zheng Xuzhou felt even more uneasy. His mind raced, and a sudden inspiration struck him. He cupped his hands and said loudly, "What do you mean by this gentleman's words? I hope you will not hesitate to enlighten me."

The mysterious man glanced at Zheng Xuzhou, but didn't answer. Instead, he made a hand gesture and pointed to someone beside Zheng Xuzhou, saying calmly, "Just watch again..."

A faint rumble of thunder seemed to echo in the void. Li Zizhao and Sun Xing, who had been protected in the center of the group and were wearing handcuffs, seemed to have something on them popped like a bubble.

Immediately afterward, the soldier guarding the two men's faces changed drastically. Not only him, but several other soldiers around him who had instinctively followed the mysterious man's finger and looked back also paled, and several weapons turned around at the same time...

"Sirs, why are you looking at us like that..."

Li Zizhao and Sun Xing wore forced smiles, but to those around them, they were no longer the normal people they had appeared to be. Instead, they were two corpses covered in lividity, already beginning to decompose. Even half of "Li Zizhao's" head was missing; the wound looked as if some monster had gnawed it off. Sun Xing also had a horrific laceration on his neck, with his trachea exposed—clearly a fatal wound…

“You…you…” Even a veteran like Zheng Xuzhou was shocked by the bizarre situation and instinctively pointed his rifle at the two men.

"You are already dead..."

The mysterious voice rang out again, tinged with a hint of pity.

Upon hearing the word "death," Li Zizhao and Sun Xing froze. Then, as if suddenly realizing something, wisps of black energy emanated from their bodies, and black tears of blood streamed from their dark eyes...

"We are already dead..."

"No, we are not dead..."

"We don't want to die..."

"You're lying! We're not dead..."

They murmured, their bodies hunched over; judging from their state, anyone with eyes could see that something was wrong with them…

"Damn it, what is this thing?!"

"Changgui, these wandering souls that should have died long ago are only here to lure you here." Before the mysterious man's voice had even finished, Li Zizhao and Sun Xing seemed to have lost their last shred of reason and suddenly leaped up, rushing towards the nearby soldiers.

The surrounding soldiers hurriedly pulled the trigger, but the two ghouls were extremely fast, and given the close distance, they pounced on the two soldiers like predatory beasts, instantly tearing them apart...

"Forbidden!" At the same time, a deep incantation rang out, and the two vengeful spirits froze on the spot as if struck by lightning.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, several bullets pierced through the bodies of the two ghouls at the same time. Meanwhile, the two soldiers who were tackled were also well-trained elites. They put down their long guns, which were inconvenient to move for the moment, and drew large-caliber pistols from their holsters, firing continuously at the monsters pressing down on them.

The next moment, both vengeful spirits turned to ashes simultaneously...

Upon seeing this, Zheng Xuzhou broke out in a cold sweat. Although he had previously suspected that the two men's appearance was too suspicious and had made some preparations as a precaution, it now seemed that he had underestimated the danger of this strange place. He never expected to encounter such an inexplicable event.

The thought of two "deceased" individuals hidden within his ranks sent a chill down Zheng Xuzhou's spine. He immediately bowed to the mysterious man beside him and said loudly, "Thank you for pointing this out, sir..."

This mysterious man was Zhang Jing, who had followed them here and changed his true identity. Not long ago, he had been chased by the "Chainsaw Killer" again. After a fierce battle, he killed him once more. At this moment, the troops ahead had already come into contact with the "Moonlight Pagoda".

"You've been seen through..."

Just as the two vengeful spirits turned to ashes, the "Moonlight Pagoda" in the distance let out a sigh of frustration.

Immediately following, like a chain reaction, everything around began to change. The gold bricks scattered across the square quickly lost their luster, turning into a desolate land with exposed skeletons.

The once bright and beautiful square was now a desolate place filled with graves. The lotus throne beneath the giant's feet decayed and withered rapidly, and in a few breaths, it had transformed into a huge throne made of piled-up bones.

The giant that had just appeared as a pagoda now revealed its true form, like a demon stripped of its disguise. It had a blue face and fangs, dark blue skin, and crimson hair. The prayer beads around its neck were made of skulls strung together, and the colorful light that had emanated from its back had turned into a billowing black mist, from which came mournful, extremely shrill cries.

A giant hand suddenly slammed down and grabbed the teacup in front of it.

The immense pressure from all around made Chaba Aose almost unable to breathe, his face turning bright red. However, the next moment, something even more terrifying happened. The giant grabbed his hand and lifted it upwards, then its enormous mouth opened, and Chaba Aose was shoved directly into his mouth...

The enormous mouth closed, followed by a chilling chewing sound...

“Blood food, very good, I like it…” Accompanying the chewing sound was the giant’s indistinct muttering.

Langri, a disciple of Chaba Aose, did not follow his teacher forward. Upon seeing this scene from afar, his eyes rolled back and he immediately fainted to the ground...

"Damn..."

Just as the giant was eating the tea, Zheng Xuzhou, who was trying to talk to Zhang Jing, had to turn his attention back to the tea. He pursed his lips with a serious expression, muttered a curse under his breath, and because of this slight interruption, when he looked at Zhang Jing's location again, he found that it was empty.

Without a sound, Zhang Jing had vanished without a trace.

However, at this moment, there was no extra time for Zheng Xuzhou to think too much. As the commander of the entire small unit, he had to make a choice immediately.